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L VoI. 221 No. 10

NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1961

80 PAGES

SHOW BIZ & THE NEW EGGHEAD

Film Dividends: $25,907,000

Washington, Jan. SI.

Motion picture companies paid stockholders $25,907,000 in divi¬
dends during I960—the biggest annual melon since 1957, according
td the Commerce Dept.

The 1960 total compares with $24,935,000 in 1959. $21,424,000 In
1958 and $27,350,000 in 1957. The December, 1960, dividend figure
amounted to $3,858,000. For December, 1959, the melon total was
$4,292,000._ ,

Aurthur, Vidal Rose as Writer Woe,

A la Legit, (or Columbia Pictures

0f4-

A motion picture equivalent
legit’s now-defunct but long suc¬
cessful Playwrights Co. has been
Organized by three writers who
have made their marks in various
entertainment media. Principals of
tilt new film production company
art Robert Alan Aurthur, Gore
Vidal, and Reginald Rose. This is
believed to be the first time that a
group of writers have teamed up
to work in films in a manner
similar to the way the Playwrights
Co. operated successfully in legit
for 20 years.

The new company, for which a
corporate name is still to be chosen,
nas closed a deal with Columbia
pictures to make four features
Over a two-year period. Unique
aspect of the agreement is that
tach of the writers will provide an
original screenplay and will pro¬
duct his own project. The fourth
property will be provided either by
One of the partners or will be ac¬
quired on the outside by the team.

Aurthur, who had -been execu¬
tive producer of NBC-TV’s Sunday
Showcase last season, will serve as
executive producer of the film
production company. All three
members of the team gained na¬
tional attention for their work in
television, although Vidal had been
(Continued on page 77)

Muster Know-How
For New Theatre
In Humid Africa

Theatre Equipment & Supply
Manufacturers Assn, has pledged
to help the Motion Picture Assn,
of America with technical advice
and information in connection with
the projected development and
construction of motion picture
theatres in West Africa.

At' the suggestion of the MPAA,
the American manufacturers will
make recommendations necessary
for the construction of a 1,200-seat
pilot theatre. Taken into considera¬
tion will be the problems involving
the lack of sufficient power and the
high heat and humidity of the area.

At present, TESA is working on
a new plan to provide design and
(Continued on page 77)’

Well Motivated Methodist

The chronic aversion of
directors of the old school for
Method acting is now almost
traditional. But It remained
for George'Abbott to put th®
.final quietus on hny doubt.

At a recent rehearsal of a
Broadway musical, Abbott was
directing a. young Method-
trained actor. ~

“Turn from the window and
cross to the * table, please,”
called Abbott.

“But Mr. Abbott ” said the
youthful thespian, “what is my
motivation?”

“Your motivation,” replied
Abbott sourly, “is that we like
it that way—and we’re paying
you your salary.

Cost $1,100,11
To Keep Boone

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Richard Boone has reversed him¬
self and will stay with “Have Gun,
Will Travel,” after all—but at a
price. For next season’s 39 epi¬
sodes, CBS-TV will pay him
$1,100,000 to be spread over three
years. He had complained that he
was tired of the same role after
five years and was considering an
offer for a feature picture.

CBS was faced with a similar sit¬
uation with Dennis Weaver, who
wanted out of “Gunsmoke, but was
finally placated with a hefty raise
in salary. Now that the western
will be expanded to an hour next
season the web will have to nego¬
tiate with him all over again.

SOUTH AFRICAN FEATURE

Jamie Uys ‘Rip Van Winkle’ Goes
to Warwick

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

“Rip Van Winkle,” comedy fea¬
ture produced in South Africa by
Jamie Uys, has been acquired tor
worldwide distribution by Warwick
Productions toppers Irving. Allen
and Cubby Broccoli.

Film will be released through
[pair’s Eros Films.

E PMIUHTUFS

ision of Privacy Windfalls
Taxable at Foil Maximum Rates

By JOE COHEN

If “anti-intellectualism” trends in
American politics seem in the pro¬
cess of being reversed by the new
John F. Kennedy administration,
this fits in with the popularity of
cerebral types of entertainment in
American .show business. A rela¬
tionship between the two tides is
not implausible, and it is to be
remarked that poet Robert Frost
“thanked” the President for “rec¬
ognizing” talent—some dozens of
the literary elite having been per¬
sonally invited by Kennedy to the
inaugural.

Kennedy’s Harvard crimson front
has pretty well dispossessed the old
redneck phlanx whose man on
horseback was the late Senator Joe
McCarthy. Probably Kennedy could
not have won if the climate of
thought and artistic taste had not
prepared the way. At least there
are many who believe this true. I

In every direction today there
are signs and omens of a new
respect for gray matter. It shows
in the cafes with the egghead
comics, on the art film circuits in
a new Intellectuality, among the
offbeat highbrow and esoteric
albums. Note also the multiplying
string quartets, small ballet com¬
panies, a purely nostalgic one-man
show like Hal Holbrook's “Mark
Twain.” Note, too, various fine arts
magazines and think piece antholo¬
gies commandihg high subscription
prices.

The off-Broadway legit move¬
ment has resulted in explorations
of new dramatc themes and meth¬
odology. Some of the trys are
merely “pretentious” but much has
been rich in innovation.

In the publishing field, there is
(Continued on page 66)

More Betting in Britain

London., Jan. 31.

Britain’s betting laws ar®
being whooped up, though th®
result is hardly likely to lead
to high blood pressure. As of
now, it Is now possible for
saloon customers legally to
play dominoes, cribbage. darts
and shove ha’penny for trivial
stakes and onlookers can have
a mild side-bet gutter on some
games. No definition, is given,
of what constitutes trivial
stake.”

One-armed bandits are now
permitted, but only on prem¬
ises with limited access. Lot-
-teries for good causes are now
permitted and, on May 1, bet¬
ting shops will become legal.
These concessions are Unlikely
to turn Britain overnight into
a nation of frenzied gamblers,
but at least they seem a step
in the right direction.

Marquis deSade
Revised as Nazi

Paris, Jan. 81.

Roger Vadim will produce “Mar¬
quis de Sade,” derived from the
notorious Frenchman jelled by Na¬
poleon Bonaparte but converted In
the present instance to a Nazi of- j
ficer.

Sade, after whom the psycholo¬
gists named the phobia of sadism,
or delight in cruelty, sexual or
otherwise, was a prolific writer.

Vadim will start shooting in
May.

Washington, Jan. 81.

In two decisions, the U.S. Tax
Court has ruled 1 that “invasion of
privacy” payments made by film
companies to relatives of a person
depicted- in a motion picture must
be treated as ordinary'income for
tax purposes.

In the cases before the court,
two different attempts had been
made to ease the tax bite on such
payments.

Mrs. Helen D. Miller of New
York, widow of Glenn Miller,
sought to treat the $409,000 she re¬
ceived from Universal in 1954 for
her approval of “The Glenn Miller
Story” as longterim capital gains af¬
ter deducting legal expenses. The
court approved* the deduction of
lawyers’ fees but rejected the capL
tal gains benefit, ordering her tax
return to be recomputed.

Mrs. Doris W. Starrels, a daugh¬
ter of the late Navy Cdr. Frank W.
Wead, had received $5,800 from
Loew’s Inc., for her clearance of
‘The Wings of Eagles” in 1956. She
contended the payment wasn’t tax¬
able, claiming it an unauthorized
invasion of privacy. If it weie a
court-awarded judgment it wouldn’t
be taxable, she maintained, arguing
that the" same rule should apply
even though she consented to ife
l without legal action.

The Tax Court ruled against it,
stating that she had made no show¬
ing of injury.

Jose Ferrer Wins
Cap Gains Okay
Re’SSlouK

Bardot and Vadim Teamfor Slapstick
Aimed at Hoke s Homeland--U.S.A,

Paris, Jan. 31.

. Slapstick being an American in¬
vention nurtured by a specifically
Yank sense-of-humor, Brigitte Bar-
dot and ex-husband Roger Vadim
are deliberately carrying coals to
Newcastle in their current film,
“Only for Love.”

Picture, which goes under the
French title “La Bride Sur le Cou,”
is a whacky comedy with plenty of
sight gags and the kind of non¬
sensical antics that heretofore
seem to have been the private
property of the Billy Wilders and
the Frank Capras. What’s more,
Vadim makes no bones of the fact
that he’s aiming “Only for Love”
at a world audience, with the U.S.
mart definitely and sharply in
focus.

That’s quite a departure for the I

| French who, despite an avowed
aim of seeking greater foreign rev¬
enues, tend to stick to the asser¬
tion that they’re worried about
France and let the chips fall where
they may after that.

“I don’t think we’ve ever made
such a comedy in France before,”
Vadim said. “French audiences
love Hollywood slapstick, but
French directors usually get their
laughs from dialog. With us, the
lines must be funny. That’s the
theatrical tradition and it requires
a kind of rigid logic that is very
inhibiting.

“In ‘Only for Love,’ I am trying
something that I have never done
before and that is quite alien to
the French cinema. This Is sitifa-
tion comedy. Actually, there isn’t,
(Continued on page 77) 1

Washington, Jan. 81.

Jose Ferrer last week won a two-
part income tax case in the U. S.
Tax Court which saved him $103,-
802.78 in one instance and an un¬
disclosed amount in another.

In the first part of the case. Fer¬
rer won the right to take capital
gains credit on all his earnings in
1953 from the motion picture,
“Moulin Rouge.” His take—$151,-
938.74—came in one lump, not di¬
vided between his interest in the
story rights and his pay as star of
the film. Internal revenue service
had ruled he couldn’t compute his
acting services as capital gains and
demanded $106,802.78 in taxes and
interest. The court ruled that in
his contractual situation he could
take the capital gains route.

The other part of the case con¬
cerned his foreign taxes credited
against U. S. taxes in 1953. The
court again decided In Ferrer’#
•favor.

MISCELLANY

PSriett

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

Man Producer Would Do Biopic
On Life of Mother Cabrini in U. S.

Rome, Jan. 31.

A plan to shoot a biopic on the
lile of Mother Cabrini in the U.S.
this year was divulged here by
Fuierico Fellini, whose wife, Guili-
etta Masina would have the title
role in the ambitious project. Quer¬
ied by Fellini, John Ford has ex¬
pressed interest in directing the
pic. If fall ’61 target date for
shooting start is not delayed pic
would be first non-documentary
Italian production 'and perhaps
the first European one) to be shot
entirely in the U.S.

Several such projects have been
planned in recent years, but so far
various factors have delayed or
cancelled them out. Dino DeLau-
rentiis recently had two in mind:
“An Italian in the Far West" and
“Sacco and Yanzetti.”

Cabrini project will be produced
by Federiz, new company formed
by Fellini and Angelo Rizzoli (who
produced his “La Dolce Vita” with
Giuseppe Amato), and run by
Clemente Fracassi. Both admit
the ambition of their project, and
are particularly worried about find¬
ing real-life locations reflecting
turn-of-the-century American back¬
drops for their story.

Another major effort for 1961
will see Federiz produce Fellini’s
next pic, his first after “La Dolce
Vita," which was recently sold for
a record advance to Astor Pictures
International for U.S.-Canadian re¬
lease.

Mishaps Plague
Longhair Chiefs

The 1960-'61 season has been
tough on symphony-opera con¬
ductors, with both the N.Y. Phil¬
harmonic and the Met Opera con¬
fronted with a drastic substitution
problem. It started, of course,
when Dimitri Mitropoulos died
while rehearsing a concert for La
Scala in Milan. He was to have
conducted four weeks with the
Philharmonic, a new production of
“Turandot" at the Met as well as
several repertory performances of
“Simone Boccanegra,” “Electra,"
“Butterfly." etc.

Then Karl Boehm, another
gue-ter by Philharmonic and Met
developed a detached retina and
had to return to Vienna, dropping
all his U.S. engagements. In turn,
Fritz Reiner had to cancel his Phil¬
harmonic engagements- because of
heart trouble and Eugene Ormandy,
missed eight concerts with his
Philadelphia Orchestra because of
an automobile accident.

Latest casualty is Igor Marke-
vitch who was to have started a
Philharmonic engagement in Feb¬
ruary and had to cancel it

Finally Leopold Stokowsky broke
hi*; hip while romping with his
children.

Nightclub Owner New
Houston Chief Barker

“■ Houston, Jan. 31.

Harry Martin, operator of the
Club DeLaine, has been re-elected
Chief Barker of the local Variety
Tent. Other new officers include
Augie Schmitt, first assistant bar¬
ker; Max Gray, second assistant;
George D. Dietrich, dough guy, and
Les Hunt, property master.

New on the board are Earl Stone-
cipher and Francis Deering. Re¬
elected to the board were Joe
Berlowitz, Richard McGarr and
Fred Much.

Think Again TV Writers!’
Kennedy’s Advice on Those
Who See Broadway a Snap

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Teevee writer s who hit the jack¬
pot with one, and possibly two
hour long shows, and think they
can jump to Broadway with a suc¬
cessful play without going through
an apprenticeship in the art of
playwrighting, are just dreamers,
according to Arthur Kennedy, now
working on the Warner lot as star
in “Claudette Inglish.”

Trouble is, tv scripters don’t
know how to write a play, he said.
Moreover they aren’t willing to
take the time the necessary con¬
struction takes to turn out a good
play. “They have no apprentice¬
ship and it just can’t be done with¬
out it,” Kennedy opined, pointing
to the painstaking efforts and time
Lillian Heilman puts into each of.
her undertakings.

There are exceptions, the actor
made clear. William Gibson, who
wrote “The See Saw” and “Mira¬
cle W T orker,” two outstanding
Broadway hits, and Paddy Chayef-
sky, whose “Tenth Man” is a best¬
seller in the Times Square thea¬
tre area, are among tv writers who
have made good in the Broadway
play arena.

Noting the slack in good plays
on the Broadway boards last sea¬
son and this, Kennedy bemoaned
representation by a number of
playwrights, such as Arthur Miller
and others:

“Miller has gone into his shell,
apparently. I know he has some
great stuff on his shelf because he
told me the plot of ‘Montezuma,*
which he wrote in 1953 and which
has never been produced. I think
if he pulled it down and did a lit¬
tle work on it ‘Montezuma’ can be
a darn good play for Broadway.”

Continuing along this line, Ken¬
nedy believes many of the play¬
wrights who have had a number
of hits have forgotten how to write
a good play.

| “Most of the new plays on
I (Continued on page 77)

LARRY KANAGA

President of General Artists Corp^
representing premier artists in all
fields of entertainment says:

“PAUL ANKA is a superlative
talent and an extraordinary favor¬
ite of audiences on six continents.
No wonder he breaks attendance
records all over the world! "We are
proud to represent him.”

50 Years Since
Bernhardt’s ‘Liz’

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Screen Producers Guild has se¬
lected “the Golden Anniversary of
first feature-length film shown in
the U.S.,tas theme for its ninth
annual Milestone Awards Dinner
March 5 at Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Film pioneer Adolph Zukor will be
recipient of this year’s presenta¬
tion.

It was Zukor who brought the
French-made “Queen Elizabeth,”
starring Sarah Bernhardt, to this
country in 1911, thereby setting
the pattern for full-length feature
films.

ARGENTINA’S SHOCK:
CANTINFLAS A DANDY

jMar del Plata, Jan. 31.

Mario Moreno, better known as
Cantinflas, is the biggest attrac¬
tion of the third annual film fest
here. Which is, in general, the best
by far inj screen names, producers
and directors from film-producing
countries!

Cantinflas. has the added advan¬
tage for - the Argentine children,
of speakjing Spanish. He enjoys
close friendships among Argentine
screen knd legit players, who
worked ih Mexico for long periods.

The great surprise for the pub¬
lic is that instead of the comic rag¬
amuffin they expected, they find
a very personable and rather ex¬
quisite dandy, with an educated
gift of speech, added to a friend¬
liness which is endearing.

Columbia Pictures threw a party
for him at l’Hermitage with Man¬
ager Nat Brusky as host, which was
an example of what this sort of
thing should be. So far, the only
one which was not a scramble for
all concerned, there was' J no dis¬
order, no fights and a remarkable
show of friendly spirit.

“Pinocho” (Juan Carlos Mareco,
top tv and legit player here) bade
the guest of honor welcome, with
legit actress Mecha Ortiz and Can¬
tinflas’ friend, comedian Luis San-
drini, echoing.

It’s Luise Sillcox

Luise Sillcox, who has been
exec secretary of the Authors
League of America since
memory runneth, is the ob¬
vious original for the char¬
acter of Cora Ballard in Rex
Stout’s new Bantam paperback
whodunit, “Plot It Yourself.”
Story concerns an outbreak of
fake plagiarism suits which in¬
volve the National Assn, of
Authors & Dramatists. Cora
Ballard is to it what Miss
Sillcox is to the Authors Guild
and the Dramatist Guild
which comprise the League.

Stout, himself a much re¬
elected top officer of the Au¬
thors Guild in real life, has
captured perfectly the cadence
and phrasing typical of Miss
Sillcox’s speech. The story also
is barbed at the expense of
book publishers who emerge
as condescending, pious and
cheapskate. Land.

Behan Cancels Date
& Nobody’s Surprised

San Francisco, Jan. 31.

Brendan Behan notified hungry
i owner Enrico Banducci last week
that he was cancelling his opening
at the lowercase cellar—the open¬
ing was scheduled for Wednes¬
day (1).

“I was hardly surprised,” said
Banducci. “But I have a signed
contract with him (which means
nothing to him, of course) and he’s
agreed to come' during the latter
part of March.” Banducci, who’s
agreed to pay the Irish playwright
$1,000 weekly to sing Irish songs,
and talk about the British Empire’s
decline, is not holding his breath.

Don’t Bet on It, But
Brendan Behan Is Set
For Cafe on St. Pat’s Eve

Brendan Behan will piake his
American nitery bow at the Blue-
Angel, N.Y., March 10—St. Pat¬
rick’s Day Eve. The rampaging
Irish playwright will work on a
two-week stand and with a two
week option. Salary wasn’t dis¬
closed.

The agent in the deal was Leon¬
ard Lyons, N.Y. Post’s syndicated
columnist who presumably isn’t
taking the usual 10% in this case.
He was with Behan in the Angel
during the fall prior to Yom. Kip-
pur, when headliner Shelley Ber¬
man spoke of the need for a one-
night replacement for the Day of
Atonement. Behan volunteered,
but later reconsidei|d because he
felt he needed more preparation
for the occasion.

i When talk arose of Behan play¬
ing the hungry i, San Francisco,
Blue Angel operators Max Gordon
& Herbert Jacoby asked Lyons to
call Behan In Dublin last week,
j and Behan agreed to the date.
Confirming cable arrived late last
| week.

Literary figures are no strangers
to nitery stands. There is still some
hope by Gordon that he will get
Carl Sandburg to play his Village
Vanguard, which has seen the
nitery dates of Jack Kerouac and
Maxwell Bodenheim, among others.

Screen ‘All’ Proust

French producer Raoul Levy,
now teamed with Columbia, dis¬
closed during a New York visit
from Paris this week that he has
completed negotiations for the
screen right to all works of Mar¬
cel Proust

Literary properties of Proust,
who died In 1926, were obtained
by Levy at a cost of $80,000.

Meanwhile, the Parisian film¬
maker, now getting underway with
“Marco Polo,” plans to start “Paris
by Night” as a Brigitte Bardot-
Frank Sinatra costarrer in New
York in 1963.

Can Chfs Loop
Return by ’66?

Chicago, Jan. 81.

Th® Loop district here, with
much of its nightlife punch gone,
is undergoing a revitalization that
augurs encouragingly for the show
trade. Impact on the entertain¬
ments—and other downtown enter¬
prises, for that matter—is defi¬
nitely longterm, maybe five years
or so off. But it’s in sight at least
amid the current boom in residen¬
tial and commercial construction.

Upbeat future for at least a
partial swingback of after-dark ac¬
tivity to the Loop is in focus with
disclosure last week of a projected
2,000-room hotel and flanking
apartment units on choice land
overlooking Grant Park and Lake
Michigan. High-rise domiciling is
part of a planned (by a Texas
syndicate) Illinois Centre develop^
ment featuring a 60-story office
structure, tallest west of New York.

Other contribution of potential
trade for Main Stem enterprises is
via the prior-announced Marina
City office - apartment complex
underway on the riverfront at the
north perimeter of the Loop. This
and the Illinois Centre project are
of principal note in the building
splurge that is dressing, up the
town’s central district. Anything
that brightens the area, of . course,
is all to the good on the axiom
that esthetics precedes traffic—as
with any urban fighting blight and
latterday honky-tonk conditions on
prime real estate.

Theme for show biz and •other
entrepeneurs in consequence of
the residential construction is that
downtown ipso facto becomes the
“neighborhood” of nearby cliff-
dwellers. Situation will be a novel
one for the Loop, and thus tinged
with some business anxiety. But
Main Stem picture houses figure
to be among the business cate¬
gories in a beneficial position, for
as with any nabe theatre patron¬
age, there isn’t the transportation,
parking and related going-out costs
to contend with.

Cultural Pipe Dream Of
Chi Architect Would Put
A Freedomland in Loop

Chicago, Jan. 31.

It’s only a suggestion, made to
a meeting of businessmen—a pipe
dream.

But if architect William E. Hart¬
mann had his way, Chicago’s Loop
district would be transformed into
a Utopian complex of housing,
sports and culture, with publie art
(sculpture, plazas and fountains) as
focal points. “We should have a
Tivoli, a Disneyland or Freedom-
land, perhaps on an island in th®
lake.”

Hartmann also projects annual
festivals for American opera; an
international music competition
for young people; contemporary
art and theatre festivals; a mam¬
moth sports centre, etc.

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PICTURES

THEATRES TO STAY’-TISCH

Panel: Filins Are Middle-Aged

rilm Industry is to be given a televised going-over, in the form
.of a panel discussion, on New York’s WNEW-TV next Sunday (5)
and it looks like a good part of the agenda is loaded. John Cros¬
by’s gabfest program, 9 to 10 p.m., will have as participants critic
Bosley Crowther, producer Otto Preminger, writer-Ben Hecht and
playwright George Axelrod.

These are the subjects to be taken up, as detailed by the tv
station:

“1. Movies are dirtier than ever;

“2. Movies and movie heroes are middle-aged (Sinatra. Holden,
Grant, Tracy, Niven);

“3. Censorship—Supreme Court decision and its effects;

“4. Has technical perfection obscured the necessity for acting?;

“5, Hollywood practically invented movies. Are we losing lead¬
ership to foreign movie makers?”

Of the panelists, Hecht is author of probably the most devastat¬
ing cracks about the Hollywood film colony. His appearance on
the show, along with the negative nature of the resolutions, seems
to telegraph the message that the airer hardly will be flattering to
Coast production. _ '_._

Broker Reps May Go on Board
Of 20th; Cash Assets Loom Big

Twentieth-Fox directors have *
under consideration a plan tQ
enlarge company’s 19-man board by j
two men to represent extensive!
stock holdings repped by a group
of brokerage firms, including Carl
M. Loeb & Rhoades & Company
and Treves & Company. These two
firms have been the key buyers of
20th stock in past year.

It was learned in Netf York this
week that Loeb-Rhoades has been
asked to recommend two men for
the possible openings "probably in
about two months.” It’s also under¬
stood that directors would probably
vote to enlarge the board to ac¬
commodate the new appointees,
who would join the board a month
or so before company's regular
annual meeting in May.

Rumors have been heard recently
that Wall Street reps of 20th
shares were dissatisfied with com¬
pany policies, and that a proxy
fight might even be brewing. Both
sides, however, flatly deny these
reports.

What seems to be happening is
that those blocks of 20th stock
repped by Loeb-Rhoades and by
Treves now feel themselves in a
position to. warrent board repre¬
sentation. It was reported last
March that these interests, along
with other houses, had accumu¬
lated 250,000 shares of 20th com¬
mon "strictly for investment pur¬
poses.” At that time, spokesmen
for the interests denied any desire
for board representation.

They were said to have their eye
on 20th’s asset values—real estate,"
oil, backlog, etc.—but not for
(Continued on page 17)

Loews Circuit
Exec Echelon

As the aftermath to the settle¬
ment of the contract of Eugene
Picker as president of Loew’s The¬
atres, Laurence A. Tisch, board
chairman and acting president, has
realigned the executive staff of the
Company. With executive v.p. John
F. Murphy, who will be responsible
for film buying and booking for the
entire staff, heading the theatre
Operations executive lineup,
Charles E. Kurtzmah, formerly
northeastern (Boston) division
manager and more recently In
charge of operations of out-of-town
theatres, becomes general manager
of all theatre operations.

James Bruno, formerly a division j
manager and managing director of
Loew’s State and Capitol Theatres
on Broadway, has been named di¬
rector of Loew’s Theatres in the
N. Y. metropolitan area.

William Elder, northeastern divi¬
sion manager operating out of Bos¬
ton, will become eastern division
manager. Frank Murphy, central
division manager, will supervise
the western division. Elder and
Murphy will operate out of Loew’s
N. Y. homeoffice.

All of the new appointees are
career men with Loew’s each hav¬
ing risen from the managerial
ranks.

Pocket Money Scarce

French producer Raoul Levy,
whose "La Verite” is proving a
$5,000,000 grosser in foreign
rentals alone, and obviously is
proving a mammoth money¬
maker for distributor Colum¬
bia, was in New York last
week and asking for $50 in
pocket money from Leo Jaffe,
Col exec v.p.

Jaffe’s reply: "Fifty dollars?
All in cash?”

Producers Cooking
Up Same Thematic
Stew-Levy Burns

An international regulatory unit
to grant priority on conflicts in
similar film properties was pro¬
posed in New York Friday (27) by
French producer Raoul J. Levy,
hopping mad with the announce¬
ment from Paris that another
French producer has just proposed
a film version of the Marco Polo
story, which Levy has had in the
works for a couple of years.

The conflict in story properties,
always a problem in the past, has
become accentuated in recent years
with trend towards international
filmmaking, whereby films are
made for the international market
and depend on receipts outside the
Country of origin.

Issue was dramatized last spring
when 20th-Fox prexy Sypros P.
Skouras charged that several top
20th projects were being sabotaged
by similar films planned after the
(Continued on page 26)

MANDEL’S VIEWPOINT:
NEED-TW0-A-M0NTH

The new president of RKO The¬
atres, Harry Mandel, can’t see any
meaningful changes in theatre op¬
erations in the New York area.

But Mandel, who succeeded Sol
Schwartz as chief exec of the im¬
portant RKO chain, opines it’s
good for theatres to have two big
pictures a month rather than a con-
eentration of the important produc¬
tions during the lush boxoffice
months of July and August. This
is the period apparently aimed for
by the film distributors.

Mandel thus makes a point that
other exhibs such as American
Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres’
Edward Hyman have made over
the past several years, this center¬
ing on a properly spaced-out series
of boxoffice productions.

Mandel became RKO Theatres
president when Schwartz resigned
from this post to become produc¬
tion exec at Columbia Pictures.
Mandel also became a board mem¬
ber of the parent Glen Alden Corp.

Elected to a v.p.-ship at RKO
was Matty Polon, buyer and booker
for the circuit.

Briskin Stays Awhile as Schwartz
Readies to Boss Columbia Studio;
Frankovich Rooted in Britain

By HY HOLLINGER

Loew’s Theatres lias signed an
agreement with the Tishman Realty
Corp. to lease a new 600-seat thea¬
tre to be part of a luxury apart¬
ment building on the site of Loew’s
72d St. (at Third Ave.) which will
be razed for the project. At the
same time, Loew’s is negotiating
for a new theatre site on Third Ave.
in the 50’s to replace the Loew’s
Lexington which is being replaced
by the Summit Hotel which Loew’s
will own and operate as part of its
diversification program. The com¬
pany is also seeking new theatre
sites throughout the country.

These activities were cited by
Laurence A. Tisch, president and
board chairman, as the company’s
adswer to reports in the trade and
on Wall Street that the Tisch-con-
trolled management is bent on
“liquidating” the theatre business
and concentrating on hotels and
real estate. The liquidation rumors
have Intensified since the company
settled the contract of former presi¬
dent Eugene Picker.

"We’re in the theatre business to
stay,” Tisch declared emphatically.
He acknowledged that the company
would continue to get rid of un¬
profitable theatres, but he empha¬
sized that "you cwill see a lot more
theatres in Loew’s in the future
than there are today.” He added
that the company is working on
more acquisition deals than on the
sale of properties.

The decision to build a new thea¬
tre as part of the apartment build¬
ing on 72d St. revives the initial
plan for the property which had
been temporarily shelved. Under
the deal with Tishman, Loew’s will
receive $200,000 annually for the
property. In contrast, Loew’s 72d
St. averaged a profit of $30,000 an-
ually in recent : years. The sum
Loew’s will pay for leasing the new
theatre hasn’t been determined as
yet.

Loew’s Theatres' stock was ex¬
tremely active in Wall St. last
week, hitting a new high of 1914.
The activity also poured fuel on the
theatre liquidation rumors, includ¬
ing reports that the theatre circuit
was (1) getting rid of its theatres,
(2) converting them to supermar¬
kets, and (3) acquiring a chain of
supermarkets. However, Loew’s of¬
ficials were more inclined to attrib¬
ute the activity to Wall Street’s
touting of the company’s future
potential. A number of Wall St.
firms are reported to be preparing
analysis reports of the company
recommending the stock as a good
buy.

Recording the most successful
year in its history, Universal regis¬
tered a net profit of • $8,313,357.
equal to $6.92 per share, for the
fiscal year ended Oct. 29, 1960.
The net earnings were achieved
, exclusively from regular opera¬
tions.

For fiscal 1959, the company
reported a profit of $1,031,066,
equal to 95c per-share. This profit
Was exclusive of a profit of $3,667,-
387 net of taxes resulting from
the sale of the studio to Music
Corp, of America.

In his report to stockholders,
prexy Milton R. Rackmil indicated
that the company has completed
all of its pictures which are sched¬
uled for release during the 1961
fiscal stanza and has started on its
production program for 1962. He.
added that the company believed
that "Spartacus” "will make a sub¬
stantial contribution to per share
earnings over the next several
years and will be a source of In¬
come for many years to come.”

Film rentals and income from
the exhibition of pre-1948 pix on
television totalled $58,429,592 in
1960 as compared with $52,639,256
in 1959. Total cost of inventories

Ed Muhi’s Extension at U

Edward Muhl, Universal’s
studio- chief, has received a
new seven-year contract from
the company. His previous pact
expired last October.

Details- of the new agree¬
ment are being readied to file
with the Securities & Exchange
Commission.

Jersey Hits Its
‘Subservience
To N.Y. Playoff

Newark, N. J., Jan.- 31.

An attempt to upset by legal
means the hardticket system of re¬
leasing pictures, a practice con¬
demned by operators of small the¬
atres as discriminatory, is em¬
bodied in an antitrust suit against
the major film companies in Unit¬
ed States District Court here to¬
day (Tues.) under the auspices of
Allied Theatre Owners of New
Jersey.

The suit, filed by Columbia
Amusement Corp., a firm headed
by Jersey Allied officials, Is also
part of the long-threatened action
on the part of northern New Jer¬
sey theatreowners to upset the
clearance system w-hich they
charged has made their houses
“subordinate and subservient to
the theatres located in New York
City.”

CARL FOREMAN TO
METRO ON LOAN

Carl Foreman, who Is among the
strong men in independent produc¬
tion abroad for Columbia (his lat-
! est filmmaking project is “Guns of
Navarone”) is going to work for
Metro, and with Col’s consent,
j Col waived the rignts, and as a
result Foreman is to write the
screenplay for Franz Werfel’s "40
Days of Musa Dagh,” this concern¬
ing the persecution of the Arme¬
nians by the Turks.

M-G plans production in Europe
in 1962.

pertaining to co-productions Is
listed at $24,619,440, with $380,-
887 in productions released, $15,-
074,420 in productions completed
but not released, and $9,164,133 in
productions in progress and
charges to future productions.

Universal, it’s Indicated, amor¬
tizes its pictures over a 60-week
period for financial statement pur¬
poses, with 49% being amortized
over 13 weeks, 79.25% over 26
weeks. 90.25% over 39 weeks, 97%
over 52 weeks, and 100% over 60
weeks. The company spent $1,119,-
584 for advertising in 1960 as com¬
pared with $896,102 in 1959.

As of Dec. 31, 1960, the com¬
pany had outstanding 34,300 shares
of 4Vi% cumulative preferred
stock and 888,390 shares of com¬
mon. Of the latter, Decca Records,
the parent company, owns 777,985
shares, constituting 84.317% of
the voting securities outstanding.

The annual meeting, according
to the proxy statement issued with
the annual report, will be held
April 11 at the company’s office
in New York.

Salaries paid the company's top
..executives .amounted Iq $TQUjS 0
(Continued on page 17)

By GENE ARNEEL

Samuel J. Briskin, Columbia
vice-president in charge of proauc¬
tion, has been given a new deal by
the company covering a three-year
span. The understanding is that
Briskin will remain as filmmaking
head for an as-yet undetermined
part of the three years and during
the balance of the period he’ll
serve as consultant.

It was made clear that the vet
production exec will relinquish the
reins sometime before 1964.

Looming large as his successor
Is Sol A. Schwartz, who resigned
as president of RKO Theatres to
join Col in an exec capacity on the
film end. His actual moveover to
Col is set for March.

The various time angles are to
be decided in accordance with
Col’s future operational course, the
future nature of the business and
marketing and production trends.
An important Col source, when
asked if Schwartz will definitely
become the next production boss,
replied, “As a new' member of the
(Continued ‘ on page 28)

Asia’s Film Fest,
Manila, March 7

Manila, Jan. 31.

More than 100 filmmakers are
expected to arrive here the first
week in March to attend the eighth
annual Asian film festival and
meeting of the Federation of Film
Producers of Asia. Affair runs
March 7-11.

Entries in the fest will ineluae
films from Japan, Hong Kong,
China, Indonesia, Malaya, Thai¬
land, Korea and India. At the pres¬
ent time, neither India nor Pakis¬
tan are members of the Federation,
but they are being asked to join.

Winner of the Golden Harvest
award, for the best film, and other
awards for performances, direction,
photography, etc., will be an¬
nounced at the closing ceremonies
at the Manila Hotel March 11.

Former Att’y-Gen. Rogers
Retained by Him Industry
To Defend Blacklist Suit

Washington, Jan. 31.

Former U.S. Attorney-General
William P. Rogers, now a member
of law firm of Royali, Koegel &
Rogers, has been engaged to defend
the suit brought in Federal District
| Court here by 12 writers and
actors against most of the major
producers of the film industry.

The so-called “blacklist” suit
charges defendants w'ith violating
the U.S. antitrust laws with respect
to employment policies involving
the plaintiffs.

LIPPERT, AFTER 79,
BILLED PRODUCER

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Robert L. Lippert, whose various
indie units have produced 79 films
over past four years for 20th-Fox
release, at long last is going to
give himself, personally, "pro¬
ducer” credit on one of his films.
While, over the years Lippert actu¬
ally held the reins on his output,
he Invariably had another man
billed producer, to attend to front¬
line production chores.

Lippert will make his formal
bow as a 20th producer on "The
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” a remake
of the 1919 production Eric Pom-
mer made in Germany for UFA,
and which Samuel Goldwyn re¬
leased in the U.S. in 1921. Often
regarded,as onp of the # earl- screen
(Continued on page* lt)‘

Us film Rentals, $58,429,792;

Fiscal ’68 Equals $6.92 Per Share

PICTURES

P^Ri&rf

Vcdneidaj, February 1, 1961

Sees lesson for Showmen In

Sonney’s 11 States Area
On ‘Honeymoon of Terror*

Realism of Kennedy Braintrust

Hollywood, Jan. 31. 4 -
Impact of youth In the recent |
presidential election can be trans-j

LIZ AS 'JUSTINE/ TOO?

lated from ballot box to boxoffice
if filmakers are prepared to deal
with the same topical, hard-hitting
issues and concepts that Involved
millions of young people in both
party camps throughout the cam¬
paign. So declared producer Stan¬
ley Colbert, who noted, ‘‘These
young people constitute the bulk
of the motion, picture audience,
and they have proven they are pre¬
pared to take active parts when
they are not talked down to.”

Colbert, whose latest film, “The
A ena,” deals with the fight for
academic freedom and the right to
be different, feels Hollywood is
committing the-classic mistake of
taking a group for granted. “Par¬
ents and educators,” he said, “are
attempting to shorten adolescence,
but Hollywood is trying to length¬
en it.” He explained that Holly¬
wood’s “self-imposed notion of ar¬
rested adalescence” does not jibe
with the participation of American
youth in the campaigns. “And it’s
the extension of this notion to
themes for young people’s pictures
that puts Hollywood out of touch
with the younger generation.”

A great lesson is to be learned
from the success of 20th-Fox*s
“Blue Denim,” Colbert said. “With¬
out jazz and frills, the thematic
material was strong enough and
current enough to make the film
successful,” he went on.

Colbert stated that the early pic¬
tures aimed at teenagers were ex¬
citing because of their novelty.
“But jive haven’t changed the
theme?’ he charged, “and we’re
playing the same record over and
over.” Of the concepts that boil
cut of the election, Colbert sees
value in such themes as the chal¬
lenge to accept responsibility, the
awareness that freedoms must be
fought for rather than taken for
granted, etc.

“Richard Nixon, for instance, has
declared that his political activities
for the next four years will be
aimed primarily at the undergrad¬
uate.” Colbert pointed out. “In
our film, ‘The Arena,’ the princi¬
pals are high school seniors, and
they’ll be able to vote in the next
presidential election. Hopefully,
the picture speaks to young audi¬
ences as they are being spoken to
by President Kennedy and the new
administration.” Pic Is now being
prepared for release by United
Artists.

Believed a Proviso For Mankiewicz
Doing ‘Cleopatra’

Joseph L. Mankiewicz has taken
over the directorial reins on 20th-
Fox’s long-delayed “Cleopatra,” It
Was confirmed in New York Friday
(27). • Predicted in last weeks
Variety, director was scheduled to
fly to London yesterday (Tue&.)
where studio work is to resume
shortly, prior to moving to Egypt
for location shooting.

It’s understood that part- of the
agreement for Mankiewicz to ao
“Clea” might be for star Elizabeth
Taylor to essay title role in Man-
kiewicz’s upcoming “Justine,” on
completion of the current pic. Di¬
rector was working on the “Jus¬
tine” script when called upon to
take over for the resigned Rouben
Mamoulian on '“Cleo.” Both “Cleo”
and “Justine” are Walter Wanger
productions for 20th.

Swedes Snap Back
After TV Letdown

Decline of motion picture thea¬
tre- attendance in Sweden, which
reached alarming proportions im¬
mediately following the introduc¬
tion of television there, now shows
sign of. tapering off, indicating that
theatres and television will con¬
tinue to coexist, according to the
American-Swedish News Exchange
in New York.

Approximately 200 of the na-
ition’s 2,501 (circa 1955> theatres
| have closed in recent years, with
!most of the closings being of mar-
; ginal houses which did not operate
; fulltime.

! Preliminary figures show that
i theatre attendances in Stockholm
for the first nine months of 1960
jwere about 4.2% below those for
the comparable period in 1959.
i However, attendances in recent
years had been declining at a rate
of 10 to 11% annually. In Gothen¬
burg and Malmo, where tv was in¬
troduced later than it was in
Stockholm, attendance decline in
the first nine months of 1960 was
between 8 and 8.5%. Practically
all of Sweden is now within the
range of tv coverage.

Europe to U. S.

Hollywood, Jan. 81.

Sonney Amusement Enterprise*,
which acquired worldwide rights to
"Honeymoon of Terror,” will re¬
tain distribution rights in 11 west¬
ern states and state-rights in bal¬
ance of U.S.

Film currenly is world preeming
at Tower Theatre, San Diego, Gal.

‘King & F Using
N.Y. City Centers
Mailing lists

The mailing list of ticket-buyers
built up over many years by the
N. Y. City Center on behalf of its
grand opera, operetta, ballet,
drama and, most recently, Gilbert
& Sullivan seasons will be made
available for a special ticket cam¬
paign on behalf of the reissue-in¬
big-negative (Grandeur 70) of 20th-
Fox’s “The King and I.” It Is
hoped thereby to tap broader
sources of patronage, pre-condi¬
tioned to like “King and I,” which
was successfully revived on the
stage of N. Y. City Center last
spring.

Access to a legit mailing list of
this calibre, a point of pride with
the auspices, could open a valuable
new method of merchandizing for
hardticket films, it is thought.

The deal, arranged by 20th veep
Charles Einfeld and announced
with pomp, ceremony and cock¬
tails by 20th prexy Spyros Skouras
and Center director Jean Dalrym-
ple at Mayor Wagner’s Grade
Mansion last Thursday (26), in¬
volves the Center’s “sponsorship”
of the film’s engagement which
starts March 23. In addition, the
film is being offered to Center
subscribers as “an extra added at¬
traction” to the regular spring
series. of live musicals at the Cen¬
ter, beginning April 12.'

To what extent the non-profit
City Center will participate in the
film’s revenues has not been re¬
vealed. However, the promotion
of the film by the City Center,
which has a “sponsor” list-of 2,500,
plus a large subscription list, will
undoubtedly help get the picture
off to profitable start.

While “The King and I” Is re¬
garded as a “natural” for this kind
of promotion—being not only an
immensely popular and durable
(Continued on page 28)

N. Y. to L. A.

Edward Kingsley
Carl Peppercorn
Martin H. Poll
Walter Reade Jr.

Natalie Wood

L. A. to N. Y.

Russell Ames
Barney Balaban
Jacques Bar
Jack Boyle
Frederick Brlsson
Seymour Burns
Jimmy Durant®

Cy Feuer
Betty Field
Peter Glenville
George Gobel
George Grizzard
Dennis Hopper
Larry Kasha
Arthur Kennedy
Herman King
Edward F. Kook
Hilda Kook
Ernie Kovacs
David A. Lipton
Jerry Ludwig
Dean Martin
Jimmy McHugh
Anthony Perkins
Eric Portman
Andre Previn
Basil Rathbone
Dorthy Sandlin
Maurice Silverstone
Warren Stevens
Tuesday Weld

U. S. to Europe

Betty Allen
Royal Ballet
Michael Cninigo
Margot Fonteyn
Pilade Levi
Joseph Mankiewez
Eurt Shevelove
Sig Shore

Bill Batchelor
Dave Brubeck
George Cravenne
Paulette Goddard
Eric Goodhead
Kurt Hellmer
Dave Lewis
Jeanne Moreau
Eric Pleskow
Francis Winikus
Shelley Winters

Export ‘Dangereuse’

Paris, Jan. 31.

“Liaison Dangereuse,” th®
film which the French author¬
ities have until now refused
to license for export, has been
cleared for Japan, Denmark
and some other lands.

Anticipated: will hit U.S. In
due course.

Metro Execs’ Wages & Expenses

Top executives of Metro received total remuneration, including fixed
allowances for expenses, of $1,062,053 during the fiscal year ended
Aug. 31, 1960. This is disclosed in the proxy statement summoning
stockholders to the annual meeting In N. Y. on Feb. 23. The annual
session, usually held at Loew’s State Theatre, has been, shifted to the
Hotel Astor.

Individual salaries listed show prexy Joseph R. Vogel, production
chief Sol C. Siegel, and studio executive Benjamin Thau each making
$156,000 annually. Robert H. O’Brien, vice president and treasurer, is
down for $78,000, and Benjamin Melniker, vice president and general
counsel, received $65,000.

In addition to their basic salaries, Vogel and Thau are entitled to
receive $1,000 per week for the number of weeks of employment since
a specified date. Similarly O’Brien and Melniker are entitled to receive
$500 and $250 weeklv respectively. All In all, a total of $205,460 was
secured during the 1960 fiscal year for the termination payments.

Stock Options

According to the proxy statement, up to Jan. 13, 1961, stock options
covering 12,400 shares, including 6.000 shares for Siegel, 3.000 shares
for O’Brien, and 1.600 shares for Melniker, were exercised at $30.25
per share. The market value of the company’s stock at the dates these
options were exercised ranged from $4256 to $45V4 per share.

Under an earlier option plan, approved in 1951, onUons for 7.829
shares were exercised in 1960, including 3,728 shares for Vogel and
4.101 shares for Thau, at S22.04 per share. The market value of shares
on the dates of exercise ranged from $30 to $34 per share.

Feb. 23 Meeting

The meeting is being called to elect 15 directors, with the entire
present slate being renominated by the management. Shareholders will
also consider a resolution offered by Lewis D. and John J. Gilbert
calling for the election of directors by cumulative vot’’n«. The manage¬
ment indicates in the p~rx'- statement that.it4s opnc to this system
of choosing directors and recommends a vote against the proposal. J

IATSE-Studios 4-Year Pact

Hollywood, Jan. $1.

Internationa Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes and the
theatrical and television film studios here have contracted for four
years. Calls for 10% pay rise on first two years, another 5% there¬
after.

Additionally IATSE gets 9% of studios’ gross from sale of theat¬
rical residuals to tv syndicators.

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More of same: front cover line above Screenland Mag title “Liz:
‘Eddie, Please Don’t Leave Me!’ ” Inside the bank reads: “As the am¬
bulance bore her away writhing in agony, Liz, perhaps for the first
time In her life, begged for love, begged for the nearness of a man."

Roger Vadim whose “Marquis de Sade” (see story, page one) will
occupy his summer has ChristUne Rochefort’s novel “Repos du Guer-
rier” lined up for filming next autumn. Novelist reputedly collected
$50,000 for rights.

Newlyweds Mike Selsman and Carol Lynley off Saturday (28) for a
delayed honeymoon in Mexico City and Acapulco. After their return
Feb. 8, Mike reports to his new post at Paramount while Carol, who
just finished “Return to Peyton Place,” plays a housewife ... Jeanne
Moreau, star of “The Lovers” and the upcoming “Moderator Canta-
bile,” here from Paris . . . Vincent Price doing the lecture circuit again
... At ceremonies here last Wednesday (25) at the Fashion Industries
Auditorium, the fifth annual Creative Film awards were presented to
Robert Breer, Jane Belson Conger, Bruce Conner, Carmer D’Avino and
Ed Emshwiller. Awards are given films concerned with “exploration
of film medium as a fine art form.”

Reportedly at the insistence of director Vincente Minnelli, Metro’s
“Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” was rewritten, to fit the character
portrayed by Glenn Ford. The role was played by Rudolph Valentino
in the original version. Producer Julian Blaustein is said to have fought
against the changes in the script. " ■ ■

Paul N. Lazarus Jr. is a granddad, It being a son for Elizabeth and
Paul 3d. Named him David John . . . Natalie Wood went west after
working here with Elia Kazan on “Splendor in the Grass”. . . Janies
Bell,-just signed by Warners for a role in “Claudelle Inglish,” first
went to work at this studio in 1931 as a Georgia convict in “I Am a
Fugitive from a Chain Gang.”

Since Loew’s Theatres has entered the hotel business it is throwing
the lushest shindigs in town. The company introed Claude Philippe,
new general manager of the now-building Summit and Americana Ho¬
tels in N. Y., in the Tower Suite of the Time & Life Building last
Wednesday (25). Guests’ names were written on a white card and
placed on a silver platter. A butler delivered the card to a Loew’s rep¬
resentative who, in turn, introduced the guests to Philippe and" Preston
R. Tisch, president of Loew’s Hotels, and Mrs. Tisch. Restaurant Asso¬
ciates, operators of the Tower Suite and represented by v.p. Philip
Miles, provided an exotic cocktail feed and filled the place with about
as many butlers and maids as there were guests. Ernie Emerling,
Loew’s pub-ad v.p., and Jim Shanahan, the hotels’ p.r. topper, pro¬
vided a bottle of imported champagne, neatly encased in a basket, for
each departing guest . . . Ben Kaufman, publicity director of Valiant
Films, married social worker Helen M. Rodabaugh on Saturday *28)
with Justice Samuel C. Coleman, currently sitting in N. Y. Supreme
Court, performing the ceremony . . . Diahann Carroll is back from
Paris after winding up her role in “Paris Blues” and a special singing
assignment for “Goodbye Again.” Both are United Artists pictures. Di¬
rector Martin Ritt wound up the filming of “Paris Blues.” a Pennebaker
production, on Thursday (26) with final interior shots involving star®
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier finished his chores
last week and returned to the U. S.

| Panning the 20th-Fox release, “Marriage-Go-Round,” St. Paul Dis¬
patch film critic Bill Diehl observed that it’s “becoming increasingly
difficult to review motion pictures and still keep any column about
them fit for a family to read.”

Margaret Twyman, director of community relations for the MPA A,
gave a luncheon meeting of the Buffalo Federal of ’Women’s Club the
lowdown on censorship and classification Thursday (26) . . . Publicist
A1 Davis has moved his offices . . . Karlton J. Rosholt, a Minneapolis
writer and newscaster, has joined staff of Louis de Rochemont Asso¬
ciates to assist in distribution of “Question 7,” new feature commis¬
sioned by the Lutheran Film Associates as a sequal effort to their
“Martin Luther.” Pic will have seven openings in early March.

Walter Reade Jr.’s Continental Distributing has apparently re¬
acquired “Angel Baby,” originally coproduced by Continental but
later taken on by Columbia. Reade on the Coast this week to discuss
release plans for the pic . . . Astor Pictures made some “substantial
revisions” and now its “Girl in Room 13” has received a B (objection¬
able in part for all) rating instead of the original C (condemned) by
the Legion of Decency. Also given Bs in the new Lesion listing are
Metro’s “Go Naked to The World,” 20th’s “The Millionairess” and
Valiant’s “It Takes a Thief.”

Spyros P. Skouras, 20th prexy, Wednesday (25) was given an award
by the Defense Dept., for “outstanding service in the field of docu¬
mentary films.” based on the work of Movietone News in last eight
years . . . Continental Distributing has taken on Jim Moran Associates
and Bill Gandall to help promote its upcoming circus feature, “Hippo¬
drome”. . . Rosemary Clooney will record the “The Season of Love,”
number used behind the credits for husband Jose Ferrer’s “Return to
Peyton Place.”

Metro has signed Elvis Presley for four films . . . Olivia de Havilland
will fly from Paris to attend the return premiere of "Gone With the
Wind” in Atlanta on March 10 in commemoration of the Civil War
Centennial. Miss de Havilland, who won an Oscar nomination for her
portrayal of Melanie in the film, attended the world premiere of the
David O. Selznick production in Atlanta 21 years ago. Metro has re¬
tained the Meyer Davis orchestra to play at the benefit costume ball
which will be held in conjunction with the new opening of the picture.

Eric Pleskow, United Artists Continental manager, and Francis M.
Winikus, special assistant to v.p. Arnold Picker, in from Europe for
homeoffice talks on global promotion and marketing plans on UA
product . . . Variety Clubs International holds its 34th annual conven¬
tion at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach April 25 to April 29
. . .“When the Clock Strikes” is the new title for the United Artists*
release formerly known as “You Can’t Run Far.” The picture is being
made for UA by Robert E. Kent at Key West Studios . . . Otto Prem¬
inger is bringing his European ballymen^Bill Batchelor and George
Cravenne—to New York to coordinate plans for the European premiere
and subsequent engagements of “Exodus”. . . Hars Conreid signed for
Stanley Kramer’s “Judgment at Nuremberg”. . . Don Murray and Wal¬
ter Wood, producers of “The Hoodlum Priest,” in Gotham to work out
release plans with United Artists . . . Dale Washerman has completed
the shooting script of “Sea and the Shadow,” which Charles Guggen¬
heim will make on location in Brazil. Haskel Wexler has the camera
assignment.

That Federation of the Handicapped dinner at the Plaza honoring
Dore Schary finally came on Sunday (22) night after being postponed
previously because of the Dec. 12 blizzard. The weekend weather, with
reports of more snow, had the group’s planners in a t : 7.?.y. With United
Artists' Max Youngstein as toastmaster, Schary finally picked up his
(Continued on page 24)

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

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WORLD WAR THEME FIXATION

[CRITIC’S OWN CREDO]

Philadelphia, Jan, 31.

Henry T. Murdock, who in addition to his drama critic chores
for the Philadelphia Inquirer, assumes the post vacated by vet film
reviewer Mildred Martin, stated his beliefs in the Sunday edition
(28). ,

“I suppose that devotion, tolerance and understanding are the
key words in the credo of a critic. One must cherish the medium
he sometimes castigates else he will become a jagged nagger, at
best a disgruntled bore, at worst an egotist who would complain of
the glare of a gorgeous sunset.

“This in no way implies that this devotion should blind him to
the frequent defects of the lively art which demands his hurried
judgement. .No matter how much he may be- infatuated with the
stage or screen—both Infatuations easy to acquire—his duty is first
to the readers of the paper which is tolerant enough to put up with
his quirks and condone a certain amount of personalized reporting.

“About now the question may arise it has in the past—just what
makes a critic? Upon what meat does this Caesar feed that he
dares to tell the public what is good and what bad?

“We will impart a secret of the craft. A reviewer is just a fan
with a place to'sound off and possibly an experience which can
lend a little weight to his sounding off. Being moderately human a
critic is a bundle of prejudices which may crop up in spite of
everything he may say against prejudices.

“It has been one of our long time conceits that Reader A can
thoroughly disagree with Critic B and yet Critic B may be Reader
A’s best guide to entertainment. It goes something like this: “Mur¬
dock hated it. Let’s buy tickets'!”

Jersey Theatremen Vexed at Metro
As Army Camp Unreels‘Ben-Hur’

The prior release of important-f
films to Army and Navy posts, long
a sore point with theatres in cities
near the camps, came to a boil tnis
week, in New Jersey when three
Army theatres at Fort Monmouth*
N.J. showed Metro’s “Ben-Hur. “

Commercial theatres in the ter¬
ritory have long-clamored for the
hardticket entry, but have been
turned down by Metro on the
ground that the picture was still
drawing biz at specified theatres
with prior exhibition rights. Espe¬
cially annoying to the exhibitors
in the Fort Monmouth area is the
fact that the Army theatres are
showing the picture at admissions
prices Of 50c and $1.

About a year ago, a delegation
from Theatre Owners.of America
and representatives of the film
companies worked out an agree¬
ment in Washington with the Army
and Air Force Motion Picture Serv¬
ice whereby the commercial thea¬
tres would get first call on the pic¬
tures, thus eliminating the compe¬
tition that the Army camps rep¬
resented.

However, there have been num¬
erous instances in which terms of
the agreement have apparently
been broken. Various excuses have
been offered by the film companies
for not living up to the arrange¬
ment. •

The defection with “Ben-Hur” is
expected to cause a new clamor
and it’s figured that exhibitors will
again trudge to "Washington to pre¬
sent, their beefs.

HOW TO ENJOY MONEY,
IF YOU COLLECT IT

By LEO GUILD

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

In July I met Cornelius Vander¬
bilt at' Del .Mar Race Track and
watching him squander his $2 bets
on the horses, I was hit by an
idea. I convinced him he should
write an article for a national
magazine titled "How to Enjoy
Money.” (I would write it with
him and therefore make half the
money, and so I would learn to
enjoy money too. You see, I’m
not so dumb.)

When I was in New York in
September I ran into Ernie Hyne,
editor of both Family Weekly and
Suburbia. Yes, he thought with
Vanderbilt’s by-line it would be
fine at $500.

Vanderbilt was then in Miami.
I called him there and took notes
on how to enjoy money. I wrote
the article and sent it to Ernie.

It was now late October. He
thought my style should be more
Neil’s style and so I called Neil
in Reno and he re-wrote parts of
the piece.

In laio November, Ernie wrote
me that t*-c pi"- ■> was much better
(Continued on page 28)

Cowboy ‘Inventory But
No Randolph Scott

New York.

Editor, Variety:

Alex Gordon’s “When Shooting
Cowboys Began Singing” was inter¬
esting indeed to an old cowboy
movie fan like me . . . I’ve spent
25 of my 30 years, partner, in and
out of movie houses , . . but I must
protest the omission of one of the
all-time great cowboys.

His career paralleled that of
John Wayne and still is doing so
although he is apparently on a
much-less active schedule than
Duke. In fact, I read somewhere
—Variety? —that he was being
considered for the Ward Bond re¬
placement role on “Wagon Train.”

I refer, of course, to Randolph
Scott, star of a hundred westerns
who could also play anything from
a count to a commoner. And how
could Gordon forget HIM!

Robert A. Cutter
Public Relations

Theatrical Release Of
Patterson-Johansson

D i IIPiL IT * A * ! R aa b, recording secretary; Harriei
DOllt Willi UA Agaill Chinsky, corresponding secretary;
United Artists, as expected, will ^ Rea Fische1 ’ Usurer,
release the films of the third

While the nations of the world
are being extremely careful not to
touch off a third World War, the
film industries of many countries
appear to be determined to fight
World War II over—at least on
the screen. Conflict which ended
15 years ago has served as the
source of numerous films since, but
the material—and producer inter¬
est in it—seems inexhaustible.

The continuing cycle, sure to
pick up momentum, is not primari¬
ly concerned with the actual fight¬
ing and the activities of soldiers
in combat. There are many fringe
stories, with World War II as the
overriding backdrop. Spy stories,
service comedies, the reaction of
civilians, specific battles or actions,
and stories, about Hitler’s Germany
are among the crop of war-angled
pix that will soon be coming to the
screen.

Two spy thrillers, both about
the exploits of the actual partici¬
pants, include Paramount’s “Coun¬
terfeit^ Trailer,” dealing with the
activities of Eric Erickson, the
American-born Swede who oper¬
ated for the Allies, and “Who Are
You, Mr. Sorge,” a three-hour
French-made documentary drama
about Richard Sorge, who as a dual
agent spied for both the Axis and
the Allies in Japan. Marshall
Schaker, head of Premiere Films,
is bringing the latter film to the
U. S. Filmed in France*; Germany
and Japan, it has dialog in French,
German, Japanese, and English.

Zanuek’s D-Day

Two of the major companies—
Metro and 20th-Fox—are under¬
taking two gigantic films dealing
with the war period. Darryl F.
Zanuck will film “The Longest
Day,” a complete roundup of
D-Day, for 20th, and M-G has ac-
(Continued on page 28)

S, B UI [One-World Concept Paying Off;
Rothman Cites ‘Verite’ $5-Mii
From Foreign; 20 Col Pix O’Seas

Women of Pictures Set
Manhattan Chapter And

Dorothy Reeves, of United Art¬
ists, has been elected president of
the newly formed New York Chap¬
ter of the Women Of the Motion
Picture Industry. Unit is the 12th
in the national org.

Other officers include Virginia
Aaron, first veepee; Estelle Mingel-
green, second veepee; Dorothy
Raab, recording secretary; Harriet

Name Aussie’s Turnbull
To Brit Empire Order

Sydney, Jan. 31.
For services in charitable move¬
ments, Ernest Turnbull, managing
director of Hoyts film loop, was
honored by the British Queen in
her New Year’s Honors list with
the order of Commander of the
British Empire (C. B. E.) A former
head of the Returned Soldiers
League in Victoria and acting fed¬
eral president, Turnbull sponsored
the Merchant Navy Club in 1942,
Anzac House, War Orphans, Leg¬
acy, French Widows and Orphans
and Food for Britain, among others.

Turnbull threw open all of the
circuit’s cinemas to GI’s through
the war years. Today, he is active
in local charities and for his serv¬
ices was made a Chevalier de la
Legion d’Honneur.

Cleveland’s Three Critics
Give 1,2,3 ‘Best’ Among
Yank and Imported Pix

Cleveland, Jan. 31.
Cleveland Film Critics Circle
picked “Spartacus” (U) now in sixth
week at Palace Theatre here, as
best American picture of 1960 at
its annual awards dinner.

“Inherit the Wind” (UA) was
named as second best by reviewers
composed of W. Ward Marsh of
Plain Dealer, Stanley Anderson of
Cleveland Press and Arthur Spaeth
of Heights Sun-Press. Trio’s third
choice was “The Apartment” (UA).
A special award went to “Ben-
Hur” (M-G), which was technically
too late for this year’s considera¬
tion.

Best foreign film selected by
Critics Circle was “Hiroshima, Mon
Amor,” followed by “Never on Sun-

Dorothy Reeves Is Prez|S„]? a d ti r ack 0rpheus ” in this

For best American performances,
Cleveland awards went to Frederic
March in “Inherit the Wind” and
Shirley MacLaine in “The Apart¬
ment.” Melina Mercouri of “Never
on Sunday” and Max von Sydow of
“The Magician” were considered
best foreign players.

Nancy Kwan in “World of Suzie
Wong” and Steve McQueen
“Magnificent Seven'

•¥ Mo Rothman, exec v.p. of Colum¬
bia Pictures International was in
New York last week after two
months in the Far East and one
month in Europe, and his once¬
over of the overseas outposts has
convinced him that foreign-made
pictures are achieving more and
more of the world market. There’s
a greater accent on the “one world”
nature of the business, noticeable
greater than even a year’ ago, as
global capitals experience “a new
awakening and awareness of the
good pictures made over the
world,” says the exec who joined
Col just nine months ago.

The money potential is enor¬
mous, says Rothman, and more
than justifies the Col program of
fostering foreign productions—a
program that already has proved
“most successful.” He citfes, for ex-
ampe, Raoul Levy’s “La Verite”
(The Truth), starring Brigitte Bar-
dot, which expectedly will gross
$5,000,000 in the' foreign market.
This is in terms of rentals (not the¬
atre gross) and $2,000,000 is coming
from France and Germany alone.
Add to this the French production’s
obviously vast potential in the
United States and the rest of the
Western Hemisphere.

“Verite” is one of five pictures
being produced by Levy with 100%
financing provided oy Col. which
takes the distribution rights.

Anzac Guaranty

The Italian-made “Dolce Vita”
has a six-month booking guarantee
at the Lido Theatre, Sydney, and
this same picture is going day and
date at the Curzon and Columbia
Theatres in London—first time it
ever happened with the Curzon
raising prices.

Rothman claims that Col is “most
active in-the field” but nonetheless
acknowledges that the competitors
are doing well, too. “Look at ‘Never
on Sunday’,” he advises, in refer¬
ence to Jules Dassin’s click made-
in-Greece comedy which Ilva Lo-
pert is distributing in the U. S.

Rothman reported that Col has
(Continued on page 26)

Floyd Patterson-'Ingemar Johansson
heavyweight title fight. The film
company, which handled the films
of the two previous Patterson-
Johansson battles, acquired the
rights from TelePrompter Corp..
closed-circuit firm which holds all
the ancillary rights to the contest.
The fight will be held in Miami
Beach on March 13. Teleprompter
Corp., as has been Its policy, will
produce the film.

(Continued on page 17)’

IT’S FOUR FOR PREM
VIA COLUMBIA PFS

Otto Preminger’s two-picture deal
with Columbia has been extended
to include a total of four films.
The pix included in the original
of! agreement are “Bunnv Lake Is
copped hon- j Missing,” scheduled for filming

Columbia Contract Merits to Trial

Sought Judgment for $1,100 From Newburgh Ozoner;
—Crucial to Common Practices of Day

N.Y. the latter part of May, and
“The Other Side Of the Coin.”
slated for 1982 production in
Malaya and Singapore. The two
additional properties for Col re¬
lease have not been indicated as
yet by the producer-director.

Preminger’s arrangement with
Col is concurrent with his three-
picture agreement with United Art¬
ists. His first UA entry will be
“Advise and Consent,” which goes
• into production late in September

tta . . , , , , and exhibitors, more disobeyed

LA, which has had considerable , than honored in recent years, may
success with the previous Patter- • be subjected to a nevv interpreta-
son-Johansson fight films, is said • tion as a result of an upcoming
to have offered a substantial vguar- [ trial involving . Columbia Pictures
antee. The pix of the June, 1960 : an( j the Brookside Drive-In of
meeting of the pair^ are said to < N ew burgh, N. Y. The issue of spe-
some ^’500 theatres in . c ifi e d playing time on particular
; pictures may be of special sig-
I uifTcsncG

Morton Sunshine Directing j An effort by Col to obtain a sum-

Dpmnrrflte nimiPr mary j ud § m ent of $1,100 in N. Y.

democrats Stale Uinner , Municipal Court from the upstate

Morton Sunshine, exec director drive-in for failure to play its
of the Independent Theatre Own-. “Suddenly Last Summer” for seven
ers Assn, of New York, has been ! days as stipulated in the contract

Contracts between distributors j actual deals had no connection ‘following “Bunny Lake Is Missim*.

with the signed contract. ■ Preminger’s last picture rele^ ed

So far as is known, according to ! by Col was “Anatomy Of a Mur-
Monroe E. Stein, attorney for the der.” In recent years, the prodr-, cr-
Brookside, this is the first time , director has worked through ei her
that a court has ordered a trial on \ Col or UA. As with his current UA
the issue involved. In previous in- irelease, “Exodus.” Preminger will
stances where the distributors sued I not use studio facilities for his
exhibitors for violations of exhibi- i productions,
tion contracts, the courts have held
to the letter of the contracts and
have awarded summary judgment.

Say Mass. ‘Adults Only’
Measure Is Withdrawn

Frank C. Lydon. exee secretary
of Allied Theatres of New Engl-u.d,

■ . .. 4 ^ .- , -!named v.p.-general sales manager reported to the Motion Picture

named exee director of the Demo-; was denied by the court and af-i of Valiant Films, independent im-«Assn. of America ves>rri*v *Tue-)
cratic State- Committee's “Vintnrv flrmoH hv Annollato Tarn, nnlw., TT„ !,__ TIT_ * ‘ •'

Emerson Coining East

Joseph C. Emerson has been

cratic State- Committee’s “Victory I firmed by the Appellate Term on
Dinner” Feb. 11 at the Waldorf- appeal. The ozoner withdrew the
Astoria. picture after four days on the

Eugene J. Keough, Congressman ! basis that initial contracts, accord-
from Brooklyn, and chairman of ing custom and usage, were a mere
the dinner, noted that Sunshine, - formality and that actual terms, as

who’s also editor of the Indepen- ■ per the custom in recent years, j over the top sales job.

porter and distributor. He is mov- that Massachusetts House bill no.
ing up from western division man- 248. setting up the machine: -- for¬
ager, will shift his headquarters . “adults only” classification of Jib ;s
from San Francisco to New York, j in Mass., has been withdrawn by
and will absorb the western divi-j Rep. Ferullo. who introduced the
sion duties in addition to taking ; measure.

Under terms of the bill, film

^ m ^ ournal - was aligned with were worked out after the picture ! Fred Schwartz, president of Val- ! classification for the state v.oivd
the Kennedy-Johnson ticket as co- had been exhibited. Exhibitors ‘ iant, said a successor to Emerson ; have been administered by the
chairman of the N. Y. State Demo- have long contended this practice in the western division will be j state’s Obscene Literature Comnrit-
cratic Campaign Committee. I has been commonplace and that t named shortly. I tee.

FILM REVIEWS

The Misfits

Clark Gable’s last film. Hot
b.o. a foregone conclusion. A
stirring adventure pic on the
surface, but * psychological
overtones are a bit murky.

Hollywood. Jan. 23.

United Artists release of Frank E. Tay¬
lor production. Stars Clark Gable. Mari¬
lyn Monroe. Montgomery Clift; features -
Tiielma Ritter, Eli Wallach. James Bar¬
ton. Directed by John Huston. Screen¬
play, Arthur Miller; camera. Russell
Metty; editor. George Tomasini; art di¬
rectors, Stephen Grimes, William New-
berry; music. Alex North: sound, Philip
Mitchell: second unit director. Tom Shaw;
assistant director, Carl Beringer. Re¬
viewed at Screen Directors Guild Theatre,
Jan. 23. '61. Running time. 124 MINS.

Gay Langland . Clark Gable*

Roslyn Taber . Marilyn Monroe

Perce Howland . Montgomery Clift

Isabelle Steers . Thelma Ritter

Guido . Eli Wallach

Old Man . James Barton

Church Lady . Estelle Winwood

Raymond Taber . Kevin McCarthy

Young Boy . Dennis Shaw

f *- eers-. Philip Mitchell

Old Groom .Walter Ramage

Young Bride . Peggy Barton

(Vwboy . . J. Lewis Smith

Susan . Marietta Tree

Bartender .Bobby LaSalle

Man Rybll Bowker

Ambulance Attendant ... Ralph Roberts

At face value, “The Misfits” is a
robust, high-voltage adventure
drama, vibrating with explosively
emotional histrionics, conceived
and executed with a refreshing dis¬
dain for superficial technical and
photographic slickness in favor of
an uncommonly honest and direct
cinematic approach. Those who ac¬
cept it on this basis will enjoy it
thoroughly.

Within this wholesome, com¬
pelling framework, however, lurks
a complex mass of introspective
conflicts, symbolic parallels and
motivational contradictions the
nuances of which may seriously
confound general audiences and
prove dramatically fallible for pa¬
trons unable to cope with author
Arthur Miller’s underlying philo¬
sophical meanings.

Where “The Misfits” fits most
snugly is into the current box-
office picture. Certain to have a
profound influence over its com¬
mercial fate is the fact that the
John Huston-Seven Arts produc¬
tion marks Clark Gable’s farewell
to the screen. And a most gratify¬
ing aspect of the film’s nature is
that it enabled Gable to tackle with
his customary zeal and virility a
character tailor-made for his spe¬
cial gifts as an actor.

Gable essays the- role of a self-
sufficient Nevada cowboy, a kind
of last of the great rugged indi¬
vidualists—a noble rmsfit improvis¬
ing an unnaturally natural exist¬
ence on the free, non-conformist
fringe of modern society. Into his
life ambles a woman 'Marilyn
Monroe) possessed of an almost
uncanny degree of humanitarian i
compassion, an instinctive appre-}
c»ation of the natural order of
things in their tree, desirable
state. Their relationshto matures
smoothly enough until Gable goes
“mustanging.” a ritual in which
wild, “misfit” mustangs are rudely
roped into captivity—a kind of
survival of the <mis‘fittest contest
that underlines the drama with an
ironic parallel.

Revolted by what she regards as
cruel and mercenary. Miss Monroe,
with the aid of yet another misfit,
itinerant, disillusioned rodeo per¬
former Montgomery Clift, strives
t» free the captive hors"s. Gable,
since he is already perplexed over
the less commendable asuects of
his endeavor, reacts violently to
this impassioned attack on his iden¬
tity, desperately engaging and
defeating the lead staTon of the
pack in a breathtaking duel of
physical endurance on!v to set h's
adversary free once ho has subdued
It. Having asserted his will and
proved his point (“I don’t want
nobody makin’ un my mind for me
—that’s all”). Gable rejoins the
perceptive Miss Monroe on an eye-
to-oye, heart-to-heart bas : s.

The film, produced bv Frank E.
Tavlor. is somewhat uneven in pace
and not entirely sound in dramatic
structure. Character development
ic choppy in several instances. The
one essayed by Thelma Rittor is
essentially superfluous and. in
fact, abruptly aband^n^d in the
course of the stor’\ Fli Wr> 11 ?.'‘ v s
character undergoes a severely
sudden and fa’ntlv mconrt'-tent
transition. Even Miss Monroe's
never comes fully into focus.

But these shortcom r n«s are, for
the most part, erased bv the gen¬
uine excitement generated in t'rn
final third of the picture. The
flashy, informative “mustanging”
sequence is a gem of fPmma-'ino
from start to finish. And it is here
that Gable really hines, meeting
the b* utal eh' * ; <"al demands of the
action with the masculine grace.

ardor and dexterity of a young

roflTi,

Miss Monroe never quite fully
submerge* her own identity into
the character, which In terms of
fragile* sensitivity yet basic naivete
might!easily be construed as a

P'fiwEffi

Hie Yeung One

Offbeat melodrama dealing
with sex and bigotry in the
deep South. Doesn’t fit snug¬
ly into domestic b.o, scheme.

Hollywood, Jan. 21.

Wednesday, February . 1, 1961

rniitrfc nr» Tier nirn nersnn- Valiant Films release of George Werker

rougn takeoff on ner own person production> with Zac hary Scott. Kay

allty or public image, especially Meersman, Bernie Hamilton, Claudio
sinr« It wse written bv Miller In Brook, Crehan Denton. Directed by "Luis
smee It was written Dy ivimer.iu Bunuel Screenplay, H. B. Addis, Bunuel.

spite of any such similarities that based on story by Peter Mattbl«sen; cam-
may be observed, Miss Monrpe’s n£&» ££"

familiar breathless, childlike man- James Fields; music, Leon Dibb. Reviewed
nerisms have a way of distracting, at HoRywood Theatre, Jan. 21, *81. Run-

of drawing attention away from M MI " ■. z,ch,ry Scott

the inner conflicts and complexi- Evie .. Kay Meersman

tjpc of the character itself Traver .. Bernie Hamilton

ues OI tne cnaracier Rev . Fleetwood . Claudio Brook

Clift is excellent. He displays Jackson--- a. Crehan Denton

a respect for and a thorough _ *———

understanding of his character, ^he Young One is an odd,
conveys effectively Its rather per- complicated and inconclusive at-
verse wit, gamely meets its physi- tempt to interweave two sizzling
cal challenge. Wallach is another contemporary themes—race pre-
who comes through in a difficult Judice in the deep South and an
role, that of a frail character who almost “Lolita -like sex situation
thrives on sympathy. Miss Ritter is with Tennessee Williams overtones
her usual dependable, gently caus- —into an engrossing and salable
tic self. James Barton does what melodramatic fabric. The offbeat
comes naturally to him—the high- project, lensed in Mexico under
spirited old westerner routine, but the production aegis of George
he plays second fiddle in this in- Werker, artistic jurisdiction of
stance to young Dennis Shaw, who writer-director Luis Bunuel, Is
enjoys a moment of memorable likely to be more popular abroad,
humor as a lad stunned by alco- where slice of life and modest dra-
holic intake. Balance of the sup- matic environments are more
porting work is vigorous. warmly received, than domestical-

Some of Miller's scenario con- ly. where more penetrating social
tains deeply penetrating insight Probes are required for art houses,
into human behavior under emo- toore marquee might and slicke ,

Fox release is not much of an
attraction for the busy, sophisti¬
cated urbanite, but it should have
special impact in rural areas and
lure the family trade in most
situations. Considering its modest
budget, the Everett Chambers pro¬
duction ought to rack up more than
an ample number of playdates. .

“Tess” is, of course, no new
heroine to seasoned filmgoers. The
role was essayed by Janet Gaynor
in 1932, Mary Pickford prior to

The Mark

(BRITISH)

Overlong, occasionally pled-
ding but honest yarn about *
social problem, with likeable
performances by Stuart Whit¬
man, Rod Steiger, Maria
Schell. Worthwhile hooking for
adults,

London, Jan. 24.

20th-Fox release of a Raymond StroM-

tional stress. But several of his

clearer stories are the preferable

lines and situations ring false, and tic ^ t fou general situations,
it appears as if some of his ex- ^ r f ve S a . sh ° rt

pository material wound up on the Jy P eter Mattluessen is theorigm
cutting room floor for there are Bunuel s screenplay, which he
one or two instances when the peo- 5®* d°w n m collaboration with H.
pie of his screenplay reveal B. Addis The story takes place on
knowledge not compiled in the nat- an island wild game preserve off
ural course of events witnessed by South Carolina occupied by an un-
the audience. Sequence of exposi- savory gamekeeper iZachaiy Scott
tion is also questionable now and al )d a 13 or 14-year-old orphan girl
then. The artistic touch of director whose handyman-grandfather has
John Huston gives the United i ust expired. Into this potentially
Artists release its special quality, explosive scene drifts a hip-talking
an unusually lifelike, character al- Negro (Bernie Hamilton) falsely
most New-Waveish in mood and accused of rape and on the run.
technique, stirring in impression. The girl is unwillingly compro-
But he has failed to instill an even niised by the gamekeeper, the Ne-
tempo and there are some unac- firo engaged in a hypothetical de-
countably awkward passages such bate in which he counters the
as one in which a carload of people white.naan’s overuse of the term,
stop everything apparently to “«iigge;r,” with his own inevitable
eavesdrop on a phone booth con- recourse to salutations of the
versation between Clift and his “white trash” variety. It r s a very
mother. It isn’t natural. unrealistic, academic discussion,

An outstanding contribution is considering the locals and the na-
AleX North’s score, melodically tui^of circumstances. Eventually
listenable. dramatically potent, f Reverend arrives from the raain-
George Tomasini’s editing is ex- land S£ d hel P? resolve both the
ceptionally quick in mechanical sexual. and racial predicament,
transition. Lenswork of Russell Scott is convincingly unpleasant
Metty conveys that almost crude, Hamilton equally believable and
this-is-life photographic quality, sympathetic. Kay Meersman cuts a
and art direction by Stephen rather pitiful figure as the inno-
Grimes and William Newberry is cent, nymphet-hke nature girl
accurately modest in interior set- creature involved helplessly in the
tings, interesting in exterior locale emotional turmoil. A detestable
and characteristic. Tube. southern bigot is essayed neatly by

_ Crehan Denton. The Reverend is

played acceptably by Claudio
The Executioners Brook.

- Bunuel has done an alert, per-

Uninspired documentary study ceptive job of directing, succeeding
of Nazi atrocities. in getting the Carolina geograph-

—- ical flavor out of the Mexican loca-

Hollvwood. Jan. 21 tion. He has incorporated the

Continent Films production. Directed skilled assistance of lensman Gab-
I by Felix Podmanitiky. Written by Joe J. - i viemorna art Hirortnr Tpciic

I HcvdrcJrer ?nd John Leeb. Commentary, rlel * lgueroa, art OirCCtOr jesUS
Jay Willke. Reviewed at Hollywood Thea- i Bracho and editor Carlos Savage.
lre ; Jan. 21, *61. Running lime. 77 MINS, ; fiut thpse vi „ orous efforts are la-

“The Executioners” is a need- ;

lessly repulsive reminder of the i i£?n thp

atrocities in Germany. Illustrated ! I JUSf 1

Uninspired documentary study
of Nazi atrocities.

Hollywood. Jan. 21

that Chari pc T,an p’s ccenario re- Sidney Buchman producti&n. Star* Maria
tnat. unaries L,ang s scenario re SchnelL Stuart - Whitman. Rod Steiger*

tains hardly even the plot skeleton features Brenda de Banzle. Donald Wolfit,

of the Grace Millpr White novel Maurice Denham. Paul Rogers. Donald
oi tne trraceiviiuerwniie novel HoUfton< Dlrect ed by Guy Green. Screen-

and Rupert Hughes dramatization play by Sidney Buchman & Stanley Mann,
upon which it is based " The s”£™& I p”,r tSito

revised tale involves “Tess” (Diane mt ^ c , Richard Bennett; At Carlton,
Baker) in a three-ply co un try feud London. Running time, 127 MINS,
among farmers, the owners and JCp^^ -.-.lr.r.ir.'.rsiu.rt'wsrSSS

operators of an undesirable chemi- dt. McNally . Rod Steiger

cal plant contaminating the waters .V.V.V. B D;Sid *h™SSS

of the region and killing the stock, cuve ....,. Donald Wolfit

and a Mennonite family that ere- .

ated the uglysituation by selling *Se ld ..V.V.V.V.'.'.V.’.V.'. .^AmandaBlack

land to the chemical company. EUen . . Marie Devereux

In the midst of this turmoil, two ^i. I FuUer ' -' ’. -' - ■ • Anne Monaghan

Romeo-Juliet affairs are conducted Patricia . Josephine FTayno

between farmerette,Tess and Men- i^ c e j e ^.Bandana Gupta

nonite lad Jack Ging, chemical .HI-

foreman Bert Remsen and Men- Producer Raymond Stross in tha
nonite maiden Nancy Valentine, past has made a number of pix
Miss Baker plays the heroine which have tended to rough up sex
with spirit. Ging rings pretty true i n equal mixtures of naivete and
in his part. Miss Valentine has the sleaziness. With “The Mark,”
proper fragile, delicate quality, stross still .clings to an undeniable
Remsen and Lee Philips are com- belief in sex as an ingredient that
petent. There’s a good deal of interests adult filmgoers. But, this
colorful character work, notably time, he’s set his sights higher. Re-
fr’om Archie Duncan, Wallace Ford, suit Is an overlong, sometimes plod-
Grandon Rhodes and Robert F. ding, but honest, . interesting
Simon. Director Paul GUilfoyle glimpse at a sex dilemma, the cir-
keeps most of It rolling along custances of which could be regret-
gently. That several of the scenes tably topical in the U.K. these days,
are rather stiff and artificial seems It should prove a good booking for
as much a fault of the dialog as audiences not in sheer escapist
the direction. mood, though it needs some care-

The scenery in and around So- ful exploitation,
nora, Calif., where the film was Filmed at Ardmore Studios in
shot in becoming De Luxe Color, Eire, “The Mark” has marshalled
looks far more lovely through the some sound all-round talent in writr
James Wong Howe lens, which is ing, technicians and acting. Rod
equally flattering to the players. Steiger, Stuart Whitman and, Mana
Capable assists to the production Schell form a useful marquee pull
are fashioned bv editor Eddy for the U.S. There are one. or two
Dutko, art director John Mans- obvious flaws in the story line and
bridge and musiemen Paul Sawtell some of the flashbacks are irritat-
and Bert Shefter. Tube. ing. But quietly it makes engross-

- ing impact.

XIia XVliStf a Whitman is on parole after serv-

^YaSs^OPE^COLOR) ; Ing a three ->’ ear sentence, for a
(Dx ALIo CQPE IU1AJK) crime comm itted when he was sick,

. j- At t u j during which time he has under-

Ponderous, undistinguished gone therapy and has now been de-
adventure meller f****** Glared well. He continues 4he
against war between Czarist kl therapy with a psychiatrist

Russia and its Caucasus tribes. • (Stelger ) but is not fully con-
Lean b.o. prospects. vinced that he is now a fit man. It’a

I _ T ~r . _ some time before the audience dis-

Hollywood, Jan. 20. covers whv he was jugged. Through
Warner Bros, release. Stars. Steve covers wiiyiic w«*P j use ^ °-

Reeves; with Georgia Moll. Renato Bal- talks With the psychiatrist ana
dlni, Gerard Herter. Nicola PopoYic, Scilla flashbacks tQ prison life, it S reveal-
Gabel. Directed by Richard Freda. Screen- . ui, urltVi • ivpalr

play, Gino DeSanctis. Akos Tolney, from ed that his Childhood, Wltn a weax
novel by Leo Tolstoy; camera (Techni- father dominating mother and 8S
,£££• m iu>vic "music\ rt r ort'°Nieoio3.* youngest of a family consisting of
Reviewed at the studio, Jan. 26, *6i. Ryn- five sisters, has given him a com-
ning time, u mins. plex i ea( ji n g to a sickness which

_ .. .. ., T . . . . . . makes him doubt whether he can

Ordinarily these Italo-originated ^ normal relationship with wo-
costume epics can be forgiven It also lea ds him to the

their lean premises, exaggerated C0Qler when he Ig foun d guilty of
melodramatics and transparent abductlng a io-vear-old girl with a
characterizations thanks to the j ■ to rape Though not guilty
saving grace of some furious quasi- of the actual crime< he is s0 horri-
histoncal combat spectacle pro- fied bv the thought that it was in
d uctl on s av vv ; No such virtue res- . his m ' fnd that he puts up no de¬
cues “The White Warrior,’ latest ; fen ^ e and pre f e rs to be put away
and one of the poorest arrivals in untfl he $hakes off his instability.

a seemingly endless surge of
brawny European spectacles cur-

He builds up a good career in a
new town, gradually falls in love

| in documentary style through old cinematic d rama form. Tube,
newsreal clips, the study is pegged

j on the Nuremberg trial, each de- T< k KS OI TfiP Storm
j fendant’s history traced rather rog- ‘

jgedly through the rise and fall of i.«uiwr>

i Nazism. The film, produced by ~ _

; Continent Films and “presented” .? I ent !? len ^ a l-MF aI11 ?„ 1 1, .* seon
by Sig Shore .and Joseph Harris, G F ac f Ml B er char *

is of little value in the current \ as * seen on screen

market. Several television docu- 29 yea”s ago. Low-budget pic

mentaries and dramas in the past Wl11 apn^^l to easygoing audi-

■ few years have dealt more nobly ences. B.o. projects; favorable

‘ and successfully with the subject. In appropriate situations,

i Developed and mitten by Joe J Hollywood. Jan. 27.

Heydecker and John Leeb, directed Twentieth-Fox release of Everett Cham-
by Felix Podmanitzkv, the film ters production. Stars Diare Baker, Lee
.-suffers most from incoherent con- F'^mon^A^hie^Dunqan, °Bert

I struction. There IS a tendency to Remsen. Grandon Rhodes. Nency Valen-
; rarnhlo Irrnlovnnl Iccuac In tine - Directed by Paul Guilfoyle. Screen-

ramoie into irreietani issues in- p , ay> Charles Lang, from novel by Grace
Stead Of sticking to the trial prin- Miller White and dramatization by Rupert

cinals under central surveillance Hughes; earner. - (De Luxe). James Wong
crnais unaer cenuai surveillance. Howe; Pditon Dutko . art director.

The tone Of the narrative IS emo- John Mansbridge; music. Paul Sawtell,
tional, where it should, for best Bert Shefter; sound.. John Kean^assirtant
director, Willard Kirkham. Reviewed at

results, be absolutely objective, api projerMon r^m, Jan. 27 , ' 61 . Run-
informative and penetrating. nin « time ' *3 mins.

There is a tendency ?o be carried . Dia i"*v B r.! t rp

away on tangents for their sheerly Eric Thorson Lee Philips

sensational pictorial aspects.

Among these are a brutally lengthy Mike Foley . Bert Remsen

and graph* examination of the ;;;;; ;;; Cr .Sn “hoS.s

victims of atrocities (piles of Mr. Graves . Robert F. Simon

corpses etc., same clips shown in -

^ourt to the accused at Nurem- Wherever heavy doses of uncom-
berg) and a long passage in which plicated screen sentiment are
"va Braun is observed indulging warmly welcomed, wherever easy-
n gymnastics and aouatic recrea- going audiences congregate, “Tess
»on. latter in t^e nude as the audi- of the Storm Country” will be re-
ence can plainly see. Tube. . ceived enthusiastically. The 20th-

rently clotting U.S. cme-market ! w ith a young widow and is all set
arteries and making motion picture j to lick b ? s problem when he is
ad pages resemble a nightmare out j cruc jfi e d bv an unscrupulous local
of Muscle Beach. The Warner Bros, j newspaperman. It leads to humil-
^release is a doubtful boxoffice can- | lation, a near breakdown and an
didate. eventual ending with the young

Even the work of the late, great * w idow which suggests a rosier fu-
Russian novelist. Leo Tolstoy, has i t ure . This seems far-fetched, yet
not been snared the painful process i nobodv knows enough of the com-
of hasty adaDtation, his novel being J piexities of crimes that make ruth-
the basis of this undistinguished ji e5S headlines. The screenplay is in¬
film. The stuffy Gino DeSanctis- i tell!gently written, but there’s one
Akos Tolney scenario deals with a giving problem, notably the fact
mid-19th century dispute between that no newspaper, under law,
Czarist Russia and the Caucasus could behave in such Irresponsible
mountain tribes under his sov- j fashion.

ereign rule. The “White Warrior” j The early constant flashbacks are
is the young lender (Steve Reeves) J sometimes jerky and irritating. But
who successfully defends his tribe throughout, the audience will feel
against Czarist tyranny while sur- compassion for the hero’s dilemma,
mounting all sorts of political and since the screenplay offers a real
romantic intrigue within his own man and not just a cardboard fig-
domain. 'ure sketched out to provide a few

Reeves delivers the usual mus- dramatic negs. Stuart Whitman
cular nerformance.-and looks dash- gives a rather downbeat but ab-
Inelv blank in his white play-war sorbing and likeable nerformance
outfit. Romantic interest is sud- as the victim while Maria Schell
plied by Georgia Moll and Scilla as the young widow is a pleasant
Gabel, villainous passion by Re- character. Whitman’s scenes wjth
nato Baldini and Gerard Herter. the eccentric yet understanding
R ? rhard Freda’s direction Is slug- psvchiatrjrt. nlaved with sharp in-
gish. There is surprisingly little cirive wit by Rod Steiger, are high-
action for what basically Is an lights.

adventure film. Donald Wolfit as a shrewd em-

Photoeranhv. artwork and music oloyer. B r enda de Branzie and
are. at best, routine. In short, there Maurice Denham, as the couple
Is little to recommend “White with whom he lodges; Donald Hou-
Warrior” to a oublje saturated with ston. as thp renorter: Paul Rogers
similar uost-dubb^d endeavors of as ^h p man *nnnl?nts In the firm
Pvriw tempo and more darting and A”*"** as Miss Schell’s

content Tube. (Continued on page 22)

PICTOUES

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

RISE OF NEGRO MATINEE IDOL

4 -

‘Ain’t Seen Nuttin Yet’ Philosophy
Of UA on 10th Re-Birth Anni

On the basis of the lineup of pic¬
tures scheduled for release by
United Artists during 1961, the
10th anni year of the present man¬
agement team may emerge as the
best since it took over a flounder¬
ing distribution organization in
1951.

Since the Arthur Krim-Bob Ben¬
jamin - Max Youngstein - William
liam Heineman-Arnold Picker team
took over the helm, tTie company
has blossomed forth as one of the
powerhouses of the industry and
has played the most significent
role in bringing about the present
Industry policy geared to inde¬
pendent production.

For 10 straight years, the firm
has increased its gross and net
each successive stanza. Wall Street
pundits see the UA stock hitting a
new high during 1961 as a result
of the potentially strong releases
that will be forthcoming.

A few years ago, in order to fi¬
nance part of its growth, the com¬
pany issued convertible bonds. The
subsequent conversion of these
bonds resulted in an increase in
the number of< common shares out¬
standing, so that per share earn¬
ings in the past four years de¬
clined despite the continued rise
in total net income, the Wall St.
firm of Hayden, Stone. & Co. has
pointed out. However, it notes that
with the convertible issue now
eliminated, per share earnings in
1961 are expected to reflect the
excellent progress made by the
company.

This aspect, of^course, will play
a factor in UA’s expected upturn
in 1961, but the big plus still re¬
mains the product. Titles and cast¬
ing point to a lineup,—-if it clicks
as expected, that can push UA into
the stratosphere as far as film
companies are concerned.

Most of the income from “Ex-,
odus,” “The Facts of Life” and
“The Alamo” will be on the books
during 1961. In addition, there are
(Continued on page 28)

QUEBECOIS DITTOING
OF CANADIAN MAGS

Le Magazine Maclean, bimonthly
French-Canadian edition of Can¬
ada’s fortnightly Maclean’s, preems
Feb. 15 with an expected 80.000
subscribers. It’s figured about 85^0
of Maclean’s advertisers will use
the sister mag as well. Combined
rates are set at $6,040 for a stand¬
ard four-color page on a one-to-
five-time basis: $4,265 for b. & w.
Pierre de Bellefeuille, editor, in¬
sisted that articles used in both
appear in Le Magazin Maclean at
least as soon as in Maclean’s, to
avoid affronting French-speaking
readers. R. Kennedy Stewart is ad
manager. Gordon Rumgay is cir¬
culation manager for both mags.

Maclean-Hunter Ltd.’s French-
language edition of its Chatelaine
—using same name, natch—teed i
last September with 75,000 circu¬
lation in the bag, having taken
over well-established La Revue
Moderne.

Martins, Columbus, Ga.,

Operators Add 45

Nashville, Jan. 31.

‘Call Girl’ Gag Number
Too Close to FBI HQ

Albuquerque, Jan. 31.

Special advance promotion for
Warner’s “Girl of the Nights,”
which opened to SRO crowds here
last Wed. (18),“At downtown Sun¬
shine Theatre, nearly got the Al¬
buquerque Theatres Inc. manage¬
ment into a hassle with local Fed¬
eral Bureau of Investigation office.

However, the FBI didn’t get in¬
volved because of touchy prostle
theme nor of calling cards, but
rather because of telephone num¬
ber.

Louis Gasparini, city manger for
chain, dreamed- up stunt of running
series of teaser ads in dailies in
advance of opening with a tele¬
phone number for local persons
to call.

Trouble was the number had
the same exchange and first three
digits as telephone number for
local FBI office. Result: for a good
solid week t> local FBI office had
difficulty in getting calls ~in, be¬
cause lines were jammed, and busy
signal would result before full
seven units could be dialed.

FBI itself didn’t complain, but
rather the local telephone company
started checking because of large
volume of calls and found the rea¬
son. Phone firm official said the
FBI number carries an “essential
rating” so the theatre promotion
number had to be changed.

TOA Prepares Reply For
Those Who Assail Fix
For Daring Content

Concerned about recent criti¬
cisms of the content Of motion pic¬
tures, Theatre Owners of America
is preparing “a constructive self
regulatory program” for the thea-
treowners of the U. S. According
i to a statement issued by Albert M.
Pickus, TOA prexy, the exhibitor
I organization’s program “will en-
■ compass the present motion pic-
| ture production code.”
i TOA's plan on self regulation
will be presented by a special com¬
mittee at the trade association’s
board meeting in Washington in
March. TOA, Pickus declared, will
recommend united exhibitor effort
to implement this program. “We
do this in the sincere belief that
we can, and shall, solve our own
problems,” he added.

The TOA action has been appar¬
ently taken to stave off censorship
legislation by states and munici¬
palities in light of the recent U. S.
Supreme Court decision upholding
the prior licensing of films by local
censor boards.

“We recognize that there has
been criticism of the content of
some current motion pictures,”
Pickus said. “Because we have an
inherent responsibility to the pub¬
lic, we have concerned ourselves
with these criticisms. We believe
that any changes should be accom¬
plished through our own self regu¬
lation, rather than governmental
regulation.”

Still imbued with the belief that
movies - are - your - best-entertain¬
ment, E. D. and Roy E. Martin,
owners of Martin Theatres of Co¬
lumbus, Ga., have bought approxi¬
mately 45 film houses belonging to
The Crescent Amusement Co. of
Nashville. Theatres are located in
Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky.

Sale was made, according to Ros-
coe Buttrey, prexy of Crescent, as
a major step in implementing that
circuit’s program of diversification
which has been underway for some
time.

Martins stated that “we are very
enthusiastic regarding the future
of motion picture theatres as en¬
tertainment centers of America, I
where everyone in comfort and!
without interruption can enjoy the I
finest selection of entertainment.” 1

Fight That $1.25 Hoar,
Rorex Warns Texans

Dallas, Jan. 31.

Kyle Rorex of Texas Council of
Motion Picture Organizations has
sent a letter to all Texas exhibitors
urging them to contact their repre¬
sentatives in Congress to get mo¬
tion picture theatre employees ex¬
empted from the anticipated mini¬
mum $1.25 hourly wage law favor¬
ed by President John F. Kennedy.

The letter pointed out that it
was especially important to contact
Senator Ralph Yarborough, who
is on the Senate labor and welfare
committee. A sample letter to send
to the legislators was included in
the mailing piece. ,

‘Spartacus’ Tops Jan. Estimates;
Tailed By ‘Exodus’ and ‘Grass’;
Late-Month Bliz-Blitz Slows All

NEW HOF
AMERICAN BLACK

By ROBERT H. WELKER

Associate Professor, Humanities,
of Case Institute of Technology

Cleveland, Jan. 31.

The young man standing in the
record store window was actually
only a four-color cardboard display
figure, nearly life-size, and plainly
recognizable as Johnny Mathis.
Nothing to be startled about;. in
advertising, this technique is about
as new as the cigar store Indian
holding a fistful > of stogies. But I
was startled anyway;-there was
something here that commanded
attention.

I thought about it, and it came
out like this: Mathis is a singer,
but he’s not singing, just standing
there casually, looking over his
shoulder. He’s colored, but he’s
not leaning on a bale of cotton, or
wearing a torn straw hat or a
magenta shirt, or dancing a jig, or
beating a drum made from an oil
barrel.

He’s smiling, but not flashing
every tooth in his head; simply a
nice grin, with no calculated servil¬
ity about it anywhere. Just a good-
looking young American male who
happens to have a Ibt of talent as
a singer, and who happens- to be
a Negro—and here was my answer.
Window displays are put there to
persuade people to buy; the rec¬
ords of Johnny Mathis were being
plugged by the youngster’s own
good looks, and, when I checked,
there seemed to be plenty of takers.

it is my cheerful suggestion that
this is something pretty new. In
times past, male Negro singers
were not sold via sex appeal (and
this has nothing much to do. with
what they looked like); today they
are. Nor is Mathis the first; for
example, prior to him came Nat
Cole and Billy Eckstine, and then
the biggest of them all, Harry Bela-
fonte—people loaded with talent,
certainly, but that’s not all. Does
it work? You could check the sales
of records; you might also ask any
hip female old enough to join the
Girl Scouts.

Another source of information
would be the person or persons un¬
known who decided a few year^
back to banish Belafonte from
sight. It was a curious business.

(Continued on page 19)

Closer to normal weather condi¬
tions plus some new films will give
first-runs in key cities a brighter
hue this round. Not all of new
product is doing well, but there
are enough big, fresh pix to boost
the overall total.

Moving up to first place is
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) by
dint of some additional smash
playdates which enabled this opus
to gross $265,000 in keys covered
by Variety. “Exodus” (UA), which
was third last stanza, is pushing
up to second position. The upsurge
of “Family” is dropping “Sparta-
cus” (U) down to third place.

“Where Boys Are” (M-G). fifth
a week ago, is winding up fourth.
“Ben-Hur” (M-G), seventh last
stanza, is taking fifth money.
“World of Suzie Wong” (Par) is
finishing sixth.

“Grass Is Greener” (U) is cap¬
turing seventh position as com¬
pared with sixth last round. “Wack¬
iest ShV’ (Col) is finishing eighth,
same as last week. “Can-Can”
(20th), which showed promise last
week' in initial dates on popscale
runs, is doing well enough to take
ninth soot.

“Go Naked in World” (M-G). a
newcomer, is landing 10th place
though a bit spotty. “Never On I
Sunday” (Lope) Is finish : ng ilth |
while “Alamo” (UA) rounds out I
the Too 12. I

“V-’T — - Go - Round” '?0t’’),
“Fever in„ Blood” (WB), .a fairly I

January’s Top 12

1. “Spartacus” (U).

2. “Exodus” (UA).

3. “Grass Is Greener** (U).

4. “Sundowners’* (WB).

5. “Ben-Hur** (M-G).

6. “Suzie Wong*' (Par).

7. “Family Robinson** (BV).

8. “Facts of Life” (UA).

9. “Wackiest Ship” (Col), j

10. “Where Boys Are” (M-G).

11. “Alamo” (UA).

12. “Butterfield 8” (M-G). ;

K.C.’s Plaza Grinds During
Repairs for Big Neg And
Philharmonic Platform

Kansas City, Jan. 31.

Major joD of remodelling the
deluxe Plaza Theatre in the Coun¬
try Club Plaza district is well along
here, scheduled • for some further
work within the next month^or^so.
Basically, the house, a 1,900-seafer
built in 1928, is being prepped for
70m projection, and at the’ same
time its stage is being enlarged to
more comfortably house the
Kansas City Philharmonic Orches¬
tra which presents part of its- sea¬
son there.

Switch to new negative, from
Cinemascope screen requires
bringing the screen in front of the
proscenium and is costing the
house a number of seats. It will
end at about 1630 bottoms.

The change has also brought a
60-ft stage for the orchestra, in
front of the big screen, and when
tried out last week for tlie first
time.

Theatre is handled by Hugh Si-
verd, circuit vet who has been
there 18 years. He is continuing
regular operation throughout the
I period of remodelling.

new pic in release; “Tunes of
Glory” (Lope) and “Please Turn
Over” (Col) are the runner-up pix
in that order.

“Village of Damned” (M-G)
shapes as potentially the best new
entrant, being big in Washington,
mighty in Cleveland and socko in
Buffalo, “Savage Innocents” (Par),
also new, is good in Detroit.

“Behind Great Wall” (Cont) is
rated lofty in Frisco. “Don Quixote”
(M-G) shapes smash in N.Y. where
playing two arty theatres. “Cimar¬
ron” (M-G), also fairly new, is a
bit uneven currently but good in
L.A. and neat in K.C. “Two-Way
Stretch” (Indie), big in Toronto,
looks smash in N.Y.

“Butterfield 8” (M-G), which has
finished most of its big first-run
playdates, is okay in N.Y. after a
very longrun and potent in L.A.
•“Carry On, Nurse” {Gov), good in
Denver and Buffalo, shapes okay
in Boston and hot in Cleveland.

“General Della Rovere” (Cont>,
just getting around, still is sma^h
in N.Y., fancy in Philly and good
in Washington. “Facts of Life”
(UA), long high on the list, is hep
in Minneapolis and potent in
Boston.

“Flaming Star” (20th), okay in
Minneapolis, is dim in Phil'y.
“Make Mine Mink” (Cont), big in
N.Y. and Pittsburgh, is okay in
Wa c hington.

(Complete Boxoffice Reporti

Onfages A-Q) .

By MIKE WEAR
Variety’s regular weekly
boxoffice reports are summa¬
rized each month, retrospec¬
tively. Based on an average of
24 key situations, the source
data constitue an adequate
sampling of current releases,
but are not, of course, fully
“definitive .” An index of rela¬
tive grossing strength in the
U. S . - Canada market, this
monthly reprise does not pre¬
tend to express total rentals.

Following rather desultory re¬
sults of December, heightened only
by the sharp upbeat of post-Christ¬
mas week, January’s first-runs,
covered by Variety “soared”. It
was only at the tag end of the
month, when zero weather and bliz¬
zards sloughed trade, that business
at these key city deluxers tapered
off. The fact that many thea f res
st:il were playing product launched
for the year-end holiday up to the
final weeks of January naturally
cut into the overall take in con¬
cluding sessions.

“Spartacus” (U), which just
missed winding up on top in
December, finally made it last
month, and wound up No. 1 pic.
This hard-ticket opus finished the
month with nearly $1,000,000 gross
in key cities covered by Var t e:y.
It was first in three out of the
four weeks used in the tabulation.
While only grossing abound $700,-
000, “Exodus” (UA) was a close
second because of the amazing in¬
dividual showings in a majority of
playdates. And it likely^ will be
heard from in the future "as addi¬
tional engagements are launched.
In most weeks in which it was in
release, “Exodus” w f as showing in
only five to six keys.

“Grass Is Greener” (U) captured
third position, showing $363.0.;0
gross. In fourth place was “The
Sundowners” (WB). The fact that it
(Continued on page 20)

BRITISH ‘NURSE’ PILFS
UP OTTAWA MILEAGE

1 Ottawa, Jan. 31.

20th Century’s release, “Carry
On Nurse.” a British comedy, is
turning out to be a boxoffice
sleeper in eastern Ontario. It
preemed at the Nelson and Elm-
dale filmers in Ottawa Oct. 24,
1959, then played to healthy busi¬
ness at the Somerset, Linden, May-
fair and Autosky ozoner, before
leaving this capital. ^

Looking around for a filler for
the normally dull Christmas week
Ernie 'Warren, manager of the dual
Elgin and Little Elgin Theatres (in
one building but. operated se* a-
ratelyj, saw “Nurse,” coupled v..th
another British comedy, “The Cap¬
tain’s Table,” was in its 25th week
at the Cinema, Hamilton, Ont., and
booked the pair. They stayed for
a boffo three w r eeks at the; main
Elgin, and are in their 6th week
at the Little Elgin and still col¬
lecting okay business.

Hurricane-Postponed,
Re-Sked Florida TOA

Tampa, Jan. 31.

Annual convention of th.e Motion
Picture Exhibitors of Florida, a
Theatre Owners of America affil-
ate, postponed last December be¬
cause of Hurricane Donna, will be
held here March 6-7 at the Flori¬
dian Hotel.

Robert Daugherty, of Generii
Drive-In Corp., will be general
charman.

Teitel Broadens Zone

Chicago, Jan. 31.
Regional distrib Charles Te'tel
; is expanding his alliance with Lux
Films of America.

Henceforth he’ll also book De¬
troit, Indianapolis, Des Moines, St.
Louis and Omaha.

National Boxoffice Survey

Biz Perks Up; ‘Family’ New Champion, ‘Exodus’ 2d,
‘Spartacus’ 3d, ‘Boys’ 4th, ‘Ben-Hur’ 5th

PICTURE GROSSES

P&ujSfr

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

LA Spotty; 'Blood’ Slight $16,000,
'Crusaders’ Dun 8G, 'Suzie’ Wow 20G,
'Exodus’ Smash 30G, 6th, ‘Pepe’ 20^G

4 -- : ----

Los Angeles, Jan. 31.

First-runs here continue spotty j
this session, with small help com¬
ing from two new bills and three
Academy-touted plx, “Elmer Gan¬
try,” “Apartment,” and “Psycho,”
rebooked in try for nominations.
“Fever in Blood” looks slim $16,-
000 for initial week in four thea¬
tres. “Mighty Crusaders” is rated
light $8,000 at two houses.

Reissued “Naked Jungle” with
“Elephant Walk” shape good $12,-
000 for two situations. “World of
Suzie Wong” continues to lead
regular holdovers* with wow $20.-
000 likely in seventh Chinese
frame.

“Exodus” is hard-ticket leader,
aiming at smash $30,000 for sixth
week at Fox Wilshire. “Pepe” also
Is holding well with beefy $20,500
in fifth at Warner Beverly.

“Ben-Hur” is flashy $20,000 for
62d session at Egyptian wh'le
“Spartacus” is rated nice $17,000
or close in 15th Pantages stanza.
Estimates for This Week

Orpheum, Hawaii (Metropolitan-
G&S) (2,213; 1.106; 90-S1.50) —
“Mighty Crusaders” (Fal) and
“Tiger Bay” (Indie). Light $8,000.
Last week, Orpheum, “Girl of
Night” (WB), “Female on Beach”
<U» (reissue) (2d wk», $4,300.
Hawaii. “Carry On, Nurse” (Gov),
“Female in Flesh” (Ind) <m.o.),
$4,300.

Warren’s, Wiltem, Loyola, Holly¬
wood (B&B-SW-FWC) (1,757; 2.-
344; 1.298; 756; 90-$l.50)—“Fever
in Blood” (W T B) and “Mating Time”
(Indie) (reissue) (Warren's), “Three
Y/orlds Gulliver” (Col) (repeat)
(Wiltem), “Up Periscope” (WB)
(reissue) ‘Loyola, Hollywood). Slim
$16,000 or near. Last week, War¬
ren's, Loyola with Iris, “Sunrise at
Campobello” >WB) (1st general re¬
lease 1 , “Run Across River” (Indie)
(Warren’s, Iris), “Inherit Wind”
(UA) (repeat) (Loyola), $14,800.
Wiltern with State, Pix, “Goliath
and Dragon”-(AI), “Three Blondes
in Life” (Indie), $14,900. Hollywood
(Continued on page 24)

‘Sunday’ Record $10,000,
Toronto; ‘Grass’ Wham
14G, 2d; ‘Siartacus’ 12G

Toronto, Jan. 31.

“Never On Sunday” is break¬
ing all-time house record at the
Towne currently. However. “League
of Gentlemen” and “Breath of
Scandal” are disappointing among
other newcomers.

“Grass Is Greener” in second
stanza is leading the city with wow
second round. “Sundowners”
shapes nice in fourth frame at Im¬
perial. “Two-Way Stretch” is
sturdy in fifth week at Hyland.
“Spartacus” shapes near-capacity
in sixth at Uptown.

Estimates for This Week

Carlton (Rank) (2.138; $1-S1.50)
—“League of Gentlemen” (20th).
Disappointing $10,000. Last week,
“Facts of Life” <UA) (5th wk),
$ 6 , 000 .

Eglinton <FP) (918: $1.50-$2.50)
—“Windjammer” (NT) <6th wk).
Okay $6,500. Last week, $7,000.

Hollywood (FP) (1,080; $l-$!.25)
—“Breath of Scandcl” (Par). NS A ;
$8,000 or near. Last week, “Mar¬
riage-Go-Round” (20th) »5th wk), !
$5,000.

Hyland (Rank) (1.357; $1-$1.50)
—“Two-Way Stretch” (20th) (5th
wk). Big $6,500. Last week, $7,000.

Imperial <FP) (3.343; $1-$1.25)—
“Sundowners” (W T B) (4th wk). Good
$9,000. Last week, $11,000.

Loew’s (Loew) (2.740; Sl-Sl.50)—
“Grass Is Greener” <U) (2d wk).
Wham S14.000. Last week, $19,000.

Tivoli (FP) (Sl.50-S2.50—'“Ala¬
mo” «UA) H2th wk). Steady $7,000.
Last week. same.

Towne (Taylor) (693: Sl-Sl.50)—
“Never On Sundav” (Lope). Rec¬
ord-breaking $10,000. Last week,
“Entertainer” Cont) 5th wk), $3,-
500.

University <FP> '1.360; $1.50-
$2.75*—-“Ben-Hur” ; M-G) (59th wk).
St» : l big at $8,000. Last week, $8,-
500.

Uptown Loew) -1.304: $1.50-
$2 ~o)—“Spartaous” U> (6th wk).
St»ll near-capaelv meht sale, with
$I°.000 on week. Last week, $13,-

500.

Broadway Grosses

Estimated Total Gross

This Week . $584,700

(Based on 29 theatres >

Last Year .$634,843

(Based on 26 theatres)

‘Family’ Huge 25G,
Philly; ‘Suzie 13G

Philadelphia, Jan. 31.

Weekend biz was jumping here,
with patrons lining up to get in
to see “Swiss Family Robinson,”
which shapes wow on opener at
Midtown. It is the lone newcomer,
which of course is in its favor.
Several films are running ahead of
last week or about even.

"World of Suzie Wong” is rated
nifty in sixth Arcadia round, being
better than last week. This is true
; also of “Ben-Hur,” which is mighty
in 61st-final stanza at Boyd. “Spar-
taeus” shapes strong in 13th round
at Goldman. “General Della Ro-
vere” looms fancy in second at the
Studio while “Grass Is Greener” is
tall in sixth at Fox and ahead of
fifth week. “Wackiest Ship in
Army” is torrid in second Stanley
session.

Estimates for This Week

Arcadia (S&S) (536; 99-$1.80(—
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (6th wk). Nifty
$13.0G0 or close. Last week, SI2.000.

Boyd (SW) (1.563; $1.40-i 2.75>—
“Ben-Hur” iM-G> (61st wk). Mighty
$23,000 in last round. Last week,

i $22 000.

| Fcx (Milgram) (2.200: 99-S1.80'—
“Grass Is Greener” 'U) (6th wk).
Tall S8.000. Last week, $7,C00.

Goldman (Goldman) (1,200; $2-
$2.75)—“Spartacus” <U) (13th wk).
Strong $11,000. Last week, $12,000.

Midtown (Midtown) 1 1.000; 99-
$1.80)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV). Wow 7 $25,000 or near. - Last
week. “Alamo” <UA) G3ch wk),
$5,000.

Randolph (Goldman) (2.500;
2,500; 99-$l.80'—“Fever in Blood”!
(WB) (2d wk). Slight $6,500. Last I
week, S9.000.

Stanley <SW) <2,500: 99-S1.80)—
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) ;2d wk). Hot
$14,000. Last week, $16,000.

Stanton (SW) <1.483; $1.40-$2.25)
—“Cimarron” (MG) (5th wk). Weak
$6,000. Last week, S6.500.

Studio (Go’dberg) '483; 99-$1.80)!
—“General Della Rovere” (Cont)
(2d wk). Fancy $4,000. Last week,
$5,000.

Trans-Lux 'T-L) (500; 99-SL80)—
“Never On Sunday” (Lope) <9th
wk). Tidy $.6,000. Last week. $6,500.

Viking <Sley) <1,000: 99-S1.80)—
“Flaming Star” (20th) (2d wk). Dim
$5,500. Last week, S8.000.

World (R&B-Pathe) (449; 99-

$1.80)—“Virgin Spring” (Janus)
(5th wk). Nice $3,000. Last week,
$3,900.

Cleveland. Jan. 31.

Cleveland film biz is booming
this stanza with “Village of
Damned” as new blockbuster. It is
heading for a mighty $40,000 or
Close in first week at State. “Wacki¬
est Ship in Army” al.co is robust for
initial round at the Allen.

“Spartacus” is rated good in
sixth Palace session while “World
J of Suzie Won 7 *” looks smart in
sixth frame at Stillman.

“Sw'ss Family Robinson” shapes
okay in fifth stanza at the Hipp.
“The Alamo” is only average in
sixth week at the Oh ; o.

Estimates for This Week

Allen (SW) <3,500; $1-S1.50) —
“Wackiest Ship” (Col>. Robust $17,-
000 or over. Last week, “Fever in
Blood” (WB), $7,500.

Continental Art (Art Theatre
Guild) 1800; $1.25) :— “Cairy On,

Sab-Zero Sloughs Mpls.
Albeit ‘Exodus’ Mighty
$18,000;‘Turn’Tight 9G

Minneapolis, Jan. 31.

Longest - and coldest sub-zero
wave in three years in putting the
I freeze on film trade again this
round. Pinch has been felt particu¬
larly the past two weekends with
fans, staying at home. While
chilly biz has most spots slow, two
newcomers are besting the icy
blasts. “Exodus,” opening to
packed houses, looks wow at Acad¬
emy. “Please Turn Over” next
door at World is absorbing turn-
aways, for boffo total. Only other
fresh entry, “Sword and Dragon,”
in for single stanza at Orpheum, is
drab.

Among the holdovers, "Swiss
Family Robinson” in sixth chapter
at Gopher appears best. “Flaming
Star” at Lyric looks only okay.
“Marriage-Go-Ronnd” at State
shapes slow in second.

Fstimates for This week

Academy (Mann) (947; $1.75-

$2.65) — “Exodus” (UA). Opening
with giant $18,000 or close. Last
week. “Ben-Hur” (M-G) (47th wk),
$26,000 in 10 days.

Century (Cinerama, Inc.) (1,150;
$1.75-$2.65) —"Cinerama Holiday”
(Cinerama) (reissue) (6th wk).
Okay $7,500. Last week. $7,000.

Gopher 'Berger) (1,000; $1-$1.25)
—“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV)
(6th wk). Holding up well at great
$7,500. Last week, $8,200.

Lyric (Par) (1,000; $1-$1.25) —
“Flaming Star” (20th) <2d wk). De¬
spite ads plugging “the all new El- J
(Continued on page 24) ]

‘Fever" Strong
8G, 1C* ‘Family’
Hep $14,§8,2d

Kansas City, Jan. 31.

“Fever in Blood” is strong at
Paramount, the only newcomer
here this week. Otherwise biggest
news is severe cold spell which
has dented grosses over the past
week and current weekend. The
exception is “Swiss Family Robin¬
son,” holding hefty in second ^tek.
“Can-Can” is happy at Plaza in
second. “Cimarron” at Capri in
ditto stanza looks big. “Grass Is
Greener” at Roxy is still big.
“Exodus at Empire Is rated steady
in sixth.

Estimates for This Week

Canri iDurwood) *1,260; $l-$2.50)
—“Cimarron” «M-G) (2d wk).

Nifty $12,000, holds. Last week,
$14,000.

Empire (Durwood) (1,280; $1.25-
$3)—“Exodus” <UA) (6th wk).
Steady $15,000. Last week, same.

Kimo (Dickinson) (504; 90-SI.25)
—“Please Turn Over” (Col) (6th
wk). Pleasant $1,200. Last week,
$1,600.

Midland (Loew) (3,500; 75-$l)—
“Go Naked in World” iM-G) and
“Operation Bottleneck” (Indie) (2d
wk). 'Modest $5,000, winding up
oneration of theatre which closes
Feb. 1 to be converte'd to bowling
arena. Last week, $6 000.

Paramount (UP) (1,900; 75-$l)—
(Continued on page 24)

Nurse” (Gov) (6th wk). Fine $2,200.
Last week, $1,900.

Heights Art (Art Theatre Guild)
(925; $1.25)—"Never On Sunday”
(Lope) (6th wk). Very good $2,700.
Last week, $3,000.

Hippodrome (Eastern Hipp)
(3,700; $1-$1.F0) — “Swiss Family
Robinson” <BV) <5th wk). Okay
$10,000; holds. Last week. same.

Ohio (Loew) (2.700; $1-$1.65)—
“Alamo” (UA) (6th wk>. Average
$5,300. Lart week, $6,000.

Palace 'Silk & Helpern) (1,550;
$1.25-$2.75)—“SDartacus” <U) (6th
wk). Good $9,500. Last week, $10,-
000 .

State (Loew) <3.700; Sl-$1.50)—
"Village of Damned” (M-G). Mighty
$40,000 or near. Last week, “Flam¬
ing Star” (?0th), S6.500.

Stillman (Loew) (2,700; $1-$1.50)
— “World of Suzie Wong” (Par)
<6th wk). Smart $10,000.-Last week,
$9,000.

Geve. Biz Big; Wage’ Giant 48G,
‘Slip’ Fast 17G, ‘Suzie’ Hep 10G, 6

Despite Weather ‘Family Great 276,
‘Naked’Hot $15,000,‘Spartacus’17G

Key City Grosses

Estimated Total Gross

This Week .. .$2,509,900

(Based on 21 cities and 239
theatres, chiefly first runs, in¬
cluding N. Y.) -

Last Year .$2,742,943

(Based on 23 cites and 236
theatres.)

‘Naked’ Okay 10G,
Pitt;'Family’21G

Pittsburgh, Jan. 31.
Given an assist by two school
holidays last Thursday (26) and
Friday (27), “Swiss Family Robin¬
son” is boffo in second round at
Stanley. Two new entries, “Mar-
riage-Go-Round” at Gateway and
“Go Naked in World” at Penn
shape okay. “Grass Is Greener” is
still hardy in sixth frame at Fulton
and “Alamo” ditto at Warner.

“Spartacus,” only hard-ticket pic
in town, is tall in sixth at the
Nixon. “Make Mine Mink” still
strong In fourth at Squirrel Hill.
Estimates for This Week
Fulton (She'a) (1,635; $1-$1.50)—
“Grass Is Greener”* (U) (6th wk).
Excellent $5,000 after same in fifth.

Gateway (Associated) (2,100; $1-
$1.50) — “Marriage-Go-Round”
(20th). Okay $7,500. Last week, “No
Man Write Epitaph” (Col), $7,600.

Nixon (Rubin) (1,760; $1.50-$2.75)
—“Spartacus” (U) (6th wk). Fine
$9,000 after $10,000 last round.

Penn <UATC) (3,300; $1-$1.50) —
“Go Naked in World” (M-G). Okay
| $10,000 but must come out Friday
(27) for “Misfits” (UA). Last week,
“Village of Damned” (UA), $6,000.

Squirrel Hill (SW) (834; $1.25)—
“Make Mine Mink” (Cont) (4th wk).
Big $3,200. Ditto last week.

Stanley (SW) (3.700; $1-$1.50) —
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (2d
wk). Wow $21,000. Last week, over
estimate with $22,700.

Warner (SW) <1,516; $1.25-$1.80)
—“Alamo” (UA) (6th wk). Trim
$9,000. Last week, $9,500.

‘Village’ Boff $20,000,
Buff.; ‘Can-Can’ Oke 7G

Buffalo, Jan. 31.

Some new, strong screen fare is
making exhibitors here more
cheerful in current stanza. “Vil¬
lage of Damned,” which is socko
opening week at the Buffalo, is
standout newcomer. “Can-Can” is
rated good on popscale run at the
Center. “Wackiest Ship In Army”
still is fancy in second at Century.
“Herod the Great” looks slow at
Lafayette while “Bramble Bush”
paired with “A Summer Place” is
only fair on reissue at Paramount..

Estimates for This Week

Buffalo (Loew) (3.500; 75-$1.25)

[ —“Village of Damned” (M-G) and
“Operation Bottleneck” (UA).
Socko $20,000. Last week, “Where
Boys Are” (M-G) and “Police Dog
Story” (Indie), $10,500.

Center (AB-PT) (2.000; 70-$l>—
“Can-Can” i20th). Good for $7,000
for popscale run. Last week,
“Joker Is Wild” (Par) and “Ver¬
tigo” (Par) (reissues), $6,500.

Century (UATC) (2,700; 70-$1.25)
—“Wackiest Ship” (Col) and “Hell
Is City” (Col) (2d wk). Fast $12,-
000. Last week, $15,000.

Lafayette (Basil) (3,000; 70-$l)—
“Herod the Great” (AA) and “Un¬
faithfuls” (Indie). Slow $6,000. Last
week, “Look in Any Window” (AA)
and “Capt. Phantom” (Indie),
$4,500.

Paramount (AB-PT) (3,000; 70-
$1)—“Bramble Bush” (WB) and
“A Summer Place” (WB) (reissues).
Fair $7,800. Last week, “Savage
Innocents” (Par) and “Beyond All
Limits” (Indie), $6,000.

Teck (Loew) (1,200; 70-$1.49)—
“Alamo” (UA) (6th wk). Slow $5,-
000. Last week, ditto.

Cinema (Martina) *450; 70-$l)—
“Carry on Nurse” (Gov) (13th wk).
Okay $1,500. Last week, same.

Washington, Jan. SI.

Mainstem is fighting the ele¬
ments again this stanza, but there
are a few strong spots on the snow-
clogged circuit. "Village of
Damned” looms big opening frame
at the Capitol. Benefiting from big
juve draw because T of closed
schools, “Swiss Family Robinson”
is figured for great take at two
Stanley Warner houses.

“Go Naked in World” looks fancy
on opener at Palace. “World of
Suzie Wong” stays sturdy at the
Town in sixth. “Spartacus” is rated
big at the Warner in first holdover
round.

Estimates for This Week

Ambassador-Metropolitan (SW)
(1,490; 1,000; 90-S1.49) — “Swiss
Family Robinson” (BV). Great
$27,000. Last week, “Sundowners”*
(WB) <4th wk), $4,000.

Apex (K-B) (940; 90-$1.25) —
“General Della Rovere” (Cont) (3d
wk). Sluggish $2,800. Last week,
same.

Capitol (Loew) (3,426; $1-$1.49)—
"Village . of Damned” (M-G). Big
$20,000 or close. Last week, “Where
Boys Are” (M-G) (4th wk), $6,500
in 4 days,

Keith’s (RKO) (1,850; $1-$1.49)
—“Facts of Life” (UA) (6th wk).
Oke. $6,000. Last week, $7,000.

MacArthur (K-B) (900; $1.25>—
"Make Mine Mink” (Cont) (6th wk).
Okay $2,600., Last week, $2,800.

Ontario (K-B) (1.240; $1-$1.49)—
“Grass Is Greener” (U) (5th wk).
Slow $3,000. Last week, $3,100.

Playhouse (T-L) <458; $1-$1.49)
—“Lovers” (Indie) and “Hiroshima.
Mon Amour” (Zenith) (reissues)
(3d wk). Thin $2,800. Last week,
$3,200.

j Palace (Loew) (2.390; $I-$1.49)—
“Go Naked in World” (M-G).
Sturdy $15,000. Last week, “Mar¬
riage-Go-Round” (20th) (2d wk).
$7,000.

Plaza (T-L) (276; $1-$1.80) —
“Love By Appointment” (Indie)
(2d wk). Oke $4,200 Last week,
$5,300.

Town (King) (800; $1.25-$1.49)—
“Suzie Wong” (Part (6th wk).
Fancy $7,000. Last week, $8,000.

Trans-Lux (T-L) <600; $1.49-

$1.80)—"Wackiest Ship in Army”
(Col) (6th wk). Good $5,000. Last
week, $6,000.

Uptown (SW) (1.300; $1.25-$2.25)
—“Alamo” <UA) 4 6th wk). Mild
$6,500. Last week, $7,500.

Warner (SW) (1,440; $1.49-$2.75)
—“Spartacus” (U) (2d wk). Sock
$17,000. Last w 7 eek, $15,000.

‘Ship’ Rousing $28,000,
Huh; ‘Family’ Boff 30G;
‘Exodus’Boff 28G, 6th

Boston, Jan. 31.

Deep-freeze weather and rough
transport setup hurt at the b.o.
again this week, but four new en¬
tries will help. “Wackiest Ship
in Army” is heading for sock take
at Memorial while “Swiss Family
Robinson” looms boff at the Met.

Holdovers are still sturdy with
the road show pictures, “Exodus” at
the Saxon and “Spartacus” at the
Astor pacing this field. ‘Tunes of
Glory” is nice at the Beacon Hill in
sixth round. “Alamo” is rated
mild at Gary in sixth. “Facts of
Life” looks potent at Orpheum in
third. “World of Suzie Wong” is
amazing in sixth at the Paramount.
Estimates for This Week

Astor (B&Q) (1,170: $1.80-$3) —
“Spartacus” <U) (14th wk). Hep
$10,000. Last week, $12,000.

Beacon Hill (Sack) (678; $1.50)—
“Tunes of Glory” (Lope) (6th wk). '
Nice $6,000. Last week, $6,500.

Capri (Sack) (900; $1.80-$2.20)—
“Ben-Hur” <m.o.) <6th wk). Fine
$6,100. Last week. $6,800.

Boston (Cinerama, Inc.) <1.354;
$1.20-$2.65) — “Cinerama Holiday”
(Cinerama) (reissue) <llth wk). Oke
$7,500. Last week. $6,800.
i Exeter (Indie) (1.376; 90-$1.50)—
[“Virgin Spring” (Janus) (5th wk).
Fourth week okay $6,000. Last

j ^G»y $7 (Sa?k) H.277; $1.25-$2.50)
—“Alamo” (UA) (6th wk). Mild
$6 5C0. Last week, same.

Kenmore (Indie) (700; $1.50-

$1.75).— “Ballad of Soldier”
(Union). Slick $12,000. Last week,
“Entertainer” (Cont) <4th wk),
$5 000.

Menorial (RKO) (3.000; 60-$1.10)
(Continued on page 24)

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

non IKE GROSSES

DET. BIZ HOT DESPITE COLD

Chi Hit by Cold; 'Naked’ Fancy 26G;
'Marriage 15%G, 'Family’ Socko 22G,
‘Grass’ Trim 15G, 6th; ‘Exodus' 26G

Chicago, Jan. 31. <

Prolonged cold snap is an obvi¬
ous hindrance to first-runs hete
this round plus fact there’s not
much new product arriving. Some
longruns. however, are holding
nicely, so that overall totals should
be okay.

“Go Naked in World,” Chicago
Theatre initialer, is grabbing
a nice $26,000, but other new. en¬
tries are repeats.

Oriental’s “Marriage-Go-Round”
is mild In second. Sixth frame of
“World of Suzie Wong” looks
dandy at Woods. “Swiss Family
Robinson” continues potent in ditto
State-Lake session. “Grass Is
Greener” looks nice in sixth
United Artists stanza. Third week
of Roosevelt’s “Fever in Blood” is
rated puny.

Carnegie’s “Left, Right and Cen¬
tre” is a fine second-weeker.
“Never on Sunday” is making a
brisk showing in Esquire seventh.
“School for Scoundrels” is trim in
Surf tenth.

Of hard-ticket pix, “Exodus”
looks capacity or near again in
Cinestage seventh. “Spartacus”
looks sock in 16th McVickers lalp;
and “Ben-Hur" notched a hotsy
58th session at Todd Theatre.

Estimates for This Week

Carnegie (Telem’t) (495; $1.50)—
“Left, Right, Centre” (Indie) (2d
wk. Hep $3,500. Last week,
$5,000.

Chicago (B&K> (3.900; 90-$1.80)
—“Go Naked in World” (M-G). Ex
{Continued on page 24)

‘Family’ Smash $12,000,
Cincy; ‘Spartacus’ Loud
11G, 6; ‘Boys’ Hep 12G

Cincinnati, Jan. 31.

“Swiss Family Robinson,” shap¬
ing as a robust entry at Keith’s,
and “Where Boys Are,” holding
hotsv as flagship Albee second-
weeker, are mainstays in Cincy’s
favorable film biz climb this week,
which has the burghers snapping
out of prolonged frigid spell. New¬
comer “Go Naked In World” is
only fair at Palace. Longruns
“Spartacus” “Alamo” continue
without pain as “Cimarron” and
reserve-seat policy quit the Capi¬
tol. Hilltop arties are in pleasing
trend, with “School For Scoun¬
drels” standout.

Estimates for This Week

Albee (RKO) (3,100; $1-$1.50>—
“Where Boys Are” (M-G) (2d wk'.
Hefty $12,600 or near after $13,800
preem.

• Capitol (SW-Cinerama) (1,400; j
$1.25-$2.25' — “Cimarron” (M-G)!
(5th wk). Mild $6,500 final. Same
Last week. Policy switches to con-j
tinuous Feb. 3 with “Behind Great
Wall” (Cont>.

Esquire Art (Shon (500; $1.25)—
“Never On Sunday” (UA) (2d wk).
Big $3,000 following $3,600 bow r .

Grand (RKO) <l,3u0; $1.75-$2.75)
—“Spartacus” (U» «6th wk). Hold¬
ing to last week’s L lofty $11,000
tempo. ,

Guild (Vance) (300; $1.25)—

“Please Turn Over” (Col) (6th wk).
Firm $1,800. Same last week.

Hyde Park Art (Shor) (500;
$1.25) — “School For Scoundrels”
(Cont) (6th wk). Okay $1,500. Same
last week.

Keith’s (Shor) (1.500; 90-$1.25)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV).
Smash $12,000. Last week, “Mar¬
riage Go-Round” (20th), $4,200.

Palace (RKO) (2,600; $1-$1.25)—
“Go Naked In World” (M-G). Fair
$7,500. Last week. “Savage Inno-
i cents” (Par), $6,800.

Twin Drive-In (Shor) (600 cars,
west side r 90c> — “Cinderfella”
(Par) and “Tarzan Magnificent”
(Par) (subruns). Oke $4,000. Last
week, “GI Blues" (Par) (subrun)
and “Get Outta Town” (Indie),
$3,800.

Valley (Wiethe) (1,200; $1.50-
$2.501—“Alamo” (UA) (6th wk).
Fair $6,000. Last $7,000.

Estimates Are Net

Film gross estimates as re¬
ported herewith from the vari¬
ous key cities, are net; i.e.,
without usual tax. Distrib¬
utors share on net take, when
playing percentage, hence the
estimated figures are net in¬
come.

The parenthetic admission
prices, however, as indicated,
include U. S. amusement tax.

‘Blood’ Slow 10G,
Denver; ‘Ship’ 12G

Denver, Jan. 31.
Lone- opener this stanza proved
disappointing. It was “Fever in
Blood,” by Denver author William
Pearson, but so lightweight that it
is being replaced next Thursday by
“The Misfits” at the Paramount.
Most holdovers and extended-runs
are doing nicely. “Spartacus” is
going ahead of initial round to
land a happy total at the Aladdin
on second. “Can-Can” shapes good
in second of moveover run at
Centre.

“Wackiest Ship in Army” looks
nice in second at the Denver as
does “Swiss Family Robinson,” in
sixth at the Towne. “Where Boys
Are” is fair in third at Orpheum.

Estimates for This Week
Aladdin (Fox' (900; $1.25-$2.50)
—“Spartacus” (U) (2d wk). Perked
to happy $12,000. Last week,
$ 11 , 000 .

Blue Bird (Fox) (700; $1) —
“Carry On Nurse” (Gov) (m.o.) (2d
wk>. Sturdy $1,800. Last week,
$ 2 , 000 .

Centre (Foxi (1,270; $1-$1.45)—
“Can-Can” (20th i (m.o.) (2d w-k'.
Good $9,000. Last week, $12,000.

Denham (Indie) ($1.25-$2.50)—
“Ben-Hur” (M-G' (42d wk). Stout
$8,000, same as last week.

Denver (Fox) (2,432; $1~$1.25>—
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (2d wk).
Nice $12,000 or close. Last week,
$17,300.

Esquire (Fox' (600: $1)—“Please
Turn Over” (Col) (6th wk'. Neat
$2,100. Last week. $2,400.

Orpheum (RKO) <2.690; $1-$1.25)
—“Where Boys Are” (M-G) and
“Five Guns to Tombstone” (U) (3d
wk). Fair $6,500. Last week,
$7,500.

Paramount (Indie) (2,100; 90-
$1.25)—“Fever in Blood” (WB).

; Slow $10,000 or near. Last week,
“Sundowners” (WB) (4th wk),
$9,000.

| Towne (Indie) (600; $1-$1.45) —
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (6th
wk>. Sock $8,500. Last week,
$9,000.

‘Can-Can’ Lusty $20,000,
St. L.; ‘Family^ Huge 19G

St. Louis, Jan. 31.

A flock of new pix are being
launched here this stanza, and
trade is reflecting same though not
all newies ;are big. “Can-Can”
looks rousing in opening round at
mammoth Fox while “Swiss Fami¬
ly Robinson” is smash in first at
Loew’s Mid-City.

“Fever in Blood,” too, is'fairly
good on opener at the St. Louis as
is “Marriage-Go-Round” on initial
frame at Ambassador. “Go Naked
in World” looks lean in first at
State. “Spartacus” is rated great
at Esquire in sixth.

Estimates for This Week
Ambassador (Arthur) (2,970; 60-
90)—“Marriage-Go-Round” <20th).
Good $11,000. Last week, “Grass
Is Greener” (U) (4th wk>, $10,000.

Apollo Art (Grace) (700; 90-
$1.25)—“Picnic on Grass” (Indie)
(Continued on page 24)

Detroit, Jan. 31.

First-runs are enjoying a hotsy
week despite near-zero tempera¬
tures. “Where Boys Are” looks set
for a wham total at the Adam?.
“Sword and Dragon” shapqs fair at
Fox. “Savage Innocents” looks
okay at Palms.

Meanwhile, holdovers are very
big with “Wackiest Ship in Army”
heading for sockeroo second week
at the Michigan. “World of Suzie
Wong” stays smash in sixth session
at the Grand Circus. “Spartacus”
looks mighty in 13th round at Mad¬
ison. “Ben-Hur” stays great In
50th week at United Artists.
“Grass Is Greener” is hep in fifth
round at Mercury.

Estimates for This Week'

Fox (Fox-Mich) (5,000; 75-$1.49)
—“Sword and Dragon” (Indie) and
“It Takes a Thief” (Indie). Fair
$15,000. Last week, “Subterrane¬
ans” (M-G) and “Day Robbed Bank
of England” (M-G), $7,500.

Michigan (United Detroit) (4,000;
$1.25-$1.49)—“Wackiest Ship” (Col)
and “Passport to China” (Col) (2d
wk). Wow $20,000. Last week,
$23,000.

Palms (UD) (2,961; $1.25-$1.49'—
“Savage Innocents” (Par) and “Last
Rebel” (Indie). Okay $12,000. Last
week, “Journey to Lost City” (AI)
and “48 Hours to Live” (Indie),
$ 11 , 000 .

Madison (UD) (1,408; $1.50-$3)—
“Spartacus" (U) (13th wk). Great
$12,500. Last week, $13,500.

Grand Circus (UD) (1,400; $1.25-
$1.65)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (6th
wk): Swell $15,000. Last week,
$17,500.

Adams (Balaban) (1,700; $1.25-
$1.50)—“Where Boys Are” (M-G).
Wham $18,000. Last week, “But¬
terfield 8” (M-G), $6,500 in 12th
week.

United Artists (UA) (1,667; $1.25-
$3)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (50th wk).
Sturdy $11,000. Last week, $12,-
000 ,

Music Hall (Cinerama, Inc.)
(1,208; $I.20-$2.65)—“Seven Won-,
dersof World” (Cinerama) (reissue)
(5th wk). Oke $13,000. Last week,
$14,000.

Trans-Lux Krim (Trans-Lux)
(1,000; $1.49-$1.65>—“Please Turn
Over” (Coli (2d wk). Oke $4,000.
Last week, $5,000.

Mercury (UM) (1.465; $1.25-$1.49) j
—“Grass Is. Greener” (U) (5th wk).
Hep $8,000 n Last week, $9,000. i

‘BOYS’ BIG $15,000 IN
L’VILLE; ‘FAMILY’ 1IG

Louisville, Jan. 31.

“Where the Boys Are” at United
Artists looks top newcomer. “Swiss
Family Robinson” at the smaller
seater Ohio shapes sock in second
week. “Esther and King” looks
modest at the Rialto. “Fever In
Blood” at the next door Mary
Anderson is slim. “Please Turn
Over” in second at the Brown, is
fair. Repeat snowfall last week
hurt downtown houses as well as
stores on the mainstem.

Estimates for This Week

Brbwn (Fourth Avenue) (1,100;
.60-$D—“Please Turn Over” (Col)
(2d wk). Moderate $4,000 after
first week’s $4,500.

Ke.ntuoky (Switow) (900; 75-$l)—
“Battle Hymn” (U) and “Away All
Boats” (U) (reissues). Medium
$4,000. Last week, “Female on
Beach” (U) and “Saskatchewan”
(U» (reissues), same.

Mary Ann (People’s) (900; 75-$ 1)
—“Fever In Blood” (WB). Light
$3,500. Last week, “Sundowners”
(WB» (5th wk), same.

Ohio (Settos' (900; 75-$1.25>—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (2d
wk>. Capacity weekend trade looks
to get sock $11,000 on seven days
after first week’s $16,000.

Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,000;
60-$l)—“Esther and King” (20th).
Moderate $5,000. Last week, “Lit¬
tle Shepherd of Kingdom Come”
(20th) (reissue), $7,000.

United Artists (UA) (3,000; 7*5-
$1.25)—“Where Boys Are” (M-Gi,
Big $15,000. Last week, “Magnifi¬
cent Seven” (UA), $6,500.

Better ffeather Boosts B’way; ‘Boys’
Brisk $142,000, Tepe’ Sturdy 34G,
‘Exodus’ Capacity 54G, ‘Grass’ 30G

It finally stopped snowing last
week, and Broadway'firstruns im¬
mediately rebounded, weekend be¬
ing especially strong after so
many desultory days. There is not
a single newcomer excepting at
arty theatres, but many first-runs
are climbing ahead of last week’s
offish take.

Case in point is the Music Hall
with “Where the Boys Are” and
stageshow which looks to hit a big
$142,000 or near in the second ses¬
sion as compared with $128,000
opening week. The Hall had lines
last Saturday and Sunday, that
were uncommon in the blizzard-
swept initial round. “Pepe” also
was up sharply over last stanza
with a sturdy $34,000 for sixth
week at the Criterion.

“Can-Can” was considerably im¬
proved with a lofty $20,000 for the
sixth Palace stanza. “Grass Is
Greener” also perked, with a big
$21,000 or close likely in current
(6th) frame at the Astor. It’s trim
$9,000 in same week at Trans-Lux
52d Street.

“Young One” was better at an
okay $14,000 or near in second
week at the Victoria. “Swiss Fam¬
ily Robinson,” too, is stronger with
a nice $20,000 at Embassy and
arty Normandie for sixth weeks.

“Three Worlds of Gulliver” is
better with a fine $14,000 likely
for. seventh round at the Forum.
“Marriage-Go-Round” looks good
$32,500 in fourth frame, day-dating
the Paramount and Trans-Lux 85th
Street. “The Misfits” preems at
the Capitol today (Wed.) after 11
great weeks with “Butterfield 8.”

“Exodus” still is pacing the
hard-ticketers with a capacity $54,-
000 assured for the current (7th)
stanza at the Warner. “Spartacps”
at the DeMille, “Ben-Hur” at the
State and “Alamo” at the Rivoli
are all ahead of last session.

“League of Gentlemen” at the
Sutton and “Two-Way Stretch” at
the Guild lead the new art theatre
entries, both being smash. “Don
Quixote” still is doing great in
second rounds at the 55th St. Play¬
house and 68th St. Playhouse.

Estimates for This Week

Astor (City Inv.) (1.094; 75-$2*—
“Grass Is Greener” (U) (6th wk>.
Present round ending tomorrow
(Thurs.) is heading for solid $21,-
000 after $20,000 for fifth. Holds.

Capitol (Loew) (4,820; $l-$2.50)

; —“The Misfits” (M-G). Opens to¬
day (Wed.). Last week, “Butter¬
field 8” (M-G) (11th wk). Okay
$17,000 or near after $16,000 for
10th round, but winding a highly
profitable longrun that started be¬
fore the year-end holidays.

- Criterion (Moss) (1,520; $1.50-
$3.50)—“Pepe” (Col) (7th wk). The
sixth frame ended last night
(Tues.) was sturdy $34,000 after
$31,000 for fifth.

DeMille (Reade) (1,463; $1.50-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (17th wk).
This stanza finishing today (Wed.)
looks like smart $22,000 or near
after $20,000 for 16th week. Stays.

Embassy (Guild Enterprises)
(500; $1.25-$2) — “Swiss Family
Robinson” (BV) (6th wk>. This
round ending tomorrow (Thurs.) is
climing to fine $13,000 after $12,-
000 for fifth week.

Palace (RKO) (1,642; 90-$2.50)—
“Can-Can” (20th) (7th wk). Sixth
I stanza ended last night (Tues.) was
fancy $20,000 after $17,500 for
fifth.

Forum (Moss) (813; 90-$1.80»—
“3 Worlds of Gulliver” (Col) (7th
wk). This session winding tomor¬
row (Thurs.) is heading for fine
$14,000 after $12,000 in sixth.
“Wackiest Ship in Army” (Col)
opens Feb. 9, day-dating with
Trans-Lux 52d Street.

Paramount (AB-PT) (3.665; $1-
$2)—“Marriage-Go-Round” (20th)
(4th wk). Current week ending to¬
morrow (Thurs.) is heading for
good $27,000 after $25,000 for third
frame. “Millionairess” (20th* opens
Feb. 10.

Radio City Music Hall (Rockefel¬

lers) (6,200; 90-$2.75> — “Where

Boys Are” (M-G) and stageshow
(2d wk). Climbing to fancy $142,-
000 or near now r that the storms
have gone. First was $128,000.
Stays.

Rivoli (UAT) (1,545; $1.50-$3.50)
— “Alamo” (UA) (15th wk). The
14th session completed last night
(Tues.) was okay $17,000 or near
after $15,500 for 13th week.

State (Loew) (1,900; $1.50-$3.50)
—“Ben-Hur" (M-G) (62d wk). Cur¬
rent round winding today (Wed.)
looks to push up to great $30,400
after $25,500 for 61 sr. week. Holds,
natch!

Victoria (City Inv.) (1,003; 50-$2)
—“Young One” (Indie) (3d wk). In¬
itial holdover stanza finished yes¬
terday (Tues.) was okay $14,000 or
near after $13,000 opener. Stays.

Warner (SW) (1,813; $1.50-$3.50)
—“Exodus” (UA) (7th wk). This
round, winding up tomorrow
(Thurs.), continues capacity with
$54,000. Last week, ditto. Stays in-
def.

First-Run Arties

Baronet (Reade) (430; $1.25-$2)—
“Make Mine Mink” (Cont) (7th
wk). Sixth frame finished Sunday
(29) was Trig $7,500 after $8,000 for
fifth.

Fine Arts (Davis) (468; 90-$1.80)
—“Big Deal” <UMPO> (llth-final
wk). The 10th round finished Mon-
(Continued on page 24)

‘Spartacss’ Big News fa
Balto; $10,500, Despite
Snow; ‘Family’ 11G, 2d

Baltimore, Jan. 31.

Big news here, despite the snow
and cold weather are* “Swiss Fam¬
ily Robinson,” socko in second
week at the New after smash open¬
er and “Spartacus.” big in second
frame at the Town. “World of
Suzie Wong” looks fine in sixth
week at the Charles. “Wackiest
Ship in the Army” is pleasant in
second week at the Hipp.

“Exodus” is good in seventh at
the Mayfafr and “Tunes of Glory’*
is nice in sixth week at the Play¬
house. “Never On Sunday” is
steady in 11th week at the‘Play¬
house. “Marriage-Go-Round” is
dull in first at Stanton.

Estimates for This Week

Aurora (Rappaport) (367; 90-
$1.50)—“Can-Can” <20th» <rerun)
(2d wk). Fair $1,700 after $2,000
in first.

Charles (Fruchtman) (500; 90-
$1.80)—“Suzie Wong” (Pan (6th
wk). Healthy $6,000 after $7,000 in
fifth frame. '

Cinema (Schwaber) (460; 90-

$1.50)—“Virgin Spring” (Janus).
Strong $3,200. Last week, “General
Della Rovere” (Cont) (4th wk),
$1,500.

Five West (Schwaber) (460; 99-
$1.50)—“Tunes of Glory” (Lope)
(6th wk). Nice $2,000 after $2,000
for fifth.

Hippodrome (RappaporU <2,300;
90-$1.50>—“Wackiest Ship” <CoI)
(2d wk). Big $9,500 after $3,099 in
first.

Little (RappaporU (300; 90-$1.50, 4
—“Please Turn Over” (Col) (3d
wk'. Good $2,000 after $2,500 in
second.

Mayfair (Fruchtman) (750; $2-
$2.50)—“Exodus” (UA» (7th wk).
Steady $7,000 after same lari week.

New (Fruchtman) (1,600: 90-

$1.50) — “Swiss Family Robinson’*

<BV) <2d wk*. Sock $11,000 a?ter
$13,000 opener.

Playhouse (Schwaben (460; 99-
$1.50)—“Never On Sundav” (Lone)
(11th wk). Steady $2,000 after¬
same in previous week.

Stanton (Fruchtman) (2,800; 90-
$1.50)—“Marriage - Go - Round’*
(20th). Blah $5,000. Previous
week, “G.'ass Is Greener” (U» <5th
wk). $4,000.

Town (Rappaport' (1,125; $1.50-
$2.50)—“Spartacus” (U* (2d wk).
Tall $10,500 after $10,000 in first.

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now in353th *veek;' ‘Smith Stoat Afl-
venturri” (Dtoerama). 22dxfl naunfl;
“From toe Terrace” (20(h), tFtth
stamsa aorii “Summer Hkxyi" -(TOB)'
hitting mtth -week.

MexIaiw,j|lH£Nte

Ijiq; Safe

SfexinD (City, Jan. 34. ‘

This 3 b ggniqg to be a year crif!]
man iffleurtnit Oabor tonaoriians Star
the Mwocan ’film [industry, with;
unions aeKflying ;i»w pay [boost;
demands. There unay <fae
ahead, too, -shine iprattuntion sand;
Other aphff rnH nte takr* -jb. rHhm Ttdew rfT
pay inpreaiies at (this tone. AtituriTbrJ
the imion anmtraiit with dilm.gu®-;
ducers tows mot aeaqure umtH JtHy,;
but amrim HTgrjfrms are olnai^p|J
prepptoB ttheir ' demand s *nfl TnVlt -- 1
ing {producers to .'informal jpegUm’
talks. -Battle win -hp^ nintt fl 'in n pnny .:'
est alni^ afirant IMay. \

CatowTinncn, rfaeafloif •fbe'IIninnj]
of Eton IProdudiion Workers, ftriidi
general: wage .'hikes .will hie ftdfeed;
in all She «erttitms. He ndans to gnae-:
sent toe uiriion jpomt-irEwtew torwrt-’ |
ly to Oscar Brooks, .new >prexy jof •
the Mexican ‘Assn, to inim Pro-!
ducers.

Reps of .producers already have
indicated the 'line they will follow:
there xan die no salary Imrwawe ftt-
present under cunaent .weak me-j
cupeaartion of proflu o tion toidgsts.l
The 'producers association Jb out-’
ready gathering facts and figures'
to support its no hike argument for
the present.

Apart from this, collective work
contracts affecting studio person¬
nel at Churubusco and San Angel
Inn also come up for revision this
yeas, as well as staggered contracts
with exhibs. In the latter case,
many houses belonging formerly
to the privately-owned chains, and
now federally controlled, also will
have to face wage boost demands.
Union top brass insists that it will
push demands aggressively, not be
led astray by appeals to be “patri¬
otic’* and the fact that circuits are
government-owned.

Three theatres come up for con¬
tract renewals this months — the
Lido, Lindavista and Morelia of
this capital city- Union leaders are
confided! ttheir -demands will be.
met despite pleas of .Independent
exhibs *fhat tokes -at present are;
impossible. ’

As ffor 'the studios, position will’
also be against any boost at the still’
independent -San Angal Inn facili-:
ties . ( aand the ■federally-owned
Churubusco. The latter is just
barely in the black now.

[Damascus, Jan. TBL
The first .-Soviet •fpstuwm to 9*
■oattithite&in Damascus tortwogaears,’
air Mince President 'Sterner oaf toe-i
IHriftefl Hhgjitblic dvegan yfH. J

nmnmnmi»f speeches aft TROft 3U^l!

OEtasc. 223434, ZIffifi, .wets ttikovm stt
tthemDnniatheffticJjm.»4Bt , I2i»f
orrnrtion was m. S imftni Sdlm Hi 1
tttaal ihilted me nnrmea amfl , MnBBsawj
SQdaewhmms.

THa t ew g re atevan «iittte>qgaMB
aeadh^ay. Jiead-dif nwob ttbBl&UBteii

aart ffihnftburter, ;, hmi» 8 aff a Sfl-
'fl ie ri" 3RdDowEzi iby c, 3BIuB ^axaBr,*'
u TCbe Tdirft,” ‘^ddthM a njuymmit ; H l
‘URrlnce off ^SamsiiiaaiSi" ''lTte Sm-
3 Ubbb ffor AH'” sbttH ^SEhe Houm II
Jihtt Tni*' lin that order. n iw j( anas,
mb flraQHsdie'd, -drew the mioBt jndli
“jminr* <dbo name tin tor HcudnB.
aoame»in‘Iar3nidoB.

aumfcwtoe Jirst ; iaiiraif tti» wa*.,
the films were to. 3tonoh wdth]
Atobicmthtitles, fhr nufftwr. ^

I Mian with Arahic Oteh:

toll Ihcdiuded x artoo nB,

IkMMilnkMC

Londen, -Jan. "3d. j
Sir Nutcombe Hume San been;
reappointed chairman of the
tfamai - twitm finance *ecord-

tog toai:Btatemertt iromt&efflwail
aof Trade. This Sis the M-ymr-dSl
corporation set up to make loans
to England's filmakers for British,
production. {

The BOT also announced that’
John Terry will continue ms unan-i
flgffry rdilOEtar.

SwictFlBk

lanlfti

By OCTAVIA BOMFIM 1

Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 24.

To dub or not to dub? This is
ktfae question for the Brazilian leg-
Kklators, now that a proposal of
law Is -before .the .Senate, to .Bra-,
sllia. -^SpimsmsBd diy ^a HaUsnrtSt,;
{Senator {toraldo Lincferen, the bUl:
would border lOl toidign 'films to']
rdritibed in Portuguese for Te¬
am in Brazil: Dubbing must
bnnxpriBe dialogue, music and
psongs altogether. (

Jn tthe ijisttfficsthra ad 3ik 'hid, 1
jdhe Sainttar awys tthe i*w ‘'twmilB'
hmntrtb u te tto the :tw*thermeht odf tthe;

h W ^rg iiMy rffayfl uimim r l. mf COliltUXe'
q ff nfl Hmjp ^rgrqy T nwwilfam (y ijj-i,

'Irtl. jwtminhw mnr\ fflimmlw JXn=
nrmrfl jnilWr^ MfW UAnr i

3E**cty off ttise ngEbarttod Wiee HRreii-{
otent, Jiwe 'Bmibrrt, Ub Sknown

!Ww> ^|wiiwrftr- rnf jJlittH COff ‘*1

Bei att ni ITihritgnyn ddifl rndt asouriti

Uprm -ffa» -ywrrtttnn tto fHfat *

gnrdjKit. .-Almogt ^VEijy a ec t hm adefi
j pjffiijp ^gitoixm, with *. umniinuus;
aseho tot^aireeB,a»iaM'toK ct II® , '|
tottteiduhbhsliQw.AneedhgaBndi

i h fHTT P TT i lhl teferil ihl •da rrmy-i

^Whnm would <cps4k tor lUeilnn

i,'Xpoxt$&ortB

whidh ihafl dseen jmlscrtetl tor
dty. <Dme to gBarficulac, am at siiaitiqgj
tamjtt sala “Holiday an Use;”;
tomught down tthe hoiae. >.

O^Raning niglit *ti«nrt*n— to-;

dludfid ’Vine 'dtresident 3tur <eLHEUn-
3Eahhalah and fhe ■Ararh Ufaqjulhlici
j Uau t r al ^Sinister xrf cRuHtnre e ghfi)
Xhthtre, TPhabit 'totis, j phw odtharj
toinhdenB and tocsal WiTiPllB. aBoyfeti
t mie s ion 'Was -headed ijy TEater
•pdhlic minister nf 3Jducatitm,j
2Rmz& mahrnnudov. HusBhm and;

d JA dt to|gs Hanked fiq> i mr mm -.

(they disappeared iy nudweadk) atndj]
Short speeches were eex dhar^e d,'
■the “gist of which was ’“that ’the 1
cinema has 'become a ftadlmfumdeiH
l "Standing nnd •rapprochement be¬
tween nations:** Stars of'the films 1
were ballyhooed as to appear to
IffirKDij. : hut fltdn ? t sihow. When’
•Baked why not, E.vex 3 dmfl y<dl«nrtrii»tf j
pp. However, the pradneer'iff : ‘Hdl-'
,lad; M Stanislav .Hrotosky, wb an 1
;hand tor bovs. !

Al-Duniaihas aocapadty of 1.000.
The Festival opened to dull houses
and fell afff gradually fluting the
week to about 75% ♦'eqppijf ty, The
pliah dtelcony and toge aekts were
full evaoy night. These wets Annie
Odfclied and 'by invite amly. [Down-
stains were for dee quoting hoi
pdllni and toe drop was felt tthere.J
The .press went atH nut. "The gen-:
eral tone was ‘best exemplRfed ^y;
the aenikguvemment -arrH ifeadittg:
daily, AI TOhdah. fits first -story
and rreview were sprinted non tne
socidl and Jiteoary page, and there¬
after dt ’inn Almost daily lengthy
stories along -with pix «tars, etc.
Text pointed .out that -under Stalin
such excellent films were mrtt pos¬
sible, hut .that under tthe murrent
Soviet regime -the ?best ^feie) SBlms
Lin the world were being produced,
j VWhather .this film festival pre-
■sages toe return here rff Soviet
commercial releases on a regular
|J)asis Eemains to he seen.

By coincidence—or tofent—
toe (Damascus Traffic Direc¬
torate, during the week, .had a
large traffic Occident warning
in the theatre foyer reading
“Live and Let Live.’*

Jack L. Warner!s Tribute

London, Jan. 24.

As a tribute to Sir Philip War-
ter’s recent appointment as presl-
tdent of the Xlinemtograph Trade
EBemvolent Fund, JFahk L. TOamer
dms presented a trimrikff or IPZ^KO to
be added to the total dl this year's
Royal Command performance.

In his message, Warner stressed
the “happy relationship” that has
existed with Bit Philip, chairman,
jerif.Assncteted Hidttih Hhituze Xknp,, *'

.whidh fhss fc y caver 2ZD jyesoBs.!

wrullil stos ffor BBssUk-ShteiB aandj
U)By?;” * TPto j

tTT M f y rrmftw»# fa iii H ?Usm ioe-l

to r a HrBii Hn *nd SUntte.

;-nr rr>mg% :frn ffhWir

off a gwBk tqg «mfl Mipghgf.”

The ahst dflow to tthi toitiblig
wne tfly ttfae 3 mt

rtiihm aHhn (Cfltte lin 3Uo die &*-i\
3tein> and Sod StoUto, write tthSP
aaBBotikttion H—Hteg tthi jpugQar
tthe tem. “Hhifibtqg
snd aaddltaaatteB tthe wftMtte welue;
aff ten telm and mof me
guhtte amfl 'fhugwio uB i

SBopoBBeB to tfh* iBhiTry^ djyi
dimming wmrftt mr twhrfha g^nw—B^*||
aeid toy to ol

‘fr gr to aQl ZRiflh smfl 9BD Jhulto gn-|
a*B». s

The amities’ vwecnipg «Teth»r ; i

—n rf fP rime . tilny ? wtt» ffrmw:|

SltiBtB, prnHnnywf «BH&
cf ten ad ni Uteri l y ntieOk IBwgnhm!
andthm pifitum toduttey, m weill;
me from aMEQpe off too tedt, mmet-
Hy terose who wmild anqjpnyrifer
- ffrnm .pmr]pTfkiiTy ,

i| ICi^ ltedhneto '.wiUatill—

■ unite— IBretilian afineme. Rtekdinc?
sUMUtes, mb mow, U»ips (the Iberik’j
orountry toBc n w in mi w teteir dllifc-j
erecy, *it iis ea^gueri.

DlrHTaM
TkefkZbxj
Ta OS. Enas

30er Del SPJUte, Jton. SI.
LThe OJ. FB. ffilmtotiijsteyteaesri?tt
Sear OBQUQtetifiixr: flflxer Mter

pmfluchs amuritries. amk tthe amo-i
StottenSf

xwywheze. ’This was jibe ppidionj
rff ’Jtiisjit '‘Cofiny, SHdthm Dhttuaei
Export tesn. ««c anil criite? off ten;
OCT. E. iMfeSgktfcan Jn ffcMi H trn af tenp jyn -
aunl 9Eer Del a*htte^tetewt tone'
[test week, to enurae cdf sons <con-U
\wUdte ECistin

:iaw amrtly dferivas’'
[ fT p n m aome anrrft — * Anwr i>tf»y rtt y rr | t
vdiich 'arises from toe dom inert ion :

nf Hollywood product .while Bra-j
{Hi’s tovn ‘ferftnpes show .little <de-,
welopment. There £ is, of course,
small Awareness here of the anti-,
-diibbing aagitetfam to ten TUhiteflj
States rifeself, .artfl to .foreign tends
gen eral ly . The U. S. wiew was:
stated -iere *y TBax^ tetom tor ten
motion Picture [Export /Awm . swim!
said ‘American compaiiies are ndt'j
anxious to have their releases'
soundtracked into Portuguese, pre¬
ferring subtitles as less damaging
to the production values.

Dubbing may make jobs, it is
now stated, but it will not make
production industry. Only writ¬
ers, directors and actors, with ade¬
quate studios .and ^finan cing, ecan
do ithdt. .Forced {dubbing vwould ibqg
the rwil rtssue.

Ed Mangorn Diretffe I

Hamburg, .Jan. '24.

The European (and German-ilan-
guage) premiere of Horton lFoote ! s ]
American play of 1952, “The
Chase” occurs here on Wed. <(25)
with an American "Stage ‘director,
Edward Mangum.

His wife, Gerda JSckhardt, now.)
an American citizen, is playing the :
role of Ann. Guenter Glaser has
the ‘Starring .male irdte.

Additional "Foreign Hews
On Pages 13, 15

liloderniRd ‘Candiiie’ Screen Yerskm
Sfl Before French Censor Board

iBteo to <am test seoribxsfflte

vwm»teBBdtiarni.H.rBqs > Sa ynumi t

?WirH , h»r l ?TT,?R. fmntinryT

ic 3Seriin,

TaftiitT , -ytmw rRnfaffT f ^wn MTrH.Jrtlm

Dmni). TklTnirw XHatt . J * wH

Bitoey to tocii^, 3sea teUiy agago-|
teonTdctureiisBd.aff AcmEriDa, Mtoo;

Was -W mraenihar t ff Hb» gwrrrffj

tocy. ?

3fevannen 'vm gantecriterly *hH
torested to toiritng aiut dmw anfl!
why ‘Hrin to JSKtenlity” had ftsenj
chosen me ttee mTTfcto] cU, F. aeiili y-
ast te» rfeit. Hie medWafl om}y *i

?TtHnaijPffrm rrwwqrffnw Ifgri m -hrifh to* -
pSBB tth> jititilfn . vGnfkesy 9UI-i
swered Uhst tern anfiy aasan jttt tesfli ■
-hwBp gpiofeed 1 W ft to --thy - nptnJ

ion rif tthe 3HRAA& awitestem ocam-1
nnitte, ;it ’was m gonri Mhn. 2ts
ge oaf iratheriraud, ;he aaid,.
•.was mot sa dteriBri^g toctor. Hews-;
fmefl, to ftect, «eemed to 'have
“mesw®e” ^pictures am toeir antnd,-
ihqgeiy because <ifi! toe great mum-L
fber off flnmh rEi nrgwfff 'n , wi ^wr-’
‘ri tht ffnn ihore. ;

•fioffcery -sdid that most TLS.. pro-;
□ducers choose attnry jnsterial with

teihrahaeady before the public. Now
down to 90 minutes from the origi¬
nal 100, Carbonnaux is afraid he
will end up with a short if this
continues.

^tehicte got as toteaao 3ttea 3jy a
‘teas an* write teat asntft he tesorari-
jaed. SSihnc&etes'wtt&aRntetvejynzmg
afftoriistT^tooa*ltevBB^ite=winfiii
te* flnst off iwoaBOSs as d* goes
tenau tfitteelte it wnar» CSest^po rtrrr-
ttte*, fcotmteattinn asnoa, acdinhtel
<vnai. Srite nriteri uga write m TJ. S.
l ynCHfrg and dti*r tetogc tor ft

ihSTOyr gnflfrg f.

Hut ‘ti* iften tewnHw am unany
tofa y .Mpig ib* terns r httjhmvmH the
nntri te teftel onfl gte —ubb gmqpcajps
am te* CBBusaBilite ^teMrB writh agust
df team atetiqg ffor auzne antt jot
osflmr. MlfaiMtty iff "War teal die-
msfl a am eaoasnedf Mulish,

te&fl UfajEiuMf Tprctoarimml
L adriftoa i itiUHiy oteout mushy tobs
tote*ttdloriteRaSHgflriHiqg 3armm<(
]natti«s. 7m* ministry off Rrifiinmt-
.tom iniliteR mtit "—‘Tt flinac driliv-
[«»d tor « ocKgrittafl afiiitf gritting
[ae^y tor m (rations anerit-

dtoia dfa afftichOs aiteo tor

’rilaili o s off m Hraii—r fa «wTt» ^ i>
oeimuai *Sttte ante attesr 3itte wosre
.aactsfl auit nrfh me m. iBremSmaa
mstoK tenw SOm iflis to^^sjrtae -im-
jg —Tim anff —Ifut rr 1l Pnnirih aww-
! assn mnm fftehtinB. Ateo am £ng-
*S 5 dnB ttee *an* [thing
wmite on tefigsfls iis ocon*

ijxnasfl uiP <an ttee acneon.

te!H.<iL«fn gwi l |

. -*teo * jatt dfenatatted

hm*n tfl* flaxp, <en«Bxefl write not,
jlteaeciateaffnndteSthSAwriiitegtrl
[ to tt he HIS,, ihu p uri 'dteing tfiutt -he
w* token £tar*ragro. WSdEenteerts
jgatnte to ri* « w^Hite .marj, « .-real
j^sgro fls ftlhuteaS. Ttee Jh* was

the main objective of hitting the
hnxoffiee Jterckpnt, mritfaer toanvwith;,
toe idea nf creating aany iinil nf-
specific propaganda. Asked wheth¬
er mr m o t U. 5. dints -might-, not tbe r
Tull of subliminal gupp^gauite,'
2SIBEA cexec answered tost Tor two!

1 years rhe?s been trying to -find nut!
the -meaning iff ‘[subliminal,” And’
still cthffisntt .know .it. 1

It’s true, he said, that the big
cross-section of U. S. films show
the American way of life — the
good and t)ie bad—which may be
propaganda, but entertaining, good
propaganda.

Newsmen also questioned the
U. S. delegates about the Holly¬
wood “blacklist,” prompting Cork-

E y to acknowledge ihat toe TJ. fi.i
mpanies had fleclared'they would
t iknowingly employ Commu¬
nists, but that each company is free
to define for itself who or what
is a Communist.

Algerian Film Results

Paris, Jan. 24.

Despite the almost seven-year
Algerian war, film returns for
last year just in, show a $9,400,000
[gross via 27,666,000 patrons. About
36% of the playing went to French
pix and 40.5% going to American
films, 6.1% to British entries,
3.53% to German and 3:45% to
Italian product.

Attendance has gone up over
previous years also. The Algerian
business is about 8% of the over¬
all French take.

Paris, Jan. 31.

Though already In Its first-run
here, Norbert Carbonnaux’s film
version updating of Voltaire's
18th Century satirical work "Can-
dide” to the present time is still
before governmental censor board
for ccrasldetation. And the pic is
a frtt tog f f ootage snipped even though

Ttendftte” tei aumthe r assxanqile
off dtee mux* asenrifive fttring-
tottff to* censorship teere to avoid
toeofliqg am toe a*w aensibiitties
'hsnaine off tthe Algerian fttfaBsEtton.

mtemianefiriteaMst totoe Jfteeviriiich

fcMoejpnesente to toe .waflfl vria

Thm* aaxe astol ft tow ^ .with-
mtt a tepnft wises ftuch fts *!Les
Jitateons IDRi®eacBUses” ianfl “Cow-
ariis -Live on Hqpe;” toe dormer
drimhtftnftmmaU-jeQisife JusipgaBsach
gritte g tor vvengagace rim lovers «nd
toe -tetter aRhaUt a .‘gft qp i p ftnfl a
while girl in love.

Italian Crix Fail To

Home, Jan. 31.

Michelangelo Antonioni’s “L’Av-
ventura,” Federico Fellini’s “La
Dolce Vita” and Luchino Visconti’s
“Rocco and His Brothers" are the
three nominees for best direction
honors from which a winner will
be chosen Feb. 4, when the Italo
film critics hand out their tradi¬
tional “Silver .Ribbons,”, the Jocal
Oscar equivalents. Ceremony tois
year will be in [Milan.

Nominated Tor production honors
are Dino DeLaurentiis, Angelo
Rizzoli and Giuseppe Amato and
Goffredo Lombardo, Marcello Mas-
troianni, Alberto Sordi, Monica
Vitti, Sophia Loren and Anna
Maria Ferrero are the finalists in
the Jaest actor :and actress ratings.

’“Rocco” tapped the race for total
nominations with eight out of 13
categories, closely followed by
“Dolce Vita,” with 7, and by “L’Av-
veniura” with six. Other pix lag¬
ged far behind.

Yank pix failed to qualify in the
■best foreign fihn race for the first
time in years. Winner will b«
chosen from Ingmar ! Bergman’s
“Seventh Seal,” Grigori "Choukrai’s
“Ballad of a Soldier” and Jean-Lua
Goddard’s “Breathless.”.

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Australian Foundation Set Up in Face Of Only So-so
Boxoffice Receipts

4 - ■ ---“- 1 -:-

Melbourne, Jan. 24.

An Australian Ballet Foundation
is being established to ensure con¬
tinuation and development of a na¬
tional ballet here. Activators are by
the Australian Elizabethan Theatre
Trust's chairman. Dr. H. C. Coombs,
and the managing director of J. C.
Williamson Theatres Ltd., Sir
Frank Tait. Two organizations will
administer Foundation.

Foundation’s provisional board
consists of, besides these two, Sir
John Allum of New Zealand, F. E.
Lampe, M.B.E., Neil Hutchison,
John McCallum and Peggy Van
Praagh. This board, will probably
work in conjunction with the New
Zealand Ballet Trust and other
similar organizations overseas.

The Ballet Foundation is to be
built around the present Borovan-
sky Ballet which is due to go into
recess when its current season ends
In Melbourne later next month.
After a period or reorganization the
Company will probably present bal¬
let seasons in Australia, New Zea¬
land and possibly other countries
in this zone.

When Borovansky opened its J
Melbourne season last October the
company’s new artistic director,
Peggy Van Praagh (who'd come to
Aussie direct from Covent Garden 1,
made a plea for a government sub¬
sidy. At the time the Federal Treas¬
urer said the matter would be
looked into.

Publicity handouts relating to the
Foundation avoid reference to any
government subsidy. The Eliza¬
bethan Trust however receive funds
from the government and presuma¬
bly some of this money will be.
diverted to the Ballet Foundation.
Williamsons can provide theatre at
low rentals. The Australian Broad-,
casting Commission might also as¬
sist by making orchestras available.

In Melbourne, altho the ballets
have aroused much- praise and en¬
thusiasm from critics and balleto¬
manes, houses have been less than
half full for most of the time. Sum¬
mer weather cannot be blamed as
theatre in question—Her Majesty’s
—is air conditioned.

It is understood takings have
averaged around 3,500 pounds a
week and the season is costing
7.000 pounds a week to run.

Martin Ritt Sees Most
Future U.S. Pix Talent
Coming From Stage, TV

Paris, Jan. 24.

From nou r on, most of tlje Holly¬
wood creative talents, ano^mainly
directors, will be coming from the
theatre and live television, accord¬
ing to Yank* director Martin Ritt,
now making “Paris Blues" (UA)
here with Paul Newman, Joanne
Woodward, Sidney Poltier, Dia-
hann Carrol and Serge Reggiani.
Ritt feels that the U.S. film pro¬
duction tendency of filming proven
books and legiters will lead to
calls for directors who can expert¬
ly handle thesps and dialog. Em¬
phasis is being put on the literate
and dramatic qualities rather than
the visual aspects which were the
mainstay of films in its heyday.
Then its top directors came from
cutting rooms and the regular film
ranks.

Ritt also thinks that in the grow¬
ing indie status of the majors’ pre¬
dominance will finally disappear as
packages are made up with hot
bestseller and hit legit derivations.
He believes the talents will be con¬
trolled and selected by the indies
concerned, with the majors prima¬
rily doing the backing and distribu¬
tion.

He says the front office influence
may be waning but that the com¬
mercial demands are still imoor-
tant. Ritt concedes it will still be
hard for Yanks to make personaliz¬
ed, offbeat films because of the
need for high salaried stars and the
pressures to please not only U.S.
patrons but those in the interna¬
tional market since about 50% of
the U.S. film income comes from
abroad.

About making films in offshore
spots, Ritt thinks that the whole
controversy is primarily “runaway
shmunaway” since if has now-
boiled down to only those films
being made in foreign climes which
need the atmosphere, color and
authenticity

Japan Cops Crack Down
On Nude Film Showings

Tokyo, Jan.*j24.

Newest weapon in the arsenal of
the Atami City police in cracking
down on nude and pornographic
film and live shows in that resort
'city is a two-way radio. Garried by
plainclothesmen posing as patrons
to these “private" shows, the police
can now act with speed. Previously,
raids went for nought because the
evidence disappeared by the time
the police arrived on the scene.
Recently, however, with the two-
way radio, police caught 10-persons,
including female performers, en¬
gaged in a pornographic show:

Police say that audiences for,
such performances usually number
from 20 to 30, seeking diversion
in Atami, otherwise known for its
hot springs.

Film Fest Chief

Rome, Jan. 31.

The recent nomination of Do¬
menico Meccoli as the new director
of the Venice Film Festival has
been -received with unanimously
favorable comment by Italian and
European film circles. Unprece¬
dentedly enthusiastic welcome of
what has in the past has proved
to be one of the stormiest posts of
its kind is generally attributed to
Meccoli’s acknowledged experience
and savvy in film matters, accrued
over .more than 25 years as a re¬
spected critic and writer, as w r ell
as his absolute political independ¬
ence.

Meccoli, who also served ably
for years as head of the Italian
Film Critics Assn, before joining
the indie Italo weekly, Epoea, re¬
places Emilio Lonero, whose one-
year tenure at Venice caused one
of the most protracted and violent
controversies in fest history, most¬
ly-because of his close friendship
with the Catholic Church Film Of¬
fice. Lonero, who resigned to as¬
sume a new important film post,
was praised for his efforts while in
the touchy spot.

The new Venice topper said he
would immediately get to work on
preparations for the 1961 festival.
Meanwhile he plans to reknit cor¬
dial relations with all producing
countries, among them the U. S., in
order to assure full cooperation
and win - absolute confidence in
Venice. Confidence, Meccoli hopes,
should prove a big word in this
year’s Venice setup since he per¬
sonally dislikes so-called “corridor"
or under-the-table deals.

Meccoli, who has in the past
visited the U. S. on various occa¬
sions, and who counts numerous
friends in the U. S. industry and
officialdom, plans to visit Ameri¬
ca in the near future on an advance:
mission as well as to personally
meet with Yank pic toppers anent
his fall event. ■ j

G-B Would Bid For
General Theatre Stock

London, Jan. 24.

Gaumont-British, one of the the¬
atre chains within the Bank Organ¬
ization, Is to make a cash bid ot
$3,15 for each of the 15% partic¬
ipating (95c) preferred fordinary
shares In General Theatre Corp.
not already owned by G-B.

Gaumont-British already owns
959,157 of the 1,250,000 participat¬
ing preferred ordinaries, /and the
whole of the 650,000 ordinary
shares of a par value of 14c. j

Jap Stars In Honolulu

Honolulu, Jan. 24.

Toho Film Festival, current at
the downtown Nippon theatre, is
plugging personal appearance of
Akira Takarada and Mitsuko Kusa-
bue, Toho studio stars, and Isle
premiere of “Arashiwo Yobu Gaku-
dan” (“The Poem of the Blue
Stars”).

There are 15 performances week¬
ly. including Sunday -matinees at
12:30 and 3 p.m., \sith house scaled
at $1.80 top:

IS.

Israel Symph

Tour Loss

Tel Aviv, Jan. 31,
Israeli Philharmonic Orches¬
tra I? back home from its
"Around the World in 80
Days” with a financial loss
of more than 250,000 Israeli
Pounds ($100,000). This de¬
spite the $90,000 contributed
for expenses of tour by the
America-Israel Cultural Foun¬
dation, headed by Sam Rubin

of the U.S.

“This was a calculated loss,"
'Zvi Haftel, director of the
Orchestra said, “well balanced
by moral success and good¬
will lor Israel.”

Except for New York, where
reviews were mixed, the Or¬
chestra and its conductors—
Carlo Maria Giulini, Joseph
Krips and Gari Bertini—were
very well received by critics
and excellently by audiences.

French Fix Prod.
Hit 123 in 1

Paris, Jan. 31.

Local and foreign papers, and
Culture Minister Andre Malraux
on the floor of the National Assem¬
bly-, have been insisting that France
produced >50 to 160 films last year,
meaning that production was in
healthy form. However, a thorough
check shows that actually only 123
pix were made, which tops 1953
and 1959 but is far from the actual
figure cited. About 40 films made
in 1959 have yet to be released.

The faults probably have come
from either adding in films not
finding outlets or counting the co¬
productions that only have minor¬
ity Freneh participation. Since
these are used in figures by the
majority country, it is considered
wrong to add them to local totals.

So the paradox arises that
French production is going up but
actually is not as high as cited and
that it only adds to a growing back¬
log and exhib jam. This is further
complicated by still low film at¬
tendance and rising production
costs. In actual fact, there were 93
completely French and majority
coproductions made in 1958, 103 in
1959 and 123 last year. And the
current year looks to keep up this
gently rising curve.

Last year, also saw more all-
French films with 91 as compared
with the-70 and 67 in the previous
two years.

Y Certificate Pix Bp
From 50 to 90 a Year
In Britain in 5 Years

Glasgow, Jan. 24.

In the past five years the num¬
ber of films with “X” certificates
in the U.K. has risen from 50 to 9U
per year, according to John Trev¬
elyan, : secretary of the Britisn
Board of Film Censors. Censor
chief on visit here said his board
now. was viewing about 500 pix
each year.

He told city magistrates he was
in the type of position that would
be open to criticism no matter what
attitude he took. He cited the Eng¬
lish town of Warwick where “X”
films had been banned. Now cin¬
ema owners were building houses
on the boundary of the town and
showing “X” films, and notching
solid trade.

He nixed a suggestion that cin¬
ema managers were disregarding
the order that children under 16
should not be allowed to see “X”
films. Legal action, he said, cotild
be taken against any such default¬
ing manager.

Bailie William Brown, senior
magistrate," said he thought a lot of
the present tendency could be at¬
tributed to the fact that the older
generation was not going to the film
theatre because of the lure of tele.
Producers therefore were not mak¬
ing the type of film which they
used to turn out. They were cater¬
ing rather for the teenager, which
was a more commercial proposition.

Another city magistrate. Bailie
James F. Reilly, said they were not
only dissatisfied with the trend in
“X” certificate films, but they also,
felt too many were being shown.
They were perturbed, too, about
the number of children under ltf
being admitted to cinemas to view-
them.

Nat Cohen Discovers U.S. Exhibs

More Receptive To British Films

Palios, Janni Producing
‘Malta Convoy’ as Film

London, Jan, 31.

Producers Steven Palios and
Joseph Janni have acquired screen
rights to “Malta Convoy,” soon to
be published in the U.S. under the
title “S.S. Ohio." Pic is skedded
to start rolling late this spring,
and calls for extensive locations.
The “Ohio" was an American
tanker which played a vital role
in the defense of Malta during
World War II.

The screenplay is now being
readied by John Hawkesworth and
when it’s completed the two pro¬
ducers aim to finalize a deal with
a U.S. major company. They will
go to N.Y. to complete negotiations,
unless these can be made in Lon¬
don. The film will be released as
“S.S. Ohio”. in the U.S., but tne
British title has yet to be deter¬
mined.

Rocha Named As
Mex Chain Chief

Mexico City, Jan. 24.

Quirino Ordaz Rocha, a former
director of the Mexican Bank in
Mazatlan, and later a director of
the Mexican Guarantee Company
as Well as purportedly a personal
friend of President Adolfo Lopez
Mateos, has been named as new di¬
rector of the Theatre Operating
Company and the Gold Chain.
These are the two circuits recent¬
ly acquired by the government.

Talk in film circles has it that
the appointment was made on di¬
rect orders of President Mateos.
Selection of Rocha created some-
surprise in film circles. Expecta¬
tion had been that post would go
to someone officially allied with
the industry. But the general feel¬
ing is that Rocha will work-for
the improvement of the Mexican
exhibition picture.

Present at official takeover,
without any special "ceremonies,
were board members who also will
have a say in management of the
circuits. These included Guillermo
H. Viramontes, prexy of the Na¬
tional Mortgage and Public Works
Bank; Alfredo Baranda, Julian
Bernal, Ernesto Arnu, Agustin
Rodriguez, Jacobo Ramirez and
Carlos Vergara, manager of the
National Mortgage Bank, institu-.
tion which actually handled pur-
| chase of the Chains.

Preponderance of these names
are bankers and financial execu¬
tives. Rocha began his business
career as a certified public ac¬
countant.

Frankovich to U.S. For
N.Y, H’wood Confabs

London, Jan. 24.

Mike J. Frankovich, Columbia's
head of foreign production, planed
out for N.Y. and Hollywood last
Friday (20) for three weeks of
meetings on production policies,
including several multiple-picture
deals now under discussion.

Frankovich will be in New York
for about one week for meetings
with Abe Schneider, Leo Jaffe and
Sam Briskin, who came in espe¬
cially from the West Coast for the
confabs. Subsequently, he goes on
for two weeks at the studio and is
due back at his London h.q. in
mid-February.

‘Ben-Hur* Longest Run
Hard-Ticket in Milan

Milan, Jan. 24.

“Ben-Hur” (M-G ) has hit a rec-
! ord for Milan’s longest run during
the 1960-61 season on two-a-day or
65 days. It still is packing in some
i.000 patrons per shew (Cinema
Meiro-AsLa: capacity *1100•, with
a boxoffice grose of more than
$140,000 to date. Next'is Luchino
Visconti’s lusty saga, “Rocco and
his Brothers” which has run 48
days.

“Spartacus" (U) Is doing big
business at the Odeon, (with ca¬
pacity 2200) grossing over $90,000
In 24 days.

London, Jan. 24.

Nat Cohen, head of Anglo Amal¬
gamated Film Distributors, just re¬
turned to London from the U.S., Is
confident that at long last the re¬
sistance of American exhibitors to
British films is cracking..As he piit
it, U.S. theatremen were now bend¬
ing but were not yet cooperating
.100%. He thought it was still pos¬
sible to achieve a gross of five to
six times the current earnings.

Frankly admitting that it had
been an uphill task in making a
deal for his “Carry on Nurse,”
Cohen said they were unable to
get a Broadway engagement so
therefore decided to follow the pat¬
tern occasionally employed in the
United Kingdom by playing what
might be termed provincial en¬
gagements. (Note: “Nurse" had a
long, successful playdate at the
Little Carnegie, dated a Broad¬
way first-run.) He had earlier made
a deal to release the film with
Governor Films and it was decided
to try out at the Crest Theatre in
Brentwood, Los Angeles, which
was not really a first-run situation.
What happened subsequently is
now history. “Nurse" stayed at
the Crest 44 weeks to establish a
record for the house and now it
is playing second-runs In nine
L.A. theatres, and there are pros¬
pects of a return engagement at
the Crest

According to him, “Nurse" has
almost become a legend in the U.S.
It has already grossed upwards of
$1,000,GOO in America and its ulti¬
mate U. S. gross is estimaied
likely to be upwards of $1,500,009.

As a result of the success . of
“Carrv on Nurse," other British
comedies are doing well. He cited
the exam ole of h ; s own company’s
“Please Turn Over" which did
“outstanding business" on its
first 30 playdates. That proved in
his mind that “Nurse” was not a
freak and that there is now a
valuable market for British com¬
edies. There is, however, Cohen
cons'dercd, still some res’stance to
rerious tvne pictures, but he felt
the resistance came mainly from
the exhibitor.

During his stay In the U.S.,
Cohen made releasing deals for
“Watch Your Stern” with Magna
Pictures Corp. and for “No
Kidding" with America Releasing
Corp. The advance guarantees
were almost twice the amount he
was receiving for his “*C?rry Ons."
The next in the “Carry On" series,
“Carry on Constable," wou’d be
released in March and “Carry on
Teacher” would follow at the end
of the year. These arr» all being
handled by Governor Films.

Apart from making deals for his
own product^ Cohen closed a deal
with American International for
British rights to that company’s
entire output for 1981. There
would be a minimum of four to
six features under that deal. His
own program would involve a
minimum of eight British first fea¬
tures, 12 supports and six “Scot¬
land Yard" features during the
current year.

Multi-Million Dollar
Plan for OX Chain.

Of Motels Under Way

London, Jan. 24.

A multi-million dollar scheme
for a chain of luxury motels
throughout the U.K..is under way
here, backed by Charles Forte the
tycoon who runs the Cafe Royal
and chains of eateries. Five s tes
for building costing around $700,-
i 000 each are under consideration,

I additional to those at Dover, New¬
market. Newport and Oxford where
! negotiations are well advanced.

Motor Lodge Developments,
company formed to run the ven¬
ture, reckons that the first mote!
will be opened towards the end of
the year. Like all the others
planned, it will include a gas sta¬
tion and a restaurant.

Chairman of Motor Lodge
Developments is Kenneth Hall, and
directors are Forte, E. Hartwell
and Il.R. Henshall.

It’s reported that Forte may be
tying up with E. Mattel, chairman
of the Italian state oil company
E.N.I., in the project, but so far
there’s been no comment on this
from Forte sources.

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Inside Stuff-International

The excitement of his new job and its tleln with the frantic motions
of the dancers in “Les Ballets Afrlcaines” brought G. Mennen Wil¬
liams, ex-Michigan governor Who is now Assistant Secretary of State
for African Affairs, to the footlights of the national theatre in Wash¬
ington at intermission to speak about understanding between the U. S.
and Africa. “I can't wait to get to Africa,” he said.

Milan’s Casa Curci has celebrated its 100th year as one of the top
names in the Italian Music world by issuing an elegant cloth-bound
over-100-page tome to illustrate Cure! .history, 1860-1900. A quality and
prestige item, It’s done with taste, - nicely illustrated, and also contains
a selection of libretto and other covers of Curci publications -through
the years.

Company, founded by Francesco Curci, covers the field, with classic
and contemporary music all well represented, down to the most recent
great success with pop items by such composers as Domenico Modugno,
to name only one. ,

A tri-lingual insert condenses the facts for non-Italian readers. 73
pages, plus inserts and illustrations. Not for sale.

Milanese fans of Renata Tebaldi are saying that the soprano has per¬
suaded a somewhat reluctant management of the Met Opera in Man¬
hattan to mount the obscure “Adrienne Lecouvreur” next season.

Predict Great Pacific Tourist Biz

Pacific Travel Assn. Sees Tourism Hitting $1,000,000
Per Year Mark by 1968

4—-;-

Honolulu, Jan. 24.

Tourism in the Pacific may be¬
come a billion-dollar per year busi¬
ness by 1968, though governmental
apathy toward the tourist industry
remains a roadblock, the Pacific
Area Tourist Assn, was informed
recently during its annual con¬
vention.

Harry G. Clement, veepee of the
Checchi Company, Washington,
D.C., summarized highlights of an
886-page survey and noted that
governments make more money on
tourism than anyone else. “There¬
fore, they should spend more to
promote tourism and develop pro¬
grams more than any other agen¬
cy,” he said.

Clement called Hong Kong “the
hottest tourist attraction in the*
world today,” with Tokyo pegged
a close second.

Seventeen _ Pacific area nations
participated in the Checchi-
PA.T.A. survey.

Hawaii Tourism Hit Record in *6$
Honolulu, Jan. 24.

The tourist industry in I960
brought a record $135,000,000 into
Hawaii, the Hawaii Visitors Bureau
has reported.

Tourist count for 1961 is estimat¬
ed at 350,000 or 5,500 over last
year. By 1965, annual visitor total
is expected to reach 600,000 and ul¬
timately soar to 1,000,000 a year by
1970, a spokesman predicted.

Paris Critic in Toni
Of Yank Musical Pix;
Still Bull in France

Paris, Jan. 24.

It has been noted that the old
Yank film staple, musicals, are
shrinking here and only about
eight were made last year to the
annual peak of 30 in the tuner’s
biggest period. Main reasons ad¬
vanced are that they just do not
click abroad, are too expensive for
home amortization and Suffer from
tele competition. Now a local Pari¬
sian pic critic claims the French
are just too intelligent to appreci¬
ate good U. S. musicals, and he de¬
plores it

Jean Domarchi, in a review of
Vincente Minelli’s “Bells Are Ring¬
ing” (M-G), in the weekly high¬
brow Arts, opines thf.t the French
usually want concrete stories. And
that they will not accept them in
musical form unless it is in the
old hat operetta or musical revue
form still prevalent on legit stages
here. He feels this unfairly depre¬
ciates the tuners.

He praised Minelli’s flair for
being able to give a picture of
society within a witty, tasteful sty¬
lized framework which is the song
and dance pic. He also lauds Gene
Kelly, Stanley Donen and Fred
Astaire, and longs in point for a
rekindling of the Yank musical
comedy pix. But it seems hopeless
since musical films that do not
make their way business-wise are
doomed to extinction. Since the
war only “An American In Paris”
(M-G) was a red hit here while
“The King and I” (20th) did okay
after almost all its songs were cut
out.

French to Pakistan

Re Pix Pact Renewal

London, Jan. 24.

Sir Henry L. French, former
president of the British Film Pro¬
ducers Association, has gone to
Pakistan on a special mission on
behalf of* Britain's film producers.
He went to negotiate a renewal of
the provisional agreement negoti¬
ated last year on behalf of the
BFBA by Robert Clark.

Sir Henry was brought out of
retirement to undertake th» mis¬
sion on behalf of the association as
Arthur Watkins and other top brass
were unavailable to make the jour¬
ney.

Argentines Fest
Tone Very local’

Mar del Plata, Jan. 24.

Despite many improvements this
time oyer the first two film fes¬
tivals here at this Argentinian re¬
sort, the “international” aspect has
barely registered upon the paroch¬
ial intelligences of some of those
conducting the affair. Their cour¬
tesies are reserved for the oig
Buenos Aires papers and, be it
added, the homefront scandal
sheets of Argentina and Uraguay.

Some of the neglect of foreign
delegations and correspondents is
due to the lack of experience,
and/or global imagination. Nor can
the auspices of the festival be
blamed for the clogged commun¬
ications out of this place. Whether
It’s, telephone or cable service, it’s
apt to be maddening, especially to
efficiency - accustomed Europeans
and Norteairterieanos. - In fairness,
however, it does appear that some
foreigners went off last year leav¬
ing cable tolls unpaid.

The Mar del Plata cable office
accepted Variety’s own messages
only after a two-hour argument
in fluent Spanish and many in¬
fluences were brought to bear. It
seems that instructions * had been
been issued to accept cables only
from Milan and Rome correspond¬
ents, a curious favoritism.

Max Bygrayes’ % Deal
In Talk of Town’ Bow

London, Jan. 31.

Max Bygraves opened in “The
Talk Of The Town” cabaret Mon.
(30), following American acts
Eartha Kitt and the Andrews Sis¬
ters. Bygraves, the first Englishman
to star at this dine-and-danee ren¬
dezvous, is in for two weeks with
an option, on either side, up to
three months.

Jock Jacobsen, Bygraves* man¬
ager, told Variety: “If we pull out
at the end of two weeks you can
take it that something's gone
radically, unexpectedly wrong.”

Bygraves is following his usual
practice for stage work. He is
playing for a percentage of the
take and no salary. “That way,”
says Bygraves, “my cut could be
as big as $7,090 or as little as $600.
It’s a gamble worth taking to prove
that an Englishman can make it
in cabaret.”

NEW BALLET POLICY

Royal Co. Will Play Fewer Bat
Longer Stands

■Toronto, Jan. 31.

On Its return to England, the
Royal Ballet will immediately di¬
vide up on respective tours of Rus¬
sia and Japan, Michael Somes,
partner of Margot Fonteyn in
Hurok’s North American visit, told
members of the National Ballet of
Canada.

Longer stays in fewer American
and Canadian cities will be future
policy of the Royal Ballet, said
Somes.

Envision Common Mari
For Films Muck Nearer
Actuality for Big 3

Paris, Jan. 24.

Meetings have been going on
between film industry reps of the
Common Market countries, and as
a result the means of extending the
CM principles to the film indus¬
tries of the signees, mainly the big
three (France, Italy, West Ger¬
many), have been practically
worked out. This means more
meetings and then the first steps
to make the CM setup, including
the small producing Benelux coun¬
tries; one market filmwise.

Each country has examined its
own economic and biz setup and
then discussed this with others to
try to work out equalizing steps to
put them on even keels. Main
topic was the lowering of Film
Aid in France until 1967 when It
would be replaced by a credit sys¬
tem. This would also take place
in Italy to make work with West
Germany easier. However, the
main thing is the necessity for
getting crippling governmental
taxes lowered drastically before aid
can be done away with. If de¬
taxation in France and Italy is
forthcoming, as promised, this
should be easily solved.

Other topics discussed were the
need for Italy to widen quotas for
M films as Italo pix got greater
entry on sister marts in the CM.
An idea for coproduction involving
the Big Three and the lesser three
was also broached in which no
country could put up less than 15%
of the budget. At least three
countries would have to participate |
in these with about 30 expected
each year. This would be besides
the regular co-productions.

Also on the agenda was the
necessary abolition of all taxes on
spectacles between and in CM
countries.

• A registration depot would be
set up . for M films as well as a
central-credit bank for low in¬
terest loans to producers under¬
written by the CM. Working out
a modus vivendi with growing tele¬
vision systems as well as normal¬
izing censorship setups so that a
pic will not be okay in one country
and banned in another. This might
eventually entail industry self¬
censorship similar to the Yank Mo¬
tion Picture Code.

So the CM is taking steps to ac¬
tually create a film front to enable
it to deal with others and internal¬
ly on a united footing. Future
meetings should clarify these steps
at Brussels, Rome and Bonn.

Average Mex Cinema
Patron Yens Yank Pix

Mexico City, Jan. 24.

The average Mexican film pa¬
tron,-not only in this capital but
also in the hinterlands, as well, is
an ardent pro-Hollywood support¬
er, this being reflected In strong
boxoffice receipts. The ratio is
more pro-American pictures than
for the lower quality films turned
out by the Mexican industry. This
was revealed by a former high
I executive of one of the major
chains, recently taken over by the
government.

The quality difference between
Hollywood and native films is the
criterion influencing the Mexican
picture patron.

The cinema patrons want Amer¬
ican films first, over and above
foreign imports, with maybe the
exception of the daring French im¬
ports, but there are indications
that censors will cratx down hard
on nudit 3 r and frank love scenes.
Therefore, in view of this, the top
exec said there can be no major
switch in policy or a drastic cut-
patrons would beef long and louc»
back Of Hollywood product. The
and there wouM ’ ? n correspond¬
ing sag at the boxoffice.

Vest Germans Become No. 1 Tourists

For Top Spending, Travel in Europe

By HAZEL GUILD

Brooks New Prexy of

Mex Film Producers

Mexico City, Jan. 24.

Raul do Anda has bowed out as
prexy of the Mexican Assn, of
Film Producers and Oscar J.
Brooks has stepped into his shoes.
Without formal voting, the associ¬
ation also elected a new board,
with Valentin Gazcon and Alfonso
Rosas Priego named veepees and
Juan Bruguera as treasurer.

Board members Include Guil¬
lermo Calderon, Gonzalo Elvira,
Fernando de Fuentes, Pedro
Galindo, Emilio Gomez Muriel,
Jesus Grovas, Antonio Matouk,
Felipe Mier, Juan J. Ortega, San¬
tiago Reach!, Abel Salazar, Jesus
Sotomayor, Mario Zacarias, Rod¬
olfo Rosas Priego, Rafael Baledon,
Armando Orive Alba and Raul de
Anda.

Mex Film Prod.

To Peak in ’61

Mexico City, Jan. 24.

Talk In Mexican picture industry
circles, including the unions, is
that production this year may hit
new peak levels, surpassing the
record of 125 films made in 1951.
Apart from Mexican productions,
directors of the Technical and
Stage Hands Section of the Union
■of Film Production Workers said
it has requests for personnel to do
five Hollywood films: “Geronimo,”
“Life of Arruza,” “Montezuma,”
“Bolivar” and another as yet un¬
tilled

More funds in the Film Bank
through increased capitalization, a
boost in playdates and reports thac
other Hollywood pix makers will
produce in Mexico have the indus¬
try bullish and talking of “the most
prosperous year in the history of
| Mexican motion pictures.”

Bias Lopez Fandos, head of the
Peliculas Nacionales distributor¬
ship, said that “new distribution
and exhibition conditions for Mex¬
ican films will mean that In 1961
we have high hopes of screening
no less than 300 Mexican pictures
in our houses.”

There always has been a mys¬
tery about the number of Mexican
films in cans. Based on the Fando*
statement the total must come
close to 200 since now producers
are promised prompt exhibition
time and the 300 figure above takes
into consideration this year’s an¬
ticipated bumper production.

Mex City Cinemas Hit
$16,000,000 Cross, 1960

Mexico City, Jan. 24.

Total boxoffice receipts of over
$16,000,000 were reported by the
124 cinemas in this capital city last
year. TaHy of complete returns for
12 months is an estimate because
accountants of the Federal District
government are still working on
final figures.

There were nearly 70,000,000
tickets sold In 1960. January and
September were the best months
with receipts respectively $1,462,-
770 and $1,397,044.

Oppenheimer Joins Area

Berlin, Jan. 24.

Hans Oppenheimer, local art
dealer, has acquired two-thirds of
the shares - of Gero Wecker’s Area-
Atelier GmbH, a studio company
here. Oppenheimer, who produced
the German pic. “We Cellar Chil¬
dren.” reportedly intends to par¬
ticipate in Area’s film production,
too.

Area ran Into a financial crisis
earlier this year and faced a com¬
plete collapse. A remake of
“Bombs on Monte Carlo.” which
Wecker produced in collab with a
French a unit, was responsible. This
stemmed from an accident to the
pic’s femme star, Marion Michael,
which caused an interruption of
production, and the bankruptcy of
the French outfit.

Next Area production has been
skedded for n^xt spring, with
Wecker Oppenheimer working
hand-in-hand.

Frankfurt, Jan. 24.

Nearly 50,000,000 West Ger¬
mans are on the march. And
where these millions were scorned
at the end of the war as “those
noisy Nazis,” folks in every other
European land now are welcoming
them with open arms. In just 15
years of amazing economic recov¬
ery, the West Germans have be¬
come the travellirigest, and the
highest-spending visitors through¬
out Europe.

At the year-end, the West Ger¬
man travel bureaus reported an
all-time business boom. The Ger¬
mans, who used to spend three or
four days around the New Year
in a little rented room possibly in
a private home in the nearby
Black Forest or German Alps, are
now heading for luxury vacations
in North Africa, Italy. Yugoslavia
and Spain.

The Hanseatic, Germany’s lux¬
ury liner, made its first “New
Years Eve trip,”- carrying high-
spending Germans to the Canary
Islands. The ship was sold out a
month before it left the Bremen
docks. Shipping officials say they
could have sold double the amount
of available accommodations, with
about 10 times more requests than
could be filled for the top-bracket
tour, costing over $1,000 for the
tKf>-week cruise. Likewise, the
German tourist offices noted, folks
who used to take a trip to Switz¬
erland or Italy, are now heading
for India or China. Also, the num¬
ber of round-the-world airline and
ship tickets sold to German tour¬
ists has hit an all-time high-

In a centrally-located city such
as Frankfurt, right now there are
35 international airlines with lux¬
urious offices loaded with local
color and charm. They are induc¬
ing the newly-rich German tour¬
ists and businessmen to make
journeys to such lands as Ethiopia,
Ireland, Argentina, Colombia; Af¬
ghan, Iceland, Iran, Arabia and
Turkey, formerly considered way
off the beaten» path for the
deutsche burghers, but now appar¬
ently doing good business here.

The English, whose newspapers
generally hold to the anti-German
view, are now off on another tack.
Apparently succumbing to the lure
cf those sold German D-marks, the
British papers are now offering en¬
tertainment and housing to Ger¬
man visitors. It’s been Teported in
a German paper that the Germans
are now the No. 3 in rank of visi¬
tors to England, following the
Americans and French and that
44,000 Germans are living in Eng¬
land and working there. Also that
the Germans, with 1,830 students,
rank first among the foreign
groups at London’s universities.
Clubs in London

London now provides German
cjubs, German-English homes, a
German culture center and a new¬
ly-opened German-English Friend¬
ship House opened by the London
City Mission. Signs in many Lon.
don shops offer the news that “man
spricht deutsch.” And at Strass-
burg, the city officials have just
announced "a mighty project in the
offjpg—an attractive modem “re¬
ception house” to greet the tour¬
ists from Germany near the huge
bridge that carries them-over the
Rhine.

While all this travelling and buy¬
ing outside the country is mighty
good for foreign business, and the
West Germans are -welcomed,
there’s a mounting problem to the
West German government. Fc”'s
here fear that soon Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer may have to
urge the high-spending Germans to
spend more time and more loot at
home.

The general outpouring of Ger¬
mans over the borders has caused
a serious deficit in.the Germs 's'
foreign exchange. German tour* s
in the first-nine'months of t r ' ? 0
sDend nearlv $600,000,000 in f'r-
eign countries, about 15% mo -e
than t'hev spent in the same peri *d
the previous year, and double t’*e
amount soent in 1957. Y, r or : -*''d
budget authorities now note t^t
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PRIOR RESTRAINT COMPLAINT

Chicago Mayor s Office Probably
Succeeding Cops as Censors*
Reaction to Supreme Courts 5-4

By JACK PITMAN

Chicago, Jan. 31.

Disappointment 'Was inevitable
here that the U.S. Supreme Court
did not. accept the Times Film
Corp. attach on Chicago police film
censorship. Yet the 5-4 vote, and
Chief Justice Earl Warren’s blast
against the court’s majority,,were
cheering. Another thing to be
borne in mind, say the foes of
municipal censorships, the suit it¬
self curtailed the zeal of the blue¬
nosed men in blue, and their lady
aides. Chicago censorship during
1960 while the test pended, was
notably liberalized. Censor brav¬
ery in an oscillating wave.

With Court ruling barely flashed,
the city’s legal department said it
was drafting a new censorship stat¬
ute. Scheme was no spur of the
moment concession to opponents of
censorship, but rather a cumulative
decision spurred by an unbroken
skein of lower court setbacks, and
the increasing clamor for easement
resulting therefrom.

The new code may turn out to be
just a bone, or even less. On its
face, though, it promises to offer
the industry—and cinema-going in¬
telligentsia—some genuine relief
from a censorship setup hereto¬
fore rated the country’s most qui¬
xotic.

Anti-Embarrassment

New' statute would, if passed,
transfer control of censorship from
the police to the mayor’s office.
Fact that the power all along has
been vested with the constabulary
has been a key point *>f rue to
the trade and legal fraternity. But
perhaps the major provision in the
new' code would be an "advisory”
board to act on appeals from the
censor unit patronage widows.

As conceived by the mayor, this
appellate body—with an intellect¬
ual cream of lawyers, clergy and
educators—is just the ticket on
two counts: (a) to assure minority
taste in cinematics a fair hearing,
and consequently. (b) cause virt¬
ual elimination of further embar¬
rassment to the city from repetitive
litigation. (It's noteworthy that
oi'er the past five-year span, Chi-
cago-style censorship has yet to
triumph at the bar when tested on
specific issue of picture content.)

All the previous court clobbering
and vox pop resentment never ruf¬
fled the cops, but it did the city’s
legal corps. If should fairly be
uoted. however, that recently the
new' police boss, O. W. Wilson,
stated his conviction that censor¬
ship should not be a police func¬
tion.

Plainly, the projected adyisory
group is indeed just what Chi cen¬
sorship procedure needs. While
the present 50-year-old code speci¬
fies other criteria for the banning
or scissoring of pix, the censors,
with a perversity born of myopia,
have acted as though there’s no
evil like obscenity. Only it has
been left to the courts time and
again to deem'that "obscenity” was
In the eye of the beholder.

Imports Bear Brunt

The statutory reforms In the off¬
ing.are immediately pertinent more
to the indies than major fijm com¬
panies. That’s for sure inasmuch
as it’s been the independents with
foreign-originated pictures who’ve
borne the brunt of the censorship
fight, the importance of which grew
proportionately to the art film
market. One rare exception in
the ranks of challengers was Otto
Preminger, who battled success¬
fully to play his “Anatomy of a
Murder” uncut here. .

After last week’s high court rul¬
ing, one legalite active in trade af¬
fairs forecast an "erosive effect” on
the indies, suggesting more of them
w'ould hence elect to bypass Chi¬
cago bookings. Implications to
trade and public are plain, but it
now looks that the situation needn’t
eventuate provided the new oral-
nance intact comes to pass. It’s
uncertain when the new proposal
will go to the City Council, .but
sometime in March is likely. 1

'HOW SWEET OF COURT'

Lady Censors of Kansas Love That
5-4 Majority

Kansas City, Jan. 31.

A cry of “Oh, that’s Wonderful”
went up from members of the
Kansas Board of Review, the state
film censor group, when word was
received here of the ruling of the
U.S. Supreme Court upholding the
case of the Chicago censors who
refused a permit for the showing
of the film “Don Juan.”

Mrs. M. S. Frankovich, chairman
of the Kansas censor board, said
she believes the ruling will pave
the way for censorship in other
states. Kansas is one of the few
states today which operates a cen¬
sor board.

The Kansas board has refused
only three movies w'ithin the past
couple of years, one being “The
Case of Dr. Laurent” which shows
the actual birth of a baby. The
other two involve nudist colonies,
“Garden of Eden” ^ and "Isles of
Levant.” Both "Dr.' Laurent” and
“Garden” have had public exhibi¬
tion in theatres on the Missouri
side of the metropolitan area, al¬
though they have not been ex¬
hibited in Kansas. .

The Kansas censor is limited to
rulings based on a decision involv¬
ing "obscenity.” A ruling on the
"Dr. Laurent” film is now pending,
following a suit entered in court
here some months ago. No chal¬
lenge of the board rulings has been
made in trie case of either “Gar¬
den” or “Levant.”

Broker Reps

■■ Continued from page 3 ___

general liquidation, rather for
liquidation- of various "fringe”
assets, revenues from which would
be used to reduce capitalization
and thus enhance value of remain¬
ing outstanding shares.

Earlier this month 20th an¬
nounced a deal to sell its interest
in Gaumont British to the Rank
Organization for approximately
$11,000,000. Company also is in
process of selling its Hollyw’ood
studio acreage to William Zecken-
dorf’s Webb & Knapp for a total of
$43,000,000. That deal is due to be
consumated in April.

At a special meeting of stock¬
holders last - October to approve
that deal, 20th prexy Spyros P.
Skouras said he hoped to use a
portion of the money to reduce
capitalization, but he pointed out
that nothing could be done until
the deal was signed, sealed and
delivered, and that, of course, the
board would have the final word.

Just who the new 20th directors
will be, if the current plan is
adopted is not known. Reported to
be a likely candidate for one of the
seats is Milton S. Gould, a member
of the New York law firm of Gallop,
Climenko & Gould. ‘

, Continued from page. %

classics, the old pic starred Con¬
rad Veidt.

It has cost Lippert “slightly in
excess of $50,000.” he said yester¬
day to dear all the rights, which
had been sewn up by agent Paul
Kohner. The 20th production will
be budgeted at $700,000, with no
casting nor director yet set.

Including the low-budget 79 pix
Lippert has made for 20th, he is
notv at work on the 30Qth film with
which he has been associated since
he broke into production in 1944.
Of the total, only 27 were acquired
full-blown from others. The rest
Lippert hatched, under the various
company canopies he used prior to
his 20th affiliation and during the
years he ran a releasing arm, too.,

Whim of Petty Officials
Poor Basis for Censoring Films;
Johnston Faces Coast Press

SHflWMEM FLUNK
LIBERATION TEST

By VINCENT CANBY

Shock, dismay, disappointment.
The motion picture industry felt
all these emotions following last
Monday’s 123) U.S. Supreme Court
decision in the Times Film case,
upholding the right of state and
city boards to view a motion pic¬
ture before issuing an exhibition
license. Filmmen, who for years
have been seeking a broad deci¬
sion on the issue, got one—right in
the solar plexus.

The air was thick with clinches,
most of which were sounding
clarion calls for a renewed defense
of our Bill of Rights. The ruling,
being so close (five-to-four), was a
particularly hard decision to lose.

Now, however, 10 days after the
decision was announced, emotions
have quieted, and the air has
cleared. The consensus of industry
opinion; the decision has not neces¬
sarily set back the overall fight
against prior censorship. Rather,
it has only delayed it.

The most serious blow to the
film industry has been a psycho¬
logical one. Obviously the decision
is going to be interpreted in many
states and cities as an invitation to
set up censor boards under the
guise of film licensing operations.
In this respect, timing of the an¬
nouncement of the court’s decision
could not have been worse. It has
come just as the start of new
legislative sessions in the majority
of the states where pressure is
being brought to bear for control
of screen fare.

Unfortunately, most of those who
will be plumping for such controls
probably will not be readying
Justice Clark’s majority opinion
very closely, just as those indus-
tryites who felt the entire fight
was lost have concentrated on
quoting Chief Justice Warren’s
vigorously stated minority opinion,
which, of course, says everything
the industry wants to hear. But
until that day when a couple of the
more conservative members of the
court are replaced by men of more
liberal leanings in this area.
Justice Clark’s opinion is the one
the industry is going to have to live
with.

(At midweek, It seemed highly
unlikely that Times Film would
petition the court for a rehearing
of the “Don Juan” case. Or, if it
did petition, that such would be
gx-anted. At least one of (the justices
who concurred in the majority
opinion would have to Vote for the
rehearing, along wrh' the four
justices who dissented.)

Attorney Ephraim London, a rec¬
ognized authority on; the fight
against prior restraint", and who
fought and won the preeedental
“Miracle” and "Lady Chatterley's
Lover” cases before the Supreme
Court; points out that Justice
Clark’s majority opinion clearly
states:

“We, of course, are not hold¬
ing that city officials may be
granted the power to prevent
the showing of any motion pic¬
ture they deem unworthy of a
license.”

In other words, the court has
held that licensing boards can look
all they please, but when it comes
to trying to prevent the showing of
a film by denial of a license for
any reason whatsoever, the do-
gooders are no further along than
they were before this decision was
handed down. The standards
(obscenity, incite to crime, etc.) by
which any board would deny a
license are as still as vulnerable
as they always have been since
1952. Problem is that the burden
of proof—and the fight, expensive
and time-consumming — continues
to rest on the distributor of a
banned film.

For those who persist in seeking
silver linings,- there is one that is
extremely important in the furor
caused by this latest Supreme
Court ruling: it may—in fact, it
must—result In a closer overall
liaison . to fight film censorship
whenever it appears, against major
(Continued on page 20)

BOSTON'S REACTION

Its Repealed Sunday Film
Censorship Recalled

Boston, Jan. 31.

Possible effects of the 54 Su¬
preme Court decision upholding
the municipal censorship of motion
pictures before they are shown, got
plenty of attention In Massachu¬
setts where precensorship of Sun¬
day films was ruled unconstitu¬
tional five years ago.

Frank C. Lyndon, executive sec¬
retary of Allied Theatres of New
England said “it is inconceivable
that any local authority should re¬
establish censorship on the
strength of the Supreme Court de¬
cisions, however, it behooves the
exhibitors to be properly prepared
to defeat any attempt to do so.

The Massachusetts Supreme
Judicial Court ruled that the 1908
Sabbatarian law under which state
police censored Sunday showings
of films was unconstitutional in
1955. The opinion, written by Jus¬
tice Raymond P. Wilkins said:
“That the present controversy con¬
cerns exhibitions on only one day
a week does not seem to us to al¬
ter the governing rules of law . . .

Boston city censor, Richard J.
Sinnott, who has been In the office
for one year, made known his opin¬
ions in regard to the type of films
offered minors:

“I believe the best solution to
this problem is to have two
classifications for motion pic¬
tures, Tor Adults Only,’ and
*For Adolescents / This type
. of programming, well adver¬
tised and carefully regulated, I
am heartily in favor of.”

ITs Rentals

Continued from page 3 —p.

in 3960. The following annual scale
is listed: Rackmil, $125,000; studio
chief Edward Muhl, $104,000; v.p.
John J. O’Connor, $57,000; v.p.
and general counsel Adolph
Schimel, $67,600; pub-ad v.p. David
A. Lipton, $67,600. The late Nate
J. Blumberg is listed as having
drawn $57,000 as chairman of the
board. Rackmil’s contract, dated
May 1, 1956, provides for his serv¬
ices in an advisory capacity until
April, 1963 in case of incapaciting
illness of six consecutive months, i
Business before the annual
meeting includes the election of
directors. The management’s nomi¬
nees. all up for reelection, are
Preston Davie, Albert A. Garth-
waite, O’Connor,' Rackmil, Budd
Rogers, Harold I. Thorp, and Sam¬
uel H. Vallance. Rackmil, Garth-
waite, Thorp, and Vallance are
also directors of Decca Records.

Cleveland Critic

Continued from page 5

ors here as best new faces of 1960,
while Hayley Mills of "Pollyanna”
and Kevin Corcoran” of “Swiss
Family Robinson” were acclaimed
as best juveniles.

Frank Cost, manager of Lake
and Shore, nabbers owned by As¬
sociated Theaters, Inc., was named
as “Showman of the Year” In this
ai*ea. Jack Silverthorne of the
Hippodrome, last year’s winter,
presented Cost with a plaque. (
The Leonard Greenberger Me¬
morial Committee, established here
to stimulate interest in cinematic
arts, again sponsored awards ’din¬
ner. It drew 150 guests who heard
Kirk Douglas, executive and star of
“Spartacu.s” speaking from Holly¬
wood . via long distance . phone'
hooked up to a loud-speaker.

Hollywood, Jan. 31.
Motion Picture Assn, chief Eric
Johnston was in the hot seat for
one hour Friday (27), answering
Hollywood reporters’ questions on
censorship (“We’ll fight it wherev¬
er it rears its head”), the produc¬
tion code (“It has done an effective
job, and I envision no changes in
it at this time”) and the current
suit brought against MPAA and
eight major studios by a dozen self-
proclaimed blacklistees ("I see no
basis for it”).

Bulk of the questions and an¬
swers found their basis in the Su¬
preme Court’s recent decision up¬
holding the right of prior censor¬
ship of films. Johnston explained
it’s the first time MPAA has lost a
censorship case in which it was in¬
volved. The Association’s lawyers,-
he said, currently are studying the
effects of the case and the prece¬
dents which it might have set.
They’re also seeking ways and
means to institute another te:-=.—
which conceivably could be another
court case—of the right of pre¬
censorship.

MPAA Topper

The MPAA topper was emphatic
in his description of the difference
between prior censorship and po¬
lice action: “Censorship is the need
for a license to be granted before
the picture can be shown. That is
different from being held account¬
able for what is shown.”

Johnston said MPAA’s position is
that it .should not be left to “the
whim of a petty government of¬
ficial” to determine what cab be
shown in a theatre but to the :e
process of law. “There are an\;!e
city, county and state laws by
which parties can be held respon¬
sible for showing a film which, un¬
der those laws, could be consid¬
ered pornographic. And then it
should be tried in court.”

The Supreme Court decision is
a stimulation to the increasing of
censorship boards across the coun¬
try, Johnston said. (Case involved
the Chicago film licensing ordi¬
nance, and the high court decided,
54. that the concept is a valid one.
All previous cases involving cen¬
sorship were brought on behalf of
a single film and decided whether
or not that film could be consid¬
ered censorable. Latest action,
brought by the Times Film Corp.
and supported by MPAA, chal¬
lenged the right of censorship per
se.

Reiterating his position that the
decision will affect all media,
Johnston explained, “Television
probably is next in line; then ra¬
dio, newspapers, magazines.” He
noted that if a film is harmful to
the public via a- showing in a the¬
atre, then it must be true if the
film were shown on television.

Asked about the move afoot in
Los Angeles County to set up a
board of censors but to exempt
those films which are given the
MPAA Production Code seal,
Johnston answered It would not be
wise. “We give seals to those pic¬
tures which pass our standards,
but we cannot prohibit exhibition
of those films which are not given
a seal. We shouldn’t be masters
of what others see anymore thaxi
anyone else should be.”

Moral aspect of foreign films, in
general, are no worse than those
of American pix, Johnston said.
He said U. S. Customs does not
ban many films and that when im¬
ports are refused it’s on the basis
of out-and-out pornography that
violates U. S. law.

Johnston declared the MPAA
Production Code spells out what is
and what is not permissible to
qualify for the seal. “It was liberal¬
ized in 1956,” he said, “and it is
doing an effective job.” Again not¬
ing his opposition of classification
—whereby films would be given
ratings of “adults only,” etc.—
Johnston said it usually is no more
than a lure. There are ample
means, he said, for parents and re-
(Continued on page 20)

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PICTURES

Rise of Negro Matinee Idol

E Continued from past T ;

Cleverly placing a device described
as “a small chain” over the power
cable of a tv station down south,
these brave citizens (Or perhaps in¬
deed a lone hero) caused a power
failure and thereby saved number¬
less living rooms from violation.
It happened on Steve Allen’s show,
to coincide with the words “And
here he is—Harry BeL . .1” But
the rest was silence, and the fading
of the cold blue light from all those
Alabama living rooms, rescued just
In time.

An odd kind of rescue—and-from
what? Inferior singing? Scarcely.
Excessive pelvic gyrations? Wrong
performer. Communism? As the
British say, come off it, chaps. Well
then—as a last foolish guess, is the
poor fellow so desperately ugly
that his televised image must be
banished from the sight of southern
gentlefolk? As the French say, c’est
a Tire; in a word, Belafonte is a
stunner. What the cool male eye
somewhat vaguely and jealously
perceives, the bright female eye
enthusiastically corroborates; here
is one of the most remarkably
handsome young American men of
our time. There’s the rub, and'the
reason for the “small chain.” What
is more, this fine-looking Negro is
not merely “uppity,” he is tip —
a new, unsettling thing to the Ala¬
bama patriot.

Up From Slavery

A century and more ago, the
male Negro entertainer in America
was commonly a slave. Plantation
society may have been rich in chiv¬
alry and romance, but it was poor
in theater. The slave made up the
lack. Picking his banjo, scraping
his fiddle, clapping his hands, shuf¬
fling and dancing and singing, he
entertained his white masters. He
played h ; s exoented part, that of
the simple, laughing, happy piece
of property.

Perhaps he let a bit of sly mock¬
ery creeps into the entertainment,
and perhaps the master did not
mind, for to laugh at such antics
was to know release from guilt,
and bring the humanity of shared
amusement into a situation grossly
inhumane. But so far and no far¬
ther; spirituals, songs of bondage,
the slave entertainer did not sing,
for his masters would have been
amused.

The minstrel show grew out of
•lave performances, but at the com¬
mercial level the actors were less
often Negroes than white men in
blackface. Here the image of the

an ex-slaye. Both parents of Roland
Hayes, world-famous tenor, had
-been Georgia slaves. Paul Robe¬
son’s father had fled from slavery
to the north, where in 1898 the
future athlete, scholar and singer
was born. W. C. Handy was born
in Alabama only ten years after
the Emancipation Proclamation;
his father, a Negro minister, cer¬
tainly had full and intimate con¬
tact with the “peculiar institution”
over which the Civil War had been
so recently fought.

So this group was something of
a “first generation” of freedmen;
and as with any such group—the
obvious parallel is with the off¬
spring of immigrants, though the
comparison is not wholly adequate
—there were profound problems of
adjustment. Great and distinctive
talent gave these men a chance to
rise; great determination brought
success within their reach; but Ne¬
groes they had been born and Ne¬
groes they remained, in a society
far from willing to accept them
simply as human beings.

Thus' as late as 1942 Roland
Hayes was beaten up by police in
Rome, Ga., when he protested the
arrest of his wife on charges of
violating Jim Crow regulations in a
shoe store. Of course there was
nothing personal about the beat¬
ing;. it was no more than a ritual
clubbing of a “smart nigger” whose
identity, when discovered, caused
some embarrassment to the whites
(although not to Gov. Talmadge,
who quickly announced that his
state was “going to keep Jim Crow
laws and protect them," and that
any Negro w’ho might not like it
should “stay out of Georgia”).
Hayes, who never lost his love for
Georgia, was willing to pass off the
beating with a few mild words.

Making History

Canada Lee, born in 1907, was
one of the pioneer serious Negro
actors not content with “Tom”
parts, and he made this comment
afte'* “Native Son” (with himself
in the role of Bigger) opened on
Broadway in 1941: “We’re making
history in the theatre. Now things
are going to happen. Now they’ll
think of the Negro as an actor and
not as some butler-valet type, some
ignorant person.”

Perhaps he was over-sanguine;
good plays of Negro life are not
common, and/ worthwhile Negro
parts in other plays have not been
numerous. (There are exceptions,
of course: recently, “Take a Giant

Allied’s New Chief Visits Boston;

Seeks New England Unit s Return

Colombia Has Dolce Vita'
For Commonwealth Lands
But Docked U.S. Market

“Dolce Vita,” made-in-Italy pro¬
duction grabbed by Astor Pictures
for release In the United States, is
being distributed in the British
Commonwealth and a few Latin
American countries by Columbia.
But Col wanted no part nf it in the
Yankee market.

Abe Schneider, president of Col,
saw “Vita” in Cannes and con¬
cluded it had little or no chance
of getting a Production Code Seal.
Consequently, the Col policy was
“hands off” so far as the U. S. was
concerned.

colored man was further debased j Step ’ Raisin in the Sun'

and stereotyped, and multitudes of
Americans who might not see an
actual colored person in days or
even years learned through min¬
strelsy that Negroes are ignorant,
childlike creatures given to
ludicrous movements and facial ex¬
pressions, earthy but innocent hu¬
mor, squealing laughter, a quaint
dialect, the uninhibited use of the
straight razor (“Boy, jus’ try to
shake yo’ haidl”) and of course
uncontrollable outbursts of music

in the first group, and in the*]
second, the role of the chauffeur-
paramour In “Toys in the Attic.”

Similarly with the movies; Lee
himself had trouble getting re¬
spectable colored roles, and folk
singer Josh White, younger and
better looking, rejected parts he
was offered as “too Tom.” And
when the change began to come
about, it arrived, so to speak, by the
back door.

In 1949 two pictures on the sub-

(much of it about as closely related ] ject of “passing” (and implicity.

GOLF-MILL SHOPPERS
TO GET FILMERY, TOO

Chicago, Jan. 31.

The yen to hitch plush cinemas
to outlying shopping centres, per
the suburbia growth pattern, will
see the second such filmery in
business here by late summer.
Name is to be the Golf Mill Thea¬
tre, situated at the new Golf-Mill
Shopping Center in suburban Niles.
First shopping centre showcase
hereabouts unveiled last year in
neighbor suburb of Skokie.

Construction of the ultramodern
Mill is budgeted at $1,000,000. It
will seat 1,800 and accommodate
2,000 autos in adjacent parking
area. Owner is Morton Fink, opera¬
tor of a kiddie park, and son of
area pioneer drive-in theatre
builder Frank Fink.

to Negro life as “The Song of the
Volga Boatmen”). The Image given,
in short, was that *of the “comical
coon.”

It’s been; a long way up from
there, and the end is not yet. Some

miscegenation) appeared: “Lost
Boundaries” starring Mel Ferrer,
and “Pinky” with Jeanne Crain
and Ethel Waters. Both treated
with some seriousness a particular
aspect of the Negro-white problem.

years ago, a dozen young colored I tout neither Ferrer nor Miss Crain

people set out from Fisk Univ. in
Nashville on the highly uncertain
initial tour of a group soon to be
known as the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Within a few years they were tour¬
ing Europe, the first group of
American Negro entertainers to
gain such fame and acceptance.
The spirituals which previously had

was particularly plausible as
colored person, and the parts
themselves were no great help.
(One is reminded of Mrs. Stowe's
“colored” hero and heroine, George
and Eliza Harris, who are so very
light of skin that they readily pass
for white—and whose problem is
solved by shipping them off to

been scorned or even unknown be-j Canada.)
came part of their repertoire—and! But late that same year William
one of the melancholy riches of;Faulkner’s “Intruder in the Dust”
Negro life thus came to light. j came out, and a real change was
The other great form of Negro J evident. Whatever may be said of
musical entertainment, jazz and less j Faulkner's ideas on race problems,
reputable origins and for many this motion picture featured a
years a more fugitive existence; j sturdily handsome Negro, Juano
but in the twentieth century it | Hernandez, as Its hero Beauchamp,
emerged in all its rambunctious! a man of great courage and self-
glory, to the enrichment of us all.! respect. True enough, Lucas Beau-
Serious music—“classical," for; champ is no ebony field hand; his

want of a better word—developed ] grandfather was white and

also from Negro thematic material;
but our subject here is the broader
range, those performing arts which
gave us colored people known to
the common American.

Antecedents

It is somehow a startling fact

McCaslin; but Beauchamp has no
claim to white status, and provides
as fit a subject for lynching as any
other man of color in the south.

Not the story but the central
character is the important thing
here. The kind of personal dignity

that several of the older perform- accorded Beauchamp and beauti-
ers we remember today sprang j fully projected by Hernandez is
from families with Immediate and; wliat made “Intruder in the Dust”

pletely from the Negro villainy of
“The Birth of a Nation.”

Then with “Island in the Sun”
(1957) another giant step was taken
—two interracial love affairs,
frankly avowed, and including that
ultimate trauma to many a white
male psyche, a white woman in
love with a colored man, and not
merely ready but eager for his
touch. Again, there were com¬
promises: the unidentified but
vaguely British setting, the absence
of full-blooded interracial kisses,
the breakup of the colored man’s
affair through fear of prejudice
(“Some day you’d get mad at me
and call me ‘nigger* ” — at which
point a late-teen white girl two
seats from me cried out, “Oh, no-o!
Oh, no-o!”). And this brings us
back to the man who spoke that
line, Mr. Belafonte.

Someone recently has called
Belafonte “the first Negro matinee
idol.” And not incorrectly; certain¬
ly no colored man in America, not
Jack Johnson or Joe Louis or Sugar
Ray, not Satchel Paige or Jackie
Robinson or Roy Campanella, not
Josh White, not even Nat Cole or
Sammy Davis Jr., ever quite
reached the position Harry Bela¬
fonte now holds. And we may as
well be clear about that position.
“Matinee idol” has quaint over¬
tones from the 1920s; “Dream
Boat” is a bit more contemporary,
but the true meaning is “sex
symbol.”

There is the story that any
woman, age 14 through 104, leaving
a Belafonte personal appearance is
willing to swear that his shirt was
open clear down to the belt b&ckle.
No, to the second button only; but
the story makes Its point clearly
enough.

Where will it all end? The liberal
white answer is likely to be “With
everyone equal; with liberty and
justice for all.” Yet in such a re¬
sponse there is perhaps a hidden
assumption: equal but separate.
The same assumption come out
clearly in the statement attributed
to a Negro leader, “We Negroes
want to be your brothers, not your
brothers-in-law.”

Apartheid in sex, togetherness
everywhere else; and it makes no
sense. It is not even good history.
Miscegenation in our land is three j
centuries old. Scholarly investiga¬
tions have indicated that two out

of three American Negroes have

. . . ■ , • . - - .... some white ancestry. “Of course.”

direct experience with slavery. Bill ; a pioneer motion picture, and what the informed white person responds
“Bojangles” Robinson, born in ; distinguishes it radically from such —but again with something gen-
1878 was orphaned as a baby and a ge” ?.! hut folksy movie as “Cib n erallv left unsaid: -../lie man,
raised by a grandmother who was in the Sky,” and separates it com- colored woman, and no marriage.

On the heels of the withdrawal
of the Indiana unit from Allied
States Assn., Marshall Fine, the
new president of the national or¬
ganization, made an overture last
week to Independent Exhibitors of
New England to return to the fold.
The New England unit ankled the
national organization last year.

Since Allied has been split be¬
tween two opposing factions, it ap¬
pears to be the practice for units
to resign from Allied every time a
new regime is installed. The N.E.
group pulled out when an officer
team favored by Indiana was in¬
stalled. Now that the top echelon
group fs one that the New Eng¬
landers would ordinarily favor,
the Hoosiers decided that they’ve
had enough.

Despite the Installation of the
new regime, Yankees are playing
It coy about coming back. Fine,
accompanied by national director
Irving Dollinger, went to Boston
to confer with Ed Lider, head of
the Boston unit, and board mem¬
bers of the group to present a first¬
hand account of what transpired at
the recent Milwaukee board meet¬
ing which saw the so-called
moderates” regain control of the
organization.

Allied was formerly headed by
A1 Myrick, of the Iowa-Nebraska-
Sout Dakota unit, who nosed out
Lider for the top post in a con¬
troversial election two years ago.
The outcome of that election,
which was accompanied by all sorts
of charges of fraud and illegality,
resulted in the exit of the N.E.
unit. The Milwaukee election this
year brought similar.^ accusations
from the dissidents.

According to Lider, reached by
Variety at his Boston office last
Week, the New England unit has no
immediate plans to rejoin National
Allied. Lider is on record as favor¬
ing one overall exhibitor associa¬
tion so that the voices of theatre-
men can be more powerful in deal¬
ing with the film companies and
the government

A Possibility

Paradoxically, the pullout of
N.E. and Indiana, although they
represent different philosophies,
could serve as the spark to set the
wheels in motion to bring about
one unified exhibitor trade associa¬
tion. It’s conceivable that the
American Congress of Exhibitors
could serve as the umbrella for
such an organization.

The Indiana unit is already
flirting-with the idea of affiliating
with Theatre Owners of America.
According to reports, there is
sentiment in the organization to
call in TOA to make a presenta¬
tion. This move represents another
paradox, for TOA’s approach to
industry’s problems is closer to
that of the. “moderate” group in
Allied which the Hoosiers have
opposed. The Alliance Amusement
Co., long a member of Indiana
Allied, has already enrolled its
theatres in TOA, although it has
maintained its membership in the
Hoosier organization at the same
time.

Shy From TOA

For years Alliedites have been
against any tieup with TOA, fear¬
ing that the small independent
theatres would be swallowed up by
the big chains which are said to
dominate TOA’s affairs. However,
while Allied has been losing mem¬
bers in recent years, TOA has in¬
creased its rolls considerably, pick¬
ing up many small independent
theatres.

The exit of Indiana, with Iowa-
Nebraska, Rocky Mountain, Mid-
South, and Mid-Central expected
to follow' suit, is expected to rock
the foundations of Allied. However,
Fine believes the resignations will
have no effect on w’hat’s left of the
national organization. He’s making
a determined effort to pull the re¬
maining 16 units together into a
strong spokesman for the inde¬
pendent theatreowner. His policy,
he said, would be to continue to
work for the indie theatre owners
whether or not they are members
of Allied. He feels that the ac¬
complishments of his regime would
serve to reactive delinquent units
and cause other units to join
Allied. Unlike TOA, Allied does
not plan a recruiting drive, pre¬
ferring to let the activities of the
organization serve as the come on.
Fine has adopted a flexible posi¬

tion on the idea of one overall ex¬
hibitor organization. He indicated
that he would sit down and discuss
the possibility of one national ex¬
hibitor group if he felt that it
would benefit all theatremen.
Fine’s view is at least conciliatory.
Previous Allied leaders w r ould dis¬
miss the suggestion of merging
with TOA.

A Cleveland exhibitor, Fine
plans to come to New York in
February for a series of meetings
with film company toppers to dis¬
cuss “what Allied can do to help
them.” This, of course, is a new
approach for Allied. Previously the
organization has been known for
its belligerancy and was more
prone to denounce all actions of
the distributors than to ’ seek a
common meeting ground. It was
this philosophy that separated the
‘Tirebrands” from the “moderates.”
The former group was more in¬
clined to yell for the government
every time they disapproved of the
trade practices of the film compa¬
nies.

The exit of the Indiana unit also
resulted in the resignation as na¬
tional secretary of Richard T.
Lochry, president of Hoosier group.
At the same time," Indiana with¬
drew as co-sponsor with Gulf
States Allied of the 1961 conven¬
tion in Las Vegas. In disclosing its
decision to ankle National Allied,
the Indiana unit said its board
decided that both groups in Allied
“could accomplish more for their
individual units by working with a
smaller, compatible group for com¬
mon goals instead of dissipating
their time, money and energies in
fighting each other in the larger
group.”

Word From Detroit

By FRED TEW

Detroit, Jan. 31.

As a follow-up to last week’s
meeting of National Allied’s board
of directors and, also, to inspect
the newly established offices of the
association, prexy Marshall H.
Fine and board chairman Ben Mar¬
cus met last w-eek with Michigan
Allied prexy Milton H. London
who is the newly appointed execu¬
tive director of National Allied.

The trio discussed means of im¬
plementing the ambitious program,
as outlined at Milwaukee, to aid in¬
die exhibs. Chief topic of conver¬
sation was publication of the Na¬
tional Allied Bulletin and other
means to step-up communication,
plus the establishment of coordi¬
nating committees to work for a
more prosperou sindustry.

Fine said he would confer soon
in N. Y. with all distrib chiefs, of¬
fering “fullest cooperii-Jon” of his
organization and seeking the co¬
operation of the distribs.

At the conclusion of the confer¬
ence, Marcus dec 1 red: “The op¬
timism, enthusiasn. end deter¬
mined purpose « * *he new Allied
administration :r. me even
more confident that a bright, pros¬
perous future awaits the motion
picture industry .”

Re-Do Pantheon, Toledo
For Big-Negative Pix

Ts!Jan. 32.

Second recent major Improve¬
ment in downtown fiim houses is
the current f*i25,000 remodelling
of the 39-year-old Pantheon, which
has been for the past several years
a hold-over house for films which
opened a first-run at the Rivoii.
Botl\ are operated by Skirball Bros,
of Cleveland, which also has the
adjoining Palace.

The Pantheon is being converted .
to show 70 mm. films, and in addi¬
tion to the new German-made pro¬
jectors, six-track stereo sound s;- s-
tem, and new curved screen, the
interior will be redecorated and re¬
furbished. Seating capacity is be¬
ing reduced from 1,000 to 808 by
removal of down-front seats. Ten¬
tative re-opening is-set for Feb. 8.
“Can-Can,” which was shown last
fall in 35 mm. fiim at the Para¬
mount, is a likely opener, said
Jack Clinger, manager of the the¬
atre.

Last November, the 3,400-sc-at
Paramount, operated by Jack Arm¬
strong of Bowling Green circuit
owner, was remodelled and seating
cut to convert for Cinerama.

WCTUHES

PtSsUEff

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

Brigitte Bardot OK in Atlanta But
Hat Femme Impersonator Gotta Go

Does a motion picture censor^-
have the right to demand the de¬
letion of all closeups of a female
impersonator appearing in a film
with Brigitte Bardot? It's likely
that this unique issue will be the
key to Kingsley International’s
projected suit against the Atlanta
censor board re denial of a license
to BB’s “Come Dance With Me.”

Upcoming suit, being mapped by
attorney Ephraim London, awaits
filing on the board’s formal turn¬
down of an appeal against the orig¬
inal ruling that the deletions be
made. Action is expected in about
two weeks.

Case is one of seven now pend¬
ing or planned against city and
state film licensing boards in the
wake of last week’s precedental
ruling by the U. S. Supreme Court
(see separate story).

Several other suits are likely in

Cops y* ‘Savage Eye*

Chicago, Jan. 31.

“Savage Eye,” Yank-made
feature via Trans-Lux, is run¬
ning censor problems here. The
cops want some cuts, but dis-
trib so far isn’t budging. If a
city lawyer who’s due to scan
the pic agrees with the cen¬
sors, case will then go to the
courts.

“Eye” has an upcoming
World Playhouse booking.

Atlanta Challenge Of
l-Woman Dictatorship
Not to Be Abandoned

Atlanta, Jan. 31.
Action of United States Supreme
Atlanta, Including the one being Court upholding constitutionality
planned by the Independent Film; of state and local motion picture
& Distributors of America. Origi- r censorship in Times Film Corp.
nally this suit was scheduled to; suit against City of Chicago by 5
seek a declaratory judgment that j to 4 is not going to deter legal ac-
the Atlanta board is unconstitu-! tion contemplated by a group of
tional, with Trans-Lux Diriribut-: distributors in Atlanta, it was
ing, Zenith International and Con-. learned.

tinental Distributing taking the ac- j Although decision came as a
tion. Because of the Supreme ! surprise—and disappointment—to
Court's decision last week, how- firm retained to attack Atlanta City
ever, the potential plaintiffs are; Ordinance, a spokesman said they
studying the wisdom of proceeding. had good and sufficient grounds to
along these lines, and n:«* y switch go ahead with suit to strike down
to an attack citing specific stand- i enforcement of censorship here,
ards on which films were denied j Maurice Maloof, member of At-
3icenses. 1 lanta legal firm of Heyman, Abram

It’s also reported that Lopert 1 and Young, retained by a group of
Films, whose “Tunes of Glory” distributors, said the Supreme
and “Never on Sunday” were Court decision did not cover-a 11 of
turned down in Atlanta, may go af- s the contentions of the suit they
ter that censor board. • propose to_file in the near future

Still pending in Virginia

Times Film's case against that
state’s licensing board for refusing

against AUanta censorship ordi¬
nance.

According to Maloof the premise
upon which Atlanta ordinance will

a permit to "The Respectful Pros- attacked is on the grounds that
titute” on grounds that it would j s ••invalid a nd unconstitutional
incite to riot. This case, of course, un <jer the due process clause of
is being directed by Felix Bilgrey, the 14th Amendment to the Con-
Times' general counsel, who argues s titution of the United States in
the company’s “Don Juan ’ case be- t h a t the standards by which motibn
fore the Supreme Court. pictures are to be viewed -and

In the Federal courts in Illinois judged" are not sufficiently defined
is Zenith International’s suit and are too vague and indefinite to
against the Chicago licensing com- be capable of enforcement and in
mission for refusal to grant a per- that the rights and obligations of
mit to “The Lovers.” Ca=e, which persons who exhibit motion pic-

was held in abeyance pending out¬
come of Times Film's case’against

tures are not sufficiently set forth
for said persons to be appraised of

the Chicago board, is now expected what is expected or required of
tc proceed. “Lovers” is al>o the them in order to conform with said
crux of legal battles in Cleveland ordinance, but whether or not a
and Dayton. permit is granted is left to the per-

' _ sonal likes or dislikes of the cen¬

sor.”

! Mrs. Christine Smith Gilliam,
;wife of Alderman Ed A. Gilliam,
ITT 1 ITT* AF 1 rufTT TITTIT ' who is chairman of Atlanta Police

IS WA&fc Ur liil WIN Committee, is Atlanta’s censor.

Ostensibly, she is under jurisdic-

THE LOVERS’TO COURT

Chicago, Jan. 31.

tion of Atlanta Library Board and

i*. 1L . ,. . . null ujl ALidiiia ljiuidiv Duaiu auu

her salary is paid by rity. Library
£h lp is oicajed here, attornejs for . Board> h J wev *^ has adopted vir-
Films look for early acaon tua j po ij C y 0 f car te blanche as far
on The Lovers by 7th L.S. Court; M Gilliam’s duties are con-
„of Appeals. Arguments had been : rerne( j

deterred until it was seen "hic-h Back in August word got around
, y lJ \?' Supreme Court would that Indep endent Film Importers
rule on the Chi prior restraint test. & Distri £ utors of America had
Chi censor board bridled at last voted to retain counsel to bring
reel of “Lovers” and refused it a ; action against City of Atlanta Cen-
permit. If it loses in the-appellate SO rship Ordinance in Federal
court. Zenith is expected to appeal. , court in a bid to have it declared
t _ ; unconstitutional. Mike Mayer. New

York, executive director of IFIDA,

Dallu ftHSfkSale iwas authorized to select counsel

■ 811J UlllvldlO I for this purpose. Firm of Heyman,

__ . ._„ __"Abram and Young was retained.

1 n d f ° pag * " " ■' i Meanwhile, Atlanta moviegoers

sponsible citizens to find out the'were nonplused when Continental
contents o'f specific filmjs, an ex- Distributing Co.’s “Room at the
ample being MPAA’s own Green Top,” starring Laurence Harvey,
Sheet. had been nominated for a string of

"There are risks in Ireedom,” ? w ? rds in the A «d e my Derby,
Johnston stated, "but the risks are hut was one of three that had got-
worth the principle. I feel any-'*™ the turned down thumbs from

M'i"fh C own b 1n h Zd If‘a^on ' Two othS Imports that- found

Is to be taken on a film.' it should : "rae’caM^of’Dr

mVtowever 1 ^' 55^'*“"" (Translux); and "Hi? o :
perts’but^oli'tieai'appointeesfusu-! Amour ” <Zenith lnteI "

allywiDcrae who hasn t gotten a | ^ was on outlawing of these

J° D * j ' three films that IFIDA planned to

On the $7,500,000 suit brought launch its attack on ordinance and
against the majors and MPAA, al- go t members to contribute funds
leging the plaintiffs w ere denied: for a “war chest” to finance their
work because of a blacklist, Johns-. battle,
ton said it should be up to the in¬

dividual company or employer to
decide who shall be employed.

Jack Geiser is new Paramount
sales representative in the Albany
exchange district. He originally uuua
was a booker with the company in Mrs. Dziuk will feature Spanish
Buffalo; then in Atlanta. (language films.

Mrs. Dzink’s Latin Policy
Floresville, Tex:, Jan. 31.
Allen Hilton has sold his Arcadia
Theatre here to Mrs. George A.
Dziuk who has taken over opera¬
tions of the house.

Prior Rosiraint

^,^1 Continued from per* 17

or indie company films, those with
and those without Production Code
seals of approval. With the psycho¬
logical encouragement received
from the most recent high court
decision,, it’s a cinch the licensing
boards are going to become more
bold with the scissors, perhaps
even to the point of attempting to
scissor Code seal films, heretofore
generally immune.

The Motion Picture Assn, of
America, representing the major
film companies who supply the
vast majority of the nation’s thea¬
tres on a regular basis, has been in
an understandably difficult posi¬
tion—public relationswise—in the
fight against prior restraint until
now. Though the MPAA did come
into the Times Film case as a
friend of the court (and, ironically,
the one case tbe MPAA came in on,
was lost), it did not participate in
the previously mentioned “Miracle”
and “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”
cases, which resulted in new free¬
dom to MPAA members as well as
to ail film distribs.

While the MPAA, with the re¬
sources at its command, has done a
recognizably good job in tbe field
of fighting censorship at the legisla¬
tive and community level, it has
not heretofore deemed it wise,
particularly as the public prints
have become full of predigested
indignation anent sexy and violent
“adult” films, to lead the fights
against local censor boards. The
Times Film case, as well as “The
Miracle” and “Chatterley’s Lover”
cases, were originated by indie
distribs. There is hope now that the
majors will join the minors in all
future cases.

This idea was put forth last week
by Felix Bilgrey, attorney for Times
Film and who, with Abner Mikva
of Chicago, conducted the “Don
Juan” case before the Supreme
Court. Bilgrey proposed that an
all-industry watchdog unit be set
up with the MPAA’s co-operation
to jump into every situation where
a film is banned by a local board.
Idea would be to contest every
action until such a formidable body
of legal opinion is built up that no
board would move against anything
except outright, stag film-type
; obscenity.

This too was the answer of at-
! torney London when asked last
jweek if it wasn’t a frustrating ex-
] perience to have to continue the
[prior restraint fight on a picture-
! by - picture, standard-by-standard
approach. Somewhat, he said, add¬
ing that it must also be remem¬
bered that every victory in a fight
on standards makes the position of
the censors just that much less
tenable.

London also suggested that an¬
other approach to the prior censor¬
ship fight would be via the legality
of the licensing fee which is re¬
quired in most instances where
licensing boards have authority.
This, he holds, is patently uncon¬
stitutional, since the law already
exists spelling out that a tax’ on
communications media is a form
of illegal prior restraint. (In New
York alone, it’s estimated that the
major companies pay out approxi¬
mately $200,000 a year in such
fees.)

Many licensing boards, like New
York’s, are r e v e n y e-producing
bureaus, that is, operations which
not only pay for their upkeep but
turn a profit. It’s likely that if
states and cities were required to
appropriate funds for this job
from other sources, much censor¬
ship enthusiasm would vanish.
However, not all licensing opera¬
tions are run on a fee basis.

One of the most disquieting
aspects of last week’s majority
decision w’as that films are “not
necessarily subject to the precise
rules governing any other par¬
ticular method of expression,”
though how they are different was
not defined. The point which
aroused the most comment, and
which, eventually, may help the
cause of the film industry most,
was that made by dissenting Chief
Justice Warren, who read into the
majority opinion a likelihood of
eventual censorship of newspapers,
books, magazines, tv and radio, and
even public speeches.

It’s suggested in many industry
quarters that if, indeed, such at¬
tempts are made, there will be
such a hue and cry of outraged
public opinion that this decision
will have to be reversed, in one
manner or another.

Censorship’s 5-4 Win Deplored]

Film industry opinion, as well as a large part of the newspaper
editorial comment, on last week’s U. S. Supreme Court decision in the
Times* Film case (see separate story), roundly denounced the five-to-
four ruling.

New York Times summed up much of the reaction in an editorial
Wednesday (25) stating: “It Is as potentially dangerous for any board
to prevent a film from being shown in the first instance as it would he
to prevent -a handbill or a book or a newspaper from being printed.”
Times said there are perfectly good rules already on the books to
handle obscenity and slander after its appearance.

American Civil Liberties Union called decision a “serious blow to
freedom of expression” and Richard Walsh, prexy of the International
Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees, in an editorial in IATSE’i
Official Bulletin, called on all union members to fight new censorship
moves.

Walsh’s statement also took occasion to blast classification of films
for general patronage or “adults only,” a tag he called “an old and
disreputable one in show business, often used deliberately to lure the
prurient-minded.”

In all the general fuss, the Independent Film Importers & Distribu¬
tors of America remembered the two individuals who were almost
overlooked in the plethora of “official” statements: Jean Goldwunn,
prexy of Times Film, and Felix Bilgrey, Times Film general counsel,
who mapped the fight against the Chicago licencing procedure.

In a wire to Goldwurm and Bilgrey, IFIDA noted that “it is through
the efforts of men like you that all the great battles for liberty have
been won . . . We applaud you for your unselfish expenditure of time,
money and effort. Eventual victory must be ours.-”

‘Sparlacus’ Tops

Continued from page 7

slipped to 10th place in the final
week, of course, cut into its show¬
ing.

“Ben-Hur” (M-G\ long bell¬
wether in the national b.o. sweep-
stakes, dropped to fifth position as
it wound its initial engagements on
hardticket in several keys or is
about to conclude same. “World of
Suzie Wong” «Par>, which made
such a favorable showing at the
N.Y. Music Hall prior to the Xmas
stageshow r , copped sixth spot.

“Swiss Family Robinson” <BV), a
bit slow in starting, managed to
land seventh money by dint of
soaring to second spot the final
week. “Facts of Life” <UA), which
showed up nicely late in Decem-
| ber. took eighth place.

“Wackiest Ship in Army” <Col)
captured ninth position. “Where
Boys Are” 'M-G>, current Music
Hall pic, finished 10th.

“The Alamo” tUA), though some¬
what spotty, managed to do well
enough to land in 11th position.
“Butterfield 8” iM-G), which was
champ in both November and
December, rounds out the Top 12.

“Marriage-Go-Round” »20th), dis¬
appointing hoxoffice-wise after the
legit play; “Can-Can” i20th), now-
out on popScale dates; “Never On
Sunday” (Lope) and “Three Worlds
of Gulliver” <Col> were the runner-
up films in that order. Last-named
was much better in December,
winding up fifth nationally on the
month.

“Goliath and Dragon” (AI)
showed enough the final week to
cop a runner-up position, and like¬
ly will be heard from additionally.
“Tunes of Glory” (Lope), another
newie, finished as a runner-up pic
two different weeks, and obviously
is a future bet in smaller spots.
“Make Mine Mink” (Cont), which
was runner-up one stanza, is in
much the same category.

“Cimarron” (M-G>, due shortly
at the N.Y. Music Hall, so far has
been inclined to be uneven but h^s
checked in with some okay to sock
engagements. “Fever in Blood”
(WB), also new, shapes disappoint¬
ing on its showings to date.

“General Della Rovere” (Cont)
shows promise especially after its
continued longrun in N.Y. It also
was good on Balto, Washington and
Philadelphia dates. “Go Naked in
World” (M-G), mild in St. Louis,
was barely okay in Minneapolis
and fair in K.C.

“Blueprint For Robbery” (Par)
shapes slow In St. Louis. “Pepe”
(Col), just getting started, has
tapered to nice takings at the N.Y.

I Criterion on longrun hard-ticket
and is rated trim in L.A. “Pepe”
was doing capacity over the year-
end holidays.

Spring’s Latin Swing

Morton A. Spring, president of
Metro Interna + ional, will hold a
series of meetings with company
executives in Latin America start¬
ing Friday (3). He leaves N. Y. to¬
morrow (Thurs.) and will visit 12
cities. His first stop will be San
Juan.

Following his swing, ending up
in Mexico City, Spring will head
directly for the Coast on Feb. 28
to confer with production chief Sol
C. Siegel afid other studio execs.

Boston s Alarm:
Bluenoses Twitch

Boston, Jan. 31.

The 5-4 decision of the Supreme
Court upholding Chicago’s motion
picture censorship ordinance, is
being viewed here with alarm. Fol¬
lowing statements from motion pic¬
ture industry leaders here that “it
is inconceivable that any local au¬
thority should reestablish censor¬
ship on the strength of the deci¬
sion, but it behooves exhibitors to
be properly prepared to defeat any
attempt to do so” (Frank C. Lydon,
executive secretary of Allied Thea¬
tres of New England), the Boston
Herald in a lead editorial Friday
(27) called the decision “Blow to
Freedom.”

“The Supreme Court’s 5-4 deci¬
sion upholding the constitutionality
of Chicago’s motion picture censor¬
ship ordinance is a severe blow to
free speech, as time, we believe,
will demonstrate all too dramati¬
cally,” the editorial said.

“The ordinance requires movie
exhibitors to submit their films to
inspection by the police before
permits are issued for showing
them publicly.

• “This means, as Chief Justice,
Warren said in the main dissenting
opinion, that many exhibitors will
cut portions of films objected to by
the police, or give up the idea of
showing them at all, rather than go
to court to assert their rights.

“ ‘In such case:’ said Chief Jus¬
tice Warren aptly, ‘the liberty of
speech and press and the public,
which benefits from tbe shielding
of that liberty, are in effect at the
censor’s whim.’ We cannot help
sharing the chief justice’s pessimis¬
tic opinion that the decision comes
dangerously close ‘to holding that
not only may motion pictures bo
censored but that a licensing
scheme may -also be applied to
newspapers, books and periodicals,
radio, television, public speeches
and every other medium of expres¬
sion.’

"Justice Clark, who wrote the
majority decision, may have had
some misgivings of his own on this
score. He went out of his way to
say that the decision was appli¬
cable only to motion pictures.

“It is especially important for
officials here in Massachusetts to
remember that tnere is now no
state law authorizing the prior cen¬
sorship of motion pictures. More¬
over, there is grave doubt of the
right of the Legislature to enact
such a law. For Article 77 of the
Amendments to the Massachusetts
Constitution declares unequivocal¬
ly: ‘The right of free speech shall
not be abridged.’

“The Supreme Court has ruled,
In effect, that prior censorship of
movies Is not necessarily incon¬
sistent with the free speech guar¬
antees of the United States Con¬
stitution. But the high court has
in no sense disturbed any funda¬
mental protections contained in
state constitutions.

"The decision was, as the dis¬
senters said, a ‘full retreat’ from
‘one of the bases of the First
Amendment’—the barrier . against
prior restraints of speech.

“But it is not a valid signal for
any orgy of censorship, official or
otherwise, in Massachusetts, or
elsewhere in the nation.”

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

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Wednesday, Febrnary 1, 1961

Film Reviews

; Continued from page 6 ;

The Mark ! symbols—“you’re a pig” ; , while

emotionally hono.st, are in ques-
appealing moppet daughter are all thmable taste.

wife while. Nicole Maurey is deco-
ratively effective as the other
woman. Wilfrid Hyde White ambles
through the film in his bland, pol¬
ished way taking advantage of at
least two scenes which help his
contribution, without adding much
to the film. One is when he finds

a married woman hungering for
Independence was made.

Her husband allows her to run
an art gallery but keeps strings on
her, really believing a woman’s
place is in the home. A love affair
with a lonely man frees her physi¬
cally but he, too, can’t seem to

very sound. Eddie Rvine has Ills }

As an actor fhis own star, a

himself . alone with the glam [give her everything she needs. She
French girl, in her apartment, and loses both men as she gets corn-

moments as a prison mate. Both ) strain and potential pitfall even l the other at a beatnik party. |plete control of her gallery and
JIarie Devereux and Mi« S. hell for seasoned helmsmen), I.aughlin ! Joan Hickson plavs the inevit- ; goes off to a supposedly unfulfilled

have brief, sexy scenes v.:tn >.mt- has a keen sense of timing and a ! able Cockney daily help and artists jHfe. Though dealing apparently

man wnich make impact. kind 0 f ru gg edt natural youthful I like Kenneth Williams. Kenneth j w ^h basic needs, the film is gmssy

Director Guy Green 'himself an appeal, But he lacks great variety, 'Connor, Joan Sims and Colin Gor-
ex-ace lenser* and Danilas SIo- resorting inevitably to three gen-. don are roped in as “guest stars”

combe, on camera, have ti .m d out j e ral expressions: the sulk, wild 1 for parts which could have been

scn'.e imaginative sho.s. Tuev have glee, and utter anguish. Those are ■ played perfectly well by talented

iiikcn full-advantage cl b; ‘ i u' ban ■; widely divergent emotions, but (feature players. Director Brian
and country locations, v.hi’e the Laughlin does not fill in the subtle ! Desmond Hurst’s excellent past
a:t work is first-class. The reason sans between too eynre cc ivelv. He

for Whitman going

: r'iv off the

. gaps between too explosively. He record does not show

and slowly unfolds the characters
in well-modulated scenes of love,
explanation and dramatic decisions.

Astruc’s complete control man¬
ages to make the characters more
than symbols. He has telling nota-
evidence ; tions on love, sensuality, as well as

! ’also seems a trifle too old for the that farcical comedy is his natural (marital and love relations. It looms
rails is not convincing!v e.v.-Iained, s part of a high scholar. ; bent, and this one does nothing to [mainly an arty theatre film on its

■ * ' * I Cnnifn'c almost austere unfoldment but has

especially

bearing.

m view
But he

IrN manly {
tree;

Most of the players are compe- : disprove the fact. Ted Scale's \ almost austere unfoldment but has
the tent, considering the undernour- j photography is okay, but Max | enough to make this a more pro-

delicate tightrope of sc’f-confi- ; jshed roles they must contend
deuce, personal doubts, or/mnsm i with. Most vivid in the memory are
acute depression admirably, j John Burns and Taffy Paul. Level
me Mark, without being a total- : 0 f cinematic craftsmanship is above
Jy significant social document, ; average for a film of this nature.

man : Great credit, particularly, is due

Benedict’s editing
enough to cope with
script.

not
a jumpy
Rich.

chows how easily it is for

to be trapped, despite himself, by
his past. As such, it is good,
commendable drama. Rich.

Like Father Like Son

First portion of a projected
trilogy by Tom Lau-hlim No
release deal set yet. Has some
artistic merit, but b.o. calibre
doubtful.

Hollywood, Jan. 25.

. Tern Laughlin production. V. =»h I.auch-
Pr,, Taffy Paul. William Wellman Jr..
Jtm Stacey, Chris Robinson, r >einiis
G’FIaherty. Bob C'olonnn. Chuck Siebert,
Roxanne Heard. Charles Heard. Dorothy
Downey, Linda March. Ed Cork. John
Burns. Jack Starrett. Directed and
ten by Laughlin:

cameraman James Crabe for his
perceptive views. Music, largely
rhythmic percussion and/or senti¬
mental string passages, was com¬
posed and conducted by Shelly
Manne. Tube.

His and Hers

(BRITISH)

Neat comedy idea that mis¬
fires and becomes flabbily
confused; Terry-Thomas and
the others work hard earning
spasmodic yocks.

London. Jan. 24.

- — - - Eros Films release of a Sabre (Hal E.

amera, James Crabe: ' Chester) production. Stars ' r erry-Thomas,

editor, Don Henderson: mus

Manne; sound, LeRoy Robbing _

director. Herb Willis. Reviewed :>t 20th-
Fcx projection r^on
ning time. 90 MINS.

Christopher Wotan .Tom I.iuehlin

Ginny Miller. Taffy Paul

John.William Wellman Jr.

Art . Jim S*:.cey

Bobby. Chris Rohm^on

Marty . Der.nis O Fh herty

Hrrry . Bob Colona

Lee . Chuck S’ebert

Joan Meyers .. Roxanne Heard

Mr. Wotan . Charles Heard

Mrs. Wotan.Dor* thv Downey

Tory Martin . Lind-> March

Coach Webster . Ed Cook

Coach Ferguson .. . . -- John Burns

Coach Jennings ..

D<*i* Gamier Tnd Her
Uiebe Goit

(The Swindler and the Lord)
(GERMAN)

Berlin, Jan. 24.

Gloria release of Divina production.
Stars Geyt Froebe and Karlheinz Boehm.
Directed 1 by Axel van Ambesser. Screen¬
play, Cufth Flatow and Stef-n Gommer-
mann; damera, Oskar Schnirch: music,
Norbert gchultze. At Bavaria Film-Studio,
Berlin. Running time, 92 MINS.

Paul Wittkowski —... .Gert Froebe

Father Steiner . Karlheinz Boehm

Maria Holzmann . Ellen Schwiers

Peter Holzmann . Manfred Kunst

Mrs. Nestle . Lucie Englisch

Miss Mauer.Barbara Galiauner

Baumberger . . Rudolf Vogel

Theresei. Toni Treutlcr

Helga .. Rosemarie Kirstein

Richard*.. Gerd Seid

Sergeant Franke.c Hans J. Diedrich

President of Court.Walter Jacob

taut 5 found distaff film that will appeal
l to adult audiences.

Annie Girardon is expressive and
appealing as the woman striving
to prove herself as a person as well
as a love object while the men are
forcibly depicted by Daniel Gelin,
as the reserved husband, and Chris¬
tian Marquand, as the romantic
lover.

Technical credits are excellent.
This smoothly-made pic is muted
and sensitive, seeming to lack only
a fillip of warmth to make the
characters more alive. Some dar¬
ing love episodes are done with
taste and tact. This vehicle has
some exploitation handles via these
scenes. This is a novel entry with
specialized treatment and handling
a must. Mosk.

Axel von Ambesser is one of the
few German directors who can

Shelly : Janette Scott, Wilfrid Hyde, Nicole
assist-nt • Maurey. Directed by Brian Desmond ■

- - -- = t 20th- : Hurst. Screenplay. Stanley Mann. Jan & achieve the Subtle touch. This film

cx projection r^om, Jan. 2a. bl. Run- Mark Lowell: camera, Ted Scaife: editor, also displays his charm and imagi-

Max Benedict; music, John Addison. At ... /T £ _ ,

Studio One, London. Running time, 90 nation the result IS one OI the most
mins. ! enjovable German pix in years. As

. Its budget, it's not a big film

Charles Lunton. Wilfrid Hyde white , but this one has heart and enougn

Simone Koife . Njcoie T Ma1 l r ^J l sentiment. Film looks like a fine

Hort'ense";:::::;::..:.::' ^Jo«£ m sinw grosser in this country. It also has

Harold . Kenneth Connor! foreign possibilities. Screenplay by

Policeman . Kenneth W llliams ; v.

Felix McGregor . Meier Tzelniker Curth Flatow Contains some im-

tv Announcer . Colin Gordon j probabilities but are of minor

t . .. J?"*'. J o£J?r£S! importance, tws is ,

Jac»c S.arrett Woman .. Barbara Hicks

W'anda ... Francesca Annis

Candida

(FRENCH)

Paris, Jan.

24.

“T iVp Fatlipu T iVp gnn - ' ic . Dora . Dorinda Stevens

.. *ainer XalKe fton IS tne stunnin g Wi£e . Marie Devereux

first installment of what its pro- ■

tastefully*
created - film with many amusing
situations and lovable characters.

The crook here is a safe cracker
who has spent many years

dueer-director - writer- star, Tom} “His and Hers” starts off with a . .

Laughlin, has ambitiously and reasonable idea for a comedy, but HmT he^is^innocent^and'Ventenced
rather optimistically dcrienccl as a, the wxitin g 2nd the direction is : foeight veaisirprisonHesu(>
trilogy t W e Are All Christ <. No i haphazard. Screwy situations and ; reeds j n escaping In a churcfc

»» popped to with little ; 4 ere he hidesVkeal., a cassock
fumed .or completed Pa.t I. (relevance and the players, with | and conUnue s his flight in the

That Laughnn has potential m ; the sole exception of the urbane disguise of the clergy. He seeks
more than one of tbo-'» depart-; Wilfrid Hyde White, all seem to! s h elter in a house wliich happens
ments cannot be denied. He brings j work so desperately hard that the ’ to be a clergyman’s house. Many of
an aggressively youthful persnee- j result is a flabby hotch-podge. It the later situations develop because
tive and some fresh ide;.s in film- , earns spasmodic laughs, but, over- one j s a genuine and the other

Pathe release of CLM-Pathe production.
Stars Jean-Pierre Cassel, Pierre Brasseur;
features Dahlia Lavi, Michel Simon, Nadia
Gray, Louis De Funes, Jean Tissier. Writ¬
ten. and directed by Norbert Carbon-
neaux from book by Voltaire. -Camera,
Robert Lefevbre: editor, Paulette Robert.
At Marignan, Paris, Running time, 95
MINS.

Candide .Jean-Pierre Cassel

Pangloss.Pierre Brasseur

Cunegonde . Dahlia Lavi

Nanar -*. .. Michel Simon

Dame ... Nadia Gray

Gestapo Mail .Louis De Funes

Jacques. . Jean Tissier

Uebensbora
(Fountain of Life)
(GERMAN) -

Berlin, Jan. 24.

FTR-DFG release of Alfa production.
With Emmerich. Schrenk, Harry Meyen,
Maria Perschy, Joachim Hansen and
Joachim Mock. Directed by Werner
Klihgler. Screenplay, Paul Markwitz and
Max Vorwerg, after a magazine series
by Will Berthold; camera, Igor Oberbergt
music, Gerhard Becker. Previewed at CCO
Studios, Berlin. R unning time, 4T MINS.

Meyer Westroff.Emmerich Schrenk

Dr. Hagen . Harry Meyen

Doris Korff .Maria Perschy

Steinbach alias Adamcit. .Joachim Hansen

Kempe . . Joachim Mock

Hellmich . Waldemar Tepel

Mertens .Gert Guenter Hoffman

Koss . Lothar Mann

Guehne . Michael Welchberger

Nietermann . Helmuth Lange

Irmgard .Eva Bubat

Voltaire’s 18th Centurj' satire oh
optimism, inspired by the Lisbon
earthquake Which killed 30,000, has
been updated for its film form in
.- , . - . . , . ... ithe light of the Atom Bomb which

prison Again he is caught but this : did away , vith 300 .000. The film
cow on no kee p s ongiflai s h e ll^ as it follows

As per its topic, this Alfa pro¬
duction may very well be acclaimed
as one of the most unusual Teu¬
tonic pix of the season. “Lebens-
born” was the title of a macabre
operation founded by Heinrich
Himmler in the ’30’s. The SS
chieftain’s notion was to "breed” a
Germanic noble race. To accom¬
plish this, he had choice German
girls selected and brought to¬
gether with equally choice German
males. Their only purpose was the
birth of children for the great
Fuehrer. ‘ :

This pic is fairly well made hut
it lacks real conviction. This is not
due to the Nordic eugenics theme
of Hitler’s race-phobia era but to
the story which has been woven
in for the. sake of suspense and
entertainment. Also, the question
may be asked whether the filmiza-
tion of this macabre theme was
not superfluous

Subjectwise, “Lebensborh” may
emerge as a big grosser in this
country as it may attract a lot of
the curio-seekers in addition to the
general public. For the same rea¬
son, the film may also stir interest
outside the country. The film pro¬
ducers tried hard to make this an
important film.

Lineup of drawbacks contain an
unconvincing script and cliche
character portrayals. Acting in¬
deed varies. While some players
are satisfactory, others tend 1o
exaggerate their portrayals. W’er-
ner Klingler. an ex-German w’hose
passport reads American, directed
this. His. direction doesn’t com¬
mand particular attention. Th*
score is fine while there’s also cer¬
tain praise due the camera work.
Some outdoor shots are quite *
impressive. Hans.

the adventures of a blindly inno¬
cent and candid hero, Candide,
through the last war, concentration
camps, into the U.S. and Russia to j
the happy ending. j

Candide, taught by his conniv-
ingly simple professor. Pangloss,
that all is for the best in the best

all, can be recommended only to p Se udo clergyman. The former : a11 possible worlds, carries this

_5__i:_ I “ .. . * . ... /irofln tVimnoVi nki'imiclv u-all

about the CI> edo through obviously well mean¬

making to Hollywood, which ce: -

tainly can utilize and aii oil), and ’ easygoing audiences. ’ eventually finds out . -

ought to encourage, budding new •} Terry-Thomas plays an explorer- latter, but he is a man with a big i * n S by this silly code in the face of
creators with offbeat pcints-of- : author whose success as writer of 1 heart’and leads the crook back toi facts - This gives the film its ironic
has no* yet j bestsellers has been largely built j the path of decency. ! e< *Se. It sometimes gets almost

; up by outrageous stunts dreamed’ Gert Froebe, one of Germany’s ’ g^y in . its comedy but manages

, up by his publisher: But there’s i busv character plavers, is seen here • to bring it off through its forth-

- - * _ i i ‘ : . \ - _ 9 TT - : rioht attitnriA fppatmpnf on/V no no

Ravissante

(Ravishing)

(FRENCH)

Paris. Jan. 24.

. Proclis release of CICC production.
MVritlen. directed by and starring Robert
T.amoureiyc. Features Svlva Koscina.
Philippe Noiret, Lucille Saint-Simon, Jac¬
ques Dacqmine. Camera, Robert Lefebvrej
editor, Christian Gaudin. At Paris, Paris.
Running time, 75 MINS.

Thierry .Robert Lamoureux

Maurice . Philippe Noiret

Francoise.Lucille Saint-Simon

Evelyne . .. Sylva Koscina

Marc . Jacques Dacqmin*

view. But Laughlin

learned to harness or fully develop ; up by outrageous stunts d

his native talent. This f'lm has a , up by his publisher: But -

lot that is right, but tuo much that! nothing phoney about him being | j n hi s first big starring role. He | r *£bt attitude, treatment and pace,
is wrong and awkward. In its pres- ! lost in the desert just before pub- j will garner many kudos from crix. \ However, the pic touches on

ent condition, it simply isn't a very lication’ of his latest book. “I Con- : Excellently led bv director Am- i man >’ things and much has a

marketable commodity, either by f quered the Desert.” He really is.besser, Froebe never overdoes his ; sketchy, revue-like feeling. Comedy
art house or general audience i lost and has been living with a : role and skillfully avoids slapstick. ; point m isolated episodes

iandards. ■ tribe of Bedouins before being It’s a top-notch portrayal which i but rarely keeps building. The use

Laughlin’s story, or at least the rescued. During this period he will further his career, Karlheinz ! °/ f commentary, drawings and
first third of his story, is about an [“finds” his true self and has writ- Boehm enacts the genuine clergy- i shots to overcome more dif-
essentially decent, extremely sen- \ ten a book on his adventure which j man, his performance being very i ' lsuals a *so sometimes keeps,
sitive and high-strung high school j his publisher turns down as trash. ? impressive. It is one of his best' p 1 * 11 . rar y rat “er than complete-
athlete who just can’t seem to ! He has also adopted Bedouin dress performances to date, j ly f“ mic .

avoid trouble. Victimized by a ; and habits, and expects his wife ■ Supporting cast includes such! But the film has enough insight

rather sadistic coach, in and out; to conform. : fine players as Rudolf Vogel, as an • to make it of arty house value

of romaniic and sexual difficulties, i This could have been the spring- ! unscrupulous businessman; Ellen abroad w’ith exploitation handles,

he more or less seems to be fol-! board for a neat satirical comedv, [ Schwiers, as an attractive widow, | More general usage would entail a

lowing in the uncertain footsteps 1 but instea’d the pic floats uneasily j and Lucie Englisch, cast as Boehm’s i harder sell. Technical credits are
of his liquor-beaten failure-father, i into farce. The two fight so much 1 maid. ! good.

It is as director that Laughlin i that they decide, fatuously, to di-[ All credits arerfine but the big- ] Jean-Pierre Cassel has the open
seems most gifted. He has sue- ! vide the house, and .household | gest compliment should go to Axel *face and movements for the hero
ceeded in bringing to the film sev- i duties in two—"His” and “Hers.” ivon Ambesser who has here created
oral artistic touches,'notably link-J Though this provides the oppor-i one of the most enjoyable German

Ing romantic interludes shot from ; tunity for yock situations, such as ! comedies of the year. Hans.

a distance. But he has also failed the husband involved with domes- { -

to Instill an even tempo, particu- j tic duties . and the wife settling

larly in his incorporation of two : dow-n to write a book giving the
lengthy “humorous” passages *’a lowdown on her husband called “I
speech class and a drunken spuee ; Was Conquered By a Middle-Aged
sequence) that are sufficiently nat- ! Monster,” it is about here that
Ural as separate entities, but al- ■ the comedy starts to flounder pre-
jnost totally irrelevant and pain- i cariously.

fully detrimental to the central | A pretty French camera-girl be-
Story. i comes involved with the husband.

Major shortcomings of Lough-! there’s talk of divorce and, in the
lin’s. approach to his tale are his j end, the bachelor publisher has to

w’hile Pierre Brasseur is a savory
professor. Pretty Dahlia Lavi is
somewhat gauche but helped by
this very facet in the role of inno-
. _ _» A _ cent Cunegonde, who is continuous-

Ua Proto Pour U Ombre ly raped and used by brutal Ger-

(Prey For the Shadows)
(FRENCH)

Paris, Jan. 24.

Marceau-Cocioor production and release.
Stars 'Annie Girardon, Christian Mar¬
quand, Daniel Gelin; features Michele
Girarden. Written and directed by Alex¬
andre Astrue. Dialog, Claude Brule, As-
truc; Camera, Marcel Grignon; editor,
Denise Casabianca. Previewed in Paris.
Running time, 95 MINS.

Anna .-.Annie Girardon

failure to instill dimension into j patch things up. during which time i Erie -. ^ D “* cl Geli 5

any of the characters save his j he gets a taste for women. ’' , ' + *"

Own and the unlifelike nature of Tighter writing, firmer direc-
his female characters. It is also ! tion could have helped this ineon-
not quite clear just what he is \ sequential comedy but as it is. this
trying to say. Perhaps that clarity } relies mainly on the artists. Terry-

Alexandre Astrue w*as the first
film critic to turn director long
_ _ before the "new wave.” But he

would come in Parts II and III but, | Thomas, who is an acquired taste passed into the film ranks with one
after all. Parts I must speak for } as a comedian, carries most of the ! medium-length pic and two feature
itself. As writer, he hasn't sue- i burden of "His and Hers,” and is ! film. The first two got awards at
Ceeded in properly focusing the j more consistently funny than in ! film fests but none did much box-
issue. And several lines '"you dirty many -of his previous pix. Janette (office, and he languished till this
mother” and—to .sacred church I Scott is prettily adequate as his I sleek, sophisticated vehicle about

mans. French black marketeers and
others.

Candide .goes through army
training and gels involved with
military bungling to be taken
prisoner and then allowed to
escape by a German but captured
when turned in by a Swiss guard.
He is then tortured and turned into
a German because he Is from the
German-speaking part of France.
Candide Is also involved in inspect¬
ing a concentration camp decked
up for a visiting Swiss doctor, and
then into adventures in the Asia¬
tic colonies and in the U.S.

This is a fairly sprightly film
romp, if somewhat talky and* filmsy
at times. It has enough bite for
hypo possibilities. So far it has no
export visa. Mosk.

Robert Lamoureux is an engag¬
ing comedian but he is lacklustre
as a director and scripter. This is
a familiar situation comedy which
might be an okay local bet but sans
the invention or appeal for off¬
shore chances.

A ladies' man pilot is called in
by a friend to chasten a friend's
wife who has. sluffed off his ad¬
vances. But his own wife is taken
for the victim. All is finally cleared
up.

Film Is a theatrical and verbose,
with complications quite obvious.
It is technically flat. Mosk .

Albany, Jan. 31.

Charles Rossi, who operates the
Paramount in Schroon Lake dur¬
ing the summer, and who has con¬
ducted the White Star in Green¬
wich for the past year, added two
small-town theatres to his string.
He leased the Capitol in Whitehall
and ‘the State in Mechanicville
from James E. Benton, of Boston.
Theatres, Saratoga.

The houses had recently been
run on a part-time basis by Howard
Goldstein, ex-Albany film salesman
and now a drive-in owner, as well
as a booker-buyer for independents.
The State was dark during the
summer. Rossi plans a six-night¬
weekly schedule in both spots.

Harold K. Loomis, connected
with the Capitol for*37 years, con¬
tinues as manager.

Green-Roth Film Enterprises Inc.

has been authorized to conduct a
motion picture business in New
York, with capital stock of 200
shares, no par value. Myron Sa-
land was filing attorney at Albany.

Wednesday, February I, 1961

2 *

FICTUIIES

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

P'SsilEff

‘Ship Fast 9J/ 2 a
Prov.; ‘Can’ 9G

Providence,,Jan. 31.
"With storms avoiding this sec¬
tion for about a week, trade is a
bit perkier. On the happy side are
Majestic’s “The Sundowners,”
State’s second of “O.n-Can” and
Strand’s “Wackiest Ship in Army.”
RKO Albee is fair with “Marriage-
Go-Round” as is Elmwood’s 32d of
“Ben-Hur.”

Estimates for This Week
Albee *RKO) '2,200; 65-90)—
“Marriage-Go-Round” <20th) and
“Shakedown” <20th). Fair $6,000.
Last week, “Grass Is Greener” «U)
and “Walk Tall” (U) (4th wk),
$4 000.

Elmwood iSnyder) (724: $1.50-
$2.50) — “Ben-Hur” (M-G) <32d
v.k*. Happy $5,000. Previous week
was slower $4,000.

Majestic «SW> (2,200; 65-90)—'
“The Sundowners” (WB). Peppy
$9,000. Last week, “Swiss Family
Rohinson” »BV> (5th wk), $4,000. i
State (Loew) (3,200; 65-90)—,

“Can-Can” <20th) «2d wk). Headed
for nifty $9,000 after same in first
week. I

Strand 'National Realty) (2,200; j
65-90*—“Wackiest Ship” *Col) and |
“Ilell Is City” (Col). Neat $9,509.
Last week, “Mister Roberts” (WB*
and “Hondo” tWB) (reissues),
$5,000.

‘Eiodus’ Loud $12,000,
Port; ‘Ship’ Sock 20G

Portland, Ore., Jan. 31.
Nearly all first-runs have new
product currently but hot much of
it is measuring up to hopes.
“Exodus” moves into a smash
second round at Music Box. “Swiss
Family Robinson” still is mighty
in second frame at Paramount.
“Can-Can” is back at popular
prices at Orpheum, and rated okay.

Estimates for This Week
Broadway (Parker) (1,890; $1-
$1.50)—“Plunderers” (Indie) “Un¬
faithfuls” (U). Sad $3,000. Last
week, “Marriage-Go-Round” (20th)
and “Crime Punishment, U.S.A.”
(AA) (2d wk), $2,900.

Fox (Evergreen) (1,600; $1-$1.49)
—“Fever In Blood” (WB) and
“Goddess of Love” (&)th). Thin
$4,500. Last week, “Sundowners”
(WB) and “Raymie” (AA)/(4th wk),
$4,600. /

Music Box (Hamrick) (640; $1.50-
$3)—“Exodus” (UA) (2d wk). Loud
$12,000. Last wefck, $12,100.

Orpheum (Evergreen) (1,536; $1-
$1.49)—“Can-Can” (20th) at pop-
scale. Okay $6,000 or close. Last
week, “Wackiest Ship” (Col) and
‘Jazz Boat” (Col) (4th wk), $5,700.

Paramount (Port-Par) <3,400; $1-
$1.50)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) and “Mysteries of Deep” tBV)
(2d wk). Smash $20,000 or near.
Last week, $23,200.

CHICAGO

(Continued from page 9)
citing $26,000. Last week, “Facts
of Life” «UA) (4th wk), $18,000.

Cinesiage (Todd) *1,038; $1.75-
$350*—“Exodus” (UA) (7th wk*.
Capacity S26 r 000 or near again.
Lest week, ditto.

Esquire 'H&E Balaban) (1,350;
$1.25-$1.80;—“Never On' Sunday”
(Lope) <7th wk). Brisk $8,000. .Last
week, $10,500.

Loop (Telem’t) (606; 90-$1.80*—
“Nature’s Paradise” (Falcon) (2d
wk). Robust $11,000. Last week,
$15,000.

McYickers <JL&S> (1,580; $1.49-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” »U) (16th wk).
Nice $17,000. Last week, $16,500.

Monroe (Jovan) (1,000; 65-90)—
‘‘Wild Strawberries” (Janus) anu!
“Lesson in Love” (Janus) re- ■
issues). Oke S5.000. Last week, >
“Unfaithfuls” <AA) and “Heroes j
Die Young” (AA*, $5,000.

Oriental (Indie) <3,400; 90-SI 80)
—“Marriage-Go-Round” (20th* »2d
w k>. Modest $15,500. Last week,
$ 22 , 000 .

Roosevelt tB&K* (1.400; 90-$1.80)
—“Fever in Blood” 'WB' '3d wk).
Anemic $7,000. Last week, $8,500.

State-Lake 'B&K) '.2.400; 90-
$1.80)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (6th wk*. Lively $22,000 or
hear. Last week, $23,000.

Surf (H&E Balaban) (685; $1.80)
—“School for Scoundrels" (Cont)
(10th \-V Trim $3,700. .Last
w eek, $3. £ .00.

Todd <Todd) <1,089; $1.75-$3.50)
—“Ben-Hur” M-G) (58th wk).
Great $19,000. Last week, $18,o00.

United Artists (B&K) <1,700; 9U-
$1.80)—“Grass Is Greener” (U)
(6th wk). Trim $15,000 or close.
Last week, $17,000.

Woods ‘Essaness) (1,200; 90-

$1.80)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) tb'th
wk). Loud $20,000. Last weex,
$25,000.

World (Teitel) ($606; 90-$1.50)—
“La Traviata” (Union) (reissue).
Fair at S3.200. Last week, “Royal
Ballet” (UA* '5th wk*, S3.700.

KANSAS CITY

^Continued from page 8)
“Fever in Blood” (WB). Sturdy
$9.G00, stays. Last week, “Plunder-
eis” (AA*, $5,000.

Plaza FMW-NT) (1,630; $1.25)—
“Can-Can” :20th) (2d run* (2d wk).
Happy $6,500, holding. Last week,
$9 000.

Roxy tDurwood* <850; $1-$1.50)—
“Grass Is Greener” *U» '6th wk).
Frnaie hypoing trade to big $5,500.
Last week. $5,000.

Uptown, Granada < FMW-NT)
(2.043; 1.217; $.90-$ 1.25*—“Swiss

Family Robinson” »BV) (2d wk).
Great $14,000; stays on. Last week,
sensational $27,000, with kid tab
Liked to 50c.

BROADWAY

(Continued from page 9)
day '30) was oke $6,300 after $6,500
for ninth. “Breathless” (Films
Around World) opens Feb. 7.

Beckman (R&B) (590; $1.20-

$1.75) — “Virgin Spring” (Janus)
(12th wk). The 11th week com¬
pleted Sunday (29) was big $7,000
after $6,000 for 10th frame.

55th St Playhouse (Moss) (253;
$1.25-$2) — “Don Quixote” 'M-G)
»2d wk). First holdover round end¬
ing tomorrow (Thurs.) looks like
wow $8,000 after record $9,500
opener. Day-dating with 68th St.
Playhouse.

Fifth Ave. Cinema (R&B) (250;
$1.25-$1.80) — “Home Is Hero”
(Show) (2d wk). Initial stanza end¬
ed yesterday (Tiles.) was only fair
$ 2 , 000 .

Normandie (T-L) (592; $1.25-

$1.80)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (6th wk). Current session fin¬
ishing tomorrow (Thurs.) is head¬
ing for fine $6,500 or near after
$6,400 for fifth. “Hand In Hand”
(Col) opens Feb. 6. £

Little Carnegie (L>‘ Carnegie)
‘520; $1.25-$2)—“Tunes of Glory”

< Lope) (7th wk). Sixth week com¬
pleted Monday (30) was sharp $14,-
500 after $15,000 for fifth.

Guild (Guild) (450; $1-$1.75) —
“Two-Way Stretch” (Indie) '2d
wk). First round finished Sunday
•29) was wow $18,000. near house
high, after record weekend. In
ahead, “French Mistress” (Films
Around World) (5th wk), okay
$5,000.

Murray Hill (R&B) (565; 95-
$1.80)—“Ballad of Soldier” (Union)
(6th wk). Fifth frame ended Mon¬
day (30) hit srrfcash $12,000 after
$11,000 in fourth.

Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568; 90-
$1.80) — “General Della Rovere”
(Cont) (11th wk). The 10th canto
completed Sunday (29) pushed to
big $9,000 after $8,000 for ninth
week.

Plaza (Lopert) . (525; $1.50-$2)—
“Never On Sunday” 'Lope) »16th
wk). The 15th round finished Mon¬
day (30) was great .$17,000 or near
after $14,000 for 14th week.

68th St. Playhouse (Leo Brecher)
(370; 90-$1.65) — “Don Quixote”
(M-G) (2d wk). This session wind¬
ing tomorrow (Thurs.) looks to hit
big $9,000 after $8,500 on opener.

Sutton (R&B) <561; 95-$1.80> —
"League of Gentlemen” (Kaye) (2d
wk). First week ended Monday *30}
was great $18,000 or near.

Trans-Lux 85th St. (T-L) (550;
$1-$1.50)—“Grass Is Greener” (U)
(6th wk). This session ending to¬
morrow (Thurs.) looks like nifty
$9,000 after $9,500 for fifth “Wack¬
iest Ship” (Col) opens Feb. 9.

Trans-Lux 85th St. (T-L (550;
$1.25-$2) — “Marriage-Go-Round”
(20th) .<4th wk). Current round
winding up 'tomorrow (Thurs.) is
heading for good $5,50Q after

$6,000 for third. “Left, Right/Cen¬
ter” (Indie) opens Feb. 9.

World (Ferfecto) (390; »0-$1.80)
—"Summer of Happiness” (Times)
and. “To Love in- Peace” .(Jacon)
(reissues). This stanza ending to¬
morrow (Thurs.) is heading for
wham $10,000, record for oldies
at house. Holding, natch!

LOS ANGELES

(Continued from page 8)
with Los Angeles, “Young One”
(Val), “Executioners” (Val), $9,100.

Los Angeles, Pix (FWC-Prin) (2,-
019; 756; 90-$1.50) — “Naked
Jungle” (Par) and “Elephant Walk”
(Par) (reissues). Good $12,000 or
close.

El Rey <FWC) (861; 90-$1.50) —
“Elmer Gantry” (UA) (repeat).
Pale $3,500. Last week, with Hill-
street, Vogue, “Song Without End”
(Col). (1st general release), “Your
Past Is Showing” (Indie), $13,000.

Iris (FWC) (825; 90-$I.50) —
"Apartment” (UA) (repeat)* Trim
$5,000.

Crest (State) (750; $2)—“Psycho”
(Par) (repeat). Hefty $7,000. Last
week, “Make Mine Mink” (Cont)
(5th wk-5 days), $1,300.

State (UATC) <2,404; 90-$1.50i—
“Goliath and Dragon” (AI) and
“Three Blondes in His Life” (In¬
die) (2d wk). Dim $2,500.

Hillstreet, Vogue iMetropolitan-
FWC) (2,752; 810;;90-$1.50P-“Song
Without End” <Coj) and “Your Past
Is Showing” (Ind) (2d wk). Okay
$7,700.

Baldwin (State) (1,800; 90-$1.50)
—“Butterfield 8”j (MG) and “Dark
at Top of Stairs" (WB) (5th wk).
Slick $6,500. Last; week, $7,700.

Warner Beverly <SW) (1,316;
$1.50-$3.50) — “Pepe” <Col) <5th
wk). Bulky $20,500. Last week,
$19,000.

Fox WOshire <FWC) (1.990;
$1.80-$3.50) — “Exodus” (UA) (6th
wk). Sock $30,000. Last week, $29,-
600.

Music Hall <Ros) (720; $1.85-
$2.25)—“Entertainer” (Cont) (5th
wk). Slow $3,200 in six days. Last
week, $3,700.

Four Star (UATC) (868; $1.25-$2)
—“Where Boys Are” 'MG) (6th
wk). Happy $6,500. Last week, $6,-
500.

Hollywood Paramount (State)
(1,468; $1^5-$3.50) — “Cimarron”
<MF) started 6th wk (29) after good
$7,500 last week.

Beverly (State) <1.150; $1.49-
$2.40)—“Sundowners” (WB) started
6th wk (29) after nice $8,000 last
week.

Chinese (FWC) (1,408; $2-$2.40)
—“World of Suzie Wong” (Par)
(7th wk). Wow $20,000. Last week,
$ 21 , 000 .

Fine Arts (FWC) (631; $2-$2.40)
—“Never On Sunday” (UA) (10th
wk). Bofifo $9,600. Last week, $8,-
300.

Warner Hollywood (Cinerama
Inc.) (1,389; $1.20-$2.65)—“This Is
Cinerama” (Cinerama) (reissue).
Started 14th week Sunday (29)
after fine $15,300 last week.

' Carthay (FWC) <1,138; $1.75-
$3.50)—“Alamo” (UA) (14th wk).
Mild $10,500. Last week, $10,700.

Pantages (RKO) <1,513; $1.80-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (15th wk).
Nice $17,000 or near. Last week,
$17,100.

Egyptian (UATC) (1,392; $1.25-
$3.50)—“Ben-Hur” (M-Gf <62d wk).
Flashy $20,000. Last week, $18,600.

ST. LOUIS

(Continued from page 9)

<3d wk). Fair $1,000. Last week,
$1,500.

Esquire (Schuchart-Levin) (1,800;
$1.25-$2.50>—“Spartacus” <U) (6th
wk). Great $12,000. Last week,
$13,000.

Fox (Arthur) (5,000; 60-90)—

“Can-Can” (20th). Big $20,000,
playing popscale. Last week, “Sun¬
downers” (WB) <2d wk), $15,000.

Loew’s Mid-City iLoew) (1,160;
60-90)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
'BV). Smash $19,000. Last week,
“Facts of Life” (UA) (4th wk),
$5,500.

State (Loew) (3,600; 60-90)—“Go
Naked in World” (M-G* and “Op¬
eration Bottleneck” (Indie) (2d
wk). Lean $7,000. Last week,
| $10X00.

Pageant (Arthur) (1,000; 60-90)
—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) <6th wk). Okay
$3,000. Last week, same.

St. Louis fArthur) <3,800; 60-90*
—“Fever in Blood” (WB) and
“Four Desperate Men” <Cont).
Good $12,000. Last week, “Blue¬
print Robbery” (Par) and “Fox¬
hole In Cairo” (Par), $11X00.

Shady Oak (Arthur) (760; 60-90)
—“Please Turn Over” (Col). Solid
$3,500. Last week, *Tm AH Right,
Jack” (Gov) (5th wk), $1,500.

New York Sound Track

Continued from page 4

Distinguished Service Award presented by the President’s Committee
on Employment of the Physically Handicapped. Honor to Schary came
from his authorship of “Sunrise at Campobello.”

Norman A. Hasselo, personnel director and traffic manager of United
Artists, elected president of the Passenger Traffic Assn, of New York
. . . Otto Preminger went from L. A. to Minneapolis for the opening of
“Exodus” there Monday (23) . . . Three books scheduled for filming
by United Artists had the first three positions on the N. Y. Times’
bestseller list on Sunday (22)—“Hawaii,” “Advise and Consent” and
“The Last of the Just”. . . Metro has Swedish actress Ingrid Thulen
for a five-picture deal.

Edward. L, Bernays’ nine-year poll of publishers to determine which
among themselves are the “10 Best” is available again, with no sur¬
prises, N. Y. Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Christian Science Monitor
keep being 1, 2, 3. Bernays might get 'better'leverage on the “10 Worst”
in cities of 500,000 population and over.

James Stewart will star in “8th Air Force,” story of World War II
exploits of U. S. Air Force in England, for Warner Bros. . . . Guy
Green, English director of “The Angry Silence," will direct Metro’s
“The Light in the Plaza” for his first American film . . . Hal Wallis
inked Lee Patrick for top featured role, in “Summer and Smoke,” star¬
ring Laurence Harvey and Geraldine Page . . , William Wood goes on
Paramount writing contract list, with “Affair in Arcady” to be first
assignment . . . Columbia Pictures signed three-pix deal in England
with writers-producers Jud Kinberg and John Cohn, x "The-Custard
Boys” to be their initialer . . . Charles Feldman, Famous Artists top¬
per, is packaging “A Walk on the Wild Side,” based on Nfelson Algren
novel, for United Artists and with himself as producer . . . David Heil-
weil producer post on Desilu’s “Guestward Ho” teleseries for feature
, film producer spot at 20th-Fox.

[ Walt Disney Productions has purchased “Johnny Shilor,” Civil War
novel by Ohio State Auditor James A. Rhodes and Dean Jsuchius, per
1 Bobbs-Merrill, the publisher. Disney will turn the book into a tele-
! vision series. It is based on the life of John Lincoln Clem, nine-year-
j old Newark, O., boy who joined the Union Army as a drummer boy.
An earlier book by the pair, “The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln,” has
' also been sold to pictures. A third Rhodes-Jauchius book, “The Court
! Martial of Oliver Hazard Perry,” will b‘e published March 6.

I The barker was saying “standing room in the outer lobby” but this
still didn’t deter the queue at the Embassy where “Swiss Family Rob¬
inson” is the pic. A new pleasing experience for the Embassy, which
only recently switched to a first-run feature policy.

i Bay Stark set “Hunt for Kimathi,” projected Bill Holden starrer, for
I his next indie production, and also is rushing “Assault on the Queen”
r into work .. . John Saxon has star role in T-D Enterprises’ “War Hunt
. . . Metro cast Sherry O’Neil, Broadway actress, in Lawrence Wein-
I garten’s “Aada” for her film debut . . . U set “The Sixth Man” for new
title of Tony Curtis’ “The Outsider."_ ■

BOSTON

(Continued from page 8)

—“Wackiest Ship” (Col) and “Hell
is City” (Col). Whopping $28,0u0.
Last week, “Grass Is Greener” (U)
and “College Confidential” lU)
(5th wk), $7,800.

Metropolitan (NET) (4,357; 70-
$1.10) — “Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) Socko $30,000. Last week,
“Marriage-Go-Round” (20th) and
“Walk Tall” (20th), $15,000.

Orpheum (Loew) (2,900: 90-

$1.50) —“Facts of Life” (UA) and
“Five Guns to Tombstone” (Indie)
(3d wk). potent $14,000. Last
week, ditto.

New Fenway (Indie) (1,350; 90-
$1.50)-—'"Carry On Nurse” (Gov)
(rerun); Oke $3,400. Last week,
“Man In Cocked Hat” (Indie) (4th
wk), $2,000.

Paramount (NET) (2,357; 70-
$1.10)—“Suzie Wong” i (Par) (6th
wk). Bright $12,000. 'Last week,
$13,000.

Pilgrim (ATC) (1.900; 60-$1.10)—
“Mania” (Indie) and : “It Takes
Thief’ (Indie). Oke $8,000. Last
week, "Blueprint for Robbery”
(Par), $13,000.

Saxon (Sack) (1,100; $1.50-$3>—
“Exodus” (UA) (6th wk). Sock $28.-
000. Last week, same.

State (T-L) (730; 75-$1.25) —
“Girls Marked Danger” 'Indie) and
“Behind Closed Shutters” (Indie)
(2d wk), good $4,100. Last week,,
$5,000.

MINNEAPOLIS

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vis,” this looks only mild $5,000
this round. Last week, $7,500.

Orpheum (Mann) '2.800; $1-

$1.25)—“Sword and Dragon” (Vali¬
ant). Dull $6,500. “Misfits” (UA)
opens tomorrow (Wed.). Last week,
"Go Naked in World” (M-G), $7,-
000 .

St. Louis Park (Field) (1,000;
$1.25) — “Never On Sunday”

(Lope) (5th wk). Nice $3,000. Last
week, $4,000.

State (Par) (2,200; $1-$1.25) —
“Marriage-Go-Round” <20th) (2d
wk*. Hefty $9,000. Last week, $7,-
500. “World of Suzie Wong” (Par)
opens Friday <3).

Suburban World <Mann) (800;
$1.25)—“Dreams” (Janus) (2d wk).
So-so $2,500. Last week, $3,500.

Uptown (Field (1.000; $1.25) —
“Facts of Life” <UA) <6th wk).
Healthy $4,000. Last week, $5,000.
Holds on.

World (Mann) <400; $85-$1.50)—
"Please Turn Over” (Col). Boff $9,-
000. Last week, “Butterfield 8”
'M-G) (11th wk), $5,000 in 9 days.

‘Suae Great 14G,
Frisco; ‘Wall’ 11G

San Francisco, Jan. 31.

Trade at first-runs here this ses¬
sion is very strong despite some
mild newcomers. “Behind Great
Wall” shapes lofty at St Francis,
this being pic originally released as
one of first odorful pictures.
“Blueprint for Robbery” looms
good at Paramount while “World
of Suzie Wong” looms fancy in
sixth Golden Gate week.

“Swiss Family Robinson” looks
big in second at the Fox. “Sp«»rt-
acus” still is great in sixth stanza
at United Artists.

Estimates for This Week

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,859; $1.25-
$1.50)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (6th
wk). Fancy $14,000 or close. Last
week, $16,000.

Fox (FWC) (4,651;‘ $1.25-$1.50*—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) and
“Raymie” (BV) (2d wk). Big $17,-
000 or near. Last week, $26,000.

Warfield (Loew). (2,656, $1.25-
$1.50)—“Where Boys Are” (M-G)
(5th wk). Okay $6,000. Last weex,
$7,000.

Paramount (Par) (2,646; $1.25-
$1.50)—“Blueprint for Robbery”
(Par) and “Foxhole in Cairo” (Par).
Good $11,000. Last week, “Fever
in Blood” (WB) and “As the Sea
' Rages” (WB), $11,000. .

St. Francis (Par) (1,400; $1.00-
$1.50) — “Behind Great Wall”
(Cont) and “Bespoke Overcoat”
(Indie). Lofty $11,000. Last Week,
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (4th wk),
$9,000.

Orpheum (Cinerama, Inc.) (1,456;
$1.75-$2.65)—“Seven Wonders of
World” 'Cinerama) (reissue) (5th
1 wk). Good $13,500. Last wee*,

! $14,500.

United Artists (No. Coast) (1,-
151; $1.75-$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U)
(6th wk). Potent $17,000. Last
week, $18,000.

Stagedoor (A-R) (440; $1.25-

$1.50)—“Tunes of Glory” (Lope)

! (3d wk). Solid $9,000. Last week,

$ 10 , 000 ,

Vogue <S. F. Theatres) (364;
$1.50)—“Virgin Spring” (Janus)
(6th wk). Nice $3,200, Last week,
$4,000.

Presidio (Hardy) (774; $1.25-

$1.50)—“Sunset Boulevard” (Par)
and “Touch Larceny” (Par) 're¬
issues). Good $2,000. Last week,
“Upstairs and Downstairs” (Rank)
(2d wk), $2,100.

Coronet (United California) (1,-
250; $1.50-$3.50)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G)
<58th wk). Excellent $14,000. Last
week, $12,000.

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

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Only Two Manhattan Theatres Get
Champ Bout as Heart Fund Sews Op
Big-Screen Telecast for Garden

Only two theatres below 125th'
Street in Manhattan — RKO 86th
St. and the Academy of Music on
14th St.—will carry the closed cir¬
cuit telecast of the March 13 Floyd
Patterson-Ingemar Johansson
heavyweight championship battle
as result of the deal made with the
New York Heart Assn, to offer the
large-screen telecast in Madison
Square Garden.

TelePrompter Corp., holder of
the closed-tv right, and Feature
Sports, promoters of the fight
which will originate from Miami
Beach, gave the Heart Fund the
semi-exclusive so that the organi¬
zation can raise some $150,000, ac¬
cording to Jane Pickens Langley,
the former singer who heads the
Heart Assn.’s special projetcs com¬
mittee.

Under the deal, the Heart Assn,
will pay TelePrompter $5.50 per
seat sold, but the organization will
sell tickets for $5.50, $7.50, $10,
$20. §35, $50, and $100. The tele¬
cast will be presented on a single
screen measuring approximately 30
by 40 feet which'will be installed
on the 9th Ave. side of the Garden.
The Heart Assn, rented the Garden
for a flat fee of about $5 V P0G and
TelePrompter and Feature Sports
are expected to contribute the cost
of the local lines and the installa¬
tion charges. It will be the first
time the Garden has been used for
a closed-circuit telecast of a fight.
Mrs. Langely indicated that “some¬
thing ahead of the fight” will -be
offered, probably live entertain¬
ment.

Roy Cohn, an executive of Fea¬
ture Sports, said similar arrange¬
ments are expected to be made
with philanthropic organizations in
other cities. Deals are already
pending for Comack, Long Island;
White Plains, N. Y., and Newark,
N. J. An audience of some 12,500
ls> anticipated for the Garden tele¬
cast. 1

Meanwhile, Irving Kahn, presi- 1
dent of TelePrompter, has indi¬
cated that more than 400,000 of
the anticipated 750,000 seats have
been lined up nationally for the
telecast. He added that there will
be a higher proportion of theatres
this time than there were for the
previous Patterson-Johansson out¬
ing. Out of 170 locations, excluding
hotels ballrooms where Philco
dealers gathered in various parts
of the country in a special arrange¬
ment, the previous telecast was
seen in 101 theatres out of a total
of 170 loc&tifms.

Ain’t Seen Nnitin

fc— Continued from page 7

such potential blockbusters as
“The Misfits,” “Goodbye Again,”
“Judgment at Nuremberg,” “By
Love Possessed,” “West Side
Story,” “Pocketful of Miracles,”
“Road to Hong Kong,” “The Naked
Edge,” “Town Without Pity,”
“‘Paris Blues,” “Matter of Convic¬
tion,” “Something Wild,” “Last
Time I Saw Archie,” “Birdman of
Alcatraz,” and “The Young Doc¬
tors.” These, of course, are only a
few of the films that will be forth¬
coming during the year, but—to
use a favorite expression of the in¬
dustry — they seepi to have the
chemistry.

Names who will appear in the
HA pictures during 1961 include
Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable,
Montgomery Clift* Ingrid Berg¬
man, Yves Montand, Anthony Per¬
kins, Lana Turner, Robert Mitch-
um, Natalie . Wood, Glenn Ford,
Bette Davis, Bob Hope, Bing Cros¬
by, Lucille Ball, Gary Cooper,
Deborah Kerr, John Wayne. Kirk
Douglas, Paul Newman, Joanne
Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis
Armstrong. Burt Lancaster, Carroll
Baker, Fredric March, Spencer
Tracy, Dick Clark, Judy Garland,
Richard Widmark, and Marlene
Dietrich.

State, San Antonio Back

San Antonio, Jan. 31.

State Theatre, now shuttered,
may once again reopen under a
new name, the Mexico.

It was operated for many yeam
by the Interstate Circuit as a
double feature house, for hold¬
overs, and more recently as a
Spanish language film house.

Briskin Slays

Continued from page 3

management team he looks headed
in that direction."

Mike J. Frankovicb, who heads'
Col’s overseas production, head¬
quartering in London, was being
groomed for the top production
spot in Hollywood but he has made
it emphatic that he prefers to re¬
main in England. :

Briskin’s Visit

Briskin returned to his Holly- j
wood post late last week after
nearly two weeks in Manhattan. It
was during this time that he and
the homeoffice brass worked out
the new employment agreement.

With Briskin at.the studio helm]
—he took over in 1958—Col man-j
agement team headed by president ]
Abe Schneider, as successor to the j
late Harry Cohn, achieved a re-]
markable comeback for the com¬
pany in terms of both industry
status and financial well being.

There’s no lack of harmony at
the top; Briskin is about to set a
more liesurely pace for himself in
deference to his health. The vet
industryite, who’ll turn 64,on Feb.

Word from the west is that
Sam Briskin is “keeping the
seat warm” for Sol Schwartz,
with latter to take over Bris¬
king job as Columbia produc¬
tion chief just one year from
April 21. That is, Briskin will
have the option to turn over
the reins at that time.

That’s the date of effective¬
ness of Briskin’s new three-
year employment contract, the
two-year balxmce of which he’s
to spend as a consultant.

Briskin would like to see
Schtcartz at the studio pronto ,
rather than going to Europe ,
so that he can become ac¬
quainted with the operation
at the earliest.

8, appears in fine shape but some
years back in his history is a car¬
diac situation that apparently is a
consideration.

Schwartz has a background of
nearly 40 years in exhibition, all
RKO, but sets no precedent in se-
guing Into production. Nate J.
Blumberg became head of Univer¬
sal in a switch from the same RKO

chain

Through the years Schwartz has
been a peripatetic man in show
business. In the course of moving
up the ladder from his first job
as assistant manager of the Alham¬
bra Theatre in the B.onx, he was
constantly in close touch with tal¬
ent, the agents and nature of all
phases of the business. It’s in rec¬
ognition of this kind of background
that he’s now “headed for” the
driver’s seat in Col production.

DRUKER RETURNS EAST

Kansas City, Jan. 31. ■

Closing of Loew’s Midland Thea¬
tre as major downtown first-run
here tomorrow (1) will find Man¬
ager Maurice Druker leaving for
an assignment in the New York
area.

He bad been manager here seven
years.

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Still in Good Form

Minneapolis, Jan. 31.

Labeling “Hiroshima, Mon
Amour” as a “phony of the
first order” and “The Lovers"
as “one of the most laughable
movies ever produced,” ex¬
critic and ex-CBS executive
Gilbert Seldes, here to give a
lecture, told Minneapolis Trib¬
une columnist Will Jones he’d
trade the whole so-called New
Wave for “Bridge on the River
Kwai’- or Tyrone Guthrie’s
“Oedipus.” Seldes also lumped
Ingmar Bergman’s films with
the other imports, saying that
he finds the Swedish director
“pretentious.”

Now 68 and the director of
the U. of Pennsylvania’s An-
nenberg School of Communi¬
cations, Seldes admitted that
he’s seen less than a dozen
films in the past six years.

Novins Ys.Harlhig
In New Toll Tilf
Re Little Rock

Louis A. Novins, president of In¬
ternational Telemeter, the Para¬
mount pay-tv subsidiary, and Philip
A. Harling, head of the exhibitor-
sponsored Joint Committee Against
Pay TV, locked horns this week as
a result of a statement Issued by
Harling declaring that Telemeter’s
attempt to install cable pay tele¬
vision in Little Rock, Ark., has run
into legal snags with the state’s
Public Service Commission and
with' Southwest Bell Telephone Co.

Citing stories in the Arkansas
Gazette, Harling contended that the
Public Service Commission had
questioned whether pay-tv would
be in the public interest and wheth¬
er it has authority to require the
phone company to provide the ne¬
cessary wire service.

Reacting to the Harling state¬
ment, Novins declared that “the
anti pay-tv forces must be getting
desperate.” He emphatically
denied that Telemeter had encoun¬
tered any legal snags. “The Com¬
missioner quoted (by Harling) was
merely listing some issues which
may be involved in our petition,” 1
Novins said. “That is the very
reason we brought the petition, to
clarify the situation.”

Harling, citing stories in the Lit¬
tle Rock newspaper, said that the
telephone company had refused to
provide Midwest Video, a newspa¬
per and power group which has
been licensed by Telemeter, with
the necessary service. Midwest, ac¬
cording to Harling, then petitioned
the state PSC to compel the tele¬
phone company to grant the serv¬
ice.

Harling indicated that the Arkan¬
sas Gazette quotes Power Service
Commissioner John R. Thompson
as saying that Midwest’s complaint
is a test case to determine (1)
whether the PSC has the authority
to order the telephone company to
file rate schedules for this new
service, (2) whether it is in the
public interest for the telephone
company to file the schedules, and
(3) whether the telephone company
is able to provide the service.

Harling further quotes Thompson
as saying that it was PSC policy
to allow any party with bona fide
interest in the case to intervene
and that he predicted “that this one
could develop into a battle of the
Titans.”

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

htrodoce Bill to Ondaw Tolls

For Programs Fed Into Homes

World War Them

C*itb«d from. pag* I sss

quired W illiam F. Shirer’s “The
Decline and Fall of the Third
Reich” as the basis for a film pro¬
duction.

Also on Metro’s schedule, ’is
“Four Horsemen' of the Apoca¬
lypse," a remake of a Rudolph
Valentino film, with the time peri¬
od being moved up from World
War I to World War H; and
“Bridge to the Sun,” a Fran co-
Japanese coproduction dealing
with the problems of a Japanese
diplomat married to an American
girl when war broke out.

Universal’s contribution to the]
war effort is “The Sixth Man,” de-,
tailing the exploits of hero Ira
Hayes. “To Hell and Back,", the
story of Audie Murphy, will also
he reissued by U during this year.

'Nararone* Looming

Columbia’s blockbuster is Carl
Foreman’s “Guns of Navarone,”
the story of British commandos op¬
erating in Greece. Col also has
scheduled John Hersey’s “The War
Lover” and ‘The Custard Boys,” a
story of London slum delinquents
sent to the country during the
bombings. Col also- has two comedy
pix, "Cry for Happy” and 'The;
Wackiest Ship in the Army.”

In addition to “Counterfeit Trai¬
tor,” Paramount has “The Iron
Men,” the story of the operations
of Negro U. S. airmen in Italy dur-;
ing the war; “Foxhole in Cairo,”
and Robert Pirosh’s “Hell Is for
Heroes.”

20th’s slate in addition to "Long¬
est Day” includes “Circle of De¬
ception,” “Marines, Let’s Go,”
‘The Greatest Raid of All/* “The
Sea Wolves,” and “The Battle of
Leyte Gulf."

United Artists* big one is Stan¬
ley Kramer’s “Judgment'at Nur¬
emberg,” the story of the trial of
the Nazi war criminals after the
war. UA will also offer “Town
Without Pity,” a story of GI’s in
Germany accused of rape; “Battle,”

I story of combat photographer Rob¬
ert Capa; "Operation Bottleneck,”
“Flight From Ashiya,” and “Last
Time I Saw Archie,” an air force
comedy.

Allied Artists* contribution Is
“Operation Eichmann,” the story
of the capture of the notorious
Nazi war criminal; “Armored Com¬
mand,” “C^rashboat,” and “Reck¬
less, Pride of the Marines."

The Italians are already repre¬
sented by “General^ Della Ro-
vere," and the Russians by two
films—the first cultural exchange
picture ‘The Cranes Are Flying”
and the current “Ballad of a Sol¬
dier.” It’s understood the Poles
have completed two films with war
themes which will be released in
the U. S.—“Ashes and Diamonds”
and “Kanel.”

‘False Picture of Skiatron Future
Cited by Shareholder Who's Suing

Can a stock speculator recoup
his losses in the courts with a
claim of “false and misleading
statements” on the part of the
company whose shares he pur¬
chased? 1

That’s the legal issue posed in a
suit filed last week’in N. Y. federal ;
court against Skiatron TV & Elec- j
tronics, Skiatron of America, Ar¬
thur Levy and Matty Fox for dam¬
ages of $4,724.

Plaintiff. Myer Singer, alleges he
bought 500 shares of Fkiatrcn in
11959 at a cost of $5,279, and was

forced to sell them in_ the past
couple of months for a total of
$545. He seeks the difference on
the basis that the companies issued
statements in 1957 and 1959 to the
effect they held contracts for pay-
televising of L. A. Dodgers and
San Francisco Giants bnllgames
and that they were also about to
license franchise-holders for Ski¬
atron.

Singer charges these statements
led him to purchase the stock'in
the first place, but that since they
were “false and mi^oading,” he’s
entitled to his losses in the stock.

‘King & I’

Continued from page 4 - '—

stage property, as well as one of
the most profitable of the Rodgers
and Hammerstein screen adapta¬
tions—20th execs feel that the gen¬
eral idea might well be adapted to
other upcoming roadshow pix,
which are coming along these days
in ever increasing numbers, though
not always successfully.

In the past there have been such
tieups with outfits like the Theatre
Guild (for a Shakespeare pic) and
the Metropolitan Opera (for an op¬
era pic), but they have been com¬
paratively few and far between.
Now, since there is almost what
could be called a “continuity” of
roadshow pictures, film execs
: would like to create something in
the way of a national subscription
audience for these attractions. Ad¬
mittedly, this is strictly a dream
now, but, in 1951, had anyone
suggested that in 10 years there
would be five roadshow films play¬
ing on Broadway at one time, that
also would have been- called a
dream, or, perhaps, a nightmare.

Until someone comes un with a
practical idea of formulating some
Sort of national subscription group,
film companies will continue to
use those groups already in ex¬
istence (such as the City Center in
New York).

»■ Two Congressmen have introduced
bills In the House of Representa¬
tives to prohibit the charging of a
fee to view television in private
homes, Philip F. Harling, chairman
of the exhibitors* Joint Committee.
Against Pay TV, disclosed Mon-,,
day <30).

The legislation was offered by
Rep. Cleveland M. Bailey of West
Virginia and Rep. Emanuel Celler
of New York. Both Congressmen
had similar bills pending in the
82d. Congress, but they died in
committee. The new bills, as were
the previous. ones, have been re¬
ferred to the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce,
headed by Rep. Oren Harris of .
Arkansas.

Harling, also head of Theatre’
Owners of America’s Anti Pay TV
Committee, said he believed these
two bills would be the forerunners
of many similar bills in both the
House and the Senate. He indicat¬
ed that under the terms of the bills
the proposed pay-tv tests in Hart¬
ford, Conn, by Phonevision, and in
Little Rode, Ark., by Telemeter,
would be illegal since fees would
be charged for programs.

SHUT OUT OF ALBANY

Legit Booking Switch Crimps

Tollcast Champ Fight

Albany, Jan. 31.

A switch in the booking of
“Fiorello,” stage musical from the
Stanley Warner Strand to Fabian’s
Palace, March 13—because the
former is closed until April 6,
while undergoing a major refurb¬
ishing—means that Albany, for
the first time, will not be linked
to the closed circuiting 9f a major
prizefight The third Floyd Pat¬
terson-Ingemar Johansson match
will be videocast from Miami that
night

instead of the capital city—in¬
cluded from the time a boxing bout
was first piped to a handful of
theatres, a decade ago, either
Schenectady or Troy will be the
area outlet If In the former city,
the house will be 2,700-seat Proc¬
tor’s, Fabian-operated; if the latter,
•the 2,100-seat Proctor’s 'also
Fabian-owned). Troy had several
closed-circuits, with varying re¬
sults.

Since the Palace’s capacity was
reduced from 3,658 to 2,810—in a
recent reseating job—little would
presumably be lost, moneywise, by
the shift to Schenectady. Fabian
Division Manager Elias Schlenger
would prefer the Electric City—if
arrangements can be made with
the New York Telephone Company.

Credo on la Verite’

Columbia, increasingly active in
financing and distributing foreign-
made productions, has its own for¬
mula for handling the non-English
pictures in the United States mar¬
ket. Plan is to open the big en¬
tries, such as “La Verite.” in sub¬
titled version and hopefully estab¬
lish a reputation for this kind of
merchandise.

Followup to this Mill be a re¬
lease with dubbed prints and the
crack at the general market.

Fact that Raoul Levy’s produc¬
tion of “Verite” is to- be presented
in this manner in the Yank market
is especially significant, for this
French picture already has proved
itself a major item in foreign ports
and looms very large in the Col
fiscal* scheme of things.

How fo Enjoy

Continued from page 5

but it needed some of the color of
Neil’s gay life.

I called Neil in Chicago and we
recalled a couple of experiences
to Inject into the article.

Ernie Hyne wrote me last week
that the article was now excellent
and only needed a half-page des¬
cription of one of the parties Neil
threw during his gay life.

It is now January, six months
; later, and I just got a half-page
more from Neil from Denver,
describing a party he threw.

So now we re all set and I have
reached the co:. elusion that it
might be easy to enjoy money,
but it’s tough to get it in order
to enjoy it.

J t'S&iET?

RABIO-TfiUEVISION

Vedne«dft]r f February 1, 1961

WHAT MURROW’S PASSING UP

He Penalties of ‘Do Good’ TV

With no solid sponsorship prospects yet In sight, CBS-TV’s
Thursday night pubaffairs pairing of “CBS Reports” and “Face
the Nation” is costing the web a cool $250,000 a month, to say
nothing of the time charges going down the drain through their
sustaining status. Should they continue sustaining through June,
total cost to CBS will reach $1,500,000.

Thus far, “CBS Reports” has nothing but prospects, and “Face
the Nation” doesn’t even have that. The “Reports” possibilities
are Purex, which has delayed a decision until later this week as
to whether it will switch its allegiance from NBC, and Philip Mor¬
ris, which sponsored “Reports” through the end of December and
then took a breather to consider its position.

As to costs, "Reports” runs to $105,000 a show. “Nation” costs
about $25,000, somewhat less every fourth week when It runs a
half-hour. That totals about $250,000 every four shows, and the
time charges that are foregone by virtue of the sustaining status
for the same period would run to $500,000.

Arid Lang Syne s Blast at BBC-TV:
‘Appalling Lack of Imagination'

By GORDON IRVING

Glasgow, Jan. 31.

Both tv stations here, the British
Broadcasting Corp. and Scottish
Television Ltd., were violently at¬
tacked by the Scottish Committee
of British Actors’ Equity Associa¬
tion in their annual report, issued
here.

The BBC toppers are accused of
“an appalling lack of imagination
and a deadening parochialism at
the highest level.”

Report claimed that, while the
BBC kept squawking about a lack
of. suitable plays, there was never¬
theless a world of dramatic litera¬
ture which could profitably be
played by Scot artists.

“No such parochialism is permit¬
ted in music. Why is it In drama?”,
asked the Equity report.

Actors’ union also alleged that
the BBC did not budget enough
evert to support a children's tv se¬
rial in Auld Lang Syne territory.
It also claimed that the Scotland
region had a long way to go before
catching up with Wales In output
of tv drama, vaude and features.

Attacking the commercial tv out¬
let, the Equity report deplored the
fact that only 15% of program time
was coming from studios in Scot¬
land.

- “Opportunities for freelance tal¬
ent are extremely limited. The
reason for Scottish Television’s
performance for this way of work¬
ing is, of course, obvious. It is
cheaper. j

“The I.T.A. annual-report claims ]
a considerable number of network
programs are produced outside
London and lists contributions J
from many regional studios. But
despite the fact that Glasgow is
today the most vital theatrical city
outside London, only one program
from STV—and that employing no
Scot performers—finds a regular
place on the network. It is true to
say that any reputation possessed
by Scottish Television Ltd. is by
(Continued on page 56)

Animation Series
Nixed by Disney

Walt Disney is reportedly not In¬
terested in doing an animated
adult situation comedy at this time.
Disney recently thumbed down a
chance to do such a show for NBC-
TV. There is a precedent in “The
Flintstones.” the Hanna-Barbera
entry on ABC-TV prime time.

. It appears that NBC-TV wanted
to go ahead, although the web
couldn’t have been particularly en¬
thusiastic about paying an alleged
record price of $80,000 to $85,000
a week for a Disney half-hour car¬
toon. Disney himself, who has fre¬
quently been described as a man
who won’t undertake a .project un¬
less he likes it, didn’t want it, so
it's reported.

This probably means that in ’61-
*62, Disney will only do one reg¬
ular show for NBC-TV, that being
the Sunday night 7:30 to 8:30 hour
(in color) which he is transferring
from ABC-TV. Still, there is a
chance that the producer will do a j
few specials for NBC-TV. i

Top 10 Arbitron

(Jan. 23-29)

Candid Camera (CBS) ... 33.6

Gunsmoke (CBS) .33.5

Untouchables (ABC) .... 33.1

My 3 Sons (ABC).27.2

Ed Sullivan (CBS) ...... 26.4

Have Gun (CBS).. 26.3

Perry Como (NBC) ...... 25.3

Garry Moore (CBS).24.8

Red Skelton (CBS).24.1

Twilight Zone (CBS) .... 23.3

Will ABC-TV Take
A NABET Strike

(Or Vice Versa)?

ABC negotiators still hadn't said
yes as the strike deadline ap¬
proached yesterday (Tues.) to a de¬
mand by the National Assn, of
Broadcast Employees & Techni¬
cians for a pension & welfare fund
at .the network. Technician union’s
negotiators reopened talks w'ith
ABC in Cincinnati on Sunday (29)
night, after returning home over
the weekend when they were au¬
thorized by the membership to
strike the network as the old con¬
tract ended Tuesday at midnight.

NABET has put p&w demands
above all others in the contract
talks with ABC. Union has con¬
tinued meeting steadily with NBC,
because that network long ago in¬
stituted a p&w plan for technical
workers and others under NABET,
jurisdiction.

Matters between ABC and the
union were reportedly getting
worse as the Tuesday dickers con¬
tinued, but it appeared as thougn
NABET was delaying as long as
possible a strike call.

In Washipgton, where the Inter¬
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers is meeting in contract
talks with CBS. things there and
with NBC seem to be gping along
smoothly compared to the NABET-
ABC dickers. .The IBEW and
NABET contracts expire at the
same time, and the two unions,
like the networks, are thought to!
be in constant touch about what is
happening in the two negotiation
locales.

ABC has resisted p&w demands
for a couple years. Last time there
was a negotiation with NABET,
the principal argument used by
the network was that it hadn’t
[achieved the financial stability of
[its rivals. While some of the same
argument is still rubbing off on
the talks, ABC has also added, ac¬
cording to reports, that if it gave
p&w to NABET employees it
might have to extend similar bene¬
fits to employees throughout the
American Broadcasting-Paramount
Theatres empire. (NABET only has
jurisdiction in the ABC division).

The two unions, at all networks,
are Involved in a profound argu¬
ment about job security. For in¬
stance, IBEW is asking CBS for
overtime guarantees and the right
to pass on various layoffs, all in
(Continued on page 55)

dSULTlClf
DU SACRIFICED

By GEORGE ROSEN

Ed Murrow’s decision to termi¬
nate his longtime tenure at CBS
to accept the directorship of the
$21,000-a-year United States Infor¬
mation Agency, which in itself
came as no particular surprise to
the industry in view of known state
of Murrow’s unhappiness at the
network, nonetheless entails sacri¬
fices with which even his close as¬
sociates have not been familiar.

For Murrow it's a case of switch¬
ing from champagne to lager beer.
In contrast to the 21G he’ll be get¬
ting from the Government, few
were the years since his ascendancy
Into tv as a w rldwide celebrity
that Murrow didn’t realize from
$300,000 to $400,000 per annum.
He could—and did—live off the
hog with an unlimited expense ac¬
count and travel arrangements..

It’s true that in the capital gains
sale of “Person to Person” to CBS,
his share (along with co-producers
Aaron and Zousmer) was reported¬
ly in excess of $1,000,000, but
nonetheless it did not make Mur¬
row an independently wealthy
man. Most of what he earned was
tax money.

But not generally known w r as the
contractual arrangement Murrow
had with CBS, which points up the
extent of the sacrifice he’s making
in obtaining a release from CBS.
Actually there were two contracts,
one as a staff newsman-commenta¬
tor, which expires this year.

But there was also a talent con¬
tract, cushioned over a 10-year
consultancy period wnich in turn
would give CBS first refusal on all
properties which Murrow de¬
veloped. This is the one that
spelled out security for the future.
The assumption is that, since Mur¬
row will be obtaining a release
from the network to assume the
Government role, this, too, is being
sacrificed.

Big question still to be resolved
is whether Murrow will take along
with him some of his network com¬
patriots. Here too, the assumption
is that he will. Within the news
area, not only at CBS but all along
the line, Murrow’s been held in the
highest* esteem and it’s no secret
that other and lesser commentators
have sought to pattern themselves
in the Murrow image. His closest
associate, of course, has been Fred
W. Friendly, through the highly
successful years of “See It Now,”
“Small World” and more latterly
“CBS Reports,” but there’s little
likelihood that Friendly, who has
now come into his own as a per¬
sonality, would disturb his status
quo to join Murrow.

It w r as anticipated that after this
year Murrow would exit commer-!
cial broadcasting to explore new
areas. It’s no secret that he’s been
unhappy at CBS for some time, the
intramural feuding long predating
the Out-in-the-open flareup last
year, when he and CBS prez Frank
Stanton came to Page One grips
during the height of the tv scan¬
dals. The situation has remained
unhealed, and although Murrow’s
contributions to the w r eb have been
limited since his return from last
year’s sabbatical (being concerned
chiefly with the “CBS Reports”
specials produced by Friendly), it’s
generally conceded that his check-
(Continued on page 54)

Kintner’s Latino Swing

NBC prexy Bob Kintner
leaves on Feb. 17 for a two-
week swing of South Ameri¬
can counties as the initial step
toward an expansion of the net¬
work’s far-flung news opera¬
tion. Kintner expects to set
up new's bureaus in Rio de
Janiero, Caracas and Buenos
Aires.

Actually the mission will be
twofold, with Kintner also
looking Into the NBC Inter¬
national operation and its sub¬
sidiary holdings.

Armstrong in Blast at CBS For

Yanking of Soviet Spy Script

All the News That Fit—

Saturday’s N.Y. Times stoiy
on Ed Murrow’s appointment
to head the USIA goofed in
referring to Fred W. Friend¬
ly as producer of “Person to
Person,” instead of Aaron &
Zousmer.

Sunday’s Times published a
correction. It referred to the
co-producers- as “John A.
Aaronson and Jesse Zousmer.”

CBS-TV apparently has decided
to follow the new r Kennedy “soft”
approach to U. S.-Soviet relations
down the line in its programming
efforts. The network, which in
1958 had its correspondent booted
out of Moscow because of its pres¬
entation of “The Plot to Kill
Stalin,” this week yanked an “Arm¬
strong Circle Theatre” segment
dealing with Soviet espionage
activities in the U. S.

The program, “The Spy Next
Door,” was scheduled for tonight
(Wed.). It was deleted over the
protests of the sponsor, Armstrong
Cork Co., and replaced by an
“Armstrong” rerun, . “Zone of
Silence,” the series’ seasonal
opener in September of 1959.

Although the network itself took
the initiative in yanking the pro¬
gram, it maintained a puzzling
silence over its reasons for the
action. Until Monday night (30), it
refused to make any comment
whatsoever to explain its actions.
_ „ . , , I and then it only went so far as

Freeman Gosden and Charles j to declare that the action “is ours

Gosden & Correil
Animation Series
On ABC-TV s Sked

Correil, the voices of “Amos &
Andy,” will do a new half-hour
weekly stanza next season for ABC-
TV. It’ll be animated, with Gosden
and Correil serving as voices, and
the stanza, called “Calvin & the
Colonel,” might take the 8 p.m.
Friday slot In the fall.

ABC is definitely committed to
26 “Colonel” half-hours, budgeted,
like the animated “The Flint-
stones,” at nearly $60,000 a week.

Gosden and Correil have been
off the air since CBS Radio a few
months ago killed their “Amos &
Andy Music Hall.” There are re¬
runs of a live action “Amos & An¬
dy” telefilm series still on the mar-

alone.” That statement was made
to quell speculation that pressure
from Washington had dictated the
move.

One speculation on CBS’ action
was that the network yanked the
show in order to avoid any embar¬
rassment to Edward R. Murrow, the
incoming director of the U. S. In¬
formation Agency and a longtime
member of the CBS family. But
CBS exec denied this claiming the
decision on the show predated
knowledge of the Murrow appoint¬
ment.

Lacking any official explanation
from CBS, Armstrong meanwhile
blasted the network on Monday
(30) through prexy C. J. Back-

ket, but the two creators were not strand, who declared:
part of the cast. ABC says that it} “We regret CBS has seen fit to
has an exclusive on the Gosden i cancel the showing . . . The cancel-
and Correil voices, which suggests i lation is most regrettable in our
they might end up doing a little ! view because it comes at a time
for ABC Radio too. jwhen Soviet-American relations

“Colonel” will be patterned, Inj?. re mu <; h the public’s mind, a
cartoon form, after familiar char-! j n 3. e .^} en . 1 l ' vou ld appear to be
acters. The animated characters * ^finitely m the public interest to
won’t have the same names or same : 31 ^ pertinent facts that have-
backgrounds as Amos, Andy and ; a faring on that relationship.”
their friends, but it’s possible that ! Ba ckstrand declared the show
many of the cartoon characters will! - v * s P r fP ar€<i , ln cooperation with
sound and act like-their live prede-^ i. n j ern , security agencies of the
cessors. federal government and was based

on actual cases. He went on: “The
Soviets have widely denounced
and publicized American espion¬
age and are continuing to do so.
tit a ITlTAITlTrrn Q\lkf* Meanwhile, many Americans are
IN ANNUUNlfcK 5Mb‘ una *' are of how much spying the

,, .. , , . ! Soviets are doing. To us. it seems

reach a contract agree- • reasonable that the public ought

°Z Staff an . n0 | ,n ? ers : to have a chance to see and hear

owned & operated stations m N.Y. ; both sidcs of the storv/ .

of fhP ooi IS? i Earli! ‘ r - Max Banzhaf, Armstrong

Federation of Telev/sion*“ j t’o^f "hU belief^hat'cBS
Artists aeeordtng to the union. & We!

AFTRA makes it a practice of rr , «nfimi ( wT «

signing all parts of a negotiation! (C ontinued on page 5 8.

with a network and its stations at!
one time. Rest of the pact hinges
on the staff announcer block at
W3BC and WCBS-TV. N. Y., and
KNX and KNXT, L. A.

AFTRA '& CBS O&O’S

Sinatra's Gala

AFTRA wants a guarantee of
about $16,000 yearly for each
staffer at the two CBS stations.
These are commercial and promo¬
tional fees In addition to a weekly
salary of about $190. These con¬
tract features are in effect at the
NBC and ABC o&o’s?

TV’S BARGAIN COUNTER

‘Lucy* Reruns at 1»G Per Minute;
‘Happy Family’ at $15,000

One CBS-TV and one NBC-TV
show (probably among others ■ are
going begging for a buck. CBS’ “I
Love Lucy” reruns are going at
about $10,000 a minute for time
and talent while at NBC the new
“One Happy Family” is asking $15;-
000 a minute.

In both cases, the asking price
means that the networks are will¬
ing to take substantial losses.
“Lucy” is Sundays at 6 and two-
thirds of it was sold in the last
couple of weeks, presumably under
the discount plan. “Family” is a
nighttime stanza in which there are
some small hunks of biz.

As A TV Spec?

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Frank Sinatra’s pre-inaugural
Gala in Washington is being mar¬
keted as a tv spec, though it
couldn’t be sold for network airing
at the time of staging two weeks
ago. If sold, the money would be
contributed, according to the or¬
iginal and still extant plan, to the
Democratic National Committee to
defray costs of the last election
campaign for Kennedy.

Two other courses are open to
Sinatra and his co-producer Peter
Lawford if no network sale de¬
velops. One would be to pitch it
for pay-tv Toronto and the other
is to show it regionally at fund¬
raising dinners. Latter plan is said
to have more support because of
the matter of clearances and fees
to the 25 stars that have to be
made in case of a commercial sale.

Bill Asher, who directed the
gala on loanout from NBC. is edit¬
ing the footage. The two hours
and 40-minutes will be trimmed
down to an hour or 90-minutei.

KAM*-TBUVXSI*N

Pis sum

Wednesday, Felirutry 1, 1961

Stanton, Kintner in 315 ‘Prelims’
Praise Election Stanzas; FCC Puts

Politico Time Buys at $14.5 Mill.

What Really Did Happen?

Did the special 10 p.m. showing of “Hong Kong” last Wednes¬
day (25) beat “U .S. Steel” or didn’t it? Trended overnights say
yes, but Arbitron’s seven-city report says no.- Ollie Treyz, ABC-
TV’s prexy and the man who decided to experiment by showing
“Hong Kong” twice in the same night in order to expose it to »
late-night audience, might have to wait until the Nielsens, in order
to get a “simple majority” opinion.

Trendex, a special taken by ABC-TV, gave the 10-11 p.m. ex¬
posure of “Hong Kong” a 20.9 Vs. CBS-TV’s “Steel” count of 14.3.
NBC-TV, only programmed from 10 to 10:30 with “Peter Loves
Mary,” nabbed an 11.9 for the half-hour. When a different “Hong
Kong” was shown at 7:30 the same night, Trendex gave it 12.5,
“Aquanauts” grabbed an 11.2 on CBS and NBC’s “Wagon Train”
walked off winner again with 24.7.

ARB showed the same win-place-show at 7:30 on Wednesday,
but the tally at 10 didn’t match Trendex’s at all. The Arbitron for
the later hour gave “Hong Kong” a 14.1 (“Naked City,” which is
usually there consistently beats rival “Steel”), but “Steel” got a
17.8 and “Peter Loves Mary” got a 15.6.

Real test, network feels, will come tonight (Wed.) (—) to see if
those who watched “Hong Kong” in the “Naked City” time will
watch the former stanza in its regular period.

Weldon, Yates, Lynn Status Upped

In Met’s News-Program Expansion

- --*

Washington, Jan. 31.

Republicans and Democrats piled
up expenditures for radio-tv poli¬
tical time last fall (networks and
Indies) “substantial!^ higher” than
In 1956, Senate Communications
Subcommittee was told today
(Tues.).

Retiring. FCC Chairman Fred¬
erick W. Ford unveiled the first
official tally of political broadcast
spending garnered from its mas¬
sive poll of political performance
and policies of broadcast licensees.
Results, he stressed, are prelimi¬
nary, with final figures due after
further tabulations.

Ford appeared before the sub¬
committee headed by Sen. John O.
Pastore (D., R. I.) along with CBS
prexy Frank Stanton, NBC prez
Robert E. Kintner and National
Assn, of Broadcasters chieftain Le-
Roy Collins, who sang praises ef
the industry’s impartial and exten¬
sive campaign coverage and the
highly touted “great debates.”

Aim of their eulogies was to
urge repeal Sec. 315—or at least
make permanent its suspension for
Presidential and Vice Presidential
candidates. Senate Commerce
Chairman Warren D. Magnuson
CD. Wash.) has a bill pending be¬
fore the group which would achieve
the latter objective.

The hearings, slated to continue
tomorrow- iWedJ, were described
by Pastore as a brief curtain-raiser
for full-blown sessions later on the
perennially hot 315 issue.

In a report reflecting very favor¬
ably on broadcasting’s campaign
conduct, Ford listed total broadcast
charges to all GOP contenders at
$7,500,000 in contrast to $6,750,000
to the Democrats, for a total of
$14,250,000. Splinter parties com¬
bined were billed for about
$400,000.

Ford also revealed that GOP-
Democratic spending for non-web
tv time also greatly exceeded the
1956 total. Network radio and tv
time due to the large amount of
free time made available, notably
for tv time, were 7.59c below 1956
—$3,006,102 in 1960 compared with
$3,251,454 during the previous
Presidential campaign.

Partly on the basis of the de¬
crease in spending for network tv
time, Stanton and Kintner, in
House testimony last month, ar¬
gued that the amount of cuffo time
resulting from last fall’s tem¬
porary suspension for the Presi¬
dential campaign enabled parties
to keep the lid on burgeoning
political campaign expenditures.

In pn amiable session for the
broadcasting witnesses, the indus-
(Continued on page 55)

Ifs Fred Vs. Ed
(Friendly) Purer
Pitch; NBC’s Edge

Though CBS-TV has been openly
bucking for the business, it now
looks like Purex’s $4.000.000-odd
will return this summer and next
fall to NBC-TV under much the
same kind of program plan the
pubaffairs bankroller presently
has.

Second week in January, CBS-
TV flew its exec producer Fred
Friendly out to Purex’s Hollywood
headquarters where he and sales
veep Tom Dawson made a pitch
for the biz. Two days later, NBC’s
program administrative veep Ed
Friendly took, some time away
from his vacation to- also pitch
Purex. He was accompanied by
NBC-TV producer Don Hyatt.
Though Friendly faced off against
Friendly sin less than the most
friendly fashion), it was something
else, in addition to network sales¬
manship, that is reported to have
helped Purex decide to go back to
NBC-TV. That was the network’s
Inauguration coverage, which Ed
Friendly had sold Purex in the'first
place, when he was still in special
program sales.

Foote, Cone & Belding; Purex’s
agency, sat in on all the meetings.

New Purex deal, which has not
been announced, will probably in¬
clude summertime specials, just as
It did last year, plus daytime and
nighttime specials during the reg¬
ular NBC-TV season.

So Near & Yet So Far

Toronto, Jan. 31.

A jet plane carrying Ed Sul¬
livan circled Toronto airport
in a blinding snowstorm for
3Q minutes and was then or¬
dered back to Manhattan.
Emcee of the annual Sports
Celebrities’ Dinner later ex¬
pressed regrets for non-ap¬
pearance to Toronto assembly
at the Royal York Hotel, us¬
ing a telephone amplifier from
his New York hotel.

Subbing fqr Sullivan as
double emcees were Wayne &
Shuster, with former announc¬
ing that a “really big snew”
had kept Sullivan from his
scheduled appointment. Sulli¬
van, incidentally, insisted on
paying his own expenses from
New York to Toronto, plus
that $25 per plate charge, to
help Canada’s crippled kids.

Gitlin ‘Ramparts’

& 30-Min. Brinkley
Show on NBC Sked

Two new public affairs-news
shows are on the NBC-TV draw¬
ing board for next season. In addi¬
tion, the network is planning a
shift of “The Nation’s Future"
pubaffairs series to Sunday after¬
noon, thus paving the way for
Saturday night feature pix 'uncut
blockbusters) starting at 9 p.m.

A half-hour news show, with
Dave Brinkley at the helm, is being
projected for a 10:30 p.m. slotting
next season, though the exact night
hasn’t been determined as yet.
Chet Huntley already has a Sun¬
day afternoon 30-minute show, and
this will be continued next sea¬
son. (These, of course, have
nothing to do with their cross-
the-board Texaco news show.)

Out of the Irving Gitlin shop
will come a weekly half-hour pub¬
affairs entry called “Ramparts,”
which has been in the planning
stage for some time. “Ramparts”
is a space show.

ABC-TV is looking forward next |
fall to making room for a hot half-
hour in its Thursday schedule by:
opening up space between “My
Three Sons” and “Untouchables,”
now back to back. This is one of
several manuevers the network has
mapped out on its tentative sched¬
ule for the ’61-’62 tv season.

Ironically, Saturday night, once
one of the weakest on the ABC-TV
schedule, might remain unscathed
next semester. Even the fights
will probably be back in the 10
p.m. time. Only other night not
now marked for any changes is
Monday.

“Hong Kong” Is still on the
Wednesday schedule as a 7:30-8:30
entry, but its future is not certain.
Its outcome is thought to depend
greatly on whether sponsor Kaiser
will drop it or insist its time be
- changed to one of the 60-minute
periods that is expected to open up
later some night.

Could be, too, that ABC will
move “Maverick,” perhaps reruns,
back to a 6:30 Sunday starting time
and move in a new Warner Bros,
hour at 7:30. in the present
“Maverick” slot.

The Thursday night schedule
calls for shifting the strong "Un¬
touchables” from 9:30 to a new 10
p.m. starting lime. This would
leave the 30 minutes between 9:30
and 10 -wide open, probably for a
situation comedy to match Fred
MacMurray’s “My Three Sons,”

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Murphy & Gay nor
‘Sweet 16’ Series

George Murphy, who tried an
abortive pilot a couple of seasons
ago with Martha Scott as his co-
star fit was for Desilu and NTA
and called “You’re Only Young
Twice”) is back, this time with
Janet Gaynor as co-star in a half-
hour opus tagged “Sweet 16.”

“Sweet 16” is being, made by Ed
James^ creator of “Father Knows
Best,”'for NBC-TV, witti the net¬
work financing the pilot.

“Sweet 16” will be a family sit¬
uation comedy, just as wras “Young
Twice.” However, in “Twice” Mur¬
phy and Miss Scott played grand¬
parents whose children had al¬
ready gone out on their own.
“Sweet” instead will be a mother-
father affair (with kids at home)
a la “Father Knows Best.” Pilot
rolls Feb. 6 under John Rich’s di¬
rection.

New ABC-TV Coin

Besides the $1,000,000 in new
nighttime Gillette biz, ABC-TV last
week picked up a $700,000 hunk of
coin from American Chicle and
another $200,000 -$250,000 from
Speidel.

j American Chicle bought 13 min¬
utes over 26 weeks in both “Ha¬
waiian Eye” and “Asphalt Jungle.”

| Speidel bought 15 minutes (over 11
i weeks) in “Jungle.” *-

which starts at 9. ABC is working
on the assumption in this instance
that a slot between “Sons” and;
“Untouchables,” both of which are
hot, will be easier to peddle than
10:30 to 11, which comes after “Un¬
touchables” and is local time this!
season because many affils
wouldn’t clear. Of course, the’ ad¬
vertisers on both extant stanzas
might have something to say about i
this proposed change, but if ABC
can import a satisfactory situation
comedy for between-time feeling is
the web can pull off the shift.

Here an outline, in rough, of
ABC-TV’s fall planning:

Monday—No change.

Tuesday—“Bugs Bunny” still at
7:30. “The Rifleman” again at 8.
CBS was unsuccessful in luring
the western half-hour over ABC
isn’t decided about 8:30 on Tues¬
days, where “Wyatt Earp” is. And
at 9, “Nevada," a gumshqer for¬
merly called “Las Vegas Beat,” is
the present favorite. From 10 to 11,
it’s "The Corrupters.”

Wednesday — “Hong Kong” a
maybe at 7:30. “Top Cat,” a new
animated Hanna-Barbara half-hour
situation comedy vice “The Nel¬
sons.” Then its “Hawaiian Eye”
and “Naked City,” both hours.

Thursday—“Guestward Ho”, is
an iffy 7:30 entry, but, in any
event, ABC is thinking in terms of
a situationer between 7:30 and 8.
Donna Reed is still pencilled in at

8. “McCoys” remains strong for

9, and then it’s the aforementioned

Oh, Yeah?

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Last October "Glenhall Tay¬
lor and Paul Franklin sold jl
script to Warners-TV called
“Nothing of Value.” It was
intended as a segment of
“Hawaiian Eye.” The main
theme: hijacking a luxury
liner.

It was shelved with the nota¬
tion, “it couldn’t happen.”

BBC’s $77,500,000
IY-AM Operating
Costs For ’59-1

London, Jan. 31.
Operating costs of BBC-TV in
the year 1959-60 were $44,285,000,

! according to the 1961 edition of
the BBC Handbook, just published
here, cost per hour working out at
$11,215. Amount spent on radio
was $33,326,000 in the same period
($1,560 per hour), plus $16,287,500
($523 hourly) on external radio
services.

Book of 260-plus pages gives
plenty other information on BBC’s
operations and public response
thereto, including that 7,900,000
people still turn to radio alone.
Over 17,000,000 adults a day looked
(Continued on page 56)

move built around “Sons” and “Un¬
touchables,” to round out tne
evening.

Friday—A live situationer with
Peggy Cass and some chimps at
7:30, since “Matty’s Funday Fun¬
nies” wasn’t scheduled into next
season anyway. Maybe ‘The Nel¬
sons” at 8, if not perhaps a new
animated series. “Flintstones” still
marked for 8:30, “Sunset Strip" at
9„ and either the same two back-to-
back half-hours,” Detectives” and
“Law & Mr. Jones” or a full-hour
action-advehture stanza beginning
at 10 instead,

Saturday—To put it as factually
as possible, ABC is not letting the
ad agencies in on any potential
; changes here, although earlier this
season the word was rife that the
9-10 Lawrence Welk stanza, after
all these yaars, has about 1 had it.
Speculation is that ABC is await¬
ing further word from Welk’s
sponsor, Dodge, before deciding
whether to leak the possibility of
an open hour on its Saturday sked.
Rest of night is stet—at the
moment.

Sunday—“Maverick” reruns at
6:30 (which would eliminate them
as major possibilities for ABC’s
projected late night cross-the-
board hour rerun plans). Another
Warner show or new “MavericKs”
at 7:30. (In any event, ABC con¬
templates going into 6:30.Sundays.)
“Lawman” at 8:30, “Bus Stop” at
9 and “Asphalt Jungle” at 10, a
plan which kills “The Rebel,” “The
Islanders” and “Valiant Years.”

Metropolitan Broadcasting has
moved to strengthen its news and
programming on a corporate level
with the promotion of three key
local personnel to corporate status.

The trio are Martin Weldon,
news director of WNEW Radio,
N. Y., who becomes Met’s director
of news and special events; Ted
Yates, who’s been producing spe¬
cial shows for WNEW-TV and who
becomes director of creative pro¬
gramming for Metropolitan; and
Jack Lynn, program manager of
WNEW-TV, who retains that post
and becomes director of film pro¬
gramming for Metropilitan as well.

Promotions are designed to
strengthen and expand the com¬
pany’s activities in news and pro¬
gramming as it acquires additional
stations. Company already owns
five tv stations and is awaiting
FCC approval on a sixth in Kan¬
sas City; it owns three radio sta¬
tions plus WRUL, the international
shortwave station, and would ac¬
quire a Kaycee AM’er under its
KMBC-TV & AM acquisition.

Weldon, who’ll be succeeded as
news-special events director* of
WNEW Radio by Lee Hanna, his
longtime assistant, will concentrate
first in two areas: tightening up of
exchange of news among the Met
stations and development and ex¬
pansion of news staffs at each of
the stations, and the creation of
news specials for use by all Met
stations, either produced locally or
by Metropolitan headquarters.'

One such special will be cover¬
age of the Adolph Eichmann trial
In Israel, for which Weldon has
signed Gen. Telford Taylor, expert
bn international law and U. S.
chief counsel at the Nuremburg
(Continued on page 56)

CBS-TV Off Hook On
Holden’s ‘Hons Kong’

In 2-Cfient 15GG Sale

CBS-TV pulled a rabbit out of
the hat by finding a pair of spon¬
sors for the $150,000 “Bill Holden’s
Hong Kong” special fully a year
after the show was completed. Web
had given up all hope of selling the
package and was prepared to write
it off as a total loss.

But “Hong Kong” will go on the
air tomorrow (Thurs.) at 9-10, pre¬
empting “The Witness* (which goes
off the air a week earlier than
scheduled, leaving CBS with a sin¬
gle unplayed episode, the Huey
Long segment). R. J. Reynolds and
Whitehall Pliarmacal will sponsor.

The trick was pulled off at a
lunch only last Wednesday by CBS
v.p. in charge of sales administra¬
tion Bill Hylan. Idea was simply
that as long as Reynolds was spon¬
soring half of tomorrow’s ‘‘Wit¬
ness” segment and Whitehall was
due to come in for a piece of the
show as well preparatory to spon¬
soring a sixth pf “Gunslinger”
next week, why not put the money
into the “Hong Kong” special in¬
stead? Sponsors thought it was a
good idea and bought it.

Show was one of the last proj¬
ects undertaken at CBS by Irving
Gitlin, before he moved to NBC.
Stanley Flink, onetime NBC “.To¬
day” production exec, produced it
for CBS and Holden. Meanwhile
NBC is putting together a Dave
Brinkley “Hong Kong" hour spe-
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ABC-TV Projects A ’61-’62 Sked

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WeAmday, February I, 1961

Aubrey to CBS Mils: ‘Help

In a revealing and candid exposition, CBS-TV prexy Jim Aubrey
last week urged the web's affiliates to ‘.‘face the facts of life*’ as
they relate to daytime television and warned that only if CBS can
recover lost daytime business “can we continue to program your
morning hours.**

Occasion was a closed-circuit by Aubrey to the affiliates last
Thursday (26) explaining the new CBS-TV morning sales plan and
stressing to the affils.that adequate station clearances for the 10-12
hours arc the key to the success of the new sales pattern.

Aubrey went into detail, as to costs and attitudes. He declared
that “times have changed.-And we must change with the times.’*
And after relating CBS-TV*s historical daytime success story, he
warned: “But let’s not lire in a fool’*, paradise. Our billings are
•till the highest, hut we am being c h al l enged.**

After describing the competitive NBC and ABC sales patterns
and describing how CBS has held the line on the sale of quarter-
hours, he declared that “we must now come to grips with reality.
We as a network, and you as our affiliates, can no longer afford to
let the parade pass us by. Amt the march has already started.

Aubrey also revealed:

1. Four years ago at 10 am. to noon, CBS-TV was 60-90% sold
out; two years ago it was 50% sold; today it is only 25% sold out
In those hours.

I, Cable charges frees sign-on to noon cost CBS $1,200,000 a
jeir* programming—“Captain Kangaroo" and the 10-12 block—cost
the network an additional $6,000,000 a year. And the deficit in
m aintaining the 10-12 block—even wijth “Kangaroo" sold out—has
reached the “staggering burden" of almost $5,000,000 annually"
under the current 25%^soId status.

3. Program pattern for 10-12. in the near future will involve
three game shows, preceded by a film series, though not necessarily
“December Bride," current 10 a.m. occupant. “Video Village" stays
at 1030, and two new ,s£ows will be brought In for 11-12. As nrach .
as is possible, these game shows will be toured across the country
by CBS-TV “to stimulate audience and advertiser interest in your
(affiliates*) market." Aubrey described the program strategy as a
decision to “fhdrt fire with lire" against NBC’s “Concentration"
and “Price Is Right.”

(Though Aubrey made no mention of the new shows, one will
probably be the new A1 Singer package tentatively titled “Shoppers
Keepers," under option to the network, with an audition* due to be
cut in a couple of weeks.)

Aubrey described the Way in which CBS-TV has held to the
«traditional quarter-hour sales pattern, then described the minute
sales patterns in operation at NBC and ABC in the daytime. He
discussed ABC and NBC pricing and bonus plans, along with
flexibility of position, and declared that “this is the kind , of com¬
petition we’ve been holding the line against for the last few years.
The plain fact is that the CBS Television Network has lost daytime
network business because it has failed to offer its prospects suffi¬
cient advertising flexibility."

Against the “flexibility and rock-bottom prices" offered by the
other webs, “the best our salesmen wore able to offer" Aubrey
.said, “was three commercial minutes within the same program,.and
costing $28,000 gross per quarter-hour, with the usual cross-plug
arrangement After maximum discounts, this Is the equivalent of
$4300 .per commercial minute. In other words, we offered no
flexibility at' all at 50% greater cost per commercial minute than
NBC ... and 95% greater than ABC"

The new plan, he declared, “has as its sole objective the goal of
patting as back in the running for the network business now scat¬
tered in commercial minutes throughout the daytime schedules of
NBC and ABC. Now for the first time we will be able to offer
competitive advertising values to the advertiser who has been
unwilling to concentrate his commercial three minutes within m
jingle quarter hour."

Aubrey stressed that the minute pattern would be confined to
the 10-noon period. He pointed out that even with the new minute
plan , sales of minutes on CBS would be limited To 25% of the
CBS lineup. In comparison, Aubrey said, 40% of NBC's daytime
schedule and 30% of its evening lineup are sold in minutes, and
at ABC, all daytime is sold in minute form and half of ABC’s
nighttime sked is sold in minutes.

He also added one detail to the plan not earlier disclosed—
affiliates will be able to sell locally those minutes not sold by
the network. -There will be no co-op charge, but the positions will
be recapturable on one week's notice.

Tenor of Aubrey’s speed: indicates the gravity with which CBS
Views the morning picture, and his pitch for clearances likewise
stemmed from a serious lack of them in key markets at present.
Although he didn’t pinpoint specific markets, it’s known that such
keys as Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, the Corinthian and the Meridith
chains have not been clearing for the morning lineup.

Similarly, situation was grave enough so that once CBS made up
Its mind to go with the new sales pattern, it got the word out to
affiliates immediately without even consulting the CBS-TV Affili¬
ates Advisory Board, which is called In customarily on all such
aales-programming decisions.

Decision to bypass the board In this instance, according to CBS
execs, was made for Wo reasons. One was the feeling that con¬
sulting the board would put its members in an embarrassing and
and untenable position, since it was unlikely they’d approve such
a plan, yet If they rejected it would be blamed for the elimination
service by CBS. The other was that CBS wanted to turn loose its
sales force as quickly as possible with their new competitive prices.

GROUCHO’S GOT A
NEW FORMAT FOR '62

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Groucho Marx will embrace a
new format on NBC-TV next sea¬
son titled “What Do You Want?"
After 14 years as emcee of what
was up to this year “You Bet Your
Life," he and John Gudel, his part¬
ner in the project, are dropping
the quizzer in favor of the new
show which will attempt to fulfill
the wishes of those who are called
to. the show from all parts of the
world.

Guedel will be executive produc¬
er and retain the present staff of
writers and directors. Pilot was
shot last Week for NBC-TV.

British ABC-m 840G j
Studio Expansion Begins

London, Jan. 31.

Work bas started at ABC-TY’s
Teddington Studios on building a
block to link the two existing
studio blocks. Contract worth
$840,000 has been signed , between
the web and a group of London
contractors.

One feature of the 80-feet high
construction will be the provision
of rehearsal accommodation across
the whole of the top two floors,
while there will be provision for
standards conversion equipment on
the first floor.

CBS-TV prexy Jim Aubrey
doesn’t intend to countenance a re¬
peat of the network’s Thursday de¬
bacle. (Thursday went down the
drain this season because of
agency-client dictation on dotting
of programming.)

i He's bullish on. next -season’s
[plans, not only in terms of what’s
on tap in the way .of new shows,
but primarily from the standpoint
of the networks recapturing control
of programming in deciding what
should go where. Only under such
optimum conditions, he.’* convinced,
can networks properly flourish in
achieving qualitive rosters and re¬
moving guesswork. He Isn’t foolish
enough to concede that the net¬
works will get their way 100%, but
the ’61-62 season, he’s pretty much
convinced at this point, should wit¬
ness some healthy steps in gaining
advertiser-agency support in mov¬
ing in the new direction.

Aubrey knows what he wants—
and he’s going after it He still
wants a balanced program sched¬
ule, even if It means sacrificing
those pre-guaranteed ratings in
the area of action-adventure. But
whatever is decided, his keynote is
“quality production.” •

Like the other webs, CBS is put¬
ting greater-emphasis on hourlong
shows next season (schedule hasn't
been firmed up yet, but “we know
pretty much where we stand at this
point”) There will be three new
60-minute- entries for prime time
slotting, including “The Defenders”
Friday night 10 to ll. Other two
will be picked from among five
candidates and will probably go
Wednesday night 9 to 10. (TLS.
Steel-Armstrong will stay Id to 11
next season, but Aubrey has been
huddling with the respective clients
on bolstering their shows and up¬
ping the budgets); and the other
one possibly Thursday night 9 to 10
preceding the alternating “CBS Re¬
ports” and “Face the Nation?* This
slotting, of course, depends on the
success of the new hour
western “Gunslinger" which goes
into the slot this month. There’s
some doubt about “I’ve Got A Sec¬
ret" returning to the Wednesday
^ked.

Similarly, there’s a 60-minute
gleam in Aubrey’s eye In the 7:30
to 8:30 program area, notably Mon¬
day, Wednesday (unless something
can be done about “Aquanauts" it
won’t be back) and Thursday (looks
like curtains for both Ann Sothem
and “AngeL") Friday (“Rawhide”)
and Saturday (“Perry Mason”)
stays put; ditto Sunday.

While Aubrey champions the
hour formula, he’ll play it differ¬
ently from the other networks in
one respect: he prefers to sell them
in half-hours rather than embracing
the “minute pattern.” !

Saturday, with its new hourlong
“Gunsmoke" version and Sunday
are the happiest, untouchable
nights of the week. Monday looks J
headed for some early and Iatei
shuffling. Aubrey think* “Hen¬
nessey," how at 10, should get earl- J
ier exposure (“it’s got kid appeal ”)
The 7:30 to 9 stretch is weak—“To i
Tell the Truth,” “Peter andi
Gladys” and.“Buddy"

Finally he’s got a program acej
up his sleeve—a return of real live!
purposeful drama a la “Playhouse i
90,” but in 60-minute form. There
will be a whole series of them,
with top writers and directors,
slated for preempted time periods, i
‘This," says Aubrey, “is part of our |
responsibility. We can’t afford to:
throw it away." . {

The 485 Mop-Up

CBS always had a reputation
for paying its execs well, but
how about this:

The 4th floor ladles room'at
485 Madison Ave. has been
closed temporarily because
“the cleaning woman has gone
to Miami until March 15,” ac¬
cording to the notice on the
door.

John Day Resigns Key CBS News
Job; ‘Situation Was Untenable

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Susskind’t $850 Spree

Pittsburgh, Jan. 31.
David Sussldnd shook up a
Woman’s American ORT audi¬
ence here with a few of his
weR-torned phrases. He threw
in the “criminal schizophrenia"
of network heads, “Innocuous
quality” of'program content,
“12-year-old audience mental
level" and had the good ladles
buzzing'enough to justify his
• $850 fee. He was well received
by the press who relished
every attack he made against
tv the way that "Open End"
fans are so familiar with. •
“Open End" comes in her#
on delayed basis on the educa¬
tional station, WQED. Sus-
skind made a strong pitch for
such stations and also had
some kind words for pay ttv.

Gen. Mills Preps
Tint-up Tiper;
ABC No Can Do

General Mills somewhat un¬
settled ABC-TV recently, when
the sponsor asked Producers As¬
sociates of Television, makers of
the twice-weekly “Pip the Piper"
stanza, to put it on color tape.
ABC-TV, which airs the stanza for
Ming Saturday and Sunday after-J
noons, has no color facilities and 1
plans none “until there is a suf-_
fident demand by ,the public." j

This was interpreted to mean
that Genmflls might ultimately
want to shift “Pip" to NBC-TV,
which is big on color. Of course,
there is always the possibility that
the bankroller merely wants the
shows tinted, against the distant
day ABC-TV enters color, so that
they can be repeated by that net¬
work.

Producers Associates of Televi¬
sion, which Peter Piech heads, is
doing three programs for Genmflls.
Besides “Pip," which just started
on ABC-TV, PAT does “Rocky and
His Friends," an animated series
done below-the-line by Gamma
Studios in Mexico and carried
twice weekly on ABC-TV, and the
once-weekly “King Leonardo,” out
of TV Spots, Hollywood, on the
NBC-TV Saturday sked. “Leon¬
ardo” has always been in color.

Unlike the other two PAT pro¬
ductions for juves, “Pip” Is a live
action series. It's understood Piech
and his partners (Charles Hayden,
the lawyer on “Witness” and Rob¬
ert Travis, boss of Color Produc¬
tions) plan to do a privately-
financed pilot of a live-action situa¬
tion comedy, as welL It’d be pegged
especially for girls In the moppet
to early adolescent stage.

General Mills, since it brought
the shows in the first place, con¬
trols pretty much where “Pip" and
“Leonardo" will be slotted and
on what network. Sponsor has
options to buy these two and
“Rocky” outright later on.

Meantime, word comes from
NBC-TV that Genmflls lately re¬
newed “Leonardo” on Saturdays
for another 26 weeks, thus mean¬
ing there will be 130 “Leonardos”
all told in the can before long,
plus 52 “Pips."

Crosby Takes on Pix Biz

John Crosby will slice up the
motion picture industry in bis next
WNEW-TV, N. Y., outing Sunday
(5). Show is titled “Whither
Movies?" an dwill have as guests
N. Y. Times pic critic Bosley Crow-
tber, producer Otto Preminger, au¬
thor Ben Hecht and playwright
George Axelrod.

Among topics slated for discus¬
sion are “Movies are dirtier than
ever," dominance of the industry
by “middle-aged" stars, question
of whether the U. S. is “losing its
leadership” in filmmaking.

John Day has resigned as v.p.
in charge of news at CBS. Re¬
signation is effective at the end
of the week, but no replacement
has yet been set for him. Within
the CBS Netwi division. Day’s
duties consisted of supervision of
all hard news and news specials,
as distinguished from public af¬
fairs programs.

Day’s resignation had long been
rumored, and in fact the rumors
ware one of the considerations
that impelled him to resign. Day,
former managing editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal before
Joining CBS News, said he was
considering either a return to the
I newspaper field or a possible post
at the UE. Information Agency.
He said he had talked with new
USIA director Ed Morrow about
joining him there but no definite
conclusions had been reached.

Day said he resigned because
his position at CBS “hat become
[untenable," ever since Richard
Salant was installed as the head
of an executive committee which
took over all operating and policy¬
making power over the news divi¬
sion.

He added that “rumors had been
planted” about an impending re¬
signation. T*ve been here for. six
years and worked hard and built a
good organization. My treatment
has been wholly unjustified. But
I guess that’s the way they do
things on Madison Ave."

While Salant refused to com¬
ment on a successor,, one name
which has bepa. mentioned with in¬
creasing frequency has been Blair
Clark, CBS correspondent current¬
ly working primarily in radio.
Clark has good Washington con¬
nections and was a classmate of
President Kennedy.

When CBS News was given divi¬
sional status at the web, Sig Mickel-
son. Day’s boss, became president
of the new division while Bay was
named v.p; in charge of news and
Irving Gitlin, who later moved to
NBC, v.p. in charge of public af¬
fairs. When Gitlin was not re¬
placed by a veep in pubaffairs. Day
became No. 2 man in the CBS
News setup—until Salant and the
executive committee was installed
several weeks ago.

Installation of Salant and the
mounting criticism of Mickelson
and Bay started with CBS’ con¬
vention coverage, during which
NBC News, gained audience and
critical superiority over the CBS
effort NBC has been gaining mo¬
mentum and widening the gap
ever since.

British ComlTYs
$215,(00,000 in '60

London, Jan. SI.

Final countdown of gross rev¬
enue by Britain’s commercial tv
companies last year is $215,400,-
000 according to Media Records
Ltd. Figure is a new high for the
five years-plus that commercial
video has been operating here,
being nearly *3%% up on the
$163,408300 received in 1959.

October was peak month for ad¬
vertisement spending on tv in 1960,
when the sum was $23,660,000.

’64 TOKYO OLYMPICS:
GLOBAL TV DESIGN

Tokyo, Jan. 31.

The Postal Service Ministry,
which regulates tv in Japan, is lay¬
ing the groundwork for this coun¬
try’s participation in the global
communication satellites circuit
sometime this year.

The Iongrange plan Is hoped to
enable simulcasting of the 1964
Tokyo Olympics throughout the
world.

As a starter, in April the Minis¬
try will form a body tentatively
called the Space Communication
Cooperation Council. This organ
1 will unify the research which 10
organizations are now carrying out
independently.

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TV-FILMS

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Wednesday, February 1, 1961

Foreip Vidpix Gross Seen Topping
$30,000,000 Mark in ’61 With Japan,
W. Germany, Latin Market Upswing

Forecast for the foreign vidfilm*
market in '61 is that it will top the
$30,000,000 record mark set in '60.
The $30,000,000 estimate for ’60
includes Canada.

This year’s major growth areas
in the foreign vidfilm field are
forecast to be West Germany, Ja¬
pan, and Latin America. Also perk¬
ing are an increase in the Canadian
market, with new stations being
added, a boost in the Middle East,
and a few other territories.

In West Germany, a second chan¬
nel is due to get started, despite
the hassle in the courts over the
jurisdiction of the Federal govern¬
ment. .

Castro’s Cuba has been lost as
» market. But that’s small potatoes
compared to the growth of such
markets as Brazil and Argentina.

In Brazil, that unofficial quota
of 80% native-product for stations
in Sal Paolo and Rio de Janeiro
has been lifted. The quota, now re¬
scinded, had been worked out be¬
tween the unions and stations. But
n according to Yank exporters,
with more stations on the air and
the need for programming more
acute, the quota has been killed.

Continuing Latino problem stems
from local pressures seeking to
confine dubbing in their respective
countries. It would be economical¬
ly impossible for American vid-
filmeries to dub the same series
in Mexico, Argentina and Venezu¬
ela for local consumption. Total
dubbing fees would make it un¬
profitable to sell in the particular
markets. Pressures for dubbing
mainly coipe from native talent
unions, whose members yelp at the
Yank competition.

In Japan, the outlook is favor¬
able for better terms in both money
and quota allotments. Ceiling'for
Yank vidpix last year was lifted
from $300 to $500 per half-hour.
A further increase is anticipated
in March or April. Key stations in
Japan also are confined to pro¬
gramming American fare, the al¬
lotment being 50 hours a week.
That allotment is expected to be
liberalized in the spring.

In Canada, the new quota hasn’t
pinched American vidfilm ex¬
porters. The quota for all stations
is that the programming output^ of
each station shall run in the ratio
* of 459c native and 55% imported.
Buoying the entire Canadian situ¬
ation is the preeming of second
stations, commercial outlets, in
market after market. These sta¬
tions, like the commercial program
outlets in Britain, will compete
with the government operated CBC
stations.

‘King’s Men’ a Whopper

Feature films can still pull
massive audiences on televi¬
sion, as first showing of “All
the King’s Men” demonstrated
Saturday night (28) on WCBS-
TV, N. Y. The Columbia re¬
lease, first of its post-’48s to
be shown on tv, pulled down a
fat 24.7 average Arbitron for
its full 11:15 p.m.-l a.m. show¬
ing on “The Late Show.”

That came to an audience
share of nearly 60%, and in
-terms -of homes viewing, an
average of nearly 1,250,000 in
the Gotham metropolitan area*.
High point was reached at the
start of the show, at 11:15,
when the rating hit -27.5, but
over the full course of the
show it never dropped much
below 22.

Fremantle Reports
’£9 Bonanza Year

Freemantle International, in a
year-end report, cited 1960 as a
bonanza year for the company. In- ]
die foreign distribution outlet re¬
ported that it sold 49 series during J
the year to a total of 35 foreign
countries.

Nations which purchased pro¬
grams for the first time from Fre¬
mantle were Poland, United Arab
Republic and Rhodesia.

Prexy Paul Talbot said the de¬
mand for films in science, music
and history seems to be predom¬
inant abroad, although Fremantle’s
catalog offers shows in virtually
every category. For example he
cited the sales of Encyclopedia
Britannica Films in nine countries.

Canada proved a very profitable
market for Fremantle, as with other
companies. Besides the l’ise in syn¬
dication, Fremantle of Canada sold
five series to the CBC network.
Series finding network berths in-
culded “Silents, Please,” “Klon¬
dike,” “Not for Hire,” “The Jim
Backus Show” and “Phillip
Marlowe.”

One of the highlights of the year
was Fremantle’s radio and tv cov¬
erage of the Johanssen-Patterson
World Championship Fight last
June which was carried by radio
and video stations in 38 countries.

Sales Resistance
In U.S. Broken"
Down: Parnell

London, Jan. 31.

The British shows sold to the
States by Independent Television
Corp. have so effectively broken
down resistance that the money
earned from the U.S. for the ITC
parent company, Associated Tele¬
vision Ltd., exceeds by far ATV’s
expenditure on American material
for its web here. The claim is made
Joy Val Parnell, ATV managing
director, who leaves for New York
Sat. (4) for a week’s visit with
deputy emdee Lew Grade.

Parnell, Grade and deputy Chair¬
man Norman Collins called a press
conference here Thurs. (26) to
elaborate on overseas successes,
the occasion being deemed appro¬
priate because of the recent joy¬
raising sale to CBS of the “Danger
Man” skein of vidpix for peaktime
airing. At this get-together it was
announced that gross sales by ATV
of British-made programs to the
dollar area since 1955 hit $19,600,-
000, while those to. the Eastern
hemisphere amounted to $7,000.-
000. During 1960, British-produced
30-minuters sold in 19 countries in
the dollar area totalled 4,500, while
around 2,500 like programs went
to 22 countries in the non-dollar
hemisphere. For these statistical
purposes, two quarter-hour pro¬
grams have been regarded as one
half-hour unit.

Shows consisted of vidpix such
(Continued on page 48)

MIAMI UNDERCOVER
(The Thrush)

With Lee Bowman, Rocky Grazi¬
ano, Jill Corey, Hugh Lawrence,
others

Producers: Howard Koch, Aubrey
Schenck
Director: Koch
Writer: Steve Fisher
Distributor: Ziv-UA
30 Mins.; Wed., 7 p.m.

KABC-TV, Los Angeles (film)
Miami and environs are earning
the dubious reputation in tv of
being the playground of crime.
Third of the cycle (“Surfside 6,”
Tallahasee 7000”) popped out of
the sets with practically the same
general format as the others: lawr
lessness and disorder. For the
buffs of violent action it should
suffice to race their pulses. More
discerning setsiders may find it
too imitative of so many others
that • are better done. It’s no
‘Naked City” or “Untouchables,”
that’s for true.

To tee it up, producers Howard
Koch and Aubrey Schenck struck
a topical note, that of hoods
muscling in on the recording busi¬
ness and shooting down a deejay
who “wouldn’t play ball,” a polite
way of saying he was beyond
payola. This brings into play the
gendarmerie and Lee Bowman,
special investigator for the hotel
association, whose job it is to see
that it shouldn’t happen if it’s bad
for Miami. With the aid of “the
thrush/’ who is Jill Corey, and
Rocky Graziano,. the ex-champ
whose fists explode at the right
time, he rounds up the mob and
Miami is safe until next week from
the deprecations of the hoodlums.

Bowman is a suave worker
whose wits set up the targets for
Graziano to knock over. Miss
Corey proved adept as a singer,
both vocally and to tip off the
lawmen. Steve Fisher penned the
lines with intra stuff as “everybody
makes passes at girl singers.” Pro¬
duction and direction' of Howard
Koch was par for the syndicate
market. Helm.

BBC’s Big U.S. Play

British Broadcast Corp. program¬
ming is enjoying an unprecedented
exposure in the N. Y. market.

WNTA-TV now is airing another
series of BBC documentaries on
Sundays at 9:30 p.m., titled “Life¬
line.” First half-hour episode,
“Hypnosis,” was telecast Sunday
(29). Others in the series include
“Moment of Truth,” “Hysteria,”
and “Fear.” Earlier in the season,
Newark-N. Y. indie telecast BBC’s
“Wind of-Change” series.

On WNEW-TV,' “Age of Kings,”
a BBC Shakespearean drama series
is unwinding with Standard Oil
(N. J.) picking up the tab on Met¬
ropolitan’s WTTG, as well as on
WNEW-TV,

Acad Told Foreip Producers Of
TV Shows Gunning for U.S. Market

. Hollywood, Jan. 31. !

Foreign producers of tv shows I
are gunning for'the U. S. market, J
members of the TV Academy were
warned by Henry. White, NTA man¬
ager and prexy of N.Y. chapter, at
last week’s monthly meeting at the
Palladium. They are becoming
more alert to the mood and tastes
of American audiences and are
slanting production our way, he
added.

Robert Lewine, veepee of CBS
Films, pointed out that of all the
foreign imports, “Robin Hood”
from England was the, only series
to make the grader Alter viewing
programs from England and Japan,
it was at once evident why Holly¬
wood telefilms are so popular
abroad. But the barriers against
flooding the foreign markets are
almost insurmountable. England’s
quota is fixed at 14% foreign and
in other countries it’s a matter of
getting your money out.

Asked what he gets out of Cuba
for his films, Lewine answered,
“we’re lucky to get our prints
back.” Same question was put to
ABC-TV program veepee Sandy
Cummings. His jocular reply: “We

get very little pqt of Spain." (He
recently returned from a swing of
the Spanish centers.) As for Japan
it was said that the fixed price for
an American telefilm had been
raised from $300 to $500. “But you
can’t get your- money out,” re¬
marked Lewine, “and how much
can you eat?”

It was admitted that there is an
existence in some foreign countries
of booking combines and cartels tp
fix prices of American films but
that there’s no way to get around
it. “If we don’t sell them some¬
one else will,” said Lewine, indi¬
cating there has been no unified
front by American producers to
combat the practice. Screen Gems’
Richard Dinsmore predicted that
Germany and Brazil, in that order,
would be the most lucrative mar¬
kets for American product. Latin
America jvill also be exciting in
the years to come, he appended,
“because the U. S. will pour mil¬
lions into those countries. He noted
that Japan and Germany are be¬
coming more active in making com¬
mercials for U. S. advertisers.
There was also the veiled hint that
animators may utilize the skills
and cheap labor of Japan,

Ike Trance & the Trounce

San Francisco, Jan. 81.

KGO-TV announcer Fred J. Jorgensen sued hypnotist Gil Boynt
and Allied Artists for $50,000 last week because he wasn’t hypno¬
tized.

The occasion was the taping, last Feb. 15, of a commercial in the
KGO-TV studio for Allied Artists’ exploitation film, “The Hypnotic
Eye.”

Jorgensen was stretched horizontal, with ankles and shoulder*
on the backs of two chairs.

“Now I will sit on this man’s stomach,” said Boyne, “and he
will support my weight because he is in a trance and is rigid lik#
an iron rail.”

Boyne sat and Jorgensen proved as rigid as a limp noodle.

Therefore, in his’ superior court suit, the announcer wants
$50,000 for injuries to his left elbow, arm, hand, internal organ*
and nervous system.

Fred Niles’ 5-Year Track Record;
Expands Into H wood Production

" ' Chicago, Jan. 31.

Fred A. Niles, who capitalized
his booming blurb production com-

Desi Ups Ed HoUy

Hollywood, Jan. 31-
Desi Arnaz has named Ed Holly,
secretary-treasurer of Desilu Pro¬
ductions, to the additional new
post of v.p. in charge of admini¬
stration and finance'. Holly has
been with Desilu since 1954, prior
to which he was assistant comptrol¬
ler at CBS in N.Y.

In the new post. Holly will take
over several, but not all, of the
functions held by Martin Leeds,
who resigned several months ago
as Desilu exec v.p. These included
overall administration and business
affairs matters, but also extensive
selling activities, with most of the
latter assumed by Arnaz himself
along with Don Sharpe, his agent.

Televenture Sets
Bizarre Segs In
TV Film Venture

Televenture, Inc., new tv film
production subsidiary of the old-
line Scandinavian shipping firm,
Thor Dahl Corp., has worldwide
and worldly ambitions for its ini¬
tial tv series effort.

Titled “Televenture Reports,” the
proposed documentary adventure
series is currently being touted to
agencies and potential sponsors via
a pilot on African Rhino hunting,
which may sound like standard
travelog material. But there’s some
pretty heady subject matter in
Televenure’s global shooting plans.
Examples: “a peak into a modern
harem; modern investigations into
hypnotism and spiritualism; witch¬
craft; the Flagelantes, wierd sect of
zealots who roam the Spanish coun¬
tryside” expiating sin through self-
inflicted suffering.”

As could be expected, project
also calls for a number of sea ad¬
ventures. There’s also documentary
formats for crime, exploration and
biographies.

Besides the series, the new sud-
sid is blueprinting plans for indus¬
trials and a series of reports on
the U. S. for foreign tele consump¬
tion.

Prexy of Televenture is Soren
Christensen, who with two brothers
now heads Thor Dahl, which be¬
sides the central shipping fleet of
52 ships (whalers, freighters, tank¬
ers, etc.) has a diversity of world¬
wide interests, including oil wells,
mills, real estate etc.

Production veepee is Thomas
Orchard, who was a senior asso¬
ciate producer for “The March of
Time” and a veepee of Louis de
Rochemont’s film company. His
production credits include Cine-
(Continued on page 46)

Sid Kramer Exits NTA

Sid Kramer has resigned as v.p.
in charge of foreign sales for Na¬
tional Telefilm Associates, becom¬
ing an independent consultant to
NTA and other film firms dealing
in the foreign market. He will
headquarter in N. Y.

Kramer had been foreign sales
v.p. with NTA since December, '58.
Previously, he had been with RKO
Radio Pictures for 29 years, prior
to that company’s foldo. His last
position with RKO Radio Pictures
was foreign sales manager.

pany here at $5,000 in 1955, ha*
rented a lot adjacent Paramount’*
in Hollywood for a second, and
separate, operation. New firm will
be known as Fred A. Niles Pro¬
ductions Inc., Hollywood, and like
the Chi company will do industrial
films, slide films, closed circuit tv
and live industrial shows in addi¬
tion to video commercials. (In Chi,
about 50% of the company’* vol¬
ume has been in production of tv
blurbs). .

Although the two firms will
function independently, there will
be occasional exchanges of serv¬
ices, as for instance when a Windy
City project requires summertime
sequences jn midwinter, or when
personalities are needed from the
greater West Coast talent pooL
Niles has disbanded his animation
studio in Hollywood, previously *
service branch for the Chi firm,
and is incorporating it in the new
company but availing it to both.

Executive nucleus of the new
outfit will include Lionel Grover
and Harry Holt, both of the
Hollywood service branch. Grover
will be production manager and
Holt executive art director, in
charge of animation Edwin T.
Morgan. ex-Erwin Wasey, Ruth-
rauff & Ryan and Leo Burnett, has
come in as executive producer;
and Jack Silver, who had his own
production company on the Coast;
has signed on as production coor¬
dinator.

Niles’ Chicago operation indi¬
cated a readiness last year to em¬
bark on theatrical features and
vidpix production, and it’s sup¬
posed those aspirations will now
be fulfilled on the Coast. Chi out¬
fit, however, is currently putting
together a documentary for theat¬
rical release on Sir Edmund Hil¬
lary’s venture -into the Himalaya*
in search of the Abominable
Snowman. Also, it is producing
“It’s Light Time,” kiddie tv film
series sponsored by the National
Lutheran Council.

. Once a veepee in charge of the
film division of the erstwhile Kling
Studios here, Niles went into busi¬
ness for himself around five year*
ago in a one-room office with a
staff of three. He expanded to a
ramshackle three-story building a
few months later and a couple of
years ago bought the blocklong
studios on Washington Blvd. from
his former employer Kling. He
now has a payroll of around 100
in Chi.

A New Batch Of
Shirleys for TV

A fresh group of 10 Shirley -Tem¬
ple pix is understood to be coming
down the syndication pike from
20th-Fox. Again, 'National Telefilm
Associates, will handle the Shirley
Temple group.

The first group of Shirley Tem¬
ple ]3ix sparked the now defunct
NTA Telefilm Network. They were
big rating winners and probably
grossed more for a- group with on#
running star than any other similar
group offered to the tv market.
There were 10 in the initial sequel.
The new 10 probably will be of¬
fered to the tv market In the
spring.

tv-nuis

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

PfastETT

OPTION TIME? DON’T BE

Slicing Up a Syndic Sustainer

Half-hour syndie deals vary according to the spectrum of the
rainbow. One type that’s been gaining some prominence in today’s
soft market is the “sustaining” deal, either full or partial.

The full “sustaining” deal is a direct-to-statlon buy, which in
most cases brings in less money than a sponsor buy. If the station,
picks up a sponsor, he ups his ante sometimes two-fold to the
Syndicator. The increased ante is proportionately less if the station
picks up a half-sponsor. In some respects, this type of deal Is
similar'to those in the motion picture industry, with the-exhib
. putting up a guarantee, with other monies dependent on the biz
done by the pic. _

Kingsley. Exits asUC Prexy;

Nidorf Assumes More Active Role

Walter Kingsley, prexy of'Inde¬
pendent Television Corp. since its
formation in July, 1958, has re¬
signed. Michael Nidorf, chairman
of the board, will take over the role
Of ITC prez as welL .

Departure of Kingsley grew out
differences over future policy plan¬
ning for the company. Kingsley,
who came over as ITC topper after
a nine-year association wth ZiV,
said he has no immediate plans.

Ironically, Kingsley left-the com¬
pany after ITC sold its first Britisli
produced show to a network. Show
is “Danger Man,” which CBS-TV
bought for a midseason start Last
few months also saw an upbeat in
ITC’s syndie fortunes, with “Best
of the Post” clicking, and an ex¬
pansion of the company’s catalog
after ITC’s acquisition of Heritage
Productions. Heritage has a num¬
ber of sports shows, as well as
Others in different categories.

Kingsley’s- stewardship of ITC
spanned a difficult period in tha
syndie biz. ITC was formed after
the acquisition of Television Pro¬
grams of America by the Jack
Wrather Organization and As¬
sociated Television of Britain.
Wrather .Organization bowed out
of the company about a year ago,
with ATV taking sole control of the
company.

Initially, ITC rode the path of
a huge expansion kick, under
Wrather’s prodding, in an attempt
to ape the Ziv sales setup. That
expansion wave collapsed in the
midst of a soft syndie market
Company, in riding the storm,
adopted the sales organization of
the other syndie firms in the biz,
with more success.

Recently, ITC made moves to
further diversify its catalog, broad¬
en its always successful foreign
operation, and clinched its first
network deal with an ATV-origln-
ated show.

Nidorf always has represented
ATV In the affairs of the company.
Now he will be taking a more
active role as prexy. Bill Andrews,
syndication sales manager, recent¬
ly was given his v.p. stripes.

Kingsley, when he left Ziv, had
been general sales manager of that
firm.

‘Boxoffice 26’ Pix
In 60-Market Sale

United Artists Associated’s new
group of post-’48’s, “Boxoffice 26,"
has been sold in nearly 60 markets
In four months of active selling.

Latest markets to ink include
Chicago, Evansville, Ind.; and Al¬
buquerque, N. M. UAA, which han¬
dles the Warner Bros. pre-’48’s,
RKO Radio Pictures library and
other pix, is currently distributing
to tv over 1,900 feature films of
which more than 400 are post-’48’s.

. In the group of 26 are such titles
as “Barefoot Contessa,” “King and
Four Queens,” “Attack” and “St.
Joan.”

42 ‘Bachelor* Segs.

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Total of 42 segments, three over,
the regular 39 usually called for,
will be filmed this season by Bache¬
lor Productions for John Forsythe's
“Bachelor Father” series.

Additional three teleplays makes
up for a shortage last season occa¬
sioned by the writers’ strike. Com¬
edy now In its fourth year winds
filming in late April.

McCarthy to Mexico

John McCarthy, prez of Televi¬
sion Programs Export Assn., is due
to leave today (Wed.) for a trip to
Mexico, which may be extended to
a full swing through Latin Amer¬
ica. . s

Problems in Mexico range from
the future plans of kingpin broad¬
caster Emilio Azcarraga to new
legislation concerning the film In¬
dustry.

Order Schreiber,
Others To Turn
Over Vidpix Data

Washington, Jan. 31.

Federal Communications Com¬
mission has ordered MCA veep
Taft Schreiber and three others
who defied. Commission’s vidpix
inquiry in Hollywood last Fall to
supply requested data.

Commission, in rejecting peti¬
tions by the balky witnesses, said
It would go to court for necessary
compliance orders if they refused
to cooperate.

In addition to Schreiber, the
FCC directive was aimed at Dick
Flshell, Mary Rothschild and Betty
Langley of the p.r. firm of Dick
Fishell and Associates,

Schreiber was accused by FCC
Chief Hearing Examiner James D.
Cunningham, presiding officer at
the Hollywood hearings, of acting
in “complete defiance” of FCC’s
authority by ankling a stormy
Oct. 21 session after a prolonged
hassle over his refusal to hand over
certain company data. MCA and
Schreiber filed a petition with
FCC declaring that the vidpix In¬
quiry, part of the overall network
programming probe, was ranging
outside its jurisdiction.

Fischeli and his subordinates took
a similar stance in asking FCC to
quash subpoenas directing their
appearance and submission of
firm, records.

FCC will set a date for their ap¬
pearances' to hand over the data
later.

Mex Dubbing Studios
Get Preference 0?er
Puerto Rico Facilities

Mexico City, Jan. 31.

Mexican dubbing studios are get¬
ting the nod over Puerto Rican
competitors in processing of Amer¬
ican episodics into the Spanish
idiom.

Alberto Candiani, head of Can-
diani Films, said the switch to
Mexico is being made because
Mexican “dubbers” have “the
clearest and most intelligible voices
in Latin America.”

Kent Smith of Cinematografica
Interamericana is also upping num¬
ber of episodics, with these
formerly dubbed by Puerto Rican
Television Interamericana. Emilio
Azcarraga and Goar. Mestre are
major shareholders in latter.

While dubbing executives evade
allusion to federal legislative
(Continued on page 54)

By ART WOODSTONE

The three television networks
are going ahead and planning their
’61-’62 schedules as though there
never Was such a“thing as new op¬
tion time rules from Washington.
Indeed, ABC-TV, CBS-TV and
NBC-TV are mapping out fall pro¬
gramming that portends even more
prime time consumption in the
future. r

Theoretically, under the new rul¬
ing, all the webs will have option
time from only 8:30 to 11—two-
and-a-half hours a night instead of
three. But all of them want to
maintain schedules next season
that ran at least as they have In
the past—from 7:30 to 11.

Qnl£ hope syndicators of telefilm
stanzas have of getting more time
locally Is if the stations, now that
they have the legal right, resist
network ' encroachments beyond
two-and-a-half horns nightly; But
this doesn’t seem in the cards.

Webs are depending on “individ¬
ual <iontract negotiation” with each
of their affiliates to clear time for
stanzas from 7:30 to 8:30 every
night of the week. Then, there
are the new times the networks
hope to pick up. For instance,
ABC-TV would like—and probably
will go ahead with—a chance to
program Warner Bros, hour reruns
from either 11 to midnight or
(worse from a feature film distrib¬
utor’s point of view) from 11:15 to
12:15, leaving time from 11 to 11:15
p.m. for. either local or even net¬
work news. (Whether it’s network
news depends to some degree on
the ambitions and capabilities of
Jim Hagerty’s reconstructed news
department, plus—naturally—the
amenabilities of ABC affils to giv¬
ing up- local news revenues.)

Another example of growing net¬
work time ambition is NBC’s plan
to match ABC and CBS. on Sunday
nights and put a commercial hour
stanza in from 6:?0 to 7:30. This
is a time period that still is prime
fodder for syndicators.

CBS is certainly not giving up
Its aspirations for a “full and
rounded” schedule. That network
has plans to program hours be¬
tween 7:30 and 8:30 many nights
of the week, and the call is for
hours from 10 to 11 also. Such
network planning considers the dif¬
ficulty most stations would have
in programming a solid and satis¬
factorily commercial hour, with the
help only of the syndication mill,
and, naturally, local outlets cannot
just take half an hour program,
whether the hour comes at 7:30 or,
lor that matter, at 10.

True, it’s kind of a calculated
risk for a web to try and extend
its programming at night beyond
the time allocated it by Washing-;
ton. And even if many of the
affiliates (for all three webs) reject
programming between 7:30 and
8:30, the syndicators will still have
to worry about getting their stanzas
sold in the markets that remain
with the network in local option
time. It’s axiomatic that a syn¬
dicator has enough trouble making
a buck on first-run. If a large por¬
tion of the country is not available,
then his chances are even tougher.

One or two syndicators might be
able to “piece” a satisfactory line¬
up out of the network affils who go
local between 7:30 and 8:30, but, in
the considered opinion of Some on¬
lookers, not many more than two
sales organizations will really ben¬
efit from the new local option time
rules.

Ere Arden Series

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Eve Arden and her husband.
Brooks West, will team up in the
projected teleseries, “The Colonel’s
Lady,” being readied by Ardley
Productions. Series was created
and written by Stanley Roberts.

" West will essay role of the
colonel.

More TV Film News
On Page 46

Syndication Pricing Structure On
Half-Hour Segs in Chaotic State
As Sponsors Embrace Mag Concept

NBC’s Iron-Curtain Sale (

London, Jan. 31.

The first American tv pro¬
gramming deal behind the iron
curtain has just been clbsed by
NBC International for “Danger
Is My Business” in Czechoslo¬
vakia.

The contract was negotiated
in Prague last week by Laos
’ Blackwell, a director of NBC
International, and the skein
will go on the air this month.

Off-Network TV
Cartoons Seen
Syndie Natural

Pattern of a network ride .fol-
lbwed by a syndication run will
grow to further embrace made-for-
tv cartoons is the forecast of some
savvy vets in the cartoon field. .

Reason for this predicted pattern
stems from a number of factors:

1. Unless a syndicator has an es¬
tablished character, or a pre-sold
property he has a tough road to
hew in the market-by-market
route.

2. There are currently about 30
cartoon packages now making the
market-by-market rounds, with
only about one out of 10 of the
newies successful, according to
some B estimates.

3. Plentitude of product Isn’t felt
in the seven station markets such
as N. Y. and Los Angeles, but fn
the three station situations, the
very markets which are needed to
put. a syndie show in the break¬
even or profit margin.

Success of “Flintstones,” in the
adult category, and other kiddie,
cartoon shows on the webs assures
a growing supply from that source.
There also is the national spot field,
closely akin to networking, now
riding with the success of “Huckle¬
berry Hound,” et al. When these
shows come down the pike into
syndication, they will have a wide
acceptance.

In syndication, new cartoon prop¬
erties with established characters,
such as “Popeye” and “Mr. Magoo,”
are doing fine. Others are finding
the field tougher, although a few
of the other newies also are suc¬
cessful.

Last two. years has seen many
new made-for-tv limited animation
cartoons placed on the market. For
a period, with the supply of thea¬
trical oldies drying up, there was
a real need to fill it. That vacuum
(Continued on page 46)

Who Gets Monte Carlo
Nymphette for 'Medea’:
Sasskind Or NTA?

Monte Carlo, Jan. 31.
First International TV Festival
at Monte Carlo was wrapped up
over the weekend, but not without
a hassle over who gets one of the
Nymphettes, gold and silver
statuettes valued at $2,000.

Hassle was over possession of
the award for “Medea,” onJfPlay
of the Week.” Both David Suss-
kind, who produced, and National
Telefilm Associates, owner of the
package, sent telegrams to the fest
claiming the award belongs to
them.

Meanwhile, Prince Rainier of
Monaco, claiming the affair was a
success, set Jan. 8-14, 1962, as the
date for the second fe.^ First was-
wrapped up with a gala Saturday
(28) at the Opera House here, in¬
cluding awarding of prizes.

The award for “Medea” was ac-
(Continued on page 54)

By MURRAY HOROWITZ

Pricing practices in half-hour
syndication, always a volatile area
of the biz, have been blown sky
high. Situation prevails for signifi¬
cant portion of syndie houses, execs
of which describe the present pric¬
ing structure in the market place
as “chaotic.”

Major factor contributing to the
situation is the current accent on
station sales, always the weaker
sale from the viewpoint of the
syndicator. There are still major
regionals and solid local advertisers
around, but not in the quantity of
years ago.

What’s happened, according to
many syndie execs, is that many of
the regionals and local advertisers
have taken a-leaf from the network
book and adopted the “magazine
concept.” Instead of riding a par¬
ticular property* as a sponsor or
alternate sponsor, they’re buying
spots, with the syndie show at tinr.- s
serving as the vehicle. Network
sponsor trends, as in the past; set
the pattern for many regional anti
local sponsors.

Ziv-UA still may shake a lot of
direct-to-advertiser coin loose, but
the pool of such coin, according to
execs in the field, isn’t nearly as
ample.

As to the pricing “chaos” in the
market place, the description refers
to station sales, in which most of
the syndicators today are heavily
inyolved in. On the whole, the
pricing structure for direct-to-
advertiser sales have held up.'

The “chaos,” which -works to
further dry up the pool of syndie
product, runs along these lines:

In a contracted lopal option time
situation, competing syndie houses
sometimes get panicky and price
down a series of 50% and more of
what should be secured in a par¬
ticular market.

Many syndie houses, - lacking
proper financing for the long pull,
would rather turn over a dollar and
realize something than hold off for
what they consider an equitable
price.

Current rerun selling Is compli¬
cated by the "fiat payments due to
the Hollywood talent guilds. If suf¬
ficient rerun monies cannot be
secured from the relative handful
(Continued on page 54)

Ozzie, WGA E&d
16-Hour Strike

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Writers Guild of America struck,
settled its beef with tv producer
Ozzie Nelson yesterday (Mon.) in
shortest strike—16 hours—in WGA
history when agreement was
reached between the two parties.

Guild invoked the strike order
against Nelson, Stage 5 Produc¬
tions, producer of “Ozzie and Har¬
riet” teleseries at 12:01 a.m. Order
was lifted at 4 p.m. Resolution of
differences, which found Nelson
balking at becoming signatory to
Guild’s collective bargaining pact,
is based on transfer of writers’ per¬
sonal services.

Nelson, who personally had
signed three writers—Dick Bons-
field, Perry Grand and Don Nel¬
son—agreed to have Stage 5, ABC
company supervised by associated
producer Lee Popin, assume three
scripters’ pacts. Popin, for Stage
5. had signed with Guild last Fri¬
day (27), and letter from Nelson
yesterday brought the three writers
under Stage 5 canopy.

Peacepipe was smoked after
Guild last Wednesday (25) notified
Nelson that a strike would be
called on him, his Stage 5 Produc¬
tions, unless he signed guild’s bar¬
gaining agreement by midnight
Sunday (29). Producer, accordin'* to
a guild source, had refused to sign
the basic contract negotiated by
WGA last year.

FeBrsuoy 1, X961

Got a tough market to
crack? Call in CBS Films *
“The Brothers Brannagan.**

In seven-station New York,
this brand-new detective-
action series consistently
tops all competing shows!
And reports from more
than 100 other markets
sold to date—Atlanta to
Providence, Dallas to
San Diego—indicate the
Brannagans are taking
audiences by storm .

Sponsor action? Camel,
Standard Oil of Indiana,
American Stores, Blue
Plate Foods, Chesebrough-
Pond*s, Campbell Soups,
Rheimgold are staking
out customers with 39
Brannagan half-hours .

Co-stars Steve Dunne
and Mark Roberts have
just completed a month¬
long, nationwide j
appearance tour.

. the best film programs for cull stations . 3 r Offices
itt New York, Chicago, Detroit, Das Angeles, Boston,
SiiLoids, Sanfi'raneisoo, Dallas and Iolanta. And
in Qttnade: S. W. Caldwell Limited, Toronto.

RADIO-TELEVISION

kfcRIETT

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

If s a Tight Squeeze AD Around
On Agency-Client Calling Turns
-On Other Madison Ave. Fronts

Japan lint Set Price
Reduced—To $1,226

Tokyo, Jan. 31.

Color tv In Nippon may get a
shot in the arm as the Mitsubishi
Electric Manufacturing Co., one of
the nation’s biggest, has reduced its
: price of 21-inch color receivers
j from the equivalent of about $1,440

By BILL GREELEY (production supervision on the i t0 The “company is also putting on

From all early indications, the i Coast. Harry Koplan remains on j the market a 17-inch color set to
’61-’62 season shapes as the tight- the Coast . . . Kenyon & Eckhardt’s sell at about $976, less than $150
e«t squeeze yet 'tighter even than ! veepee j n charge of merchandising ! che . a P er than the similar product

'scTwnl'f pr.me^ SPa , ul t Brad ' ey - *«■*“• P“ bl H° f TWs'new'nne'fs expected to set

time network berth relations firm March 1. Bradley & . off a general price reduction in

, .. „ ! Assoc.’s will have offices in New color receivers.

U.th the webs really cracking, Yort Dall Los Angeles and

down on program control, as ind>- ' London Ernest chambers,

cated m cmnimtments m the very . Lawrence c Gumbinner copywrit-
early blueprints) about the only ; has scri ted two’sketches for
sponsor holdouts of importance left , he hit Broadway revue , .. show
Jn the area ot demanding to call ; Q ir |»,

the -how -shots are General Foods j ’ , . 0 , -j

and Procter & Gamble and their . u » and donT ' : Morton Schneider
major aeencies. Benton & Bowles.! has been named director of tv pro-
Young & Rubicam, Compton, Le0 • motion at Ideal Toy. Its a newly-

Burnett, et. al.

The two major advertisers and ! v «“Pee stripes for Paul Biklen at
their agencies had to do an unu- Benson & Mather,

"sual amount of wheedling, wheel¬
ing and dealing to get their way

Bakers as coordinator of market¬
ing.

John W. Herdegen, formerly
1 with Lennen & Newell, has joined

last time out, and results have! & Ballard ’ s

fct-en at brri so-so. General Food’s i cr eat!ve department.

CBS-TV Thursday night domina- j tester s * Rounds, formerly a
tion was disasterous with "Angel" ! Kudner veepee. has joined Arnold
and Ann Southern taKing the count.

On the same web’s Monday night, .

GF\ Andv Griffith is a strong new Ralph Zeuthen, formerly with
entry, and Danny Thomas still; Edison Electric Institute, has
solid. Another GF comedy, “Hen- ! joined Compton as a veepee and
nc«y.” may survive, uut in an earl- j account supervisor,
ier timeslot, where its hoped the j Jerome J. Wesson, formerly with
and will be increased by a juve Pike & Becker, has joined Reach,
following. ^IcClinton’s copy department.

p&G’s comedy package, “Peter’ Margaret Cahill Frampton, for-
Lt.ves Mary.’’ will be lopped off merly with Personal Products sub-
NllC’s Wednesday night lineup.; sid of Johnson & Johnson, has
“The Law and Mr. Jones.” which ! joined Ted Bates agency as an
had a rough time finding a berth ' assistant account exec,
last year, is a longshot again this : Rupert Witalis, with Compton
year. ' for six years, has been named head

What will happen to new pack-j 0 f-the art department,
ages of the soap and food bank-
rollers in the final schedule shake-
downs is a moot question. Only re-
vtaled proposal so far is a Nat
Hiken comedy half-hour for P&G
via Leo Burnett agency, Chicago.

Same applies to the other out¬
side agency-client packages,

BBDQ's client-backed pilots, “Fa

_; Zijl Ltd. gets the Eversharp Pen
' I Co. Ltd. account from March 1

London Agencies

London, Jan. 31.

J. W. Hackett elected chairman
of Masius & Ferguson Ltd. in suc¬
cession to L. M. Masius who died
earlier month, while J. G.

ther of the Bride” for General Wynne-Williams remains emdee.
Mill* and a Jane Powell half-hour j\Vynne-Williams becomes chairman
for Pepsi-Cola. BBDO is also try-'International Ltd., of
ins to find time for "The Racer,” ! which P.W.L. Bisdon made manag-
Vhich it inherited when the Auto-I “S

lite account switched over from; America appoints Arm-

Grant Advertising. BBDO’* initial j a ‘ r0 ”?-' ya ‘ den Lti aga “ ta

client-pilot venture, “National Vel- : 7H1 r fa ’ Vv.-charn -p.n

vet.” has an outside chance of re¬
turning to r-NBC-TV, the saving j

hitch being the web-s financial in-j „ llllell tuubuual ,„ iol „ 8 „„
forest m the: show. The agency s j Aviation Ltd d t s tributors in Brit-
Armstrong-Steei hour will be back ain for p ’ Aircraft of America,
cn CBS. I

Add to the scramble McCann-:

Erickson's “Counter Intelligence'

C’<»rps” hour, which the agency is .
fi?:ancing on an unusual 50-50 deal '
v.ith Desilu Productions. It’ll he a
real squeeze all around. '

Jersey Bounce J

League of Advertising Agencies ;
pn xy Nat Kameny *Kamenv j
A-^oc.’s has filed a letter of pro- ’
with S. I. New house, publisher .
ci tiu Newark Star Ledger, attack- 1
Sii<_ the newspaper’s recent promo- :
tic-n which advocated use of New :

J-. !>ey ad agencies by New Jersey
advertisers.

Memo signed by John Soloway to
N< w Jersey agencies said the paper ■
in an upcoming special section '
would he hammering home the
theme: “Jersey Ad Agencies for
J < r-tv Ac; v ertisers.”

In his letter to the publisher.

Kc many said: “It seems difficult
to ?nu.gine how a paper with the
ata.u.re of the Ledger can promote
SO narrow a premise for agency
qualification and selection. Cer¬
tainly it cannot be the Ledger's .
p. !-it ion that only New Jersey ■
products be consumed by the New
resident.

‘>Ehe ethical agency today cells .
on Midrit. not on proximity. How
shoCSlcf*the non-Jersey agency who
is satisfactorily serving a Jersey
accounts react to your message?

And how is the Jersey agency han¬
dling non-Jersey advertisers to jus¬
tify his position?”

Kameny said that at a meeting
©i the League's board of governors
the Jersey paper’s action had been
vigorously denounced. Board has
reps of several states, including
New Jersey.

Late last week no reply had been
received from Newhouse.

Briefs: Don Blauhut, veepee in
charge of radio-tv for Parkson
agency, has returned to the New
York office after several months

There are now 10 companies in
Japaii making color sets, the others
being Hitachi, Toshiba, Matsushita,
Nippon Electric, Sanyo, Victor, Co-<
lumbia, Yao and Hayakawa. To date
1,000 sets have been sold.

WLlB’s Music & Drama
Negro Festival Set For
Feb. 5-11; Town Hall Fete

New York radio indie WLIB,
which programs to the Negro mar¬
ket, will observe its eighth annual
Festival of Negro Music & Drama
next week, Feb. 5 to 11, with spe¬
cial shows saluting Negro perform¬
ers and a final night two-hour live
spread from Town Hall.

Through the week, WLIB will
present a nightly salute to Negro
entertainers keynoted by the sta¬
tion’s “Hall of Fame” series, origi¬
nal-voiced autobiogs with Sepia
talent telling in their own words
the highlights of their lives in show
biz. Tow’n Hall broadcast, to be
produced by Norma Greestein, will
feature a long list of Negro talent.
Already lined up to appear are
Harold Aks and the Interracial
Fellowship Chorus of 150 voices;
jazz pianist Bill Taylor and trio;
Ernestine Anderson; Bubber John¬
son^ King records . r&r disker;
soprano Bernice Edwards; George
Shirley; and the Shockley Singers
gospel group.

Highlight show last year was
held at Carnegie Hall, but spillover
crowds (free to public) precipitated
switch this year to 1,500-seat Town
Hall’

Collins Talk Set

Washington, Jan. 31.

L-eRoy Collins, president of Na¬
tional Assn, of Broadcasters, will
address the sixth annual confer¬
ence of State Broadcaster Assn,
Presidents here Feb. 22-23.

Collins will speak at a luncheon
winding up the conference
Feb. 23.

Television Advertising Repre¬
sentatives, formed in July of ’59 as
a house reppery for the Westing-
house tv stations, has landed the
hard-sought Washington Post out¬
let WTOP-TV, Washington.

Signing of the D.C. station no
doubt means TvAR also has picked
up the Post’s other station WNAL-
TV, Jacksonville, Fla. Both have
been repped by CBS Spot Sales,
which has been slated to unload
its other-than o&o stations by Gov¬
ernment edict before Sept. 31 of
this year.

Several other repperies which
had pitched for the Washington

Sale$, moved to H-R Representa¬
tives, and H-R, which recently
trimmed some smaller markets off
its tv list, reportedly did so in or¬
der to concentrate on the Corin¬
thian group.

When WT.OP moves to TvAR,
CBS Spot Sales; list will be
trimmed to the o&o’s. NBC’s spot
division is still handling stations
in Charlotte, N. C., St. Louis and
Schenectady. Stations are playing
it close to the vest so far on the
forced defection.

Music & Newski
M'The Nuts & Bolts of Radio,”
manual of contemporary radio pro-

and Jacksonville’ billings plums gramming techniques by Katz agen-
were notified late last week of the cj*’s George Skinner was issued in
TvAR selection. At the time, TvAR,. the fall of ’59, hut orders from
was denying anything but negotia- ; around the world still come in.
tions with the WTOP-TV manager j Copies have gone on request to
’ment, but the station and rep top-;Israel, Japan, Australia and else-
pers were huddling in New York where. But last week the topper,
at the time, ironing out final de-. from Spravochnoe Bureau Pyatnitz-
taiis. kaya — Moscow’s Information Bu-

TvAR’s restricted list of the five reau.

W’estinghouse stations was believed! Spotlight: Ted Bates agency has
to be a strong factor in WTOP’s set heavy spot schedules with
^election. The post outlets stand WABC, N. Y., for three clients—
to get extra special attention from ; Colgate-Palmolive (rapid shave),
the small—but major market—rep ! American Chicle <Chiclets, Rolaids,
firm. ; Certs and Dentyne) and Chase

The landing of WTOP by a chain Manhattan (retail banking) .
rep is anotlv indication of the Richard K. Manoff agency has been
growing importance of the house. named to handle Instant Foods
orgs in national spot sales. 1 Corp.’s new line of instant s.oup^.

Earlier this month Storer an-^ with a New York spot tv and news-
nounced it was setting up offices!! paper intro slated for mid-Febru-
:in New York and Chicago for self-' Ary ... In Detroit, 21 Mercury and
repping of its tv stations, formerly Comet car dealers have purchased
; handled by the Katz agency. It’stj every available spot for a satura-
; understood that the new Storer ofy-[tion two-week radio campaign cur-
‘fices will in time also be soliciting jrently underway. Average is slight-
‘ outsiders. Corinthian stations;.! ly more than 200 one-minute blurbs
‘which also were with CBS SjJot'a day.

TV-Radio Production Centres

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IN NEW YORK CITY . . .

Jules Bergman was signed by veepee Jim Hagerty as ABC’s first
science editor; Bergman’s been a news writer for the web since ’55 . . .
Art Barron, who got up from a sick bed last week, is now temporarily
producing NBC-TV’s “Nation’s Future,” picking up where the resigned
Bob Allison left off . . . Fred Robbins* syndicated radio baby, “Assign¬
ment Hollywood,” this week has interviews with Laurence Olivier, Lee
Remicb, Richard Boone, Ingrid Bergman and Billy Wilder . . . Art
Shulman, TV Guide’s regional manager in N. Y., is moving to Radnor,
Pa., and the national offices there to serve as assistant to publisher
Jim Quirk . . . Donna Reed is new national chairman for the Feb. 26
Heart Sunday campaign, while CBS-TV prexy Jim Aubrey and Joe
Floyd, of KELO, Sioux Falls, S. D. are serving as co-chairmen of the
Heart Assn.’s broadcast committee . . . Andre Kostelanetz guesting
.tomorrow (Thurs.) on WNBC-TV’s a.m. “Family” . . . Tom O’Malley,
film supervisor on CBS-TV’s “Candid Camera” and a onetime comedian,
is getting back on the air: he did a belated Santa Claus on the stanza
early in January and he’s appearing a second time on “CC” Sunday (5)
. . . Steve Libby, manager of Communications Counselors tv. depart¬
ment, on three-week swing across a dozen cities . . . Frank Shakespeare,
WCBS-TV boss, and Bennet Korn, his WNEW-TV Counterpart, are new
co-chairmen of the local stations committee of the N. Y. Academy of
TV Arts & Sciences . . . Charlotte Dicker joining the tele department
of Nirene Productions, Shelley Berman’s new firm . . . CBS press info
veep Charles Steinberg trained to the Coast over the weekend for 10
days of huddle's with Hollywood press chief.Ernie Stern . . . Sonny Fox,
host of WNEW-TV’s “Wonderama,” off to Israel next Saturday (11) to
film a special segment commemorating the country’s 13th birthday, to
be aired April 16 . . . CBS-TV Gotham program veep Mike Dann back
from a quickie Bahamas vacation . . . Richard C. Hottelet and Stuart
Novins named United Nations correspondents for CBS News; Hottelet
will cover for tv, Novins for radio, but their roles will be inter¬
changeable . . . John Bubbles reminisces on WCBS-TV’s “American
Musical Theatre” Sunday (5) . . . Todd Gaulocher, former eastern sales
manager of the Crosley radio stations, joins WCBS-TV as an account
exec . . . Hollyw'ood Ad Club picked Lon Dorfsman’s nine-second CBS-
TV program promotionals as one of 10 finalists in its best-commercials
judging . . . National Educational Television & Radio Centre has pub¬
lished a brochure on its educational tv affiliates, “The Fourth Network,
What It Is, How It Works” . . . Journal-American columnist Dorothy
Kilgallen, ailing with nervous exhaustion and virus, has left the morning
WOR radio show, “Dorothy & Dick” to husband Dick Kolmar and
special guests, including Tony Perkins, Ted Straeter, Elizabeth Seal,
Carol Channing and Walter Slezak.

Sid Newman, supervisor of drama for Britain’s ABC-TV commercial
link, in N. Y. for a 10-dav look-see at the theatre and tv . , . N.Y.U. is
Center for Instructional Television Is planning a Workshop for Instruc¬
tional Television headed by Florence Monroe, tv supervisor of WNYE,
educational station tied up with WNYC; it’s slated for Thursday nights
during the spring semester.

That was Virginia Graham, not Barbara Graham, as erratumed, ap¬
pearing in last week’s Atlanta March of Dimes telethon . . . Membership
meeting of American Federation of Radio and Television Artists
(AFTRA) will be held tomorrow (Thurs.) at the Hotel Astor. Purpose
of the meeting is to ratify the various codes recently negotiated with
the industry. Membership okay, is expected.

/ZV HOLLYWOOD . . .

Ralph Wonders has joined up with Art Rush as executive veepee of
his organization which reps Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. They’ll expand
into packaging tv shows and offer specialized managerial service . . ,
ABC-TV’s coast veepee Jim Riddell shot a better stick of golf than his
pro partner at the Bing Crosby tournament, Al Besselink, but finished
out of the money . . . Nat Perrin shuttling between the Filmaster
studios in Hollywood and Orlando, F1&. . . , Lever Bros, is marketing
12 new brands this year and the scramble is on among the nine
agencies . . . CBS-TV moved Seeleg Lester from “Perry Mason” to
produce its new hour western, “Gunslinger” . . . Dinab Shore will play
18-day stand at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas to break in new material
for remaining weeks of the season. While she’s away, Chevy will air
her filmed tour of Sweden and a Roy Rogers rodeo from San Antonio
... Jack Minor, formerly veepee with Chrysler and ad-sales manager
of three lines, joined Don Fedderson as veepee in charge of sales and
development. He will work with MCA, which has handled most of the
Fedderson properties . . . Tom Gries landed his third assignment this
season to direct hour shows . . . Bill Asher will be released from his
NBC contract as producer-director of the Shirley Temple series at its
conclusion to return to Desilu and a pilot film starring Janis Paige . . .
Mel Blanc was holding his own following auto crash last week. For a
time his life was despaired off but some improvement was noted last
weekend . . . Jim Hanna of the Ayer agency in town to get his eyes
bloodshot looking at pilots.

IN .CHICAGO ...

John Harrington’s .30 years as a newscaster-sportscaster on WBBM
will be saluted Feb. 16 at a testimonial luncheon sponsored by such
coordinates as Norm Barry, Jack Brickhouse, Jim Conway, Alex Dreier
and Bob Elson . . . Fran Coughlin, WGN staff writer, sidelining as
twice-a-week tv columnist for the Tribune. First two columns, not sur¬
prisingly, were on WGN-TV . . . WBKB chief Sterling (Red) Quinlan
sitting in on tv programming panel for Chi chapter of American Wom¬
en in Radio & Tv. Feb. 11. Montez Tjaden, national prez and promotion
manager of KWTV, Oklahoma City coming in to address the local
group . . . Veteran Art Hellyer added to WBBM’s “new faces” roster
. . . WGN-TV will colorcast all daytime home games of Cubs and Sox
this summer, 120 In all. Upcoming season will mark Jack Brickhouse’s
14th at the baseball mike . . 4 WNBQ, fattening its newscast schedule,
has added still another, a half-hour roundup on Saturdays at 6 p.m.
Jim Hurlbut gets the chore . . . John Conrad’s kidshow, “Elmer the
Elephant,” bumped from WNBQ’s weekday sked, slotted Saturday
mornings . . . Daily News columnist Jack Mabley doing a Sunday night
commentary on WBBM, in addition to his weeknight strip . . Five

Fred' Niles commercials nominated for a Hollywood Advertising Club
statuette.

IN LONDON ...

Program controller at TWW Ltd., Bryan Michle, commissions six
30-minute plays for regional production in South Wales and the West
of England, using authors such as Kingsley Amis, R. F. Delderfield,
Ronald Duncan . . .“Juke Box Jury” gets an extension on BBC-TV,
now runs till the end of June with the web claiming an average aud
of 13,000,000 . . . Granada TV’s “What The Papers Say” hits the 200th
edition tomorrow <2) . . . TWW starts a new weekly musical series
“Songs at Seven” Monday <6) . . . BBC-TV has “Let There Be Music,”
once-in-two-weeks show, debbing Friday (3) . . . Associated-Rediffusion
resumes with the detection skein “No Hiding Place” and with the par¬
liamentary program “Questions In The House” Friday (3) . . . Asso¬
ciated Television has started Saturday airings of new puppet produc¬
tions, “Supercar”. . . Followup “Showtime” show that Kethryn Grayson
taped when here recently is aired by BBC-TV Sunday (5) .. . Director
(Continued on page 48)

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

JsSmEft

TV-FILMS

PmEff-tM SYNDICATION CHART

Variety’s weekly tabulation based on ratings furnished by American Research
Bureau, highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study
in depth of the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular market. This week
ten different markets are covered.

In the syndicated program listings of the top ten shows, rating data such as the
average share of audience, coupled with data as to time and day of telecasting com¬
petitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished. Reason for detailing an
exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating
strength of particular series. Various branches of the industry , ranging from media

buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators icill find the charts valuable.

Over the course of a year, ARB urill tabulate a minimum of 247 markets. The
results of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety. Coupled with the rating
performance of the top ten network shows on the local lei'el, the Variety-ARB charts
are designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U. S .

(*) ARB’s November, 1960 survey covered s two week period. Syndicated shows
sharing one of the two weeks with an alternating or special program could not be
properly judged for comparative performance. Therefore, November data will be
limited to those syndicated shows which played both weeks.

CINCINNATI

STATIONS: WLWT, WCPO, WKRC. ’SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS

AV.

RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME

STA.

RTG

Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).

.WCPO

Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).

.WCPO

Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).

. WLWT

4 . Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30)_

.WCPO

5. My Three Sons (Thurs. 9:30-10:00)...

.WCPO

Hawaiian Eye (Wed. 9:00-10:00).

.WLWT

Naked City (Wed. 10:00-11:00)'..

.WCPO

Flintstones (Fri. 8:30-9:00).

.WCPO

Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10).

.WKRC

Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00).

. WLWT

Surfside 6 (Mon. 8:30-9:30).

.WCPO

9 .

77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00).

.WCPO

TOP SYNDICATED PROGRAMS

AV.

TOP COMPETITION

AV.

RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME

STA.

DISTRIB.

RTG.

SH.

PROGRAM

STA.

RTG.

1. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:30)..

...WCPO..

. Screen Gems

News-Grant; Weather .

. WLWT-

Huntley-Brinkley .

.WLWT

2. Jeff’s Collie (Mon. 7:00).

...WKRC. .

.ITC

Adv./Tomorrow .

.WLWT

2. Quick Draw McGraw (Tues. 6:30)..

...WCPO..

. Screen Gems

News-Grant; Weather .

.WLWT

Huntley-Brinkley *....

• WLWT

2. This Man Dawson (Sat. 10:30).

...WKRC..

. Ziv-UA

Silent Service .

.WCPO

3. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:30).

...WKRC..

. Ziv-UA

Outlaws/Wonderland ..

.WLWT

3. Viking (Wed. 6:30).

...WCPO..

. Ziv-UA

News-Grant; Weather .

.WLWT

4. Woody Woodpecker (Mon. 6:30)...

...WCPO..

. Kellogg

News-Grant; Weather .

.WLWT

Huntley-Brinkley .

.WLWT

5. Roy Rogers (Ffi. 6:30).

...WCPO...

.. Roy Rogers

News-Grant; Weather -.

.WLWT

Prod.

Huntley-Brinkley .* ...

.WLWT

6. Three Stooges (Mon.-Fri. 6:00)-

...WCPO..

.. Screen Gems

Gold Cup Theatre/Spts

• WLWT

(Sat. 10:30) .

Ladies Home Theatre..

.WKRC

Capt. Kangaroo.

.WKRC

(Thurs. 7:00). 7. Jim Backus WLWT..

. .CNP

News .

.WCPO

Waite Hoyt; Paula ....

WCPO

CLEVELAND

STATIONS: KYW, WEWS, WJW. ’SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00).WEWS 48

*. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30).WEWS 46

3. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30)..WJW 38

4. Adv. In Paradise (Mon. 9:30-10:30)... .WEWS 37

5. Islanders (Sun. 9:30-10:30).WEWS 36

5. Rebel (Sun. 9:00-9:30).WEWS 36

6. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).WEWS 35

6. Surfside 6 (Mon. 8:30-9:30).WEWS 35

7. Lawman (Sun. 8:30-9:00).WEWS 34

7. Hawaiian Eye (Wed. 9:00-10:00).WEWS 34

8 . Flintstones (Fri. 8:30-9:00).WEWS 33

8 . Naked City (Wed. 10:00-11:00). WEWS 33 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

U.S. Marshal (Fri. 10:30)..

.WEWS..

..NT A

Michael Shajme .

.KYW

Huckleberry Hound (Mon. 7:00)....

.KYW...

. Screen Gems

City Camera; Sports....

.WJW

Sheriff of Cochise.

.WEWS

News-D. Edwards .

.WJW

‘Quick Draw McGraw (Fri. 7:00)....

.KYW...

. Screen Gems

City Camera; Sports....

.WJW

News-D. Edwards .

.WJW

Woody Woodpecker (Thurs. 7:00)...

.KYW...

. Kellogg

City Camera; Sports....

.WJW

News-D. Edwards .

.WJW

Tombstone Territory (Tues. 7:00)....

.KYW...

.. Ziv-UA

City Camera; Sports....

.WJW

News-D. Edw'ards .

.WJW

Death Valley Days (Wed. 7:00).

.KYW...

.. U.S. Borax

Assignment Underwater

.WEWS

Assignment Underwater (Wed. 7:00).

.WEWS..

. .NTA

Death Valley Da vs.

.KYW

8 .

Life of Riley (Sat. 6:00).

.KYW...

..CNP

Divorce Court.

.WJW •

Sea Hunt (Tues. 7:30) ..

.WJW....

. Ziv-UA

Bugs Bunny.

.WEWS

Three Stooges (Mon.-Fri. 6:00).

.WEWS..

.. Screen Gems

Early Show ...

• KYW

COLUMBUS

STATIONS: WLWC, WTVN, WBNS. ’SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).WTVN

2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).........WBNS

3. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30).WTVN

4. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00)/.WTVN

5. My Three Sons (Jhurs. 9:00-9:30).WTVN

5. Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00)........ WLWC

6. Surfside 6 (Mon. 8:30-9:30)... - WTVN

7. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10) . - WBNS

7. Donna Reed (Thurs. 8:00-8:30).WTVN

7. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).WLWC

8. Rawhide (Fri. 7:30-8:30) .....WBNS

1. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:30)...

...WTVN..

.. Screen Gems

News; Sports .

.WLWC

Huntley-Brinkley .

.WLWC

2. Mike Hammer (Sat. 10:30).

,.. WBNS...

.. MCA

Fight of the Week.

.WTVN

Make That Spare .

.WTVN

2. Whlrlylbrds (Thurs. 7:00).

..WTVN..

.. CBS

Looking W T ith Long.

.WBNS

News-D. Edwards .

.WBNS

3. Quick Draw McGraw (Tues. 6:30)...

..WTVN..

.. Screen Gems

News; Sports .

.WLWC

Huntley-Brinkley .

.WLWC

4. Rescue 8 (Tues. 7:00).

..WTVN..

.. Screen Gems

Assignment Underwater

-WLWC

News-D. Edwards.

.WBNS

4. Sea Hunt (Mon. 7:30).

..WBNS...

.. Ziv-UA

Cheyenne .

.WTVN

5. Vikings (Sun. 6:00)..

..WTVN..

.. Ziv-UA

Press/Hall Fame .

.WLWC

6. Casey Jones (Mon. 6:30)..

..WTVN..

..Screen Gems

Traffic Court .

WBNS

6. Coronado 9 (Mon. 7:00)............

..WLWC..

..MCA

Looking With Long.

.WBNS

News-D. Edwards .

.WBNS

6, Woody Woodpecker (Wed. 6:30)'....

..WTVN..

.. Kellogg

News; Sports .

.WLWC

Huntley-Brinkley .

WLWC

DENVER

STATIONS: KTVR, KOA, KLZ, KBTV. ’SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 8:00-8:30) ...KLZ 38

2. Garry Moore (Tues. 8:00-9:00).KLZ 36

2. Red Skelton (Tues. 7:30-8:00).KLZ 36

3. What’s My Line (Sun. 8:30-9:00)..... - KLZ 35

3. Perry Como (Wed. 7:00-8:00) .. KOA 35

4. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 7:30-8:00) KLZ 33

4. Detectives (Fri. 9:00-9:30)...KBTV 33

5. Wagon Train (Wed. 9:00-10:00).KOA 32

6. Untouchables (Thurs. 8:30-9:30):.KBTV 30

6. Groucho Marx (Thurs. 8:00-8:30).... .KOA 30

7. Checkmate (Sat. 6:30-7:30).. .KLZ 29

1. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00)..

...KBTV.

... Screen Gems

Sports: News: Weather..

.KOA

Huntley-Brinklev .

.KOA

1. Sea Hunt (Sat. 8:30).

...KLZ..

...Ziv-UA

Fight of the Week.

.KBTV

Make That Spare ....

.KBTV

2. Death Valley Days (Mon. 8:30)....

..KLZ..

.. .U. S. Borax

Alamo/Adv. In Paradise.

.KBTV

3. Manhunt <Sat. f 9:00) .

..KLZ...

... Screen Gems

Roaring 20*s .

.KBTV

4. Jeff’s Collie (Sat. 5:00) .

..KLZ..

...ITC

Roy Rogers.

.KOA

4. Quick Draw McGraw (Wed. 6:00)..

..KBTV.

... .Screen Gems

Aquanauts .

.KLZ

5. Coronado 9 (Tues. 9:30).

. .KBTV.

... .MCA

Laramie .

.KOA

5. Woody Woodpecker (Mon. 6:00)...

. .KBTV.

... Kellogg

Pefe & Gladys.

.KLZ

6. Blue Angels tMon. 9:00).

..KLZ...

...CNP

Alamo/Adv. In Paradise.

.KBTV

6. Lock-Up (Thurs. 9:30) .

..KLZ...

...Ziv-UA

Johnnv Midnight.

.KOA

6. Two Faces West (Fri. 7:30).

..KLZ...

... Screen Gems

Flintstones .

.KBTV

DAYTON

STATIONS: WLWD, WHIO; ’SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).

2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30) .

2. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).

3. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10)..

3. Donna Reed (Thurs. 8:00-8:30).

3. Rifleman (Tues. 8:00-8:30).

4. Checkmate (Sat. 8:30-9:30).

5. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30).

5. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00).

5. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 9:00-9:30)_

6. Lawman (Sun. 8:30-9:00)......

7. Maverick (Sun. 7:30-8:30)..

WLWD

WHIO

WLWD

WHIO

WLWD

WHIO

WLWD

1. Sea Hunt (Fri. 7:00)_

2. Shotgun Slade (Sat. 10:30)_

3. Death Valley Days (Mon. 7:00).......

4. Secret Journal (Sun. 6:00) ...

5. Tombstone Territory (Thurs. 7:00)_

6. Manhunt (Wed. 7:00)..

7. Mounted Police (Tues. 7:00)....

Grand Jury (Wed. 7:001..

8. U.S. Marshal (Mon. 7:00).

..WLWD..

. .Ziv-UA

WHIO Reports .

.WHIO

..WHIO...

. MCA

Untouchables .

.WLWD

..WLWD..

. .U.S. Borax

U.S. Marshal .

. W’HIO

..WHIO...

. MCA

A1 Football.

.WLWD

..WLWD..

. Ziv-UA

Assignment Underwater

.WHIO

..WLWD..

. .Screen Gems

Grand Jury .

.WHIO

..WHIO...

. CNP

Expedition .

.WLWD

..WHIO...

,. NTA

Manhunt .

. WLWD

..WHIO...

. NTA

Death Valiev Days.

.WLWD

). WHIO. ..

- NTA

Tombstone Territory ...

WLWD

BURLINGTON-PLATTSBURG, N.Y.-VT. STATIONS: WCAX. WPTZ. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23. I960.

1. Pete & Gladys (Mon. 8:00-8:30).WCAX

2. Route 66 (Fri. 8:30-9:30)..WCAX

3. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9:00).WCAX

3. Rawhide (Fri. 7:30-8:30)..WCAX

4. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30)___WCAX

5. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).._.."WPTZ

5. Red Skelton (Tues. 9:30-10:00).WCAX

6. Dennis, The Menace (Sun. 7:30-8:00) . WCAX

6. Lassie (Sun. 7:00-7:30) .... _WCAX

6. Danny Thomas (Mon. 9:00-9:30' . .WCAX

6. To Tell The Truth (Mon. 7:30-8:00)".. ’ WCAX

1. Huckleberry Hound (Wed. 7:00)...

...WCAX..

. .Screen Gems

781

I Spy .. .

.. WPTZ

2. Phil Silvers (Mon. 7:00) .

...WCAX..

..CBS

62!

Price Is Right.

. .WPTZ

3. Johnny Midnight (Tues. 7:30).

.. .WCAX..

..MCA

Film Short. Westerner

. .WPTZ

4. U.S. Marshal (Thurs. 7:30> .

.. . WPTZ..,

.. NTA

Witness -. ....

. .WCAX

5. Dangerous Robin (Sat. 10:30).

.. - WCAX..

.. Ziv-UA

Fight of the Week.

. .WPTZ

6, Shotgun Slade (Thurs. 10:00).

...WCAX..

..MCA

Make Thai Spare .

Groucho Marx.

..WPTZ

6. Two Faces West (Tues. 9:00).

.. WPTZ..,

.. Screen Gems

Tom Ewell.

. .WCAX -

7. Jim Backus (Thurs. 7:00).

.. .WCAX..

..CNP

Deputy .

. .WPTZ

8. Vikings (Tues. 7:00> .

...WCAX .

..Ziv-UA

Flintstones .

..WPTZ .

9. Manhunt (Thurs. 10:30).

. . WPTZ •.,

.. Screen Gems

June Allyson ..

..WCAX

(Continued on page 42)

¥fdM«diT) February 1, 1961

In A Glass By Itself

As I dashed out of the house early this mom •
/~\ ing, I noticed my teen-aged son watching
a man shuffling a pack of playing cards on NBC.
Is this a good influence on the young?

Relax, friend. Your son was watching “Con¬
tinental Classroom,” and the card shuffler was
merely Dr. Frederick Hosteller, chairman of
Harvard’s Department of Statistics.

At 6:30 in the morning? Was anyone else
watching—besides my son, I mean?

About half a million, we’d say. Oh, about
those playing cards. Dr. Hosteller has just started
to teach NBC viewers his course in “Probability
and Statistics.” It’ll be on the air through Hay
26th. This morning he was illustrating a principle
of Probability. He was pointing out that if you
.were going to attempt to pick an ace, say, from a
pile of cards, the very first card to be picked up
is more likely than any other single card in the
deck to be that ace.

That seems pretty strange. Why?

Well, simply because it’s only before you
pick any card that you’re guaranteed the presence
of all four aces in the pack. If the first card should
happen to be an ace, you see, there’d be only three
aces left from that point on.

Say, with. all that knoiv-how, maybe this
Harvard expert can dope out some sure-fire gam¬

bling system I might use. All my life I’ve been a
sucker for an inside straight, and...

Nope. In spite of anything you may have
heard, there isn’t any system.

All right. But what’s the actual importance
of all this ee Probability and Statistics” stuff?

As one of the most useful branches of mathe¬
matics, it’s terribly important—in everything from
missile construction to the life-insurance busi¬
ness. There’s scarcely an area of “high technol¬
ogy” industry that doesn’t rely on it. Example?

I’m listening.

A firm contracting for an aircraft plant gets
a special order to turn out 12 precision parts, to
be hand-tooled to an extremely small tolerance.
After they’re made, the customer decides he
heeds only eight, so the contractor tosses the four
superfluous pieces into a junk pile of several hun¬
dred thousand other pieces that look just like the
discarded items.

... And then the customer decides he wants
those four pieces after all?

Right. So now the contractor has to decide
which would be less expensive—hiring an inspec¬
tor to search for the four pieces or starting the
tedious, costly process of turning them out again
by hand. A knowledge of Probability could settle
the issue in a jiffy.

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

P%WEff

I get the drift. Tell me—how long has all this
been going on? "Continental Classroom,” I mean.

Well, in a manner of speaking, the Russians
can really take some of the credit for it. When
they sent up the first space satellite, more than
three years ago, they jolted us into realizing how
far behind we were in certain aspects of physics,
math and the other sciences. We were shocked
to discover, among other things, that since 1950
the number of qualified science teachers in our
schools had dropped more than 50 per cent. Why,
in many of our states not a single course in math
or science was required for a high school diploma.
A truly tragic situation.

.. .And "Continental Classroom” has been an
attempt to narroiv the Russian lead? ,

Perhaps the most important attempt of all. <
Ever since its debut—in October, 1958—each of
its classes in Atomic-Age Physics, Modem Chem¬
istry or Contemporary Mathematics has attracted'
the largest academic audience in the world.

Has NBC done this all by itself?

Hardly. It’s been a result of the combined
effort of NBC and the Learning Resources Insti¬
tute, a great organization whose constituent groups
represent every segment of American education.

What about the hulk of the financing?

That comes from American industry, which
has pitched in beautifully. Regular 1 contributors
are: Bell Telephone System; E. I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co.; The Ford Foundation; General
Foods Fund; IBM Corporation; Radio Corpora¬
tion of America; Union Carbide Corporation; and
United States Steel.

But how do the nation’s educators feel about
all this?

Well, you could try this quote on for size: Dr.
Alexander J. Stoddard, while serving as consult¬
ant to the Fund for the Advancement of Educa¬
tion, described “Continental Classroom” as “one -

of the most significant things ever done in Amer¬
ican education.”

You can’t go much further than that. And
does NBC have a pretty good idea about the kind
of people who make up "Classroom’s” audience?

A very good idea. We know, for example, that
very few of the viewers are people who just hap¬
pened to look in... as you did this morning.

That doesn’t surprise me. Not at 6:30 a.m.

Correction. Six a.m. It’s really an hour-long
show, you see. The first half, currently, is a repeat
of last year’s Modem Chemistry course, with Dr.
Mosteller then taking over at 6:30 on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and Paul Clifford (of
Montclair State College) spelling him on Tues¬
days and Thursdays. Clifford’s sessions are de¬
signed specifically for teachers. Dr. Mosteller’s
lectures are designed not only as a refresher course
for high school teachers, but for high school and
college students, as well as professionals who can
use the instruction in their specialties.

But why so darned early in the morning?

That’s the way the teachers want it. They’ve
told us so. The house is quiet; there are no jangling
phones; the young kids are asleep; and there are
no social engagements to interrupt continuity.

How many stations carry the programs?

More than 170, right across the country. And
this is important: about 300 colleges and univer¬
sities offer credit to students who watch the
courses and meet local examination standards.
“Classroom” viewers are viewers with a purpose.

Speaking of purpose, are you sure Dr. Mos¬
teller doesn’t have a foolproof system I could
use for gambling?

Well, since you’re pressing
the point—yes. He does. IBs ad¬
vice is to work hard, save your
money and then buy yourself a
gambling house. You can’t miss.

TV-FDLMS

PSansTr

Wednesday, February I, 1961

PffiUffi- ARB SYNDICATION CHART

Variety’s weekly tabulation based on ratings furnished by American Research
Bureau, highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study
m depth ot the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular market. This week
ten different markets are covered. .

In the syndicated program listings of the top t$n shows, rating data such as the
average share of audience, coupled with data as to time and day of telecasting com-
petit ire programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished^ Reason for detailing an
exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating
strength of particular series. Various branches of the industry, ranging, from media

buyers to local stations and/or advertisers %o syndicators will find the charts valuable.

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum of 247 markets . The
results of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety. Coupled with the rating
performance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Variety-ARB charts
are designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the 17. S.

(*) ARB’s November, 1960 survey covered a two week period. Syndicated shows
sharing one of the two weeks with an alternating or special program could not be
properly Judged for comparative performance. Therefore, November data will be
limited to those syndicated shows which played both weeks.

(Continued from page 39)

COLUMBIA, S.C

STATIONS: WIS, WNOK. 'SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30)-

2. Chevy Show (Sun. 9:00-10:00)

2. Rifleman (Tues. 8:00-8:30).

3. Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00)--

3. Cheyenne (Mon. 7:30-8:30).

4. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00)

4. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 7:00-7:30)

5. Wells Fargo (Mon. 8:30-9:00).

6 . Price Is Right (Wed. 8:30-9:00) .

6 . Alfred Hitchcock (Tues. 8:30-9:00)

7. Donna Reed (Sun. 6:30-7:00) -

7. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 9:30-10:00)....

.WIS

1 .

Rescue 8 (Mon. 7:00)..

..WIS...

... Screen Gemi

S. C. Wildlife..

...WNOK

.WIS

2 .

Highway Patrol (Mon. 9:00)..

..WIS...

.. Ziv-UA

Danny Thomas ..

.. .WNOK

.WIS

2 .

Manhunt (Tues. 7:30).

..WIS...

,, WNOK

.WIS

WIS

2 .

U. S. Marshal (Thurs. 9:00).

..WIS...

...NTA

Angel ..

...WNOK

.WIS

Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00)..

..WIS...

... Screen Genu

Rocky & His Friends.,

...WNOK

.WIS

Not For Hire (Sat. 8:30).

..WIS...

...CNP

Checkmate .

.. .WNOK

.WIS

Sea Hunt (Tues. 7:00).

..WIS...

... Ziv-UA

Islanders.

.. .WNOK '

.WIS

WIS

6 .

Phil Silvers (Wed. 7:00).

..WIS...

... CBS

Casey Jones .....

...WNOK

.WIS

Johnny Midnight (Fri. 10:30).:

..WIS...

... MCA

Eyewitness/History ..

.. .WNOK

.WIS

8 .

Jim Backus (Sat. 6:00).,.

..WIS...

...CNP

Scoreboard/Sports; News. WNOK

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX,

STATIONS: KRIS, KZTV. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Rawhide (Fri. 6:30-7:30'.KRIS ‘48

2. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 8:30-9:00) .KRIS 45

2. Pete & Gladys (Mon. 7:00-7:30>.KZTV 45

3. Untouchables (Wed. 9:00-10:00).KRIS 44

4. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).KRIS 43

5. Perry Mason (Sat. 6:30-7:30).KZTV 42

5. Route 66 (Fri. 7:30-8:30).KZTV 42

5. Outlaws (Thurs. 6:30-7:30).KRIS 42

5. Danny Thomas (Mon. 8:00-8:30).KZTV 42

6 . Perry Como (Wed. 8:00-9:00) .KRIS 41

7. Red Skelton (Tues. 8:30-9:00) ...KZTV 40

7. To Tell The Truth (Mon. 6:30-7:00).... KZTV 40
7. Groucho Marx (Thurs. 9:00-9:30» .KRIS 40

1. Coronado 9 (Thurs. 7:30). KZTV.MCA

2. Best Of The Post (Thurs. 7:30)..KRIS.ITC

2. Border Patrol (Mon. 8:30).KRIS.CBS

3. Johnny Midnight (Sat. 9:30)...KZTV.MCA

4. Lock-Up (Thurs. 9:00).KZTV.Ziv-UA

4. Tombstone Territory (Sun. 9:30)..KRIS.Ziv-UA

4. Two Faces West (Thurs. 8:30).KZTV.Screen Gems

5. Blue Angels (Thurs. 7:00).KZTV.CNP

5. Trackdown (Tues. 6:30)......KZTV.CBS

6 . Fury (Sat. 10:00). KRIS.ITC

6 . Navy Log (Sat. 10:00).KZTV.CBS

64]

[Best Of The Post_

.. .KRIS

Coronado 9...

.. .KZTV

- 42

Griffith/Tomorrow .,

i. .KZTV

441

Adv. Paradise/Alamo

...KRIS

Groucho Marx.

...KRIS

My Line/Belafonte ..

.. .KZTV

34!

Ernie Ford .

.. .KRIS

Outlaws/On Ice.

...KRIS

Laramie ...

.. .KRIS

Jr. Hi FB/Popeye...

.. .KZTV

Adv. Paradise/Alamo

...KRIS

CHICO -REDDING, CAL IF

STATIONS: KVIP, KHSL 'SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30).

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30) ...

3. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00)..

3. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9:00)

4. To Tell The Truth (Mon. 7:30-8:00)
4. Pete & Gladys (Mon. 8:00-8:30)..

4. 'Red Skelton (Tues. 9:30-10:00)...

5. Checkmate (Sat. 8:30-9:30) .

5. G. E. Theatre (Sun. 9:00-9:30)-

5. Rawhide IFri. 7:30-8:30).

. ..KHSL.

...KVIP

.. .KHSL

...KHSL

1. Highway Patrol (Tues. 6:30).

..KVIP..

..Ziv-UA

2. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:00).

..KVIP..

.. Ziv-UA

3. U. S. Marshal (Thurs. 6:30).

..KHSL..

.. :NTA

4. Assign. Underwater (Mon. 7:00)...

. .KHSL..

.. .NTA

4. Coronado 9 (Sun. 6 : 00 )..

..KVIP..

..MCA

5. Lock-Up (Mon. 7:00).

..KVIP..

.. Ziv-UA

5. Trackdown (Wed. 7:00)..

..KHSL..

.. CBS

6 . Tightrope (Thurs. 7:00)..

..KHSL..

.. Screen Gems

7. Pony Express (Fri. 7:00).

. .KVIP..

..CNP

8 . Shotgun Slade (Fri. 6:30).

..KVIP..

..MCA

8 . Tombstone Territory (Thurs. 9:00).

. .KHSL. .

.. Ziv-UA

55 | Man Without Gun....

...KHSL

46 I Tightrope .

...KHSL

48} Brothers Brannigan ..

.. .KVIP

43 | Lock-Up .

.. .KVIP

49 1 Big Bowl.

...KHSL

41 [ Assign. Underwater ..

.. .KHSL

42 | Donna Reed ..

...KVIP

38 j Sea Hunt .

...KVIP

47 [ Award Theatre .

...KHSL

43 , Highlights/Flight

.. .KHSL

311 Bachelor Father.

...KVIP

DES MOINES

STATIONS: WOI, WHO, KRNT. 'SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30) .KRNT 45

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).WHO 40

3. Whats My Line (Sun. 9:30-10:00) ... KRNT 38

4. Garry Moore (Tues. 9:00-10:00).KRNT 37

4. Perry Mason (Sat. 6:30-7:30».KRNT 37

5. Red Skelton (Tues. 8:30-9:00) .KRNT 36

6 . Have Gun Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9) . .KRNT 34

7. Danny Thomas (Mon. 8:00-8:30).KRNT 32

7. Outlaws 'Thurs. 6:30-7:30).WHO 32

8 . Chevy Show (Sun. 8:00-9:00).WHO 30

8 . Price Is Right (Wed. 7:30-8:00).WHO 30

2. Death Valley Days (Thurs. 9:30).

6 . Western Marshal (Sun. 5:30).

.WOI....

.. Screen Gems

Huntley-Brinkley .

WHO

News; On Camera .

.KRNT

Show; Weather; Sports..

.WHO

KRNT..

.. Ziv-UA

U. S. Marshal...

.WHO

KRNT..

.. Screen Gems

All Star Golf.

.WOI

WHO ..

.. U. S. Borax

June Allyson .

.KRNT

KRNT..

.. NTA

77 Sunset Strip.

.WOI

WOI...

.. Screen Gems

News; On Camera. ......

.KRNT

Huntley-Brinkley .

.WHO

WHO...

..MCA

Peter Gunn . .

.WOI

.WOI....

. . Kellogg

Show; Weather; News...

.WHO

Huntles'-Brinkley .

.WHO

WHO ...

..NTA

Dangerous Robin __

.KRNT

WOI....

..CNP

Lassie .....

.KRNT

WOI....

.. Screen Gems

June Allvson ....

.KRNT

WOI. ...

. .CNP

Twentieth Century.

.KRNT

BRISTOL - JOHNSON CITY STATIONS: WCYB, WJHL. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). .’WJHL 51

2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30) .WJHL 48

3. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30) . . WCYB 47

4. Dennis, The Menace (Sun. 7:30-8:00). .WJHL ’41

5. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9:00).WJHL 40

5. Rawhide (Fri. 7:30-8:30). WJHL 40

6 . Lassie 'Sun. 7:00-7:30).WJHL 39

7. Bonanza *Sat. 7:30-8:30).WCYB 38

8 . Route 63 <Fri. 8:30-9:30).WJHL 37

8 . Checkmate (Sat. 9:00-10:00) .WJHL 37

9. Red Skelton (Tues. 9:30-10:00).WJHL 35

10. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 9:30-10:00).WCYB 34

10. Maverick <Sat. 6:30-7:30).WCYB 34

1 . Shotgun Slade (Tues. 8:30).... WJHL.'... MCA

2. This Man Dawson (Thurs. 8:00).WJHL-Ziv-UA

3. Amos & Andy (Wed. 6:45).. WCYB.... CBS

4. U.S. Marshal (Thurs. 8:30)...WJHL.... NTA

5. The Vikings (Thurs. 6:45).WCYB_Ziv-UA

6 . Rescue 8 (Mon. 6:45).. <.WCYB-Screen Gems

7. Popeye (Sat. 9:30) ... WCYB.... UAA

8 . People’s Choice (Tues. 6:00).WCYB_ABC

8 . Silent Service (Wed. 6:00).WCYB.... CNP

8 . Pony Express (Mon. 6:00).WCYB.... CNP

Alfred Hitchcock .

WCYB

Mounted Police/On Ice.

.WCYB

Leave It To Beaver.

.WJHL

News; Weather .

.WJHL

Bat Masterson ...

.WCYB

Variety Roundup .

.WJHL

News; Weather .

.WJHL

Vent./Father Knows Best WJHL

News; Weather .

.WJHL

Jr. Auction....

WJHL

Courageous Cat .

.WJHL

Courageous Cat .

.WJHL

Courageous Cat .

WJHL

CHARLESTON - HUNTINGTON STATIONS: WSAZ, WCHS, WHTN. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).WSAZ 48

2. Real McCoys 'Thurs. 8:30-9:00) ...... WCHS 40

3. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9.00-10:00'.. ^. .WCHS 37

4. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30-.WHTN 36

4. Lawman tSun. 8:30-9:00'.WCHS 36

5. Maverick 'Sun. 7:30-8:30'.WCHS 35

5. Bonanza 'Sat. 7:30-8:30'.WSAZ 35

6 . Ernie Ford (Thurs. 9:30-10:00'.WSAZ 33 j

7. Rebel (Sun. 9:00-9:30>.WCHS 31

7, Price Is R^ht (Wed. 8:30-9:00. .WSAZ 31 I

8 . Hawaiian Eye (Wed. 9:00-10:00).WCHS 30 jj

1. Huckleberry Hound (Mon. 7:00).

.WSAZ..

.. Screen Gems

65J

Trackdown ..

. .WCHS

2. Manhunt (Wed. 7:00) .

.WSAZ .

.. Screen Gems

Highway Patrol.

. .WHTN

3. Rescue 8 ‘Thurs. 7:00) .

.WSAZ .

.. Screen Gems

Shotgun Slade.

. .WHTN

4. State Trooper (Sat. 10:30).

WHTN. .

.. MCA

Tli is Is Your Life.

. .WSAZ

Manhunt .

. .WSAZ

5. Highway Patrol (Wed. 7:00; Sat. 7:00'

WHTN. .

.. Ziv-UA

Sat. Nite Jamboree ...

. .WSAZ

5. Trackdown (Mon. 7:00> .

.WCHS..

..CBS

Huckleberry Hound ..

. .WSAZ

5. Whirl}'birds (M, T, Th, Fri. 6:00 1 ..:.

WCHS..

..CBS

You Asked For It.

. .WSAZ

Flatt & Scruggs .

. .WSAZ

Jim Thaiker-Weather

. .WSAZ

6 . Amos & Andy (Mon.-Fri. 6:30 >.

WHTN. .

. CBS

News Picture .

. - WSAZ

Huntlc-Brinklev ....

. .WSAZ

6. Deputy Dawg (Wed. 6:00).

WCHS .

.. CBS

You Asked For It . ..

.. WSAZ

Jim Thacker-Weather

. .WSAZ

6, Jim Backus (Tues. 7:00) . ..

WSAZ. .

..CNP

33| Adv./Hall Fame .......

.. WHTN

(Continued on page 55i

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

&RIETY

RADIO-TELEVISION

TV SWINGS & SWAYS WITH JFK

Saga of Fitzgeralds Whiskers

Ed (and Pegeen) Fitzgerald was about to shave his Franz Josef-
type whiskers, which he had raised for a tv drama, but the State
- Dept, said it was not necessary to “match” his passport (pre-“bea-
ver”) picture, whereupon he took off on a special Israeli Govern¬
mental invitation one-weeker to b.o. the Holy Land.

There, how r ever, he encountered trouble at the Mandelbaum
G.ate, going from Israel into Jordan, when the Arab authorities
looked askance at the bewhiskered tourist, but when Fitzgerald
showed the Jordanian authorities .a N. Y. Daily News clipping on
why he didn’t have to shave the beard it was okay for ready en¬
trance and exit.

Upon his return from Washington, where The Fitzgeralds re¬
ceived a hurryup assignment from their station (WOR, N. Y.) to do
on-the-spot interview's, Fitzgerald w T as about to shear the now over¬
ly fullblown chin-and-side whiskers when Remington-Rand phoned
to hold everything until he does a spot, commercial showing him
shearing the locks. __

Too Much ‘Brainwashing, Subversive
Propaganda on CBC, Govt. Is Told

Ottawa, Jan.. 31. -4

Like any publicly-owned corpo¬
ration anywhere, partciularly when
it's in show business* the Canadian
Broadcasting Corp. gets clobbered
now and then by parlimentary
critics.

Latest blast at CBC came in the
House of Commons from a Liberal
(opposition) member who claimed
the corporation was airing subver¬
sive propaganda. Said Chesley
Carter, MP, “I am a little fright¬
ened at the amount of brainwash¬
ing and subversive propaganda
which goes out over the CBC day
after day at the taxpayers’ ex¬
pense.” Declaring he had positive
evidence that CBC not only insert¬
ed subtle ideological messages in
routine shows but “provides a plat¬
form for subversives which issues
a barrage of ideas and points of
view which originated in the
Kremlin.”

. That wasn’t all. In the same
place, another opposition Liberal,
Paul Martin, one of the party’s
strongest voices, questioned the
government’s wisdom in curtailing
CBC’s international shortwave
service. The department sponsor-
. ing the service had clipped $400,-
000 from the airer’s budget and
several beams were dropped. Mar¬
tin said this was bad at a time
when Canada was trying to develop
foreign markets. Another Com¬
mons member, Hazen Argue, who
heads the CCF party, tossed sev¬
eral wallops at CBC. In one, he
alleged the corporation’s video
“Press Conference” stint was shut¬
tered because the in-power Pro¬
gressive Conservative party felt its
cabinet ministers didn’t show up
well on tv. In another, he clamied
a projected stanza on political par¬
ties was killed when the PCs de¬
clined to particpate. Then he said
CBC shows had too many commer¬
cials and tl^at the commercials
were overdone at the expense of
programs and public.

All such criticism w ? as ladled out
to support establishment of a Com¬
mons committee on broadcasting.

CBS ‘Gunslinger
Nears SRO Status

CBS-TV has virtually posted the
SRO sign on “The Gunslinger,”
web’s midseason replacement for
“The Witness,” achieving the feat
a full two weeks ahead of the
premiere Feb. 9 and without bene¬
fit of a pilot. Two. new clients who
fill out the roster are Whitehall
Pharmacal and Lever Bros.

Each has picked up an alternate
third, or the equivalent of a weekly
minute in the show. Also on tap are
R. J. Reynolds, which has a weekly
third or two minutes, and Gillette
and Prestone with an alternate
third each.*

Actually, the show won’t be fully
sponsored until the first of April,
in that Lever and Prestone won’t
begin their sponsorship until then.
But Gillette. Whitehall and Rey¬
nolds will begin with the premiere,
giving the show a two-thirds sold
status at the outset and SRO after
seven or eight weeks.

JFK In Tint Corner

Chicago, Jan. 31.

President John F. Kennedy’s
request for a color tape of
the Inaugural Parade caught
NBC-TV by surprise last week .
and very nearly embarrassed
the network. The master tape '
had been cut into various seg¬
ments for use.in newscasts and
might have taken days to re-
edit.

To the rescue came the Chi
o&o, WNBQ, Which by fortui¬
tous circumstances had a
whole, tint recording of the en¬
tire parade. Happened that lo¬
cal sponsor Polk Bros, ordered
the tape for a post-midnight
repeat on the night of the In¬
auguration. Fortunately, too,
the sponsor had purchased ex¬
clusive local rebroadcast rights
for the next four years. Other¬
wise, the tape might have been
erased the following day.

Jack Barry In
Japan:‘TV Quiz
Will Come Back’

Tokyo, Jan. 31. ~
•Touring Jack Barry predicted
that tv quiz shows are due for a
comeback.

“I think they will come back in
slightly different form,” Barry told
Variety between hops from here
to Hong Kong to line up local
agents on behalf of his Fragrance
Process Co., which dispenses
aromas for commercial use.

“They will not be big money
games, but will have to be exciting
in themselves — and without re¬
hearsals. These are very hard to
come by,” he added, citing “Con¬
centration” as a successful exam¬
ple, one that he originated and sold
to NBC. $

Barry who several years ago was
a center of controversy in the tv
quiz show scandals as co-producer
and roc of “Twenty One” and “Tic
Tac Dough,” which were among the
programs found to employ re¬
hearsed contestants, said that he
and his . company have finally been
exonerated.

He disclosed that during the
tumultuous last few years, he had
been approached to me quiz shows
and also by agencies seeking pro¬
duction ideas. “I begged off on
advice of counsel to await a better
public relations position,” he of-
ered.

Now Barry said, he would be
“available under the right circum¬
stances.”

He revealed that he is blueprint¬
ing three pilot films, two of a
dramatic nature and one involving
a game, but without questions and
answers. He would also become me
of tlie latter show.

‘FACETHE PRESS'
A BIG SUCCESS

Washington, Jan. 31.

Significantly, television didn't
leave the written word press boil¬
ing up outraged editorials of con¬
demnation and disgust when tv
made journalistic and public serv¬
ice history with live coverage of a
Presidential press conference last
week.

Newspapers, which have been
battling tv both for advertising
and news over several years, stead¬
ily ‘losing ground in both wars,
were in many cases peeved and
provoked because their readers
would be able to see one of the
major national news developments
as it developed. But the incident
didn’t set off the public fight be¬
tween tv and newspapers which
could have been the case. .

Magnificent diplomacy and good
manners combined with restraint
saved the day. The congratulations
go to Pierre Salinger, White House
news secretary, and Lewis Shollen-
berger of CBS, who served as co¬
ordinator of tv coverage. They
maneuvered with delicacy in all
the sensitive areas in advance, and
a minimum of injured feelings re¬
sulted.

Crux of the issue to the type¬
writer reporter after Salinger an¬
nounced President Kennedy v'ould
permit tv to carry his first news
conference live was whether tv
would “take over” Kennedy meet¬
ings with the press. Newspaper
reporters jealously regard Presi¬
dential press conferences as their
own.

Salinger moved the ' meeting
place to the new State Dept. Audi¬
torium (dedicated only two weeks
earlier) because it w r as large
enough to place cameras out of
the way of all newspapermen. It
also had. enough light so the press
wouldn’t have to be bothered with
the glare of spots. It also, inci¬
dentally, has remarkably comfort¬
able chairs.

Salinger decreed that tv would
not control the time of the ses¬
sion. As has always been the
case, the senior press association
correspondent there (at present,
Marvin Arrowsmith of AP) w r ould.
And Arrowsmith had freedom to
let it go as long as he wanted, re¬
gardless of complexities of tv pro¬
gramming. (It went 38 minutes.)

Shollenberger happily deferred
to all the demands to soothe news¬
paper reporters. The CBS man,
long on the White House and
(Continued on page 54)

Attention Met B’casting:
KMBC AM&TV Billings
Up 300G Over Last Yr.

Kansas City, Jan. 31.

Radio and television station
KMBC which Cook Paint^and Var¬
nish Co. sold to Metropolitan 1
Broadcasting of New York grossed
$3,000,649 in the last fiscal year
which ended Nov. 30. This is a net
gain of nearly $300,000 over the
previous fiscal year and resulted
in a $443,687 net on the broadcast¬
ing operation.

The reported price which Met¬
ropolitan paid is $10,250,000, out of
which Cook is expected to realize
about $8,000,000 after taxes. The
company announced it would use
about $2,600,000 to retire outstand¬
ing preferred stock, and the bal¬
ance will be added to working
capital.

The Cook report on broadcasting
revenue included that from KFRM,
a wholly-owned subsidiary station
with transmitter at Concordia,
Kans., and KDRO-TV, Sedalia, Mo.
Metropolitan already has disposed
of the Sedalia tv operation, and is
expected to sell off KFRM.

The sale took Cook out of the
broadcasting business here for the
first time in about 30 years. Metro¬
politan, meanwhile, has made with
the switch of ownership and oper¬
ation without any apparent changes
of personnel or operating policy.

CBS-TV Plays It Close to the
Vest On Program Commitments
With Only 11 New Shows Projected

Keeping Up With JFK

Presidential press secretary
Pierre Salinger kept the net¬
works jumping yesterday on
clearances when he announced
a switch in President Ken¬
nedy’s live press conference to¬
day (Wed.) from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. ;

Time shift was caused by
late scheduling of this morn¬
ing’s national security session.
Salinger also announced that
future Presidential press ses¬
sions would alternate mornings
and afternoons.

Israeli Court To
Weigh Capital’s
Trial ‘Exclusive’

Tel Aviv, Jan. 31.

The fight started by Israeli rep-1
resentatives of foreign newsreel
and tv companies against monopoly
given to Capital Cities Broadcast¬
ing Co. of New York on coverage
of the Eichmann trial, has landed
finally in the Israeli Supreme
Court in Jerusalem.

An appeal was made to the Court
against'the agreement signed by
the Israeli authorities and repre¬
sentatives of Capital. This agree¬
ment provides exclusive rights for;
Capital’s cameramen to be present;
at the trial and release footage fori
documentaries for movies and tape
for broadcast to any network or
dstributor on a non-profit equal-to-
all basis.

The appellants claim that this
agreement constitutes an infringe¬
ment on'their rights to be present
where news is made. They claim
also that the agreement is against
the public good, as their presence
at the trial would provide a wider
world-audience to the proceedings.
Finally, the appellants argue that
Capital will not truly perform on a
non-profit basis, as the publicity it
will receive is equivalent to a huge
profit.

The Supreme Court will start
hearings in a few days.

Rumpus In Britain

London, Jan. 31.

A major rumpus is brewing in
Britain over tv rights to the Eich¬
mann trial in Israel. According to
authoritative sources Capital Cities
Broadcasting has closed an exclu¬
sive deal with the commercial net¬
works in the UK which could keep
BBC-TV out of the picture.

On the basis of current reports
it is understood that Capital Cities
have come to an arrangement with
Lew Grade on behalf of the com¬
mercial tv network for exclusive
servicing dn the Eichmann trial,
and the program which will be ini¬
tiated by Independent Television
(Continued on page 56)

CBS, ABC IN

SWAP IN M’WAUKEE

CBS and ABC will play switch
in Milwaukee come April, when
Storer Broadcasting moves its
WITI-TV from the CBS camp to
ABC and Hearst’s WISN-TV
switching over from ABC to CBS.

WITI switch still leaves CBS
with three Storer affiliates, in
Atlanta, Cleveland and Detroit.
Milwaukee becomes the second
Storer outlet for ABC; the Storer
Toledo station is already an ABC
affil. As for Hearst. it marks the
first time the newspaper chain’s
outlets have had a CBS tie.

K By BOB CHANDLER

The days of wide program devel¬
opment projects and even wider
commitments for pilots appear to
be a thing of the past at CBS. For
next fall, the network has limited
itself to -a total of 11 new proper¬
ties, inside and out, and that’s the
total extent of its development in
the program sphere.

In line with the overall trend,
majority of the 11—seven, to be
exact—will be 60 minute projects.
Only four half-hour series are in
the works, these being shows for
which the web had prior commit¬
ments. In fact, program v.p. Oscar
Katz has flashed the word to his
program development departments
on both Coasts to defer all half-
hour properties on which develop¬
ment was started in 1962 or later.

Quartet of half-hours comprises
a pilot commitment to Budd Schul-
berg and Ziv-UA on “Ross of the
Everglades.” plus fullscale commit¬
ments for 26 stanzas minimum) on
the Robert Young show, the Bob
Cummings show and “Ichabod.”

In the hourlong field, CBS ha*
made pilot commitments with Re¬
vue, Bud Yorkin & Norman Lear,
20th-Fox and Keefe Brassellc’s
new Lunar Productions, as well as
scheduling two hourlong properties
of its own. The house properties
are “The Defenders,” already in
production on 26 stanzas, and
“Beachfront,” action series about
a waterfront patrol being devel¬
oped for CBS by Sam ‘“Have Gun,
Will Travel”) Rolfe and Danny
Arnold. The Revue packages, being
developed by Dick Lewis, Revue
exec producer, are “The Investi¬
gators” and “Frontier Circus.” The
Yorkin-Lear pilot is a comedy-
adventure, “Three to Make Ready.’*
The 20th-Fox property isn’t select¬
ed, but reps- a previous commit¬
ment stemming from its deal on
“The New Frontier,” a Martin
Manulis pilot that never came off.
Brasselle’s property, to he filmed
in N. Y., is a whoduuit-aetioner
tentatively titled “Joey Trouble.”

That’s the entire CBS roster of
new series or pilots being prepped
for fall, and it’s an extremely thin
one compared to the development
campaigns of previous years, when
even inside CBS some 15-20 new
! shows a year were whipped into
either script or pilot form.

Katz points out, however, that
in the hour field, CBS won’t neces¬
sarily exclude outside packages
which prove to be better proper¬
ties than the septet to which CBS
is committed. He admits, of course,
that the number of uncommitted
60-minute pilots is small, since iew
packagers will go into a 60-minute
project without some sort of net¬
work participation to assure a
timeslot. But by the same token,
he points out that CBS last year
(Continued on page 56)

Bartells Eyeing
Mag, Outdoor Biz

The Bartell group, which gv.iis
indie radio station WADO in N.Y,
is now looking to spread its control
to other media. Station chain is
said to be negotiating with a large
outdoor advertising company to
assume control. Moreover, Jmy
Bartell, the chain’s boss, is think¬
ing along the lines of also buying
control of a magazine.

It's understood that he’s been
talking to the owners of Esquire,
although there is no word that be
has this mag in the bag fey any
means. Bartell would make no
comment on either his efforts to
buy an outdoor advertising con¬
cern on a major mag.

There is a precedent for owner¬
ship of an outdoor ad company by
a broadcaster. Metropolitan Broad¬
casting owns Fostrr-KIci^er. a large
I West Coast billboaid operation.

f^nlETr

"Wednesday, February 1, 1961

television there's only
one place to be¬
lt you really want to be IN.
For the last 133 national
Nielsen reports
one network has been first
in evening audiences*

131 times

— and OUT only twice.
(Each of the other
networks has been IN once
and OUT 132 times!)
Obviously any advertiser
who is not on the
CBS Television Network
is way

OUT

TV-FDLMS

PSRIEff

VednescTiiy, February 1, 19(51

Accent Mostly Film as Montreal's
First Private TV Station Bows

By MAX NEWTON

Montreal, Jan. 31.

CFCF-TV Channel 12, Montreal’s
first private television station went
into operation last week and the
lusty infant has exhibited every
Biffy of becoming a solid comer in
this*, entertainment medium

Plenty of fanfare got the station
off to a big start. Local English
dailies ran special sections, display
ads featured top staffers and the
initial pro start was hardly dimmed
when actual programming got un¬
der way. The Iate-afternoon kick¬
off on a show called “Carte
Blanche” featured emcee Jimmy
tapp, an attractive weather girl,
Marj Anthony who had a little
trouble with her chalk, a sports’
commentator and various guesSs.
Although hardly original in format,
the easygoing session was refresh¬
ing and evidenced promise. A
special feature with Marconi presi¬
dent Stuart M. Finlayson and his
execs answering a panel of news¬
paper and television personalities
on the intentions and policies of
the station was explicit and not
without humor. In the middle of
the president’s opening remarks,
his image disappeared completely
and the sound to almost nothing
This came just after a descriptions
of how such things could never
happen because of double trans¬
mitters, etc.

The $5,000,000 operation, owned
and operated by the Canadian
Marconi Co (which started the
first radio station in North America
in 1918 a few' months before
KDKA, Pittsburgh) had been on
the planning boards since 1938,
when the company first applied for
permission to operate a tv station.
Just eight short months ago, fol¬
lowing the hearings by the Board
of Broadcasting Governors by rep¬
resentative groups applying for a
private station lieese, the decision
for such a licence went to Marconi
and they became the second Eng¬
lish-language station in town
(CBMT, the Canadian Broadcast¬
ing Corp. station was the first in
’52).

Todate station has been running
from about 4 in the afternoon until
midnight with bulk of material on
film. The balance between live
and filmed shows and particularly
the problem of living up to their
committment to the BBG that over¬
all programming would be 50%
Canadian talent should provide an
endless target for the station’s
critics and snipers. Reruns of old
feature-length films are larded with
commercials (of which the outlet
seems to be getting a good share)
and live comments concerning the
film together with news, weather
and sports. The latemovie at 11
p.m. is dressed up with a femme
looker, Christine Donaghy, who
carries of the moniker of “Pajama
Pattie” and models okay night¬
wear fashions from sponsor Domi¬
nion Textiles

At present. CFCF-TV is beaming
all programs from a temporary
layout but hopes to move into its
new $1,500,000 studios in two or
three months.

Ansae Set Deal For .

NTA Thy of Week’

First overseas sale of “The Play
of The Week” is set with the Aus¬
tralian Broadcasting Corp. Deal
with National Telefilm Associates
is understood to be 13 plays in the
dramatic showcase. s

Prestige series is viewed as a
potent counter-baiar.ce to some of
the anti-American sentiment in
Australia, stemming from some of
the U. S. vidfilm series being tele¬
cast there.

Tap Jack Minor

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Jack Minor, former director of
sales and advertising for three
Chrysler lines, has been named
veepee of Don Fedderson Produc¬
tions in charge of sales and de-
velopmert. Before joining Chrys¬
ler. he was a veepee of the Grant
agency and prevlo”sly was a sales
executive with media organizations.

Minor will office with the Fed-
derson organizat'on in Hollywood
and work closely with MCA, which
handier mod of the Fedderson pro¬
perties for tv.

CNP GOES ON LOCATION

Four of 6 New Entries for 61-82
Have ‘Outside’ Shooting

California National Productions
says there is going to be “an ex¬
ceptionally large” amount of loca¬
tion shooting for-all its ’61-’62 en¬
tries. At least four of the six will
go outside.

“War Birds,” one CNP pilot, will
do heavy filming at Santa Maria.
Calif., where the country’s largest
collection of World War I aircraft
fall planes fully operative) is main¬
tained. "Seven Cannery Row” is to
be filmed entirely in Monterey, be¬
ginning Feb. 9, and “Cottage 54,"
w'hich is already before the cam¬
eras, will be done entirely in San
Diego. Most of “Police Doctor”
calls for exterior L. A. footage. It
seems' only “Three White Hats,"
about Texas Rangers, will be studio
shot in the main, and then there
is “Collington Bones,” which is* a
half-hour animated pilot.

Carl Lindemann, CNP’s program
boss, has signed several perfor- j
mers as leads in the various se¬
ries. Richard Carlson w'ill front
“Doctor,” which Henry Kesler is
directing and producing. Opera
buffo Salvatore Baccaloni wall
guest in “Cannery,” which Eobert
Knapp and Alfred Hinchley will
front.

Richard Garland and Richard
Miller will be the regulars on
I “54." Earlier, CNP set Wayde
I Preston, Don Francks and Basil
jRathbone for “Warbirds" and Jo-
jseph Campanella, L. Q. Jones and
Ron Foster for “White Hats."

Delaney to ABC Films

James F. Delaney has rejoined
ABC Films as southern division
manager headquartered in Hous¬
ton.

Delaney, most recently with Saf-
T-eey Shelters Co. as general man¬
ager w'as onetime southwest divi¬
sion manager for United Artists
Television, and before that with
ABC Films as eastern division
manager and field sales supervisor
among other exec capacities.

KOTLER'S V.P. STATUS

Joseph Kotler, sales manager of
New r York City, sales department
for Ziv-UA. has been elected a
v.p. in charge of all N. Y. sales.

At the same time, Richard Ham¬
burger was promoted from assist¬
ant sales manager to sales manager
of N. Y. syndication sales. Kotler
has been with Ziv-UA since 1947,
rising steadily in the company un¬
til, 1958, he was named sales man¬
ager in charge of N. Y. sales.

Associates prexy, to Coast for
confabs ... As a result of newly
acquired footage, Wolper-Sterling
Productions may expand its tv
special on the film industry to com¬
prise three hourlong shows instead
of the contemplated two full hour
programs ... Donald W. Redell has
been named v.p. of Advertising,
Radio and Television Services
(ARTS). He formerly was director
o r sales, programs and production
department at TelePrompTer Corp
. . . Two new educational shows,
“Music In Your Life" and “Science
and Human Responsibility” debut
shortly on WPIX, N.Y., as part of
the Regent’s Educational Televi¬
sion Project.

Vernon Burns, National Telefilm
Associates’ European topper, off to
London . . . Mark Richman signed
for starring role in Metro TV’s
“Cain’s Hundred,” pilot of which
is being done for NBC-TV . . .

[ Lester S. Ready joins United Art¬
ists Associated as account exec in
southwest division . .. Elmer Jack-
son, 20-year vet with the Los An¬
geles Police Department, set as
technical advisor on MGM-TV’s
“Asphalt Jungle" . . . Eugenie
Leontovich and Viveca Lindfors,
who were last together in the
Broadway hit, “Anastasia," are
working together in a “Naked
City" episqde currently shooting in
N. -Y. Title of episode is “The

FenneUy’* ‘Mustang’

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Vincent Fennelly, Four Star pro¬
ducer, is readying “Wyoming Mus¬
tang" as a new oater teleseries to
star Don Burnett and Jim Beck.
Storyline revblves around pair of
saddle tramps who break wild
horses for Army and stagecoach
lines.

Pilot goes out as “The Re¬
mounts" seg for Fennelly’s pres¬
ent “Stagecoach West” series.

U.S.Unit (Ex-NBC)
2-Language Entry
In ff. German Deal

By HANS HOEHN

Berlin, Jan. 31.

An unusual enterprise here is
the production of a two-language
(German and English) television
feature, “A Child’s Game,” by an
American tape mobile unit headed
by Ronald. Kahn. This unit, most¬
ly former NBC people, is composed
of 15 Americans who are produc¬
ing the vidpic for Tele-West, a Ger¬
man company headquartered in
Duesseldorf, Western ‘ Germany.
This production is unusual as it
is the first German vidpic to be
shot on tape simultaneously in two
languages.

Producer Kahn said that the big¬
gest difficulty was hiring German
actors who could speak English
fluently. Although usually films
are dubbed into English (or an¬
other language) after completion.
In this production, every scene is
shot twice, first in German and
then in English.

The producer wouldn’t reveal
any financial figures but he said
that production costs are not cheap.
Since he has to pay his technicians
in dollars, the technical costs are
as high as they would be in Ameri¬
ca. He only saves money on the
utlization of local actors but that
won’t amount to much either. He
said the whole production wouldn’t
payoff if they were to shoot the
film in one language only.

As to Tele-West, this^ company
intends to enlarge its activity by
taking over the Baldham Studios in
Munich. An American firm, Crow-
ell-Collier, incidentally, is a part¬
ner in Tele-West. “A Child’s
Game,” a 54-minute venture, will
be shot on the streets of Berlin.
Production starts this week with
12 shooting days skedded. The lo¬
cal UFA studios at Berlin-Tempel-
hof are being used for interior
work. Don Cash wrote the script
and will be directing the film.
Kahn, an ex-Berliner who left Ger¬
many in 1934, said that his unit is
going to make about 12 pix an-
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Deadly Guinea Pig” . . . WPIX,
N. Y., documentary “Castro, Cuba
and Communism” will be telecast
by the station on Feb. 16 at 8:30
pm. ... Department of Defense
has awarded to Ziv-UA a special
certificate of commendation for its
three programs, “Men Into Space,”
“Men of Annapolis,” and “Men of
West Point”., . . “Keyboard Con¬
versations,” production of National
Educational Television Radio Cen¬
ter, is being presented on daytime
ETV schedule of WPIX. Slot is
Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. . . . “Amer¬
ican Civil War,” Westinghouse-
produced series being distributed
by Trans-Lux Television CorR., has
been sold to Armed Forces TV net¬
work.

Cameraman James Wong Howe
has been inked by exec producer
David L. Wolper as director of
photography on “Biography of a
Baseball Rookie.” . . . Television
Personalities, which syndicates the
“Mister Magoo”. series and the
“Dick Tracy Show,” has signed
William Hooper, Al. W. Goodwin
and Frank L. Sheehan to serve as
district sales managers. Hooper,
vet film salesman, will be eastern
district manager. Previously, he
had been associated with CBS
Films, ABC Films and Ziv. Good¬
win, who had been with ITC and
Ziv, will serve in the south, and
Sheehan, another vet film sales¬
man, wiil hold the title of western
district manager. j

TV film (latter

Gllie Unger, National Telefilm

WNTA-TV Sells an Image

WNTA-TV, Newark-N. Y. indie, is out selling its “impact” Image
via a film presentation narrated by Mike Wallace. Film presentation
was shown on the Coast, in Los Angeles, and San Fjancisco, to
agencies and prospective clients Monday and yesterday (Tues.), and
will be shown In N. Y. and other key cities shortly. ^

Script, propped by ad director Kermit Kahn, highlights a study
of WNTA-TV viewers made by Blankenship, Gruneau & Ostberg.
Study foun p that WNTA-TV viewers had a higher Income level,
44% earnLig $10,000 a year or more, 80% of the viewers owned
stock, and 49% were in the professional, managerial or technical
class.

Narration by Wallace and film presentation also highlights the
many, awards received by the station and the impact of such pro¬
grams as “The Play of The Week,” “David Susskind’s Open End,”
“Mike Wallace Interviews,” etc. It was contended, too, that the
Channel 13 audience “is the most adult one . . . w'ith 90.1% of Its
viewers being beyond the juvenile or adolescent stage.

Wallace narration also takes a poke at the programming fare of
the competitive stations in the market. Says Wallace: “Logically,
you’d expect seven different stations to offer a variety of* program¬
ming appeals. When you turn on your set, though, this is not wh§t
you find on the ‘magic box.’ Possibly to get even for their big boo-
boo in real estate long ago, the Indians are shooting cowboys. On
other channels,, the cowboys are shooting Indians. Sometimes for
variety, policemen are shooting robbers. And the robbers, not to
be outdone, shoot at the policemen. The private eye is certainly in
the public eye ... on nearly every channel in town. . . .”

U.S.-Brjtams Breakthrough On
Daily Newsfilm in Met’s New Pact

‘Racer’ Gets a Sponsor
But No Place to Put It

ABC Films’ “The Racer,” half-
hour speedway adventure series,
has a halfway bankroller, but the
problem of no network time com¬
mitment for the '61 season.

Autolite, via BBDO, originally
interested in a January midseason
berth for “Racer,” has now ordered
the show for alternate-week spon¬
sorship next fall.

With four stanzas already
wrapped up, ABC Films is still
bucking for a web timeslot, and
actively peddling the unordered
half sponsorship.

Cartoons

j —^ Continued from page 35

in syndication now is said to have
been filled to a large extent.

One of the big bottlenecks in dis¬
tribution is the less than four-sta¬
tion market situation prevailing
throughout the country. Cartoons
usually are sold on a two or three-
run basis to station, with unlimited
plays. In the less than four market
situations, once the stations have
bought their limited cartoon needs,
new packages just go whistling for
want of an outlet.

A made-for-tv cartoon without a
highly recognized character can
make gross from $5,000 to $8,000'
per five-minute episode the first
time around nationally, in a suc¬
cessful selL Others fall short of
that mark.

^Overseas potential for many car¬
toons is severely restricted if
there’s too much violence in the
series. Overseas markets are much
more severe about violence in kid¬
die shows than their counterparts
in the U. S.

Televenture

Continued from page 34

rama and “Behind the Great Wall,”
first Aromarama production.

Art Foley, formerly an account
exec with Biderman, Tolk and As-
soc.’s, and before that trade press
editor for ABC-TV, is veepee for
sales and promotion.

Televenture is banking on Thor
Dahl’s associates covering prac¬
tically all important world centres
to expedite location shooting.

For “Televenture Reports,” the
new film company plans to use only
original footage "Shot in the far-
flung locations demanded by the
format. Thor Dahl’s shipping and
other contacts (port captains ana
agents) in virtually all corners of
the world are figured on to expe¬
dite production and keep costs to
a bare minimum. Local production
crews will be used, with tentative
agreements already drawn. Similai
arrangements are being outlined
for local film processing.

Atlanta—Don Stewart. WSB-TV
news and weather announcer, is
teaching a memory course at the
Atlanta YMCA.

^ London, Jan. 31.

The first major breakthrough
into the American market was ac¬
complished this week when, as
from last night (Mon.) WNEW, New
York, and its Washington outlet,
began transmission of daily news-
films supplied and originated by
British Commonwealth Interna¬
tional Newsfilm Agency.

The service, known world-wide
as Visnews, is being aired twice
daily in New York at 11 pm. and
7:30 a.m., and in the morning slot
in Washington. The initial pact,
negotiated in the morning slot in
Washington. The initial pact, nego¬
tiated in London with Bennet Korn,
v.p. of Metropolitan Broadcasting,
and Ted Yates, editor of the sta¬
tion’s Tv News, is for a trial run of
three months, and thereafter sub¬
ject to negotiation.

For WNEW, Visnews will be a
new type of news service, which
will supplement its regular report¬
ing service. The agency, which was
formed four years ago as a non¬
profit making trust by the Rank
Organization, the BBC, Australian
and Canadian interests, was re-
[ cently reinforced by an associa-
! tion with Reuters. It operates a
world wide newsfilm service, with
Its own staffers in London, Tokyo,
Singapore, Paris, Hilversum and
New York, and with stringers in
other territories. Already, it sup¬
plies a regular service to tv sta¬
tions throughout most of Europe,
including several countries behind
the iron curtain, and to Japan,
Thailand, Australia and New Zea¬
land. and some South American
territories.

Average dailv service, which is
flown in from all key centres, has a
funning time of 15 minutes. It’s all
filmed on 16m stock, and in some
areas is also made available for
theatrical topicals.

Two of the agency execs are in
New York for this week’s launch¬
ing of the service. They are Tony
Whyte, who is based In London
but carries the title of World News
Editor: and George Tyler, a sales
exec who also operates out of the
London h.q. Latter is to follow on
with a tour of the United States
and Canada, offering the agency’s
facilities to indie stations.

Cuffo Sports Shorts

Newsfilm Inc., affiliate of Mara¬
thon International Productions, has
started distribution of a series of
free sports shorts for tv stations,
i Series is bankrolled by Volks¬
wagen, but contains no commer¬
cials or product plugs.

Shorts, four minutes each 'and
for use as features within existing
shows, cover such subjects as sail-
planing, boar hunting, go-cart
racing and parachute jumping.

DESILU DIVIDEND

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Desilu has declared its regular
quarterly dividend of 15 cents per
share on company’s 596,340 shares
of common stock, payable Feb. 24
to stockholder^ of record Feb. 10.

As usual, according to prexy
Desi Arnaz, no diwy will be paid
on 565,000 shares of Class B com¬
mon. stock, jointly owned by him
with Lucille BalL

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

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Inside Stuff—Radio-TV

Ampex Corp. will show a net loss of about $2,000,000 for tht quarter
ending Tuesday (31), president George I. Long, Jr., reported.

He said the loss was brought about by substantially lower sales than
had been forecast, higher costs of placing some new products In pro¬
duction and the decision to adjust the carrying value of inventory in
areas adversely affected.

Long added that company’s order backlog was at an alltime peak
of $27,000,000 and predicted improvement for next quarter and rest of
tiie year.

Those CBS-TV sports producers are getting microphones in the dam-
dest places this year. Two upcoming s “Sunday Sports Spectacular” seg¬
ments will feature Budelman mikes attached to a pair of fastmovlng
athletes.

Feb. 19 segment. “Air Show. U. S. A.,” will find one of the portable
mikes wired into the equipment of Red Grant, an “aeroartist” who
free-falls from 8.000 to 2,000 feet before opening his parachute. March
19 show on “World Bobsled Championships and Ski Jumping” will
have same mike attached to Olympic skiier Penny Pitou as she does
a slalom exhibition and gives a running account on her descent.

One of the more effective segments of “The Twentieth Century” this
season was “The Violent World of Sam Huff.” in which a similar mike
was wired into the N. Y. Giant line-backer’s shoulderpads to give view¬
ers the full sound of impact.

“Have Gun. Will Travel” will set a new precedent next Saturday (4)
when it presents a western in which the heavy is a Negro. The CBS-
TV stanza, along with other westerns, have used Negroes in their casts
in the past, but always as sympathetic characters.

In the “Have Gun” episode, however, the Negro, portrayed by actor
Ivan Dickson, will be a murderer with whom star Dick Boone tangles.
Show, according to CBS, won’t play up any racial angles, but will sim¬
ply point un the fact that there were lots of Negro cowhands in the
post-Civil War era, among them some bad ones.

W'ith a random sample of 2,100 homes in metropolitan Milwaukee,
station WTMJ-TV is conducting its own survey of audience preferences
locally. On a printed questionnaire, participants are asked to list five
favorite tv programs in order of preference and to indicate (1) which
classes of tv programs best serve their needs, (2) what times of day are
preferred for certain classes of programs, and (3) what kinds of pro¬
grams should there be more of, and less of.

Survey, which is being conducted in conjunction with annual con¬
sumer analysis of parent Milwaukee Journal, also scopes FM. Ques¬
tionnaire asks whether homes have FM receivers and, if so, what station
is most listened to.

, Federal Communications Commission has adopted a new rule allow¬
ing educational FM stations to- engage in noncommercial subsidiary
operations. „ ... ,

The educational outlets, beginning Feb. 2, can apply for multiplex
transmissions for- such supplemental uses as classroom programming,
relaying programs between educational FM stations, remote cueing
and other functions related to station operations.

The multiplex transmissions cap be made only while the main FM
channel is operating. The stations can be reimbursed only for line
charges and no commercials will be permitted.

Last week’s Variety gives the erroneous impression that a new duo,
the Tov Twirs. are replacing the Boyd Twins as the musical mouth¬
pieces for Doublemint Gum on radio and tv. Case is actually that the
gals vcleot Toy have only replaced the Boyds on the vocalist staff of
WBBM, Chicago, now that the latter are signed to work fulltime as the
Doublemint ider.Cfiers. To the contrary, the Wrigley Co. is high on the
Boyd Twins, whh the “double your pleasure” campaign proving a
deciding boon to the gum brand.

W r allace Turner, rews director of station KPTV, Portland, Ore., has
been named Assistant to the Secretary for Public Affairs in the Dept,
of Health. Education and Welfare.

Turner’s aooointment was announced by HEW Secretary Abraham
A. Ribicoff. Turner, a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter when he pre¬
viously worked for a newspaper, will assume his post, which heads the'
Department’s press services, on Feb. 6. ;

Not only, is CBS lending Its aid to Radio Audizione Italian, but sn is
NBC. The two networks made deals with the Italian broadcasting
company at about the same time—to supply technical and programming
assistance.

NBC’s “basic agreement” is especially to help RAI build its second
tv network. The NBC deal was arranged-through A1 Stem’s NBC
International operation.

J. L. Van Volkenberg, president of M-E Productions (McCann-
Erickson) will be the kev sneaker Friday (3> at the annual half-day
conference of the N. Y. C. Chapter of American Women in Radio &
Television. SVndig begins at noon in the Crystal Room of the Savoy-
Hilton in N. Y.

After Van Volkenberg’s luncheon address, there’ll be a panel headed
by Doris Corwith, former AWRT national prexy.

Gillette Spread For
Entertainment Sega
On All 3 TV Webs

Gillette didn’t limit its “enter¬
tainment” buying to NBC-TV, but
instead tire former sports-only
bankroller has bought extensive
participations on the other two tv
networks as well. 'After laying out
nearly $1,500,000 for three NBC-
TV hours, the sponsor gave out
just about the same amount to a
combination of ABC-TV and CBS-
TV, with ABC getting better than
$ 1 , 000 , 000 .

On ABC-TV, Gillette’s agency
Maxon took minutes; in “The Is¬
landers” (and “Asphalt Jungle,”
which soon replaces it), in “Stage¬
coach West” and “Roaring 20s.”
CBS-TV’s “Gunslinger” gets a
weekly minute from Gillette from
February into June.

Edw. Morgan Tapped
For ‘Briefing Session’

ABC newscaster Edward P. Mor¬
gan will host the new edition of
“Briefing Session.” pubaffairs tele
series being co-produced by the
CIO-AFL and the National Educa¬
tional Television & Radio Centre.

Briefing officer for the 20 half-
hour shows (which will feature film
background and panel discussions
of current issues) w ill b e John Mac-
Vane, who hosts NET’s “UN Re¬
view.” He’s been broadcasting from
the UN for six years.

Series \yill be made available
next month to NET’S 48 affiliates
and noncompeting commercial sta¬
tions.

TV-Radio Production Centres

i CntiuH from pact 31 ;

CBS Sports, which ordinarily restricts all production efforts to Its
own staff, has brought in an outside producing company to film Sunday’s
(5> edition of “Sunday Sports Spectacular.” Outside company is PGL
Productions, whi°h t in the past has produced predominantly industrial
films, but whirii is ’expert in lensing of auto racing footage, subject of
Sunday’s show.

The 90-minute outing deals with the Seventh Annual Speed Weeks
in the Bahamas Bud Palmer narrates the film, which includes such
racing names as Stirling Moss and Count Von Tripps. Deal for PGL,
which also filmed location commercials for Schlitz, was set via agent
Hank Colman.

Negotiations are on for Douglas Aircraft to make a “substantial”
buy-in of Midwestern Instruments, Tulsa, diversified electronics manu¬
facturer whose line includes the Magnecord tape recorders. Midwest¬
ern was established in 1950, and in late '56 merged with Magnecord,
Inc.

TV Guide mag has taken a new editorial tack with the use of top
freelanders for feature Section articles. Roster of contributors now
includes Richard Gehman. Gilbert Milstein, Bill Davidson, Stanley
Frank, Lee Edson. S ; dnev Shallet, Samual Grafton and others. Gehman
did the unusual (for the Guide) three-parter on Richard Boone. Milstein
did the recent piece on Perry Como, and Edson is working on a two-
parter on Andy Griffith.

Paar Going to Israel

For his next routine two week
(out of every 13) vacation. Jack
Paar plans to go to Israel. He’ll
arrive March 27, three weeks after
the Eichmann trial begins there.

So far, says NBC-TV, Paar has
no plans ’ to cover the Eichmann
triaLbut there is nonetheless some
speculation that he rjight try to
tape some of it, maybe even try
for an'interview with Eichmann.

Growth of Keystone Broadcasting System in recent years, with Its
affiliates mushrooming to 1.125. has necessitated a 30% expansion of
office space at the transcription network’s Chicago headquarters. Most
of the added space will be used to house KBS’ merchandising unit.

Four gratis trips to Europe will be given the four stations (two radio
and two tv> “offering the greatest general sunport to the 1961 campaign
of Broadcasters for Radio Free Europe.” The winners will certainly
all hit Munich, Germany, where RFE facilities are located.

Promotion for RFE funds is national and goes from Feb. 1 to Feb.
14. Don McGannon of Wes^inghouse Is again serving as chairman of
the Broadcasters Committee.

Sales Resistance

'Continued from pace 34 ss

as "Interpol Calling,” “The In¬
visible Man” and “Robin Hood”
plus recordings of series like “The
Larkins,” “Saturday Spectacular,"
“Deadline Midnight,” “Probation
Officer,” “Emergency—Ward 10,”
together with plays and documen¬
taries.

Talking of upcoming vidpic pro¬
duction, Parnell stated that 26 epi¬
sodes of “Ghost Squad,” the UK’s
first 60-minute films for tv, would
start production at the end of
March in collaboration with the
Rank Organization. The pilot has
already been shot, and Sir Donald
Wolfit and Hazel Court will star
in the series with prominent guest
artists featured. Also skedded for
a March start are 39 “Sir Francis
Drake" 30-minuters with Terence
Morgan, these being made by ITC
in cahoots with ABC-TV on a 50-50
basis. One of the live series it’s
planned for NBC airing in Amer¬
ica, incidentally, is the Palladium
Show, with Associated Television
hoping that the U.S. web wall
handle six a year. Expected shoot¬
ing procedure is, that some spe¬
cially-staged stuff will be inserted
into, an edited coverage of the pro¬
gram which* goes out locally on
Sunday nights.

Apropo's that claim, to have
broken down U.S. sale's resistance.
Parnell stated, in answer to a ques¬
tion, that had the “Four Just Men”
skein been on offer now for the
first time it‘would almost cer¬
tainly have secured a network deal,
instead of having gone, into syndi¬
cation, as happened when it was
actually offered in America. Par¬
nell reckoned nevertheless that the
series had garnered around $1,800,-
000 from the dollar area.

’On the subject-of overseas Suc¬
cesses in general, Norman Collins
stressed that these had been
secured largely because of ATV’s
investments in the U.S. and the
Commonwealth, mainly Canada
and Australia. These investments
total about $6,300,000.

► Baltimore — Charles W. Purcell
has become managing director of
WCAO-FM here. He reports to By¬
ron Millenson, veepee and g.m. of
the station.

Peter Morley and scriptwriter Cyril Bennett now in France prepplnj
a 60-minuter on the country that will be the first Intertel program.
Associated-Rediffusion is skedding it for April.-

in boston . . .

Marie Houlahan feted at luncheon by WEEI and civic official* Tues¬
day (31) on her retirement as press chief WEEI radio . . . WB2PTV
holding monthly auditions for local pro and amateur talent under
direction of assistant program mgr.. Win Baker . . . Rev. Robert I. Gan¬
non, former prexy Fordham U., in town for WBZ-TV vidtaping of
Westinghouse “Face of the World” series, which he fronts . . . The
Sperry & Hutchinson Co., national distribs of S&H Green Stamps,
inked to sponsor WBZ-TV yearlong, once a month pubaffairs series,
“The Complex Community”. . . WBZ-TV and radio putting together
new house organ with ty promotion man Don Benjamin as editor in
chief . . . Thomas Y. Gorman, WEEI gen. mgr., presented plaque nam¬
ing his. editorials over WEEI best in “large station” category at UPI
Broadcasters Assn, of Mass, annual Tom Philips Awards dinner ...
William McCormick, WNAC-TV head, spoke on radio and tv before
Publicity Club of Boston suggesting a project to them as group to
publicize and promote Boston and Commonwealth.

IN TORONTO ...

Ed Sullivan and Wayne & Shuster in town, with former to emcee
10th anni of “Sports Celebrity Dinner” at the Royal York Hotel—which
will cost $25 a plate — with the sports stars tv’d for free . . . Joyce
Davidson, gabber gal, got her picture on cover of current Star Weekly
. Carroll Means, consultant on the Hallmark antique card collection,
here to appear on “Open House” series . . . Effective immediately, Ra¬
dio & Television Sales Inc., headed by Andy McDermott, takes over
the billing and servicing of stations previously handled by Ted Fepler
and his Allied Broadcast Services, with Pepler deciding to join Radio
Representatives Ltd., as sales manager . . . Anita Bryant in town to
tape a guest appearance with Juliette for future use of CBC . . . With
Drew Crossan and Jack Zolov producing and directing—and Thom
Benson in as supervisor—CBC plans a new series of hourlong docu¬
mentaries tagged “Camera Canada,” to get underway on the CBC-TV
network on Feb. 15. Teeoff will be Quebec City’s annual winter carni¬
val; other programs include Eskimo life in Canada’s Arctic, the crowd¬
ed air lanes; a comparison .drawn by Hugh McLennan of the present
Canadian university undergraduate eneragtion with that of 1930 . . .
Standard Broadcast Sales, owned by CFRB, Toronto, largest indepen¬
dent radio station in Canada, will henceforth specialize on Canada’*
major centres only.

IN PHILADELPHIA

“Operation Alphabet,” tv campaign to instnict an estimated 200.000
adult illiterates in area, kicked off on WFIL-TV (30) (6:30 a.m.) with a
proclamation by Mayor Richardson Dilworth ... Harrisburg broad¬
caster Cecil'Sansburg was guest of honor at the Philly chapter of
AW ART for their dinner at the. Sheraton (28) , . . More than 150
bowlers participated in a giant roll-off in the WIP bowling tournament
finals (29) . . . The Philadelphia Inquirer has axed its daily detailed
radio listings, printing only the highlights . . . WIBG sales manager
Dave Bolton rewarded with trip to Florida and an ocean outing on his
employer’s yacht . i . Believed to be a “first” in area, WFIL-TV tele¬
cast the 90-minute service of the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox
Church (22), as part of its “One Nation Under God” series . . . WIP
joined WCAM, Camden, in "Bridge of Dimes” to help annual drive.
Each station is trying to raise enough coins to stretch half-way across
the Ben Franklin Bridge which connects the two cities.

IN SAN FRANCISCO

Sherwood Gordon, president of Gordon Broadcasting (including
KQBY, Frisco), and MBS president Robert F. Hurleigh have sent out
cocktail invites for bash next Monday (6). This could be the xnore or
less routine announcement that KQBY will be a full-fledged MBS
affiliate, or it could be something considerably more titillating—like
a new tv net? Anyway, it’s got the Frisco guessers guessing . . . The
first of KTVU’s post-’48 Warner films, “The High and Mighty,” racked
up a mighty 36.0 rating in its Sunday (22) night debut, according to
a special ARB coincidental survey. The three network outlets were
clustered between 24.2 and 27.5 ... Mamie Webster’s KCBS, elected
president of Frisco Radio Broadcasters Association for 1961, Homer
Odom, KABL, v.p., Walter Conway, KDIA, secretary-treasurer. Board
members are Elmer Wayne, KGO-AM; Jerry Friedman, KQBY; Bill
Shaw, KSFO; Bill Nichols, KYA . . . KPIX revamping its whole late-
aftemoon lineup—and pushing its top-rated Dick Stewart show . . .
TV-radio’s Bill Guyman out of hospital after pneumonia bout Add¬
ed to KPIX kiddie programming: “Marshal J”—yep. that’s his whole
name. He’s supposed to be a cowboy . . . Examiner’s Ed Montgomery
added to KGO-TV news show with Fort Pearson.

IN MILWAUKEE * ...

Author of "The Second Crucifixion,” Maurice Samuel spaffced a
panel of four Milwaukee Junior Bar Assn., members Sunday (29) on
WISN-TV’s “Milwaukee Reports”. . .-On WMVS-TV “An Open Book”
program, Thursday (26) Gene Halboth, with reader assists, presented
excerpts from “The Seagull” by Anton Chekov in a Milwaukee Public
Library program . . . Wisconsin Press Photographers Assn., awards
for outstanding work in 1960, went to Charles A. Sciurba, WISN-TV,
Milwaukee (first in news); Donald Heilman, WITI-TV (Milwaukee);
Robert Homberg, WITI-TV, Alfred R. Trend, WFRV-TV, (Green Bay)
was tabbed “TV Photographer of the Year,” taking a first in features
and another in sports . . . John Dunar, WISN-TV, in features, was
awarded a seednd . . . WRIT disk jocks Don Phillips, Don Bruce, Clark
Weber, Larry Clark and Lee Rothman (The Redcoats) sparked the on¬
stage gala at Uptown Theatre’s first run preem of “Flaming Star,” tht
Elvis Presley newie.

IN MINNEAPOLIS

With televising of weekly boxing matches discontinued by most
webs, KMSP-TV is promoting its own weekly fight show starting to¬
night fli. Station has lined up amateur bouts to be held in the KMSP
studios. Local Golden Glovers and simon-pures from around state will
compete on “Wednesday Night Fights,” tag borrowed from the defunct
network series . . .“Gesundheit” Is program name of beginning Ger¬
man lessons being offered by radio station KUOM . . . WCCO Radio
personality Jim Hill left Sunday (29) with 90 of his listeners on second
Good Neighbor Holiday in Hawaii . . . WTCN-TV and Radio, ABC
affiliate here, is second local station to step up news coverage . . .
KMSP-TV televised some of the goings-on at the “Exodus” preem last
week. Show from the Academy Theatre included guest shots by pro¬
ducer-director Otto Preminger and singer Julie Wilson . . . WTCN-TV
manager Ted Streibert pooh-poohed objections to “Untouchables” A1
Capone episode, claiming the show was so “obviously fictional” th#
controversy never should have arisen. He added that the station re¬
ceived no complaints from viewers after airing the program.

IFtedncaday, February l f 1961

TELEVISION REVIEWS

t'SstlPFr

'Wednesday, February 1, 1961

SING ALONG WITH MITCH
With Mitch MUIer Oreh * Chen*,

Gloria Lambert, Plata Traek,

Leslie Usrasw

Producer-director: Bill H»M»
Choreographer: James Starhuck
€0 Mins., FrL, 9 pJtt
BALLANTINE

NBC-TV, from N. Y. (color)

(Wm. Esty)

When Mitch Miller launched his
first “Sing Along" album of the
Columbia Records label several
years ago, he started something
that many in the industry attempt¬
ed to carbon but which none was
able to duplicate in sound or sales.
His 11th “Sing Along" LP is on
Columbia’s February release sched¬
ule and the total sales of his 10
previous “Sing Along” sets .have
topped the 4,000.000 mark for a
$20,000,000-plus sales rackup.
That’s a hefty record and one
which would obviously tempt a
sponsor for a try at transferring
the formula io tv.

With the aid of some simple but
effective production trappings and
some snappy choreographic items
developed by James Starbuck,
a delightful tv adaptation of
a disk original has been made. On
an alternate week schedule with
the “Bell Telephone Hour," Bal-
lantine looks like it has a solid buy
in “Sing, Along With Mitch" in the
eastern region. Show is still avail¬
able for sponsorship in other areas.

Miller’s formula apparently is to
keep it simple and popular. The
arrangements of the favorite oldies
are handled in a way that fall into
the range of any parlor performer.
The beat has a zing and the choral
group has a boom that draws in
the viewer without too much per¬
suasion. As a host Miller put on
‘ his best folksy manner and is sure
to become the pet of a majority of
rural viewers.

The background dressing for the
numbers, for the most part, were
presented in a way that didn’t in¬
terfere with, the singing matter at
hand but occasionally, such as in
the production of the “Hey Betty
Martin Number," the kiddie chore¬
ography was charming and brought
added delight to the whole turn.

In addition to his big “Sing
Along" chorus, Miller brought in
three femmes for change of pace
solo stints. Gloria Lambert had a
winning spng-and-dance turn with
“Put On:a Happy Face," Diana
Trask brought a brisk peppy style
to “Waltzing Mathilda" and Leslie
Uggams was winsome but often too
mannered in “Sixteen Going On
Seventeen."

It’s homespun entertainmeent
but it’s spun out with slick show¬
biz savvy. Gros.

. . . AND NO BELLS BING
With Hugh Downs, host; Wanda

Mitchell, Henry Bissex, George

Grodahl

Writer: Jacqueline Xosenfeld
Producer: Don Meier
30 Mins., Sun.; 10 a.ra.

WABC-TV, N. Y. (film)

How to solve the teacher short¬
age was interestingly probed Sun¬
day (20) in the initial episode of
a special two-part education film
aired via WABC-TV, N. Y. The film
was produced by the National
Assn, of Secondary School Princi¬
pals under a grant from the Ford
Foundation.

Various aspects of the subject
were ably covered by host Hugh
Downs who interviewed three
teachers. He pointed out that so¬
lution to the problem comes not
only from obtaining more teachers
but in making better use of the
teachers who are already available.

Illustration pf this point was
made through scenes in which stu¬
dents could be seen receiving in¬
struction in groups up to 150. This
way, it was claimed, more pupils
could be exposed to better quality
teachers. In handling units this
large the instructor often relied
upon such devices as projectors,
slides, tape recorders, etc.

No disciplinary problems were
said to arise from the large class¬
room units. It' was also noted that
another method of “spreading the
teacher” would be to relieve her
of non-instruction duties. The val¬
ue of individual instruction in
small student groups was touched
upon as well as the need for more
“independent" study on the pu¬
pil’s part.

In putting this film together, the
NAASP had a rambling approach,
but ultimately its; points became
clear. However, the association’!
recommendations may touch ®ff
sharp controversy since in the edu¬
cational field practically everyone
has his own idea oil how his child
should be taught. $ Gilb.

FACE THE NATION—DEBATE! j

With Howard K. Smith, moderator; j
Sen. Engeao McCarthy, Sea, j
Barry Goldwater

Executive Producer; Fred W.
Friendly

Associate Producer: Leo Coney
Director: Ar Westin ]

SO Mins., Thurs„ 19 *m. j

CBS-TV. from Washington

Television journalism, proudly
strutting its stuff these days, lifted
its professional IQ another notch
with CBS’ new, revised “Face the
Nation—Debater’ Thursday (28) in
the 10-11 p.m. slot. It was a public
sendee program of rare excellence.

There was nothing new in the
idea or the format. What was new
was that CBS was willing to do¬
nate an evening hour without spon¬
sorship for public enlightenment.
Give the net a big hand.

CBS brought together In the his¬
toric Old Supreme Court Room of
the U. S. Capitol (the same room
earlier housed the Senate) two of
the nation’s most intelligent and
eloquent advocates of directly opr
posite political philosophies: Sen.
Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), the con¬
servative; and Sen. Eugene McCar¬
thy (D-Minn.), the liberal. With
Howard K. Smith as moderator
(permitted only a few interrup¬
tions), the two Senators were given
an hour to debate the good and bad
of “big" centralized government
The issue certainly is a basic
one, and it affects every American.
It is also of such a sweeping nature,
encompassing countless details,
that it leaves plenty for discussion
in the long stretch of one hour of
talk

The format is almost the same as
“The Great Debates" of the' 1960
campaign, except that there was
practically no questioning. Smith
did ask two or three questions. CBS
has made the new program more
debate-like than the Kennedy-Nix-
on encounters, and it is therefore
better.

Further, the disagreement be¬
tween Goldwater and McCarthy is
philosophically greater than was
the case between Kennedy and Nix¬
on. This made the program a natur¬
al success in advance.

CBS’ problem in the weeks ahead
is to find subject matter and per¬
sons to debate able to hold audi¬
ence interest for 60 minutes. As
plans now stand, there will be an
hour program only once a month,
relieving some of the pressure.
“Face the Nation—Debate!" will be
televised on alternate Thursdays,
meaning two programs a month.
One will be an hour, and the other
only “30 minutes, leaving the re¬
maining half hour for a local pub¬
lic service program by the affiliate.
CBS got off to a tine start

Carp.

OPEN MIND j

With Prof. Erie F. GoMbub, Rich¬
ard H. S. CroMaiam, Mrs. Rose
Halpria, Dr. Joachim Prim
Producer; ElcaBor Biger
Director: Dick Gillaspie
39 Mins., Sat, Jaa. 39, It fJi
WNBC-TV.N.Y.

WNBC-TV moved its Sunday dis¬
cussion show, "Open. Mind," up to
Saturday night as a local supple¬
ment to the “Nation’s Future" web
debate between Charles P. Taft and
William F. Buckley Jr. on the
question, “Should Church Pulpits
Be a Political Rostrum."

The NBC flagship localized the
issue with a roundtable on “The
Relation of American Jewry to
IsraeL" The four notables wres¬
tling with the subject were-happily
(or unhappily, if controversy is nec¬
essary to lively tele discussion) in
virtual total accord all the way.

As could be expected, the central
issue revolved around Israeli
Premier David Ben-Gurion’s criti¬
cism of American Jewry for its lack
of allegiance to the new Jewish
state. Panelist were unanimous in
the opinion that American Jews—
even U. S. Zionists—were beholden
to America first in any showdown
issue, but should, and do, fake an
active interest in the “place where
Jewish genius can flower, again."

Above quote was from Mrs. Rose
Halprin. member of the executive
committee of the Jewish Agency
for IsraeL With her on the panel
were Richard H. S. Crossman,
chairman, National Executive Com¬
mittee. British Labor Party; and
Dr. Joachim Prinz. president,
American Jewish Congress. Eric F.
Goldman, Princeton U, history pro¬
fessor, moderated. Bill.

HORSE RACING
(Bougainvillea Tprf Handicap)
With Tommy Roberts, Fred Capo-
oella

, Exec. Producer: Cliff Evans
I Producer-Director: Clay Dopp
39 Mins., Sat, Jan. 28, 4:39 pjn,

, RHEWGOLD

WNEW-TY N. Y., from Miami
1 (F. CAB)

Sports. Network, which pipes
Saturday horse racing to a 22-city
hookup, has done a fine Job of
building a few minutes of actual
racing into a half-hour show.

Color man Tommy Roberts han¬
dled the fore and aft vidtape re¬
runs and interviewed with sure au¬
thority. Fred Coposella, “The Voice
of Hialeah," called the running for
the Bougainvillea Turf Handicap,
fourth In the web’s weekly series.

Preceding the big race, Roberts
conducted a jockey interview,
which covered the pros and cons of
turf vs. dirt-track racing, and also
got the background on the favorite.
Harmonizing, from the next best
source to the horses mouth, the
owner. And there was a vidtape
ruhbff of the day’s second event.
As interesting a highlight as the
; (Continued on page 54)

Gleason’s Apology for a Bum Show

“Last week we did a show called ‘You’re In the Picture, 4 " said
Jackie Gleason on Friday (27), “that laid without a doubt the
biggest bomb in history. (It) would make the H-bomb look like a
two-inch salute."

Gleason, who the week before served as emcee of the new panel
program, this time sat alone in a bare studio (“there Is nothing
here except the orchestra and myself") and armed otherwise only
with reinforced coffee, and turned the second half-hour into one
big apology.

The announcer for CBS-TV, just before Gleason took the air,
declared: “Stay tuned in for a special surprise half-hour show with
Jackie Gleason" After announcing that Liggett & Myers was
bringing the viewers “You’re In the Picture," a second announcer
said: “Jackie Gleason (will bring you) what will probably prove to
be a very unusual program.”

Obviously, everyone was being self-conscious, Including Gleason.
He built his entire program around the failings of “You’re In the
Picture,” and the premise, while novel (as they made sure to say),
was not grounds for a full 30 minutes. Yet the monolog by Gleason
was more often diverting than not

“How can a thing like this (failure) happen?" asked the comedian.
“Show business is a very strange and intangible endeavor.” He
further explained how in the dry runs everyone connected, with
“You’re In the Picture" howled with joy, and then how the show
was panned. “I’m still on the critics’ side,” he said, “because you
don’t have to be Alexander Graham Bell to pick up a phone and
find it’s dead. The only compliment I received was the commercials
were great. But that was ruined when somebody else said they
were too short.”

Gleason wound up his confession by observing “This isn’t a
requiem for a heavyweight. I’m coming back next week. I don’t
.know what I’m gonna do but I’m coming back.”

The network had planned to resume the panel edition this week,
with a new producer and some modifications in the format. Pro¬
ducer is Allan Sherman, veteran of Goodson-Todman. ^

But Gleason, with the web’s blessings, has decided to scrap the
panel in favor of a “conversation” show with a weekly guestar,
and by midweek was trying to line up Bob Hope or Art Carney.
He intends to keep the Identity of the guest a “surprise” until
air.time. Art.

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Play »f the Week

Leonid Andreyev’s “He Who
Gets Slapped" is no easy play to
follow, even in the streamlined
adaptation for “Play of the Week”
by Joseph Iiss. highly allegorical,
it contrasts the Innocence, of youth
against the wisHom and weariness
of the world in the dreamlike set¬
ting of a circus.

For most viewers. It made tough
sledding, relieved only by the lu¬
minous performances of Julie
Harris and Richard Basehart, Lat¬
ter beats a retreat from the world
and joins the circus, only to find
that life’s tragedies can be escaped
only by death. And when he sees
the beautiful and innocent Miss
Harris about- to despoil herself
through a marriage for wealth to
a baron she despises, ha takes her
with him. —

The symbolism was hard going,
but Miss Harris, superb por¬
trayal of the girl conveys the sense
of impending tragedy throughout
and enlivens the occasionally mys¬
tifying proceedings. Basehart, as
the title character, assumed a char¬
acterization of resignation rather
anguish but his performance'
had a gentle, poetic touch to it
that lent perfect counterpoint to
Miss Harris.

Fine supporting cast, ably direct¬
ed by Canadian Harvey Hart, in¬
cluded Patricia Jessel in a coldly
controlled performance as an un¬
happy lion tamer; David Opatoshu
in an excellent ‘offbeat (for him)
portrayal of a decadent epd im¬
poverished nobleman; L o r i n g
Smith as a sympathetic circus own¬
er; Morgan Sterne as an equestrian
who's the object of the female af¬
fections in the circus; and Caroll
O’Connor as a properly repugnant
baron. Pierre Olaf, Will B. Able
and Stuart Germain were a fine
trio of clowns, and Paul Stevens a
frightening symbol of Basehart’s
past. Chan .

Twentieth Century

The first of a two-part series on
“Ireland—The Tear and the Smile"
was presented on CBS-TV’s “Twen¬
tieth, Century” last Sunday (29) in
what most certainly will be re¬
membered aa one of the more fas¬
cinating, interesting and revealing
segments of the Prudential spon¬
sored showcase.

This was a 30-minute' program

lems relating to unification and
partition, the mass emigration of
her youth (“patriotism is okay,
but you can’t eat If’),' her literary
and religious traditions, the prob¬
lem of unemployment that’s al¬
ways with her and the thorny
censorship issue (“which has op¬
erated in great stupidity.")

While time limitations necessi¬
tated capsule treatment. It was
wholly absorbing, vivid and point¬
ed in its presentation, and the half-
houri capturing the feel of the
starkness and the sadness that is
Ireland, was treated to as skillful
and beautiful an editing, directing
and writing job (latter by Eliza?
beth Bowen) that “Twentieth Cen¬
tury" has put together since going
on the air. )

Both in the scenic footage and
visual backgrounding and In the
Walter Cronkite-Alexander Ken¬
drick interviewing of Trinity stu¬
dents, an Eamon De Valera.
Robert Briscoe, a Premier Lemass,
a Sean O’Faolaln, a Brendan Be¬
han, or a plain talkative pub client,
it emerged as a swift, concise
chronicling of a people — their
charms and their problems.

Rose.

handled “Nothing Can Be Done"
and “Isn’t It Romantic" nicely.
Roberto Igleslas dancers were fine
with their flamenco stuff, and com¬
ic Wally BGag's balloon creations
were an okay novelty.

Youth was served, albeit with
customary rock ’n’ roll mediocrity,
by the new team of Hank 8c David
and their “Lopsided, Overloaded"
disk, and by Jimmy Darren with
soso “Walking My Baby Back
Home." Duo-pianists Ferrante Sc
Teicher wound up the proceedings
with the theme music from “Ex¬
odus." In between, Sullivan
brought on Salvadore Dali to dem¬
onstrate a new splatter-gun which
creates abstract painting effects
and presumably speeds up their
manufacture. An odd sidelight In
an otherwise dull show. Chan.

Age of Kings-

A full, rounded, rich rendition of
“Henry IV, Part 1." was rendered
in the “Age of Kings” series on
WNEW-TV, N.Y., last week.

The second outing for this BBC-
produced Shakespearean cycle un¬
derscored the high caliber of the
players. Where the production
faulted in spots was in the sound.
Occasionally, there were almost
unintelligible spots, which neither
could be attributed to the diction
of the players nor the complica¬
tions of the plot.

“Henry IV, Part 1" isn’t .the
most electrifying Shakespearean
drama. It takes time for it to roll
up power, to lay bare the plot and
reveal the rifch facets of its char¬
acters. Yet, once It’s done, a color¬
ful tapestry of old England is un¬
furled, offering rewarding moments
to the viewer.

Last week’s 90-minute outing was
confined to Acts 1 and 2, with the
remainder of the drama being of¬
fered this week. The first chapter
ended on the high note of Falstaff
and Prince Hal holding court in a
tavern.

Frank Pettingell as Falstaff was
as round, as earthy, as winning, as
could be imagined. He lifted the
drama to a lilting melody. Robert
Hardy as Prince Hall captured the .
reckless bounce of youth on a fling,
yet sturdy within, aware of his
station in life as heir to the throne.
Tom Fleming,. as King Henry the
This was a 30 -minute' program i fourth, had a regal bearing. Sean
replete with tn tofomttote ^ ££*□»

ing of Ireland s continuing prob-

romance. Others in the company
were worthy of the master.

Producer Peter Dews and direc¬
tor Michael Hayes of toe BBC
used a number of devices to get
beyond the confines of the tv studio.
The tavern had dimensions - and
once or twice sounds were used to
gain the dimension of space. Direc¬
tor Hayes could have slackened tot
pace a bit in onfe or two spots for
a clarifying thread to sink in before
skipping along to the next situ¬
ation.

These are minor reservations,
though. The BBC production stood
heads and shoulders above the
“Henry IV, Part 1," vidtaped pro¬
duction wjth which National Tele¬
film Associates opened its “The
Play of The Week" season on
WNTA-TY this season. Horo.

Ed Sullivan Show
Sunday’s (29) Ed Sullivan outing
was not up to his usual par. For
one~thing, there was a dearth of
the kind of names Sullivan has
been outfitting his CBS-TV stanza
with in recent weeks, the only real
headliner being Carol Channing.
And even her turn was far from
the best of her offerings.

She took her Sophie Tucker and
Marlene Dietrich impressions from
her current “Show Girl" Broadway
revue, and though the Dietrich bit
had funny moments, the takeoff on
Miss Tucker wasn’t particularly

The Witness

Going off CBS-TV a week ahead
of schedule, “The Witness" bowed
out in a curiously flat, listless
fashion. It Wasn’t that Talent As¬
sociates had given up the ghost
ahead of time, for “Shoeless Joe
Jackson," the swansong show, had
been taped earlier, before the show
was cancelled, and held off be¬
cause of legal complications.

But this segment on the 1919
Black Sox Scandal lacked both ex¬
citement and dimension. Jackson,
as characterized in the Eliot Asiqof
script and portrayed by Biff
McGuire, was a far less interesting
and appealing figure than some of
the criminal characterizations the
show has fancified in the past.

One mistake was in the decision
to allow the committee itself to
uncover the scandal through a vig¬
orous grilling of Jackson. In the
past, “Witness" has examined its
principals after they’ve been
caught or their deeds generally
known. Because of the decision to
have the committee break Jackson
■ down, the progression of the show

inspired. The balance of the show , _

was routine, without much excite-; and of the characterization was far
men t too crude and simple, with McGuire

Sullivan had a pair of capable! first defiantly denying any impli-
performers in comic Guy Marks! cation, then suddenly spilling the
and singer Carmen McRae. Marks’. beans ^ . ...

series of impressions-with-plot line With this requirement, he didnt
was a funny turn, and Miss McRae I (Continued on page 64)

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TELEVISION REVIEWS

PSiu£ff

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

Foreign Television Reviews

DER HAUPTMANN VON KOE-
PENICK

(The Captain of Koepenlck)

With Rudolf Platte, Alexander
Kerst, Joachim Teege, Fritz
Schulz, Peter Paul, Walther
Thurau, Ernst Ronnecker, Mady
Rahl Sigfriet Steiner
Producer: Sueddeutscher Rundfunk
Director: Rainer Wolffhardt
Writer: Carl Zuckmayer
119 Mins.; Thurs., 8:25 p.m.
W.German TV, from Stuttgart
The tragicomical story of “The
Captain of Koepenick,” written by
Carl Zuckmayer some 30 years ago.
Is one of Germany's literary ever¬
greens The stage work has been
performed countless times and two
highly successful film adaptations
(the first one, made by Richard
Oswald in 1931. became a classic;
the second, directed by Helmut
Kaeutner in 1956, rates as one of
this country’s best postwar pix) hit
the German screen. So it was only a
matter of time that also the domes¬
tic video would dedicate itself to
this surefire piece which ridicules
the power of uniform in such an in¬
telligent and irresistible manner
that' even the most uniform-con¬
scious are amused.

Of course, it was clear from the
beginning that the tv people would
have it tough to compete with the
unforgotten “Koepenick” pix. And
so it was. The tv version must be
considered as a disappointment if
compared with the above pix. How¬
ever, taking into account the better
possibilities of the film, such a
comparison is perhaps unfair. Di¬
rector Rainer Wolffhardt did the
best he could and. in order to be
original, stuck more to the stage
work instead of the previous film
versions. Whether this was a mis¬
take or not, the results of his ef¬
fort were not too convincing.
Nevertheless, there’s no doubt that
large segments of the domestic
televiewing public will have en¬
joyed this presentation anyway.
But this is primarily a merit of
the theme: It would probably take
a lot to spoil the latter entirely.

Much attention was focused on
the title role portrayed by Rudolf
Platte of whom one knows that a
long-standing wish of his saw here
its fulfilment. Comparisons with
the performances of the late Max
Adalbert 'in the Oswald classic)
and Heinz Ruehmann (in the Kaeut¬
ner pic* were inevitable. Platte
Is a very able actor and an out¬
standing comedian. His portrayal
of the Berlin shoemaker WRhelfti
Voigt, iwho in 1906 got hold of
the uniform of a Prussian captain
and, disguished as an officer, held
up some soldiers and marched
them to the Town Hall of Berlin—
Koepenick in order to get away
with the municipal cashboxt was
funny but not exactly convincing.
It was too much on the surface.
The relatively large cast included
a number of good supporting'
players while technical credits
were okay. Hans.

THE AVENGERS

With Ian Hendry, Patrick MacNee,
Ingrid Hafner, Carol White, Clif¬
ford Elkin, Joyce Wong Chong,
others

Write?: Brian Clemens
Producer: Leonard White
Director: Peter Hammond
Music: Johnny Dankworth
60 mins., Sat., 10 p.m.

ABC-TV from Manchester

B-picture stuff at its B ... est
(and not meaning best* just about
sums up this series of 60-minuters
which ABC-TV is airing in the Mid¬
lands and North areas on Saturday
nights. Episode under review,
“Brought to Book,” actually wound
up an adventure which began the
W’eek before, the subsequent seg¬
ments following this pattern of
keeping the same characters on the
move and involving them in short¬
term yarns.

Cashing in on most of the clicHes
that clutter the supporting-picture
genre. “Brought to Book” had the
skein’s hero Dr. Keel (Ian Hendry)
linking up with protection racke¬
teers in order to convict his fian¬
cee’s killer and at the behest of an
undercover agent. Steed (Patrick
MacNee*. At the payoff, and to pave
the w*ay for the ensuing adventures.
Keel himself became an undercover
man. All that need be added about
the No. 2 instalment Is that w'ell-
contrived plot took precedence over,
characterization, that action and

some violence had their due say,
and that the w'hole thing had a
technical polish that effectively
glossed up the machine-belt goings-
on. It appeared overall to be ex¬
pertly planned and treated for
mass consumption.

Hendry and MacNee made a com¬
petent, personable pair of protagon¬
ists. Other performances in this
specimen came adequately from,
amongst others, Ingrid Hafner,
Carol White and Joyce Wong
Chong, while Peter Hammond di¬
rected with a good eye for the
effective angle and telling by-piay.

Emi.

JANGO

With Robert Urquhart, Moira Red¬
mond, Derek Francis, Manning
Wilson, Stanley van Beers, Della
Walker, Doris Yorke, Beryl
Roques, Barbara Ashcroft
Writer: Albert Henry Webb
Director: Cyril Coke
30 Mins-, Wed., 8 p.m.
Associated-Rediffusion, from Lon¬
don

The well-received airing of a
comedy whodunit “Murder Stamp”
last November inspired the crea¬
tion of this weekly 3Q-minuter fea¬
turing a genial, offbeat, Hiram Hol-
liday-ish character galled Jango
who’s, a wow when it comes to solv¬
ing mysteries. General notion is
that the bespectacled “professor of
criminology at Nairobi” has come
to England to work with the local
law’ and that, despite the brushoff
he usually gets from the cops, he
inevitably pops up with the right
answer. It’s a bright, comedy-
streaked formula that’s going to
pay happy dividends if the stand¬
ard of this preem stanza is main¬
tained.

Plot, in outline, had a man sus¬
pected of wife-murder but able to
provide a castiron alibi. Jango
(Robert Urquhart) managed to
show how the crime was done in
absentia. Happy aspect was that
the viewer was given all the nec¬
essary data to w’ork out the solution
for himself. Another bright feature
was the relationship drawn between
Jango and his ex-wife Bee (Moira
Redmond), in whos 'flat he con¬
tinued to live.

Only flaw in this “A Little Of
What She Fancied” segment was
that continuity wasn’t always as
immediately clearcut as it might
have been, with time lapses not al¬
ways registering until a second or
two of action had passed. Emi.

■ MIGHTY AND MYSTICAL
Writer: Dom Moraes
Director: Clive Donner
30 Mins., Mon., 10:30 p.m.
Granada-TV, from Manchester

Taking the hint from the Queen's
visit to India, Granada-TV has
initiated four filmed half-hours de¬
voted to the present-day standing
of that country. As reporter and
commentary-writer, they hired
Dom Moraes, prize-winning poet
and Oxford-educated Indian, and
he made an ironical and cogent
comment on the telling camera¬
work by John Robins and Les Paul.

This first show concentrated on
a day in Calcutta, and took as its
central theme the arduous life of
an Indian jute-mill laborer, strug-,
gling to support a family of six on
$4.25 a week. They showed him at
his hefty duties and his inexpensive
pleasures. They showed the influ¬
ence of Hinduism on his w r ay of
life, and the way in which his
poverty reduced his existence to
one of w’ork, sleep, and simple
eating.

Smart cross-cutting pin-pointed
the lush living enjoyed by the big-
spenders, in niteries and the like.
Incidental references were made to
the British, especially to the lack
of animosity felt for them by the
natives. In fact, there are 6,000
more Britons in Calcutta than
there were before the country be-,
came independent. But the pro-’
gram’s chief impact was in its con¬
trasts between the wealth of the
few and the near-beggary of the
many, and this made its strong
impact because of the unemotional
verbiage of Moraes.

In fact, the half-hour, skillfully
edited by Clive Donner, owed its
effect to its understatement—and
from the visual excitement of the
photography provided by Robins
and Paul. Oita.

DAS JAHR IN DEfc ZONE
(The Year In the Zone)

With Peter Schultze, Eva Muethel,

Dr. Hans Zahrat, Leo Bauer,

Helmut Reinhardt
Director: Hans Ullrich Barth
50 Mins.; Wed., 9:25
West German TV, from Hamburg

This program was an analysis of
what happened last year in the
Soviet Zone of Germany as the
West Germans call the Russian-
dominated part of their country.
They ignore the expression
“Deutsche Demokratische Repub-
lik” as the Commies call their part
of Germany because the Ulbricht
regime is not the legitimate repre¬
sentative of the East German pop¬
ulace and therefore neither the
word democratic nor republic are
justified.

Fifty-minute program w r as divid¬
ed into five chapters with each one
handled by an expert in his field.
Peter Schulze devoted himself to
East Germany’s foreign policy,
Helmut Reinhardt covered interior
affairs, Leo Bauer (who until 1950
worked for the East German radio)
took care of Red Party matters.
Dr. Hans Zahrnt (theological edi¬
tor of Sonntagsblatt) concerned
himself with church affairs, while
Eva Muethel, a journalist who
spent several years in a Commie
jail, reported on family and edu¬
cational developments in East Ger¬
many. The program proved ex¬
tremely interesting. Dramatics
were not needed as excerpts from
East German television amply
proved the Commies' undoing.

Program was depressing because
of info on the church in East Ger¬
many. It is losing more and more
influence. Direct persecutions are
not taking place but an insidious
program of extermination is being
executed. It speaks well for the
heroic attitude of the clergy that
only 1% have fled the Red regime
since it took power, making this
the lowest refugee rate of any pro¬
fessional group. Depressing also
was the educational life in East
Germany. Influence on the young
generation was frightening, partic¬
ularly as time works for the Com¬
mies. Also the adults seem to have
given up on German reunification.
Overall, nothing much has changed
there since the gruesome Hitler
period.

Politically highly informative,
this interesting and compellnrg
program was one of the best of
recent productions. Hans.

DIE SENDUNG DER LYSIS-
TRATA

(The Sending of Lysistrata)

With Barbara Ruetting, Romy
Schneider, Karin Kemke, Ruth-
Maria Kubitschek, Peter Arens,
Willi Reichert, Wolfgang Kieling,
Franz Schafheitlin, Herta Wo-
rell, Ulrich Haupt, Uursula
Graeff, Karl Lieffen, others.
Director: Fritz Kortner
Music: Herbert Brun
95 Mins.; Tues., 10:15 p.m.

West German TV, from Hamburg
(film)

This vidpic creation evoked a
lot of fuss in Germany before it
was even shown. The controversy
stemmed from both moral and (al¬
legedly) political objections on the
part of a number of We5t-German
tv station heads. While Bremen,
Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg,
which financed this production,
had no objections, Cologne, Mu¬
nich. Stuttgart and Baden-Baden
were at first not willing to carry it.
After further debates, however,
Cologne, Stuttgart and Baden-
Baden gave the greenlight and the
piece, originally skedded for Jan.
5, was finally telecast on Jan. 17.
Only Munich wouldn’t go along.
(But the movie version was shown
in Munich that day).

Of course, all the fuss contrib¬
uted to make “Lysistrata” a must-
not-miss item with German tele¬
viewers and the play fras probably
the most eagerly watched German
tv show in many years.

After having seen it. one Is in¬
clined to say that all the fuss was
hardly justified. Piece proved artis¬
tically too inconvincing and politi¬
cally too naive to make an impres¬
sion. In fact. It was a solid dis¬
appointment.

Fritz Kortner directed using his
own adaptation of the famous
2.500-year old classical comedy by
Aristophanes and aimed at drawing
a parallel to today's times. The

Aristophanes piece centers around
the wives of ancient Athens who
decided to go on “bed strike” in an
effort to break up their husbands’
wars.

In the Kortner version, central
figures were an actress and her
scientist-husband who invited a
couple of friends to watch a tv
performance of “Lysistrata" which
showed the actress playing the
title role.* The problems depicted
in the ancient play were eventually
transferred to the people watching
it and the viewers found them¬
selves discussing such topics as
pacifism, atomic war, etc.

Kortner tried to put across a
strong anti-war message, but latter,
at least in this form, was too over¬
simplified to come off. It is doubt¬
ful whether life would be more
peaceful if the women ruled this
world.

As to this creation’s moral
angle, there Is no denying that
“Lysistrata” was, in an erotic
sense, the most outspoken and
sturdiest presentation that ha§,
come across German television. It
was certainly nothing for the prud¬
ish. But the less prudish, at least
the more sensitive ones, may. not
have found it any better, some may
have felt that the whole thing was
superfluous in the first place.

Artistically, Kortner, one of the
most prolific German stage direc¬
tors, showed imagination in many
sequences but failed to impress in
many others. Some sequences bor¬
dered on the corny, including large
segments of dialog and music. The
last scene was really in the corn
when the actress revealed that she
was pregnant and her husband de¬
cided to drop a U. S. offer to work
in atomic industry. ..

Main interest, acting-wise was
Barbara Ruetting and Romy
Schneider. Miss Ruetting’s por¬
trayal of the title role varied from
good to overdone, while Miss
Schneider was cute but turned in
a just adequate performance of
Myrrhine.

“Lysistrata,” incidentally, re¬
portedly’ cost Hamburg 500,000
marks (about $120,000). Show was
one of two station assignments of¬
fered Kortner, one a staging and
one an acting job. With regard to
the latter, Kortner picked Bert
Brecht’s.“Gallilei.” Hans.

NINA AND FREDERIK
With Larry Adler, Malcolm Mit¬
chell, Paddy Stone, Tanya Duray,

Burda Cann, Ben Aris
Producer: Bryan Sears
30 Mins., Fri-, 9 p.m.

BBC-TV, from London

During their recent nitery stint
in London, Nina and Frederik pre¬
filmed a couple of half-hours for
BBC-TV, and the poised charm of
this Danish team was agreeably
showcased in this first one. Key¬
note was informality, as if two
moderately-endowed party guests
were asked to entertain and hoped
the others wouldn’t be too bored,
and it was skillfully maintained,
despite some forced linking matter
put into their mouths by David
Whitaker.

They launched the show with
their familiar “Purple Shadow’s,”
the placid blend of voices, plus
Frederik’s gentle guitar, setting the
relaxed mood. They followed with
an up-to-date version of “Billy
Boy,” and further, less folksy,
warbling was provided by local boy
Malcolm Mitchell, who sw’ung
pleastantly through “Cheek to
Cheek” and joined the stars in a
jaunty calypso.

Larry Adler’s harmonica kept up
the mellow’ mood with a number
he’d written for an American tv
show, “Camera Three,” and a dul¬
cet version of Beethovan’s “Minuet
in G,” played in C. There was also
suave terping devised by Paddy
Stone for himself and an accom¬
panying threesome.

But it was the insinuating grace
of Nina and Frederik that carried
the day; they gave an amusing
Danish nursery song, holding up
sub-titles as they went along, and
bowed out with “Eden Was Just
i Like This." the kind of lilting ditty
that suited them best.

Producer Bryan Sears left w’ell
enough alone and provided a little
in the way of enterprise. But’ with
this pair, anything smelling of pro¬
fessionalism would destroy the ef¬
fect.' And that w r as not meant to be
a jibe entirely. Otta.

DER GROSS-COPHTA
(The Grand Cophta)

With Victor de Kowa, Alexander,
Kerst, Hartmut Reck, Konrad*
Georg, Gisela Uhlen, Carla Ha¬
gen, H. A. Martens, others
Director: Hans Lietzau
Writer: Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe

Music: Bernhard Eichhom
85 Mins.; Tnes., 9:10 pan.

West German TV, from Berlin
This play was one of the lesser
known stage-works of the great
German poet, Goethe, and also one
of his less impressive ones. The
famous French necklace trial of
Jeanne de St. Remy da Valois
(1785) furnished the basis for this
comedy and in order to disguise
reality, Goethe changed the names
of the central figures and the Pari¬
sian locale.

This comedy, rarely performed
by German theatres, came across
on television with only moderate
success despite Hans Lietzau’s ex¬
perienced direction and an ensem¬
ble of good and intelligent players.
However, the effort could be appre¬
ciated inasmuch as it made the do¬
mestic audience familiar with a
Goethe play fhat was nearly anony¬
mous until now 7 . On the other
hand, it proved that all that’s
Goethe isn’t necessarily gold.

The lineup of competent players
included Victor de Kow r a in the
title role, Konrad Georg as the
marquis, Gisela Uhlen as the lat¬
ter’s wife, while Caria Hagen, di¬
rector Lietzau’s. actress - wife,
played Miss Uhlen’s niece. Bern-
hard Eichhom wrote the music,
while H. W. Lenneweit contributed
the adequate settings. Hans.

Foreign TV Followups

Sunday Night at the Palladiom

It’s a measure of Frankie
Vaughan's assurance and energy la
his pop-delivery that* he was al¬
lowed to carve 20 minutes out-of
this “Sunday Night at the Palladi¬
um” all for himself—and he pro¬
vided full entertainment value dur¬
ing his segment. He turned in an
infectious display of warbling and
introduced some neat human
touches that kept most viewers la
his pocket from first to last. He
kicked off by launching into a
batch of three up-tempo ditties,
complete with head-high kicks and
body-jitters. And “Sitting on Top
of the World” provided the key¬
note of the act, wrhich was deliv¬
ered with unflagging enthusiasm
throughout. A change of pace led
into “Isn’t This a Lovely Evening?”
which stirred the squeals when
Vaughan trailed his mike close to
some avid femmes in the front row.
For “Just in Time.” comedienne
Gladys Morgan joined in W’ith some
yock-raising capers. This unex¬
pected interlude won over all
doubtful hearts, for Vaughan made
a telling tribute to the veteran
comic as an artist and a friend. He
bowed out with his latest number,
“The World We Live In,” derived
from Italy and looking a likely
candidate for the hit parade. Ia
fact, Vaughan provided a near-per¬
fect lesson in framing a well-
judged act from a clutch of songs.

The other sizzling item in this
\ edition was the brilliant flamenco
footwork of Spanish terper, An¬
tonio. Backed by a guitar and some
fine throaty howling from the sing¬
er in his troupe, Antonio w r as ia
top form with the rapid heel-and-
toe and rose to a fine dramatis
climax. Producer Albert Lock®
brought out the full heady flavor
by pointing a camera at his feet,
and Antonio w’as inspired to one
of his most scorching displays.

The bill w r as completed by a gay
and speedy trampoline team from
Germany, the Four Soranis, who
effectively combined the rubber
mattress with a trapeze to make
some fresh excitement. The Tiller
Girls kicked precisely, and the only
fault in a classy bill was the tend¬
ency of emcee Don Arrol to let his
gags run until the . mechanism
show'ed. He could do with a firm
hand and a pruning-fork. Albert
Locke’s production w r as, as indicat¬
ed, up to his best and most con¬
fident standard. Otta.'

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

KABM-THLKYISieX

5 $

Five-Count Tax

Chicago, Jan. 31.

Marty Hogan, who resigned last
Dec. 1 as general manager of
WCFL here, has been indicted by
the Federal Government for fail¬
ing to file income tax returns for
five years. Although taxes amount-
' ing to $47,000 were withheld from
his paychecks over those years.
Government is charging that he
owes an additional $59,000. Hogan
is indicted on five counts and, if
convicted, faces maximum penalty
of five years imprisonment and a
$50,000 fine.

Indictment suggests some hanky-
panky in calculating Hogan's $54,-
000 average yearly income on the
basis of salaries, bonuses, personal
appearance fees, and “kickbacks.”
Latter were defined as “for obtain-
a ing advertising to be placed with
advertising media,” or in other
words, agency rebates.

A representative of the U.S. At¬
torney’s office states that Hogan
is actually 11 years in arrears but
that he- cannot be prosecuted for
those prior to 1954 because of the
statute of limitations. He had filed
a 1959 return, incidentally, report¬
edly his first since 1948.

His attorney has explained that
in earlier days, when Hogan was
getting out of local politics to be¬
come a deejay and commercial an¬
nouncer, he had fallen into debt
and was unable to pay his taxes.
After that, when his income had
increased, he chose not to file re¬
turns out of fear he’d be caught
for the previous years.

Hogan became g.m. of WCFL,
Owned by Chicago Federation of
Labor and operated as a non-profit
station, in 1953. His resignation
last December, after a four months
leave of absence, took the local
industry by surprise. Station had
explained then that he was going
into another business. Tom Havi-
land, former commercial manager,
succeeded him around the first of
the year.

... ‘Girls & Gangs’

Editor, Variety:

I am writing with regard to the
review of WOR-TV’s program en¬
titled “Girls and Gangs” which
dealt with one of the phases of the
Youth Board’s work.

Although I strongly disagree
with your critic’s overall evalua¬
tion of the program, what prompts
me to write is not the question of
his negative judgment as to the
merit of the program, but his sug¬
gestion that the problem of girls
associated with fighting gangs is
not significant enough to devote
an hour’s time to.

The very fact that between two
and three thousand girls in New
York City are involved in the ac¬
tivities of gangs which include
violence, narcotics addiction, alco¬
holism and sexual promiscuity is
ample justification for the com¬
munity’s concern and for WOR-
TV’s feeling that the community
should be informed.

The responsible, dedicated and
tireless efforts which Milton Rob¬
ertson, the program’s writer and
producer devoted to this assign¬
ment impressed all of us who were
privileged to work with him. We
think that the people of New York
City now know more about the
problems of some of its young
people as a result of what he ac¬
complished.

Donald J. Menem
Director, Commu¬
nity Relations.
N.Y C. Youth Board

WICC’s $1,000,000 Gross

Bridgeport, Jan 31.

An increase of 44Co in national
spot billings helped WICC gross
above $1,000,000 last year, first full
12 months under ownership of Ken
Cooper and associates.

The figure is virtually all the
WICC-AM operation. The UHF-
TV affiliate is not an earner and
the FM affiiate, WJZZ. only re¬
cently came on the air with its
all-jazz policy.

Buffalo—Jack R. Gelzer, with the
stations for 17 years, has been
named local sales manager of
WGR-AM and WGR-FM here. He’d
previously -bcc'i civet announcer,
night manager and account exec.

Chi’s WIND Now Has Reporters
Pounding Beat For Exclusives

Role of Radio, TV, Press
In a Democracy to Get
A Texas Going-Over

Austin, Jan. 31.

*■ The role of the press, radio ana
television In a aemocratlc society
will be discussed Feb. S and 7 at
the TJ. of Texas School of Jour¬
nalism.

The conference Is designed pri¬
marily for* those who work In this
field, along with college teachers of
journalism and political science,
ana public officials. Major ad¬
dresses Tyill be open to the public.

Speakers will include Dr. Her-,
bert Hyman, Columbia U. sociology'
professor and former prez of the
American Association of Public j
Opinion; Herbert Brucker, editor
of the Hartford, Courant and prez
of the American Council on Edu¬
cation for Journalism; Sig Mickel-
son, CBS-News prez; and Harold
Clurman, New York drama critic
and director.

The speakers will discuss the
role of mass media in forming pub¬
lic opinion, in influencing foreign
policy, and upon politics.

Moderators of panel discussions
will include Turner Catledge, man¬
aging editor of the New York
Times and prez of .the American
Society of Newspaper Editors;
Charles E. Scripps,* Scripps-How-
ard newspaper board chairman;
and Dr. Angus Campbell, director
of the U. of Michigan Survey Re¬
search Center. •

U.S. to Britt 89 Minutes

London, Jan. 31.

A new record for the trans¬
atlantic cable film service was
established on Jan. 20, when
the coverage of the Inaugura¬
tion of President Kennedy and
his inaugural address was
transmitted by BBC-TV within
89 minutes.

The event, which originated
at 5 p.m. local time, was out on
the airwaves by- 6:30 p.m. the
same evening. There is, of
course, a five-hour differential
between London and New
York time.

LA.’s Project ’58 Version
Of'Candida’to WCBS-TV

Highly praised Projects ’58-
KNXT Los Angeles production of
George Bernard Shaw’s “(Candida”
has been purchased for shoWing in
New York by WCBS-TV,? the CBS
flagship. Show will air?as a 90-
minute special Sunday, April 16,
at -4:30-6 p.m. '

Projects *58 is an L. A j experi¬
mental drama group whl<»h taped
the one-shot in December’ for air¬
ing on KNXT. Show was sold for
airing the beginning of this month
to a local savings bank. The taped
version of the play starred Jeff
Morrow, Jean Engstrom and
Stephen Franken. Deal for N. Y.
rights reportedly was made direct¬
ly with Projects *58.

Chicago, Jan. 81.

Weitlnghous* station WIND Is
putting reporters on the street to
dig up news firsthand—the first
radio station here to do so on a
fulltime basis—and the move
promises to revolutionize radio
news in this market, where broad¬
cast stations are fiercely news-
status-conscious.

Of no little significance is the
fact that each reporter owns an
AFTRA card, enabling him to give
beeper-phone coverage in the near¬
est newscast on the half hour. Un¬
less other stations get into the act
—and they undoubtedly will—
WIND figures to be first.test with
the majority of fast-breaking local
news yarns and, what’s more, will
be able to deliver them on the
spot with eyewitness reports, when¬
ever apt.

Station already has two legmen
In orbit and Is looking for a third,
possibly even a fourth. First two,
Dick Elliott and Dick Brasie, have
been assigned to police headquar¬
ters and City Hall (plus County
Bldg.) respectively; and it’s taken
as a good omea that the latter al¬
ready has a desk of h’s own in the
CH press room, Just like the news¬

paper boys. Additional reporters
would work general assignment on
roving beats, probably chiefly at
night and on Saturdays.

Elliott and Brasie have come up
with a number of dramatic exclu¬
sives in the few weeks they’ve been
in action, the best of them inter¬
views with eyewitnesses at the
scenes of crimes.

It will cost competing stations
some extra coin to keep step in the
; news derby, but what probably
stings the competition most is the
fact that WIND’S news operation
has never before been one to
reckon with Although the long¬
time AM rating leader in Chi, the
Westinghouse outlet is a johnny-
come-lately in news. Until very re¬
cently, its newscasters were strict¬
ly rip-and-read affairs, with staff
announcers exercising their own
judgment over wire stories.

Overhauling of the operation ac¬
tually began* seven months ago
when manager Gordon Davis signed
on John Bell as news-pubaffairs
director. Bell Is a former news
writer for the CBS stations her®
and latterly had been p.r. director
for Argonne National Laboratories.
It was Bell’s Idea to build a staff
of legmen, and Davis gave It his
blessing.

****************************************

WGN now first

in Chicago
daytime television

From 9 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday

****************************************

Total homes reached

WGN-Television gained 47,400 homes in the average
quarter hour* in the ARB* December 1960 report
compared with November...

an increase of 44.7 per cent.. •

putting WGN-Television in first place competing with
three network programmed stations...

while total homes viewing; Chicago stations in¬
creased only 11% and the station with the second
largest increase built itsaudience less than2 percent.

And the Nielsen** December book showed WGN-
Television’s average quarter hour audience to be up
49.3% over November while total homes viewing
increased 10.8 per cent and thestation with the next
best increase built its audience less than 3 per cent.

★

Metropolitan

area

WGN-Television average quarter hour
audience showed the only increase of
all Chicago stations...
a whopping 33.8 per cent, says ARB!

a whopping 34.8 per cent, says Niel¬
sen!

... While competing stations lost from
5.4 to 16.0 per cent.

♦American Research Bureau Chi¬
cago Market Report (Nov. 23-Dec. 20).

♦♦Nielsen Station Index (Nov. 7-
Dec. 4).

****************************************

WGN

- In Chicago llvll Television

means quality programming and dedicated community service.

WGN Is Chicago —Quality—Integrity—Responsibility—Performance §||jj$J

BABIO-TELBVISION

t'SruE’F?

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

Wednesday, February I, 1961

KA9I6-TELEVISI6N

ARB SYNDICATION CHART

Variety’s weekly tabulation based on ratings furnished by American Research
Bureau, highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study
in depth of the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular * market. This week
ten different markets are covered.

buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable.

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum of 247 markets. The
results of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety. Coupled with the rating
performance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Variety-ARB charts
are designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U. S.

(Continued from page 42) _

CEDAR RAPIDS - WATERLOO STATIONS: WMT, KWWL, KCRG. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30)_....

.WMT

I. Two Faces West (Sat. 9:30).

.WMT...

. Screen Gems

Fight Of The Week...

...KCRG

2. Red Skelton (Tues. 8:30-9:00).

.WMT

Make That Spare.

...KCRG

3. My Three Sons (Thurs. 8:00-8:30)...

• KCRG

2. Not For Hire (Fri. 10:00).

..CNP

Weather; News .

...KCRG

4. Garry Moore (Tues. 9:00-10:00)_

• WMT

News; Sports .

...KCRG

5. The Untouchables (Thurs 8:30-9:30)

KCRG

3. Manhunt (Wed. 10:00)..

. Screen Gems

Deadline .

...KWWL

€. Perry Mason (Sat. 6:30-7:30).

• WMT

4. Blue Angels (Thurs. 9:30)...

.KCRG..

. CNP

June Allyson .

...WMT

6. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 8:00-9:00).

.KCRG

4. Dangerous Robin .(Sat. 10:00)_

.WMT...

. Ziv-UA

News; Wrestling.

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8. Father Knows Best (Tues. 7:00-7:30)

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6. Grand Jury (Sun. 10:00).

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..NTA

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...KWWL

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7. Coronado 9 (Fri. 8:30)..

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ABC-NABET Dispute

ssjssszss Continued from pare 29

Stanton, Kintner at 315 'Prelims'

———— Continued from page 30 —.

order to preserve technical jobs.
But so far job security clauses,
while running throughout all the
dickers, have not become an out-
and-out strike issue like p&w at
ABC.

NABET Is aware that if it called
a strike against ABC, only a few
of the network’s nighttime stanzas
will be seriously affected. NABET’s
jurisdiction is over live shows
only, and, as of late Monday, it
appeared as though the union
hadn’t yet asked fellow labor units,
fuch as AFTRA, to honor a NABET
picket line.

Also hanging over NABET is the

shadow of the defeat handed the
union a few years back when NBC
took a strike to prevent the union
from gaining unlimited jurisdic¬
tion in the making of NBC pro¬
grams abroad. NBC used its own !
administrative employees to man
cameras, pull switches and boom
mikes while the NABET pickets j
marched. Network held its own for
several days, despite the admitted
inconvenience of having vice presi¬
dents and the like double in brass.

ABC also trained staff execs to
perform technical operations on
both Coasts in the event of a strike.
Over 100 men were in readiness
as substitutes in N. Y. Feeling in
certain network quarters on Mon¬
day is that ABC would not have
resisted p&w if It felt it couldn’t
handle a NABET walkout. Wheth¬
er the web had overassessed its
strength remains, naturally, to be
seen.

A NABET spokesman, on Mon¬
day said that while ABC hadn't
agreed to p&w, the network hadn’t
said no either.

NABET has strike authorization
from ABC employees, but at NBC
the employees have not yet given
authorization. Actually, the NBC-
NABET negotiators went right on
meeting as the ABC men went
home over the weekend.

Last time, the two unions fixed
it so that their respective contracts
would expire at the same time,
Jan. 31. However, this time IBEW
and CBS for an 18-month pact, but
there was no word from Cincy
that NABET is doing to the same
with NBC and ABC.

jCroweil-CoIlier Jumps
• Gun on WMGM Slate

Crowell-Collier, jumping the
gun, announced that Don French
(of KDWB in Minneapolis) will be
taking over as program chief of
WMGM, the N. Y. radio indie that
C-C is buying from MGM. Nor¬
mally, such managerial changes
are announced after FCC approval
of a change in ownership, but the J
feds hadn’t passed on it when the i
announcement was made last week.

C-C, which owns KDWB, has al¬
ready replaced French as program
director there with Ted Randal,
who left C-C’s KEWB in San Fran¬
cisco.

French will replace the two-man
program team of Gene Edwards
and Dave Yarnell at WMGM, but
it becomes' official only after FCC
approval. Meantime, futures of Ed¬
wards and Yarnell are up in the
air at WMGM.

Sugar-Coated Rylander

Al Rylander’s promotion depart¬
ment at NBC-TV has lined up one
of the sweetest tleups this side of
Guy Lombardo. It’s part of the
NBC-TV campaign to exploit
“String of Beads” on the “Story
of Love" series.

Whitman’s Chocolates Is spon¬
soring “Reads" as its first network
tv offering on Feb. 7. So what is
Rylander doing? He’s sending one-
pound Valentine’s Day Red Satin
Hearts from Whitman’s to all sta¬
tion promo men and tfie tv colum¬
nists around the country.

try received plaudits from all,
quarters. Ford’s statement itself |
was a cogent tribute to the indus-,
tiy’s impartiality—e.g., he esti-1
mated that stations divvied up sus¬
taining time almost equally be¬
tween the candidates of both
parties, with licensees giving an
average two hours and 45 minutes
to GOP runners and only one
minute more to Democrats.

Tribute was led off by Pastore
who, declaring that he voiced the
sentiments of. his subcommittee
colleagues, congratulated the net¬
works for “a job well done,”

Neither Kintner nor Stanton
made any attempt to be modest
about the value and impact of the
televised debates and other special
campaign programs. Their testi¬
mony, repetitious in part with their
House testimony last month, cata¬
logued an impressive list of their
campaign offerings, all in support
of their contentions that not only
has the industry earned its free¬
dom from the equal time onus but
that the public, rathen than broad¬
casters, will be the chief bene¬
ficiaries of any such move.

Collins, voicing similar senti¬
ments, said if ther-e are Congres¬
sional reservations about junking
of Sec. 315 altogether, lawmakers
might provide a safeguard by ex¬
panding the present ’law’s require¬
ment for equitable handling of
public controversies to cover ap¬
pearances- of candidates them¬
selves.

The Senators, chiefly when
Stanton-was on the stand, tossed
out a flock of criticisms from va¬

rious quarters of the debates be¬
tween Kennedy and Nixon, but
Stanton stuck fast to his position
that the benefits far outweighed
any drawbacks, and added that in
the future the candidates’ debates
will shed objectionable qualities as
experience is gained in staging
them.

ABC veep Alfred Beckman is
slated to testify tomorrow together
with Mutual prexy Robert Hur-
leigh.

Rochester, N.Y.—Joel Lasky,
giving up his local ad agency,
Lasky Associates, joins WROC-TV-
FM here in sales.

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Wednesday, February 1, 1961

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MUSIC

MUSIC BIZ IN ‘FORMULA’ BIND

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Hunter to Dot; Col Grooves Harvey;

RCA Nabs Ann-Margret; Other Deals

Film actor Tab Hunter has re-4
turned to the Dot Roster after
three years under the Warner
Bros. Record banner. He’ll be re¬
cording with Randy Wood, Dot
prexy, who made Hunter’s disclick
•‘Young Love.’’

Columbia: Laurence Harvey
Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Laurence Harvey has been signed
by Columbia Records’ coast topper
Irv Townsend to an exclusive re¬
cording pact. The English-born
actor, currently starring In Hal
Wallis’ “Summer and Smoke” at
Paramount, has already cut two
sides under Townsend’s direction.
It marks actor’s disk and vocal
debut.

Waxing is comprised of two
songs that are eared prominently
in the British-made “The Long, the
Short and the Tall” which toplines
Harvey, and will be released by
Continental Films. Tunes are
“Bless ’Em All” and “Hi-Jig-A-Jig.”

RCA Victor: Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret, until recently a
member of the George Burns
troupe which toured cross country,
has been inked by RCA Victor’s
Coast office head, Dick Peirce.
Born Ann-Margret Olson in
Sweden, the 19-year-old songstress
has been in this country since 1946.

She’s the subject of an eight-
page spread in the current issue of
Life mag.

Mercury: Toni Arden, Allen
Chicago, Jan. 31.

Mercury Records has pacted an¬
other established pop name in Toni
Arden, who spent a long spin on
the Columbia label.

Rex Allen, another ex-Merc war¬
bler, has also come home. Execs
of the diskery were pretty active,
in fact, last week, setting Mandeu
Cole and Carl Carter on the pop-
side, plus country and western ad¬
ditions that included Lawton Wil¬
liams, Van Walker and Leroy Vaii
Dyke.

Additionally, Hal Mooney, the
firm’s a&r chief in New York, sig¬
natured an artists’ deal that
(Continued on page 62)

BRITISH EMBER BOWS
20TH FOX LP CATALOG

London, Jan. 31.

First ILK. release by Ember
Records International of albums
by 20th Fox Records of America
is skedded for tomorrow (Wed.)
with six titles in the package In¬
cluding Glenn Miller soundtrack
recordings, some George Gersh¬
win-played Gershwin, and Tommy
Dorsey numbers. Price per is set
at $3.50, which is under the stand¬
ard charge for longplays.

Ember, label launched last sum¬
mer by London club owner and
music publisher Jeff Kruger, took
over the Fox outletting when the
U.S. company’s deal with Top Rank
terminated.

Dick Yoitter to Laoncb
S-B’s British Company

Shapiro-Bernstein Is branching
out overseas. The publishing firm
is opening a wholly owned British
affiliate to be known as Shapiro-
Bernstein Co., Ltd.

In the past S-B had freelanced
its material to various British
pubs. According to Richard Volt-
ter, S-B, veepee, the firm will now
try to bring back the copyrights
to its own banner.

Voltter is leaving for London
Feb. 6 to set up the new organiza¬
tion. He’ll be there about three
weeks. Already set to manage the
British company is Cyril Shane
who was - managing director for
Edward Kassner’s operations for
the past eight years. Shane’s suc¬
cessor at Kassner is Ronald
Brohn, hitherto head of accounts
and copyright -departments.- - - -

Radio City Music Hall
Sells Connie Francis Disk

N.Y.’s Radio City Musie- Hall has
gone into the disk retail business.
Theatre is peddling Connie Fran¬
cis’ MGM disk of “Where The Boys
Are” at its candy counters during
the current engagement of the
Metro pic of the same name.

Arrangements for the sale of the
single as well as Miss Francis’ al¬
bums were made by MGM’s N.Y.
distributor A1 Levine of Ideal
Record Products. It’s the first time
that the Music Hall has gone into
disk selling.

’60 Disk Sales
400-HiL Pace;
Stereo Climbing

Record sales hit a high of $304,-
807.000 for the first three-quarters
of 1960. For the period ending in
September last year a total of 119,-
496,000 units were sold by factories
compared with 117,629.000 units
with a retail value of $289,296,000
sold in the same period the year
before.

According to a report from the
Record Industry Assn, of America,
stereo longplaying albums also
showed substantial increases. A
total of 18,238.000 records were
sold by factories in the first nine
months of ’60 compared with 12,-
176,000 through the first three
quarters of '59. The retail value-
of these stereo albums for the first
nine months of last year was $78,-
120,000 against $56,153,000 in the
same period of ’59.

Total album sales for the period
last year amounted to 87,160,000
compared with 64,245,000 for the
corresponding period of the previ¬
ous year. Total seven-inch sales,
including 33 J 6-rpm singles, 45-rpm
singles and 45-rpm extended play
albums came to 51,667,000 com¬
pared with 52,020,000 for the first
three-quarters of *59.

Some 10-inch 78-rpm and 3316-
rpm records are still being sold by
factories. In the first three-quar¬
ters of ’60 factory sales of such
records came to 668,000 units com¬
pared with 1,364,000 in the same
period of the previous year.

TV INDIES GETTING SET
FOR TALKS WITH ASCAP

Washington, Jan. 31.

Two special subcommittees have
been appointed by the All-indus¬
try Television Music License Nego¬
tiating Committee to handle
finances and legal affairs. The
All-Industry Committee, which held
its first meeting Friday (27), was
set up to negotiate a new licensing
agreement with ASCAP for music
used by tv stations. The finance
subcommittee will be headed by
Campbell Arnoux, WTAR, Norfolk.
The legal affairs subcommittee
will be chaired by William Grant,
KOA-TV, Denver.

Joe Fields Takes Over
Sales for London Singles

Joe Fields has joined London
Records as sales manager for pop
singles. He was brought into the
London orbit because of the
stepped up activity of the such
American labels as Hi, Monument,
Colonial and XYZ which are dis¬
tributed by London.

Fields will report to veepee Lee
Hartsone and sales boss Walt
Maguire. Fields also will deal di¬
rectly with England, Germany,
France, Belgium, Italy and other
foreign countries for masters to
be released here. He was formerly
a salesman for Columbia Record
Distributors in N.Y.

RADIO STEPS UP
STRESS ON HITS

Nat Cole Stands on Artist’s Right
To Plug New Dish in Sullivan Row

---► Issue of control over a perform-

The straitjacket of formula radio
Is now pulling tighter than ever
on the music biz. Heavy stress of
the vast majority of radio stations
on programming the top hits has
created an imposing wall against
new material as well as causing a
quicker-than-normal exhaustion of
the, bestseller.

Whereas a couple of years ago,
the radio outlets were covering
the top 40 or top 50 songs, cur¬
rently the number of featured hit
songs are shrinking down : nearer
the top 30 mark. Under a typical
formula now used by stations, the
top 30 numbers are being supple¬
mented by a half-dozen new songs
each week plus an equal number
of new albums. for the full pop
programming fare.

The break-in route for a new
song is'now limited to a relative
handful of indie outlets which
have managed to maintain a more
flexible programming format with
respect to new songs. The relative
rarity of such outlets, however, is
a discouraging factor for the disk
promoters seeking to break through
with a new platter. A new tune
with an established artist will
usually get a hearing, but unknown
singers or combos are generally
assigned to the file-and-forret pile
(Continued on page 62)

Newport Kayos
Jazz Festival;.
Seek New Site

Newport, R. I.. Jan. 31.

The Newport Jazz Festival Is
looking for a new home.

Newport has turned them down
cold. The city council, recalling
last summer’s battle of beer cans
and riot, said no to a license for
a repeat of the annual event next
summer. Louis L. Lorillard, prexy,
and Boston’s jazz impresario
George Wein, are making plans to
stage their jazz bash at some other
New England spot.

The Newport city council re¬
jected a proposal whereby the
festival directors would drop a
$450,000 claim pending against the
city in return for a permit renewal.
The jazz group had also offered
to guarantee the expenses of extra
police and fire protection. The
festival dates were to have been
June 30-July 4.

Last summer’s riots brought a
state of emergency tap to the posh
summer resort; more than 50 were
injured; ’‘some 200 jailed during
demonstrations in the town.

100,000 British Presley
Disks Found Defective

London. Jan. 31.

Decca diskery is pulling out of
circulation of sizeable number of
copies of the Elvis Presley hit plat¬
ter “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”
Estimates range from 100,000 up¬
wards.

Reason is, according to Decca
execs, that the RCA disk is heavily
modulated here and there, so that
there can be reproduction trouble
with a less-than-perfect stylus.
Same sources say that there’s no
question of a general recall, but
that agencies and dealers have been
notified to return platters if they'
not happy.

Current sales of “Are You Lone¬
some Tonight” are around €00.000
i domestic. Previous Presley hit
I “It’s Now or Never” has so far
1 chalked up around 1,200,000.

Duane Eddy's Pub Co.

Duane Eddy, who records ior the
Jamie label, is going into the pub¬
lishing field.

The guitarist has set up Lin-
duane Music ad Twang'* Mu ic.
Latter is in partnership with
-Shapirt^Bernstein.-

My Fino "Rhino

There’s a new wailing song
about not being mean to my
kitty. Some 40 years ago there
was a hit called “You Gotta
Stop Kicking My Dawg
Aroun* ”.

What next? No theme song
for “The Rhinoceros?”"

Set Aside Goody
Banfaruptcy Deal
In Fraud Charge

Sam Goody was charged with
fraud last week in the bankruotcy
action in the hands of Referee Her¬
bert Lowenthal since last March.
The ruling set aside last March’s
confirmation of the 48% Chapter
XI plan.

The referee ruled that Goody
and his companies had been guilty
of fraud in not listing unliquidated
claims which were made in July in
an anti-trust action seeking treble
damages of $750,000 against Co¬
lumbia and Caedmon Records. The
ruling was made in granting a mo¬
tion by Columbia Record Distribu¬
tors which was a creditor for $325,-
000 .

The proceedings will be re¬
opened and an adjudication will be
entered unless the petitions are
amended to enjoin the prosecution
of the anti-trust action.

Goody filed suit in N.Y. Federal
Court in July claiming Columbia’s
disk club was injuring and destroy¬
ing record retailing and is mono¬
polizing the sale at retail of Colum¬
bia Records.

ANITA 0WINKED FOR
FOR BRITISH JAZZ FETE

London, Jan. 29.

U S. jazz vocalist Anita O’Day
has been booked by Lord Montagu
for the sixth Beaulieu Jazz Fes¬
tival, skedded for the grounds of
Palace House, Beaulieu, on July
29 and 30. Among other artists
lined up are Chris Barber’s Jazz
Band, Johnny Dankworth and orch,
Terry LIghtfoot and his New Or¬
leans Jazzmen and Mick Mulligan
and his band with George Melly.
Present total of combos is 14, with
other guest performers being
paged.

Departure from Beaulieu tradi¬
tion is to bring the fest forward by
one week: it’s usually staged over
the August Bank Holiday. Also,
the program Is being extended to
include two afternoon concerts,
while admission will be on a per-
concert basis via advance 'ticket
sales. Latter tightening-up is seen
as a move to prevent hooliganism,
which led to rioting and damage
last year.

Fats Domino Pulls 50G
In Tex.-Oklahoma Tour

Albuquerque, Jan. 31.

In a string of eight one-niters
in nine days across Texas and Okla¬
homa, Fats Domino orch grossed
a total take of $50,000, according
to Sam Feldman, Albuquerque pro¬
moter who handled the tour. Series
opened in Wichita Falls on Jan. 11
and ended in Austin on Jan. 19 and
were all straight dance bookings.
Other cities included Tulsa, Okla¬
homa City, San Antonio, Corpus
Christi, Brownsville and Laredo.

Feldman is currently arranging
a tour of Mexico for Domino and
band which left Texas for dates in
Florida and Jamaica. Feldman has
been handling the Domino band
in its southwest area for past three

er’s material exploded last week
when Nat King Cole ankled Sun¬
day’s (29) Ed Sullivan show fCBS-
TV) after a hassle with Sullivan
and producer Bob Precht over
which songs he could sing.

A secondary Issue, though not
brought directly into the open, was
the question of whether a perform¬
ance of a new recording by an art¬
ist constitutes a free plug for the
disk. Hassle developed over Cole’s
intention to sing "Illusion,” a new
number released on the Capitol
label last week.

"When a variety show begins to
dictate what songs an artist r r rec¬
ognition and stature, can or mot
do, it is time for the artist to
call a halt to the proceedings,” said
•Cole. “I can understand the con¬
cern over song selections in a show
with a theme, a ‘special,’ but I can¬
not reconcile the desire to force an
artist to do only songs to a pro¬
ducer’s liking, on a variety pro¬
gram, where song selection does
not affect the show show's contin¬
uity.”

It’s reported that the show’s pro¬
ducer wanted Cole to do a standard
rather than a new tune like “Illu¬
sion.” Cole stated, “I’d like to
know how a new song becomes a
standard if not through introduc¬
tion by an artist' such as myself.”

Cole pointed out that two of his
biggest hits, “Mona Lisa” and “Too
Young,” were introduced by him as
unknown tunes on tv. Cole believes
that if tv producer is allowed to
dictate the song selection the next
step may very well be for a night
club entrepreneur to tell the per¬
former what to sing.

It was further pointed out that
at the outset of negotiations, for
this Sullivan appearance, a letter,
was Sent from Cole’s management
office, stating that there would be
no interference with Cole’s selec¬
tion of repertoire.

Capitol, however, was caught off
guard in the hassle. A notice ac¬
companying the “Illusion” disk
which was sent to reviewers, disk
jockeys, distributors and salesmen
last week mentioned that the song
would be done by Cole on the Sul¬
livan show.

sen, McClellan heads
COMM. ON COPYRIGHTS

Washington. Jan. 31.

Senator John L. McClellan «D-
Ark.), whose investigation of rac¬
kets included testimony on shady
jukebox operations, has been
named the new chairman of the
Senate Patents & Copyrights Sub¬
committee.

This subcommittee will handle
perennial legislation to require
performance royalty payments on
music played on jukeboxes. Mc¬
Clellan succeeds former Sen. Jo¬
seph C. O’Mahoney <D-Wvo.l, who
was both chairman and author of
the jukebox bill.

The bill hasn’t yet been intro¬
duced in the senate, although it
has been in the Hoo*e by Rep.
Emanuel Celler (D-N.Y.L

WB Gets Soundtrack
To Svensfea ‘Demon’ Pic

Warner Bros. Record* has picked
up the soundtrack rights Lem the
Scandinavian pic, "The Pc-rionate
Demons.” Deals was set bv Bobby
Weitfs. WB’s .international director.
An EP containing foi:»* in tri-men-
tal titles will be issued in the Scan¬
dinavian countries w-th future re¬
leases of albums and EPs forth¬
coming soon on the WB label in¬
ternationally.

The original cast recording, di¬
rected by Egil Monn Iverten. fea¬
tures the foremost Scandinavian
jazz artists plus the U.S. jazzster
Don Byas. Set is the initial entry
by WB into the foreign soundtrack
field.-- ‘ *-- ; “

MUSIC

USsuxfff

Wednesday, February . 1, 1961

Jocks, Jukes an

By MIKE GROSS

The Mavricks (Capitol); “SUG¬
AR BABE” iMaverickT) is dressed
up with enough rocking touches to
give it a spinning chance. “ANGEL
WITH A HEARTACHE” (Mave¬
rick^ < is in the slow rocking groove
that usually gets a good reaction
from the teenagers.

Etta Jones (King): “YOU CALL
IT MADNESS BUT I CALL IT
LOVE” < Mayfair*» gets a iine vocal
presentation that will stir up
jockey interest and win a new spin¬
ning ride for this oldie. “SWEET¬
HEARTS ON PARADE” (Mayfair*)
struts along again with a fresh
vocal approaph that will give it

(Andt) has lots of high-powered
vocalistics to win over the spin¬
ners.

The McGuire Sisters (Coral):
“REALLY NEAT” (Lisa*) Is tar¬
geted for the teen market but it’s
done with a harmony styling that
everyone can appreciate. “JUST
FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE” (Aldont)
has an old-fashioned ballad flavor
that’s presented with a vocal flair
for the current market.

Frank Cherval (Big B): "BE MY
GIRL” (Miller*) has a winning
rocking flavor that will attract the
coke set’s interest and turntable
time. “IT HAPPENED ON THE

Album Reviews

Best Bets

BOBBY DARIN.LAZY RIVER

(Atco).Oo-Ee-Train-

Bobby Darin’s “Lazy River” (Peer*) is turned into a vigorous
pop item that’s surefire material for all spinners and a big payoff.
“Oo-Ee-Train” (Adaris*) rolls on a swinging track that’s good for
spinning attention. i

* * * £

BROOK BENTON.THI.^K TWICE

(Mercury).For My Baby

Brook Benton’s “Think Twice” (Play*) is a solid ballad item
built into a payoff platter by the standout vocal and?important
string backing. “For My Baby” (Play*) plays a rotund with a
happy and a vocal style that the jocks will find hard to resist.

* * *

MARK DINNING ^

TOP FORTY, NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
(MGM).Suddenly (There’s Only You)

Mark Dinning’s “Top Forty, News, Weather and Sports” (Acuff-
Rose*J is a can’t miss swinger that fits into teen tastes with beat ,
lyrics and some humor. “Suddenly (There’s Only You)’’ (Acuff-
Rose*) travels at a slow rocking pace that will attract some
spinners.

* * *

BOBBY VEE....STAYIN* IN

(Liberty).More Than I Can Say

Bobby Vee’s “Stayin’ In’’ (Acuff-Rose J -) is a strong rocker for
the teenage set and it’s a natural for big spinning returns on all
levels. “More Than I Can Say’’ (Crickett-Simon-Jackson* ) plays
around with a lilting melodic line that rates good spinning action.

*■ * *

JANE MORGAN.IN JERUSALEM

(Kapp) .In Jerusalem

Jane Morgan’s “In Jerusalem” (Ashland*) is a stirring inspira-
tional piece that’s delivered with a t'ocal fervor that will attract
many spinners to build into a top turntable item. Flip side is the
same tune with a French lyric and the singer displays equal
command.

* * *

THE UNTOUCHABLES..RAISIN’ SUGAR CANE

(Madison) .. .Do Your Best

The Untouchables’ “Raisin’ Sugar Cane’’ (Knollwood*) will grow
into a hot spinning platter because of the way it blends an infectious
folk styling with a strong vocal attack. “Do Your Best” (Broad¬
cast Music*) has an okay zingy flair.

* * *

JAMS MARTIN..CRY GUITAR

(Palette) .Teen Street

Janis Martin’s “Cry Guitar’’ (Tannen*) is a hillbilly-flavored
ballad but it’s strong enough to cross oi'er into pop areas for an
overall spinning payoff. “Teen Street ” (Zodiac*) sitings along
rocking avenues that the younger set usually selects for juke action.

new spinning life. I

Jerry Vale (Columbia): “CAME- !
LOT” i Chappell*) is the lively title
song from the current Lerner-
Loewe Broadway tuner and it’s
sure to brighten up the deejay’s
spinning time. “THIRTEEN GIRLS
TOO MUCH” i.Vanlee*) is a novelty
that doesn’t come off too w'ell for
the turntable competition.

Isley Bros.-Ray Ellis Orch (At¬
lantic: “TEACH ME HOW TO
SHIMMY” (Progressive-T r i o t)
swings in a raucus rocking way
that will appeal to the diehard
r’n’r contingent. “JEEPERS.
CREEPERS” (Witmark*) has been
doctored for the rocking trade with ’
a vocal approach that packs plenty
of punch.

Nat King Cole (Capitol):
“ILLUSION” (Swecot) is a soft
ballad done in the singer’s intimate
and sincere style but it seems to
lack the pull-through qualities.
“WHEN IT’S SUMMER” (Comet*)
is another warm ballad that will
serve the jocks who program in
the pleasant vein.

Merv Griffin (Carlton): “BAN¬
NED IN BOSTON” (Sequence*)
spreads out a novel lyric idea with
a cute beat that’s punched across
with an attractive vocal approach.
“THE WORLD WE LOVE IN”
(Leeds*' is an okay ballad sprin¬
kled with a rocking mood that
could keep the kids interested.

Johnny Nash (ABC-Paramount):
“WORLD OF TEARS” (Andt)
flow, ivith a driving vocal push
that the deeja\s will pav attention
to. “SOME OF YOUR LOVIN’”

, BEACH” (Miller*) is spread along
! big ballad lines and gives the
singer a chance to show off his
power-piping style for okay results.

Ron Rose (Dot): “OLD GREY
MARE CHA CHA” (K&L*) trots at
a fair cha cha pace but it’s a doubt¬
ful money entry. “BOWLING
BALL BOOGIE” (K&L*) rolls
right into the alley despite some
instrumental kicks.

Martin Denny (Liberty): “VOL¬
CANO” (Asa*; erupts with a lot of
exotic instrumental sounds that the
dee jays will find to be fine pro¬
gramming. fodder. “MY TANE”
(Bourne*) features more of Martin
Denny’s offbeat instrumental tech¬
niques on a slow ballad mood.

Bobby Mayo (Roulette): “HOME
IS WHERE THE HEART IS” (Sun¬
set*) is built along good ballad
lines that’s supported by an appeal¬
ing vocal that the jocks will find
easy to spin. “ARRIVEDERCI”
(Sunset*) has a romantic ballad lilt
that makes it likable programming
material.

Bob Wilson (Decca): “MARIE,
MARIE” (Garland*) has been get¬
ting a lot of disk action but this
version will get its spinning share
because of this newcomer’s strong
vocal way. “PORTRAIT OF MY
LOVE” (Picadillyt) is framed in a
neat ballad form and gets a good
, romantic buildup.

Charlie McCoy (Cadence):
“CHERRY BERRY WINE” (Cedar-
wood" > blends a folk flavor with a
rocking idiom that should set the
spinners to pour it on their turn¬
tables. “MY LITTLE WOMAN”

LAWRENCE WELK

Features FRANK SCOTT'S
Harpsichord on a Great New Dot
Album and “Single” “CALCUTTA”
...Following his Top-Hit “Last
Date!”

(Cedarwoodt) rocks according to
rote but the vocal shout gives it
some importance.

Frankie Sardo (Studio): “I’M
SITTIN’ AT HOME” (We Threet)
has a brisk avor and a light vocal
style that will catch lots of deejay
interest, “JUST YOU WATCH
ME” (Pubt) rocks with a vocal
push that will draw the kids around
the jukes.

Jeri Adams (Fraternity): “IVORY
TOWER” (Melrose*) builds up a
big ballad mood and the singer
delivers for a spinning payoff.
“ALL AROUND THIS HEART”
(Sunfrant) runs at a gay pace to
give programmers a spinning lift.

Earl Sink (Warner Bros.):
“SUPER MARKET” (Acuff-Roset)
pegs a teenage romance around a
grocery list and the kids will find
something in it because of the
bouncy presentation. “LOOK FOR
ME” (Acuff-Roset) has a peppy
beat and a vocal attack that will
help it move in certain juke areas.

Donnie Owens (Trey): “WHAT A
DREAM!” (Gregmarkt) is fashioned
along familiar rocking ballad terms
and is just par for the course.
“STORMY” (Gregmarkt) blows up
a neat melodic line with a vocal
styling that will appeal to many.

*ASCAP. tBMI. .

Longhairs Prep Benefit
As Miiropoolos Tribute

A special all-star longhair con¬
cert in tribute to the late maestro
Dimitri Mitropoulos will be held
at Carnegie Hall, March 5. It’ll be
a benefit for the Musicians Aid So¬
ciety, which was co-founded by
Mitropoulos a few months before
his death in November. The So¬
ciety is dedicated to providing for
aged and retired musicians.

Among the performers at the
concert will be Van Clibum, Mi-
shel Piastro, Renata Tebaldi, Elea¬
nor Steber, Mignon Dunn, Barry
Morell and the Symphony of the
Air under the direction of Fausto
Cleva, of the Metropolitan Opera.

The Kingston Trio: “Make Way”
(Capitol). There seems to be no
stopping, the Kingston Trio. With
a steady string of clicko albums al¬
ready to their credit, the group
bounces back with another round-
up of folk items that will bring in
another big score. Their style is
sure and savvy and the repertoire
is a nifty assortment of folk items
that gives the group a chance to
show off its harmony styling to
best advantage. Among the stand¬
outs are “Hard Travelin’ Man,”
“Bonny Hielan' Laddie,” “The
River Is Wide” and “Blue Eyed
Gal.”

Connie Francis: “Connie Francis
At The Copa” (MGM). Connie
Francis’ recent stint at N. Y.’s Co-
pacabana was a reward for the
long string of single clicks and LP
bestsellers. Her act reprised many
of the tunes that she waxed pre¬
viously as well as some special ma¬
terial segments. They are all done
with a fine vocal flair to an orch
backing conducted by Joe Mele
and should get lots of retail'fcction.

Ray Cohnift Orch & Chorus:
“Memories Are Made of This”
(Columbia). The Ray Conniff
sound has caught on as evidenced
by the high sales rackup of his 10
previous Columbia albums. He’s
back again with the same spark¬
ling orch and chorus treatment
that freshens up such pleasing
tune items as “Tammy,” “Three
Coins In The Fountain,” “Mo¬
ments To Remember” and the title
song among others.

Henry Jerome Orch: “Brazen
Brass Plays Songs Everybody
Knows” (Decca). This is the third
in Henry Jerome’s series of “Bra¬
zen Brass” sounds. It’s pegged for
the audiophile via its interesting
sound techniques and for the sing-
along bug via its infectious han¬
dling of familiar items. “Peg O’ My
Heart,” “I’ll Get By,” “Somebody
Stole My Gal,” “Goodnight Sweet¬
heart” and the like all have the
happy quality that draws listener
approval.

Lester Lanin: “Lester Lanin
Plays Latin” (Epic). This new Les¬
ter Lanin package is aimed at
those who want to add a bit of pep¬
per to their dancing party. The
maestro is in a Latino groove all
the way building up cha chas,
merengues, tangos, mambos, rum¬
bas and sambas into a-hip-swayer’s
delight. The beat never gets too
intricate and the platter Is sure to
be an asset to any home turntable.

Gloria Lynne: “Day In Day Out”
(Everest). Gloria Lynne -is^aryoung
singer who’s already established
herself in the jazz field. She’s got
a deeply emotional style but she
also knows how to add a joyous
tone when the lyric calls for it.
Although she’s more familiarly
backed by the tasty Earl May com¬
bo. she emerges here as a song¬
stress who knows how to work with
a swinging big band arrangements.
Ernie Wilkins’ orch gives her the
musical support here on such
goodies as “I’m Just A Lucky So
and So,” “And This Is My Be- j
loved.” “Cheek To Cheek” and
“They Can’t Take That Away |
From Me” to name just a few ■
in an overall fine repertoire. .

Martin Denny: “Martin Denny’s
Exotic Percussion” (Liberty). Ha-

Longplay Shorts

Columbia Records has scheduled 25 albums for February release—
seven in the pop category, nine classical, four jazz and five in the Latin
American series . . . Epic Records’ LP breakdown for February includes,
two classical, one pop, one jazz and one in the International series . . .
Col’s lov/price Harmony label has two albums on tap for February
release . . . Capitol Records is rolling into February with 16 new pop
packages headed by the Kingston Trio, June Christy and Fred Waring.
Diskery also has scheduled six albums for the classical market . . .
Buzz Clifford, who is currently rolling in the singles field with “Baby
Siltin’ Boogie,” is getting a special album treatment, his first, by
Columbia Records . . . The Barjy Sisters currently at N. Y.’s Inter¬
national nitery, are out with thfeir initial Roulette album, “Side By
Side” . . . There are five albums in Argo Records February release.
The LPs are by Ahmad Jamal, Art Farmer, AI Grey, Buddy Rich and
Sam Lazar . . . Jackie (Moms) Mabley and The Vibrations are on the
Chess-Checker album schedule for February . . . The Harmonicats are
readying a followup LP to their current “Cherry Pink” for Columbia
... In the four-track tape field Capitol is adding eight more recordings
ithis month and Columiba is coming out with nine . . . Combing the
j cafes for comedy routines, Mercury Records has etched monologist
Severn Darden, member of the resident cast at the Second City theatre-
cabaret here. Diskery decided to spotlight him .ft'w it taped entire
cast in live performance for an upcoming “Best ot. Second City” LP.

Vanguard Records is heading its February- release with a double-LP
of last summer’s Newport Folk Festival. Also coming up are Israeli
songs by Natania Davrath and a program of French pop songs by
Germaine Montero . . . Elektra is pushing a new set by Josh White,
“Spirituals and Blues ”

whiian gourds, piccolo xylophones,
steel chimes, Burmese gongs, etc.,
are blended again to develop the
offbeat but captivating Martin.
Denny sound. “Miserlou,” “Anna,”
“Moonlight on the Ganges,” “Cher¬
okee” and “Softly As In A Morn¬
ing Sunrise” are some of the stand¬
ards that benefit from this new
touch of exoticism.

Stan Jones: “Ghost Riders In
The Sky” (Vista). Not only is Stan
Jones a potent vocal purveyor of
the folk idiom but he’s a. stylistic
cleffer in that groove, too. In this
package, which marks Vista’s entry
into the album field, Jones takes
off on a flock of his own composi¬
tions and he gives them all an
identifiable mark. He goes over
the popular title song and such
bright items as “Wringle Wrangle”
apd “Too Youqg To Marry” with a
verve that wil^give the album re¬
tail importance.

Caterina Valente-Edmundo Rost
“Fire & Frenzy” (London). Ed-
mundo Ros’ exciting orch rhythms
and Caterina Valente’s powerful
piping style are blended into a
potent platter pegged along Latin-
American lines. The singer and
the maestro work together with an
understanding and appreciation of
each other’s talents and the result
brings a new perspective to the
chile groove.

Toscanini: “Respighi’s ’Fountains
& Pines of Rome’” (RCA Victor).
Via the fniracle of electronic “re¬
processing,” this celebrated mon¬
aural disk by the late maestro Ar¬
turo Toscanini has been given a
definite stereo dimension. A strik¬
ing technical accomplishment, this
disk also keeps alive finely con¬
ceived renditions of Resphighi’s
most popular works.

Anita Bryant: “Hear Anita Bry¬
ant In Your Horae Tonight”—“In
My Little Corner Of The World”
(Carlton): Anita Bryant, who’s
been one of the more consistent
winners in the singles market for
the past year, is hitting the album
field with two simultaneously re¬
leased packages. Her clear piping
pitch is sure to turn them both
into sure winners in the pop LP
sweeps. In “Hear Anita Bryant In
Your Home Tonight,” she reprises
such of her previous disclicks as
“Paper Roses,” “One. Of The
Lucky Ones,” “Wonderland By
Night” as well as her current
single release ‘‘A Texan And A
Girl From Mexico.” The peg is
on a global motif in “In My Little
Corner of the World” and she
does extremely well by “Arriver-
derci Roma,” “Canadian Sunset,”
“I Love Paris,” “Autumn In New
York” as well as the title song
which was one of her biggest
disclicks.

“Martial Solal” (Columbia in
France). This disk import from
France showcases a dexterous Gal¬
lic pianist, Martial Solal, in a mod¬
ern jazz display. Solal has fully
absorbed the contemporary idiom
and adds a couple of interesting
flourishes of his own. Backed by
drums and bass, he does his own
compositions on one side and a
group of standards on the other.

Gros.

British Disk Output
Up l\%, Exports Down

London, Jan. 31.

Total production of disks in the
first 11 months of last year was, at
64.916,000, up on that -of 1959 by
11%, with 25% more 45 rpms, 10%
more 33V6 and 55% fewer 78s be¬
ing manufactured. Figures are the
official ones just released by the
Board of Trade.

On November, manufacturers*
sales were valued at just over $4,-
757.000, which was 13% more than
in November, ’59. But export sales
were down by 7%, using the same
comparison.

Byrd on Polish Wing

Washington, Jan. 31.

Latest issue of the Polish edition
of America Illustrated, U. S. In¬
formation Agency monthly, fea¬
tures a big spread on Charlie Byrd.
Washington jazz and classical
guitarist.

The article predicts that Byrd,
who plays at the Showboat Lounge
here, will be the best-known
guitarist in the country in two
years.

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

British Disk Best Sellers

London, Jan. 31.

Are Ton Lonesome?. .Presley
(RCA)

Poetry In Motion... .Tjllotson
(London).

I Love Ton.Richard

(Columbia)

Pepe .Eddy

(London)

Portrait of My Love.Monro

(Parlophone)

Counting Teardrops ....Ford

(Pye)

Sailor....Clark

(Pye)

Save Last Dance... . .Drifters
(London) '

Rubber Ball..Vee

(London)

You’re 16...Burnette

(London)

MUSIC

Foreign Pop Singers, Jazz Men Now
Qualify for $$ as Tokyo Eases Coin

By DAVE JAMPEL

Tokyo, Jan. 31.

The definition of culture has
been expanded to inclqde pops and
ja 2 Z, at least as far* as Japan’s
Finance Ministry is concerned.

The Ministry, which heretofore
restricted the tapping of its foreign
currency allocations to artists from
abroad in the concert or “cultural”
field — ballet troupes, sympathy
orchs, classical combos and. solo¬
ists, opera singers, etc.—now per¬
mits less rarified foreign perform¬
ers to qualify for portions of the
fund.

Harry Belafonte, for example,
was paid in dollars for his boff
seven-concert swing last summer
and Art Blakey and his Jazz Mes¬
sengers, who recently wound up a
two-week tour of four keys, were
permitted to reach into the foreign
currency chest.

Reason for wider latitude is Nip¬
pon’s improved balance of pay¬
ments condition. (What effect the
“Save the Dollar” program will
have remains to be seen.) Whereas
several years ago the Ministry al¬
located some $150,000 per annum
for payment to imported artists,
with about $50,000 of that being re¬
turned as unused, today the total
allocation is in the $300,000 bracket
with no turnback.

Ends Discrimination

“We no longer discriminate be¬
tween popular and concert artists,”
said Eiji Yamagata, new chief of
Ministry’s foreign currency control
section. All applications for import
of talent (as well as feature films
and canned tv shows) regardless of
whether they receive all, partial or

For Dm Wax

London, Jan. 31.
Australia is just about the only
overseas market for British and
U.S. disks where sales are likely
to show a noticeable upswing in
the next couple of years, according
to E. R. Lewis, chairman of the
Decca Record Co. here. Lewis—
..... : due to be formally dubbed Sir

no payment in foreigni currency,; Edward Lewis at Buckingham Pal-
must be approved by ■ Yamagata’s ace 0 n Feb. 7—swung back into
office, London a couple of weeks back

Usual procedure is for the spon-! following a two-months looksee
soring Japanese company to have : tour of Decca agencies throughout
application approved, prior to art-j the world.

ist*s arrival. Then, with a contract j Australia looks to be a likely
and a sponsor’s statement in hand, * improving ground, sez the Decca
the artist can obtain a 60-day en- , topper, because the initial impact
tertainer’s visa (subject to exten- 0 f tv will begin to lessen. At the

Limeliters Kicking Off
Solo on Concert Trail

The Limeliters, vocal group cur¬
rently riding high at RCA Victor
with their first LP, “Tonight in
Person,” starts a series of one-
nighters on their own this" week.
Last year the group toured with
such names as ghelley Berman,
Mort Sahl, Eartha Kitt, George
Shearing and Johnny Mathis.

Group is booked for a series of
one-nighters; including N. Y.’s
Hunter College, Feb. 3. Also
scheduled are the Arthur Godfrey
Show Feb. 8 and the Ruth Lyons
Show Feb. 20. In addition, group
plans to do promotion for their
Victor LP in towns in which it is
booked.

E. R. Lewis Sees

sions) at a Japanese consulate.
(Continued on page 62)

Ray Charles’ Late Showing
Sparks Riot; Promoter
Robbed During Melee

Albuquerque, Jan. 31.

Another rock ’n’ roll riot, caused
by the delayed arrival of singer-
bandleader Ray Charles, in Al¬
buquerque, has resulted in robbery
of $1,900 from the dance promoter.

'Promoter Mike London had his
jacket ripped off his back, and
$1,900 snatched from under his
arm about halfway through the
dance, as he was refunding money
to persons attending the dance,

moment, a reasonable pop, hit sells
around 20,000-30,000 copies, com¬
pared with the 50.000 of a year or
two back, albeit the market overall
is pretty steady: Come the passing
of video’s novelty appeal, the end
of that expenditure-on-a-set stage,
et al., things ought to look up.

For the rest, and in particular in
the Far East, the taste for pop
platters often seems to be there
but standards of living don’t allow
for mass purchases. In Delhi, India,
for instance, Lewis found that the
top 10 v’as much the same as the
British ditto—but the money am’t
around for this to mean huge sales.

One general factor he found, and
which he regards as a fault, is that
3 . local radio stations tend to over-
' ; plug new disks. Lewis, reckons that
it’s a damaging technique in the

Liekr & StoIIer
Bigger & Bigger

Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller,
the hottest writing team stemming
out of the rock ’n’ roll idiom, are
now expanding their activities as
publishers and talent managers.
The team has set up a new firm.
Trio Music (BMI) along with Quin¬
tet Music.(ASCAP) and have organ¬
ized a personal management opera¬
tion called Broadway Artists.
Danny Kesller Is v.p. and adminis¬
trative manager of the new setup
with Lee V. Eastman as legal con¬
sultant

The Lieber-Stoller team, which
has been producing disks for At¬
lantic Records for the past few
years, plan to increase their indie
production work on a non-exclusive
basis. Talent already in their stable
includes the Four Coins, The
Coasters and writer Phil Spector.

after they learned 'that' Charta ! **

hadn’t yet shown up for a dance , . h ' t e . . < ^ c ^ er ^’’
at Tingley Coliseum last Saturday i Sid? hiVfr ^ N °'
1211. London also suffered some l “L , ', ' h d elr °" n records over-
cuts and bruises as result. ?' J ’ 5*' c ,‘>mme n ted wryly, but

J , • _ all the same he thinks the public

The Charles band had been on can get sated too easily and not
the stand from 9 p.m., but about: bu v the appropriate disks.

11 p m. rumor went around the : T he Decca: chief’s trip involved
hall, located on New Mexico State ; al50 talks and market-assessing for
Fair grounds, that Charles wasn 11 his g raup - s manifold other prod _
going to show up That resulted m | ucts> inc i u ding radar, electronic
a mad scramble for refunds, with j gear , etc. As .for tv sets, he again
lots of pushing and shoving. Pn-j segs no violent up-gradient occur-
va e police on the scene were un- ring in that sales graph ln manv
able to cope with the situation and ■ countries . Apropos which, he does
called sheriffs deputies who however express puzzlement at
finally put down the not before , some trade and network moves
anyone was seriously hurt. > here to seek a retention of tiie

In the melee, however, punks ; present British 405-line system, in-
grabbed London, himself a for- j asmucli as this means extra work
mer pro wrestler, ripped his jacket! for export when 625 lines is the
off and snatched the money bag.!general overseas need. A UK
About $200 damage to concession ; switchover to 625 would, he points
stand and other equipment also! out. simplify manufacture by re¬
resulted. ! quiring only one type of receiver

Tingley Coliseum on the fair- j to come off the assembly belt,
grounds is technically located on
state ground, although surrounded
by city of Albuquerque, so city cops
do not police area. Promoters are
required to have protection and

“S’ ?Siri«’! lt n°.nf h fufr I E « r «t Records has opened a
nate on eovefage also ° i Coast office to expedite the screen-

nate on coverage also. ling of new masters and the search

During the annual fair,. special: .-for new talent. Diskery’s Coast
cops work area, but State Fair J operation will be headed by Doris
manager Tex Barron says that a Flack.

law requiring year-around special In addition to her customary pro¬
force is due to be introduced in; motional functions, which she’s
current legislature. . handled for Everest during the

Charles finally came ln on late [ past year. Miss Flack will act as
plane, about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, j special liaison between diskery’s
Tickets were scaled at $2 advance. Coast distributors and the N. Y.
$2.50 at the door. I sales office.

Doris Flack Heading
Everest’s Coast Office

E. H. Morris Firm Builds
Off-B’way Catalog With
‘Aphrodite,’ ‘Double Entry’

E. H. Morris is building up its
off-Broadway publishing activity.
Firm, which already has last year’s
“Ernest In Love” and “Parade” in
its catalog, has now latched on to
two more musical productions
scheduled for spring production.

The shows are “Madame Aphro¬
dite” and “Double Entry.” Words
and music for. “Aphrodite” were
written by Jerry Herman and -the
score is going into Morris’ BMI
firm, Meridian Music. Herman was
also the writer of the “Parade”
score. The other production is
“Double Entry” with words and
music by Jay Thompson. “Entry”
is made up of two one act musicals,
“The Bible Salesman” and “The
Oldest Trick In The World.” The
store will be placed in the Morris
firm.

Although no original cast album
deals have been set yet, Sidney
Kornheiser, Morris’ general man¬
ager, indicated that several com¬
panies are interested. There’s been
a heightening interest in doing
original cast albums of off-Broad-
way musicals and last year Morris
set “Ernest In Love” with Colum¬
bia and “Parade” with Kapp.

On the Broadway level, Morris is
no\y rolling with the Cy Coleman-
Carolyn Leight score for “Wildcat,”
and is in negotiation with Johnny
Burke for his upcoming “Donny-
brook” score. Burke had originally
planned* to publish the score him¬
self but he now may work out a
deal in which he sets up a firm
within the Morris orbit.

Morris also has on tap for next
season two musicals by Cy Cole¬
man & Carolyn Leight and one by
Charles Strouse & Lee Adams, who
wrote the current “Bye Bye
Birdie.”

101 defers, 63 Publishers, Palmed
By BMI for Turning Out 1960 s dieks

Hi-Fi Show in Capital
Accents Stereo-Casting

Washington, Jan. 31.

Sixth Washington High Fidelity
Music Show, to be held here Feb.
10-13, will feature a special con¬
tinuous three-day demonstration of
stero FM broadcasting.

The demonstration will use the
multiplex system developed by
Crosby Telectronics— one of the
methods now under study in Fed¬
eral Communications Commission’s^
rulemaking on FM stereo. SlmriC
at which over 50 firms will exhibit
hi-fi music systems, is backed by
Institute of High Fidelity Manu¬
facturers. Proceeds will go rp the
President’s Music Committee af the
People to People Program.

Re-Edit Berman
LP to Sapolio
'Rough’ Lingo

In an unprecedented move a hit
album is being pulled back for a
re-editing job. The package is the
Verve comedy disk “Edge of Shel¬
ley Berman,” which has racked up
over 300,000 sales since its release
last May.

Reason for the re-editing is Ber¬
man’s dissatisfaction with the al¬
bum and his claim that Verve re¬
leased it without his okay. Accord¬
ing to Berman many people have
written to him complaining about
some of the language used on the
disk and his feeling that some of
the material monolog used doesn’t
show him off to advantage. The al¬
bum was put together from left¬
overs from his previous Verve re¬
leases, “Inside Shelley Berman”
and “Outside Shelley Berman,”
which were cut by the label during
his night club performances. The
okay for the re-editing of the mas¬
ter by Berman was given by Arnold
Maxin, prez of MGM Records,
which now controls Verve through
the recent buyup of latter label by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM’s par¬
ent company. The new “Edge Of
Shelley Berman” album will be out
in the market in about three weeks.
Owners of the original “Edge” who
are disturbed by some of the lan¬
guage will be able to exchange the
package for the new one at no ad¬
ditional 'cost.

Meantime, Berman is continuing
negotiations with Maxin on a new
contract. He’ll continue to record
under the Verve banner but will
expand his disking chores to songs
as well as kidisks. The new con¬
tract will stipulate that in. the
comedy; disk area nothing can be
released without Berman’s ap¬
proval. There will be no maximum
or minimum album deals in the
new pact and Berman will record
new’ comedy albums whenever lie
thinks he’s got the proper material
ready.

-+ Broadcast Music Inc. marked the
start of its 21st year last week with
its annual award ceremonies at the
Hotel Pierre, N. Y., where writers
and publishers of 78 hit songs of
1960 were handed certificates of
achievement. In addition, BMI for
the first time gave a special award
to Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick,
writers of “Fiorello,” and to
Tommy Valando, head of Sunbeam
Music, which published the score of
the Broadway hit.

Commenting on the fact that
BMI. has now gained its “majority,”
BMI chairman Sydney Kaye said
the licensing organization “grew up
in a pretty tough neighborhood and
occasionally had run-ins with the
bully on the block.” That was the
only reference to the acrimonious
relationships between BMI and The
American Society of Composers,
Authors & Publishers, since BMI’s
formation back in 1940.

The BMI awards went to 101
writers and publishers from 14 ■
states and five foreign countries.
The top BMI songs of 1960 were, in
alphabetical order, “Alley Oop,”
“All My Love,” “Alone At Last,”
“Baby,” “Beatnik Fly,” “Blue
Angel,” “Cathy’s Clown,” “Chain
Gang,” “Cradle of Love.” “Devil Or
Angel,”- “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Dream-
in’,” “Early In The Morning,”
“Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,”
“Feel So Fine.”

Also “Finger Poppin’ Time,”
“Footsteps,” “Georgia On My
Mind,” “Go, Jimmy, Go,” “Green
Fields,” “Handy Man,” “He’ll Have
To Go,” “He’ll Have To Stay,” “He
Will Break Your Heart,” “I Love
The Way You Love,” “I’m Sorry,” ;
“Image of A Girl,” “Kiddio,” “Last
Date,” “Let The Little Girl Dance,”
“Let’s Go, Let’s Go. Let’s Go,”
“Let’s Think About Livin’.” “Look
ForA. Star,” “Love You So.” “Many
Tears Ago,” “A Million To One,”
“Mission Bell,” “Mule Skinner
Blues,” “My Heart Has Mind Of
Its Own,” “My Home Town.”

Also “Never On Sunday,” “New
Orleans,” “Night,” “Only The
(Continued on page 62)

Tony Piano Exits Col

Tony Piano has ankled his artists
& repertoire producer's spot at Co¬
lumbia Records.

During his three-year stay at Co¬
lumbia, Piano recorded Crash
Craddock, Marge Dogdson, the
Four Voices, Eileen Rodgers and
Buzz Clifford, who now has one of
the label’s hot singles in “Baby
Sittiii’ Boogie.”

Inside Stuff-Music

RCA Victor has put Perry Como’s disk of “Make Someone Happy” on
the deejay rounds again. Disker.v first released the disk during the
second week in September but figures that the click of the Broadway
tuner, “Do Re Mi,” from which the tune comes, will give jocks added
incentive to spin the recording so it shipped the disk out again with
last week’s new releases.

Meredith Willson, E. Y. Harburg. Richard Adler, Steve Allen and
j Salli Terri have been lined up as the “guest professor” roster for Hal
Levy’s course in popular lyric writing at the University of California
Extension department. Course bows Feb. 7. It’s the only collegiate
songwriting class of its kind in t’ne country and received disk recogni¬
tion from RCA Victor with release of a package by Toni Harper show¬
casing songs written by Levy’s students. Two more albums are now in
I the works, one in the jazz idiom and the other being folk. Classes
I receive university credit.

Tooter Local 47 to Boost
Fight Vs. Narcotics With
• All-Star Jazz Benefit

Hollywood, Jan. *31.

Move is underway by Local 47,
American Federation of Musicians,
in conjunction with Down Beat,
jazz mag, to sponsor an aij-star
benefit show to establish a second
residence for Synanon Foundation,
narcotics rehabilitation center in
Santa Monica. Event i* jfart of
Local’s anti-narcctk s dnv4 to
hamper use of illegal dntg<. partic¬
ularly among that segment of
musicians.

John Tranchitella, prexy oi Local
47, along with Morton P. Jacobs
and other local toppers, ?seld a
meeting last week along with reps
from the industry to make initial
plans for a concert slated April 9
at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
Lined up as producer is Louis
Robin, prexy of Concerts Jnc.,
talent promoter in the western re¬
gional area of the U.S.

Tentative talent thus far lined
up is Nat Cole, Doris Dn\>,J«ne
Christy, Peggy Lee, The ^Four
Freshmen, Steve Allen, Mort Sahl,
Horace Silver and Nelson Riddle's
orch.

Allen, incidentally, subseqpiint to
meeting with the directors"'of the
Synanon Foundation, is chairing a
Citizen’s Committee as the iirst
spear thrown into checking nar¬
cotics addiction. While intc.est by
parties involved stem mid from
that minority of addic ted nn-rioians
that have thrown a black eye upon
the jazz profession, the move is
further aimed at reducing the geu
eral narcotics menace.

Members of Allen’s committee
include Broadway producer Ted
Harri», Ivan Goff, past prexy of the
Screen Writers Guild of America,
Richard Bock, prexy of World-
Pacific Records, and John Tynan,
coast editor of Down Beat.

Negotiations are also on with
CBS News in N.Y. for possible na
tional telecast or broadcast, out of
the Foundation premises in Santa
Monica to hypo event.

MUSIC

f'j&RjEff

'Wednesday, February 1, 1961

® RECORD T.I.P.S.

(Tune Index of Performance & Sales)

This weekly tabulation is based on a statistically balanced ratio of disk sales, nationally, as reported by key outlets in major cities, and music
programming by the major independent radio stations .

TH*

Last

No.Wk*.

LABEL

Wk.

On Chart TITIS, ARTIST

CALCUTTA

Lawrence Welk. •

.... Dot

EXODUS

Ferrante & Teicher.

.... UA

EMOTIONS

Brenda Lee.

. Decca

SHOP AROUND

Miracles .

. Tamla

TOMORROW

Shirelles .

Scepter

CALENDAR GIRL

Neil Sedaka .

. Victor

WONDERLAND BY NIGHT
Bert Kaempfert . ..

. Decca

This

Wk.

Last

Wk.

No.Wk*.

On Chart TITIE, ARTIST

LABEL

UTOPIA

Frank Garl ..

,... Crusade

A THOUSAND STARS
Kathy Young.

ALL IN MY MIND
Maxine Brown.

.Nomar

JIMMY'S GIRL

Johnny Tillotson ......

... Cad.ne.

WHEELS

Billy Vaughn .........

STORY OF MY LOVE
Paul Anka.

... ABC-Par

GOODTIME BABY
Bobby Rydeli.

.... Cameo

Ttil*

Last

No.Wk*.

Wk.

On Chart TITLE, ARTIST

LABR

—

SPOONFUL

Etta & Harvey ..........

.... Chess

YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE

Andy Williams .........

• Cadence

PONY TIME '

Don Covay & Good timers.

• • .Arnold

DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE

Shirelles...

.. Sceptor

BLUE TANGO

Bill Black Combo...

..HI

—

SPANISH HARLEM

Ben E. King...

.. •. Atco

THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT

Capris ...

Old Town

ANGEL BABY

Rosie.

. Highland

CORINNA, COR1NNA

.... Dunes

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT

Elvis Presley ..Victor

RUBBER BALL

Bobby Vee..

... Liberty

WINGS OP A DOVE
Ferlin Husky.

.. Capitol

1 COUNT THE TEARS
Drifters. p • •

.. Atlantic

THERE SHE GOES

Jerry Wallace.

Challenge

C’EST SI BON

Conway Twitty ........

.... MGM

MY EMPTY ARMS

Jackie Wilson.

. Brunswick

PEPE

Duane Eddy .

,... Jamie

PONY TIME

Chubby Checker.

,. Parkway

ONCE IN A WHILE
Chimes...

DON'T WORRY

Marty Robbins.

. Columbia

IF I DIDN’T CARE

Platters ..

.. Mercury

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE

Ricky Nelson.Imperial

GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY

Ramrods .Amy

LAST DATE

Floyd Cramer.

.... Victor

WHERE THE BOYS ARE
Connie Francis.

.... MGM

BABY SITTING BOOGIE
Buzz Clifford.

. Columbia

CHERRY PINK
Harmonicats.

. Columbia

YOU’RE SIXTEEN

Johnny Burnette.

... Liberty

HOOCHIE COOCHIE COO

Hank Ballard ...King

ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER

Shelbey Hint.Valiant

WHEELS^

String-a-Longs.

.. Warwick

I'M HURTING

Roy Orbison.

Monument

NORTH TO ALASKA
Johnny Horton.

. Columbia

WE HAVE LOVE

Dinah Washington ...

, Mercury

YOU CAN HAVE HER

Roy Hamilton..

... • Epic

DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF MOON

—

Olympics...

.. Arvee

APACHE

—

Jorgen Ingmann .........

WHAT WOULD I DO

—

Mickey & Sylvia...... r..

... Victor

YOUR OTHER LOVE

—

Flamingos....

.End

1 WANNA LOVE MY LIFE AWAY

Gene Pitney ...

• Musicor

NO ONE

81 I

1 —

Connie Francis.

... MGM

WHAT A PRICE

—

Fats Domino ,‘ S L....

. Imperial

SOUND OFF

Titus Turner ............

... Jamie

TUNES OF GLORY

Cambridge Strings *.

.. London

SAILOR

—

Lolita...

... Kapp

tyHAT AM 1 GONNA DO

Jimmy Clanton..

.... Ace

YES. I’M LONESOME TONIGHT

Dodie Stevens,....

HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART

—

Jerry Butler..

. Vee Jay

IS THERE SOMETHING ON MIND

Jack Scott....

Top Rank

PERFIDIA

Ventures.

.. Dolton

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Al Caiola ..

.UA

LOYEY DOVEY

Buddy Knox ......

.. Liberty

SAD MOOD

Sam Cooke.

... Victor

45'

FOOLS RUSH IN

Brook Benton ..

. Mercury

—

BUMBLE BEE

La Vern Baker...

. Atlantic

—

EVERYDAY

Bobby Vee..

.. Liberty

MANY TEARS AGO

Connie Francis.

... MGM

LOST LOVE

H. B. Barnum ...

.... Eldo

SHOW FOLK

100

Paul Evans ......Carlton '

LONELY TEENAGER

Dion .. Laurie

MODEL GIRL

Crests. Coed

GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY
June Valli. Capitol

AIN'T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN
Fats Domino ..Imperial

I'M LEARNING ABOUT LOVE
Brenda Lee ...•»..•••••• •« Decca

EBONY EYES

Everly Bros. .... WB

BABY. OH. BABY

Shells .. Johnson

GEE WHIZ, LOOK AT HIS EYES
Carla Thomas.Atlantic

LOOKING BACK

Dinah Washington.. Mercury

FIRST TASTE OF LOVE

Ben E. King.Atlantic

MUSKRAT RAMBLE

Freddie Cannon.. Swan

I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
Roy Orbison .. Monument

AT LAST

Etta James. Argo

PUPPET SONG

Frankie Avalon... Chancellor

JA DA

Johnny & Hurricanes.......Big Top

WALK SLOW

Little Willie John. King

TEAR OF THE YEAR

Jackie Wilson .... Brunswick

RAMONA

Blue Diamonds.. London

YOU’VE BEEN TORTURING ME

Four Young Men.Crest

SWAY

Bobby Rydeli. Cameo

GONZO *

James Booker Peacock

FLAMINGO EXPRESS

Royaltones... Goldisc

THEM’S THAT GOT

Ray Charles ............ ABC-Par

DOLL HOUSE

Donnie Brooks...Era

CALCUTTA

Four Preps. Capitol

DREAM BOY

Annette .. Vista

MY LAST DATE WITH YOU
Skeeter Davis.. Victor

Wedaetdiy, February 1» 1961

Ninth Annual

BMI

Citation of Achievement

for I960

Awarded to 101 writers and 62 publishers from
14 States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Greece J
and Mexico, in recognition of the great national
popularity attained by their songs during 1960.

TO THESE WRITERS

Dub Allbritten
Audrey Allison
Joe Allison
Paul Anka
Mark Anthony
Mike Anthony
Hank Ballard
Jeff Barry
Dave Bartholomew
Bruce Belland
Brook Benton
Otis Blackwell
Boudleaux Bryant
Jerry Butler
Tyran Carlo
Blanche Carter
Calvin Carter
Lincoln Chase
Richard Clasky
Sam Cooke -

Acuff-Rose Publications
Aladdin Music Publications
Ahlon Music, Inc.

Almimo Music, Inc.

American Music, Inc.

Bamboo Music, Inc.

Belmar Music Publishing Co.
Ben-Ghazi Enterprises, Inc.

Big Bopper Music Company
Blue Grass Music
Brookville Music, Inc.

Bryden Music, Inc.

Cajun Publishing Company, Inc.
Central Songs, Inc.

Champion Music Corporation
Conrad Publishing Co., Inc.

Floyd Cramer

Robert Guidry

Curtis Mayfield

| Gladys Reinhardt

Richard Dehr

Reginald Hall

Kill Medley

f c The late J. P. Richardson

Luchi Dejesus

Manos Hadijdakls

Joe Melson

.; The late Jimmie Rodgers

Barry DeVorzon

Ron Holden

William Michael

% Marvin Rosenberg

Alberto Dominguez

The Late Johnny Horton

Frank Miller

^ Winfield Scott

Antoine “Fats” Domino Hank Hunter

Herb Miller

NeilSedaka

Ted Ellis

Jimmy Jones

Billy Myles

Ronnie Self

Don Everly

Joseph Jones

Klaus*Gunter Neumann

* Bob Sherman

Phil Everly

Ollie Jones

Roy Orbison

Dick Sherman

Jack Fautheree

Paul Kaufman

Clyde Otis

; Mort Shuman

Tillman Franks

Jack Keller

Eula Parker

. Billy Dawn Smith

Dallas Frazier

Allyson R. Khent

Eugene Pearson

* Johnny Smith

Terry Gilkyson

Tom King

Jerome “Doc” Pomus

Carl Spencer

Berry Gordy, Jr,

Charles Koppelman

Bill Post .

Lou Stallman

Gwendolyn Gordy

Glen Larson

Doree Post

The late Murray Stein

Stuart Gorrell

Leonard Lee

Elvis Presley

Jean Surrey

Wayne Gray

Johnny Lehmann

Ben Raleigh

Red Surrey

Charles Grean

Ira Mack

Teddy Randazzo

Billy Towne

Howard Greenfield

Barry Mann

Joseph Royster

Bob Weinstein

Frank J. Guida

Charles G. Matthews Jerry Reed

TO THESE PUBLISHERS

Maurice Williams

Jackie Wilson

DeVorzon Music Co.

Dijon Publishing
Duchess Music Corporation
Eden Music, Inc.

Eldorado Music Company
Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
Esteem Music Corp.

Fidelity Music Company
Forshay Music, Inc.

Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Hi-Hoss Publishing Corp.
Jaro Music, Inc.

Jobete Music Co., Inc.

Kags Music
Kahl Music, Inc.

Kavelin Music Incorporated

Lar-Bell Music Corp.

Lois Music Publishing Co.
Lowery Music Company, Inc.
Ludlow Music, Inc,

Maravilla Music,. Inc.

E. B. Marks Music Corporation
Maverick Music Company
Meridian Music Corp.
Montclare Music Corp.

Pearl Music Company, Inc.
Peer International Corporation
Pepe Publishing Co.
Progressive Music
Publishing Co., Inc.
Roosevelt Music Co., Inc.
Rumbalero Music Co., Inc.

Saxon Music Corp.

Shalimar Music Corp.
Sharina Music Company
Sherman Music Company
Sidmore Music, Inc.

Spanka Music Corp.

Star Fire Music Corporation
Starflower Music Co.

Tiger Music, Inc..

Travis Music, Inc.

Tredlew Music, Inc.

Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Trinity Music, Inc.

Windsong Music
Winneton Music Corp.

ALLEY OOP

(You Were Made For) ALL MY LOVE

ALONE AT LAST

BABY

BEATNIK FLY
BLUE ANGEL
CATHY’S CLOWN
CHAIN GANG
CRADLE OF LOVE
DEVIL OR ANGEL
DON’T BE CRUEL
EARLY IN THE MORNING (Down
By The Station)

DREAMIN’

EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL

FEEL SO FINE

FINGER POPPIN’ TIME

FOOTSTEPS

GEORGIA ON MY MIND

GO, JIMMY, GO

GREEN FIELDS

HANDY MAN

HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART
HE’LL HAVE TO GO
HE’LL HAVE TO STAY
I’M SORRY

1 LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE
IMAGE OF A GIRL

FOR THESE SONG HITS

KIDDIO
LAST DATE

LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE
LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO
LET’S THINK ABOUT LIVIN’
LOOK FOR A STAR
LOVE YOU SO
MANY TEARS AGO
A MILLION TO ONE
MISSION BELL
MULE SKINNER BLUES
MY HEART HAS A MIND OF
ITS OWN
MY HOME TOWN
NEVER ON SUNDAY
NEW ORLEANS
NIGHT

ONLY THE LONELY (Know The
Way I Feel)

PERFIDIA

POETRY IN MOTION
PRETTY BLUE EYES
PUPPY LOVE

A ROCKIN’ GOOD WAY (To Mess
Around and Fall In Love)
RUNNING BEAR

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
SINK THE BISMARCK

SIXTEEN REASONS
SO SAD

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
STAY

STEP BY STEP
SUMMER’S GONE
SWEET NOTHIN’S
TEEN ANGEL

TELL LAURA I LOVE HER
THAT’S ALL YOU GOTTA DO
THIS MAGIC MOMENT
A THOUSAND STARS
THREE NIGHTS A WEEK
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
THE TWIST

THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE
WALK, DON’T RUN
WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS
WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME
OVER YOU

WHEN WILL I BE LOVED
WHITE SILVER SANDS
WONDERFUL WORLD
WONDERLAND BY NIGHT
YOGI

YOU’RE SIXTEEN

YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES

YOU TALK TOO MUCH

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. • 589 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 17, N. Y.

MUSIC

Re-Designed Gimmicks Save San Remo

No ‘Best Song’ Until After Song Fest—Then Vote
Is by Lottery Ticket I

Z^B&BETr

New Dayton Label

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

Dayton, O., Jan. 31.
The first disks of a Dayton-
owned label will be released soon
In this area. The firm Is Kaybo
Recording Corp., of which Irwin

Tokyo Eases Talent Coin

Sm Remo, Jan. 24.

Itah’s San Remo Song Festival
will take p ace as usual at the end
of January. The sunny Riviera
town wlrc-h an order of the Au¬
thor’s Union had threatened to de¬
prive of iN great annual show, has
thought u: a new formula (and
thus saved the day)*

Last year the Union requested
its song-composing members to
forego all festivals which close
with a prize to the “best song”—
this in order to discourage events
such as San Remo which create an
international publicity value affect¬
ing record sale, and subject to
pressure and rigging. No com¬
poser dared to submit work at San
Remo against Union’s veto—and
the organizers found themselves
starting at the blank wall.

But now the escape route is that
no song will be proclaimed “best”
this time. Twelve will be selected
(by the usual audience voting sys¬
tem^ among 24 chosen in advance
by the jury. Later on, the one and
only “best” will be chosen through
a State-controlled nation-wide lot¬
tery", each ticket of which gives the
buyer a right to one vote, and to
a chance at a prize for himself.
So instead of one climax “San
Remo” will have two, with the final
prize bestowed through millions of
ballots in the weeks following the
festival.

Naturally, record companies

which mostly" own the songs sub¬
mitted will still be able to influ¬
ence the final prize by buying up
blocks of lottery tickets. Another
San Remo novelty: composer-

singers, such as Modungo, will be
allowed this time to sing their own
submitted songs. Last years they
bad to listen while other singers
did the job. Several prize winner
(twice San Remb) Domenico

Modugno ("Volare”) will probably
turn up at San Remo with a new
opus which is to be called “Se Dio
vorra” (God permitting).

Disk-Arlist Deals

■ Continued from page 57

projects him for LP display in
Merc’s perfect presence sound
series.

Republic: Betty Johnson
Betty Johnson has switched to
Republic Records, label distributed
nationally by Challenge Records.
Miss Johnson was with the Atlantic
roster for a while. Her first re¬
lease will be a pairing of “I Don’t
Want To Go To Sleep” and "De¬
pend On Me,” both written by
Dave Burgess of The Champs.

Colpix: The Sky liners
Colpix Records has added The
Skyliners to its roster as part of its
buildup for the singles program.
The group is made up of four boys
and a girl and is managed by Joe
| Rock.

I Gold Eagle: Linda Scott
Linda Scott, 15-year old sister of
singer Jack Scott, will make her
disk debut on the Gold Eagle labeL
Miss Scott is the fifth artist signed
by Sonny Lester, president of the
label, since he formed the diskery
less than a month ago. Others on
the roster are Tommy Knlgnt,
Ethel Smith, Moe Koffman and
Linda Fields. Both tunes that
Miss Scott will record were writ¬
ten by her brother. ?

Columbia: Maysa
Maysa, Brazilian thrush, has
been pacted to the Columbia label
by Nat Shapiro, director of inter¬
national artists & repertoire. Sue
will debut with an album, "Accent
On Love,” scheduled for release in
late spring.

Myers: Lloyd Arnold
Lloyd Arnold & His Rockin’ Drift¬
ers, a hillbilly and rocking group
from Nashville, have been Inked by
Myers Records, Philadelphia-based
label.

in this area. The firm Is Kaybo ' ° n ue rom p * r * 11

Recording Corp., of which Irwin Yamagata told Variety that he though administered by Asahi in-
Zucker, Coast publicity agent, is Prefers the sponsoring company to terests, is considered with individ-
manager. The majority stockhold- be either the Japan Broadcasting ual identity) and the Art Friends
er is Mis. Katherine Wildenhaus, Corp. (NHK), he government web, Assn., ‘ perhaps the largest single
Dayton, while minority stockhold- importer of talent. _

er is George Flanagan. Zucker will
direct operations of the firm in

giants (Asahi, Yomiurl, Mainichi), Vrvr m ... -

which also have tv-radio holdings. siv e? y ™ cJncert arti 5 STom C?m:

Hollywood. Kaybo plans call for mutations? Yamagata said, the ™ e countries Art Friends has
release - of two Patters a montn artlst can rece i ve raax i mum expos . branched out to the pop and jaa
through 1961 in addition to devel- ure wit h greater benefit to the gen- f f a i‘ d 1 ^ nt v fr ?5^ 1 e 1 U *3 S**
opment of an album catalog. eral pub i ic . T he three newspapers, cluding ma3 ^ y >- Offtcii*ls of the

Mrs. Wildenhaus is associated he added, can receive up to $25,000
with management of rental prop- each in foreign currency per an- lts contacts and know-how just hap-
erty and leasing of Teax Co.-oil sta- num for imported talent.
tions in Dayton. Flanagan is presi- Yamagata conceded, however, t a j n

dent of Air City Distributing Co. that indie outfits with proper quali- „ _ _ ,

and executive vice chairman of fications can also tap the fund. home Kestrictions Remain

the Montgomery County Demo- Prominent indies in recent years Although the foreign currency
cratic executive committee. have been the Osaka Int’l Fest. (al- fund is more liberal, it is still in-

New Col Exes

Edward DiResta has been set as
account exec for special products
at Columbia Record Productions.

Before joining Col he was In
sales merchandising of custom rec¬
ords and in production of motion
pictures and tv programs.

DP BLUE TANGO

BK Bill Black's Combe—HI
Hj:' Lestor LaMua—Eplf

|Sf C0RR1NA, CORRINA

Baft Roy P*i«rson—Dunes

E THEME FROM

I* THE APARTMENT

Farranto and Tsichsr—UA

| ~ ALL TIME HITS
BY JIMMY McHUGH

WHEN MYSUGAR WALKS
DOWN THE STREET

Mary Kaye Trio—Yerve

I CAN'T GIVE YOU
ANYTHING BUT LOYI

Joni James—MGM

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Some Restrictions Remain
Although the foreign currency

I ‘Formula 1 Bind

Continued from page 57 SSSSSS
by station directors and music
librarians.

The situation is not only onerous
for the disk companies but for the
disk jockeys as well. The evolution
of the “automated jukebox” is now
a finished phenomenon and there’s
little or no room for the more
“creative” deejay. In fact, in the
last year or so, the onetime power¬
ful impact of a Bill Randle or a !
Dave Miller in the hit-making
process has all but disappeared.

The rigid adherence to formula
radio was immeasurably strength¬
ened by the exposure of the payola
situation late in 1959. Fear that
freewheeling deejays may he se¬
lecting favorite numbers for a
financial consideration has led sta¬
tion management to play it safe
and take control out of the hands
of the deejay.

The formula straitjacket has be¬
come particularly painful to the
disk Industry since It coincides
with the slide In the volume of
single sales. While repetition of a
song on radio helps sales up to a
point, over-repetition via a dozen
spins per day on a station can and
has led to a dimming of consumer
reaction.

RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS

(A National Survey of Key Outlets)

This Last No. wfa.
wk. wk. on chart

I have been the Osaka Int’l Fest. (al- fund is more liberal, it is still in¬
sufficient to permit imports of top-
priced artists on a commercial
Ufaf* 1 * 1 * ft* 1 ! | r*it A basis. Either such troupe or artist

Kr\| - \|«| I Hf\ has to be backed by aid from his

■ WfcWl*fciIW own government, as with U.S. State

ov nf JTpv Dept, and Russian cultural ex-

sy of Key UUUetsj changes, or be willing to work at

reduced fees for marginal benefits.

■ Latter may include introduction to

fans as bait in hope of creating de- i -
Y (Victor) mand for return at a more suitable

VI 2256) time.

r ) Also balking Japan, perform-

[j 1058 ) ances for top talent is the Minis-

. . . try’s unwillingness to permit pay-^

f (WB) offs in local currency. While acts'"

Ind Strikes Back (WI 893) and agencys have expressed such

umbia) a desire « with intent to invest or

OL 5620) bank yen ln < * a P an » Ministry re-

!_ mains adamant. Only yen payments

SIC (Columbia) permitted are "expenses,” which

OL 5450) can go as high as 10,000 yen

ft it ftwi - ($28.00) per day per person and

l u which must be depleted by time

_ of departure.

London) Restrictions naturally breed un-

ttus (LL 3231) der-counter deals and foreign acts

ILK (Dot) and their sponsors still engage in

3350 ) a certain amount of black market

———- ■ currency exchanges. Less prevalent

ORT (Decca) than several years ago is practice

fight (DL 4101) of performing with a tourist’s visa.

MOLLY BROWN (Capitol) While conditions in Japan remain

r AO 1509) less than ldeSl £ or high-priced for-

--— eign acts, slow relaxation of cur-

O (Capitol) rency restrictions Is bringing thea-

1407) trical climate closer to the publio

oktv rvfntorO demand.

ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor)

G. L Bines (LPM 2256) _

EXODUS (Victor)

Soundtrack (LOC 1058)

BOB NEWHART (WB)

Button Down Mind Strikes Back (WI 893)

. CAMELOT (Columbia)
s i Original Cast (KOL 5620)

” SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia)

Original Cast (KOL 5450)

LAWRENCE WELK (Dot)

Calcutta

MANTOVANI (London)

Music from Exodus (LL 3231)

“ LAWRENCE WELK (Dot)

Last Date (DLP 3350)

BERT KAEMPFORT (Decca)

Wonderland by Night (DL 4101)

UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (Capitol)
Original Cast (WAO 1509)

KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol)

Stiring Along (T 1407)

HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor)

Returns to Carnegie Hall (LOC 6007)

FRANK SINATRA (Capitol!)

Nice ’n’ Easy (W 1417)

BOB NEWHART (WB)

Button Down Mind (W 1379)

~~ MITCH MILLER (Columbia)

Memory Sing With Mitch (CL 1542) _

FRANK SINATRA (Capitol)

Swinging Session

SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve)

Edge of Shelley Berman (MGV-150I3)

RUSTY WARREN (Jubilee) :

Kfiockens Up ___

IRMA LA DOUCE (Columbia)

Original Cast (BL 5560) _ .

RAY CONNIFF (Columbia)

Memories are Made of This _

THE ALAMO (Columbia)

Soundtrack (CL 1558) __

BOBBY DARIN (Atco)

Bobby Darin at the Copa (LP 122)

DAVE GARDNER (Victor)

Kick Thy Own Self (LPM/LSP 2239)

NEVER ON SUNDAY (UA)

Soundtrack

NAT KING COLE (Capitol)

Wild Is Love (WAK 1392)

GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES (UN)

Various Artis ts _

SOUTH PACIFIC (Victor)

Soundtrack (LOC 1032)

PAUL ANKA (ABC^Par)

Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 (ABC-323) _

BILL BLACK COMBO (Hi)

Solid & Raunchy (HL 12003)

JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia)

Johnny’s Mood (CL 1526)_

BOBBY RYDELL (Cameo)

Rydell’s Greatest Hits

BILLY VAUGHAN (Dot)
Sundowners Theme (DLP 3349)

60 YEARS of MUSIC AMERICA LOVES (Victor)
Assorted Artists, Vol II

RAY CONNIFF (Columbia)
Young at Heart (CL 1489)

ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp)
Temptation (KL 1217),

SVYATOSLAV RICHTER (Victor)
Brahms Second Piano; Concerto (LM 2466)

BRENDA LEE (Decca)'
This Is Brenda (DL 4082)
LIMELIGHTERS (Victor)
Tonight: In Person

RAY CHARLES (ABC-Par)
Genius Hits the Road (335)
BILLY VAUGHAN - (Dot)
Look for a Star (DLP 3322)

BMI Awards

— Continued from page 59

Lonely,” "Perfldia,” "Poetry In
Motion,” "Pretty Blue Eyes,”
“Puppy Love,” "A Rockin’ Good
Way,” “Running Bear,” “Save The
Last Dance For Me,” "Sink The
Bismarck,” “16 Reasons," “So Sad,”
“Stairway To Heaven,” “Stay,’*
"Step By Step,” "Summer’s Gone,”
"Sweet Nothin’s,” "Teen Angel,”
"Tell Laura I Love Her,” "That’s
All You Gotta Do,” "This Magic
Moment,” “A Thousand Stars,”
“Three Nights A Week,” "Trouble
In Paradise,” "The Twist,” "The
Village of St. Bernadette,” "Walk,
Don’t Run,” "Walkin’ To New
Orleans,” "What In The World
Come Over You ” "When Will I Be
Loved,” "White Silver Sands,”
“Wonderful World,” "Wonderland
By Night.” "Yogi,” "You Talk Too
Much,” "You’re Sixteen,” and
“You’ve Got What It Takes.”

3X(ft4 fy/chf

KEELY

SMITH

“YOUH Q IH Y EARS”

"La-loH-Lay-A"

#K!M

EILEEN RODGERS

sings

“THE NIGHTINGALE
WHO SANG OFF KEY”

KAPP RECORDS K-365

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

J^Sriety

MUSIC

New York

Dan Morgenstern, formerly with
the N. Y. Post, named associate
editor for Metronome mag . . .
Shelly Schultz, formerly of Gen¬
eral Artists Corp’s jazz and music
department, has joined Lee Magid’s
management office . . . Della Reese
opens at Hollywood’s Coconut
Grove Feb. 7 for a three-week stay
. . .-Lita Roza, former vocalist with
the Ted Heath orch, goes into the
Flamingo, Las Vegas, March 30 for
six weeks . . * Elly Stone, sihger-
comedienne in the off-Broadway
revue “O, Oysters,” does a concert
of pop, classical and folk songs at
Cooper Union Friday (3) . . . Con¬
nie Francis into the Holiday House,
Pittsburgh, Feb. 3-11 . . . Joni
James has a date at Louisiana
State U., Baton Rouge, Feb. 8 . . .
Conway Twitty does a stint at the
Prom Ballroom, St. Paul, today
(Wed.).

Tony Martin opens at the Eden
Roc, Miami, today (Wed.) for a
week’s stay which will be followed
by a week at the Palm Beach Play¬
house, Palm Beach, Fla. . . .. Pete
Fountain, Coral disker, guests on
the Ed Sullivan show Sunday <5>
. . . Sammy Kaye’s orch at Miami’s
Carillon Hotel beginning Feb. 6
and from there goes on <a St.
Petersburgh date March 22-25 . . .
Marv Holtzman, American Enter¬
prises artists &,repertoire director,
back from a two-week trip to Vene¬
zuela, Dutch West Indies and Puer¬
to Rica on a talent and tune search
and meets with Latin AME affils
. . . Muzak is opening branch
offices in Nassau and Westchester
Counties ... Maynard Ferguson’s
band plays a one-nighter at the
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, next
Monday (.6.) . . . Cannonball Adder-
ley and his combo open at the
Sutherland Lounge, Chicago, Feb.
8 for five days . . . The Horace
Silver Quintet headlines at the
Apollo Theatre for two weeks be¬
ginning Feb. 10 . . . Everest disker
Gloria Lynne currently at Story-
ville, Boston, with the Earl May
Trio ... For the second consecu¬
tive year, SESAC, in cooperation
with the National Conference of
Christians and Jews, has prepared
a radio script for National Brother¬
hood Week, Feb. 19-26 ... Russ
Carlyle’s orch began a month’s en¬
gagement at Roseland Dance City
last night (TuesJ*. . . Chris Connor,
Atlantic disker, set for college
concerts at Ohio Slate U. and the
Virginia Military Institute, Feb. 10-
11 . . . Adam Wade, now at the
Living Room, set for another round
at the Roundtable starting May 7.

London

Southern Music Publishing Co.
Ltd. forms a new company, Meri¬
dian Music topped by Terry Mc¬
Grath, to concentrate solely on
British songs . . . U. S. pianist-
arranger Eddy Samuels flew to
Australia wtih Shirley Bassey Mon¬
day <30), having joined the singer
as pianist-musical director . . . Tv’s
“Sunday Night At the London Pal¬
ladium” emcee Don Arrol’s first
disk, “Everybody Likes It,” is a
comeback number for songwriter
Jack Fishman after illness . . .
Lonnie Donegan has signed a new
longtermer with Pye Records . . .
Harold Davison office to represent
Terry Lightfoot & his New Orleans
Jazzmen from Feb. 18, with a U. S.
concert tour being lined up . . .

U. S. blues specialist Roosevelt
Sykes to headline the bill at Ham¬
mersmith Palais Jazz Band Ball
Feb. 6.

Chicago

Thrush Chris RayDurn preeming
at the Counterpoint,- opening to¬
night (Wed.).. Howard Beder
starts at Eddys’, Kansas City, April

14.. . Gene Pringle orch just
opened an eight-weeker at the De¬
troit A.C.. - George Shearing
tapped for Angelo’s,. Omaha, July

27.. . Alan Mink, Mercury Records’
Cleveland promotion man, was
married Sunday (29) to Gloria Lee
Meizlik.

bassist and Jacktotfn, as drummer
. Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats
moving Into Hickory Grill Feb. 13
. Henry George, disk producer
and distributor, organized new or¬
chestra for Tassi’s Sky-Way Club
. Do-Ray-Mi Trio breaking into
Ohio territory on four-week stay
at Virginian Room starting nightly
dance music policy for Sahara Mo¬
tor Hotel . . . Lou Elgart, cousin to
|Les and Larry Elgart, also band¬
masters, sold his orchestra to
swank new Somerset Inn for its
first ballroom sessions . . . Dave
Ennis, back from Florida, resumed
maestro’s post at Alpine Village
. . . Pianist Grant Wilson, who had
one lung removed in operation,
well enough to play solo at Smith’s
Harlequin Room.

San Francisco

Mary Ann McCall and Gene Bar-
doli Quintet into Mike duPont’s
reopened Neve—Don Adams also
on bill .... Crosby Bros, booked
into the Fairmont, March 9-29,
followed by Della Reese, March 30-
April 19. Also in Fairmont lineup
are Andy Williams, May 11-31, and
Four Freshmen, June 1-21 . . .
Stan Wilson, Ada Moore and Herb
Barman’s big band participated in
tribute to ailing poet Kenneth
Patchen at Marines Theatre last
Sunday (29) . . . Pianist Ralph
Sutton returned to Frisco . . . An¬
son Weeks band at Sacramento
Inn, While his son. Jack, is holding
forth with his band at Frisco’s
Sheraton-Palace.

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Philadelphia

Bobby Rydell to receive a special
award from the CustOdes Pacis
Lodge, Sons of Italy, at their an¬
nual banquet at Palumbo's Feb. 7
. . . Bill Doggett at Pep’s this week
. . . Jazz Arts Quartet has a deal
with Warwick Records to release
an album a month for the next six
months ... The Rover Boys at the
Erie Social Club, Feb. 4, 5; with
Jimmy Rodgers set for the next
weekend . . . Freddie Gray orch
back for a long stand in the "War¬
wick Room . . . Nat Segall is setting
Danny & the Juniors for a Euro¬
pean trip in March . ... Ella Fitz¬
gerald current at the Latin Ca¬
sino, Feb. 2-8 . . . Jolly Joyce is
now booking the Far East. He’s
signed Steve Gibson & The Red
Caps for a six-week run in Tokyo
and other Japanese cities in March,
as wel las Brian Hyland, for a five-
week term in Nippon . . . Red Foxx
was a sudden replacement at the
Showboat when Charlie Mingus
was grounded in Seattle.

Teddy Rellem, president of Rec¬
ord Promotion Managers of Phila¬
delphia, heading up local publicity
for Columbia Records, succeeding
Harry Ascola, who moved into a
j national spot with the company
. Jimmy Rodgers into the
■Erie Social Club. Feb. 4, 5 . . .
; Nancy Wilson current at Pep’s
; Musical Bar . . . Frank Slay, for¬
mer arranger with London and
Top Rank, joins Swan Records as
a&r man . . . Lester Lanin plays
the Philmont Country Club, May 6
'. . . Josh White at Town Hall. Feb.
10 . . . Bullmoose Jackson
■ and his reorganized band
and takes off for a month’s en-
; gagement in Bermuda . . . Mel
Torme to stage first local visit in
’ four years at Red Hill Inn. March
1 10-19 . . . Joe Valino at Rags Gor-
i don’s East Side Room, Miami . . .
IA1 Albert’s first waxing on Swan
[label—“Oh Mine Papa” . . . Sam-
|my Paul, now- fronting his own
band at the Samrt Spot.

Sam Cooke & Mgr. Set Up
Finn for Touring Shows

. Sam Cooke, RCA Victor disker,
and his manager, Jess Rand, have
formed Cqoke-Rand Productions to
present touring musicals and gos¬
pel shows. Their initial show, a
gospel caravan, opened last week
In Atlanta, Ga. Package has a score
by Cooke with Rand as producer.
L. C. Cooke is musical director of
the- show as well as the new com¬
pany.

According to Rand, the show will
cost around $8,000 for the 24 per¬
formances it runs in Atlanta. Book¬
ings are set for Nashville, Colum¬
bus, Richmond and New Orleans.

New Distrib Company
To Handle Soviet Disks

Artia Record Corp. has appoint¬
ed the newly formed Circuit Rec¬
ord Distributing Corp. as distribut¬
ing agent for its labels Artia and
Parliament in the N.Y. area. Cir¬
cuit will also handle distribution
of MK records (Russian imports)
and Supraphon (Czech imports).

Norma Dorfman, sales rep pre¬
viously with Everest, Capitol and
Angel, will head the new distribu¬
tion outfit. Circuit is now complet¬
ing negotiations with other manu-
fa cturers in the classical and folk
music fields for distribution in the
N.Y. area.

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St. Louis

Mary Pearl back at her old stand '
at the keyboard at the Sheraton-i
Jefferson Gas House. . . . Charles;
Garvalia at the organ-piano key-j
boards at the Statler Hilton Lounge
Bar. . . \ Sammy Gardner & the j
Mound City Six still blowing their
Dixieland romps at the Tiger’s Den.
Bob Thompson doing the strolling
accordion bit at Petit Pigalle. . . .
Loval modern jazz stars featured
nightly at jazz Central, a new spot.

. . . Connie Morris presiding at the
piano at Chez Joey’s.

Cleveland

June Blackmon’s new Key Club !
opened last week by new house J
band composed of Dave O’Rourke,

| sax-clarinet-piano man; Rick Kie¬
fer, trumpeter formerly with May¬
nard Ferbuson; Ernie Shepard as

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Air Force ‘Blacklists’ Tokyo Agency
Pending Investigation; Owner Beefs

Tokyo, Jan. 31.

It was made known to Variety
thi 3 week that a directive issued
Nov. 25 from Fifth Air Force Hq.
here advised A.F. clubs on bases
throughout the Far East to dis¬
continue bookings of entertainment
.provided by Universal Promotions
of Tokyo for an indefinite period.
The directive is still in effect.

Universal is the largest talent
booker on the military circuit in
the Far East and also supplies acts
to off-base clubs in the area. At the
time of the directive. Universal haa
58 contracted performers on tour.
This includes both imported and
Japanese talent.

The directive read, “Information
received by this headquarters indi¬
cates that* entertainment booking
agency. Universal Promotions,
Tokyo, Japan, owned by Dan Saw¬
yer.* has engaged in practices which
are in conflict with the interests
of our nonappropriated fund activ¬
ities. Such practices warrant dis¬
continuance of future dealings with
that organization and Dan Sawyer
by nonappropriated' funds of this
command.”

The directive permitted con¬
tracts or agreements then in force
to be fulfilled.

Raps ‘Unfair’ Action

‘T was not investigated or even
notified of the directive,” Sawyer
toid Variety. “I had to suffer the
embarrassment of hearing about
this from my acts, which were be¬
ing denied return bookings. This is
a one-sided action and unfair.”

He added. “One of the results of
this blacklisting is that the reputa¬
tion of my company has been
smeared. I always thought that
under the American system, a man
is innocent $ntil proven guilty.”

It is knotvn that other Tokyo
agents, were being called in for in¬
vestigation. It* is also known that
at least one of’the reasons prompt¬
ing the action were letters written
by Robert Reviere, leader of a fam¬
ily act which toured the Far East
under the Universal Promotions
banner. The letters were adressed
to the U.S. Embassy here, to Spe¬
cial Services and to Fifth A.F. Hq.
They made various and -sundry
charges against Sawyer and his
company.

Asked for a statement, a Fifth
A.F. Hq. spokesman told Variety,
“Certain allegations were made to
this headquarters by a professional
entertainer formerly under contract
^Universal Promotions. Based on

a preliminary investigation, all
Fifth A.F. units were directed to
temporarily discontinue the serv-
ices of this entertainment agency-
pending completion of the formal
investigation. No specific replies to
the questions submitted can he
made at this time.”

Sawyer has retained a lawyer
and said he will also appeal to his
senator.

Britain's Biggest Bowling
Venture Rolls in Spring;
Anglo-American Backing

London, Jan. 31.

Biggest bowling venture yet [at¬
tempted in the U.K. may be Fkir-
lanes Bowling, new British com¬
pany which has leased or is nego¬
tiating for 18-29 sites. None ot the
centres is likely to be a converted
property such as a cinema, the in¬
tention being to erect single-story
buildings in major city areas such
as Greater London, Manchester and
Birmingham. With equipment, the
structures should cost around
S140.000-$I68,000 apiece.

New’ outfit, with capital of $840,-
000, has been formed by Norlautic
Development in partnership with
Fair Lanes, a U.S. firm. Also par¬
ticipating are the Schlesinger Or-,
ganization, the Turriff Construc-j
tion Co. and the brewery firm of.
Mitchells & Butlers. It p.lans to
start work on its first four centres
this Spring, setting a target of six
for completion by Dec. 31.

Norlantic’s topper, Douglas Fair¬
banks, is chairman of Fairlanes
Bowling, with Sidney M. Friedberg
of Fair Lanes as managing director.
Other directors include Peter Mar¬
riott of Norlantic, A. E. Harmel of
Schlesinger, Charles Turriff; Irving
Blum, vice-president of Blum’s
(Baltimore); James: W. McHenry,
partner in Alex Brown & Sons
(Baltimore), and Baltimore attor¬
ney LeRoy Hoffberger.

Judy Playi Texas

Houston, Tex., Jan. 31.
Judy Garland will do shows In
Houston and Dallas next month.
She will do her one-woman show,
called “An Evening with Judy Gar¬
land,” In the City Auditorium here
on Feb. 9 under the' auspices of J.
David Nichols.

Miss Garland will appear at the
Music Hall in Dallas on Feb. 21.

Propose Administration
Changes for Okio State
Fair; Longer Ind. Fair

Columbus, O., Jan. 31.

The 1981 Ohio State Fair, to be
held Aug. 25-Sepfc-1, will be oper¬
ated under a bi-partisan board and
a career manager if proposed legis¬
lation is enacted by the current
Ohio General Assembly. A 30-mem¬
ber committee named from indus¬
try and agriculture met yesterday
(Mon.) to whip the proposals into
shape.

Several members of the 'Ohio
board of agriculture have privately
expressed their dissatisfaction with
Rowland Bishop, fair manager since
1959. It is believed that recommen¬
dations will be made setting up a
j separate state fair board instead-
of having it in charge of the agri¬
cultural board. The new board
would be bi-partisan. A full-time
manager with a background in fair
activities promotion and adminis¬
tration would be retained.

Ind. .Fair’s Longer Stay

Indianapolis, Jan. 31.

Though the 1961 Indiana State
Fair will be held the usual eight
days, the State Fair Board is con¬
sidering a 10-day date for 1962 to
cover tw T o weekends and end on
Labor Day midnight.

The 1961 fair will open Aug. 30
and close Sept. 7.

Weather Trims Minn. ’60
Fair Earnings to $13,723

St. Paul. Jan. 31.

On a $1,290,089 operating income
the 10-day 1960 Minnesota State
Fair cleared only a $13,723 xiet
profit, according to secretary-geh-
eral manager D. K. Baldwin’s re¬
port. Bad weather held down the
attendance to 1,078,408.

•Baldwin told the State Agricul¬
tural society that fair officials had
expected a deficit because of the
worst weather conditions experi¬
enced in a decade. Receipts accrued
mainly from the gate, the grand¬
stand for afternoon auto races aud
nights variety show, the Hippo¬
drome housing the horse show and
concessions.

The slim profit was credited io
department heads spending less
than their budgets allowed and on
increased parking fee from 50c to
75 c. Baldwin predicted that more
parking areas will put the 1961
fair within reach of a new at¬
tendance high. It's set for Aug. 26-
[ Sept. 4.

"tbPS

for 1.9 60 /

CHICAGO DAILY NEWS
Sat., Dee. M. ’«

SAHIXSNER

IT HAS Been a good year
on the Chicago night life
circuit.

Among inany. outstanding
cafe acts reviewed this year*

Vic Daraone stands out as
the solo singer of the year.

£ And singer Joanne Wheat
ley and her gifted husband,

Hal Banner, her' planlst-ar-
ranger, were unmatched as
the musical team of the
year.

In the Instrumental cate¬
gory, Arthur Lyman and his
.combo* offered musical vir¬
tuosity that is all the more
rare because it is - Instru¬
mental music offered purely
for entertainment.

They’ll all be back in 196L
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

* ot the

DRAKE HOTEL

Thanks: BEN MARSHALL

Personal Management: STAN GREESON ASSOCIATES, INC. f 75 East 55 St., New York 22, N. Y.

Wednesday, February I,, 1961

Hie Clan Goes to Summit in Benefit
For Key. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

B’KLYN PARAMOUNT’S
ONE-DAY HEADLINERS

One and two-day headliners to
maintain interest in a run may he
the policy of the holiday vaude
shows promoted by Sid Bernstein
at the paramount Theatre, Brook¬
lyn, during the school vacations.-
He’ll produce the show at that
house from March 31 to April 9.
He has already signed Johnny
Mathis for one day, April 4, and is
negotiating for Bobby Darin also
for a one-day shot.

Definitely signed for the show
are deejays Murray Kaufman
(WINS) and Clay Cole (WNTA),
and singers Jackie Wilson and
Maxine. In negotiation are Brenda
Lee, Everly Bros., Fabian, Frankie
Avalon and James Darren.

•The Christmas show which Bern¬
stein promoted at that theatre
grossed a record $181,000.

Lucille Ball Becomes One
Of the Boys at Friar’s Roast
But Chick Checks Raw Gab

It’s not often that the Friars
roast a femme for lunch, and when
they do, it’s someone who is a good
enough lass to be one of the boys.
Lucille Ball behaved admirably at
an affair comprising 800 men and
a girl, at the Hotel Astor, Monday
(30). She's the third lady thus hon¬
ored. the first having been Sophie
Tucker and the second Martha
Raye.

The affair featured gab that had
the elements of being raucous j
without being raw, colorful with¬
out lewdness, and withal racy, spicy
and entertaining.

The four-letter words were ex¬
panded to many syllables inasmuch
as the assemblage had to act like
gentlemen. But none went off on
the deep end, and there were no
occasions when Miss Ball had to
blush.

One of the other unusual aspects
of this session was the toastmaster¬
ing by Johnny Carson, who con¬
ducted himself and the function
with class. There were the usual
plays on the guest of honor's last
name, and as she said in the finale,
“I don’t know what you boys would
have done without it.” However,
it wasn’t the only peg for humor.

Carson confided that he got Miss
Ball used to the language of the
Friarfests by having her break¬
fast at Lenny Bruce’s house. After
one unnecessary reference to Desi
Amaz, from, whom she is currently
separated, Carson glossed over the
incident with the statement that
the United States has also broken
off relations with Cuba. He also
observed that Alan King, usually
at these functions, was missing.
He was at the inaugural, working
for no money, but Sinatra is letting
him pose for a stamp. Carson threw
these lines with casual charm and
suddenly became an eligible re¬
placement for the perennial toast¬
master, Jack E. Leonard, “the
mean Mr. Clean.”

One of the features of the
luncheon was the showing of a few
fluffs cut from her recently re¬
leased “Facts of Life” pic, costar¬
ring Bob Hope. The finale broke
up the house. There was special
material as well. A quartet of
Friars did a pair of tunes kidding
the guest, and the Metopera’s Rob¬
ert Merrill scored in an Eli Basse i
parody that went over heavily.

Scoring on the speaker’s end i
were Jan Murray, always a de¬
pendable performer in these situa- ;
tions, Myron Cohen -and Harry
Hershfield. The shortest speech
was one sentence by Ed Sullivan. !
after which Carson observed that

he was a windy -.” Jack

Warner also had a few lines for
the occasion, and Miss Ball capped
it off with the reading of some
special lyrics. Jose.

Although two members of the
'summit meeting were absent but
accounted for, the top echelon of
performers has proved itself anew
as one of the most potent enter¬
tainment -forces extant today.
Gathering Friday (27) in New
York’s Carnegie Hall, Itself a
peak for many a career, the su¬
preme council of the amusement
world finished off the task of rais¬
ing funds for the defense of Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King° Jr. under
the auspices of the Committee
to Aid the Southern Freedom
Struggle.

Quite a sum was raised with
tickets selling at a $100 top. It
was a record for any one-nighter
in this venerable hall, and prob¬
ably a record for a one-nighter in
any auditorium of comparable size.
Not only was it a sellout, but the
stage had extra seats and there
were standees along the sides and
rear of the auditorium. Even the
press had to be content with stand¬
ing room, inasmuch as every seat
had to carry its assessed payload
for the cause.

The summit in this instance com¬
prised the master Frank Sinatra,
Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
The latter was the sparkplug of
this affair. He was involved emo¬
tionally, carried the brunt of or¬
ganization, detailed the entertain¬
ment, got the artists and acted as a
one-man committee. There were
others, Harry Belafonte, for ex¬
ample, who lent financial and
moral support as well as a lot of
work.

Some ‘Had’ to Be On

Perhaps a committee and an
undertaking of this magnitude have
its share of pressures aside from
those that are political and eco¬
nomic. The early part of the show
indicated that a lot of people “just
had” to be on. Not all were invited
to participate. But once the sum¬
mit meeting got tinder way at
11:15 p.m., after a benefit concert
that might have sufficied for many
shows, peaks of amusement were
achieved in every direction.

Davis started off with song, and
Sinatra gave what amounted to a
formal demonstration of his ability
as a vocalist. He is still the great
voice of his time, and his easy,
informal behavior and charming
stage mien stamp him as one of the
tops of this era.

From Friday’s sampling, it’s dif¬
ficult to tell whether Martin excels
as a singer or a comedian. Cer¬
tainly his gifts are ample in both
departments, and he mixed up both
attributes so that he just contrib¬
uted in a wholly delightful manner.

Of Sammy Davis Jr., he is still
in a class by himself. Davis is one
of the more versatile practitioners
of this day. There is hardly a de¬
partment in which he does not
excel. In this demonstration, there
was not ample time to demon¬
strate all his capabilities. What
was shown was Davis at his peak.
He quieted the audience at will, in¬
duced moods and gave a demon¬
stration of his prime efforts. Per¬
haps he should have soloed for
the first half.

Member By Adoption

A summit member by adoption
for the evening was Jan Murray,
who assumed the chores usually
undertaken by Joey Bishop. Mur¬
ray is bigtime in any company. He
did a standup bit that had its share
of laughs and worked in the vari-

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SEE AGVA AUDITION COLLAPSE

Jazz for Juves in Frisco Niteries Stirs

Storm in a Jigger Over Shutdowns

“-

San Francisco, Jan. 31,

Police raid on the separate, non¬
alcoholic, under-21 section of the
Black Hawk lias provoked an all-
out test of the jazz club’s policy
which may affect not only night¬
clubs but also ball parks, opera
houses and railroad stations
throughout California.

Black Hawk’s resistance to Frisco
cops has also:

1) Prodded Frisco Mayor George
Christopher, who has gubernatorial
ambitions, to remark that if the
jazz club wins, “We are going to
have 150 saloons in this town with
chicken-wire barriers catering to
juveniles, and when a girl gets
raped in the parking lot it will be
the police and the mayor who^get
criticized”;

2) Found all three Frisco dailies
taking editorial roundhouse swings
at both the mayor and the cops for
trying to “pick on young lovers of
the uninhibited trumpet” fas
Hearst’s morning Examiner called
jazz fans).

Story has been front-paged all
week, and given big play on edi¬
torial pages of the Chronicle, News-
Call Bulletin and Examiner.

It started week before last when
cops inspected club’s juvenile area,
which has separate entrance, sep¬
arate rfestrooms, hip-high partition
dividing it from rest of club and
seats about 50. Cops took a look
because a jazz club in another part
of city wanted to do same thing
and asked police okay. Cops de¬
cided it wasn’t okay and, further,
decided to close down Black
Hawk’s juvenile area, on grounds
that it was integral part of a bar.

Owners Guido Cacienti and
George and Max Weiss pointed out
they’d been running area 14 months
and had cleared it with State Al¬
coholic Beverage Control officials.
Cops, however, were adamant, even
though Sidney Feinberg, State
liquor control^chief in the area,
(Continued on page 66)

Restaurant Associates
To Realize $1,951,950
On Securities Offering

Restaurant Associates Inc., which
operates the Hawaiian Room of the
Hotel Lexington as well as a string
of luxury restaurants in the Times
Square area of New York, is float¬
ing an offering of 245,000 shares of
common stock to be sold at $11 per
chare. Of the total shares, 195.000
are being offered by the company
and 50,000 by selling stockholders.
The company will realize, after un¬
derwriter deductions, $1,951,950,
while selling stockholders will get
$500,500.

Restaurants operated by the i
chain include the Four Seasons, a
luxury eatery, which accounts for
16% 'of the company’s sales;
Leone’s, an oldtime Italian eatery,
accounting for 21% of -the total
sales; Forum of the 12 Caesars, La
Fonda del Sol, Brasserie; Hawaiian
Room, its sole nitery; Paul Revere
Tavern, also in the Lexington
hotel, and the Tower Suite in the
Time & Life Building which it
operates in the evening. It’s
leased as a luncheon club to the
Hemisphere Club.

Other RA eaterys include the
Newarker, Newark, and the John
Peel, Westbury, L. I. In addition,
the company runs the Riker chain
of coffee shops, of which .there are
14; employee’s cafeteria in the Sea¬
gram Building, employees’ cafe¬
teria at Ohrbachs and others. It
also operates the cafeteria at the
Sterling Forest Gardens, Tuxedo,
N.Y.

For the 10 months ending Oct.
31, 1960, the company had net
sales of $13,649,375 and a service
income of $188,890. The net was
$959,788.

BaileyY I8V2G* Frisco

San Francisco, Jan. 31.
First week of Pearl Bailey’s “In¬
ternational House” at the 1,758-
seat Curran grossed $18,500.

Show is scaled to $4.50-$5 top.

Court Reserves Decision
On Cabaret Fingerprinting

Decision was reserved last week
by Justice Sidney Fine in the New
York Supreme Court on a plea for
a summary judgment to declare
unconstitutional the law requiring
cabaret employees to be finger¬
printed. Decision was reserved
pending the receipt of additional
memoranda by Police Commis¬
sioner Stephen P. Kennedy.

Original case was brought by
singer Nina Simone on her behalf
and for other cabaret performers;
cabaret operator Art D’Lugoff, of
the Village Gate, N.Y.; Alfred Nano
and Sam Magazine, musicians who
are members of Local 802; and
Quincy Jones,. bandleader. All
charged that the law inhibits their
freedom to hire performers of
their choice because of the dis¬
criminatory laws, or freedom to
perform without subjecting them¬
selves to a discriminatory practice.

The suit was filed by attorney
Maxwell T. Cohen, who is also the
counsel for the Citizens’. Emer¬
gency Committee, which has sought
public support in an effort to re¬
peal the fingerprinting and regis¬
tration provisions for cabaret
employees. Recently, New York’s
Mayor Robert F. Wagner declared
he would ask the City Council to
pass legislation shifting the licens¬
ing requirements of cabarets and
employees from the Police Dept,
to the License Dept

Can. Exhibition
. Nets $291,920

Toronto, Jan. 31.

On an overall presentation cost
of $2,617,457 of last season’s 16-
day show at the Canadian National
Exhibition (Aug. 18-Sept. 4), the
Expo showed a profit of $291,920,
according to annual report of
prexy Harry Price to the CNE
board. This was an increase over
the previous year of some $60,000.

An expansion plan in excess of
$3,000,000 will be ready for the
Coliseum this summer but the re¬
cently-burned Manufacturers Build¬
ing (valued at $3,598,393 in plant
and equipment) will not be ready
for replacement until next year’s
CNE.

! Attendance of 2,962,500 result¬
ed in paid admissions of $945,339;
exhibitors’ space, $563,599; con¬
cessions (including the midway),
$589,818. Grandstand revenue to¬
talled $399,499 of which $91,493
was received by matinee circus biz,
and the evening shows at the 22,-
000-seater starring Phil Silvers
first week; Victor Borge the sec-j
ond. 1 !

Hiram McCallum, CNE g.m M re¬
ported that the new Manufactur¬
ers Building, to replace the one
destroyed by fire three weeks ago,
would recover $638,359 in insur¬
ance. He added that the remaining
replacement cost of $2,561,641
would be capitalized.

Chi Palmer House Nears
’61 Bookings’ Completion

Chicago, Jan. 31.

Except for three open periods,
the Palmer House Empire Room
bookings are set through next
Nov. 22. Gaps to he filled are
July 6-19, Aug. 3-Sept. 6, and Oct.
5-25.

Following the Morey Amster-
dam-Jaye P. Morgan bill due in
next, the lineup Includes Dorothy
Dandridge, Liberace, Joey Bishop,
Marguerite Piazza, Dick Shawn,
Dukes of Dixieland, Joe E. Lewis,
Wayne King revue, Carol Chan-
ning and George Gobel. Room goes
dark, per tradition, for Holy Week,
March 26-31.

DUS TRYOUTS

By JOE COHEN

The talent auditions And celeb¬
rity nights at Jack Silverman’s In¬
ternational Theatre , Restaurant,
N. Y., have been discontinued. The
first nitery to subscribe to the au¬
ditions sponsored by the American
Guild of Variety Artists, It was also
the longest to stay with the try¬
outs. With discontinuation, the
union’s whole program of audition¬
ing new acts in cafes appears ready
for collapse.

Silverman agreed that the pro¬
gram had long lost its original
meaning. He said, aside from the
fact- that there hasn’t been any
business on these Monday night
shindigs, he had to shell out up to
$700 nightly for orchestra, rehear¬
sals and other expenses, and he
hasn’t been recouping that kind of
money for a long time.

Silverman asserted that the
union had long failed to live up to
its promises to him. He stated it
had not obtained celebrities to
host the weekly affairs. In addi¬
tion, he said, AGVA started to send
acts that had been previously audi¬
tioned. With the repetition of acts,
agents and bookers felt it unneces¬
sary to attend the auditions since
there was little in the way of new
material to see.

At the same time, many per¬
centers felt that the wrong type of
acts were being showcased. Much
of the talent presented at the In¬
ternational had been on the boards
for. many years, Silverman de¬
clared.

This is the second N. Y. AGVA
showcase to flunk out. Last year
One Fifth Ave. auditioned acts and
got celebrities to appear for free
under AGVA auspices. The man-
! agement found that it was enticing
; a lot of people who didn’t do its
(Continued on page 68)

J|MinneapoIis Nitery Seeks Recovery
Of Cabaret Tax in Far-Reaching Suit

A.C. HOUSING PROJECT
DOOMS PARADISE CLUB

Atlantic City, Jan. 31.
Paradise Club, for many years
a “must” for the summer vaca¬
tionist seeking sepia entertain¬
ment, is slated to be razed this
Spring after a span of 60 years.
Spot will gO as a plan to widen
street fronting it and develop hous¬
ing in area gets underway.

As a Negro night club Paradise
passed out of the resort picture,
in 1955. The year before its opera¬
tor, Ben Alten, and Cliff Williams,
who ran Club Harlem with similar
entertainment, decided to merge
the two clubs which had lost
money bucking each other.

That season (1954) Larry Steele
and his “Smart Affairs,” a fixture
in Club Harlem, moved into Para¬
dise while the operators of the
two clubs tried to push Harlem
into black ink by booking combos.
It didn’t work, and the following
year Steele was back in Harlem,
while Paradise reverted to a
Negra bar. It continued in that role
until its license was disposed of
last week.

Milw. Spot Asks 5|G For
Gary Crosby’s No-Sbow

Milwaukee, Jan. 31.

Gallagher’s restaurant and nit¬
ery has complained to the Ameri¬
can Guild of Variety Artists fol¬
lowing Gary Crosby’s failure to
fulfill a ‘pact for a week’s appear¬
ance at the local spot beginning
Jan. 13. It wants $5,500 which was
what Crosby was to get for the
week’s engagement.

If Crosby fails to pay Galla¬
gher’s the full amount, according
to nitery manager Frank Bali-
strieri, he has asked AGVA to
order the singer to appear at the
spot for a future booking at less
money. Balistrierj has also indi¬
cated that legal proceedings will
be started unless a satisfactory
agreement is reached through the
union.

Milwaukee Arena Bars
Employes’ Ticket Sales

Milwaukee, Jan. 31.

Three board members of the
Milwaukee Auditorium-Arena last
week indicated that any connection
of its employes with any private
ticket sales or promotional effort
is a conflict of interest. Such a
practice, the trio agreed, will be.
stopped.

Handing down the ukase were
Elmer A. Krahn, manager of the
Auditorium-Arena; Howard J.
Tobin, chairman of the board’s
finance committee, and Rollie Bar-
num, chairman of the board’s op¬
erations committee.

Prior to the board’s huddle, the
Milwaukee Journal revealed that
Auditorium-Arena ticket sales
manager Emerson Dugar and his
wife were on file in Madison as
officers of a private corporation
(Tickets Inc.) selling A-A tickets
at a 5% profit. Dugar has resigntd
as v.p. of Tickets Inc. following
A-A manager Krahn’s suggestion
to do so.

RydeD Kicks Off
A.C.’s Steel Pier

The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, has
completed the bulk of its bookings
for the summer season. The George
£. Hamid dwned venture will start
with a twolday session with a bill
topped by \ Bobby Rydell, April 2
for the Easter Weekend, with
others on the layout including De
Mattiazzis, Four Kovacs, Blackburn
Twins & Jerry Collins.

The next stageshow venture will
be May 27 with Neil Sedaka and
Pat Henry, four days, to be fol¬
lowed June 19 by a bill headed by
Gloria De Haven for six days.

Other cards for the Pier, made
by the Al Rickard Agency, call for
Chubby Checkers, June 25; Dick
Clark with his own show, July 29
and 30; with the regular theatre
bill calling for a seven-day repeat
of Bobby Rydell plus the Mattison
Trio, and the Xavier Cugat-Abbe
Lane show Aug. 20. Other bookings
are still to be set.

PREDICT $22,700 NET
FOR CAN. EXHIBITION

Ottawa, Jan. 31.

A surplus of $138,600 has been
forecast for the 1961 edition of
Ottawa’s Central Canada Exhibi¬
tion, scheduled for late August.
CCE g.m. Jack Clarke told Variety
this surplus would be plowed back
into improvements for Lansdowne
Park, the exhibition’s site, leaving
net profits totalling $22,700 com¬
pared to the 1960 profits of $38,-
880.

Biggest use of the surplus funds
would go to the construction of a
new grandstand directly opposite
the existing one which, with the
side-field bleachers, will bring
Lansdowne Park’s seating capacity
to more than 22,500. These addi¬
tional seats will not be available for
the exhibition’s grandstand show
but will be used mainly for Big
Four football games.

London Pigalle’s Slate

London, Jan. 31.

The Pigalle Restaurant has fixed
its cabaret program through the
summer. The current attraction,
“Japanese Holiday,” winds Feb. 18
and will be followed by Alma
Cogan headlining a bill for three
weeks.

Betty Hutton comes in March
13 for a five-weeks’ run followed
by Tony Bennett April 17 for four
weeks; Patti Page, May 15 for five
weeks, and Eydie Gorme and Steve
Lawrence for four w'eeks starting
June 19. Peggy Lee will open
July 17.

’ Minneapolis, Jan. 31.

A suit in Minneapolis Federal
court involving interpretation of
cabaret and admissions tax laws
may have far-reaching effects on
nightclubs throughout the country.

Suit is that of Culbertson's Cafe,
Minneapolis, to recover $5,300 in
cabaret taxes it paid the Internal
Revenue Service under protest in
1956. Case was tried Jan. 25 be¬
fore Judge Edward J. Devitt. Both
sides have been given 30 days in
which to file briefs with a final
decision not likely until April or
May.

According to evidence intro¬
duced at the hearing, Culbertson’s
provided dancing for patrons at
9 p.m. six nights weekly but did
not assess the 20% tax against cus¬
tomers served before that hour but
still on the premises when dancing
started. Patrons dining" after that
time were charged the tax.

Although the internal Revenue
Service had changed its regulations
in 1954 to make all patrons on the
premises after any form of enter¬
tainment began liable for the cab¬
aret tax, Culbertson's and many
other niteries continued to collect
the tax only from those who or¬
dered dinner after entertainment
started.

Fearing a huge potential tax
liability and.with no legal ruling
to go on, Culbertson’s decided to
pay the tax for April, May and
June 1956 in order to get a court
clarification of the cabaret tax
regulation. It then filed suit to re¬
cover the amount paid.

An adverse ruling may cost the
night club approximately $74,000
in similar taxes for the years 1952
to 1956-and a similar amount for
1957 to 1959 when the bistro dis¬
continued its dancing and enter¬
tainment policy. It could Sdso mean
a substantial loss to other niteries
elsewhere.

Portland, Ore., Night Slots
Stepping Bp Budgets For
Headliners This Season

Portland, Ore., Jan. 31.

Local niteries have pulled the
stopper on booking headliners.
Most impressive array has been
inked by George Dussin & Jimmy
George, owners of the new Bali
Hai. Della Reese is currently
working the plush intimate spot.
The Crosby Bros., Jane Russell,
DeCastro Sisters, Ink Spots,
King’s TV and June Christy have
signed to follow during February
and March.

Herb Norris* larger Ho Ti has a
three act vauder showing. Inked to
follow are Mandrake, Nick Lucas,
Arthur Lee Simpkins, and Dick
Contino. Tod McClosky’s Frontier
Room has the Ben Yost Royal
Guards now with Harry (Woo Woo)
Stevens to follow. Bali Hai & Fron¬
tier Room have a one-act policy.
Ho Ti showcases one or two sup¬
porting acts on its bigger stage.
Meantime, Northwest Releasing is
getting their stage shows off to a
good start in 1961 with the Bob
Newhart show in at the Paramount
Theatre Feb. 5; The Pearl Baney
show Feb. 7; and Errol Garner,
Feb. 16.

Davis Jr.’s Pitt Stint To
Command Peak Tariffs

Pittsburgh, Jan. 31.

When Sammy Davis Jr. plays
the Town House for three nights,
Feb. 9-11, he will command the
highest tariffs in local nightclub
history. Operator Dan Abriola
said the club will charge $11 per
couple, plus tax, on Thursday and •
Friday nights and $15, plus tax, on
Saturday night.

He anticipates a sellout despite
the steep rices, with the club al¬
ready half sold out. There wii be
two performances nightly. Inci¬
dents, Mike Abriola, Dan’s broth¬
er and Town House partner, may
not he on hand as he underwent
surgery last week.

'Wednesday, February 1, 1961

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MR. AVALON

Her© t c young s r.ge' who •. c '^oi'e- 0 ?'
former Avolon has a plpoia.^f re'cied mar-r¬
and the voice and d e 1 1 v e r y * o c o m m a n d c-:
charm h.j o»d erce

PAUL PRICE

Los Vrocs c.

P-aokie Avolon proved to be a greai »?c'
as he moved nbouf the stage like an o ^
veteran This young fellow is tops, and h*
no* only sings, but he dances a little and
•ooted on his trumpet for one of his num¬
bers The audience nearly wore out the.r
hands applauding this fellow and Enfrqi
*.- r bet*pr sign him up as a Sands regular

GENE TUTTLE

Las Vegas Spcfhgh'

His fans wil; probably iabel me the m 1 • ~ *
Square of tfje world vyhen I write that I was
greatly impressed by the lad s rendition of o
couple ot oldies like. Old Man River and
Jericho ... He does get across a powpr‘u ;
• of of showmanship and a pleasant amount of
cockiness for a youngster new to' Vegas ’

- RALPH PEARL
Las Vegcj S. r

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29 Mins.

Mister Kelly's, Chicago

Though she’s had a few periph¬
eral cafe dates as evident in her
seasoning, this booking marks first
occasion to New-Act Nancy Wilson,
satiny sepia thrush and Capitol
disk pactee. She indicates, both
vocally and visually, that she has-
the stuff for expanded nitery ex-:
posure and tele shots* j

She’s in the jazz idiom and pro- j
jects some provocative renditions,
but she’s always close enough to
the melodic line for commercial
situationing. She operates- know¬
ingly in any tempo, and preem ses¬
sion here (despite tabler anticipa¬
tion for topliner Jack E. Leonard)
commanded good attention. Her
songalog is standard-to-chic, and
certainly offbeat per a three-move¬
ment ’’Garden of Blues Suite” that
runs some 10 minutes or to. At
that length it’s a debatable item
for some situations, at least, espe¬
cially since the tune itself is over¬
all pretentious. It does have, how¬
ever. identification value that may
be the ^important consideration at
this juncture.

Miss Wilson’s piping has moxie,
but would be more convincing yet
with a shade more animation.

Pit.

MELLO-LARKS
Songs .

30 Mins.

Holiday, Reno

Current book marks the first
time the Mello-Larks have made
the local scene in a couple years,
and for this time around it’s all
new faces for the. male threesome
backing the talented Adele Castle
—and it’s mostly new material,
fresh and expertly arranged and
choreographed. Selection of titles
varies, from the special routines
with lotsa visual appeal to the
standards, and for the most part
the complete catalog is handled
with eclat.

With Miss Castle holding center
stage for -big segment of the 30:
minutes, foursome essay such as
4 ‘Rock-A-Bye," “Breezing Along,”
“After You’ve Gone” and “Star¬
dust.” Abetting "Miss Castle ar^
Benny Lutz. Charles Dobson, and
Stewart Vannerson. Each rates!
good mention for solo efforts. And
for appearance, all are in the run¬
ning. Miss Castle wisely chooses
gowning (in both color and style) :
to accent her neat, petite chassis.

Group shows much rehearsal
and study of staging and presen¬
tation—as evidenced by sock rendi¬
tions of “Coffee Time” (done with
cups and saucers in hand to vari-1
ous titles with coffee mentioned),:
“Read That Gideon Bible” (robust
and lively) and an impressive spe- ]
cial called “Greed Snake.” Choreog
and staging is credited to Lee
Sherman.

Albeit much of the turn utilizes
a full play with histrionics, four
show they can settle down to just
good plain harmonizing styles
with such as- “Jealousy” and other
evergreens. Instrumental backing,
for this date includes piano, drums
and string hass. Four show much
enthusiasm on stage, and it’s a
package that’ll offer good variety
of appeal. Turn rates the top
league category. Long.

SAMMY LOWE
Songs
2 Mins.

Black Angus, Boston

Sammy Lowe, for five years
leader of his own orchestra at Fal¬
mouth Playhouse and Coonames-
sett Inn. Cape Cod legit and bean¬
ery showcases, is soloing with songs
in lightly spiced calypso and folk
style, accompanying himself on the
piano in the Upstairs Room of Dick
Richards theatrical boite.

Billed as “Monsieur Variete,” the
sepia entertainer catches' up with
his billing in well paced segment
of show tunes, moving into folk
tempo with “Riddle Song,” and
jaunty tale of “Drunken Sailor.”
He goes calypso with “Bedbug,”
and gets off a dramatic closer, “Les
Feuilles Moit,” French lyric to
“Autumn Leaves.” Setting his act
in the Fiskian tradition, and along
the lines of raconteur singalongs
on the piano, he employs a combo
of Garnerish keyboard stance and
Belafonte type emoting.

Versatile, he can restyle lyrics
and translate in multi - linguistic
fashion for ringsiding requests.
Surefire bet for intimate class
rooms. r Guy.

BARBARA BUCHANAN

Songs

35 Mins,

Le Cabaret, Toronto

Back from Paris, and to tour
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bombay in
the Spring, Brooklyn-born Barbara
Buchanan is making her first Ca¬
nadian visit and breaking in a new
act here. A graduate of New York
U., where she majored in econom¬
ics, the teacher-librarian preferred
to sing.

In a full-length, black-beaded
gown with slit skirt, brunet opened
with “Good Evening” as a warmer,
a bouncy “Good Man Is Hard To
Find” in shout-style and “Rainy
Night In Rio” ditto; a Paris medley
—in French and English—that in¬
cluded “Autumn Leaves” and “I
j Love Paris” and held the posh cli¬
ents’ attention; finished with com¬
edy treatments of “Blushing Bride”
and “Sister Kate,” rounding out
with “Bewitched, Bothered and Be¬
wildered,” all of them wide-eyed
[and facially innocent but sexy in
| physical convolutions and vocal de-
| livery.

I Miss Buchanan sings in nine lan-
| guages—some of these phonetically
;—has been on the tv programs of
Jack Paar. Steve Allen and Ernie
Kovacs. In alternate belting out J
and ballad styling, she is a fine ^
performer who held the customers j
and had no walkouts, when caught.

McStay.

Unit Review

Jonathan Winters Show

San Jose, Jan. 24.

Jonathan Winters; Gateway Sing¬
ers (4); Virgil Gonsalves Sextet
(6); Stagg McMann m.c. Hungry
i(6); Stagg McMann m.c. hungry
Montague Productions. $4.50 top;
San Jose Civic Auditorium.

Jonathan Winters in his debut in
the new art form of comedians—
concert appearances—showed that
he has a solid boxoffice appeal, is
a guaranteed crowd pleaser with a
built-in following and that he is
able to work under what. In nor¬
mal show' business presentation, is
a handicap and do it successfully.

Winters appears twice in the
evening to close both halves of the
show. Divertisement is programmed
like a night club with a master of
ceremonies and two opening acts
building up to the star. After a 10-
minute break the whole thing is
repeated. The audience thus gets
two sets of Winters for the equiva¬
lent of the price -of a couple of
-drinks and a cover. But Winters
.has to play to the same audience
two sets in a row which means
there can be no repetition and
there isn’t. He gives two entirely
different shows in the first and sec¬
ond half of the concert and the
audience is perfectly willing to
stay there all night.

Winter’s secret is his remarkable
combination of aural sound; effects
(his use of the microphone as an
instrument is incredible), his ex-
l traordinary mobile face and an
ear for American regional dialects
! that is unequalled today. His hu-
t mor is more universally acceptable
than any of the current New Com¬
ics with the possible exception of
Boh Newhart because he ranges
the list of mass experiences of the
U. S. common man—the Army, the
gas station, the airport etc., etc.,
and hits out at all the comic situa¬
tion inherent In a benign and af¬
fectionate view of society. Winters
claims his world Is peopled with
clowns and little hoys and he pre¬
sents this way.to the obvious de¬
light of the audience. His stand¬
ard bits with Gramma Wickart, the
baseball pitcher and the flying
saucers, with which audiences are
familiar from his tv appearances,
get an automatic hand. But It is
with his ever-renewihg fund of
topical, stream - of - consciousness
humor that the act Is fleshed out
and made solid. The Portuguese
Pirates, for instance, accounted for
several very funny bits. New rou¬
tines crop up, too, including one
on Robin Hood and another on a
turtle crossing the Pennsylvania
Turnpike. Now Winters has
achieved the same status as a com¬
ic that Will Rogers and . W. C.
Fields got to—his appearance on
the stage without saying a word is
the signal for laughter.

Opening acts on a show like this
are up against unbeatable odds.

The Gateway Singers, who should
throw out their Lindys-Las Vega*
humor in a show with * comic if
not altogether, sing robustly and
reach the audience with their
folk dittys. The Gonsalves Sex¬
tet’s modern jazz, while expert, is
over the heads of this type audi¬
ence. Stagg McMann is a first
rate m.c. He makes it short add
sweet and doesn’t try to top the
star. Rafe.

Hone Review

Gaiety, Ayr

Ayr, Scotland, Jan. 28.

Jack Radctiff (with Helen Nor-
man, Billy Dick, Hollander A Hart,
Derek Dene A Susan, Ronald Maco-
naghie. Eve Robins, Arthur Spink ,
Billy Cameron , Pat Ellis, Cherry
Willoughby Dancers, resident orch
under Harry Broad.

Jack Radcliffe, senior Scot com¬
edian, heads this layout with char¬
acter sketches, comedy bits and a
generally firm emceeing style
which add up to good results.
Comic, an established favorite
hereabouts, blends humor with
pathos in the sketches, and has
useful assistance from Helen Nor¬
man, his longtime foil, and Billy
Dick

Hollander A Hart are mixed duo
offering a breezy musical turn, he
with guitar, distaffer with comedy, j
More yocks are for Derek Dene, a ;
young comedian with potential, j
who is partnered by Susan.

Song department is in pleasing
hands of Ronald Maconaghie, bari¬
tone, and soprano Eve Robins, who
team in songalog of new and old
faves. An accordion act, by now a
staple patt of any Scot vaude lay¬
out, is provided by teenager.
Arthur Spink.

Billy Cameron has devised the
dances and also takes part him¬
self in terping with Pat Ellis.
Cherry Willoughby Dancers form
a shapely line, and Harry Broad
batons the resident theatfe orch.
Claude Worth stages the overall
layout, which Is well up to stand¬
ards set at this w.k. Scot vaudery.

Gord.

Auditions Collapse

==== continued from page 45 -■-

regular patronage much good. The
tryouts were dropped*

Similarly, the Chicago auditions
held weekly ^at the Trade Winds
were suspended two weeks ago in
a dispute over payments to musi¬
cians for rehearsal time.

In both the N. Y. and Chi in¬
stances there is talk of returning
to the “old-style” auditions. In
New Ybrk they used to be held for
agents and buyers exclusively at
the Henry Hudson Hotel, and _in
Chicago at the Hotel Sherman.

These auditions, open to agents
and buyers, reviewed the efforts
of about a dozen acts. They were
staged professionally under the
aegis of knowledgeable percenters,
and the ’talent reps thought that
they were more effective. Besides,
the agents didn’t have to buy
drinks for everyone who dropped
over to the table.

Another lesson borne out by the
dropping of the auditions and
celebrity nights as well as the re¬
cent collapse of the AGVA pro¬
gram of inducing theatres to take
on vaude shows is that the union’s
' v. • " na—'.s as'lures for
new policies will not work Head¬
liners, long in rebellion at the
numerous calls made upon their
services for free, were especially
resentful of AGVA pressures to
have them appear gratis.

There were many who dropped
In at the International, who would
take only a bow and refuse to per¬
form. In the recent attempt to get
the Hillside Theatre* Jamaica, to
try a vaude policy, the services of
Alan King were volunteered by
: the union. A later disagreement
caused King to cancel. -Thus, with
the general mishandling of the
auditions and celebrity nights, and
the general refusal of names to go
I on gratis, the union’s promotion
programs have had tough sledding.

DIETRICHS 66G

Boston, Jan. 31.

Maiieue Dietrich’s show grossed
$66,000 at the Colonial Theatre
here n a two-week stand which
ended Saturday (28).

House took in $34,000 in the first
week and $32,000 in the second
stanza in the face of snowstorm
and deepfreeze weather.

VARIETY BILLS

WEEK OF JANUARY Jt

NEW YORK CITY

MUSIC MALL J Dandy Brga.

Maria Luisa Zeri I Anodda’s Mandolins

DeMattlazxls I Corps d* Ballet

Guide Monoco Choir ] Raymond False Ore

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE

Tiv.ell
Lee Davis
Barney Grant
Edith Dahl
Coquettes
Les Dandinls
Bits Morena A Ann
Evelyn Bose
Ulk A Maor
Marie Claire
Peter Crago
Patricia Smith .
Eileen O’Connor
Jimmy Vaughan
SYDNEY
Tfvoir
Ted Scott
Laurie Franks
Barrett Fleming
A1 Mack
Kevin Foote
Araaud Bonnet
Ronald Austrott
Peter North
Gordon Wilcock

John Kendall
Jeanne Batty*
Pamela French
Ran Chambers
Rosa Coleman
Mary Madda
Julie Worthy
Camilla Christenson
Jean Brunning
Addle Black
Merle Taylor
Joan Corbett
Warrick Bussell
SYDNEY
Royal

Johnny Lockwood
Bamberger Ml Pam
Trio. Hoganas
Montego Me Partner
Wasta Ml Bena
Dahl

Flat Tops
Hi FI’s

Williams Ml Shand
Dancing Fountains
Paula Langlands ‘

Cabaret Bills

NEW YORK CITY

Basin St. East

Peggy Lee

Blue Ansel

Barbara Gilbert
Martha Wright
Woody Allen
Clancy Bros.

Jimmy Lyon 3
Bon Soir
Felicia Sanders
Isobel Robins
Mitt Kamen
3 Flames
Jimmie Daniels
Camelot

Bobby Sherwood
Phyllis Dorene
Val Anthony

Chardas _
Janine Poret
Lia Della
Tiber Rakossy
Dick Marta
BUI Yedla
Elemer Horvath
Chateau Madrid
Watusi Trio
El Canay 6
Ralph Font Ore
Copacabana
Jimmy Durante
Ellis Sc Winters
Johnny D’Are
Paul Shelley Ore
Frank Marti Ore
Embers
Jonah Jones
Lee Evans
Joan. Bishop
Hotel New Yorker
Milt Saundegs Ore
Verna Lee

Hotel Pierre
Rosalinda
Jimmy Carroll
Lorna Cenicer*
Wilbur Evans
Randy Kraft
Eileen Shawler
Stanley Melba Ore
Joe Rlcardel Ore
Hotel Plaze
Constance Towers
T<d Straeter. Ore
M. Monte's Con¬
tinentals
Motel Taft
Vlnr-nt I Ore

Hotel Roosevelt
Guy Lombardo Ore
Hotel St. Rests
Marti Stevens
MUt Shaw Ore
Walter Kay Ore
International
Myron Cohen
Barry Sis. .
McKenna Line
Mike -Durso Ore
Aviles Or-

Latin Quarter
Rudas Dancers
Gloria. LeRoy

Harrison Ml ZlOSxI
Novelites -
Metropolitan 6
Dorothea McFarland
Ronald Field
Jo Lombardi Or*

B Harlowe Ore .

Left Bonk
Alice Darr
Andy Hamon
LMns Room
A1 Martino
Iris Paul
Bobby Cole 3
No. 1 Fifth Ave.
Evhns Me Blair
Kim Corey
Joan St. James
Harry. Noble
Dick Hankinson
Roundtable
Dukes' of Dixieland
Cootie Williams Ore
Sahbra
Rinat Yaroa
Sara Avani
Baduch Me Ovadia
Kovesh Me Mlzrachle
Zadok Zavir
Fershko Ore
Leo Fuld

Savoy Hilton
Gdnnar Hansen Ore
Chas. Holden Ore
Rry Hartley
Town A Country
Jewel Box Revue
Ned Harvey Ore
Martinez Ore
Upstairs /Downstairs
Cefl Cabot
Gordon Connell
Gerry Matthews
Bill Hennant
Mary L. Wilson
Pat Ruhl
Carl Norman
Rose Murphy
Slim Stewart
William Roy
M Me C Allen

Viennese Lantern
Eleanor LaForge
Sandra De Kiraly
Ernest Schoen
Harold Sandler
Paul Mann
Joe Troppl

Villen* Bern
Jack Wallace
Johnny King
Carol Rita
Piute Pete
Bill Cimler
Lon Harold Ore
Village Vanguard
0*r*r Brown
Jimmy Raney 4
Waldorf-Astoria
Adolph Green
Betty Comden
Ben Cutl-r Ore.
Theo Fanidl Ore .

CHICAGO

Slue Aneel

"Calypso Carnival"
Olga del Mcr
Dave Bynum
Camille Yarbrough
Jamaica Slim
Tino Perez Ore
Conrad Hilton
‘^Ballads Sc Blades"
Jo Marie Roddy
Willie Kail
Norm Crider
Angellto
Fred Napier
Morano & Knowles
Clair Perreau Ore
Bill Christopher
Frederick & Gina
Boulevar-Dears <5>
Boulevar-Dons uD
Drake
Linda Darnell
Thomas Hayward
Jimmy Bl?<te Ore

Edgewater Beach

Chad MitcheU Trio
Wes Harrison
Matt Ison Trio
Kenny Black Ore
Gate of Hern
Rakhel Hadass
Don Crawford
London House
Dorothy Donegan 3
Audrey Morris 3
Edd’> Higgins
Mister Kelly's
Jack E. Leonard
Nancy Wilson
Marty Rubinstein
Marx & Frigo
Palmer House
Jaye P. Morgan
Morey Amsterdam
Ben Arden Ore
Trade Winds
Sallie Blair
Jack<e Mason
Joe ParneUo 3

MIAMl-MJAMl BEACH

Americana
Japanese
Spectacular
Lou Adler Ore
Pupi Campo Ore
Ross Trio

Carillon

Lou Walters Rev
Patti Moore &

Ben Lesi.y
Chiquita & Johnson
Janine Clr.ire
Mons. Chonny
Kayal Sc Christine
Can Can Girls
Jacques Donnet Ore
Chary's

Marion Mac-Pcrtlancl
Buddy Lewis 4
Bobby Fields Trio
Ken Hewitt Trio
Iris Rob-n

Oeiuvllle
Sophie Tucker

Dick Sbawn
Lobato Dancers
Ted Shapiro
Don Rickies
La Playa Sextet
Eden Roc
Ella Fitzgerald
Dominique
Hal Loman 3
Mai Malkin Ore
Embers
Gene Austin
The Whipporwills
Fontainebleau
Holiday In Japan
Izumi Yukimura Co
Jimmy Borges
N’aqata Kings
Rie Tanuichl
Haru Tominaga
Len Dawson Ore
Varadero Sextet
Murray Franklin’s
Murray Franklin

Paul Gray
Jackie Heller
Kay Carole
Frankie Hyers
Car oily

Charlie Callas -
Eddie Bernard
„ Saxeny
Casa Diosa Revue
Miguellto Valdes
Dion Costello
Don Casino Ore
Tbe Sabras
Ivory Tower Revue
Fawzl Amir
Guill Guili
Nexla Iz

ttdrltse
Gee. Be way* Group'
, S#vlHe

“FUliee Me Slllleg**
Nejla Ales
Usher Me Whit*
Meline Me Holtts
Barry Elliott
Guy Tard
Ronnie Leonard
Lee Jfartin Ore
Thund* rhlrd
Bobby Breen
Richie Bros..

Dick Merrick

RENO-TAHOE

Harold's Club
CarlRavazza
Freddy Morgan
Hamit's (Tahe*)
*‘Adv. on Ice"

Kim Sisters
Tony Pastor
Dorben Dancers
Leighton Noble Ore
Hamit's (Rene)
Ray Anthony «
Tex Williams
Rudy Rodarte
Conley 4
Blue 4

Holiday
Harry Stevens
Hello Larks
Stan Worth

Gallions Me Ginny
Gloria Tracy
Gwen Harmon
Players
Sherry Martin
Joe Karnes

RIversM*

Billy Eckstine
Treniers
Jo Ann Jordan
Braman Me Leonard
Starlets

Lou Levitt Ore
Wagon Wheel
(Tahoe)
Esquires
Johnny Davis
Newton Bros.
Bobby Page

SAN FRANCISCO

•lackhewk
Cal Tjader
Earthquake

McGoon's
Turk Murphy Ore
Fairmont Hotel
Joe E. Lewis
E. Heckscber Ore
Cay ft's
Ray K. Goman
Bee Me Ray Goman
Hungry I..
Jackie Gayle
Carol Brent
Freddie Paris
Jazz Workshop
Jimmy. Smith 3

Don Adams
Mary Ann McCall
Gene Bardoll S
MS Club
Gonzalez Gonzalez
Jackie Gale
Roberto Navarro
Maria Caruso
Warya Linero
Barry Ashton Dncs
Roy Palmer Ore
Purple Onion
Carol Brent
Jerry Music

LOS ANGELES

Band Box
Billy Gray Rev
Don Corey
Mike St. Claire
Ben Blue's
ten Blue
‘Les Corps de
Paree”

Barbara Heller -
Iran Lane Ore (3)
Cloister
Belle Barth
Robinson Bros.

Geri Galian Ore
Ceceanuf Breve
Paul Anka
Four Step Bro*.

Dot Dorben Dncrs.
Matty Malneck Ore

Crescendo
Mort Sabi
Joanle Sommers
’Billy Regis Ore
Club's
Cathl Hayes
Jack JSton
Steve La Fever
Slat* Bros.
Jerry Lester
Gloria GrCy
Tommy Oliver Trio
Staffer Hotr-
"Playmates of *61"
Sklitnay Ennis Ore
Y* Little Club
Tune Jesters
Joe Felix Duo
Joey Silva

LAS VEGAS

Desqrt Inn

Andy Williams
Jimmy Edmondson
Donn Arden Dncrs
Carlton Hayes Ore
Michael Kent
Dave Apollon
MUt Hertb
Henri Rose 3
Dunes

Jayne Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
Johnny O'Brien
Ink Spots
Dakota Staton
Denis Me Rogers
Bill Reddle Ore
El Cortes
Joe Cappo
Spencer Quinn
Banjo Aces
Barbara Neece Trio
Flamingo
Jack Carter
Jane Froman
Sarah Vaughan
Barry Ashton Dncrs
Edi Domingo
N. Brandwynhe Ore
Fremont Hotel
Joe King Zanlacs
Fabulous Jets
Cousins
Newton Bros.

Golden Nugget
Lee Me Faye May¬
nard

Sons of Gold*n Wsl
Hacienda
Four Tunes
Johnny Olenn
Keynotes
Cathy Ryan
Mint

Arthur Ellen •
Skeets Minton
Cooper Sisters
Hoyt Henry Ore
Nevcda Club
Vido Musso
Little Red
Sally Korby
Johnny Paul
MaTk Hall

New Frontier
‘Around The World
In Sexty Minutes"
Arlene Harris
Bert Gordon

Robin Courtney
Riviere

"La Plume de Me
Tante"

Robert- Cl*xy
Duke Ellington
Norman Brown 6
Jack Cathcart Or*
Sahara

Johnny Mathis
Andre Tahon
Hermes Pan Dncrs
Morp-Landis Dncrs
Mary Kaye Trio
Characters
Louis Basil Ore
Sands
Joey Bishop
Frankie. Avalon
Morrey King
Garr Nelson
Copa Girls
Antonio Morelll Ore
Showsoet
Polly Possum
Johnny Cash
Mer’e-Travis
Silver slipper
Hank Henry
Sparky Kay*

Red Marshall
Dnnpv Jacobs
Charlie Teagarden
Lori Phillips
Don Santora
Geo. Redman Ore
Stardust
Lido De Paris
Billy Daniels
Dick Contino
Roberta Linn
Hawaiian Revue
Thunderblrd
"Scandals on Ice"
Dorothy Shay
Paul Desmond
Garwood Van Or*
Jerry Stewart
Strings

Peter Hank Duo
Troplcana
Folic* Berger*

Mar the- Erro'le
Bernard Bros.

Lily Niagara
Florence-Frederlo
Dancers
Jerry Colonna

Troupers Having a Ball

The Troupers, femme counter¬
part of the Friars, will fete Lu¬
cille Ball as “Trouper of the Year”
at .their annual dinner and show
being held at the Latin Quarter,
N. Y., March 19. Org takes over
the cafe for the evening. Miss Ball
; is presently appearing in “Wild¬
cat.”

Proceeds go to the Troupers’
Pavilion at the Jewish Memorial
[Hospital, N. Y.; which is main¬
tained for the benefit of children
l of indigent performers.

NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS

"Wednesday, February I* 196T

latemtto«al 9 N.Y.

Myron Cohefi, Barry Sisters (2)
vrtth Dean Sheldon; Boots McKen¬
na.. Line, Mike Durso & Aviles
Orchs; $6 minimum. '

Th« combination of Myron
Cohen and the Barry Sisters has
heen one of the most successful
pairings in the history of this Jack
Silverman spot. The way business
is going, it looks like it will re¬
main one of the recurring cards
on the Stem. Biz at the opening
was the biggest of the year ,and
reservations indicate a new high
level of prosperity for this cafe.

The reason for the boxoffice af¬
fluence is obvious. The session is
loaded with entertainment, despite
the obvious need for cuts. On the
Initial hearing, the layout ran a
course jOf more than two hours,
which Jtakes in a lot of overtime.

Co hen remains one of the top
storytellers of this day. Despite
the apparent difficulty of getting
new yarns, he comes iip with an
amazing quota of fresh stuff. He
mixes the veterans in the reper¬
toire with the newcomers so that
once he gets the customers roll¬
ing, he sustains this atmosphere
with assurance.

Cohen is a gracious entertainer,
whose dialectics never seem to an¬
tagonize any group. His material is
predominantly in the Yiddish vein,
yet with only a change of accent
It can be Hibernian or Swahili.
His stories have universal ele¬
ments with a focal point that is
essentially humanitarian and hum¬
orous. On the opening session, he
was on for an hour.

The Barry Sisters ooze profes¬
sionalism. The singers know their
objective and pursue it until the
goal is reached. The pair are mod-
ishly gowned, have both the phys¬
ical‘attributes and the vocal punch
that enhances them with the audi¬
ence. They also have a high polish,
with an accent on novelty and
rhythm tunes.

They have Dean Sheldon at the
conga drums to give them added
drive in a session that makes more
than its applause quota. The Bar-
rys reach their peak before they
get off, but a slight reroutining
would rectify this.

The Boots McKenna line rou¬
tines are holdovers for this show,
and could have been scissored to
aid the pace of the overall session.
Mike Durso’s orch provides grade
A backing. Jose.

Beverly Hills, t lncy

Cincinnati, Jan 27.

Arthur Lee Simpkins , Lucille &
Eddie Roberts, Moro-Landis Danc¬
ers (9) with Jimmy O'Shaun,
Gardner Benedict Orch (10), Jim¬
my Wilber Trio, Larry Vincent;
$3-$4 minimum, $1-$1.50 cover.

Varied vocals of Arthur Lee
Simpkins and mental wizardry of
Lucille & Eddie Roberts enrich
this Kentucky swankery's current
cabaret fare with mirth and mys¬
tery. Both acts are faves, the
starrer in for his 15th consecutive
annual outing, and the Roberts
team a less frequent returner.
With the location talent they put
together a 70-minute rouser in this
off-attendance season.

The Simpkins high quality tenor,
stage presence and expert leveling
of stand and traveling mike readily
sell his recital of standards, semi-
classical, spiritual, pop and oper¬
atic tunes. Repertoire clicks at
opening supper show included
“Granada,” “Personality,” “Bird of
Happiness,” “Never Walk Alone,”
“La Donna Mobile” and Irish and
Scottish ditties. He leaves ’em
hungry after 35 minutes.

The Roberts, season a mystify¬
ing 18-minute turn with lotsa
chuckles. He mingles with fablers
and gets answers pronto from
blindfolded Lucille on stage of
names, membership cards, cur¬
rency numbers, birth dates and
what have you coming his way.

. . The Moro-Landis line, featuring
Rene de Haven, and with new¬
comer Jimmy O’Shaun as produc¬
tion singer, sandwich the proceed¬
ings with hotsy routines.

Billy de Wolfe and Jill Corey
are due Feb. 10. Koll.

Eden Hoc, Miami Beach

Miami Beach, Jan. 28.

Ella Fitzgerald, Dominique, Hal
Loman Dancers, Mai Malkin Orch;
$5-$7.50 minimum.

Two winters ago Ella Fitzgerald
played her first Miami date at this
posh inn’s Cafe Pompeii as an
“added attraction” to Joe E. Lewis.
She’s back now as topliner, and
proof positive of her growth as a
cafe draw is being black-inked in

current stand at a time when the
“season*”'Is just beginning to pick
up but not in any strong terms for
most of the nitery circuit. She
packed them in 'opening night;
what tabbed her definite draw
power was the heavy load of the
older, moneyed set in the big
throng.

Miss Fitzgerald could do no
wrong. Obviously nervous at* walk
on, she was soon big-mitted into
the assured song-stylist with the
brilliant-making bent. The pro-'
gressive reaction build followed,
the response soon touching on
show-stop with every tune pur¬
veyed. Accomped by her own
quartet ably abetted by Mai Mal¬
kin’s orch, she is on for over forty
minutes, unspooling every cleffing
she’s been identified with, adding
new .color and nuances to others
and finally, sending the normally
staid, seefi-it-all attendees into
frenzied applause that make it all
seem like a Newport or like jazz
festival. She has to beg off.

Supporting show sets a fast
warmup pace, first with the terp
combo of two gorgeous blonde
femmes and Hal Loman. Familiars
in this room, they off to strong
appreciation thanks to inventive
“theme” routines that has them
working solo, duo and as a whirl¬
wind threesome delineating tricky
modern patterns. Dominique, an¬
other standard act on the circuit,
works fast and furious at hxs
quicker-than-the-eye trickery. The
pickpocket from Paree spreads
over his liftings around the tables
then entices onstage, a half-dbzen
or more male “assistant” to howl
up auditors with his hot-seat bit,
watch, tie-and-belt liftings, then
finally, the removal of undershirt
from his final unsuspecting quarry.
Due Thursday *2), Tony Martin,
Gary Morton and the George
Tapps Dancers. Lary.

Riverside, Reno

Reno, Jan. 26.

Billy Eckstine, Treniers (8), Jo
Ann Jordan Trio, Braman & Leon¬
ard, Riverside Orch (7); no cover
or minimum.

"With this booking, Bill. Miller
had made a big change in the show
policy of the intimate Riviera
Room. New format calls for con¬
tinuous entertainment from the
dinner show until the wee hours
with the headliner taking -three
turns at the mike. Policy is in con¬
trast to the two-shows-per-night
the hostelry has offered for the last
12 years. And beginning with cur¬
rent stint the familiar Starlets (the
eight dancing gals under the helm
of George Morp) are missing from
the scene, and the house orch
(backing only the headliner in this
booking) has been pared to seven
instead of the 10 usually used.

Early response indicates the new
policy could become an easy habit
with the L lopal nitery set, what With
the absence of a cover making for
better turnover through the eve¬
ning, and the continuious shows
making full use of the room for
almost an eight-hour period.

Eckstine, always-strong in this
room, upholds his rep this turn
with the same smooth, authorita¬
tive styling. He mixes the titles
well, includes a bit of novelty and
again demonstrates that can’t-miss
demeanor with stage-siders. Work¬
ing most of the 30 minutes with
traveling mike, he makes it almost
a living room affair. He scores w r ith

The Treniers prove to be versa¬
tile, frenetic group. They are long
on enthusiasm, but match it with
talent. Combining vocal with in¬
strumental, they romp through such
j as “Hi Yo Silver,” “I Really Got
| The Blues,” and “No Teardrops To¬
night.” Each of the eight is given
[chance for solo work, and they
handle it nicely.

The Jo Ann Jordan Trio (plus
two) have worked this room as fill-
ins in the past. With Miss Jordan
on vocals and comedy, Peter Rub-
man on bass and comedy, and
Kenny Armstrong (spouse to Miss
Jordan) on piano and vocals,
threesome presents good variety,
j There’s talent on both the comedies
and the straight stuff. Miss Jordan
I comes across strongly on the fun
f things in tandem with Rubman,
and also rates okay mention on the
splo vocaling.

Bob Braman and Dave Leonard,

; also a Riverside regular for this
stint come across with some class
material. Full turn has more stag¬
ing than in past, and slicker con¬
tinuity. Two could well become
strong contenders for the better
rooms.

New lineup set for Feb. 9:

Long.

Fairmont, Sum Franeimo

San Francisco, Jan 26.
Joe E. Lewis with Austin Mack,
Ernie Heckscher Orch (11); $2.50-
$3 cover.

Joe E. Lewis packed the Fair¬
mont’s big Venetian Room arid
kept the crowd howling for 57
minutes—the length of his turn.

Comic is a case in point regard¬
ing style. His material is generally
good, usually topical and occa¬
sionally blue, but it is his man¬
nerisms, his timing (even when he
muffs a line he tops himhelf with
a recovery line) and, above all, his
beautifully ebullient personality
which put Lewis in the very top
rank of American laugh-getters.
He rambles all over the face of
current America—politics, racism,
“sick” comics, films. Las Vegas,
almost any topic and any person¬
ality—but the monolog is strung
together with such ease and such
innate good taste that Lewis is
never offensive, even with his
bluest material. And, of course,
certain ’’trademarked” manner¬
isms, the most famous of which
must be his “post time,” add grace
notes of empathetic charm to his
work.

As ever, he plays off his long¬
time pianist, Austin Mack, against
the band (Ernie- Heckscher’s, in
this case) and against certain pals
in the 'audience (mostly ex-ball¬
player Lefty O’Doul in this case).
The whole thing must be counted
as a great tour de force, for people
who have seen Lewis dozens of
times come back for more, Cheer¬
ing. This was the case in this date,
and it is enough to bring a broad
grin to Fairmont boss Dick Swig’s
face for the remainder of Lewis’
run, through Feb. 15. Stef.

Danes, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Jan. 26
“A Night At Minsky's ” starring
Johnnie-Ray. With Davis & Reese,
Larry Griswold, Shelia Cass, Lester
James, Sandra Dale, Girl Dancers
(9), Boy Dancers (4), Showgirls
(5), Nudes (9), Bill Reddie Orch
(13); produced by Harold Minsky;
choreography, Ron Lewis; original
music. Bill Reddia; sets, Franklin
Swig; lighting, Fred Tabor; stage
direction, Edward F. Lynch; $4
minimum.

Johnnie Ray headlines “A Night
at Minsky’s” in the Arabian Room,
w;here the on again-off again bras
are off again (they were on during
the just-closed Jayne Mansfield
show). Sobbing singer, with his
humbleness that looks rehearsed,
and his stylized vocal trickery,
scores as usual as a novelty attrac¬
tion.

Despite Ray’s recent* 10-month
illness, his distinctive versions of
“Walking My Baby,” “Such a
Night” and the trademark “Cry.”
among other offerings, seem to
come across better than ever.

Pepper Davis &' Tony Reese,
longtime faves here, top them¬
selves in their current turn. Hand¬
some singing straightman Reese
blends neatly with :the boisterous
comedy of Davis. \A very funny
skit about a rocketiy doctor, and
other new material registered big
yocks for the team on opening
night, when the audience begged
for more than the allotted 18
minutes.

Larry Griswold returns for this
one, getting laughs and gasps with
his frightening falls in his diving
board-trampoline act.

Special credit for this well-bal¬
anced show should go to choreog¬
rapher Ron Lewis, whose refresh¬
ing ideas splash the stage with a
colorful, spritely and precisioned
romp. The original music by
'maestro Bill Reddie* whose orch
(13) backstops the festivities, Is a
strong plus factor.

Sandra Dale does an exciting
bra-less terp; the production sing¬
ers, Sheila Cass and Lester James
are outstanding—which is unusual
for a show of this type. Miss Cass,
with her beauty and facial anima¬
tion, has potent eye as well as ear
appeal.

Show, produced by Harold
Minsky, is in for four weeks.

Duke.

Drake Hotel, Chi

Chicago, Jan. 27.
Linda Darnell, Thomas Hayward
(with Bobby Kroll ), Jimmy Blade
Orch (6); $2 cover.

Installing Linda Darnell into
supperclub orbit wasn’t a bad idea,
but she needs a better chance than
her current format and material
provide. Even so, expectably, she

it * potent attraction for the tails-
and-velvet emporia, and click trade
(after a jampacked opener) ia in¬
dicated at the Camellia House for
her three-week stay.

Star makes no pretense at song,
the <mota of genuine vocals being
handled entirely by operatic tenor
Thomas Hayward, who pours out
a longhair fave plus a few lighter
lyrics. Rest of turn is a bfand. spe¬
cial-scripted affair pegged to Miss
Darnell’s cabaret initiation (“I’m
Learning”), which idiom is best
suited to her, and similar coy car¬
ryings-on. It amounts basically to
verse dialog for the pair, and is
corny and arch for most part.

Session winds with a very syrupy
Golden Rule-themed bit recited by
Miss Darnell that’s a bit too much
for jaded nightlifers to swallow.
Some of the material, moreover, is
rather indelicate, including, in ref¬
erence to star’s mixed ancestry,
label of “spic-mick.”

One remedy is for sharper lines.
But more fundamental revisions
look in order. Since Miss Darnell
is not projected as a singer, act
might have advantaged itself of
her thespic background, perhaps
via some blackout-type parodies of
cinematics.

There are, too, • any number of
sock tunes from the Broadway
stage that don’t require trained
vocalisthenics, and some of these
might have been employed on the
auditors, either in straight belting
fashion or facetiously. As it stands,
in short, act needs a chic tone, an
orientation away from the coyness
and over-baked premise.

Miss Darnell, it should be noted,
is still very much the glamorous
image of her screen projections,
and handles herself with poise and
prepossessing manner Her conduc¬
tor-arranger is' circuit vet Bobby
Kroll, and Jimmy Blade’s crew re¬
sponded with its usual virtuosity.

Next. Enzo Stuarti, Feb. 17.

Pit.

Mister Kelly’s, Chi.

[ Chicago, Jan. 23.

Jack E. Leonard, Nancy Wilson,
: Marty Rubenstein Trio; $2.50 cover.

Albeit a consistent success, this
chic Rush St. chophouse actually
counts but a handful of headliners
who shoe-horn the customers. Jack
E. Leonard is one of these b.o.
blisterers, and on his first playback
looks to duplicate the original
jampacking that reputedly notched
a house record.

His ability to pull the spenders
is further remarkable for the
w r eather he’s done it in—near zero
for the latest opener (23), and a
raging snowstorm on his previous
firstnight

This time he’s paired with sepia
thrush Nancy Wilson, a looker with
considerable vocability now getting
the Capitol label buildup. She’s
covered in New Acts.

Contrasted to the outdoor clime,
Leonard’s hotsy palaver sizzled for
loud payoff. It’s the finest flattery
that his brand of standup funster-
ing has spawned the usual imita¬
tors; but if he’s aped, he’s not yet
topped, and the jampacked teeup
session was a dandy tour de force
demo in how to leave ’em laughing.

His barbsmanship and gamey
two-liners make for a yes-no for¬
mula. But Leonard easily charms
the verdict to his favor by laying
off the venom and so-called taboo
topics. Sex, as he knows, is every¬
body’s dish. Pit

Thunderbird, Las Vegas

(FOLLOW-UP)

Las Vegas, Jan. 27.

Billy Gray, too long absent from
the Strip, is a welcome returnee,
the newest headliner of Marty
Hicks’ marathon “Scandals On
Ice.” Frosty portion of show re¬
mains intact, with Gray gracefully
sandwiched in between production
numbers.

On opening night, the comic did
50 minutes at the first show’, 35 the
second, and will level to 40 for
future turns. Gray’s popularity
here Is summed up by the many
remarks to maitre d’ Louis Saldi-
na: “He wasn’t on long enough.”

Gray, who resembles a young
Winston Churchill, has a socko
standup monolog punctuated with
very funny songology. He gets
especially hefty yocks with his
gambling lyrics to “The Man That
Got Away,” and a nifty credit card
spoof. His gag line is flexible, tail¬
ored for individual audiences.
Strong assistance is given by 88er
Bob Bailey for the Gray session,
in for four frames with options.

Duke.

Trade Wlads, Oil

Chicago, Jan. 25.
Sallie Blair, Jackie Mason, Joe
PamellQ Trio; $2.50 cover.

Paired for the usual fortnight
booking here, flashy songster Sallift
Blair and comic Jackie Mason man*
age a satisfying layout, but one
that seems insufficient of stature)
for strong draw and further
hindered by current cold snap.
Opener (25), in fact, was well
under capacity. Against the spaces,
of course, it was that much tough¬
er for show to catch fire.

Miss Blair is a finger-snapping
belter with an attractive tune as¬
sortment, mostly vintage stuff. It’s
upbeat songology with animation,
and she displays it to good interest.
Firstnighters, however, got only
some 15 minutes worth, which
seemed too sparing a performance,
j Also, while doubtless the gents
! dug her curvy form in a tight
gown, the garment so shackled her
lower extremities that she might
las well have been chained to the
imike. Hence, she didn’t really un¬
cork.

Jackie Mason is a clever little
guy with some good material, but
nothing that a few fresher prem¬
ises wouldn’t improve. He’s a re¬
minder of Joey Bishop in some
ways—per his deadpanned throw¬
aways, ringsider needles, the mock
downplay of himself, etc. He tosses
in a few click celeb takeoffs, but
essentially the act is a string of
absurd jokes, many of them amus¬
ing.

Showbacking by Joe Parnello’s
crew is tip-top, as usual.

Billy Daniels and Bobbi Baker
are in Feb. 3. Pit,

Latin Quarter, N.Y.

(FOLLOWUP)

The longrunning Latin Quarter
show has had its headliners
changed without altering the basic
speed and lines of this elaborate
layout. The revue, “Vive La
Femmes” is still fresh enough not
to warrant the use of established
headliners and still sufficiently
strong to focus attention on upcom¬
ing talent.

The Novelites (3) are youngish
vets on the nitery circuit, although
strangers to New York. They have
developed into probably the best of
the zany instrumental trios. Their
comedy is well-developed and
scores importantly. It’s based on
characterization and situation and
has a high degree of vitality.

The trio is extremely active, and
sometimes they provide some fran¬
tic movement. However, much of
their motion is purposeful being
grounded in recognizable comedic
situations. Musically, they shape
up well with the accordion, guitar
and bass and vocals come off well.
They score laughs virtually at will
and in a manner that reaches the
remote areas of this kingsized
room.

Other replacement act on the
bill is Wells & The Four Fays, the
vet tumbling turn, which scores in
its usual manner. There is a slight
conflict with the Rudas Dancers
doing'a lot of similar kind of aero
work, but spacing of the turns
nearly eliminates the overlap.

Rest of the bill holds up well
with Harrison & Kossi showing up
okay in the ballroom dept, on the
floor and on ice; the Metropolitan
Sextet warbles operatic faves. With
Gloria LeRoy and Dorothea Mac-
Fartand scoring in the dance and
song sections respectively. Per
usual, Jo Lombardi gives a solid
base to the show with the orches¬
tral backing. Jose.

jSlenben’s, Boston

Boston, Jan. 19.
Freddie Barber. Lawrence & Car-
roll, Don Dennis, Tony Brune Orch
(5); $2.50 minimum.

Freddie Barber, the rotund and
amiable mimic, comes back to this
room where he is a fave through
his tour with Boston-based Sam
Snyder’s Water Follies. Barber un¬
veils some new impressions, among
them JFK, and ravels off a politico
group winding up with Russian big¬
wigs with a harangue as Mr. K.
He’s ahead all the way with the
new material and runs a peppy 30
minute routine in which he does
the Hollywood group in crisp style.

Lawrence & Carroll, slick terp
team in first turn in this room, pull
off some of the most terrifico
holds, lifts and spins seen here in
a long time. Don Dennis solos in a
singing stint embracing “Camelot,'*
“Lucky Me,” and “Wonder Who’s
Kissing Her Now” in fine style fat-
big returns. GuV.

▼dhcrf ay.

Slows on Broadway

Octoroon

Phoenix Theatre <T. Xdwanl-

toiu managing director; Stuart Vaughan*
artistic director) revival of five-act
(eight aceses. two intermissions) drama hr
Dion Boucicault. Staged by Stuart
Vaoghan: settings and costume*. Peter
Wte#ate; lifting. Joan Darker: wnt ri cal
and choral effect arrangements* Lee
Hoiby and Jared Reed. Feature* Juliet
Randall* Bette Henrtae* Gerry Jedd* Vln-
nette Carroll. Franklin Cover* John Hef-
fernsn, Robert Blackburn. P. J. Sidney.
Ray Reinhardt. Opened Jan. XT* 'BL at
the Phoenix Theatre* N.Y.; -S4J60 ton.

Old Pete... P- J*/ Sidney

Dido.Ymnette Carnoll

Other Slaves .FUoyd. Sdd to.

Shaunellle Perry. Beverly Todd.

Fran Bennett. Caryl Pal**,-

Warren- Berry, Jiw

Slav* Children Carlos Garcia Felicia*

Leenzie Feline. Perry Greene*
Sharon Williams •

Gserge Peyton...Robert!Bhuibarn

Mr*. Peyton .>... Bette Henrttie

Salem Scuddex.Yr*mk3taCas*r

2q| ...julkr Budftl

Squirt *SI^^iyslda. , .Albert Quinton

Dora...Garry l*an

Jacob McCJosiey.John Hettsrnan

Paul. Alan Weeks

Walnu>4ee . ** y . **tehardt

CoL Poindexter .Aecd

Mr. Lafouche .Frederic Wacriner

Judge Jackson .

Capt. Ratti .Hlltott JbHiva*

Jules Thibodeaux-Ted van Griethnysen

Harmonica Soloist. Alan Schackner

persuasive as a faithful old slave,,;
Bette Henritze is acceptably solemn
as the late plantation owner's
widow and Yinnette Carroll is
plausible in the bit role of a trusted;
slave.

Peter Wingate’s sceneiy, some of,
which is apparently in the style of]
the period, is interesting, although-
the corner of the plantation home
doesn’t suggest traditional south-'
era architecture. His costumes are ;
theatrically convincing. Joan Tar .;
key’s complicated lighting is ef-j
fective and the musical ’effects by'
Lee Hoiby and Jared Heed rely
mostly on Negro spiritual themes.!

Hobe.

As a museum piece, whidh is how
the Phoenix Theatre is presenting
it, “The Octoroon” is an interest¬
ing show. Per sociologists and w ell
as students of drama, tt merits at-;
tention. For regular-ron revival,
however, it’s dnhious box office, and:
there may be a question how suit¬
able it would be for unsophisticated ’
audiences, particularly where some
of its questionable assumptions
might be taken seriously.

“The Octoroon” is Dion Boirci-
cault’s melodrama hit of the 1859-
60 season, revived by the Phoenix
as the final item of its subscription
season and presumably intended as
one of the offerings in the reper¬
tory series managing director T.
Edward Hambleton plan* for the
windup of the theatre year. The
Phoenix acting company has been
expanded for the production.

Where the con temporary theatre
leans toward mental and emotional,
illness, dope addiction and sex per-!
version as shock material, m eller
experts of a century ago used the
more primitive audience-rousers
such as cold-blooded murder, arson,
knife fights to the death and feat;
old-faithful passion-igniter, mis¬
cegenation. “The Octoroon” has
more‘hokum violence than televi¬
sion wrestling.

Just as “The World of Suzle
Wong" uses an Oriental charmer
for added romantic touch, Bmici-
c suit's title character in the ille¬
gitimate daughter of n revered
plantation owner and devoted slave
woman. She is, natch, not only
beautiful, hut intelligent, warm¬
hearted, modest, loyal—a truly!
noble soul. Although she loves the
handsome hero, she takes her own
life rather than bring “shame” on
the white family that ha* reared
her.

It’s easy to see how audiences
on the eve of the Civil War must
have been stirred by the play,
which managed to present both
slaves and slave-holders as nature's
noblemen and have all villainy
cooked up by a, knavish Yankee
Interloper who has taken advantage
of the innocent old owner to gain
a mortgage on the Louisiana plan¬
tation. This villain reveals Ms ven- J
omous streak by abusing a playful
Negro lad and a harmless Indian,
and he plots a fate worse than
death for the helpless heroine by
buying her at the slave auction.

Stuart Vaughan has staged ihe
show “straight,” even to, the ex¬
tent of including the groupings and
scenery-chewing of a century iago.
After what seemed to be prelimin¬
ary uncertainty, the Phoenix open¬
ing-night subscribers responded
with hisses for the villain, laughter
• for some of the more resounding
flights of rhetoric, in one instance
honestly-inspired applause and;-at
several points the tribute of hushed
attention.

In general, the performance is
excellent. Juliet-Randall is fine in
the title role, giving a serious and
moving portrayal even in several
of the mawkishly emotional scenes,
with lines that must be almost im¬
possible to read with a straight
face. John Heffeman sneers and
snarls and stalks about in a cari¬
cature of tv bad guys, presumably
according to director Vaughan’s
instructions.

Franklin Cover is amusing as a
plantation manager given to pur¬
ple-prose sentiments, Gerry Jedd
is believable as a not-quite-bright
southern belle who's willing to take
the hero on the rebound, Robert
Blackburn is properly serious as
the handsome young heir, Ray
Steinhardt is imposing as the
avenging Indian, P. J. Sidney is

Hie Canihiilers

N. Y. City Center <JoHus ltndeL -pro¬
ducer) presentation of Gilbert A Suffiran
light opera. Staged by Dorothy Reedier;
musical conductor, Julius Rudel; scenery
end costumes, fid Wittstein; chorus mas¬
ter. William Jenson. Opened Jan. .23, *81*
at the N. Y. City Center; S3B5 top.

Didoe *f Plaza-Tor#-Norman fftlVy

Duchess .. Xvelyn Sachs.

GasUda .. Bar b ara Iffebter^

Grand Inquisitor .. Gear** Gayee*

IjuIz .... Wifliam Diaxd

Marco Palmier! .John Alexander:

GhutMd Pahnieri.Richard Fredricks

Gianetta . Janet Pavek

Tessa . Cedfia Ward

Inez . Gladys Krieae

Gondoliers: WJlliam Metcalf, Mayiiee
Stern. Norman Grogan.

Maidens: Doris Yarick* Sophia Steffan.
Beverly Evans.

SaysCriks Bidn’i Cite

IMdt’aSbwfid’

New York.

Editor, Variety:

Either our critics are too aew,
too old, -or too indifferent, but
Charlie Gaynor pulled a neat ooe
in “Show Girl.” While $t may he
of interest only to historians, had
any of tbs critics noticed it am
sure they would have mentioned
it.

In the number contrasting mnst ¬
eals of the 2G*s asd those of today,
the 20's segment was “The Gladioli
GirL” Perhaps the dob sandwich
treat m e nt threw ’em. hut it is;
significant since both -author and
star made notable impressions on
the first take. When “The Boy
Friend" opened we were reminded
that we should have seen Carol
Charming as “The Gladioli Girl.”
Now that we finally have a rerun,
why not tell the unfortunates all
about it? We believe they .should,
too.

Walt Higdon.

This is the finest production of;
the City Center series of four Gil- j
bert & Sullivan works. Inaugurated *
last year, continued now, and !
planned as future bread-and-bul-
ter. Diction remains a challenge to
further improvement In the chorus
under William Jonson, and occa¬
sionally among the principals
under Dorothy Raedler; but that
is a counsel of perfection hi the
wake of a generally excellent im¬
pression.

'‘Gondoliers" has more than the
average number of principal sing¬
ers, 10, and provides all but two
with a great deal of opportunity.
Evidence of both care and sound
judgment in casting insure the
solid foundation of seasoned talent.
Combined with the fresh *nd color¬
ful costumes of Ed Wittstein and
his two sets, one in Venice and
-one in the m v thical kingdom* both
worked on the tilted stage, the
audience impact steadily intensi¬
fies.

Norman Kelley, of the Metro¬
politan Opera roster, as ihe Duke,
of Plaza-Toro stalls great and gets
better. It’s the sort of shimmering
performance which, were feig a
regular Broadway show, would
have his name up in lights the next
night. Kelley’s flair for acting has
been noted here both at City Cen¬
ter and at the Met. This may well
be his most splendid interpreta¬
tion* It has the dazzle and power
of a 30-carat diamond.

His makeup and costuming,
lacy, kerchiefy, eyeshadowed, are
delicious and illustrate the maxim
about infinite attention to detail
being the essence of theatrical
artistry. All -due credit, of course,
to Sir William Gilbert's lyrics,
etched in durable acid when this
effete Spanish grandee parades,
struts and plays the mannered
male bitch.

Kelley receives the right witty
response from his duchess {Evelyn
Sachs), who sinks her lyrical teeth
into the deadly double entendre of
how she forced herself, as a bride,
to love this man because, after all,
he was a duke. Segments of the
Xelley-Sachs stage business and
lyrics could practically be lifted
intact and presented in a cafe. It’s
an astonishing display for a reper¬
tory company with constant finan¬
cial problems to offer anything so
topflight in high-style hokum.

George Gaynes as the Grand
Inquisitor is. In his own separate
idiom, another shining light. His
projection of diction In a decep¬
tively quiet tone hallmar k s hi gh
professionalism. It is even possible
to argue that the way he picked
up several lapses of lyrical mem¬
ory under full spotlight, without
any visible sign of becoming de¬
moralized by Ms own fluffs, be¬
speaks truly superb stage presence.

Of the other principals, all ex¬
hibit “authority” so that charac¬
terization. timing and vocalization
keep the show alive and buoyant.
John Alexander and Richard
Fredricks as the gondolier-kings
work together with effective twin-
ipanshio, each individually compe¬
tent yet always within the require¬
ments of the book. Their brides
are agreeably impersonated and
sung by Janet Pavek and Cecilia
Ward.

The romance which hinges upon
i Continued on page 74)

13 Bgaghten

Philadelphia* Jan. 31.

Jack H. 'Sflvennxn jpsesentellon -of two-
act 424 numbers) wmAcal comreHy ertte
keek, nwric amd lyric* by Rate* Mmmi
J r.; additional "book material, Leon
Tokatyan. Staged, by John
’ Kopcephy,
nfhtinv.

chestrationa. Joe -Clovar; .Hawaiian -dance
oonstdtamt. Non* Itme r . dance wrrange-
mate Befc Atvmoii jwdwrtlow *o»er-
visor, Carl Sawyer. Star* Don Amar.he;
features Monica Boyar, Bjiria By ms.

-Richard Ttae. fitanfey Grover. Ctea VJ*-
Ikme, John -Battles. TaabeUe Farrell. Dia n a
Corto. Ed Kenney. Opened Jan. 'SB, ML
alt me Sfapbert ’Theatre, JMInitelphia.

XVhuna -... Peter fiafaa

Yomnr rKahtma.Reed* Beanwr

Boys.JXifci La»ettt, Angle Bte*. P ehi Mne
D* Azco. Ado "Sato, Sieve G urry

Srnmaloa ___........... Mode* Boyar

jCfaen __ X>«e Awieehe

.......... Sylvia S yaaa

Mana .. T5d Kenney

nJii ........ Dina -Coit*

TCnmmfrin ____... fioaey SanAer*

Wimxm . John Battles

London Bits

London, Jan. 31.

Juba OeimeBte, Cbnahmre Cia-
mbn UouU Ktmim and ?«d*
Racers start rehearing Monday (•) :
for “J. B.” by U. S. poet-play-!
wright, Ardiibatf MarfaMi It;
opens March 7 at Brighton.

Halsey Baines is looking fer tal¬
ent for an intimate revue he plans
for London.

Patricia Lambert has landed the i
nole of leading lady to Vu J*3ih-
. in the forthcoming “The Mu¬
sic Man.”

Ethel Linder Beieer is ^ging

Tony Britton lor her «nuipi< :
“Cherchez La Femme," skedded
for the West End in May.

Next at the. Mermaid will be
Bernard Miles in -Ibsetfs ^Jbfan
Gabriel Borknwi." opening Feb.
IB.

Life in a submarine flotilla at
Valetta is the theme of Anthony
Biaanrins* next play, “The Angry,
Deep,” to be presented hr Stwfcen
Mitchell and Bennetk Man in the
West End next month.

Pat Kirkwosd and Hubert Gg«»r
open Feb. 16 *t the Phoenix in;
Philip King's “Fools Paradise."
Arthur Watkyn’s “The Geese Are
Getting Fat” closed at the theatre
last Saturday T23).

The Art Bochwald revue, "The
Art Of Living," “folds at the Cri¬
terion next Saturday (4) after a
six-month run.

There’ll be eight members of the
original Yank cast when Jade Gel-
ber’s off-Broadway ^day, 'The Con¬
nection,” bows Feb. 22 at the Duke
of York’s.

Jeamiie Cansn and her husband.
Biff MeGaire, will star in a Tevival
of “ErniaU’s Rainbow," which they
did in New York Iasi spring.

Marvin Kane is complaining of
Joan Littiewand’s staging of bis
play* “We’re Just Not Practical."
The author claims rite ruined it
and he wasn’t consulted.

Laurence Harvey returns in the
London stage April 19 in Jean-Paal
Sartre’s **Les Sequestres d’Altona,”
at the Royal Court.

"The Devils” by John Whittiur,
the Stratford Memorial Theatre’s
production, has been postponed
from Feb. 15 till Feb. 20 at the
Aldwych.

Tennent’s will present Margaret
Le&hten in a limited engagement
of Ibsen’s “The Lady From The
Sea” at the Queen’s, opening
March 13. Vanessa Redgrave, Es¬
mond Knight and John Neville are
also cast

Maude_."Karen Tjnm Weea

Petiemoin..*M*r tte

Cora —.. Jo Asute LmO

If ary.... Nikki SowIn*ki

May.. Cent* Beoett

Mittie Dee . Gloria Gabriel

Minnie Lou . Jeaume ^Axmln

Gerilia . IAWTardl

G<rrera*r*_Faal ^lidhaaL Jaak Vbnx*y,

.Tar^ Mafhwcs, Trvias Bane*

Doerid Scott ........... a* u» .

WffloosKby.-.Stanley Grover

Gnu* .. .. WB1 Jasen, Jo*e Al njaaO*

‘ Wire*...JGeily Seett.

Doris Caliber, Lynn Barret.
Veronica TfeCoimiek
Mr Cyril ...Bet*r

AstsLd. Ctmsal .. NattiamlfJ JWbite

Binsers; Irvin* -Barnes, Lynn Barret,
I Doris Caliber. Jack Matter*. Ztad BOAael.
I Jack Murray, Veronica JlcConnlck. Kelly
1 Scott.

TM bub t i JBiaw rny-mnm. javi

Sal ’Carol BuimeXL Sbkdty Be
Bursb. Humberto ®*EUa, Aagto ny De
TmAL Glu ri a GabxM. Bl a ir Samnaaad,
I Joanna Lead*. Jtacar -L*paf fe_ _C?riq*
hfacrl* Michael Mam^Jereme^Britt^.

Cast Placements

BROADWAY

“Camel*!": Jack Dahdoub Suc¬
ceeding Bruce Yarnell), Paul Olson
{succeeding Richard Englund).

“Kean”: Alfred Drake.

“Cook for Mr. General”: Roland
Winters, John McGivea.

“Under the Yura Yum Tree”:
Charles- Forsythe.

“Whole Dam Shooting Match’
Joey Adams.

“Carnival”: James Mitchell.

“Happiest Girl in fee World”:
Lu Leonard, Joy Claussen.

“Tenth Man”: Alan Manson (suc¬
ceeding Donald Hamm), Gene
Saks (succeeding Alan Manson).

“Florello”: Willi Burke (succeed¬
ing Ellen Hanley).

“Mary. Mary”: Betsy von Furs-
tenberg.

“Night of the Iguana”: Patrick
O’Neal.

OFF-BROABWAY

“Fantasticks”: -Carla Huston <suc-
oeeding Rita Gardner), Gene Ru¬
pert (succeeding Jerry Orbachl.

Shws (to of Tew*

1.1....Gin* Vbdioee

... Goutance di Giovanni

WTtmington, Jan. 27.

Leonard Key. Merton Beffl. Kenneth
Smartz A IMBtavanLln iwrlVHin -vrith
Justta Jgtnrm. pimabtiia m£ mmeiy ia
three .acts tslx scene*) by 3am StpevraCk.
3t**e« by DomcIm Sm 1« aeieiry wet
oottunes. *Tcmy -Waltoa; lighting Jdatw
Hahn. Stars Walter Matfium* Fsanools*
Iwiy. Albert SabnL Jolie. Wewma*..
Oyeaed Jan. -26. *61* vet the fibodMcse.
WibnlnsUn; SSJO tQp.

Bun ...Jelie H e wuuff

Yen .. -Carol One*

Barber -______ Laen JteOair

rXuxmch

CftSdrem Steajhen -Curry, DeMino De:

l Am. CanetaereDi CtoeanoL VJriauHCT-
I mndea. AlUd Lamont, L)-an Beef. A ugi e
Bios, Ado "Sato. _ , __ 1

Others: Jose Abnmawla, Kaol* Bearner,
Kalanl CocketLBill^stt.

Musical j— lab a rs : •XaU Kritt."."House
Ln tbe Hill," “Let-*-Go Your Heart.

I Taper of Gold." "Thirteen Daughters.^
Tmr j*f Gdd Hut. "IBCber jutd Ban.

1 "Threw j)

FeSr ^SSi Watttne. Atom!." **7,°?, ^

w. <^Mrt -*m vtwAc." CeimieM. i Hui c ea.
Old Maids," ‘Daughter or Dowr y." -Whe n .
You Hear the Wind,’’Mj_ pieasme.
rHoomallmaU," **Pe tea
-BaaeaS/* “Lei of M cna rie s." Hliaka,
•SGoodhy lb Hard to S*y.

Tn its break-tn form, "13 Daugh¬
ters" marks * return to straight;
•peretta. The tune* are melodic,

if Tendniscent, fee humors are arch

and spotless and the plot Is cloy-
ingly seutimcntaL _

It is the tale of a Chin ese-b orn
merchant married to a Hawaiian-
princess saddled with a flock of
unwed da ughte rs. Don* Amec he’s
customary air of the cat-that-ate-
the-canary stands him in sood
stead as fee wily Honolulu business

inn.

IBs native wife, played by Moni¬
ca Boyar, believes that a curse of
the island gods has prevented her
from having sons -and left her with
a hovaefnl of pr ospective old
maids. Her husband sees the
problem from a more practical,
and wholly financial view.

The principal holdback is the
oldest daughter, portrayed by Gina
VigBone, enamored -of a Boston
minister, an almost insuperable ob¬
stacle in tbe Victorian era. It takes
two long acts to bring this romance
to fruition.

The production i* 28 minutes
overlong, but still in remarkable
good shape for an opener. Allowing
for changes and speeding up, it
doesn’t seem much can be done to
basic structure. “Daughters" will
have to stand or fell as a period
piece musical. The reaction for
sophisticated Broadway be -dubious.

Hawaiian, music must -Of neces¬
sity sound repetitious. But there
is -even a distinct familiarity to
composer Baton Magoon’s main¬
land ballads, and his lyrics only
bolster that impression.

In addition to the affair between
Miss Vigiiooe and her strong-
voiced clerical sweetheart, Stanley
Grover, there is a vocalizing juve¬
nile romance between John Stew¬
art, as the king’s son, and Diana
Corto, fee seventh daughter. The
path of true love is made arduous
by all the parental cliches, includ¬
ing banishment from the islands.

Ameche has an ingratiating role
as the well-meaning, contriving
mandarin. He manages several
songs, mostly of the patter variety,
and his jokes are largely the “Con-
-futdns says” type. Miss Boyar Is
visually gnd vocally credible as the
worried Hawaiian mother and has
her strongest scene in a ritual
number near the dose. Sylvia
Syms has a walk-m as a femme
majordomo, but manages to belt
across a couple of pigeon lilts. *

Book complications create an

overall Mg and fee -only read
rouser comes ltfte !tn fee ‘first act
with the chorus Tunning through
an energetic danc e To uti ne. Young
Isabel Farrell =*nd JthSharf Tone
provide two fiance specialties.
More terping might accderate mat¬
ters.

The George Jenkins settings sera
impressive, ff *on fee cumbersome
side, and help $et fee background
atmosphere. fiupfr.

Potemkin -- Walter Bitttea

SoWIer ....“Steven .Frey

Seramt ____ JlTIwte tfelsaK

Kolbas . . Marvin ffllk ni ter

-John Paul Jones ........... AJWrt Salmi

Officer .. iyatBadtenll

Soldier Tm Jbnnkf

Bateau Yon Sfenan........Tffidliael Lewis

Cstfeerine -the Great... -Y ’ ‘

Admiral fiadbery ...

Muralov -.......— --

Baron Raxunmi .Loei* Gum

- ' BlftrC C

Sam Spewack has writtmi a light¬
weight comedy which, -as of its
■Wilmington break ia, doesn’t seem
sturdy enough for Broadway. Thera
are amusing, moments, tritely
dialog and top performances, but
the piece -still a ppears thin. N o th i ng
much actually happens despite tbe
sound fnry .

The plot revolves around Ameri¬
can naval her* John Paid Jones,
Catherine the Great a«l the Bus*
si an military-polideal schemer,
Potemkin. Quite a few people get
involved in the plots hatched by
Potemkin when the American
.goes to Russia in 17E7 to toke com¬
mand of its navy.

One of the basic weaknesses ia
fee American hero’* character. Al¬
bert Salmi’s performance makes
him seem diffident, -shy. and ap¬
parently scared of women. Walter
Matthau, as Potemkin, and Fran-
coise Basay, as the’Empress, carry
fee burden of the play. Matthau
gives a brilliant portrayal <*f the
rascally plotter and one-time lover
|nf Catherine.

Miss Rosay, French star making
her first American stage appear¬
ance, enlivens each scene with a
portrayal that is regal, unbending,
and yet conveys fen frustration
growing nut of her fallsre to uplift
tbe Russian people.

Julie Newmar is decorative and
capable as Potemkin’s high spirited
mistress. Ft i c C h r is t m as and
Michael Lewis play foppish British
and German officers, ^respectively.
Sig Roman draws laughs as a hap¬
less Russian caught in the web off
intrigute, and Marvin Bilbersher is
excellent as a medc follower off
Potemkin.

There is a handsome setting by
Tony Walton, who ^iso is respon¬
sible for fee c ol or f ul costumes.
Douglas Seale's direction is un¬
even, with most of fee six scenes
in need of general tightening. Also
Matthau’s long speeches, white
■establishing character* could be cut
for better effect.

The script has possibilities for
Hollywood use. KJep.

(Douglas Seale ■wtthdrew over
the weekend at director* and Gene
Frenkel has teSken over the stag¬
ing.— Ed.)

Tateldinj of on Eye

San Francisco, JanT 12.

Saa Francisco Actor 4 * Workshop p r e s -
entatioa of ttoee-act c—ifly by H. W.
Wrlffht and Gay Andcox. .Staged try Ala*
Schneider; settings, Robert La Yignei
.costumes, Reger Le £3—tire lighting.
Junes McMillan. Feature* Beatrice Man*
ley. FbiUp 'Btmrnetrf, Peggy Doyle, Susan
Darby, Albert Psadse*, -Jfcame* Gavin.
Opened Jan. IL 'fiL *t tee Marine*
Theatre, San Francisco: S3 top.

Grandfather .Michael 0*Sulliven

Miss Asp . Peggy D*yte

'Morissa . 'Katharine Boss

&mi . Susan Darby

Miona . Ruth Brener

Meana .. Norma Leiatiko

Mrs. Vynar .Beatrice Manley

Simon .. Albert Paulsen

Julian . Philip Boumeuf

Pastor Begg . Joel Fabtanl

■Cousin Rupert.. Laurence Hugo

Madame Nyassa . Yrette Nac hmi as

Uncle Zebuion . Jam es Gavin

Henry Must..William Major

Darling .. David Irving

This overlong charade is ^Hed
as “a serious comedy,” by which
presumably is meant comedy, of
menace,” if that, indeed, is fee au¬
thors’ Intent, fee work falls far
short.

The play is set in “a garden on
an island in a sea," at & time more
< Continued on page 76)

f+rmmy 1 , 1961

TourntShaw Dearth Crinpig Chi;
SeismFading Despite Strong M.

IrBlftllMK

Chicago, Jan. 31.

What might have been an ex¬
ceptional season for Main Stem
legit here is turning into another
mediocre one* principally because
ef a. shortage of roadshows this,
term.

A. few tourers that, were to have
played Chicago later this season,
have either, folded, or changed
plans, and as of now there are only
two future hookings for the re¬
mainder. of the semester. Those are
Brendan. Behan's “The Hostage,”
which opens a limited engagement
Feh. 20 at the? SOO-seet Civic: Thea- i
tre, and. “Bakin. In the Sim*” set
for Feb. 27 at the Blackstone. (The
latter is- not really, a? new show
for CM patrons* since it had its
tryout here twoyearxagaJ

This means that the Erlanger,
1,330-seater operated by the Neder-
lander Bros.* which shuttered when
“Majority; etf One” dosed Satur¬
day (2ft)* probably win remain,
dark the 1 rest o£ the season. Two
-eerlitr hookings, “Bestry” ami
“Hobday fat Japan” have fallen
thr e ngfr because they’re not. com¬
pleting their tours. “La Plume de
me Tante^ seem* a prospect, but
there's iwt&ing definite on it as yet.

As far the two Shubert houses*
the Blaeistone ban nothing in store
beyond “Basing and the Shubert
is banking on “Flower Brum
Song*” currently in Its 10th week.
The Theatre Ghiid^American Thea¬
tre Society may try to bring in
"La Plume” as the ffhaT item of
the eight-show subscription series
here.

There's threefold irony in the
situation. The influx is petering out
•t the very time of year which
tfaeatresnea he-e cgnsxder peak
season. Also, the Erlanger, still a
comfortable theatre in an excellent
state of repair, will probably have
only one more season before it is
(Continued on page 75)

Cofamia WiB Remain
fn Legit with TioreSe’;
Fox with Cancel Mgmt

Columbia: Arties Management
will continue its Breadway Thea¬
tre Al l i a n ce subsidiary after the
network, of 82rsubscriptian cities is
transferred: to United Performing
Arts next season. Although BTA
will no longer have a guaranteed
audience setup* it will book any
legit shows Columbia picks up for
tour.

At present, BTA has a contract
with the touring production of
“Fiorello” extending through the
termination of the road hike. The
musical is expected to tour through
the end of next season at least.
Tims, BTA will be hooking the
show during the 1961-62 semester.
According to- Herbert Fox. presi¬
dent of ’ETCA and Columbia yeepee,
“FiereTlo” will have played most of
its subscription dates by the end
of the current season.

Fox, Incidentally, will continue
m v.p. of Columbia when the sub¬
scription setup is taken over by
TTPA. He’s been with Columbia 21
years and has- been president of
BTA since its inception several
years ago. Columbia president
Curt Weinhold, in a statement re¬
ferring to Fox’s continuation with
the organization, asserts that the
latter "is expected shortly to as¬
sume major managerial duties in

ESni GjdjpinLFlMt Plan
Of Ford's Theatre, Wish.

Washington-* Jan. 31.
Discovery of the original floor
plan, of Faedk Theatre has been
hailed by National Bark Service
Director Conrad Wirth as an “im-j
valuable aid” to current plan* for
restoring th* historic legit house.
The theatre* part of the .Lincoln.
Museum National Memorial in
Washington, k slated for restora¬
tion as part of the National Bark
Service’s Mission 66 program.

The- only known sketch of the
theatre’s'orchestra floor was turned
up recently in the Library of Con¬
gress*. It was in Ford's that Prea-
dent Lincoln was assassinated by
John Wilke* Booth in 1865. The
theatre has been dark for many
years.

Washington, Jan. 31.

The National Labor Relations
Board has issued an advisory opin¬
ion that it has jurisdiction over
the League of N.Y Theatres Inc.,
the organization of Broadway the¬
atre owners and producers. This
is the first time NLRB has asserted
its jurisdiction over labor disputes
in the legit field, previously gov¬
erned: through N.Y. state labor
regulations.

The opinion issued by NLRB
wax sought by the League and
opposed by the Society of Stage
Directors Sc Choreographers Inc.,
which wanted the jurisdiction to
remain in the hands of the N.Y.
State Labor Relations Board. The
Society is currently embroiled in
a Sta±e Board proceeding in which
it is seeking collective bargaining
recognition from the League. In
light of the NLRB opinion, the
League presumably can now ask
the federal agency to take over
authority in the jurisdictional dis¬
pute with the Society.

In. opposing the NLRB move,
the Society contended that the
New York theatre consists of smalt
units with small capital invest¬
ments and a dispute between the
League and the Society would not
“substantially” affect interstate
co mmer ce. It further argued that
the Board has previously declined
jurisdiction over employers in the
amusement field.

In its answer, the. NLRB said the
members of the League constitute
(Continued on page 73)

WANiMAKER WEKH1NG
‘COUNTRY/FM DEALS

Chicago, Jan. 31.
Actor-director Sam Wanamafcer,
a resident at England for the last
decade, now plans to divide his
time there and his native U. S.
During his two-week engagement
here in “Royal Gambit” at his alma
mater, Goodman Theatre, he has
been considering deals with both
Broadway pnd Bollywood.

.u. ro ,U. JU . U u..„ ... ; h H * to New York yestei-

the concert and opera fields as well ! 3?,L M £°' fo, L a n ' eetm * "l® Pf®-
« continuing his supervision of Stevens and director

the company’s theatrical ven- ." rpf Ryder for a possible co-
tures ” starring role in Henry Denker s

According to Fox, BTA will con- i ‘J he . Far Country/’ in which Kim
tinue to operate its subscription *®f nI ^ 1 f nd SJeve Hill are already
setup through the end of the cur- to be * m next

rent season. The organization,; . . .. ,. _ ■

however, has released ijs field ’Immediately following his Good-
force, which has been employed : ”?^”^ ng ^ement, which ends to¬
by VPA to setup next season’s ; * Wanamaker

subscription schedule. ^f e v to Hollywood to meet with

_; Max Youngstein over possible film-

ization for United Artists of T. C.
Turner’s “Something to Explain,”
_ - wm. , ... - ianO. Henry prize story to which

5w hi SmtimPT TB Wash I Wanamaker owns the- rights. .It’s
JCL 10 uuminci m his talk with Young-

The touring production of “Mu- ; stein will Include also a possible
sic Man” will spend the summer, film to be done in London,
in Washington. The Kermit Bloom- j Wanamaker’s “Royal Gambit” is
garden presentation is scheduled the Goodman’s biggest hit of the
to move into the National Theatre! season and ranks with Morris Car-
there June 12 for a 12-week run ’ navsky’a “Merchant of Venice”
through Sept. 2. : and Eugenie Leontovitch’s “Cave

The musical has a string of; Dwellers,”, in previous years, as
southern bookings lined up for the ..the top boxoffice show at the semi-
next two months, 1 pro house.

Touring Co. ‘Music Mas’

j Firsftnfle Foe the Road

| Hollywood, Jan. 31.

“Billy Barnes People” chalked
' up- a sfick 142,006 fbr its first four
i-meefe* end ed last Saturday night
: (2ft)i at 3M-eeat Las Palma* The-
; atre scaled at $4.40 top. Backer*
■ John Pool and Joe Landis figure
1 to get their investment of $30,000
back by March I, after 10 weeks,
at the prmnt rate of attendance.

They are now casting for a sec¬
ond. company* to open in San
Ftancfsca and then tour. There are
so present plans for New York;
where the original “Billy Barnes
Reyue” had a aur.r.ftssfnT aff-Broad-
way stand* but then Sopped in a
transfer to the Main.. Stem.

Chi Palace May
Switch to Legit

Chicago, Jan. 31.

The Palace Theatre, longtime
main stem (kluxer and in recent
years a roadshow flint house, may
convert ter legit, primarily far mu¬
sicals. The suggestion has been
made ter the theatre’s management,
but the reaction so far 5* under¬
stood to have been negative. A
vaudffliner hi the 1940s, it once
housed a musical when it played
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’? far
1* weeks.

The theatre' originally was
owned by RKO, hut is now held
by Chi realty operator Arthur
Wirtz. Conjecture as to a possible
legit future gained impetus with
the exit last week of “The Alamo,”
plus the fact 1 -that two venerable
legit theatres in town are slated
for early demolition. Both the
Great Northern and the Erlanger
are to make way for new govern¬
mental buildings, though the lat¬
ter won’t be touched for at least
another year.

The Palace Is dark at the mo¬
ment, with nothing in sight in the
way of a "hardticket booking.
There’s a possibility that it may
revert to grind status, although it
had a hardtieket identity since it
first housed “Cinerama.”

Dramatists, Producers
Extend Basic Coatract;
Study Legit Economics

The five-year contract between
the. Dramatists Guild and the
League of N. Y. Theatres, which
was to have expired last May 2D,
has been extended again, this time
to next June I. The two organi¬
zations had previously agreed to
an eight-month extension through
Jan. 29.

The additional four months Will
presumably allow time for the two
organizations to work out a re*
vised contract to cover royalty
payments, subsidiary rights, pay
television, foreign productions*
mechanical (music publishing)
rights, agents? commissions, etc.

In line with its negotiations with
the Guild and for other purposes;
the League has undertaken & fi¬
nancial and statistical study of pro¬
duction costs and the distribution
of income. Alex Baron, a Broadway
company manager and statistician,
has heen retained hy the producer
and theatre owner organization to
conduet the survey.

New ATPAM Rule

Producer-members of the
Assn, of Theatrical Press-
agents & Managers may hence¬
forth be the company man¬
ager or p.a. for his own show.
That reverses a previous rule
requiring board of governors
approval for such employment.

The union membership
scrapped the old regulation by
a vote of 188 to 70, or more
than the necessary two-thirds
majority. The ballots were
tabulated yesterday (Tues.).
The referendum was heltf after
a petition circulated by Alex¬
ander H. Cohen received the
required number of signers.
Cohen had appealed to he
membership when the bG rd
rejected his application to
serve as his own pressagent
for his current Broadway pro¬
duction of "An Evening With
Mike Nichols and Elaine May.”

Scorns I

Name MUt Kranfcz Prez
Of Hanna Theatre, Clew.

Milton Krantz, for the last 19
years managing director of the
Hanna Theatre; Cleveland, has
bees elected president of the
Hanna Theatre Carp., which pur¬
chased the house two year* ago.
Krantz* who’s treasurer-director of
the Legitimate Independent Thea¬
tres of North America and a direc¬
tor and officer of the Independent
Booking Office, will continue as
m anag in g director of the Hanna.

Also elected as officers of the
Hanna corporation were Dan Y.
Grogan, vice-president; D. G. Pad-
gifct, secretary; I. L. Wirsing, assist-
; ant secretary; J. R. Heining* treas-
;urer, and JL F. Turner* assistant
-treasurer.

TabseExpaiKlmg
Road lit FA
lifiraefe,’‘Advise

The road, which many producer*
consider increasingly difficult eco¬
nomically because of rising produc¬
tion costs and deteriorating trans¬
portation facilities, is still regard¬
ed by a few managements as a
lucrative field for legit. That’s evi¬
dent in the activities of Martin
Tahse; who’s making a career ©f
producing touring editions of
Broadway properties.

Tahse, co-producer with .C. Ed¬
win Krdll of the current read ver¬
sion of ‘FioreUo/’ has acquired the
touring, right* to two more Main
Stem entries* “The Miracle Work¬
er” and. "Advise and Consent” He
will produce these latest acquisi¬
tions independently, instead of
with Krifil, with whom be was part¬
nered in road productions of “Two
;for the Seesaw,” “Dark, at the Top
of the Stairs" and “FioreUo.”

Casting on “Miracle” is to stark
in the spring, after which Tahse
intends going ahead with “Advise.”
Each of the productions will be
financed separately, but the bud¬
gets haven’t heen disclosed. Since
“Fiorello” is booked solidly on the
road for another year, the addition
of "Miracle” and "Advise” will,
give Tahse three touring produc¬
tions next season.

Although Tahse hasn’t as yet ar-
; (Continued on page 72)

Off GETS TV REVIEWS
! OF LEST (98-SEC.)

i Chicago, Jan. 31.

Peter Jacobi was launched last
Tuesday (24) as Chicago’s first
video drama critic, giving a 90-sec¬
ond review of the Blaekstoiie Thea¬
tre’s show, "At the Drop of a Hat,”
as a segment of WNBQ*s prime 10
p.m. newscast He favored the
Michael Flanders, and Donald
Swann revue, as did the four news¬
paper aisle-sitters, and recom¬
mended it as family fare. So far
as the show is concerned, the air
coverage was figured as worth a
minute and a half commercial.

Jacobi, principally an NBC news
writer, is slated to review upcom¬
ing legit shows, “Raisin in the
Sun” and “The Hostage,” on the
might following the openings. It’s
understood he’ll also give the 90-
second treatment to occasional
longhair events docked for a run.

Fapp’s ‘Roneo and Met'
Set for Hob Arts Fest

Boston, Jan. 31.

Joseph Papp’s N. Y. Shake¬
speare Festival production of “Ro¬
meo and Juliet,” one of the series
being performed in the N. Y. pub¬
lic schools and due for alfresco
performance in Central Park, N.Y.,
has been set as the legit entry of
the 1961 Boston Arts Festival, the
annual admission-free offerings, in
Boston Public Garden.

Three performances will be
given during the local festival,
which, will run from June 9 to-25,
embracing all the arts, ballet,._j>o-
( etry„ folk dancing* jazz, painting,
symphony. ?

b London, Jan. 31.

I Noel Coward has leveled a
broadside at the new wave of Brit¬
ish dramatist*. In the first of a se¬

rf®* of articles In the Sunday
Times, the noted author^director-
actor advises his younger col¬
leagues, "Consider the public and
never bore the living hell out of
It.”

Describing these modern writers
as old-fashioned revolutionaries.
Coward protests against their su¬
percilious attitude to the publia
and accuses them of "Inverse shob-
bery, and trivial and unnecessary
vulgarity." *

He writes, “In none of the ‘New
Movement’ works, with a very? few
exception*, have I observed ? any
sign of gpniifnt* theatrical effec¬
tiveness. I have seen excellent act¬
ing. adroit direction, even good
lighting, hut nowhere among the
torrent* of words, propaganda,
self-pity, vituperation, pretentious¬
ness and self-conscious realism
have I heard an original ides mov¬
ingly expressed or a problem con¬
cisely stated.”

Coward accuse* modern play¬
wright* of bigotry in their belief
that only people in the lower
classes are Worth writing about.
“It is a* dull to write incessantly
about tramps and prostitutes as it
is to write incessantly about dukes
and duchesses or suburban moth¬
ers and fathers," he asserts.

With the reminder that the first
duty of a playwright is to attract
an audience. Coward points out
that, with rare exceptions, these
“advance movement" plays do not
(Continued on page 77)

‘Dedry’ Closes, Toronto;

| Scratches tout, €1^

| Usi75G«390GAnfe

| "Destry Rides Again” closed in
[ Toronto last Saturday night (28) at
i an estimated $75,000 loss on a
; $390,006 investment. The musical
| cut short a tour that was to have
| taken it from Toronto to Detroit
•and then into Chicago for an in¬
definite run.

\ The show, presented by David
.Merrick* in association with Max
: Brown, closed on Broadway last
: June after s run of 472 perform-
: ances. It reopened a month later
; for an eight-week stand at the
; Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas. The pro¬
duction next moved to Los Angeles
land then San Francisco, cm Civic
; Light Opera Assn, subscription in
f both cities; -

f The Coast stand was followed by
: tw® weeks in St. Louis, a week in
i Cleveland and a fortnight in
; Toronto. The co-starring roles,
originated on Broadway by Andy
Griffith and Dolores Gray, under-
! went several change* after the
musical exited New York. Gene
Barry and Monique Van Yooren
played the lead* in Vega*, with
; John Raitt and Anne Jeffreys tak¬
ing r^er when the show moved to
Coast, and Stephen Douglass and
Gretchen Wyler succeeding there-

Peggy (Mrs. IP.) McEyoy
Pnrtetfs'StawGiri’ Tag

Peggy McEvoy, widow of author-
playwright, J. P. McEvoy, Is pro¬
testing the use of the title, “Show
Girl,” for the current Broadway
revue starring Carol Channing.
Mr*. McEvoy, in a wire to Variety,
explains that her husband is iden¬
tified with the title through a 1928
Liberty mag serial, subsequent
■books, a 1929 Ziegfeld musical, a
silent film and talkie remake and
a radio presentation.

Mrs. McEvoy also asserts that
the Dixie Dugan show girl charac¬
ter created by her husband, is a
syndicated comic strip under the*
title, “Dixie Dugan.” She says
she owns all rights to her late
husband’s literary output, and is
preparing a television production of
“Show Girl."

The legit production in which
Mis s Channing appears is a revue
with music and lyrics by Charles
Gaynor and sketches by Gayr.or
and also Ernest Chambers. It was
first done a* a cabaret act for
the comedienne, and in an ex¬
panded form toured last season
t under the title; “Stow Business."

UKCmMATE

Pfi&IETf

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

East Meets West: Credit Culture;

3 Ambassadors Salute Sol Hurok

By ROBERT J. LANDRY

Sol Hurok, long a legend in his
own time, a showman’s showman
nearly everywhere except Lincoln
Center, lately has been harvesting
ribbons, medals . and honorary
sheepskins. To these was aided
last week the “distinction of being
borrowed by the America-Israel
Cultural Foundation as man of the
occasion for its annual dinner con¬
cert at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
N. Y.

Hurok was hardly a stranger,
having been active in and with the
Foundation for 20 years, one of its
honorary officers and impresario

for Inbal and the Israel Symphony | Mr^Rovere. ....... Ro " d y D U aviI

tours in this country. Because, it '■
was his evening the participating
Artur Rubinstein, Andres Segovia
and Isaac Stern, deadheaded their
appearances, as did the Met Opera
foursome, Roberta Peters, Regina
Resnick, Jan Peerce and Robert
Merrill, who sang the quartet from
“Rigoletto” for a flash finish.

Hurok accounted for the appear¬
ances on the dais of both the So^-
viet and Israel ambassador^ to the
United Nations, Valerian A. Zorin
and Michael Comay, respectively;
also the subtly-whispering East-
West exchange Ambassador S. B.

Lacy, of the Stale Dept.; also
Marian Anderson, a gracious lady
in the speech department, and very
touching in her tribute; also Van
Cliburn, who turns out to be a po¬
tential spellbinder for the arts,
though he needed a punch-line and
the gift of brevity.

Hurok’s own speech was brief
with the audience referred to his
wife for the real lowdown on what
an impresario was like. She
looked up from a mountain of
bouquets and smiled enigmatically,

There were some arresting allu¬
sions by all the ambassadors do the
role of the performing arts In cul¬
tural exchange and in bridging the
ideological chasm which curses this
century. Interestingly, the Israel
voice centered on the hope of an
exchange of talent between Tel
Aviv and Cairo! That may be sheer-
ly wistful, but its expression in the
whole context of the evening’s em¬
phasis upon talent-to-people trends
it was not without its value as a
historic footnote.

Speeches constituted part two of
the three-part program, following
the kosher-catered dinner at $150
per seating. Robert S. Benjamin,

United Artists by day, civic leader
by night, was dinner chairman,
speaking clearly, sincerely and suc¬
cinctly, all admirable traits. The
Foundation’s prez, Sam Rubin, the
perfumery king, spoke for the goals
and hopes of the Foundation. After
the usual dismantling of the dais
to allow the stage proper to be set,
the concert itself proceeded, with
four stagehands added to the over-

The Bargain

London, Jan. 20.

E. P. Clif* Sc Merlith. Productions pres¬
entation of a three-act comedy-melodrama
bv Michael Gilbert. Stars Alistair Sim.
Staged by Alistair Sim; decor, Hendrik
Baker. Opened Jan. 19, '61. at the St.
Martin’s Theatre, London; $2.80 top.

BiUie Peters .. Janet Brown

Graham . Peter FumeU

Mr. Kingdom . Allan Jeayes

Miss Herridge . Helen Christie

Atex Glanville . Peter Copley

George Selwyn . Alastair Sim

Detective Bruno . George Selway

Morgan . George Cole

Production Assignments

BROADWAY

, x . ; “Period of Adjustment”: Richard

head this time on IATSE demand. Blofsont production stage manager.

A sellout, the grand ballroom = OFF-BROADWAY

grossed around $250 000. The ac-; .. Tieer Robert Soule set _

tual net is a matter of guesswork. A > tings
main item was the hire of the musi- '

Michael Gilbert has written a
featherweight comedy-meller which
has* limited plot substance,".but is
given some impetus by Alastair
Sim’s star portrayal. It. is a com¬
pletely unpretentious effort, but
might reasonably hold up in this
small theatre for a moderate run,
and though it has little prospects
of crossing the Atlantic it is a
cinch for stock and amateur com¬
panies.

The three-acter has been staged
by Sim in simple straightforward
style and though he is the mainstay
of the proceedings he has by
no means hogged the situations.
George Cole and Janet Brown par¬
ticularly are given ample oppor¬
tunities.

Sim plays a respectable law firm
head with a passion for minatures.
He learns that a painting by an
unknown artist (whom he suspects
is Goya) is coming on the market
and he uses a shady ex-employee
of the firm to do the bidding on his
behalf. As it turns out, the picture
had f>een stolen. There are threats
of blackmail and even a murder
before all .is resolved.

The plot does not stand analysis,
but the star gives it stature.
Cole gives a smooth performance
as the undercover bidder and Miss
Brown introduces a provocative
note as a beatnik type temporary
secretary.

Peter Copley as a partner in the
law firm, Allan Jeayes as their
oldest employee and Helen Christie
as a typical stage secretary play
principal parts professionally.
There is also a polished contribu¬
tion by George Selway as a detec¬
tive. Rosamond Burne has an ex
pendable part as a would-be di¬
vorce.

Decor designed by Hendrik
Baker is up to West End standards.

Myro.

Concert Reviews

. Andrea Segovia

. (TOWN HALL, N. Y.)

As with his illustrious compa¬
triot, cellist Pablo Casals, nothing
seems to dim the luster In the bril¬
liant display of talent and the abun¬
dant gifts of Andres Segovia.
Whether it be Haydn, Mendelssohn.
Bach or Albeniz, the sound of mu¬
sic, rich, warm and colorful, from
the rhythmic guitar of the Spaniard,
remain as impeccable as ever. This
w r as amply 'demonstrated last Fri¬
day night at N.Y. Town Hall, when
Segovia appeared in the first of
three recitals this season, offering
fresh evidence that he’s still every
inch the master, his artistry un¬
diminished. The enthusiatic recep¬
tion from the audience was emi¬
nently deserved.

Notably it was the final pieee by
Albeniz that yielded the finest
fruits of the genuine Segovia flair.

Rose.

Warsaw Philharmonic

Sol Hurok has another import
from behind the Iron Curtain. The
audience at Carnegie Hall, N. Y.
w T as populated by those who spoke
Polish and were obviously excited
to be present. At a guess this ap¬
peal to. the large colony of Poles
resident in the U. S. should make
the tour good box office. There is
the undoubtedly sentimental as¬
pect that this symphony is entirely
new, nearly all the former musi¬
cians dead in the war and the
auditorium gone.

It was doing it offbeat to omit
Chopin from the first program. In¬
stead there was a violin concerto
by Szymanovski, introduced by a
remarkable woman soloist, Wanda
Wilkomirska whose technique is
firm, tone pure and artistry in¬
tense.

Bela Bartok’s “Music for strings,
percussion and celesta” proved an
unusual opening but demonstrating
that there are those in Red coun¬
tries familiar with 20th century
music. The rendering was a shade
too suave and lacked the excite¬
ment and brilliance which justifies
the composer. The trled-and-true
piece was the Brahms First sym¬
phony in which the orchestra
proved to be a well knit unit with
excellent first desk players.

Goth.

cians of the Pittsburgh Symphony,
who with W r illiam Steinberg, came
in by bus; Incidentally, this enssem-
ble made an excellent impression.
The American-Israel Foundation,
with a $1,500,000 annual budget,
used to finance various cultural
activities in Israel, may have net¬
ted near $200,000.

Lahr at Home With Bard,
Claims Taxes Nix Vegas

Philadelphia, Jan. 31.

Bert Lahr. playing Bottom
in the touring “Midsummer Night’s
Dream” at the Forrest Theatre
here, says he doesn’t see why
people are surprised at his playing
Shakespeare. “His ideas for get¬
ting laughs are strictly low come¬
dy, and plenty of it,” the veteran
comic declares. “I’ve been associ¬
ated with low comedy since the
days of the Casino (long shuttered
local burly house*. I can clown
around and leave the poetry to oth¬
ers. Personally I can take the Bard
or leave him alone.”

Revealing that he’s never played
Las Vegas, the star explains, that
it’s hardly profitable to do so. “Af¬
ter your earnings get to a certain
point it makes little difference
W'hether you get $3,000 or $30,000
a week,” he claims. “The Govern¬
ment cut rises all out of propor¬
tion.”

‘Bye Bye Birdie”: Duane Camp
(succeeding Michael Thoma), gen¬
eral stage manager.

“Happiest Girl in the World”: A1
Rosen, company manager; Henri
Caubsiens. general stage manager;
William & Jean Eckart, settings;
Hersliy Kay & Robert Russell
Bennett, orchestrations.

“Mary, Mary”: Lyn Austin, asso¬
ciate producer; Peggy Clark, light¬
ing; Bill Ross, general manager.

“Carnival”: Kaye Ballard.

“Tenderloin”: Anne Francine
(succeeding Christine Norden>,
Margaret Gathright (succeeding
Patsy Peterson;.

“Tenth Man”: Martin Wolfson
(succeeding Lou Jacobi'.

“Happiest Girl in the World”:
Norman Kean, company manager;
Ned Armstrong, pressagent; James
O’Neill, stage manager; Gordon
Barry, assisting stage manager.

“Mary, Mary”: Peggy Clark,
lighting.

Taste of Honey”: James F. Reilly,
company manager.

Tahse Tourers

—^ Continued from page 71 —s

ranged for the routing of the
shows, it’s figured both will be sent
out as bus-and-truck entries in the
manner of his prior touring ven¬
tures. “Fiorello,” booked by Broad¬
way Theatre Alliance, has been
touring as part of that organiza¬
tion’s subscription series. However,
the BTA' subscription network has
been sold to United Performing
Arts Inc., which books presenta¬
tions for its subscribers only, com¬
pletely eliminating boxoffice ticket
sales. .

“Seesaw” and “Stairs” w r ere also
handled by BTA, as was “No Time

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The Howard Telchmann-Oriana Atkinson play which opened Saturday
night (28) at the Booth Theatre, N. Y., is not titled “John, Jake and
Uncle Lee” . . . Meredith Willson, composer-lyricist of “The Unsinkabl*
Molly Brown,” contradicts a report from London in last week’s issue
that Sander Gorlinsky will do the show 'in London this spring. The
rights for England or elsewhere have not been sold, and no such deal
has even been discussed or considered, he says.

Arthur Laurents, author of “Invitation to a March,” has reportedly
been underwriting the operating losses on the comedy, which closes
with an Actors Fund benefit next Sunday night (6) at the Music Box
Theatre, N. Y. . . . Betty Field has returned to New-York after a picture
stint on the Coast. .. Arthur Klein has taken over as company manager
for “The Tenth Man,” succeeding Ira Bernstein who moved over to
“Advise and Consent,” succeeding David Lawlor.

“The Just Assassins,” adapted by actress Jeanne Cagney from the
Albert Camus drama, “Les Justes,” will be American preemed March
11 by the UCLA Theatre Arts department, and will subsequently pre¬
sented at the college’s other campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Santa
Barbara and Riverside, Cal. The production is being staged by Miss
Cagney’s husband. Jack Morrison, a member of the UCLA drama de¬
partment faculty . . . Producer-pressagent Arthur Cantoris deal for the
U. S. rights to Harold Pinter’s London drama, “Birthday Party,” give
him the choice of presenting on or off-Broadway. If the author’s “The
Caretaker,” due for prior U. S. presentation next fall by Roger L,
Stevens, is a hit. Cantor figures he’ll do “Birthday Party” on Broadway,
otherwise he may give It a smaller-scale production.

The biographical program notes for “The Happiest Girl in the
World,” due March 30 at the Martin Beck Theatre, N. Y., are being
written by Henry Myers, co-author with Fred Saidy of the show’s book
for the show . By what he calls “indefatigable diligence,” press-
agent Sol Jacobson arranged for Gallagher’s and A1 & Dick’s restau¬
rants to use plastic steak markers in the shape of steers and a mention
of the Broadway musical, “Tenderloin”. . . Playwright-scenarist Robert
Ardrey is living in Rome with his bride. South African actress Berdine
Grunewald.

Jane White will moderate a “free-swinging debate” next Sunday night
(5) at her acting studio, 110 W. 14th St., N. Y., on the question “Casting;
Guesswork of Know-How.” Participants will include musical conductor
Salvatore dell’Isola, tv producer Jack Kuney, choreographer Joe Layton,
castin&,agent Michael Hartig, stage director Jed Homer and playwright
Saul Levitt ... The Bergen (County, N. J.) Evening Record, which
recently began covering Broadway openings, has added the UPI's
weekly listing of the Broadway shows, with the respective ticket
availabilities.

Opera Reviews

Martha

Friedrich Von Flotow opera with mod¬
ernized libretto by Ann RoneU (after W.
Friedrich). Staged by Carl Ebert. Scenery,
Oliver Smith. Costumes, Motley. Conduc¬
tor, Nino Vechi. Choreography, Thomas
Andrew. At Metropolitan Opera. N.Y.,
opening Jan. 26, '61; $10 top.

Lady Harriet.Victoria de los Angeles

Nancy ... Rosalind Elias

Lionel .Richard Tucker

Plunkett .. Gtorglo Tozzi

Lord Tristram .. Lorenzo Alvary

Sheriff.Gerhard Pechner

Maids.Mildred AUen, Teresa Stratas,

Thelma Votipka
Lackeys .. Walter Hemmerly.

Arthur Backgren, Lou MarceUa

A Farmer.John Frydel

A Farmer’s Wife.. Lilia Sims

The Queen .. Nancy King

Everything is relative in musi¬
cology and opera criticism. Those
of hardy stomach, for such recent
Met Opera confections as “La Peri-
chole” and “Gypsy Baron” cannot
abide the sugary “Martha,” -re¬
turned to repertory for the first
time since 1928. Seldom have the
N.Y. critics been so condescending.
They did not sneer but sniffed.

Actually there is a good deal of
amusement and some pretty nice
singing to be had from the revival.
Sentimental the music surely is,
per “The Last Rose of Rummer.”

critics conceded. Unhappily a few
of her phrases stand out like a
bandaged thumb. Such modern¬
isms as “Oh, Brother!” and “Poor
Fish!” give away Miss Ronell’s
screen and Tin Pan Alley ante¬
cedents. Nonetheless, the Ronell
rhymes and patter are more
original, fertile and promising
than the typical English libretti
heard'at the house the last few
years.

The present revival of the Von
Flotow work has a “pretty” *scenie
investiture (Oliver Smith) and cos¬
tumes (Motley) made possible by
another of the Met’s special
donors, in this case its own Opera
Guild. The dancers are active and
contribute no little to an outward
gaiety. .

“Martha” is probably going to
please audiences better than re¬
viewers. Richard Tucker is one
standout reason. He really belts
out a couple of show-stoptpers.

Land.

Poppea

(American Opera Society, N. Y.)
After seven years the American
The plot could not be more con- Opera Society repeated Montever-
trived, coming complete with a'*' di’s remarkable work, composed in
last-minute baby’s ring which es- - ■ — —

tablishes the farmer as the Eari
of Dingbat so that he may, under
old class conventions, wed naughty

for Sergeants,” which laynched Lady Harriet.

Tahse on his road career in 1957. | Ann Ronell chose to demand of
He worked on that presentation as j the Met Opera management that
her name not appear on the

a member of Maurice Evans-Em-
mett Rogers production staff. The
touring presentatiohs, co-produced
by Tahse and Knill. and the two
properties newly - acquired by
Tahse have all been produced on
Broadway by other managements.

‘Miracle.” now in its 67th week

premiere (26) program as re¬
sponsible for the updated libretto,
though it does on the published
book sold in the lobby. As to the
wisdom of her action, aimed at
German stage director Carl Ebert
for making “unauthorized” cuts

at the Playhouse, N. Y., was pro- J one can argue either way. The
duced by Fred Coe, who was also ; critics tended to not like the lyrics,
responsible for the presentation of • finding what they could hear out
“Seesaw.” “Advise,” now in its 12th ■ of period. Thus Miss Ronell, a

week at the Cort Theatre,. N. Y.,
was produced by Robert Fryer &
Lawrence Carr in association with
John Hermann.

“Fiorello,” now In its 62d week
at the Broadhurst Theatre. N. Y.,
was produced by Robert E. Grif¬
fith and Harold S. Prince. “Dark”
was produced by Saint Subber and
Elia Kazan.

long-established and high-rated
ASCAP lyricist, -escaped some

1642 at 76. “The Coronation of
Poppea” as prepared by conductor
Nicola Rescigno from the original
manuscript in Venice, was a new
one with a fuller scoring than in
1953. There is of course not much
sense in speculation as to which
of the many existing editions
• nearly every conductor prepares
his own) is closest to the musia
heard in 1642. This version cer¬
tainly served the spirit of the mu¬
sic well, tho-igh Chester Kallman’s
English wor.is is disturbing. Nor
is the staging improve'd over 1953,
Doing operas in the “wanderings’*
of the singers, the so-called action
and a hint of costuming in this
instance contributed little.j
The men fared better in than
the women. John Crain as Nero

digs. However, she might just as , and Tvnald Gramm as Ottone were
well take whatever credit there is j reliable and satisfying, Gloria Lane
—it’s hardly a contemptible thing | approached the. role of Poppea in
to be programmed at the Met; style and voice as a Verdi heroine
Opera.

Inside Stuff-Legit

Guber, Ford and Gross Music
Fairs have established permanent
N. Y. offices at 140 W. 58th Street.

“The Petticoat Prince,” a projected musical adaptation of Pertita
Harding’s book. “Amazon Throne,” with libretto by Stuart Bishop and
music and lyrics by Deed Meyer, is not committed to any producer,
according to Robert M. Gewald, manager for the adaptors. Also con¬
trary to a report in last week’s Variety, the Brazilian government did :
not finance the recent trip to Brazil by Bishop and Meyer to research ■ Mass., seemed only slightly more
the project, but merely cooperated In arranging It. Gewald adds that ] familiar with the language.

The point about the present
libretto which obscures the merits
of her argument with Ebert, what¬
ever it may be, is precisely this:
though in English, only Richard
Tucker and Giorgio Tozzi bothered
to sitig in recognizable words. Vic¬
toria de los Angeles, if superbly
the European prima donna, though
miscast, hardly emitted six under¬
standable phrases all evening. Her
Lebanese - American confrere,
Rosalind Elias, from Lowell,

singer-actress Barbara Ashley, whose name was mentioned in last
week's story about the venture, Is in no way connected with production
plans.

A superficial scanning of the
libretto, as printed, suggests that
it is a good deal better than the

and Eleanor Ross (debut) showed
no subtlety or feeling for shaping
a line. Regina Sarfaty and Lee
Venora sang pleasantly and most
pleasing was a scene between a
page (Loren Driscoll) and a lady
in waiting Veronica Tyler, (an¬
other debut). This last one has
uncommonly good stage appear¬
ance and deportment and a beauti¬
ful voice, but would need consider¬
able work on her diction. Goth.

Margaret Hall, costumer for the
State Univ. of Iowa theatre, will go
to the Univ. of Bristol (England)
next year on a faculty exchange.
Iris Brooke, Bristol costumer, will
be at the Iowa Citv spot.

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

IMITOfATE TS

Biz Slides for Many B way Shows;
‘Camelot/ Do Re/ ‘Irma/ ‘Sound’ SRO;
TKfiHcat’ $63,7% ‘Unsinbable $60,065

Business dropped last week for a J
number of Broadway shows, some
of wtych have been playing to
meagre patronage, but increases
were registered by a few entries. ]
The sellouts were “Camelot," “Do |
Be Mi,” “Irma La Douce” and
“Sound of Music.”

“Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe,” last
week’s sole newcomer, closed after
its opening performance last Satur¬
day night (28). Anticipated warmer
weather this week may help busi¬
ness.

Estimates for Last Week

Keys: C (Comedy), D (Drama),
CD (Comedy-Drama ), R ( Revue ),
AfC (Musical-Comedy), MD (Musi¬
cal-Drama), O ( Overa ). OP (Op¬
eretta), Rep (Repertory >, DR
(Dramatic Reading). '

Other parenthetic. designations
refer, respectively, to weeks played,
number of performances through
last Saturday, top prices (where
two prices are given, the higher is
for Friday-Saturday nights and the
lower for weeknights), number of
seats, capacity gross and stars.
Price includes 10% Federal and
5% City tax, but grosses are net;
i.e., exclusive of taxes.

Advise and Consent, Cort (D)
(11th wk; 84 p.) ($7.50; 1,155; $40,-
500) (Ed Begley, Richard Kiley,
Chester Morris, Henry Jones, Kevin
McCarthy). Previous week, $36,-
828.

Last week, $33,141.

AH the Way Home, Belasco (D)
(9th wk;. 69 p) ($6.90-57.50; 967;
$38,500). Previous week, $14,352.

Last week, $15,093.

Becket, Royale (D) (17th wk;
129 p) ’$6.90-$7.50; 1,050- $45,507)
(Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn).
Previous week 534.132.

Last week;' $32,168.

Best Man, Morosco (D) (43d wk;
336 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 999; $41,000)
(Melvyn Douglas, Lee Tracy, Frank
Lovejoy). Previous week, $25,818.

Last week, $24,550.

Bye Bye Birdie, Shubert (MU
(41st wk; 320 p) ($8.60-59.40; 1,453;
$64,000). Previous week, $43,560.

Last week, $44,417.

Camelot, Majestic (MC) (8th
wk; 65 p) ($9.40; 1,626; $84,000)
(Richard Burton, Julie Andrews).
Previous week, $84,117 with
parties.

Last week, $84,098 with parties.

Critic’s Choice, Barrymore (C)
(7th wk; 53 p) ($6.90-87.50; 1,067;
$40,000) (Henry Fonda). Previous
week, $34,222 with parties.

Last week,' $31,524 with parties.

Do Re Mi, St James (MC) (5th
wk; 40 p.) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,615; 69,-
500) (Phil Silvers). Previous week,
$71,527.

Last week, $71,560.

Evening with Mike Nichols and
Elaine May, Golden (R) (16th wk;
131 p) (($6.90-$7.50; $30,439). Pre¬
vious week, $29,386.

Last week, $27,963.

Fiorello, Broadhurst (MC) (61st
wk; 484 p) t$8.35-$9.40; 1,182;-
$58,194). Previous week; $49,300.

Last week, $44,885.

Gypsy, Imperial (MC) (81st wk;
638 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,428; $64,500)
(Ethel Merman). Previous week,
$41,613 with twofers.

Last week, $49,358 with twofers.

invitation to a March, Music
Box *(C) (13th wk; 105 p) $6.90-
$7.50; 1,101; $40,107) (Celeste

Holm). Previous week, $12,992.
Closes next Saturday (4).

Last week, $11,914.

Irma La Douce, Plymouth (MC)
(18th "wk; 140 p) ($8.60; 999; $48,-
250) (Elizabeth Seal, Keith Michell).
Previous Previous week, $49,623.

Last week, $48,246.

Miracle Worker, Playhouse (D)
(66th wk; 524 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 994;
$36,500) (Anne Bancroft, Patty
Duke). Previous week, $28,045.
Suzanne Pleschette succeeds Miss
Bancroft next Monday (6).

Last week, $29,311.

‘Music Man, Broadway (MC) 162d
wk; 1,287 p) ($8.05; 1,900; $73,850).
Previous week, $30,184 with two¬
fers. .

Last week, $35,245 with twofers.

My Fair Lady, HcTlincer (MC)
(254th wk; 2,023 p) ($8.05; 1,551;

$69,500) (Michael Allinson, Pamela^
Charles). Previous week, $35,593.'
Margot Moser has succeeded Miss
Charles.

Last week, $35,116.

Octoroon, Phoenix (D) (1st wk;
5 p) ($4.60; 1,150; $20,382);

Opened last Friday (27) to six
endorsements, (Aston, World-Tele¬
gram; Chapman, News; Kerr, Her¬
ald Tribune; McClain, Journal-
American, Taubman, Times; Watts,
Post. •

Last week, $10,991 for five per¬
formances.

Period of Adjustment, Hayes
(CD) (12th wk; 92 p) ($6.90-$7.50;
1,139) $43,530) (James Daly, Bar¬
bara Baxley, Robert Webber).. Pre¬
vious week, $22 ; 482 with parties.

Last week, $24,506 with parties.

Rhinoceros, Longacre (CD) (3d
wk; 24 p) ($6.90; 1.101; $37,000)
(Eli Wallach, Zero Mostel). Previ¬
ous week, $22,707.

Last week, $27,186.

Show Girl, O’Neill (R) (3d wk;
20 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,076; $45,052)
(Carol Channing). Previous week,
$30,652.

Last week, $31,321.

Somtd of Music, Lunt-Fontanne
(MD) (59th wk; 468 p) ($9.60; 1,407;
$75,000) (Mary Martin). Previous
week, $75*900.

Last week, $75,924.

Ifaste of Honey, Lyceum (D) (17th
wk; 135 p) ($6.90; 955; $32,000)
(Joan Plowright, Angela Lansbury).
Previous week, $18,337.

Last week, $17,343.

Tenderloin, 46th St. (MC) (15th
wk: 120 p) <$8.60-$9.60; 1,342; $65,
331) (Maurice Evans). Previous
week, $44,350 with twofers.

Last week, $42,370 with twofers.

Tenth Man, Ambassador (D)
(64th wk; 503 p) ($6.90-$7.50‘; 1.155;
$41,562). Previous week, $16,026
with twofers at the Booth.

Last week, $12,967 with twofers.

Toys in the Attic, Hudson (D)
(48th wk; 376 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,065;
$39,600) (Maureen Stapleton, Irene
Worth, Anne Revere, Robert Log¬
gia). Previous week, $15,201 with
I twofers.

| Last week, $17,162 with twofers.

Under the Yum Yum Tree, Mil¬
ler’s (C> (11th wk; 85 p) ($6.90-
$7.50; • 912; $30,486). Previous

I week, $14,339.

Last week, $11,865.

Unshakable Molly Brown, Winter
Garden (MC) (13th wk; 100 p)

I ($8.60-89.40; 1,404; $68,-000). Previ¬
ous week, $62,390 with parties.

: Last week, $60,065.

WaH, Rose (D) (16th wk; 127 p)
($6.90-$7.50; 1,162; $46,045). Previ-
• qus week, $18,875 with twofers.

Last week, $11,088 with. twofers.

Wildcat, Alvin (MC) (7th Wk; 51
p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1.453; $65,000) (Lu¬
cille Ball). Previous week, $65,520.

1 Last w^ek, $63,750. Lays off the
week of March 27.-

Opening This Week

Midgie PnrVis, Beck (C) ($6.90-
[ $7.50; 1,280; $48,000) (Tallulah

Bankhead).

Robert Whitehead and Roger L.

!■ Stevens, in association with Rob¬
ert Fryer, Lawrence Carr and
John. Hermann, presentation of
play by Mary Chase. Opens to¬
night (Wed.).

How to Make a Man, Atkinson
(C) ($6.90-87.50; 1,090; $43,522)

(Tommy Noonan, Barbara Britton,
Pete Marshall, Vicki Cummings).

Dick Randall presentation of
play by William Welch, based on
a story by Clifford Simak. Randall
took over the offering from Jay
Garon, Morgan Wilson and Robe#
K. Adams, who withdrew as a spon¬
sors after cutting short g tryout
tour early last month. Opens to-i
morrow night (Thurs.).

Closed Last 'Week

Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe,
Booth (C) ($6.90-87.50; 807; $32,000)
(Claudette Colbert).

Closed last Saturday (28) at an
estimated loss of its emire 6120,000
investment (Triclud? :£ 20% over¬
call) after opening that evening to
unanimous pans (\s' : i, World-
Telegram; Chapman, News; Cole-

HITS MERRICK, EDITORS
ON‘DO RE MI’REVIEW

Editor, Variety:

David Merrick’s call to the N.Y.
World-Telegram anent rough treat¬
ment of “Do Re Mi” and the edi-.
tors’ quick cooperation, as reported
in Variety,* did no great service
for the American theatre. This
I kind of behavior lays the institu¬
tion open to such suspicions as
1 rigged, fixed, and payola.

Both Merrick and the editors
know well that the quality of a
show is not always in direct propor¬
tion to the length of lines at the
boxoffice or the near unanim*' v of
the press. Independent, critical
judgment honestly arrived at
should be a priceless ingredient in
our theatrical mores.

C. Howard Smith
Variety's story reported that,
as a result of a phone call from
Merrick, the World-Telly editors
killed the final, critical paragraphs
of critic Frank Aston f s review of
“Do Re Mi” after the first edi¬
tion. — Ed.

Lee Harris Doubles As
LA. Rep forAGMA-Equity

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Lee Harris, Hollywood represen¬
tative of the American Guild of
Musical Artists, has also succeed-:
ed Edd X. Russell as Actors Equity
rep here. He has been an associate
rep for Equity for two years. Rus¬
sell, who will continue to serve
Equity on special legislation and
inter-union assignments, retired
last Friday (27) after heading un¬
ion’s Hollywood office for the last
eight years.

Harris will double in the AGMA
and Equity posts. Before taking th^
AGMA spot eight years ago he was
with ASCAP in its western divi¬
sion office for 10 years. His addi¬
tional stint for Equity, subject to
approval by the AGM * national
board.

Nat’! Board

Continued from page 71

a single employer doing a gross
business of well over $500,000 a
year—the statutory minimum for
asserting jurisdiction over retail
enterprises. The board expressed
the theory that operations of
the League “substantially affect
commerce” within the meaning of
the National Labor Relations Act.

The federal agency also said
that although It has declined to I
assert jurisdiction over some busi¬
nesses in the amusement field,
there Is no hard and fast rule on
the matter. It has taken over mo¬
tion picture theatres and producers
as well as broadcasting stations.

The Board stressed that its ad¬
visory opinion is limited to the
jurisdictional issue before it and
does not constitute an opinion on
the merits of the dispute between
the League and the Society, or
whether it actually has jurisdiction
over that specific dispute.

\ The opinion was signed by Board
members John H. Fanning and
Arthur A. Kimball. Joseph A. Jen¬
kins concurred with a separate
opinion stating he would have the
Board assert jurisdiction solely on
;the jurisdictional standard for non-
retail enterprises — i.e., that the
League has made out-of-state pur¬
chases totalling over $50,000 a
year.

The Board opinion said the
, League represents “substantially
all the play producers” in the U.S.,

J plus the owners and operators of
13 of the 32 legtimate theatres in
N.Y. City, and of eight theatres in
other cities. Off-Broadway pro¬
ducers and theatre owners are not
members of the League.

It also cited statistics showing
that members of the League collec¬
tively purchased scenery from 19
companies, two of w'hich were out-
of-state (New Jersey). One' New
Jersey company did approximately
$800,000 worth of business with
New York producers during 1959.

Other out-of-state business was
conducted with costume suppliers,
tickets, theatre furnishings, equip¬
ment and refreshments. The Boat’d
also noted the 1958-59 Broadway
gross of more than $40,000,000, as
well as over $23,000,000 for road
shows.

man. Mirror; Kerr, Herald Trib¬
une; McClain, Joumal-American;
Taubman, Times; Watts, Post).

Around $3,000 for the one per¬
formance.

Road Okay; Dream* CUlfc Philly:
‘Russian’ $5,671 for 4, Wilmington;
Hat’ $26,684 in di $26,711 L A.

Road Tecelpts were generally
satisfactory last week. “Qnce There
Was a Russian,” the only, pre-
Broadwdy tryout in the out-of-town
lineup, had a slow start in Wil¬
mington, Registering the top gross
again last week was “My Fair
Lady,” In Its third Boston frame.

“Destry Rides Again” closed last
Saturday (28) at the conclusion of
a two-week Toronto stand.

Estimates for Last Week

Parenthetic designations for out-
of-tovm shows are the same as for
Broadway, except that hyphenated
T with show classification indicates
tryout and RS indicates road show.
Also, prices on touring shows in¬
clude 10% Federal Tax and local
tax, if any, but as on Broadway
grosses are net: i.e., exclusive of
taes. Engagements are for single
week unless otherwise noted.

BOSTON

My Fair Lady, Shubert (MC-RS)
(4th wk) ($6.50-$7; 1,717; $67,355)
(Michael Evans, Caroline Dixon).
Previous week, $67,201.

Last week, $67,331.

CHICAGO

At the Drop of a Hat, Blackstone
(R-RS) (1st wk) ($4.50-$5; 1,447;
$38,500 (Michael Flanders, Donald
Swann). Previous week, $20,612
with Theatre Guild-American The¬
atre Society subscription, Ameri¬
can, St. Louis.

Opened here Jan. 23 to unani¬
mous approval (Qassidy, Tribune;
Harris, Daily News; Syse, Sun-
Times; Tucker, American).

Last week, $26,684 with TG-ATS
subscription.

Flower Dram Song, Shubert
(MC-RS) Glth wk) ($5.50-86.60;
2,100; $67,613). Previous week,
$48,017.

Last week, $50,600.

Majority of One, Erlanger (C-
RS) (18th wk) <$5.50-$6; 1,380; $45,-
000) (Gertrude Berg, Cedric Hard--
wicke). Previous week, $35,013.

Last week, $36,272.

CINCINNATI

Once Upon a Mattress (Hurok),
Shubert (MC-RS) ($5.70; 2,100;

$62,000) (Dody Goodman, Buster
Keaton). Previous week, unre¬
ported.

Last week, $25,786 wtih TG-ATS
subscription.

with theatre subscription. Closed
here last Saturday (28).

Last week, $43,865 with theatre
subscription.

WILMINGTON

Once There Was a Russ!an. Play¬
house (C-T) ($5.50; 1,251; $22,000)
(Walter Matthau, Francoise Rosay,
Albert Salmi, Julie Newmar).

Opened last Thursday (28) to
mixed notices (Crossland, Journal;
Klepfer, Morning News).

Last week, $5,671 for four per¬
formances.

CLEVELAND

-five Finger Exercise, Hanna (D-
RS) (2d wk) ($5.50; 1,515; $32,000)
(Jessica Tandy, Roland Culver).
Previous week, $19,358 with TG-
ATS subscription.

Last week $16,193 with TG-ATS
subscription.

SPLIT WEEKS

Andersonville Trial (D-RS)
(Brian Donlevy, Martin Brooks).
Previous week, $25,118, seven-per¬
formance split.

Last week, $22,625 for six per¬
formances: Paramount, Springfield,
Mass., Sunday (22), one, $3,350 with
Broadway Theatre' League sub¬
scription; Klein Memorial, Bridge¬
port, Tuesday ;<24), one BTL, $4,850;
Strand, Albany, Wednesday-Thurs-
day (25-26), two BTL, $9,003; Bush-
nell, Hartford, Friday-Saturday <27-
28), two, $5,422.

Ficrello (MC-RS). Previous week,
$54,220, Ford’s, Baltimore.

Last week, $45,395 for five per¬
formances. Municipal, Charleston,
Tuesday (24), one, $11,401; Keith-
Albee, Huntington, Wednesday <251
one, $6,223; Loew’s Canton, Thurs*
day (26), one, $7,681; Municipal
South Bend, Friday-Saturday i27*
28), two, $20,090.

Once Upon a Mattress (bus-and-
truck) (MC-RS) (Imogene Coca, Ed¬
ward Everett Horton, King Dono¬
van). Previous week, $34,378, six-
performance split.

Last week, $30,602 for six per¬
formances: Stuart, Lincoln, Neb.,
Monday (23), one BTL, $6,542;
Civic, Omaha, Tuesday (24), one,
$6,469; KRNT, Dcs Moines, Wed-
nesday-Thursday (25-26), two, $7,-
389; Wisconsin Union Theatre,
Madison, Friday-Saturday <27-28),
two, $10,202.

Pleasure of His Company <C-RS)
(Joan Bennett, Donald Cook). Pre¬
vious week, $26,458, six-perform¬
ance split.

Last week, $26,460 for seven BTL
performances: Memorial. Shreve¬
port, Sunday (22), one. $3,749: Ellis,
Memphis, Monday-Tuesdav <23-24),

. three, $7,949; State College, Tex-’
! arkana, Thursday (26), one, $5,588;

‘ New Downtown Municipal, Dallas,
Friday-Saturday <27-28), two.
$9,174.

LOS ANGELES

J. B., Biltmore (D-RS) (3d wk)
($5-$5.50; 1,636; $53,000) (John

Carradine, Shepperd Strudwick,
Frederic Worlock). Previous week,
$28,165 with TG-ATS subscription.

Last week, $20,712.

Marcel Marceau, Hartford (Mi-
me-RS) (2d wk) ($4.30-$5.40; 1.024;
$31,000). Previous week, $20,900.

Last week, about $19,000.

NEW ORLEANS
Music Man, Civic (MC-RS) (2d
wk). Previous week, $49,546.

Last week $52,774. •>

PHILADELPHIA .

Midsummer Night’s Dream, For¬
rest (C-RS) (1st wk) ($4.80-$5.40;
1,760; $56,000) (Bert Lahr). Previ¬
ous week, $3,646 for three per¬
formances, Capitol, Salt'Lake City.

Opened here Jan. .23 to three
favorable notices (uaghan, News;
Murdock, Inquirer; Schier Bulle¬
tin).

Last week, $31,816 with TG-ATS
subscription.

SAN FRANCISCO
Raisin’ in the Sun, Geary (D-RS)
(3d wk) l$5.40-$5.95; 1,550; $50,000)
(Claudia McNeil). Previous week,
$33,895 with TG-ATS subscription.
Last week, $35,254.

TORONTO

Destry Rides Again, O’Keefe
(MC-RS) (2d wk) $5-$5.50: 3.200;
$35,000) (Gretchen Wyler, Stephen
Douglass). Previous week, $44,627

No ‘Andersonville’ Pay
Oa Cenlrcct-FMit Feld

The'management of the Broad¬
way production of “Andersonville
Trial” does not have to pay addi¬
tional salaries to the cart because
of the abrupt closing of the show
last June 1. That is the decision
handed down in an arbitration pro¬
ceeding between the League of
N. Y. Theatres and Actors Equity.

The arbitrator ruled that the
shuttering of “Andersonville" re¬
sulted from the industry-wide clos¬
ing of Broadway legit houses June
1 as a result of the contract dis¬
pute between Equity and the
League. The folding of the show,
the arbitrator contended, was not
the result of the individual deci¬
sion of the producer.

Equity had argued that the “An¬
dersonville” management had post¬
ed a clortng, notice to take effect
-several days after the start of the
theatre shutdown, which marked
the termination of the old Equity-
League contract. The 10-dav Broad¬
way blackout, which ended with
Equity and the Lea-me reaching a
new agreement. “Andersonvil’e.”
written by Saul Levitt and pro¬
duced by William DarridL, Elaine
Saidenberg and Daniel Hollywood,
was in its 23d week on Broadway
when it closed.

Scheduled B’wav Preems

Midgie Purvis Beck. (2-J-6I).

Make a Man, Atkinson (2-2-61).
Hamburg Playhouse, Center (2-7-61).
Comedle Francaise, Center (2-21-61).
Come Blow Horn, A*kin~m (2-22-61).

13 Daughters, 54th St. (’-?-61).

Mary, Mary, Hayes (2 8 : 5).

Devil's Advocate, Rone (2-9-61).
Importance of Oi"r, T.'xeum (3-14-61).
Big Fish, ANTA (3-15-61).

Happiest Girl, Beck (3-30-81).

Carnival, Imperial (4-13-61).

ucimun

PfistlEfr

Vedncfld«yy February I, 1961

Off-Broadway Reviews

Bullet Ballads

Ethel Watt presentation of three ballet
dramas by John Latouche. with music
by Jerome Moross. Choreographed by
John Butler, Glen Tetley and Mavis Ray;
musical and choral direction. Don Smith;
assistant conductor, Joseph Gurt; settings.
Gary Smith: costumes, Hal George; light*
ing, Jules Fisher. Opened Jan. 3, '61. at
the Fast 74th Street Theatre, N.Y.; *4.50
top.

RIDING HOOD REVISITED

Krs. Nature ...Lisa Brummett

Three Clouds . Alice Scott,

Lorraine Roberts. Sallie Bramlette

Dragon Fly .. Dounia Rathbone

• Riding Hood.Veronika Mlakar

Good Humor Man . Gregg Nickerson

Viennese Wolf.,.. Buck Heller

Granny. . Dianne Nicholson

WILLIE THE WEEPER

Dancing Willie. Glen Tetley

Cocaine Lil . Carmen de Lavallade

Singing Willie Arne Markussen

ECCENTRICITIES OF DAVY CROCKETT

Davy Crockett . Jack Mette

1st Girl . Betty de Jong

2d Girl ... Pauline de Groot

3d Girl . Ellen Graff

Sally Ann . Sallie Bramlette

Indian Chief. Ed Zimmerman

Indians ■ ■ Fred Herko. Steve Paxton,

Bob Powell, Jon Rager
Soldiers Ted Bloecher. Derek de Cambra,
Ted Lambrinos. Gregg Nickerson

Mermaid . . Alice Scott

Comet . Carmen de Lavallade

Hunters .Fred Herko, Bob Powell,

Jon Rager

Brown Bear. Steve Paxton

Ghost Bear.Ted Lambrinos

John. Oldham (singing)... Ed Zimmerman
John Oldham (dancing) .. Steve Paxton
Ann Hutchinson (singing) Dianne Nichols
Ann Hutchinson (dancing) Ellen Graff
Nathaniel Bacon (singing) Ted Bloecher

Nathaniel Bacon (dancing)-Fred Herko

Grace Sherwood (singing)

Lorraine Roberts
Grace Sherwood (dancing) Betty de Long
Congressmen Fred Herko, Steve Paxton,
Bob Powell, Jon Rager
Pres. Andrew Jackson . Ed Zimmerman
Dancers: Pauline de Groot, Betty de
Jong, Ellen Graff. Phylis Lamhut, Fred
Herko. Steve Paxton. Bob Powell. Jon
Rager, Dounia Rathbone, Robert Helloway,
Singers: Sallie Bramlette, Dianne

Nichols, Lorraine Roberts, Alice Scott,
Ted Bloecher, Derek de Cambra. Ted
Lambrinos. Gregg Nickerson. Ed Zim¬
merman, Abbe Todd.

ible and spacious and Jules Fisher’s
lighting Is dramatically conceived,
Hal George’s costumes are lavish
and colorful and Don Smith has
handled the musical add choral di¬
rection with generally fine control,
The rhythmic Moross music, though
rendered with clarity on twin
pianos, seems well-suited for the
addition *of brass and percussion,
and Latouche's lyrics seem occa¬
sionally stiled but are generally ef¬
fective. . Kali.

Montserrat

Repertory Co. of the Gate Theatre
(Rhett Cone executive producer) presenta¬
tion of two act drama by Lillian Heilman,
based cte- the French play by Emmanuel
Robles. Staged by Boris Tumarin; set¬
ting. Herbert Senn and Helen Pond; cos¬
tumes, Sonia Lowenstein; lighting, Rich¬
ard Nelson. Opened Jan. 8. '61. at the
Gate Theatre. N.Y.; *3.90 top.

Zavala . Jay Lanin

Antonanzas . Frank Echols

Soldier . Robert Vandergriff

Montserrat . John Heldabrand

Morales . Rick Colitti

Izquierdo . . Leonardo Cimino

Father Coronil . John Leighton

Salas Ina.. John Armstrong

Luhan . Maurice Shrog

Matilde . Dina Palsner

Juan Salcedo Alvarez.Albert Ackel

Felisa . Anne Fielding

Ricardo . Roy Scott

Monk . John Miranda

Guard . Michael Fischetti

Revamped with new choreog¬
raphy and a new first act presenta¬
tion, John Latouche and Jerome
Moross’ “Ballet Ballads” has been
revived at the East 74th Street
Theatre, N.Y., by Ethel (Mrs. Doug¬
las) Watt. Although not as avant
garde in its approach today as in
1948, when it first appeared under
the auspices of the ANTA Experi¬
mental Theatre, the musical still
shows flash and imagination that
make it distinctive. Mary Hunter
originally directed.

New to the presentation is “Rid¬
ing Hood Revisited,” a bright,
colorful selection with occasionally
clever choreography by Marvis
Ray. But, whereas the “Willie the
Weeper" and “Eccentricities of
Davy Crockett” segments have
character and vitality of their own.

“Riding Hood” rarely achieves the
proportion is seems headed for.

Although Veronika Mlakar and
Buck Heller dance effectively as
Riding Hood and the wolf^jespec-
tively, and Gregg Nickerson and
Lisa Brummett add pleasant vocal
narration, the piece as a whole
seems underplayed and loose. The
unifying spark that propells Davy
and Willie through their respective
situations appears missing for Rid¬
ing Hood.

“Willie the Weeper” provides a
close example of the Latouche-Mo-
ross concept of combining move¬
ment and lyric. In this segment,
there is both a singing and dancing
Willie, portrayed by two look-alike
performers who change costume
and mood simultaneously, one nar¬
rating and the other moving. In
the “Riding Hood” and “Davy
Crockett” portions there are sing¬
ers costumed on stage narrating
the action, while dancers do most
of the physical enactment. In all
situation, however, the singers
perform integrated movement as
well.

John Butler has choreographed
Willie’s narcotic dream with imag¬
ination and flexibility and Glen
•Tetley dances the role with limber
poise and sentiment. Carmen de
Lavallade displays sultry effective¬
ness as the seductress and Arne
Markussen is vocally sound as
singing Willie. \

Liveliest and most eye-catching
of the “Ballads” is “Eccentricities !
of Davy Crockett.” As choreo¬
graphed by Tetley, it is a vibrant
combination of song and dance
covering Davy’s exploits from
youth to death. As Crockett, Jack
Mette releates his accomplishments
with vocal competence and Sallie
Bramlette sings and dances well as
his bride.

Miss de Lavallade dazzels as a
swirling comet and Alice Scott is
comic as a mermaid, while Betty

de Jong, Pauline de Groot, Ellen A two-time loser on Broadway,
Graff, Ted Lambrinos. Steve Pax- ! John Osborne and Anthony Creigh¬
ton, Bob Powell, Jon Rager and ; ton’s “Epitaph for George Dillon r

Lillian Heilman’s “Montserrat,"
although never a commercial suc¬
cess, has provocative intellectual
content. Presented in 1949 by Her¬
mit Bloomgarden and Gilbert Mil¬
ler and in 1954 by Equity Library
Theatre and later by Maurice Gla-
zer off-Broadway, the adaptation of
Emmanuel Robles’ French play has
been stirringly revived by the Rep¬
ertory Co. of the Gate Theatre,
N. Y.

As its focal point, the drama
examines the torment of an ideal¬
istic Spanish officer who’s sympa¬
thies lie with Simon Bolivarifc
movement for Venezuelan inde¬
pendence circa 1812, and who must
decide the fate of six hostages by
choosing whether or not to reveal
the leader’s whereabouts. As with
most plays of this type, the situa¬
tion acts as a sounding board for
discussion of broader themes. In
“Montserrat,” the discussion is
presented on two plains, the per¬
sonal and the intellectual, and the
conflict between the two, particu¬
larly within the officer, creates mo¬
ments of passionate drama.

•There is little more vivid. and
compelling than a life - or - death
struggle and Miss Heilman has put
this situation to particular ad¬
vantage by creating several well-
defined characters, each exemplary
of a different segment of society,
and having them fight for then-
lives against a ratural enemy torn
between his Christian principles
and his devotion to an ideal. Pri¬
marily due to Heilman’s meticulous
development of the action, “Mont¬
serrat” is slow getting going, but
once underway, it’s often powerful.

Under Boris Tumarin’s astute
and well-paced direction, a fine
cast gives moving expression to
the action. As the tormented Span¬
iard, John Heldabrand displays un¬
derstanding and sensitivity, and
Leonardo Cimino is superbly sin¬
ister as the commanding officer
who attempts to break him down.
John Armstrong as a local mer¬
chant and phoney, Roy Scott as a
native boy, Albert Ackel as an
affected actor, and Dina Palsner as
,a mother afraid for the lives of
her children are good hostages, and
Maurice Shrog and Anne Fielding
give fine performances as a car¬
penter and a peasant girl, who un¬
derstands the officer, respectively.
John Leighton is a good padre.

Displaying their usual compet¬
ence, Herbert Senn and Helen
Pond have designed a simple and
effective setting and Sonia Lowen¬
stein has produced authentic ard
attractive costumes. Richard Nel¬
son’s lighting is appropriate.

Kali.

expensive and Osborne’* following
is larger, than it did under the
strain of uptown competition.

Originating at the Royal Court
Theatre, London, and subsequently
presented In New York.by David
Merrick and Joshua Logan in 1958,
and by Norman Twain and Bernard
Miller in 1959, the drama tends to
ramble over considerable dialogue
with a minimum of concrete action
to substantiate it. Although it gath¬
ers momentum, “Epitaph” always
seems to promise more than it de¬
livers and appears propelled by
bursts rather than by a steady cur¬
rent of energy.

Nonetheless there are provoca¬
tive points of interest in the drama
of the dismal lives of an "angry 1 '
young playwright-actor and a hum¬
drum suburban London family that
takes him in. Laureate of Eng¬
land's “angry young men,” Osborne
and his countryman - collaborator
Creighton have created a vivid cen¬
tral character in George Dillon and
through him, they pour Osborne’s
characteristic attitude of the de¬
cadence and defeat in British so¬
ciety.

The language is often strong and
potent, but the lulls between the
Storms and the fact that, in the
course of the last few years, much
of Osborne’s wrath has been adopt¬
ed and exploited by the equivalent
U. S. “beat” poets', tend to weaken
the impact. “Epitaph” is like a
good book revisited, still interest¬
ing and provocative but no longer
vital and electric.

In the title role, James Patterson
creates an impressive portrait of
the self-indulgant artist and Julie
Follansbee, as an unhappy woman
who falls in love with him but
leaves before the affair can get
going, rarely achieves the scope of
the role. Betty Oakes is acceptable
as a girl who Dillon seduces and
Jane Henderson is credible as her
spinster-like sister. Thomas Bar¬
bour and Christine Thomas are ef¬
fective as the girl’s parents.

Co-producer -George Morrison
has staged the play with authority
and skill, and Warwick Brown’s
setting ^of the dreary suburban
dwelling creates appropriate at¬
mosphere. Kali.

Shows on Broadway

; Continued from page 7f ;

Epitaph for Grorgc
Dillon .

George Morrison. Edward Hastings &
Richard Lipsett revival of three-act drama
by John Osborne and Anthony Creighton.
Staged by Mornson. designed bv Warwick
Brown. Opened Dec. 28. ’60, at the

Actors' Playhouse, N.Y.; S4.50 too.

Josie Elliot . Betty Oakes

Ruth Gray .. Julie F-ollnnsbee

Mrs. Elliot . Christine Thom-.s

Norah- Elliot . Jane Henderson

Percy Elliot .Thomas Barbour

George D : llon.Jame.4 Peterson

Geoffrey Colwyn-Stuart. Keith Herrington

Mr. Webb . Daniel Keyes

Barney Evans . Richard Dysart

Fred Herko lend able dancing sup¬
port and Ed Zimmerman, Dianne
Nichols, Ted Bloecher and Lor¬
raine Roberts vocalize.

. . G&ix -Smith's settings are flex-

is still looking for an audience, this
time off-Broadway at the Actors’
Playhouse, N. Y. Chances are that
it will do better in. its new sur¬
roundings, where tickets „ ar.e. Jess

Tho Gondoliers

the switched-babies bit, so dear to
Gilbert & Sullivan plotting, is at¬
tractively carried by Barbara
Meistqr and William Diard.

It is, among other items of com¬
ment, remarkable how the comment
of. Gilbert on social pretension
survives time. Meanwhile, here is
‘.‘The Gondoliers” in considerable
grandeur, Norman Kelley pro-
sents -the .most inspired and re¬
strained bit of farcical “camping”
seen in a long time. Land.

Julia, Jake and Unde
■'* Joe

Roger L. Stevens & John Shubert, iu
association with Sherman S. KreUberg,
presentation of comedy in two acts
(seven scenes) by Howard M. Teichmann,
based on the book, "Over at Uncle Joe's,"
by Oriana Atkinson. Staged by Richard
Whorf; settings, costumes and lighting,
Frederick Fox. Stars Claudette Colbert;
features Don Briggs, Lynne Charaey,
Joseph Leon, Alexander Clark, Michael
Sivy, Eigil Silju, Frances Chaney, F. S.
Fisher, Grant Gordon, Laryssa Lauret,.
Boris Marshalov, Ludmilla Tchor, Myles
Eason. Opened Jan. 28, '61, at the Booth
Theatre, N.Y.; $7.50 top Friday-Saturday
nights, $6.90 wee knights.

Julia Ryan . Claudette Col_

Jake Ryan . Myles Eason

Anya Petrovna . Lynne Charnay

Elena.'.Ludmilla Tchor

Oliver Pendergast . Grant Gordon

Gregor . F. S. Fisher

Boris . Joseph Leon

Constantin . Miles Baker

A. J. Webh . Don Briggs

Sergei Prosorov . Eigil Silju

Natalya Stepanovna..... Laryssa Lauret

Dickinson Wadsworth_Alexander Clark

Marine Sergeant...Kelly McCormick

Knox . John Garner

Russian Soldiers. .R. K. Lowry. Jim Holder

Gen. Lopakhim .-. Tony Cichoke

Prof. Rasenik . Maurice Brenner

Dr. von Meinholz.Herbert Jones

Maj. Kolnikov .. Michael Sivy

Uncle Joe . Boris Marshalov

Except briefly in the second act,
'Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe’" Is at
best a ‘private joke for acquaint¬
ances of Brooks and Oriana Atkin¬
son. The Howard M. Teichmann
comedy, which opened last Satur¬
day night (28) at the Booth The¬
atre, offers little for general audi¬
ences and is a remote prospect as
film material.

“Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe” is
based on Mrs. Atkinson’s book,
“Over at Uncle Joe’s,” about the
funny adjustments to life in Mos¬
cow in 1945. Athough the char¬
acters of the N.Y. Times corres¬
pondent and his wife are named
Julia and Jake Ryan there’s no at¬
tempt to hide that they’re really
supposed to represent the Atkin-
sons.

Somehow, though the drama-
critic-on-leave and his authoress-
wite are taken from life and cer¬
tain of the minor incidents may
have actually occurred during the
Atkinsons’ stay in Moscow, the
characters don’t ring true on the
stage. Moreover, they aren’t dra¬
matic or even very interesting.

While Teichmann freely adapted
the original book, he has provided
only a single incident to serve as a
plot. Except for the numerous
comic details of the by-now. overly
familar picture of the primitive
living conditions in Moscow during
World War II and the nightmare
quality of working under the So¬
viet dictatorship, . nothing much
happens.

The two principal characters are
not involved in anything vital. They
have no special objective in terms
of stage plotting, and there’s no
conflict, no suspense and, except
for Atkinson acquaintances w r Ho
may be amused at occasionally re¬
cognizable touches of characteriza¬
tion, little interest or concern,

' There are a few mildly diverting
bits in the first act, all inside jokes
like the newspaper man’s mention
of “Turner” (meaning Times man¬
aging editor Turner Catledge), the
reference to his having had a ham
sandwich and bottle of beer for
lunch (purportedly Atkinson’s
standard order on such occasions)
and several allusions to his omni-
verous reading and his preoccupa¬
tion with ornithology.

The latter is inflated to provide
the play’s sole major incident and
whatever substance there is to the
second act. This is a highly fiction¬
alized and unbelievable bit about
the correspondent being arrested
as a spy while bird-watching in a
Moscow park, held incommunicado
for a week in Lubyanka Prison and
released only after his wife, pre¬
tending to be ready to reveal the
secret of the atom bomb, wangles
an interview with Stalin.

Claudette Colbert, starring as
the journalist’s spirited, outspoken,
impulsively generous wife, gives an
engaging and deftly comic per¬
formance in a part that has ample
lines but insufficient resolution. As

The Sodden End of Anne
Cinquefoil

Theatre 1961, Richard Barr producer,
presentation. of eight-scene comedy by
Dick Hepburn. Staged by Jack Sydow;
settings and lighting. William Ritman;
costumes, Fred Voepel; incidental music,

Bernard Westman; associate producer,

Judith Peabody. Features Priscilla Mor¬
rill, Alan Ansara, Frank Daly, Peggy Pope,

Fay Sappington, Anne Shropshire, Ger¬
trude Kinnell, Alice Drummond, Herman
Schwenk, Francis Dux. Opened Jan. 10,

'61, at the East End Theatre, N.Y.; $3.90
top.

Father de Bienvien.Alan Ansara

Eva Gertrude Kinnell

Arne Cinquefoil ....... PrisciUa MorriU

Mrs.. Trott.Anne Shropshire

Her Friends . Joan Porter, Sue Lawless

Judge Trott . Frank Daly

Sheriff McGee . Francis Dux

Deputy Vincent Romeo

Addie Goldspot_....Helen Page Camp

Valeria . Alice Drummond

Emily . Peggy Pope

Luetia Cinquefoil. Fay Sappington

O.-.pt. Fitz-Tammany-Herman Schwenk

Happy Jack . Vincent Romeo

There are diverting moments in
Dick Hepburn’s “Sudden End of
Anne Cinquefoil” at the East End
Theatre, N- Y., but they are too
few and far between to hold the
tissue-thin comedy together. Des¬
pite the earnest efforts of a mugg-
happy cast, the restoration-style
farce about the activities of an 18th
century feminist is generally dull.

Hepburn’s plot concerns the at¬
tempts of a disarming woman’s
rights advocate, with several illegit¬
imate children, to corral a Charles¬
ton, S.C., priest who inadvertently
adds to the brood. La femme al¬
ways wears pants, having been a
pirate between pregnancies, while
the padre, who turns out to be a
rogue in disguise, is constantly in
skirts. There are also sequences
involving groups of feminists, a
senile judge, local gossips and as¬
sorted others.

In the title role, Priscilla Mor¬
rill cavorts about the stage like
an over-grown pixie, winking here,
gaping there and being devilish
all the while. Alan Ansara gives
a spotty performance as her lover,
sometimes displaying a light comic
touch and other times a poor mem¬
ory for lines, and Frank Daly i$
an often-amusing old judge. Alice
Drummond and Peggy Pope offer
diverting moments as local strivers
for ieminire equality, Francis Dux
overdoes at times but produces
sema amusing scowls as a local
sheriff and Anne Shropshire pro¬
vides an occasional laugh.

Liliiam Ritman’s ingenious set-
tir a d simple lighting and Fred
Vc.'ioers attractive costume lend
a clever touch to the proceedings.

r.a'i.

(Closed Jan. 11 after two per-

fgrmancesL. ... __ J ih.e. newspaper man who has gone j

half-way around the globe to‘ get
away from drama-reviewing, Myle*
Eason has been made -up to dook
surprisingly like Atkinson, and he
manages to suggest something of
his dryly humorous, deceptively
straight-laced manner. But he’*
offstage much of the first act and
nearly all of the second. ’

Under Richard Whorf*s energetic
direction the other performances
are generally persuasive. Don
Briggs knows how to bellow in¬
dignation as a N.Y. Herald Tribune
correspondent thwarted by diplo¬
matic doubletalk. Alexander Clark
is effectively sanctimonious as a
U.S. embassy official, Lynne Char-
nay, Ludmilla Tchor, F. S. Fisher,
Joseph Leon, Miles . Baker, Eigil
Siju, Laryssa Lauret and Michael
Sivy are acceptable as assorted
Muscovites, and Boris Marshalov
is visually credible as a taciturn
Uncle Joe Stalin.

Frederick Fox has designed plau¬
sible-looking settings of a New
York apartment, a Moscow hotel
room and a red and gold reception
room in the Kremlin, and has also
supplied a collection of Slavic cos¬
tumes. As a novel touch, the pro¬
gram production and cast credits
are printed in Russian (using the
Russian alphabet), with the Eng¬
lish equivalents in small type im¬
mediately underneath. But that
doesn’t help, either. “Julia, Jake
and Uncle Joe” just doesn’t add up
to much. Hobe.

(Closed last Saturday night (28)
after one performance.)

Touring Shows

Jan. 29 -Feb. 12)

Andersonvllle Trial—Palace, Youngs¬
town (30-31); Sexton High School, Lansing
(1); Regent, Grand Rapids (2);.Memorial
Hall, Dayton (3-4); O'Keefe. Toronto
( 6 - 11 ). .

At the Drop of a Hat—Blackstone, Cht
(30-11).

Come ^ Blow Your Horn (tryout)—Wal¬
nut, Phllly (2-11).

Devil's Advocate (tryout) — Colonial,
Boston (6-11).

Florello (2d Co.)—Hanna, Cleve. (30-llX

Five Finger Exercise—-Shubert. Cincy
(30-4); American. St, L. (6-11).

Flower Drum Song—Shubert, Chi

(30-11).

Hostage—O’Keefe, Toronto (30-4); Her
Majesty's. Montreal (6-11).

J.B.—BUtmore. L.A. (304); Fox. Fresno

(6) ; California Theatre. San Bernardino

(7) : Temple. Tucson (9); West High School,
Phoenix (10-11).

La Plume de Me Tent4—Riviera. Lae
Vegas (29-12).

Majority of One-j-Aud-, St Paul (304);
Rivoli. Toledo (6-7); Hartman. Col. (8-11).

Mark .Twain Tonight—Oak Park-R4ver
Forest High School. - Oak Park. IU. (30);
John CarroU IT., Cleve. (1); Palace,
Youngstown (3); CabeU HaU Aud., Char¬
lottesville, Va. (6); Grey Chapel. Dela¬
ware (8>; Shrine Mosque, Peoria (11).

Mary, Mary (tryout)—Shubert, New
Haven (8-11).

Midsummer Night's Dream—Forrest,
PhUly (304); Playhouse, Wilmington (6-11).

Music Man (2d Co.)—Aud., Memphle
(304); Aud., Atlanta (6-11). •»

My Fair Lady (2d Co.)—Shubert, Bos¬
ton (30-11).

Once There Was a Russian (tryouts—
National. Wash. (30-11).

Once Upon a Mattress (Hurok)—Memo¬
rial Aud,, Louisville (31-1); U. of Indiana,
Bloomington (2); Purdue U„ Lafayette,
Ind. (3-4).

Once Upon a Mattress (bus-and-truck)—
Sr. High School, Appleton. Wis. (29);
Municipal, Sioux City. la. (31); Music HaU.
K.C. (1-2); Central Sr. High School,
Springfield. Mo. (3-4); Memorial HalL
Independence, Kan. (6); High School,
Topeka (7J; Municipal, Tulsa (8-9); Robin¬
son Memorial. Little Rock (10-11).

Pleasure of His Company—Municipal,
Austin (30): Memorial. Wichita FaUs (31);
Civic, Harlingen (2); Del Mar, Corpus
Christie (34); McAllister. San Antonio
(6-8); Texas Christian CoUege, Ft. Worth
(9>; North Western Classic High School,
Oklahoma City (10-11).

Raisin in the Sun—Geary, S.F. (304);
Music HaU, Omaha. (7-8): Music HaU, K.C.
(9-11).

13 Daughters (tryout)—Shubert, Phllly
(30-11).

Off-Broadway Show*

(Figures denote opening dates)
Balcony, Circle In Square <3-3-60).
Ballet Ballads, E. 74th St (L3-61).
Banquet for Moon, Marquee (1-19-6D,
Call Me, 1 Sheridan Sq. (1-31-61).
ConnecTiori, Living Th’ire (Rep) (7-15-59).
Donogoo-Tonka, Mews (1-18-61).

Dream, Bartleby, York (1-24-61).
Epitaph for Dillon, Actors (12-28-60).
Every Other Evil, Key (1-22-61).
Fantastlcks, Sullivan St. (5-3-60).

Hedda Gabter, 4th St. (11-9-60).

Jungle Cities, Living (Rep) (12-20-60).
Krapp's & Zoo, Cricket (1-14-60).

Leave It to Jane, Sheridan Sq. (5-25-59X
Mary Sunshine. Orpheum (11-18-59)
Montserrat, Gate (1-861); closes Feb. 19.
Mousetrap, Maidman (11-56Q).

O, Oysters, ViUage Gate (1-3061).

Stewed Prunes, Showplace° (12-1460).
Theatre Chance, LlvlDg (Rep) (6-2260).
Threepenny Opera, de Lys (9-20-55).

SCHEDULED OPENINGS
3 Japanese Plays, Players (2-361).

Elsa Lanchesfer, 41st St. (2-461).

Play Tonight, Jewel Box (2-661).

Moon and River, East End (2661).
Cicero, St. Marks (2661).

King Dark Chamber, Jan Hus (2-961).
Two for Fun, Madison Ave. (2-1361).

To Damascus, Theatre East (2-1461).
Tiger Rag, Cherry Lane (2-1661).

Double Entry, Martinique (2-2061).
Rendezvous, Gramercy Arts (2-2761).
Night at Gulgnol, Gu<gnol (3-161).

Five Posts, Gate (3661).

Merchant of Venice, Gate (3-1961).

She Stoops to Conquer, Gate (4-236D.
CLOSED

Beautiful Dreamer, Mad. Ave. (12-2760);

closed .Tan. 18 after 24 performances.
Rules cf Game, Gramercy Arts (12-1960);
oin^pd Sunday (29) after 46 perform-
...

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

UCKTKBCATK

Legit Bits

Edward F. Kook, president of
Century Lighting, is due back this-
Week* with his wife, legit investor
Hilda Kook, after several weeks
on the Coast.

William Reardon, on leave as
playwriting instructor at the State
Univ. of Iowa, is teaching at
Louisiana State Univ. His place is
being taken by Howard Stein, of
the Univ. of New Hampshire.

John Dutra and Roberta Royce
will appear In "Silent Night, Lone¬
ly Night," which begins a four-
week run at the Arena Theatre,
Washington, next Tuesday (7).

Kenneth Harvey has been pinch-
hitting since last Wednesday (25)
in "Sound of Music" for Theodore
Bikel, who’s undergoing treatment
for an ear ailment at Mount Sinai
Hospital, N. Y.

Kurt Hellmer, N. Y. literary
agent, is back In Manhattan after
London conferencec with clients
Shelagfa Delaney, Ronald Serale,
Michael Noonan and Kathleen
Nott.

Max Eisen has resigned as press-
agent for the off-Broadway produc¬
tion of “Hedda Gabler” with How¬
ard Atlee taking over the assign¬
ment.

Dimitri Rondiris, founder-direc¬
tor of the Greek Tragedy Theatre,
arrived Monday (30) to stage a pro¬
duction of Sophocles’ "Electra” for
the Institute of Advanced Study in
Theatre Arts. He will also lecture
for the New Dramatists Committee,
Actor’s Equity and Sarah Lawrence
College.

Road agent Allan Cameron Dal-
cell is doing special exploitation
for David Merrick’s touring pro¬
ductions of “La Plume de ma
Tante," now in Las Vegas, and
"Gypsy,” scheduled to open April
S in Detroit.

John Jacob Loeb and. Carmen
Lombardo’s "Paradise Island”. will
be presented June 22 through Sept.
5 at the Jones Beach Marine Thea¬
tre, N. Y,

Dr. Campton Bell, director of the
School of Commercial Arts, Univ.
of Denver, has succeeded Dr. C.
Robert Kase as chairman of the

overseas touring committee of the
American Educational Theatre
Assn. The group screens and se¬
lects college drama productions for
USO tours.

John Effrat will present "Broad-
way-U.S.A.-’61” on a five-week
USO tour of American military
bases in Greenland, Newfoundland,
Labrador, Iceland and Baffinland,
beginning Feb. 6.

Lauri Peters, currently .playing
the oldest daughter In "Sound of
Music” at the Lunt-Fontanne Thea¬
tre, N. Y„ graduated yesterday
(Tues.) from Quintano’s School for
Young Professionals, N. Y.

Earley Grander returns next
Monday (6) after appearances in
the Puerto Rico Drama Festival
there.

.Albert Dekker returned last Sat?
urday (28) after a tv appearance
for the Canadian Broadcasting
Corp.

Robert Windisch is manager of
the Tivoli Playhouse, a new off?
Broadway theatre on West 24th
St., N. Y., which will be ready fori
theatrical and concert bookings by*
mid-February. The house has a
flexible seating capacity which can
be adjusted from 199-299 seats for
legit to 500 for concerts.

Harvey Breit and his authoress-
wife Patricia Rinehart, who wrote
"The Disenchanted,” planed to
London last Wednesday (25) for re¬
hearsals of their new; play, "The
Guide,” which William Darrid,
Eleanor Sahlenberg and Leonard
Rusldn are producing there In
association with Michael Codron.

Erio Barger, German-adapter of
"Tenth Man,” "Best Man” and
“Visit to a Small Planet,” has ac¬
quired the German rights to Tad
Mosel’s "All the Way Home."

Jane Wyatt, Gene Raymond and
Reginald Denny head the cast of
Shaw’s "Candida,” current as the,
13th season opener at the Som-,
brero Playhouse, Phoenix.

Joan Talbert, formerly secretary
•to David Merrick casting director
Michael Shurtleff. has joined the
Savan-Levinson Agency.

Ludwig H. Gerber, film pro-

; ducer-attorney, has been sleeted
[president of the Los Angeles chap¬
ter of the American National The¬
atre it Academy.

Anthony Barr and David Alexan¬
der, tv directors, have set up a new
legit group tabbed Professional
Theatre Workshop Inc., and rented
Desilu studio theatre for base of
operations. Attorney Paul Major
is 'associated in the project.*

"Marriage-Go-Round” opens a
central staging engagement Feb.
20 at the Players Ring, Los An¬
geles, following roadshow stand at
Huntington Hartford Theatre
earlier in month.

Robert M. Johnson .has resigned
his public relations and teaching
duties at Dallas Theatre Center.
He leaves Feb. 15 and Don Aly
takes over ■ as p.r. director.

Jean- Arnold, featured in the
"Medium Rare” revue at Chicago’s
Happy Medium cabarettiieatre,
sJartsL doubling this week as singer
in the spot’s Downstage Room.

Rip Torn is to guest-star- in the
title role of "Macbeth,” to be dojie
in April at Texas Univ., where he j
was a student. B. Iden Payne will
stage the revival.

Martin Garner will leave the
cast of “Tenth Man” next Satur¬
day (4) begin a tour of the U. S.
and Canada in a one-man show of
readings from Jewish Literature.'

John Harvey, for 16 years close
associate to legit designer Jo Miel-
ziner, has become an Independent
lighting designer.

Claude Woolman, currently ap¬
pearing in "Becket” at the Royale
Theatre, N. Y., will leave the cast
to take the title role in “Hamlet”
in the Pittsburg Playhouse pres¬
entation of the drama to open Feb.
20 .

Author-humorist James Thurber
and his wife have gone to Europe.

Joy Dillingham’s Opera

Legit-tv actress Joy Dillingham
staged a Greek language produc¬
tion of the Gluck opera, "Iphy-
genia in Tauris,” presented last
Saturday night (28) at the Fashion
Institute, N. Y.

The show was performed by stu¬
dents of St. Basil’s Academy, |a
junior college for .girls, at Garri¬
son, N. Y. Thanos Mellos, music
instructor at the school, coached
the girls In Greek for the show.

Future Productions

BROADWAY

"Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum,” musical with
book by Larry Gelbart and Burt
Shevelove, songs by Stephen Sond¬
heim. Producer, David Merrick.

"Moon Besieged,” drama by Sey-
rll Schochen. Producer, Lorin E.
Price. For fall.

"Come to Glory,” drama by
George Oppenheimer, based on
Lately Thomas’ "Vanishing Evan-
.gelist.” Producers, -Arthur • Loew
Jr. and Jule Styne. For next sea¬
son.

"Mind of an Assassin,” drama by
Henry Denker, based on Isaac Don
Levine’s novel of the same name.
Producers. Arthur Loew Jr., Juie
Styne, Elliott Hyman and Jones
Harris. For next season.

"Little Me,” musical adaptation
of his novel by Patrick Dennis.
[Neither composer nor lyricist set.
Producers, Cy Feuer and Ernest
Martin. For next season.

"In the Counting House,” drama
by Leslie Weiner. Producer, David
J. Cogan. For October.

"Get It Up,” musical comedy by
Thomas A. Johnstone. Producer,
Charles' Curran.

"Cherchex L» Femme,” musical
with book by Hy Kraft; lyrics, Mi¬
chael Brown; music. Milton Kaye.
Producer, Ethel Linder Reiner.
For spring in London and subse¬
quently In New York.

"Bloody Sweat and Stanley
Poole,” drama by James and Wil¬
liam Goldman. Producers, Roger
L. Stevens & Joseph Fields. For
October.

"Not Tonight, Josephine,” musi¬
cal with book, score and lyrics by
Ronny Graham. Producers, Leon¬
ard Sillman & Harris Masterson.
For 1962.

"Natural Affection,” drama by
William Inge. Producers, Roger L.
Stevens it Robert Whitehead. For
next season.

"Of Love and Death,” drama-
with-music hy A. E. Hotchner,
based on several stories by Ernest
Hemingway; score, Bernardo Se¬
gal; choreography, Lee Becker.
Producers, Julian and Dorothy 01-
ney.. For November; preliminary

tryout opening March 14 at the
Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami.

“Last of the Southern Winds,”
drama fay David MacTavish, from
his' own novel. Producers, Robert
Fryer it Lawrence Carr. For next
season.

"Go Show Me a Dragon,” drama
by Gene Feldman. Producer, Derel
Producing Associates, Inc. For fail.

"All American,” musical based
on Robert Lewis Taylor’s novel,
"Professor Fodorski,” with book
by Mel Brooks; music, Charles
Strouse; lyrics, Lee Adams. Pro¬
ducer, Edward Padula; L. Slade
Brown, associate producer. For
October.

"They Might Be Giants,” drama
by James Goldman; producers,
Robert E. Griffith & Harold S.
Prince. For next fall; prior pro¬
duction in June in association with
the London Theatre Workshop? at
the Theatre Royal, Stratford, E.
London, under the direction of
Joan Littlewood.

OFF-BROADWAY

“Worm in the Horseradish,” com¬
edy by Esther Kaufman. Producers,
Dorothy Olim and Gerald Crone.
For late February or early March.

"Madame Aphrodite,” musical
with book by Tad Mosel and music
and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Pro¬
ducers, Howard Barker, Cynthia
Baer and Robert Chambers. For
late winter.

"Buskers,” drama by Kenneth
Jupp. Producers, Amnon Kabateh-
nik and Lois BianchL For Febru¬
ary.

"Long Time of Anguish,” drama
by Alfred Marder. Producer, Rob¬
ert Moss. For late February.

"Peter Wept,” drama by Robert
Flliou. Producers, Fred Hare and
Ira Zuckerman. For March.

"Willow Song,” musical with mu¬
sic by Deed Meyer and lyrics by
Stuart Bishop. Producers, Jane
Friedlander, Meyer and Bishop.
For Spring.

“After the Angels,” drama by T.
Patrick Burke. Producer, A1 Viola.
For Feb. 10.

"Philoktetes,” drama by George
Maxim Ross. Producer, Harold
Steinberg. For this season.

“WELCOME HOME AND THANK YOU,

SAM WANAMAKER!

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“SAM WANAMAKER, starring in 'Royal Gambit' at the Goodman
Theatre, is taking Our Town by storm. Chicagoans now understand
why London has been raving about him!"

IRV KUPC1NET, Chicago Sun-Times

“SAM WANAMAKER’S Henry VIII gives stature and salt to Royal
Gambit. A fascinating portrait... a big, rich full-blooded character!*-
zation that expands to first fill the eye and then imagination. It is a pfjy§F'"" 1
brilliant, resourceful, often hilarious piece of work."

CLAUDIA CASSIDY, Chicago Tribune '

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"The Goodman production Is a vita! piece of theatre, enormously aided by the
presence of SAM WANAMAKER ... a performance that is lusty yet sensitive,
extravagant but always credible." SYDNEY J. HARRIS, Chicago Daily News ■HHHpHL-

"Th« Goodman has a superb star in SAM WANAMAKER. A four de force of lltf

acting ... he reminds one of Alfred Lunt with a dash of Errol Flynn."

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"If is WANAMAKER'S evening. His talent is the tasty part of the meaj. His deft "A

way with the language and his clever style make it one of the best productions."

GLENNA SYSE, Chicago Sun-Times ''

SAM WANAMAKER'S performance is a synthesis of the best, the most vital

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t'B&ikri

Wednesday February 1, 1961

4 >-»»♦»♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦ »♦♦»♦♦♦ + ■»♦♦♦ »»»t ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»» Theatre Prods., 245 Lexington PL 1-2950).

a _^ ______ 1 Ave., N.Y.; OR 5-8557). Available ‘‘Happiest Girl in the World”

f 1 A Wnr'TTVT# < TVn?W7C! ” parts: Negro .tenor* 18-23; bass- (MC). Producer, Lee Guber (140

I 1 r\ U I I Mt J ^ Pi W ^ r baritone, 35-50; lyric soprano, 30- W. 58th St., N. Y.; LT 1-3250).

m. M~L i V^F ± 1 -■-* T ▼ . 40; Ne g ro SOp rano, 18-25; Negro “Mary, Mary” (C). Producer,

+-»+♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦4 4 » ♦ ♦♦♦♦ ' ♦♦ ♦ ♦+ . * ♦ ♦♦ ♦♦+♦+♦♦ » 4 ♦ 4»4444 contralto, 35-60. Legit voices only. Roger L. Stevens (745 Fifth Ave.,

Folloiring are available parts in upcoming Broadway, off-Broad- cal1 Robert N. Y.; PL 1-1290).

wag, and touring shows, as well as ballet, films, industrial and tele „ in ^ ®: 9602 ’ OFF-BROADWAY

. . r.. . , ’ .. . . .. “It Khnnlri Hannon Tn a Tlntr” (m a rm DmJm/iai.

vision shows. All information has been obtained directly by the
Variety Casting Department by telephone calls, and has been re-
checked as of noon yesterday (Tues .).

“It Should Happen To a Dog” (C). “After the Angels” (D). Producer,
Producer, James J. Cordes A1 Viola (c/o West Third Restau-
(600* Tenth Ave., N. Y.; JU 2-5999). rant, W. Third and Thompson Sts.,

Kt'a UJ UJ TIUUH U,U.y \ 1 UCJ. I. - - ---- 7 ’ • -- — —*--'

The avrilable roles will be repeated weekly until filled, and addi- Available parts; five character men N.Y.j.GR 3-9300).
tions io the list will be made only when information is secured from p * a y. cdder Jewish types with “Cicero” (D). Producers, Nor-
responsible parties. The intention is to service performers with leads authentic accents. Mail photos man Seaman, Ben Tarver & Win-

prorid^d by the managements of the shows involved rather than to and resumes c/^o above address. ston Sharpies (516 Fifth Ave.,

run. a wild goose marathon. This information is published without'. Leave It To Jane (MC). Pro- N. Y.; Cl 5-9250).
charge ducers, . JoseptiBerhu & Peter “Double Entry” (MD). Produ-

In addition to the available pans listed, the tabulation includes pro- fJv z 5, A,7<f n * cers « ° scar and George Marien-
dncthm: announced for later this season, but, for which, the manage - n v • rH° 9 AiStk fnr thal » Albert' C. Lasher & Paul

v;?n:s. as yet aren’t holding o0en casting calls Parenthetical designa- male and femme singers as replace- o£ hl ?*"J* t nn aV N^- OR^”

tions are as follows: (C) Comedy. (D> Drama, (MC) Musical Comedy, pvpt-v Thnrcdav at fi n m 245 Lexington Ave., N. Y., OR 5-

(MD> Musical Drama, (R) Revue, (Rep) Repertory, (DR) Dramatic Swe addtSs *557).

E< '' ,di ’' s ,_ : _ “Quick Chaoses” <R>. Producer, l (n ‘,^ d Van a jovce 1 ‘& , Ha r r-

j ■ ■ ■■ ■■■ - i* - Richard Alan Woody (315 E. 70th ( Vj‘ I?’ ^ 5fth

]; personality, wide vocal range; St., N.Y.; AL 5-1343). Part avail- ° ld Leventhal In association • with
i I ^ 11 character haritnne F»n pharmina eWu '’on Patricia Newhall (c/o Jan Hus

Legit

I : personality, wide vocal range; j St., N.Y.; AL 5-1343). Part avail- . ? veI 5r la -: „ ass ° clatl0n ’ « r lin
[character baritone, 50, charming, I able for attractive soprano, ^2Q. ^ at i ^ 1 %-^ e ^ h ^ 1 .. ( j/.° ^ a * ^us
! handsome; comedienne, 25. sexy j Auditions next Saturday (4), at 1-3 x *’

: singer or singer-dancer; soprano, [ p.m., at Variety Arts Studio (225 ,7™:’ ..

145-50. sophisticated, cold; man. 25. j w. 46th St.. N.Y.).

BROADWAY Jvy “League type, cold singer or

“All The Best People’' (C>. Pro- singer-dancer; character man, 55,
ducers. Joel Spector & Buff Cobb vaudevillian. Mail photos and re-

(147 W fi7th St., N.Y.; PL 7-2691'. j sumes through agents only, c 'o i ducers, Rodgers & Hammerstein <<Ren
Availal le parts: naive femme, 21: j Larry Kasha, above address. Do ’ ,4 ^ 8 Madison Ave., N. Y.; MU 8- ducers,
male, .0-35; middleaged fcmmeJ-net phone or visit theatre. |3640). Available parts: young Ori- Azenbei

"• -tutu ot., l .x./. (D) David Fulford & William

OUT OF TOWN Dempsey (60 W. 54th St., N. Y.;

“Flower Drum Song” (MC). Pro- MU 2-1570).
ducers, Rodgers & Hammerstein “Rendezvou at Senlls” (C). Pro-
1488 Madison Ave., N. Y.; MU 8- ducers, Claude Giroux & Manny
3640). Available parts: young Ori- Azenberg (c/o Gramercy. Arts Thea-

male, .0-35; middleaged fcmme^-net phone or visit theatre. 3640). Available parts: young On- AzenDerg (c/o^txramercy. ynea-

executive male, 50-60; callous male,! “Jenny” (MD>. Producer, New- ental femme, sexy, belting voice tre 138 E. 27th bt., N.Y.; MU b-

30-35. Mail photos and resumes,’i burge-Porter Prods. (148 W. 24th for Pat Suzuki part and replace-

c o a"'o\o address. I St.. N.Y.; WA 9-6836). Available i ment f° r Juanita Hall part. Contact Tiger Rag (C). Producer, Tira

Davil Merrick. 246 W. 44th St.,: parts: male lead, 30’s, tall: femme, Edward Blum, above address. Productions (c/o Cherry Lane

N. Y.; LO 3-7520. Accepting photos i 20, etherial, small, lovely, must cmrir Vu 9 ^ 0 ^?? Commerce St ’ ■'

and iv.-umcs of sopran 9 s. bass-. sing well; character woman, 30; RnTiiwr%piiwr «5 pa p rn H„PPrc

baiito c . t. nors and boys and: barmaid, 40’s, plump; character >»j’ * T ? Damascus (D). Producers,
girls. 7-14. who sing and dance, far! man. 40s; Irish man, 5o’s. Mail pho- Allenberry Playhouse. Producer, Angela Anderson In association
kdn: ill--. Mail material, c o tos and’resumes, through agents' f^rlesAB. Hemze (e/o Play- with Marta Byer (c/o Byer 4550

Michael bhurtleff. above address.-! on : v, above address. , 7oo?-t\ Spr - 1 T n Kf' ^ a '’ ^ ionen St ‘* Flushin °' N.Y., FL 7

Tn : r*v • vj>o ran^c “Love A La Carte” (MO Pm- 3-3211). Parts available for male 7209).

“Dofnybrook” (MC). Producer, ducers, Arthur Klein, in associa- and femme musical and dramatic TOURING

Fred ile.iert U30 W. 57th St.. N.Y.; tion with Conrad Thibault (St. p t rfoi ;™ ers * nd pald a PP rent A lces ; “Sound of Music’ (MD). Pro-
JU 6-1932*. Available parts: man, James Theatre Bldg., 246 W. 44th 29 T e l k seas ™ opens A P" 1 1 ducers, Leland Hayward, Richard

45 burly, agile. 6 feet tall or over; St., N. Y.; LO 5-6376). Available Mail photos and resumes, c/o | Halliday, Richard Rodgers & Os-

several m-le and femme character parts: girl, 22; leading man, 30; ? lchard North Gage, above ad-. car Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison

singers. All roles are Irish. Mail second leading man, 30; character: dress. _ n ixrriw'riT I Ave "’ N ‘ Y "’ MU 8-3640k

'photos and resumes, c/o above ad-; comedienne, 30. Accepting photos _ FORT WORTH j ■ ■ ■■ ■ ■■ ■■ ■■i

dress. ■ and resumes, above address. I Casa Manana Musicals Inc. Man-

Drama (untitled, formerly “Gen- “Medium Rare” (R). Producer,' a S]?S director, Michael Pollock «

era I Seegar”). Producers Shirley j Robert Weiner (146 CPW, N.Y.; j ,54 ° Fifth Ave,, N.Y.; Rm 1015)..

Avers. Charles Bowden & H. Ridge-j SU 7-1914). Parts available for Parts available for male and femme : |L = ^ =========; i S= ^ =s ^ === J

ley Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St., male and femme revue types. Ap- I J 1 ™ 5 * 031 , and draI T la f| r c P er_ I Doctors” rni Producers

N. Y.; CO 5-2630). Available parts: ply through agent or mail photos \ lorm . ers f A or Ft. Worth theatre Mat

male load. 45-55: woman. 50; girl,I and resumes, c/o above address {Opening April 19. Mail photoa and ___■_ _, tt.u.j

male load. 45-55; woman, 50; girl, { and resumes, c/o above address.

SoTiuan: M/miUtary; fiv4 officers; ‘^iiM'SnUoi.th Stir^ (67/ Pro- \ " s “™ e h s .' ; n"y^

35-50; 10 reporters. Mail photos ducers, Michael Charnee & Geof "! Sf ^ivhrua^ 11 b heW Cl 5-6000) 9 Parts available for

“4r« e u^%O d pr S odueer ^va^paS’ i PALmTeacH. FLA. - Screen^Actors e^afWng

Charics Curra P n ,(c'o C Lmb r s° as gir.'"if bof Tfi; toy P Ma!i! ****** Snu “(Son W Tito St W-

130 W. 44th St., N.Y.; JU 2-1515). photos and resumes, c/o above. [Producer, John Price (940 S. Mill- £ astl _ n8

Available parts: six femme singers. “Sound of Music” (MD). Produc- {f^ J rai ^ 1 ^p, st Ba ! m Beacl ?’ 1 F1 , a - ; Sir mmhPMhin

20-23. must double with specialty; j ers, Richard Rodgers & Oscar F ’®:. Box 2108). Parts available for cants must bring SAG membership
ba’lroom dance team, 20-23; young 1 Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison ; lea dmg men and women, and male cards.

flamenco or Spanish dancer or: Ave., N..Y.); casting director, Eddie. and femme chorus performers. ■ . ■ " ==r

team: voung comedienne. Accept-! Blum. Auditions for possible future ; Mail photos and resumes, through ;■

«4nT photos and resumes, c/o above ; repl^mente for giris 7-16, and agents only in the case of the leads, = TeleVlSlOU

Don’t nhnnp ADDlicants ( bo ^ s ' 11-14 a11 Wi th trained voices, c/o above address. j.*>*^i/*o* ►

nufs t G ha ve^ in t imate* ^gh t ^ub 3 ex- > characters. Mail photos and CHICAGO

perience. resumes to above address. Chicago Melody Top. Producers, “Camera Three”, (educational*

“Gypsy” (MC).' Producer, David Bid dle & McCarthy (720 N. dramatic series). Producer, CBS

Merrick <246 W. 44th St., N.Y.; OFF-BROADWAY Miclngan Ave., Chicago, IH.; N. Y. (524 W. 57th. St., N. Y.; JU 6-6000);

LO 3-7520.. Available parts; girl, ••Achilles and toe Maidens” (O. PL i-ssTorAudmons for mate alti C / S “ n !- <ilr “ t ? r ' Pa . ula Hindlin.
50-54 inches tall, must sing and do : Producer LeonIdas Ossetynski (40! femme principles“eb W™^ at 1-5 AcCept , lng P hot °5 ? nd , res “ mes “ f1
toe and tap d ance work; man w 45th st N Y Mu 2 . 4390 , in: D m |t P Tla Studios (lll W 57tIi ge . neral 7> al ? and female dramatic
17-20, good-looking dancer, must| ass0 with Hichard H Roflman J si n y P choru7cMls forEouto ta > en t. c/o above address. No dupli-
aiso sing; boy singer-dancer, 7-11, j Ava i Iab i e parts: several girls, i6- | contraltos ’ m^os tonor^ basses : , . „ ,,

under 54 inches tall; girl,. 2o, to 18 beautiful- leading man voun^ I “Defenders” (dramatic series),

et-na rlonoo anH nlav tri,mnpf Ac- U ’ i baSS-baritoneS, Feb. 13. at 3-6 p.m., p rn H„opr Tlprhprt RrnHkin (Plan-

Television

Shows Out of Towu

Continued from page 70 — —

Twinkling of an Eye

or-less contemporaneous. The story
involves, a domineering mother, her
husband, their four daughters and
a governess, and the necessity of
having a grandchild in order to
obtain an inheritance from a rich
uncle. There’s also a visiting
priest, who sires the required child.
An atomic explosion kill almost
everyone on the island, but years
later the child, now grown to boy¬
hood, is taken away by his father.

There are several little side-
plots, none too interesting and
none germane. The point seems
to be a denial of the matriarch’s
statement in the first act that “op¬
portunism is the true secret of sur¬
vival.” From this script it is al¬
most impossible to determine what
the authors think the “true secret”
is—maybe that's the play’s comic
aspect.

The 85-minute first act consists
of two scenes, the first of which is
mostly pratfall-type farce, the sec¬
ond largely occupied by long mono¬
logues on religiosity vs. opportun¬
ism. There is no pickup in the
writing of the subsequent tw r o acts
of this three-hour play, though
much action and noise take place.

Under the circumstances, the ac¬
tors can only struggle. Beatrice
Manley begins the long, trying role
of the matriarch on a note of gla*
cial sophistication and ends it in
hysterical.stridency. James Gavin
as the uncle and Peggy Doyle gov¬
erness resemble characters from a
Mack Sennett comedy, which might
be a virtue if the play were in¬
tended to be an out-and-out romp,
which it does not appear to be. As
the priest. Joel Fabiani has a fairly
thankless straight role and only
Philip Bourneuf as the husband
and Albert Paulsen as a son-in-law
{ tend to bring any distinction to
their parts.

The big problem in the lesser
roles (the play has 22 characters
in all, Including non-speaking
parts) is to avoid stumbling over a
multitude of props cluttering up
Robert La Vigpe’s appropriately
seedy sets. Roger Le Cloutier’s
costumes are picturesquely bright
and James McMillan’s lighting ef-.
; fects, climaxed by an atomic ex¬
plosion at the end of the second
act, are brilliant.

As much cannot be said for the
staging of Alari Schneider, who has
managed a performance together,
and to keep the characters moving,
but hasn’t extracted meaning from
it. The result is an amorphous
amalgam of words and styles, bear¬
ing little resemblance to any
known forms of humanity, offering
few valid comments and meaning
nothing. Stef.

AMIL-Urtci oiiui J tured, dignified; man, 40 s, mill- j Feb 14 girls at 12 noon-2 Dm 7. t

s ee also tourmg notice. ; tary , regal; man, 40% easygoing.; and'-boys at l^ p m., and open cTli Sere™ Actors Guild extras Bring .

“How to Succeed m Business, aristocratic; buxom, redhaired ! male and femme dancers Tt 7-9 phot ? s and resumes t0 Central ,

Without Really Trying” (MC). Pro-; ma id- middleaged man servant.: p.m. at Variety Arts Studio (225 lasting j200 W. 57th St., N. Y.;

ducers. Cy Feuer & Ernest Martin • 2\l a il photos and resumes, c/o 46 th St NY 1 — rm - 1H0'- Ail appli- (

(Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W.; Anthony Smith, above address. j Deux Production^. Producer Al- cants must bring SAG membership

46thSt..NY.; JU 6-5555Mnasso-j “fiarabbas” <D). Producers, 1 Zander Morr (P. O. Box is32, cards.

ciation with Frank Productions. 1 i saia h Sheffer & James Antonio : Cleveland 6 Ohio) Parts available Lamp Unto My Feet” (religl- {
Available parts: ingenue, unusual | .515 W. 10 St., N. Y.). Avail-! for male and femme musical com- ■ A*?**?; J^cer. <

7 ~ - —-v iable parts: two character wu-; e d performers to tour midwest this i ««««„, ♦*,?„,.• f * Ni , *

I men, 20-30; several character , summer and form resident com- ®-. 60 , 09 ^ . castin f ? director, Paula t

ITTrilTIAII men of varyin S ages, all speaking [ pan y next fall. Mail photos and ! Hmdlin. Accepting photos and re- t

h |1 L Rl I I (I M 1 roles; several bits and extras. Mail; resumes, c/o above address. New sumes of general male and female j

III iLllllUil ! P dd t0S s and resumes c/0 above 1 York interviews will be held Feb. ; No ^SpScates 11, ° addreSS * 1

j 3 “Captain Jinks of the Horse; 13 * 18 ' - [ “Naked City” (dramatic series). ,

Stock Producers I Marines” (C>. Producer, Scotti | TOURING [ Producer, Herbert B. Leonard f

iD’Arcv (66 W. 46th St., N. Y.- JU “Gypsy” (MC). Producer, David; ‘Screen Gems, 711 Fifth Ave., s

Air-conditioned auditorium for ; |2-4860». Available parts; plumo, 1 Merrick i246 W. 44th St., N.Y.; ; N. Y.; PL 1-4432). Accepting pho- .

summer stock lease. Capacity 2502. bubbly character woman: slender, LO 3-7520). All parts except femme tQ s and resumes of general male
Large stage, plenty of lin*s and sweet, character man, Italian ac- lead: Script, published by Random ; and female dramatic talent by mail
lighting. Basement large enough ; C ent; several bits and extras. Mail House, available at Drama Book j only, c/o above address. Appoint-;
for rehearsals, set building and i photos and resumes, c/o above ad-j Shop (51 W. 52d St., N. Y.i. Audi-; ments will be made for interviews, j
painting. Area population approx, -dress. Script available at Samueli tions Tuesday (7) by appointment! NBC-TV. (30 Rockefeller Plaza, I
700,000. No commerciol Strcwhat (French Inc. <25 W. 45th St., N. Y.i.i only for teenage male singer- : N. Y.; Cl 7-8300). Casting director .
Competition. “Decameron” <R). Producers.! dancers, 5 feet 11 inches tall; Edith Hamlin is accepting photos;

..» ., ^ |, ; Selma Tamber & William Tari* : femme singer-dancers, 5 feet 2 : and resumes of male and femme;

Stock Producers

Air-conditioned auditorium

\ No duplicates.

| “Naked City” (dramatic series).
I Producer, Herbert B. Leonard

N.G. Chi Season

Continued from page 71

razed for a project of. municipal
buildings and, clearly, won’t have
its blaze of glory this year. Finally,
the season thus far has been a
particularly lively one at the box-
office. finding the local critics un¬
usually sanguine.

There’s been only one financial
failure, a two-week tryout of the
Sherwood Schwartz comedy, “Mr.
and Mrs.” And of the 11 shows
that have played so far, only two
have been panned, the Schwartz
play and “World of Suzie Wong.”
Latter managed to do well la
Chicago despite the critics’ disap¬
proval, coming in twice (with dif¬
ferent companies) for a total of
six profitable weeks.

Competition.

Write or Call:

E. ACKERMAN, Mgr.
MEMORIAL HALL

125 E. 1st St., Dayton, Ohio
Phone; BA 3-7581 p

j‘250 W. 52d St., N. Y.; JU 6-0482'. ! inches tall; male dancer-singers, ; dramatic: performers for several
Available parts: mezzo-soprano, 3d, i 48-50 inches tall. Contact Michael : s , vs ; Mail information to her,
-- c/o above address.

comedienne, soprano, 28; lyric so-1 Shurtleff, above address, for ap- 1 c>
prano, 20: leading man, 35, bari-.j pointment. r

■ tone; character man, 45. basso; “La Plume de Ma Tante” (MCh jj
1 leading man, 20, tenor; six male ‘ Producer, David Merrick (246 W. : ||
.and femme singer-dancers. Bring : 44th St., N.Y.; LO'3-7520). Avail- ; l|

; photos and resumes to above ad- able parts: two femme dancers. ’ *—
| dFess. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. daily. Au- Mail photos and resumes c-o|
editions for dancers: Monday <6», Michael Shurtleff. above address. a

Miscellaneous

-rwK KtNt -—- J

THEATER-ClBARE^

GREENWICH VILLAGE

Excellent for All OfF-5'way
Productions — Capacity 199
— ■ CALL CA 6-7226 ===

I Equity men, at 12 noon-2 p.m. and =
! women, at 2-4 p.m.; Wednesday l
( ■ 8 •. open call men, at 12 noon-2
p.m. and women, at 2-4 p.m., at

SHOWS IN REHE4RSAL

BROADWAY

American Mime Theatre. Man¬
aging Director, Paul Curtis (192
Third Ave., N. Y.; SP 7-1710). Parts
available for Equity character man
and young leading lady with move-

“Big Fish, Little Fish” (C>. Pro- ment background. Auditions Feb.

j Variety Arts Studios (225 W. 46th | duccr, Lewis Allen U65 W. 46th : 18. at 2 p.m., by appointment only.

1 St , N\ Y.) .

“Double Entry” (MD). Producers,

St.. N. Y.; PL 7-5100). j Call above number, 2-8 p.m. daily,

“Devil’s Advocate” (D>. Produc- j for appointment. The repertory

|| Oscar & George Marienthal, Albert er, Devad Co., in association with group plays concert, tv and off-
^OC. Lasher & Paul Lehman IL&L I Walter Reilly (75 E. 55th St., N.Y.; Broadway engagements.

There's a future in
TRAINED CAMELS

(but only if you'ro a camel)

There's a better
future for you in
Mutual Funds

,— J. BERMANT & CO__

Rot. 1202, 19 W. 44th St. N.Y. MU 7-2815 I

RENT OR SALE

SUMMER THEATRE
GRISTMILL PLAYHOUSE

Andover, New Jersey
Seats 800 Stage 30'x50*
EDITH PIERSON ST 6.5420

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

P&uEfT

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Literati

McCall's Buys Sat. Review

Purchase of The Saturday Re¬
view by the McCall Corp., publish¬
ers of McCall's mag, is expected to
be consummated within a week in
a deal involving payment of more
than $3,000,000. A 36-year-old
weekly, the Saturday Review is
controlled by some 12 stockholders.
Most of the stock h owned by Nor¬
man. Cousins, editor-of the publi¬
cation, and J. B. Cominsky, its
publisher.

Arthur B. Langlie, McCall Corp.
president, revealed last week that
negotiations should be concluded
“within a week, 10 days or two
weeks.” Reportedly, The Saturday
Review’s editorial and business
staffs are expected to remain intact
following the purchase. Originally
founded as The Saturday Review
of Literature, the mag became The
Saturday Review in 1952 when it
widened its editorial content to in¬
clude disk and film reviews, among
other fields. * •

SR is said to be a money-making
enterprise with new peaks, in ad¬
vertising and circulation, it’s an¬
ticipated that its circulation guar¬
antee will be raised to 25thQ00 in
April. McCall’s incidentally/Nvas
acquired in 1958 by. Hunt Foods &
Industries. Inc. J

Times Plays Up Trib
In a variation of “Macons tells
Gimbels,” The New Yoj>k Times
last week prominently 'displayed
an Assyciated Press story from
Washington which reported how
the White House had commanded
The New York Herald Tribune for
passing up a 19-hour scoop on So¬
viet Russia’s action in freeing the
two RB-47 fliers.

Pierre Salinger, Presidential
press secretary, wired Trib pub¬
lisher John Hay Whitney that by
withholding publication of the
story “The Herald Tribune pre¬
vented the violation of an agree-'
ment between the United States
and the U.S.S.R. which might have
had regrettable repercussions. The
Herald Tribune’s example in this
case is to be highly commended ”
Story of the pilots’ impending
release was first obtained by David
Wise of the Trib’s Washington bu¬
reau. Upon checking with Salinger,
he agreed to hold off the yarn.
Meantime, the Trib’s action in ac¬
commodating the White House has
been editorially hailed by a num¬
ber of other newspapers as in the
“highest tradition” of the Ameri¬
can press.

‘Deeds of Lust*

Fulton County (Atlanta) Grand
Jury Friday (27) indicted nine men
on charges of selling obscene lit¬
erature and one man on charges
of distributing it to the sellers.

Distributor indicted was listed
as Robert A. Werner of the Mid-
South News Co., Knoxville. Tenn.

He allegedly brought or had
brought into the state (Georgia)
“certain indecent, immoral and ob¬
scene pamphlets, magazines and
books made up of pictures of nude
women . . . and nude men . .. (and)
some of said books and magazines
containing stories of deeds of lust,”
the indictihent read.

Atlanta police staged seven
newsstands Dec. 20 and collected
a “truckload” of books, magazines
and phonograph records described
as obscene. No arrests were made
at that time.

Assistant Solicitor General Tom
Luck subsequently sifted through
this seized material and prepared
the indictments when it was
deemed they violated a code sec¬
tion that deals with obscenity.

Bigger Odhams Frets M.P.S

Plans for merger of Britain’s Od¬
hams Press with Thomson News¬
papers in what would be the na¬
tion’s largest publishing enterprise
have touched off “monopoly”
charges in Parliament. Prime Min¬
ister Macmillan may disclose short¬
ly whether he will favor formation
of a commission to probe “growth
of monopolistic control” of the
press.

Odhams Press, a* $112,000,000
company, publishes The Daily Her¬
ald, The People and a number of
magazines and reference works. A
Sunday newspaper. The People has
circulation in excess of 5,250.000.
Thomson Newspapers, headed by

Canadian Roy Thomson, has assets
of around $75,000,000.

' Publications in the Thomson fold
include, among others, .The Sunday
Times and The Scotsman. The firm
also publishes newspapers in the
U. S. and Canada as well as having
tv and press interests in Scotland.
Boards of both Odhams and Thom¬
son have approved the merger
terms. The amalgamation would be
effected through an exchange of
stock.

Still Fighting ‘Lover*

A chartered accountant, Alex¬
ander McBain, of Glasgow, Scot¬
land is trying to establish whether
or not D. H. Lawrence’s “Lady
Chatterley’s Lover” can be legally
sold in Scotland. He has lodged an
application for authority from the
High Court in Edinburgh to bring
a prosecution against a bookseller.

McBain, aged 55, says he has a
great interest in the youth of Brit¬
ain and is deeply worried “about
what this book is exposing it to.”
He claims the support of the
Church of Scotland Morals and
Temperance Committee.

For the Ballet-Doting !

“Guidebook to the Ballet" by!
Cyril Swinson (Macmillian; $1.95),
and “Anatomy and Ballet” by Ce¬
lia Sparger (Macmillian; 3d edi¬
tion, $3.25), are two important terp
publications.. Swinson's work is
compact handbook, well-docu¬
mented and illustrated, offered at
an unusually low price in hard¬
cover field. Sparger’s tome extends
info of earlier editions, containing
many drawings and X-ray photos
pertinent to anatomy in classical
dancing. Rodo.

Sams & Bobbs-Merrill Up
Howard W. Sams & Co. and its
subsidiary, Bobbs-Merrill of In¬
dianapolis, consolidated report
shows a gain in profits of 209c,.
and a gain in sales of for

the first six months of fiscal 1961.

Sales for the period were $4,891,-
092 with net profit of $359,020,
equal to 84 cents a share, com¬
pared to sales of $4,815,122 and
net profit of $299,112, or 70 cents
a share, for the same period last
year.

CHATTER

Mary C. Hastings, 70, makeup
editor of the Albany Times-Union
who serviced theatre advertising
for years, died Jan. 19 in Albany.

Reginald T. Albee, 58, city editor
of the Newport (Vt.) Daily Ex¬
press since 1940, died of a heart
attack at his home in Newport,
Jan. 21. He was correspondent for
The Associated Press and had
served as vice president of the
Vermont Press Assn.

. Esquire travel editor Dick Jo¬
seph has been named winner of
the TWA award for best travel
articles (magazine division). It’s
his ninth consecutive citation from
the airline. Esquire also has re -1
ceived the Pacific Area Travel
Assn.’s award for best Pacific trav¬
el article in 1960 among general
magazines.

Writers’ Film Go-op

i Continued from page 1 —^

a successful novelist previously and
has since scored as a playwright
(“Visit to a Small Planet” and “The !
Best Man”) as well as a screen¬
writer. In addition to the awards
and recognition they have received
for their original television dramas,
Aurthur and Rose have penned a
number of screenplays. Rose is
especially known for “12 Angry
Men,” which he also produced in
association with Henry Fonda. Now-
working on an hour-long tv series,
“The Defenders,” Rose caused quite
a stir a couple of weeks ago with
“Black Monday,” an original play
dealing with the segregation issue
which was presented on WNTA’s
“Play of the Week.”

Aurthur, who has a straight play
and a musical pending for Broad¬
way production, will also produce
Rose’s “Sacco-Vanzetti” on Broad¬
way next season. It is based on
Rose’s tv drama which Aurthur
produced on television. In addition,
Kermit Bloomgarden is preparing
to offer a legit version of Rqse's
“12 Angry Men,” which has already
been presented as a play in many
countries abroad.

The team’s first project with
Columbia is scheduled to start in

the fall of this year. Under the ar¬
rangement, each of the writers will
share in the profits of each film
production. The pictures will be
made in New York or on location.
None is set Tor filming in Holly-:
wood. The pictures will be in the
medium budget category so far as
below the line costs are involved,
but their is no established ceiling
on .the above line costs since this
aspect of the production will de¬
pend on Hie stars who are cast in
the films.

Noel Covard

Continue* from pace 71

run commercially. “It is interest¬
ing to note that at the time of
writing only one ‘New Movement’
straight play Is playing to good
business in a Lohdon theatre —
The Caretaker,’ by Harold Pinter."

That does not surprise the ver¬
satile author-actor, who comments,.
“Mr. Pinter is neither pretentious,
pseudo-intellectual nor self-con- j
sciously propagandist. True, the
play has no apparent plot, much j
of it is repetitious and obscure and
it is certainly placed in the lowest
stratum of society, but it is writ-:
ten with an original and unmis-.
takable sense of theatre and it is
impeccably acted and directed.”'

From his 50 years of legit ex¬
perience, Coward maintains that in
the theatre, political and social
propaganda is usually a cracking
bore and that despite intellectual
wishful thinking the theatre is still
primarily a place for entertain¬
ment ‘The first allegiance of a
young playwright should be not to
his political convictions, nor to bis
moral or social conscience, but to
his talent,” he concludes.

Bardot ft Vadim

I SCULLY’S SCRAPBOOK

km-m- By Frank Scully +4+* f

Having been raised on “Young Wild West” “Buffalo Bill,” “King
Brady" and other dime npvels which used to cost a nickel and now
cost four bits, I await the day whea television will run out of its west¬
ern bums and outlaws elevated to the status of heroes, and return to
those who had at least & small claim to such eminence. *

Buffalo Bill himself had heroes. One was Bill Neal, a Negro scout,
“my old pal of the plains when we didn't give a damn for Injuns or
nothing." I knew old Bill Neal 40 years ago. He was running a tumble
down dude ranch and a genuine cattle ranch in Oracle, Arizona. Even
at that late date he had to shoot his way out of situations.

Then there’s "Frederic Remington’s Own West." His illustrations
are now down to romanticizing Sunny Brook Kentucky Whiskies, and
in time Madison Avenue may latch on to his prose.

TR Thought Remington The Most

Granted that his paintings are overdone, his prose is as honest as
a baby’s smile. It began appearing in the Century Magazine as early
as 1888 and Teddy Roosevelt wrote him, “You come closer to the real
thing with a pen than any 'other man in the western business, and I
inelude Hough, Grinnell and Wister." T.R. thought that those which
were very good would die like mushrooms, that only the very best
would survive and, “I think you’re writing the very best."

For the son of a newspaper publisher from the little college town
of Canton in upstate New York and who at Yale paid more attention
to boxing and football than he did to art—Remington was the star on
the team that Walter Camp captained—he shed all that ivy complete¬
ly when he hit out for Montana. There he reported the struggle and
bitterness of two races, “the one,” in Harold McCracken’s words,
“striving to retain an ancestral homeland, and the other waging a war
of subjugation to make a national homeland for his .own people.”

Remington could describe a chase after Apaches and give you in a
paragraph their basic cruelty. When their horses tired and began to
drop in their tracks these Indians would raid a rancher and steal fresh
horses. Then they would give their own ponies the knife and let them
bleed to death.

The U. 5. Cavalry Sans Glamor

This put their pursuers on their tired horses at a disadvantage,*
“soldiers with one spur gone, pants reinforced with buckskin, shirt
open at the neck, blue coat a dull mauve color, hal a battered ruin
and skin.burned carmine or swarthily tanned.”

Remington rode with these soldiers and scouts. Everybody knows
the guts he put into his sketches and paintings of them. But since he
left no autobiography, and indeed died at the age of 48, his articles,
which McCracken has arranged in historical continuity, will have to
be his autobiography. They could easily run to 26 weeks and maybe
like Wyatt Earp, with a little faking here and there, for years.

Original of “Star Rover"

555 Continued from page 1 ;

very much dialog in the picture.
I am quite convinced that we
French can he every bit as funny
as the Americans if we permit our¬
selves to let loose.”

In “Only for Love," which 20th-
Fox will release in the States,
Bardot plays a cover girl. Virtually
all the comedy situations in the
film are built around her in an
obvious attempt to cash in on her
various appeals. The only other
comedy she’s done which comes
close to her current effort is “La
Parisienne."

To quote director Vadim:. “Brig¬
itte is a natural when it comes to
comedy. She has that undefinable
knack of being funny and pathetic
at the same time. Very few ac¬
tresses have it."

According to Vadim, who pro-
ceded the “new wave” of French
directors and one of the most
successful ones in France today,
the French—like the Americans—
have a problem making comedies.
“I don’t think Americans today
particularly like to laugh at them¬
selves,” he said. “The same is true
of the French. The only people
who can really see themselves in
the mirror, and occasionally be
amused by the image, are the Brit¬
ish." At the same time, he added
that he greatly admired U.S. farce.
‘ItV done with a great deal of
skill,” he observed.

“Only for Love” was handed to
Vadim after one false start. When
he took over, along with scripter
Claude Brule, a new story was con¬
cocted, utilizing existing acts. “You j
might say slapstick was almost
forced on us,” Vadim admitted.
“There really wasn’t enouch time
to prepare a script. When we
started out, the script was written!
a day before production. There
wasn’t a chance to polish lines cr
anything. Our comedy situations
sometimes are made up right on
the set because they seem funnier
than in the script. It gives us a
great deal of spontaneitv.”

As to ‘New Wave’

To Vadim, the “new wave”
couldn’t last because it addressed
itself to a handful of intellectuals.
‘Now some of these directors are
growing up," he said. “They have
got out of their system what they
felt they had to say. As for mvself,

I prefer doing films which nrlhons
of people will see. If I get only
25^ of what I feel want to say
into a picture, at least I have, the
satisfaction of knowing millions
were listening. I think if peonle :
feel very intensely about some-j
thing they should write a book, notj
makp a motion picture."

Vadim, who’s never all-

out comedy before (“It takes

Another western which follows the Robin Hood tradition is the
strange story of Ed Morrell, the hero of Jack London’s “The Star
Rover." In “The 25th Man” Mildred Ward emphasizes the prison or¬
deal that Morrell surivved at Folson and San Quentin. But the story
of Morrell’s joining the California Outlaws and the two-year chase
of all the pbsses, public and private, before he was finally gunned
down at Camp Manzanita as the last of the California outlaws is the
next step in the conquest of the west. This time instead of pioneers
robbing Indians it’s a railroad robbing pioneers.

It’s a simple story of injustice and maybe too simple for producers
to grasp. The railroads encouraged pioneers to settle along their tracks
and then when the town got to some standing their lawyers, proved
that the pioneers were squatters and had no title to the land they had
developed. For that they were heaved off the land.

They Laid Off The Feds

But It took the California Outlaws led by John Sontag and Chris
Evans to collect interest charges on ihe injustice. They raided trains.
They were looking for railroad payrolls. They ignored mail bags, which
was a sensible thing since it kept the Feds from joining in the pursuit
of them. Their hideout in the mountains back of Tulare remained a
secret for two years.

Morrell entered the feud much as a Robin Hood on a world tour
and he entered it on the side of the outlaws, the side where he thought
justice would be served. When he was 80 he wanted to take me into
the San Joaquin Valley and lead me to the Camp Manzanita hideout.
In a way I’m sorry I didn’t go, though at the time Morrell was so
hogged down with asthma I doubted he would last till we got to Tulare.

Though his story is loaded with cruelty imposed on him when a
prisoner in solitary and he tells how he could take his spirit out of
his body and thus survive the brutality, a more interesting side of his
tale is how he tapped it out to another prisoner at the far end of the
dungeon who was also in solitary.

-* - : - > — . *

guts to film a farce”), feels the
French Government is partly
to blame for the great stress
on sex in French films. “ It’s
commercial,” he said, “but it is
also the result of not being
able to touch subjects having
to do with the army, or with
social or political conditions.
Faced with this obstacles, di¬
rectors and tenters shock with
sex.”

Miss Bardot is listed as a co¬
producer for “Only for Love.”
Vadim, for contractual reasons, is
listed as “supervisor” rather than
as director. He took over the film
from Jean Aurel who was Miss
Bardot’s original choice as scripter-
director. “Only for Love” winds
up in early February after loeation-
ing in the French Alps.

Theatres for Africa

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operating information to the thea¬
tre industry. It’s felt that this plan,
with modifications, might serve as
the basis of the African project.
The TESMA plan was conceived to
relieve the void created by the
demise of the Motion Picture In¬
dustry Council. It would translate
into theatre operating information
the standards and practices recom¬
mended by the Society of Motion
Picture and Television Engineers,
and provide information to build¬
ers, exhibitors, projectionists, serv¬
ice and maintenance men.

TV Writers OelHsioR

—l— Continued from page 2

Broadway have thin plots, no coun¬
terpoint and no music,” he de¬
clared. “They are not skillfully
written and this is the great fault
and main reason'for so many flops
this season and last.

“I just don’t know what’s hap¬
pened to the seasoned playwright.
It’s certainly evident they are
missed on the Broadway theatrical
horizon."

The actor hasn’t quite made up
his mind whether he will appear
in the Joseph Kramm play sub¬
mitted to him. It’s scheduled for
fall production.. What’s bothering
aetor is what happens to his stock
in trade if the play does a nose
dive.

Kennedy wound his role in WB ? s
picturization of the Erskine Cald¬
well tome over the weekend and
left for England to appear in the
Agathie Christie thriller, “Meet
Miss Marple,” with Margaret Ruth¬
erford for Metro. After that he
may do “Barabas” for Dine de
Laurentiis. Latter pufied in yes¬
terday to cast film.

Kennedy wonders what’s going
to happen to legit and film shows
if the Government really cracks
down on expense accounts by tight¬
ening up loopholes. He recalled
the bottom falling out of night
club and theatre biz during th®
actors strike as a bad omen if in¬
come, tax men put the squeeze, .fin
with no holds barred.

CHATTER

PffitlEff

Broadway

cThyra Sarater Winslow in St.
Clare’s Hospital for surgery.

Lambs Club throwing a seidel
night for violinist Mischa Elman
at their clubhouse. Saturday (4>.

Canadian lieder singer Maureen
Forrester appearing at Town Hall
Feb. .1 only three weeks after giv¬
ing birth to her third daughter.

Frances.Yeend, longtime soprano
with X. Y. City Center, another,
like Eileen Farrel, to get the be¬
lated Met Opera bid. Expected to
debut in “Elektra.”

Marajen and Michael Chinigo
back to their Rome base after holi¬
daying for Xmas etc. on the Coast,
in her midwest hometown, and the
usual Broadway o.o.

Frank J. Doheny. 28, an Albany
legislative correspondent for Uni¬
ted Press, appointed assistant press
secretary to Governor Nelson A.
Rockefeller, at an annual salary of
$14,300.

Emery Deutseh, the fiddler, has
completed another three months
date at the Detroit Athletic Club.
Due in Manhattan for a number of
recordings, one album and several
singles.

Frank M. Folsom, chairman of
RCA's executive committee, was
one of 11 New Y T orkers who last
week were re-elected trustees of
the free-care nonsectarian National
Jewish Hospital in Denver.

Constance Hope to Hollywood for
confabs with Columbia Pictures’
upcoming '’’Guns of Navarone” on
which she’s doing supplemental
publicity. Her hubby, Dr. Milton
Berlin, the eye &an, going along.

Western Union International
Inc.', a Delaware corporation, filed
a statement and designation that
its New York Stale office is at 60
Hudson Street, New York City. Mil-
bank. Tweed, Hope & Hadley are
attorneys.

foremost fingers, to becorat tem¬
porary resident of Chicago, where
her husband will serve as Israeli
consul for economic affairs.

Samuel Zagon, personal repre¬
sentative of Hollywood producer
Stanley Kramer, and Richard Mc¬
Whorter, production director here
; to find location for coming “Glori¬
ous Brothers’’ pic based on Howard
Fast’s book about the Maccabees.

Ed Fitzgerald of “Mr. and Mrs.”
radio fame was a centre of atten¬
tion wherever he appeared during
, his one week stay in Israel. It was
j his oldfashioned, funny beard.
(Nothing like that has been seen
| here for a long time. Fitzgerald had
J to explain patiently to dozens of
people, that he had to grow exact¬
ly such a beard to be able to play
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
on a tv show retelling the Mayer-
ling tragedy.

Paris

By Gene Moskowiiz

(66 Are. Bretevil, Suf. 59201

Dawn Addams into French pic
"The Liars.” *

Colette Renard reprising her
role in a revival of the legit hit
musical, “Irma La Douce.”

Odette Ferry now heads the
Paramount publicity setup here,
replacing Jacques De Plunkett.

Montage picture, using stock
and newsreel footage to trace the
rise and fall of Hitler, “Mein
Kampf” did fine first-run biz here.

Robert and Raymond Hakim
snared French distrib rights for
the Italo pic. “Le Bel Antonio,”
which won the Grand Prix^ at the
Locarno Fest last year.

In the “New Wave” tradition,
highbrow pic critic Jean Domarchi
starts to direct his first pic this
week, “The filling.” with Marcuse
Ronet. Domarchi also scripted.

Customs duties on film used for
cutting room work and foe dub¬
bing purposes have been done
away with here. This helps on cut¬
ting costs for readying foreign pix
for local marts.

Alexandre Astruc will direct
"Girls For Army” for Raoul Levy
next March. Though dealing with
the last war in Greece, where an
Italian officer is bringing girls
back to a base for the officer’s
brothel, it will be made entirely
In France.

Jel km

By Joseph Lapid

(52 Shlomo Hcuitelech St; Tel.

28348)

"Ben-Hur” running high and
Wide.

Luise Rainer of “The Good
Earth” memory visiting here.

Violinist Ida Haendel, soloist on
Israeli Philharmonic next series.

An increasing number of musi¬
cians emigrating tef Israel from
Europe.

First Government sponsored
Academy of Dramatic Arts to open
next month in Ramat Gan, near
Tel Aviv. f

Schillers “Maria Stuart” in Ka-
meri theatre, with Orna Porath as
Mary Stuart and Hannah Maron
as Queen Elizabeth.

Italian producers abandoned
plan of using Israeli locale for
“Last Days of Sodom and Gomor-
mah” with Stewart Granger.

Israeli Opera’s new “Carmen,”
with American singer Vera Little
in the title role, directed by Eddis
de Philip, George Singer conduct¬
ing.

Brigitte Bardot’s nude poster for
her newest pic, “The Truth” in
Mog abi-cinoma. was wrapped in
linen, upon civilians protest
against mmotality.

Natanya Dovrat, one of Israel’s

Boston

By Guy Livingston

(423 Little Bldg.; DE 8-7560;

New Basin St. South club hit by
fire.

Blinstrub’s has Sammy Davis Jr.,
who opened Fri. (27>.

George Wein’5 Storyville has
Gloria Lynne and Cannonball Ad-
derly Jan. 30-Feb. 5.

Drive-in Theatres of New Eng¬
land readying for annual meet at
Hotel Bradford Feb. 7.

Shelley Berman In for brunch
press party at Ritz preceding his
Friday (3) Symphony Hall one
nighter.

James E. Tibbetts, Loew’s Thea¬
tres, and manager of Hub’ Orphe-
um, elected to board of directors
Allied Theatres of N. E.

Statler-Hilton Showtoppers, cur¬
rently in “Salute to Rudolf Friml,”
in the Terrace Room, rehearsing
upcoming “Salute to DeSylva,
Brown and Henderson.”

Boston Cinema Lodge B’nai
B’rith third annual “Man of the
Year” award luncheon honoring
Herman Rifkin and Steve Broidy,
set for Bradford hotel, Feb. 14.

Morrie Steinman, in from Min¬
neapolis, to handle world preem
of Universal’s “The* Great Im¬
poster” Feb. 16 at Keith Memorial,
and 300 playdates in New England.

George Sheldon Balloch is prexy
of newly organized Boston indie
file Co., Dickinson Film Produc¬
tions, Which acquired rights in
London to produce Graham
Greene’s novel, “England Made
Me.”

Dickinson Film Productions, Inc.,
newly organized Boston indie film
company, acquired rights in Lon¬
don to produce Graham Greene’s
“England Made Me,” In Sw r eden
this spring. It also has “Nili Spies,”
skedded for filming in Israel this
fall.

Milwaukee

By James Gahagan
(2547 A. No. Booth St: FR. 2-0731)

Roberta Sherwood opened Jan.
27 at Gallagher’s.

Warsaw Philharmonic gave one
performance at Oriental Theatre
last week.

“Pajama Game” at Fred Miller
Theatre starting Feb. 21, running
through March 12.

At Skylight-On-The Square The¬
atre, “Barber of Seville,” featuring
Boston Comic Opera performers,
opened Jan. 25 for twoweek run,

A package deal via (to New York
City) Northwest Airlines in “The
Best of Broadway” show plan tour
Includes seats to “Camelot,” “Do-
Re Mi” and two other Broadway
shows.

Joe Reynolds, Towne Theatre
manager and Towne-Riverside pub¬
licist, reports big public interest in
“Spartacus,” following trade show¬
ing. Film opens (hardticket) at
Towne Feb. 1.

Pittsburgh

By Lenny Litman
(HA 1-2739; 6359 Burchfield )
Clyde McCoy band follows Nick
Lomakin into Riverboat Room.

Agent Syd Friedman bought Joe
Kury office here to add to offices
in Cleveland and Erie.

Ted Huston had option picked
up at the Pittsburgh Hilton. Ditto
songstress- Susan Brady.

Max Kaminsky, in town with
Jack Marshard Orch, offered Nick
Lomakin a deal to go with him on
some Dixieland dates.

William Driscoll and Donald
Dakin, two bellmen at the Hilton,
formed Dawn Productions and will
put on their first jazz show at the
Penn-Sheraton Feb. 14. Show will
have Dave B-ubeck Quartet and
Carmen McRae.

London

(HYDe Park 4561/2/3')

Windmill Theatre staged its 29th
anni show on Monday (30).

Baron Moss Ltd. hired, as press
agents for impressario Michael
Codron.

Peter Seller's next film will be
“Waltz of the Toreadors” for Peter
de Sarigny, with Wolf Mankowitz
scripting.

' Lord Rank has quit as chairman
of the Children’s Film Foundation
and John Davis, deputy chairman,
takes over.

Paul Bethell-Fox, branch super¬
visor of Rank Overseas Film Dis¬
tributors, expected back Feb. 9 af¬
ter Far East sales trip.

Lola Fisher, star of "My Fair
Lady” in the N.Y. company which
played Moscow, opened at the So¬
ciety cafe on Monday (30).

Current visitors include Karl
Tunberg, Burt Shevelove, Frank
King Gloria De H«£ven, James
Thurber and «fohn Ringling No’rth.

Flack Bill Batchelor flew to N.Y.
over weekend for huddles with
Otto Preminger about London
preem and Cannes Fest showings
of “Exodus.”

“Ben-Hur” (M-G) still getting
dates. It opens at Leeds Sunday
(5). Cardiff on Monday (6) and
Nottingham Feb 16, this being the
11th U.K. preem.

Two members of the Rank Or¬
ganization, J. C. G. Bells and Dud¬
ley Saward, named next managing
directors of Rank Cintel and Bush
Radio respectively.

Leo Genn speaks the commen¬
tary for “State Opening of Parlia¬
ment,” official color documentary
which will form part of Royal
Film Show on Feb. 2.0,

George Gunn, joint topper of
Technicolor Ltd., to Spain to at¬
tend a production convention whip¬
ped up by Samuel Bronston in con¬
nection with “El Cid,” currently
shooting in Segovia.

“Special Greetings” from Paris
to U.K. pressmen from Anthony
Perkins, Ingrid Bergman and Yves
Montand consist of novelty disks of
the theme song from the Bergman
pic, “Goodbye Again.”

Peter Cadbury, chief of Western
Television, Britain’s newest com¬
mercial tv contractors, has set up
a new Company to publish the
service’s program magazine, “Look
Westward,” to bow at end of April,
with a starting circulation of
around 150,000. Westward Televi-
j sion will hold 60% of the new
company’s shares.

Las Vegas

By Forrest Doke
(DUdley 4A141)

Dinah Shore’s Desert Inn preem
Feb. 3 moves Rosemary Clooney’s
date back to Feb. 21.

Thunderbird producer Marty
Hicks inked Gogi Grant for three
more T’bird sessions.

The Stardust Lido de Paris
shows have been seen by nearly
2,500,000 since the hotel opened in
1958.

“La Plume” is -so successful at
the Riviera, it is moving back the
Marlene Dietrich, Harry Belafonte
and Dennis Day dates.

Robert Clary took over as the
Riviera’s “La Plume de Ma Tante”
star when Robert Dhery zoomed to
Paris for a film commitment.

Hank Henry, Silver Slipper top
banana, reading script for Janis
Paige “Gussie My Girl,” tele pilot
in which he’d play the role of her
father.

Jack Entratter winged to the
Sinatra Spectacular In Washington
with his current Sandstar, Joey
Bishop, who was replaced for three
nights by Buddy Hackett.

Rome

By Robert F. Hawkins

(Stampa Estera; 675906)
Nonee Sen bought Far East re¬
lease rights to nine Italian pix
during his recent stay.

Mario Nascimbene engaged to
write music for Plato Skouras’
“Saint Francis of Assisi” (20th).

Alberto Lattuada back from
Paris and his DocumentO Produc¬
tion of “Imprevisto” (The Un¬
expected).

Ernest Borgnine In to prep his
“Black City” stint for Dlno De
Laurent-iis Productions. Duilio Co-
letti directs. ,

Joseph Fryd hosted Shaker Club
party for Cathay general manager
John Ede and Singapore star Wong
Teng Ming in presence of stars
and pic toppers.

Sir Anthony Nutting, onetime
British Foreign Ministry official,

I though Rome on way to Jordan as

Wednesday, February 1, 1961

technical adviser on Sam Spiegel’s
“Lawrence of Arabia.”

Eva Bartok and Robert Alda co-
star in Play Guild of Rome Eng¬
lish-language staging of “Women
with Red Hair,” directed by John
Byrne. Alda's son Alan also ap¬
pears.

Titanus hosted the press to mark
start of Robert Aldrich’s “The
Last Days of Sodom and Gomor-
reh,” in presence of stars Pier
Angeli, Stewart Granger, Stanley
Baker and others. Pic locations in
Morocco next March.

In-and-out-of-Rome: Joseph Le¬
vine. Lee Steiner, Jacques Bar,
Raoul Levy, Jack Wiener, Haya
Harareet, Rod Fulton, Harry Fried¬
man, Betty Box, Ralph Thomas,
Monica Vitti, Michelangelo An¬
tonioni, Gloria Milland, Milly
Vitale, Annette Stroyberg, Jay J
Weston, Maureen Gavin and
Gloria Davy.

Vienna

By Emil W. Maass

(Grosse Schifigasse I A; 356156)

GartenBau Kino reopens with
“Spartacus” (U).

Lionel Hampton inked by City
Sport Hall for March 17.

American pianist Charles White
gave concert'in Brahms Saal.

Chilean soprano Montserrant
Caballe guested in Volksopera in
“Le Traviata.”

Dresden (East German) state 1 or¬
chestra accepted offer to guest
during Salzburg festivals.

Bregenz festivals will offer a
Carl Zuckmayer preem. It is the
play, “The Rogue of Bergen.”

The “Musical Soring” weeks in
Salzburg, scheduled from May 19
to June 4 r as forerunner of the
festivals, will offer concerts in
ancient Salzburg castle and on his¬
torical squares of city.

Philadelphia

By Jerry Gaghan
(319 N. 18 th St., Locust 4A848)

The Capri bringing In a Buster
•Burnell line for its current “Roar¬
ing 20’s” revue.

Celebrity Room changed its for¬
mer name policy and now features
“The Limbo Revue.”

Don Friedman anff Ken Joffee,
in asociation with Polysonics,
bringing in Lenny Bruce to Town
Hall, Feb. 3.

Vera Zorina will be guest soloist
with the Philadelphia Orchestra
(Feb. 16) as narrator of “Facade,”
poems by Edith Sitwell set to mu¬
sic by William Walton.

Ed Wynn will return to Central
High, his former school, to receive
citation from the alumni associa¬
tion on March 31.

Beverly Aadland makes her cafe
debut in this area at the Erie So¬
cial Club March 11-12.

Royal British Ballet, originally
skedded for three performances be¬
cause of demands for tickets added
an extra matinee on Jan. 26.

Sam Levenson to guest at B’nai
Brith breakfast luncheon March 5)
at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel.

Lou Freedman, former personnal
manager, now an automobile sales¬
man, signed a new Canadian singer,
Bernie Early.

The Strong Brothers to open in
March as toppers at the Moulin
Rouge, Paris. Booker Lou Entin
set deal.

By Rob Rees

(4409 Xerxes Ave. So.; WA 6-6955)

Budapest String Quartet in three
concerts here last weekend.

American Ballet Theatre set for
two performances at St. Paul Au¬
ditorium Feb. 11.

Pete Karalis, Freddie’s boniface,
promoting Count Basie concert at
Leamington Hotel Feb, 19.

Comic Guy Marks and warbler
Joanie Sommers open nine-day
stay at Freddie’s Thursday (2).

Augie’s has exotic dancers Patti
Sinclair, Deborah Holly and Tina
DeSoto with Dick Paige combo.

Sunday matinee series of Burton
Holmes travelogs slated for St.
Paul Auditorium Feb. 19-March 19.

Symphony String Quartet, cham¬
ber group of Minneapolis* Sym¬
phony members, preemed here last
week.

Despite 10-below temperature,
2.000 turned out to welcome tv star
Garry Moore and his show cast to
St. Paul for St. Paul Winter Car¬
nival appearance.

Minneapolis Symphony conduc¬
tor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, back
from guest conducting appearance
with N. Y. Philharmonic, directed
world preem of opus by Wayne
Peterson. “Exaltation, Dithyramb
and Caprice,” on Ffiday.

Hollywood

Col. Barney Oldfield in town.

Ray Conniff skied to Honolulu.

Mel Blanc critically Injured in
auto accident.

Julian Harmon formed Guide
Productions.

Victor Saville due in next month
from London.

Lillian Kramer joined Jerry
Franken agency.

John Meredith Lucas returned
from year in Australia.

Mike Frankovich arrived from
London for Col'studio talks.

John Farrow created Knight of
Malta, of the Catholic Church.

Herman Rush signed as GAC-TV
vp and will headquarter in N. Y.

Bob Newhart kicked off three-
month ‘national tour in Calgary.

Phil Brooks rejoined station
KMPC staff after five-year absence.

Virginia Mayo and Michael
O’Shea back from extended Euro¬
pean stay.

James Alexander jointed Motion
Picture Film Library as partner
with Burch Williams.

Fred MacMurray and June Haver
attended National Children’s Car¬
diac Hospital dinner ^n Miami.

Jacques Bar in from Paris for
confabs with Metro’s Sol C. Siegel
on his production, “Bridge to th®
Sun.”

Frankie Avalon commuting be¬
tween the Sands. -Las Vegas, and
Hollywood for “Voyage to the Bot¬
tom of the Seat”

Lester S. Ready appointed ac¬
count exec for US Associated’®
Southwestern Division, headquar¬
tering in Dallas.

(DElaware 7-4984)

Joe Turnbull joined the Chi
Variety office.

“Majority of One” closed her®
after 18-week stand.

American Ballet Theatre down
for the Opera House Feb. 2-5.

Herb Tannen of William Morris
office hospitalized with pneumonia.

Drury Lane reopened Jan. 31
with Peggy Cass and local tele’s
Ray Rayner in “Lullaby.”

Company of Four stock troupe to
stage “She StoOps to Conquer”
Feb. 2-5, and again later in month.

Publicist Don Young added an¬
other show trade client, the south-
side Counterpoint jazzery. He also
handles Gate of Horn.

Group of chums of the late Nat®
Gross, Chicago American column¬
ist, have established a foundation
in his name to aid charitable
causes.

American Ballet Theatre will of¬
fer local preem of Dave Brubeck’s
“Points of Jazz” during Opera
House stand opening tomorrow
[ (Thurs.).

David Wallerstein, Balaban 8c
Katz prez, nailed head of State
[Street Council, Loop merchant’s
body. He’s first non-retailer since
1936 to hold post.

First show biz show for the the¬
atre at McCormick Place, new lake-
front expo centre, will be March
18 jazz bash with Woody Herman,

I Anita O’Day and Ahmad Jamal.

Leon Wolf berg, at 31 the young¬
est ever to hold the post, is new
topper for GAC here, replacing
Bob Weems who moved back to
Gotham. Wolfberg joined the of¬
fice nearly three years ago and was
booking niteries.

With Bob Weems shifted back to
N.Y. by General Artists Corp.,
agency elevated Leon Wolfberg to
head the Chi office. At 31, he's
youngest to hold down the post
here. Weems, by the way, origin¬
ally opened the local office nearly
20 years ago.

Universal, starting to beat th®
drums here for its “Great Im¬
poster,” got the Chi press photogs
to tag masquerader Ferdinand De-
mara Jr., subject of the film, as
“most Incredible figure In the news
the past decade.” Film is due in
March at the Roosevelt.

San Francisco

By William Steif
(EVergreen 6-9201)

.Oh Yungjin, producer of Korean
film, “Unheeded Cries,” visiting
from Korea.

Norman K. Dorn leaving Irving
M. Levin’s San Francisco .Theatres,
Inc., after liyyears.

Bassist Charles Burrell became
first regularly employed Negrtf
musician in Frisco Symphony.

Frisco Opera planning to present
j world preem of Norman Dello
Joio’s new opera, “Blood Moon,”

I next fall.

Wednesday, February I, 1961

ISfijilkTY

NORMAN SIEGEL

Norman Siegel* 54, western edi¬
tor of Photoplay mag and former
studio publicity director of Para¬
mount, plunged to his death from
roof of a 12-story building on Hol¬
lywood Blvd., in Hollywood Jan.
24. Death was listed by police as
suicide, although no notes were
found.

Prior to going to Hollywood in
1945 as assistant Par pub director,
Siegel was a Scripps-Howard news¬
paper editor in Cleveland from
1926 to ’45, as well as a NEA radio
columnist. He also was co-founder
of the Cleveland Stage Door Can¬
teen in 1943.

Following his Hollywood arrival,
he organized and managed Holly¬
wood troupes attending the Royal
Command Performances in London
for several years, and repeated for
the President’s Birthday Celebra¬
tion in Washington, D. C. t in 1946.
After two years as Par pub chief
on Coast, daring which he was
chairman of MPAA Publicity Di¬
rectors Committee, he left to be¬
come public relations director for
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
& Sciences.

For a time Siegel conducted his
own pub office, and handled the
Screen Directors Guild. For a time,
too, he was Coast pub-exploitation
director for CBS-TV.

Surviving are his wife, son and
daughter.

fused with producer-writer Robert
H. Buckner, w r as a native of Pine
Bluffs, Ark. He studied at the
American Academy of Dramatic
Art in New York and later trouped
in stock companies with such stars
as Jane Cowl and Grace George.
•: His plays included "An Affair of
State,” "Portrait of a Lady,” "Then
Came the Dawn,” "The Red Swan”
and “The Man with a Country/
He also did the book of a 1940
musical based on "Much Ado
About Nothing.” At various times
Buckner turned out screen and
tv scripts.

Surviving are his wife, two
daughters and a son.

CHARLES HEMSTEAD
Charles Hemstead, 72, owner of
a chain of Toronto hotels and race
horses, distraught over the loss by
fire of his Carson Hotel (which
took two lives) and the loss of his

BEN ALLEN

Ben Allen, 74, onetime billtopper
with post-World War I revues, The
Maple Leafs and The Dumbells,
died Jan. 17 In Ottawa. A captain
in the Canadian army of the first
war, he joined the Plunkett com¬
pany in Europe and appeared
with The Dumbells. Plunkett’s ma¬
jor unit, and later the second
troupe. The Maple Leafs.

These . were all-male, all-Cana¬
dian revues which preemed as
overseas troop entertainment, then
moved onto stages in Canada on
return from war. Allen was a singer
but, like all players, did various
bits as the shows demanded. In
Ottawa, after leaving the stage, he
was with the federal Dept, of Vet¬
erans Affairs..

Wife, two daughters, survive.

In fond memory of
my Dear Friend,

ALFRED deMAMBY

who died February l, 1920.

JERRY VOGEL

year-round $500,000 restaurant in
the Manufacturers Building of the
Canadian National Exhibition —
both within a fortnight—died after
a heart attack Jan. 17 in Toronto.

Hemstead was also the owner of
the St. Charles and St. Regis Ho¬
tels (complete with niteries). In
addition, he was owner of the for¬
mer Grosvenor Hotel, demolished
to make way for the midtown,
modem Westbury Hotel. He for¬
merly owned the Dixie Plaza su¬
permarket, which also housed a
2 ,100-seater summer tent show.

He had just purchased the Car-
son ' Hotel (formerly the Elliott)
and had expended some $370,000
in renovations to the lobby and
nitery. A familiar figure on the
tracks of the U. S. and Canada, he
had earlier fought off a trio of
holdup men seeking his $6,000 dia¬
mond stickpin.

Survived by wife and son.

ARTHUR HELLMER
Arthur Hellmer, 81, founder of
Frankfurt’s Neue Theatre and one
of West Germany’s top directors,
died Jan. 18 in Hamburg, West
Germany, following a brief illness.

Hellmer started as an actor with
the Frankfurt Schauspielhaus in
1905, and co-founded the Neue
Theatre with Max Reimann, then
later operated it alone. He was
considered a daring Innovator,
being the first to present German
playwrights Georg Kaiser and Ber-
thold Brecht, and introducing the
modern dramas of Schnitzler, Has-
enclever, Pirandello and Shaw to
the local audience.

He also was credited with dis¬
covering many of the top talents
of the German stage and films,
having started Paul Graetz, Viktor
de Kowa, Kathe Dorsch and Mari¬
anne Hoppe on their careers.

Hellmer left Germany in 1935
to take over the Theatre an der
Wien, emigrated to London during
the war, but returned to Hamburg
in 1946 as director of the Hamburg
theatre.

NELSON B. BELL
Nelson B. Bell, 77; drama editor
of the,Washington Post for approx¬
imately 40 years before his retire¬
ment, died Jan. 26 in Washington.
His interest in show business be¬
gan at the age of six when he or¬
ganized a children’s blackface act
which played Chicago area vaude¬
ville houses.

His long service with the Wash¬
ington Post, which he also served
as Sunday editor, was broken sev¬
eral times when he left to work
for several theatrical groups. He
was, at times, director of advertising
and promotion for both the Moore
Theatre Corp. and Crandall Thea¬
tre Corp., the latter eventually
purchased by Warner Bros,

His wife survives.

OLIVER (DOC) PERRY
Oliver H. (Doc) Perry, 71, pianist,
teacher and orchestra leader who
taught Duke Ellington how to play,
died Jan. 26 of a heart ailment in
Washington. For more than 20
years, he led "Doc” Perry’s So¬
ciety Orchestra in Washington.

Earlier, he organized an orches¬
tra which played for silent films
for years in Washington’s old Lin¬
coln Theatre. It was there that El-
lingtoh as a youngster first played
professionally as a substitute in
'the band. Although retired since
1950, Perry continued to play oc¬
casionally for parties in Washing¬
ton and the fashionable Virginia
hunt country nearby.

Survivors include his wife and
a sister.

-STELLA GARTNER
Stella Gartner, 92, retired ac¬
tress and vaude performer died
Jan. 27 in New York. Born in Ore¬
gon, Mo., she was active in show
[ business for more than half cen-
[tury. With her son, Andrew Mc¬
Laughlin, she did a brother and
sister act for years. They toured
.the major vaude circuits billed as
Gartner & McLaughlin.

Miss Gartner also ran an all boy
t minstrel show in which she was
i interlocutor, harmony singer and
dancer. For a time she appeared
in stock. She last acted on Broad-
■ way with Alice Brady in the 1928
production of "Bless You Sister.”
Her son survives.

ton, died Jan. 25 in Bethesda, Md.
A veteran newspaperman, he
joined Johnston in 1945 when lat¬
ter was president of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce and stayed
with him when Johnston moved
over to MPAA.

From 1939 to 1945, Movius was
executive secretary to former Sen.
Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota.
Born in Bowbells,. N. D., he was
political editor of the Fargo <N. D.)
Forum before joining Nye in Wash¬
ington.

Wife, two sisters and a brother
survive.

Theatre Owners, died Jan. 24 In
Minneapolis. For years he was
branch manager for Universal and
Fox in Minneapolis, Kansas City,
Mo., Milwaukee and Oklahoma
City. He served two terms as NCA
president.

His wife, son and two daughters

COL. LaRUE R. BOALS
Col. LaRue R. Boals, 82, music
director of radio station WFMJ
and music critic for the Youngs¬
town, O., Vindicator, died Jan. 24
in that city after a five-week ill¬
ness. He became music reviewer
for the Vindicator in 1917 before
leaving to join the army.

Col. Boals, who joined WFMJ
when it went on the air more than
20 years ago, inaugurated the sta¬
tion’s "Orchestra Hall” program.
He also handled ticket sales in
Youngstown for the Metropolitan
Opera’s annual appearances there.

Surviving are a sister and broth¬
er.

BURT CORTELYOU
Burt Cortelyou, 78, retired
vaude agent and onetime manager
of tennis champ Big Bill Tilden,
died Jan. 25 in Cincinnati. He
started as secretary to Charles
Kohl of Kohl & Castle in Chicago.
He later was a partner in the.
Simon Agency, then went on his
own.

Cortelyou managed Tilden on
the original professional tennis
tours. He also was in the auto¬
mobile business in Palm Beach,
Fla., for a time.

CARROLL MARTS
Carroll Marts, 53, account exec
for the ABC-TV central division
I and onetime v.p. of the Mutual
Broadcasting System, died Jan. 22
in Chicago. He joined ABC in 1957
after 15 years with Mutual, the last
| five of which he headed its central
division. Earlier he had operated
radio station KLEE, Ottumwa, ia.

His wife “and two daughters sur¬
vive. -

STANLEY CLARKSON
Stanley Clarkson, 57, "bass singer,
died Jan. 22 in London. An Aus¬
tralian, he studied at Sydney Con-
servatorium while working as a
linotype operator.

In 1938 he became a full time
singer with the Australian Broad¬
casting Commission. He came to
Britain in 1947 and joined Sadler’s
Wells in 1948. Since then he had
sung more than 22 principal bass
roles for the Wells, and also sang
with the Royal Choral Society and
the Halle Concert Society.

RALPH H. JONES
Ralph H. Jones, 76, founder in
1916 of the Cincinnati advertising
agency bearing his name, died "Jan.
26 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., his
residence since retirement in 1943.

Linda’s First Love,” an early ra¬
dio soap opera, came from his firm
which pioneered in use of motion
pictures for study of buyer reac¬
tion in scientific marketing re¬
search.

Survived by his wife, three sons,
brother and sister.

FRANK E. DeBONA
Frank E. DeBona, 70, retired
harpist, died Jan. 23 in Reseda,
CaL, following a heart attack.
After studying music in Paris and
Geneva, he played with pit bands
during the silent screen days in
several Milwaukee theatres. He
was harpist with the Cleveland
Symphony Orchestra for a time
and was heard on WTMJ, Milwau¬
kee, in the 1930s.

Surviving are his wife, brother
and two sisters.

ROBERT L. BUCKNER
Robert Latimer Buckner, 57,
playwright, screen writer and one¬
time actor, died Jan. 24 in New
York after a long illness. He was .
best known for "The Primrose:
Path,” a comedy he wrote in col- j
laboration with Walter Hart. It was
a Broadway hit in 1939 and later
was filmed by RKG with Ginger
Rogers in a top role.

Buckner, who is not to be con-

BILLMACK

Bill Mack, former vaude perfor¬
mer and booker, died in New York
Jan. 27 after a stroke. He had been
retired for some years.

Mack long did an act which
toured major circuits, having Wn
part of Reigel & Mack. He .*:er
joined the booking staff of the
Keith Albee circuit. During World
War II he was with USO-Camp
Shows. His last show biz connec¬
tion was as a partner with A1 Rick¬
ard in a vaudeville booking office.

Survived by wife and two broth¬
ers.

GERALD W. MOVIUS
Gerald W. Movius, 53. an as¬
sistant to MPAA prexy Eric Johns¬

MARY B. ROBERTSON
Mary Beaton Robertson, Motion
Picture Relief Fund staffer for 25
years and daughter of the late Wel-
ford Beaton, Hollywood screen
writer and publisher of The Spec¬
tator, a film journal, was found
dead in her Hollywood home Jan.
25. .

She also was the niece of the
syndicated columnist, Kenneth C.
Beaton, who wrote under the in¬
itials, K.C.B. Mother, daughter and j
sister survive.

DOROTHY THOMPSON
Dorothy Thompson, 66, died of
a heart attack Jan. 31 while visit¬
ing Lisbon, Portugal. During the
great isolationist - interventionist
debate before World War II she
was one of the most active radio
commentators. The second of her
three husbands was Sinclair Lewis,
the novelist.

FERD ZIEGLER
Ferd Ziegler, 45, McCann-Erick-
son veepee, died of cancer last
week in Maplewood, N. J. Before
joining McCann in 1955, he was
for eight years sales promotion di- j
rector of Grey Advertising. He alsb'j
had worked for the- publicity de¬
partment of 20th Century-Fox and
taught advertising classes at City
College.

, Survivors include his wife, two
sons and a daughter.

agent, died Jan. 14 in Houston,
following a two-year illness.

Harry F. Lamb, former trom¬
bonist with the Indianapolis Sym¬
phony Orchestra, died Jan. 14 in
Indianapolis.

Mother, 70, of Homer McCallon,
manager of Loew’s State Theatre,
Houston, died recently in Knox¬
ville, Tenn.

Austin L. Howard, 54, former
Burlington, Vt., bandleader, died
Jan. 19 in Washington.

Mother, 80, of comedian Garry
Moore died Jan. 24 in Denver.

DR. GERHARD CAEMMERER
Dr. Gerhard Caemmerer, 55,
chief of the Robert Koenig Theatre
Group and member of the board
of the exhibitors association of
Baden-Wuerttemburg, died Jan. 8
in Karlsruhe, West Germany, fol¬
lowing a stroke.

He was a board member of the
Central Exhibitors Assn, of West
Germany.

ARCHIE FLEMING
Archie Fleming, 61, cinema cir¬
cuit supervisor, died recently in
Ralston, Scotland. Starting as an
assistant cinema manager, he rose
to chief supervisor pf the Caledo¬
nian. Associated Cinemas Ltd.,- a
leading Scot circuit
Survived by.his wife.

HARRY E. HAWE
Harry E. Hawe, 78, trombone
player with the Toronto Symphony
for over 40 years and also with the
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Orch
since latter’s inception, died Jan.
22 in that city.

Survived by daughter.

Bertha De Wolfe, wife of the late
Fred De Wolfe, treasurer for many
years of Ringling Bros., Barnum &
Bailey Circus and former treasurer
of the old N. Y. Hippodrome, died
Jan. 27 in New York.

MARRIAGES

Jacqueline Fine to Alan Reed,
Hollywood, Jan. 29. He’s an actor.

Helen M. Rodabaugh to Ben
Kaufman, New York, Jan. 28. He’s
publicity director of Valiant Films.

Rosina Pergano to A1 Primo,
Pittsburgh, Jan 21. He’s a KDKA-
TV news writer.

Jill Martin to Thomas Elliott,
’London, Jan. 21. Bride is a
dancer In West Side Story”;
he is acting manager for the com¬
pany.

Marcia Whitworth to Marty
Blake, St. Louis, Jan. 14. Bride is
with promotion staff of KMOX-TV,
CBS, there; he’s business manager
of the St. Louis Hawks baseball
team.

Barbara Beers to Robert Hansen,
Seattle, Jan. 20. Bride is KOMO-
TV national sales assistant.

Irene Carol Weisberg to William
V. Langan II, Great Neck, L. I.,
Jan. 22. Bride is daughter of ad
agency exec Albert Weisberg.

Sandra Jane Tucker to Jack Car-
son, Houston, Jan. 26. He’s th®
actor.

Frances " Mayville to Burton
Budin, Burlington, Vt., Jan. 21.
He’s ty director of WTVH, Peoria,
III.

Jean Goodkind to Robert Rich,
New York, Jan. 28. He is v.p. and
general sales manager of Seven
Arts Associated.

Camille Monte to A1 Gorgoni,
New York, Jan. 28. Bride is an
actress; he's a composer-guitarist.

Brother, 54, of Edward Seguin,
ad-pub manager for Balaban &
Katz theatre circuit in Chicago,
died Jan. 23 in that city. Wife,
daughter, son, two sisters, and
three other l 'others survive.

George J. Schatz, 82, retired
trapeze performer with the Ring-
ling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey
CiFCUs, died recently in Toledo,
O. Surviving are his wife, son
and brother.

ALEX STIEFEL
Alex Stiefel, 55, vet theatre offi¬
cial and lawyer, died Jan. 24 in
Philadelphia. He directed the op¬
eration of several local film houses
owned by his brother, the late
Samuel Stiefel, and was treasurer
of the Henry Amusement Corp..
owners of the Uptown.

Wife, son, daughter and two sis¬
ters survive

Stanley Nelson, 57, pianist, jazz j
arranger and newspaperman, died
of a heart attack, Jan, 21 in New:
Romney, Eng. He WTote jazz and j
sports articles and authored "All
About Jazz.”

FRANK MANTZKE
Ira Frank Mantzke, 67, eeneral
manager of Northwest Theatre
Service Co. and recently retired
president of North Central Allied

Elwood A. Davis, 69, longtime
violinist who had played with sym¬
phony orchestras in Fort Wayne,
Dallas and Minneapolis, died Jan.
15 in Sanbornville, N.H.

Margaret Balfour, oratorio sing¬
er, died Jan. 23 in London. She
sang under Toscanini and was a
distinguished singer of the ’20s
and .’30s.

Father, 82, of Harris McAIpin
(Harry) Forwood III, legit press-

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs. Amie Rosen, son,
New York, Dec. 22. Father is a
comedy writer on the Garry Moore
show.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tenen,

daughter, Hollywood, Jan. 20.
Mother is actress Kathy Wake¬

field; father’s an actor.

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Moritz, son,
Hollywood, Jan. zl. Father is ad-
pub director for American Inter¬
national Pictures.

Mr. "and Mrs. Dick Tufeld,

daughter, Hollywood, Jan. 24.
Mother is actress Adrienne Tufeld;
father’s an announcer.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hurley,

daughter, Pittsburgh. Jan. 22.
Father is control room supervisor
at WTAE.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Samulis, son,
Pittsburgh, Jan. 24. Father is a
director at KDKA-TV.

Mr. and Mrs. Noah Jacobs, son.
New York, Jan. 17. Father is N.Y.
sales supervisor at National Tele¬
film Associates.

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Ross, daugh¬
ter, Los Angeles, Jan. 22. Father is
a copywriter with Wade Advertis¬
ing there.

Mr. and Mrs. Mel -Gordon,
daughter, Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Father is Gordon Music Co. v.p.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Milner,
daughter, Hollywood, Jan. 21.
Mother is actress Judy Jones;
father’s an actor.

Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Green, son.
New York, Jan. 11. Mother is ac¬
tress Phyllis Newman; father is a
writer-performer.

Mr. and Mrs. Dom Frascella,
daughter, the Bronx, N. Y., recent¬
ly. Father is traffic manager of
Astor Pictures and Atlantic Tele¬
vision.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Gilbert, daugn-
ter. recently at Dalhart. Tex.
Father is co-owner of the Mission
and El Ranch Drive-In Theatre in
that city.

Mr. and M/s. Lome Munroe, son
‘their ninth), Philadelphia, Jan. 26.
Father is first cellist with the Phil¬
adelphia Orchestra; mother is a
violinist, formerly with the Wash¬
ington Symphony.

Mrs. and Mrs. Pat Hodges, son,
San Mateo, Cal., Jan. 19. Father’s
a salesman for KSFO. Frisco;
grandfather is Russ Hodges, long¬
time broadcaster of Fri«co quon¬
dam N.Y.) Giants’ baseball.

The Lonely

This woman has had no visitors in 40 years. She is 96 years old. She is not in
Jail. She has committed no crime. Unless it is a crime to bring up children who
neglect their parents during the years when their parents need them most.
Today, 1,000,000 old people in Britain live alone. Even at Christmasrthe family
festival, they have no family around them. Granada wanted to find put who

could help them, and how. It telecast a programme called “The Lonely.” Along
with the woman, above, it visited an old man who goes to bed every afternoon at
five because he “has nothing else to do”; and several old people’s homes-some
as decrepit as their boarders, some new and hopeful. Once again, Granada’s

cameras were put to good use. _ ___

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Rating Manland Acts as Toreigners,’
Puerto Rico Union Mores Vs. Hotels

H wood Studios Off Hook; Kill Bid
To Tax Item Millions on Indie Proda

By AL DINHOFER

San Juan, Feb. 7.

Puerto Rican Assn, of Actors
and Technicians (PRAAT), which
succeeded In forcing recognition
.from the San Juan Drama Festival
{initiation plus 2% of salaries of
all Equity members), last week
turned its attention to the San
Juan-Condado hotels. The island
union demands Puerto Rican en¬
tertainers be given a one-for-one
place in the spotlight with “Ameri¬
cans/’

Rafael Tirado, executive secre¬
tary of island union said the union
does not seek a rigid system gov¬
erning nightclub acts, but only
"equality of acts” or “a fair bal¬
ance” between “imported” and
island talent.

Under such a system, hotels in¬
cluding the Caribe Hilton, San
Juan Intercontinental, La Concha,
Conado Beach, and the Dorado
Beach, which use mainland talent,
would have to revamp their enter¬
tainment budgets and formats.

Tirado pointed out, though, that
a hotel would not necessarily have
to balance its New York acts with
San Juan performers in the same
Show.

“One week might be devoted
mostly to American performers,;
while another week the show could
be Puerto Rican,” he anticipated.

The use of Puerto Rican emcees
and lighting technicians, he said,
might be included in figuring the
number of PRAAT members. '

Initial negotiations between the >
Island union officials and the
Puerto Rico Hotel Assn., are sched- i
Uled for this week. ;

PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
AUDITION EACH OTHER

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Jose Ferrer’s deal to direct “The
Chapman Report” for Richard'
Zanuck at 20th-Fox involves a two-
week period during which Ferrer
and scripter will block out the
property, scene-by-scene.

. If, at the end of the two weeks,
Ferrer and Zanuck agree on pic’s
concept, Ferrer will direct.

A Tough Ma Parkins

Hollywood, Feb. 7.
Frank Sinatra’s Essex Pro¬
ductions, prepplng its mul¬
tiple-feature program^ for
United Artists release, is blue¬
printing a possible teleseries
tabbed “International House."

Series would be located in
Frisco, revolving around a
troubleshooter who Operates a
nitery.

B way Undersells
Off-B way With
Twofered Hits

It’s getting so it costs less to see
a play on Broadway than off-Broad-
way. A number of Main Stem en¬
tries, using two-for-one exchange
tickets to boost dwindling attend¬
ance, are in the unusual position of
charging less for tickets than many
off-Broadway productions.

Seven of the 29 shows now on
the boards are circulating discount
ducats, which usually permit the
purchase of tickets at about half
the regular b.o. price. The cut-
rate gimmick is generally limited
to the Monday-Thursday perfor¬
mances when regular prices also
prevail for those without exchange
tickets. The trade-in pasteboards
are distributed in such a way as
not to conflict with normal b.o.
patronage.

Exchange ticket patrons, how¬
ever, can now see shows with such
stars as Ethel Merman, Maurice
Evans, Laurence Olivier and An¬
thony Quinn at prices ranging to a
top of about $3.50 for a straight
play and around $4.25 for a musi¬
cal. The weeknight top for
straight plays and musicals off-
Broadway averages around $3.90
and $4.50, respectively.

The Broadway productions,
which currently have discount tick¬
ets In circulation, include “Becket,”
in which Olivier and' Quinn co-
star; “Gypsy,” in which Miss Mer-
(Continued on page 102)

By VINCENT CANBT

British features are getting
sexier and sexier. At least that ap¬
pears to be the case, studied from
a vantage point 8,000 miles away.
It is to be noted that British show
biz is easier on sex generally,
tougher on American-type “vio¬
lence”

Starting with the Academy
Award-winning (for actress Simone
Signoret) “Room at The Top,” U.S.
screens have been seeing more* and
more candid views of tangled Brit¬
ish love lives than perhaps at any
time in the past, at least, more
and more or this sort of frank
drama which has been of a gen¬
erally high quality. Many of the
boxoffice Aims from France are
erotic, of which “Breathless” is the
newest example.

Following hot on the heels of
“Room at The Top,” there have
been such pix as “Expresso Bongo”
and “The Entertainer,” all three
of which are Continental Distribut¬
ing releases this side. Upcoming
now is another highly regarded
drama in the same vein, “Saturday
Night, Sunday Morning,” also to
i be handled by Continental. In ad¬
dition to which, American Interna¬
tional will be sending out Robert
Siodmak’s “The Rough and The
Smooth,” a psychological drama
I with a sexy twist, both in the plot
and star Nadja Tiller.

; Commuters to London report too
that the newest Dirk Bogarde-
John Mills starrer “The Singer,
Not The Song,” will steam up a
few projectors this side, if shown
uncut.

Interesting angle is that until
now, the British seem to have re¬
lied almost solely on bright so¬
phisticated comedy, supplemented
by an occasionally brittle who¬
dunit or two, to tap the U. S.
market. Now they are shipping us.
along with Alec Guinness, Peter
.Sellars and Terry Thomas, that
sort of frankly probing adult
drama which could be manufac¬
tured here under existing Produc¬
tion Code rules.

■Whether or not all the films are
equally good, or equally serious,
may be beside the immediate
point The films are helping to cre¬
ate a new image for British pic¬
ture Industry in the U.S. market.

Samurai on Fade?

Honolulu, Feb. 7.

Samurai (classical “west¬
ern”) films are beginning to
lose their appeal in Japan,
according to Shiro Kido, pe*-
Ident of the Federation of Film
Industries of Japan and for¬
mer head of Shochlku Motion
Picture Co.

“Chambara (Samurai) pic¬
tures are slowly losing their
appeal in Japan,” he said- “We
at Shochiku are concentrating
on films which portray lift
and conditions in modem
Japan"

Cafe Producer
Gets $3.50 For
Each Customer

Las Vegas, Feb. 7.

Barry Ashton, now 33, possibly
the most active producer of cafe
floor shows extant, has a preceden-
tal deal with the New Frontier here
starting March 30. He’ll be com¬
pensated at the rate of $3.50 per
head for each patron attracted to
its Venus Room by his shows.
Ashton pays all costs for cast of 35
plus orchestra of 12. He pays the
advertising costs. Frontier collects
the food and drink tabs.

Ashton Intends to budget the
shows at $17,000 weekly. His
terms were negotiated by William
Morris and his personal rep Wolfe
Kochmann with Warren Bayley,
Frontier boss.

Ashton was formerly of the
dance team of Ashton & Allan
which broke up when his partner
married Jed Harris. He’s been
doing production numbers at Flam¬
ingo for some years.

He also produces shows playing
the Statler and Bimbo’s, San Fran¬
cisco; and shortly starts staging for
Deauville, Miami; International
Hotel, Puerto Rico; and Golden.
Reno. This in effect, makes Ash¬
ton producer of more nitery shows
than anyone else.

Hollywood, Feb. T.

California State Board of Equali¬
zation has reversed tax ruling pro¬
posal which would have cost Hol¬
lywood studios many millions an¬
nually. The proposal, now kille<L
was a sales and use tax on all
independent film production, the¬
atrical or television, done in stu¬
dios whether or not studios had a
financial stake via partnership or
bankrolling.

Industry was alerted to the
threat by an actual assessment of
this sort last April 22, and since
then It had been fighting back.
Richard Nevins, member of fourth
district, state board of equalization,
revealed the state bad formally
adopted an Interpretation which
relieves studios, of burden of pay¬
ing sales and use tax unless an
indie production is an out-and-out
‘rental of facilities or services to
an indie to which a studio is not
in any manner linked financially.

Further, new interpretation clari¬
fies just what constitutes taxable
and exempt items, an issue which
has been cloudy In past. Amount
of savings to Hollywood from
equalization board ruling becomes
apparent from history of fight.

Last April 22 Warner Bros, was
notified of proposed sales tax as¬
sessment of $1,761,860 including
penalties and interest, covering
period from July, 1955, to March
31, 19.50. Assessment was predi¬
cated on theory that all so-called
indie activity at Warners was de¬
void of financial or other partici-
(Continued on page 102)

IF JERSEY GOVERNOR-
LOST TO CULTURE?

Washington, Feb. 7.

Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. <D-
N. J.), culture’s most outspoken
champion in Congress, may be
leaving. Thompson confirms he’s
under pressure by New Jersey
J Democrats to run for governor this
[year. He probably will.

He doesn’t have to resign his
House seat to make the race, but
would quit if elected in Novenjber.
Thompson has been the House au¬
thor and principal Capitol Hill
pusher of virtually every bill ad¬
vancing cultural pursuits for th«

I last several years.

JOE LEVINE’S BIGGEST

MBaeft

‘Origmafity 2d Fiddle to Tolitks:
Taps Raps Oscars Song-Picking Ways

Hollywood, Feb. 7. -

Oscar-voting procedures of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences, • annually under at¬
tack by various industry elements,
again have been belabored—this
time by Jonl Taps, Colpix Records
topper and staff producer for
waxeiy’s parent company, Colum¬
bia Pictures.

Taps claims that current voting
setup used by the music branch of
Acad is undoubtedly biased since
they’re more interested in playing j
''friendly politics" with one an¬
other rather than judging, an
"original motion picture song” by
its true merit.

His verbal lashing at members
cf the music branch of the Acad
was fused by fact that "Because
They’re Young,” title tune of the
Col pic, wasn’t one selected among
the ten currently under considera¬
tion for the “best film song” award.

Taps contends that his dissatis¬
faction over the results thus far Is
not prejudiced by fact that
"Young” was a tune from his
stable. "Even if it wasn’t one of our
songs I would feel the same way,”
said the vet music man. His feeling
is that the song was a natural
favorite, as was the film, and
should have at least been in con¬
tention and certainly chosen over
some of the songs selected.

Taps says that he knows of in-,
stances where one Acad member
calls another and tells them how
to vote. “This certainly can't be
considered a legitimate way to
choose a song, can it?” he asks.

When queried as to whether he
was planning on lodging an official
complaint, he said no. “I can’t
rectify the situation, nor will they
change the song-selections. All I
can hope for is that they give a
better account of their judgment in
the future awards” said Taps. j

Taps believes that the best songs :
should be selected on a basis on j
their impact on the general public, j
He maintains that the theatregoers j
are the most honest barometer in j
the world, and their reaction to
films and songs should be taken
into consideration. Especially, as
he puts it: "some of these songs
chosen came out of left field.”

The 10 songs now being voted
upon by Acad music branch to ;
select five as actual nominees are: j

1. "Ballad of the Alamo” (Alamo) i

2. "Cimarron” (Cimarron) I

3. “Facts of Life” (Facts of Life)

4. "Faraway Part of Town" (Pepe)

5. "Greenleaves of Summer”:

(Alamo) |

6. "Lachamson fi’Orpee” (Black
Orpheus)

7. "My Heart Was An Island”
(Swiss Family Robinson)

8. "Never On Sunday” (Never On
Sunday!

9. "The Second Time Around”
(High Time)

I®. ‘‘Somebody” (CinderFella)

Picker’s Temp HQ

Eugene Picker, who resigned
recently as president of Loew*s
Theatres Inc., has opened a tempo¬
rary office In Manhattan at 711
Fifth Ave. with a new phone.

Tlis personal connection will be
revealed "later,” he states.

Mardi Gras Tades
Racial Tension

j New Orleans, Feb. 7.

[ Mardi Gras 'gaiety, rated a major
civic asset "here, is gathering tra¬
ditionally for the whoopdedo be¬
tween now and next Ash Wednesday
(15) when Lent begins. Behind
scenes is the less-than-amusing
spectre of race tension over school
integration. Every effort of the po¬
lice and municipality . to preserve
"good feeling” has been ordered. It
will not be the first year, in recent
times, that cautiors have been
taken. On earlier occasions the goal
was to restrain white comment
along the parade route, when Negro
units passed.

Mardi Gras is a big industry in
New Orleans and keeps thousands
of float builders, costume design¬
ers, mask makers, artists, seam¬
stresses, and others busy for a
whole year. As soon as one Mardi
Gras is over, work starts imme¬
diately on the next.

City and chamber of commerce
estimate that more than $5 million
is spent in New Orleans at Carnival
time each year. Principal benefi¬
ciaries are hotels, night clubs, res¬
taurants, bars, souvenir shops,
theatres and shopping centers.
Night spots, especially those along
Bourbon St. In the historic French
Quarter, have embellished their
shows for the season. For over a
week now their cash registers have
been singing a merry tune as early
arrivals crowd the street each
night.

Thousands of visitors are already
here. Carnival began with the offi¬
cial opening of Twelfth Night, Jan.
6 .

Carnival krewes (private clubs)
are organized for and pump thous¬
ands of dollars into their individual
balls and parades each year. Some
20 of the 60-odd krewes stage glit¬
tering street pageants of 15 or
more floats. Balls have been esti¬
mated to cost upwards of $10,000
each, though krewes keep pretty
secret about outlay. Each organiza¬
tion has 100 to 200 members, who
are voted on much the same as in
any lodge or fraternity. Some
citizens belong to several krewes.

The chief official of the organiza¬
tion is the captain. He is respon¬
sible for the enormous details of
the parade and balls, themes of
both, costumes, etc.

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Brooklyn Italian Rap
At Music Hal Rem
And ’Where Boys Are’

The Italian Historical Society of
Brooklyn, with John W. La
Corte, publisher of the English
language monthly, Italian Ameii-
; can Review, acting as spokesman,
has addressed a general complaint
ta the Radio City Music Hall re¬
specting the "Viva LTtalia” stage
show there. Finding fault with the
imported talent,'as doing little for
the prestige of the homeland, the
arresting criticism is mado that
many Italian-Ainericans were
coaxed into the house to see a film,
"Where the Boys Are” (Metro) of
which they morally disappproved.

The letter, addressed to Russel
V. Downing substantial excerpt:

"We of the Italian Historical
ciety of America and the Italian
American Review, together with
representatives of the Italian Gov¬
ernment and Italian American
committees, attended your per¬
formance which presented "Viva
LTtalia!” (in celebration of the
Italian Centennial Year) and the
Cinemascope Production "Where
the Boys Are.” . .

“It is with deep regret that we
have to express a negative opinion
in reference to both the above,
sentiments which we believe, re¬
flect the opinions of the majority
who have seen this stage and film
show. .

“We fail to see why this Centen¬
nial Year Celebration had to be
tied In with this particular hazy
film which is below the usual
standards of Radio City Music Hall
and portrays Americans in such a
bad light. American youth cer¬
tainly deserve a better focus be¬
cause the majority do not act and
display themselves in such a way.

"With reference to the stage
show, while we all love Puccini’s
music, we fail to see what relation¬
ship it has with the historical event
of Italy’s Unification. We believe
that Verdi’s music would have
been more appropriate. In addi¬
tion, the 30 artists imported from
Italy, failed to present an adequate
portrayal of Italy’s culture or tra¬
ditions,' whether it be of yesterday
or today."

IT'S RAINES IN SPAIN

V. S. Pmblicist te Madrid for
‘The Oldest Confession'

Madrid, Feb. 7.

Halsey Raines, formerly with
Metro publicity in Manhattan, is
due here at end of week to become
location press agent on the United
Artists release, "The Oldest Con¬
fession” due to roll Feb. 20 at
Estudios Sevillas. Cast is beaded
by Rex Harrison and Rita Hay¬
worth. George Marshall is direct¬
ing under producer James Hill

"Confession” which deals with
art thieves in the Prado is. the
first of the three novels written
by. that fugitive from United Art¬
ists and Madrid itself, Richard
Condon, now residing in Mexico.

Since beginning his Internation¬
al chores Raines has worked on
Carol Reed’s "Our Man in Ha¬
vana,” Stanley Donen’s "Surprise
Package,” Carl Foreman’s "Guns
of Navorone” and Victor Saville’s
“Greengage Summer.”

__ Wc Ae eg day, Febrnmy 4, v 19*l

Redocng Iforiety’to a Rag

By KITTY DONER

Los Angeles, Feb. 7.

I read last Issue^ "Her Serene Highness still reads Variety to
keep in touch with show biz.” Well so do a lot of us out here in
California. Devotion to the old rag by Grace Kelly, turned
princess, is nothing compared to some retired troupers now per¬
forming at Bullock’s emporium. Here is what happens to the copy
of Variety I purchase weekly on the stand when I’ve lead it
through:

PriteUla Waldnuu£ also of Bullock’s.

To—

TNcd Waldman (Ted & A1 Waldman, blackface harmonica turn)

To—

Jed Deoley & Audrey (vaude standard that was)

• To—

Guy Megley (Guy Sc Pearl Megley, dance teain)

To—

Hany Bussey (Bussey & Case, jugglers)

To^

Art Freeman (Earl Sc Michelle, teeter-totters)

To—

Ned (Clothes) Norton (Keith straight man)

To—

Ben Smith, blackface turn. *

If the copy is in condition for mailing It Is then wrapped and
sent to Toledo to Jimmie Vaidare, now 93, who used to do a bi¬
cycle act.

(Kitty Doner , who supplied the above “Route” was long a top¬
lining vaude and Winter Garden revue male impersonator, in the
hig money. For many years she was stager at the Roxy, N. Y. Ted
Doner and Rose Doner, her siblings, were also successful troupers:
—Ed.)

Snow Empties Theatres, Cafes;

Cancel Banquets, Concerts, Acts

Broadway the past weekend was
morgue-like ... or, put it this way:
show business was taken for a
sleigh ride. Boxoffice grosses were
off up to 75% from normal at the
picture houses, hurt by cold and
snow for the past month. Night
clubs and the hotels were, for the
most part, badly hurt, the excep¬
tions being the spots such as the
Copa (Jimmy Durante) and Basin
Street (Peggy Lee) which got
crowds despite all hazards.

Among the storm casualties were
the Saturday (11) seidel night for
Mischa Elman at the Lambs’ Club,
which was called off, and the a nkl e
of Vivan Rivkin, slated for a Friday
night at Town Hall, who’ll play
her engagement wearing a cast.

Radio City Music Hall, which
seats 6,200, would have been day
off at the museum last Saturday
(4) had it not been for a theatre
party crowd of 400 from Pennsyl¬
vania.

Other first-run film houses were
hollering blue murder.

Neighborhood picture theatres
have been playing to near empty
bouses, ditto at the Long Island,
Westchester and New Jersey sub¬
urbs. Being unable to use their
cars, the customer; weren’t coming
out.

The Arctic weather conditions,
which are described as the worst
in 80 years, are rough on legit, too,
off course. One theatre operator
said he’s never had' so many calls

for cancellations. A ticket broker
echoed the same.thought.

The ticket dealers, handling both
legit and roadshow film features,
have been taking a shellacking in
instances where favored charge ac¬
count customers are involved. They
get the rebates. But the edict to
new clients for the most part is
the same: Either use the tickets or
lose the money that has been paid.

Film distributors, whose rentals
are determined by theatre gross,
obviously found the persisting sub-
freezing temperatures and repeat¬
ing snow a blow. Outstanding ex¬
ample was Fred J. Schwartz, presi¬
dent of the independent Valiant
Films.

Valiant was a particular victim of
timing. This company’s "Angry
Silence” opened Dec. 12 at Man¬
hattan’s Sutton Theatre where,
any kind of break at all, the rentals
would amount to $75,000 to $100,-
000. But because of a blizzard, the
rentals will not exceed the ad
costs for a six-week run.

"Young One” at New York’s Vic¬
toria opened Jan. 18 amidst another
big storm. And on Jan. 25 "Mania”
bowed in 46 spots day-and-dato
with another climate outbreak and
sub-zero mercury.

N.Y.’s Mayor Robert Wagner
broadcast a message Saturday that
the city was "in a state of emer¬
gency,” and private automobiles
moving on the streets would be
ticketed unless they could prove a
case. This kept many potential
customers at home.

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House Reviews. 96

Inside Radio-TV. 84

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Literati 100

Music. 88

New Acts... 66

Night Club Reviews. 95

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PICTOKBS *

FIELD MEN & FIELD MARSHALS

Suddenly Films Back to Clowns [

Who started It? Ed Sullivan?

European circus stars are getting a.lot of exposure on the big
theatrical screens of the U. S..Three new pix, scheduled for release
here within the next six months, all feature continental Big Top
atmosphere and performers. Films include Continental Distrib¬
uting’s “Hippodrome,” Joe Levine’s Warner release, “Bimbo The
Great,” and Robert L. Lippert’s “The Big Show ” for 20th-Fox lef
release. ou

In addition to which, one of the most successful of Russian dh

cultural exchange films handled here last year was Paramount’s a ]

“Circus Stars,” featuring the great performers of the Russian th<
circus. American International Pictures also did its share with Its ws
May, 1960 release, “Circus of Horrors,” made in England and
Germany with continental circus performers prominently displayed.

For decades U. S. distribs were leary of circus pix until the ^
master showman C. B. DeMille showed the way in 1952 with his no
$12,800,0Q0-grosser {domestic), “The Greatest Show on Earth.” 0a
Allied Artists also turned a nice profit with its 1959 release, “The pl]
Big Circus." __

British Lion Fmds a Formula

BUT N f RULES ^ or ILk Distrib n: Start Snail,

Ally Columbia and British Lion

For Handling in Both Lands

By GENE ARNEEL 4

Columbia and British Lion Films
have teamed up to form British
Lion Columbia, which will jointly
handle the sales of both the Ameri¬
can company and the British gov¬
ernment-controlled outfit in the
United Kingdom and Ireland. Al¬
liance has the endorsement of
Britain’s Board of Trade, accord¬
ing to Mo Rothman, exec v.p. of
Col International.

. .New British v Lion Columbia,
said Rothman, wfil- mean an “ex¬
panded and more, ef Orient sales
operation for both organizations,”
and thus provide a greater service
to independent producers.

It was last year that Col and
Paramount merged distribution fa¬
cilities in Canada and the results
of this, from the standpoints of
economy and efficiency, have been
upbeat all the way.

Rothman underlined that both
Col and British Lion will continue
to operate independently in financ¬
ing and acquiring distribution
rights to features.

Joint managing directors of the
new company are Kenneth N. Har¬
greaves and David Kingsley, who
have similar posts with Col and
B-I, respectively.. Other directors
are Col’s Mike Frankovich and
B-L’s John Boulting.

This new phase of the one-world
concept will see B. L. C. operating
from Col’s present offices in the
provinces, with the headquarters
to be at B-I’s space in London’s
Broadwick House, Col will continue
to maintain its production business
on its Wardour St, site.

Functioning of Col and B-L un¬
der the new alliance is ,to begin
at the end of March.

It’s noted that both Col and B.-L
will continue to run their own sep¬
arate ad-pub departments and Col’s
policy of making-most of its Brit¬
ish production at the Sheperton
Studio will be extended.

1961 Start For
Film Shares Okay

Motion picture stocks on the
New York Stock Exchange started
the new year off well. Prices for
the film companies as a group in
January jumped 7.3% over the
December quotations. December
had been 3.5% ahead of November,
and November was up 10.3%
over October.

The upward trend thus is con¬
tinuing, varying as to percentage
points from month to month, but
nonetheless upward.

Most robust climb on the big
board was made by 20th-Fox, up
$5.50 per share and hitting a high
of $47.37Vfe. Paramount went up
$4 per share. Metro up $2.87V£,
Loew’s up $2.25 and Warners up
75c.

Of the leading stock groups,
those which lost ground In Janu¬
ary were a small minority—for the
most part it was a plenty bullish
market. The few losers Included
broadcasting and listed in this
group is American Broadcasting-
Paramount Theatres, which went
down $1.87& per share.

Love & French Women

Ed Kingsley, prexy of Kings¬
ley International, which has
already lined up Brigitte Bar-
dot’s “La Verite” for release
here, also has acquired an¬
other of the current Parisian
moneymakers, “La Francaise
et L’Amour” (Love- and the
French Woman).

Film is .told In seven epi¬
sodes, each one done by a dif-
ferejit director, and is based !
on the French counterpart to
the U. S.’ Kinsey Report.

Bilgrey: Chicago
Case Re-Hearing
To Be Requested

Felix Bilgrey, general counsel
for Times Films Corp., has “de¬
finitely decided” to petition for a
rehearing before the U.S. Supreme
Court of Times’ case vs. the city
of Chicago’s film licensing statute.
Court last Monday *(23) handed
down its five-to-four decision up¬
holding the right of a licensing
board to view a picture before
granting a licence.

Bilgrey Friday (3) reported that
he’s now at work on the petition,
but won’t be .ready to reveal its
contents until day of filling. A
petition for rehearing must be filed
within 25 days of the date the
original decision is handed down.
This would put the deadline on
Times’ action Feb. 17. For the
Times petition to be accepted by
the court, at least one of the jus¬
tices who concurred in the major¬
ity opinion would have to vote for
the rehearing.

While nothing has been decided
as yet. It seems quite likely that
the Motion Picture Assn, of Amer¬
ica, which participated In the pre¬
sentation before the Supreme
{Continued on page 64)

Universal-Decca Win;

L Lawrence Can’t Peek
And Must Defray Cost

Appellate Division of N.Y. State
Supreme Court unanimously re¬
versed the order of a lower court
entered Oct. 6, 1960 granting Lud¬
wig (Ludy) Lawrence the right to
examine before trial Universal,
Decca Records, and Milton R. Rack-
mil, president of both companies.

Lawrence, owner of a large block
of U preferred shares, brought a
stockholders derivative action
charging irregularities in the man¬
agement of the companies. The Ap¬
pellate Division’s decision was
based “on the law, on the facts and
the exercise of discretion.” Costs
I were assessed against Lawrence.

How much local autonomy is
left in 20th-Fdx’s locally autonom¬
ous domestic (U.S. and Canada)
distribution setup, inaugurated a
a little less than two years , ago by
the late Alex Harrison, when he
was general sales manager? .

Question was being asked by
exhibs and other distribs this week
in the wake of the formal an¬
nouncement Friday (3) that com¬
pany has “realigned” its field ad-
pub force into market areas, in¬
stead of the “traditional branch
concept.”

As originally envisioned under
the local automony concept, each
one of tiie company’s 38 domestic
branch mangers was to have had
his own ad-pub man, though in
actual practice there were never
more than 24 such field men In
action at one time.

Under new plans company .will
have 16. and, interesting to note,
these men will now be getting
their salaries from the home office,
instead of branch bosses who pre¬
viously could hire and fire. Also,
It would seem, under the re¬
alignment the field ad-pubbers will
be working more closely under
supervision of homeoffice and ad-
pub veep Charles Einfeld, who
made the announcement of the
changes Friday.

Says Einfeld

According to Einfeld, decision
to realign was made follow¬
ing a survey of the previous field
set-up which showed that there
were many--“overlaps” in regard
to regional tastes and in the cover¬
age afforded by radio, tv and news¬
papers. Thus, it was felt that a
smaller force* more intelligently
deployed around the country,
might do a more effective job.

Company’s survey, said Einfeld,
“developed an increased aware¬
ness of the flexibility of regional
borders” which are n<ft neces¬
sarily geographic.

No matter what (nor how valid)
the reason for the realignment,
this change, coupled with the ap¬
pointment last September of a
“sales cabinet” to faciliate liaison
(Continued on page 62)

-—-

Varied Guesses On

IAs New Wages

& ‘Small’ Pix

By BILL ORNSTEIN

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Estimated cost increase of ' In¬
ternational Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employe and basic union
scales for indie producer making
“small” pictures is relative, de-J
pending on who you are talking to. I

AI Zimbalist, who made “Baby
lTace Nelson” for $250,900, of j
which $165,000 was cash, believes
tilt on “Valley of the Dragons”
will swivel at 8%.

Realizing he will be verbally j
spanked by some producers, Zim¬
balist argues, “Producers must be¬
come real business men and'set-j
tie down to nipping corners, mak¬
ing less mistakes and buckle down
to time-and-money-saving econom¬
ics.”

Disliking use of word “low” for
small budgeters, indie producer
prefers “craftsman-like” label as
more apropros.

“The greatest craftsmen in the
world are right here in Holly¬
wood,” he applauded. He contends
each card-holder is worth his pay-
uppage, for “their importance to a
film is not always measured in dol¬
lars and cents. It’s their efforts on
the screen and that's what counts.”
This includes sound, lighting arid
other facets not always discernible
to public.

Much depends on story and
genesis of material. Zimbalist
(Continued on page 60)

Handle Some, Farm Out Others

20th * Field Staff

Under 20th-Fox’s newly “re¬
aligned” field ad-pub setup,
the > following men, under
the supervision of exploitation
director Rodney Bush, wil 1
cover territories including tha
exchanges indicated:

Phil Engel, Boston, New
Haven, Albany.

Hal Marshall, Philadelphia,
Washington.

Ralph Baring, Pittsburgh,
Buffalo.

Manny Pearson, Cleveland,
Cincinnati.

Jerry Berger, St. Louis, In¬
dianapolis, Memphis.

Chick Evans, Kansas City,
Omaha, Des Moines.

Sol Gordon, Chicago, De¬
troit.

Louis Orlove, Milwaukee,
Minneapolis.

Jimmie Gillespie, Dallas,
Oklahoma City.

Jerry Rafshoon, Atlanta,
Charlotte.

Ed Hale, Jacksonville.

Frank Jenkins, New Orleans.

Pete Bayes, Denver, Salt
Lake City.

Helen Yorke, San Franciso,
Seattle, Portland.

Eddie Yarbrough, Los
Angeles, and Sam Glasier,
Toronto.

Counsels Exhibs
To Join Battle

Vs. Bluenoses

Heretofore, it’s usually been a
producer or a distributor who has
initiated test cases against censor¬
ship laws, but now, whenever the
opportunities arise, exhibitors
"should join wholeheartedly in the
good fight,” according to Herman
Levy, general counsel for the
Theatre Owners of America.

In his Case Digest on the recent
U,S. Supreme Court decision in the
Times Film-City of Chicago case,
Levy this week said it is to be
hoped that the industry will at¬
tempt to have additional censorship
cases heard by the Supreme Court,
to the end that an additional
Justice will join with the minority
“and thus make the current minor¬
ity position, the law of the land.”
Exec was referring to the five to
four decision by which Times Film
lost its case.

“The only comfort to be taken
from the decision," said Levy, “is
that four Justices (two more than
in any other industry censorship
case) were prepared to grant to the
motion picture industry the full
privileges of the First and Four¬
teenth Amendments:”

Los Angeles County Tax
Deadline (Mar. 6) Again
Slowing Production

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

With the forthcoming March 6
Los Angeles County tax deadline
only weeks 'away, Hollywood pro¬
ducers have scheduled only eight
films to roll during this month. It’s
expected that even some of the
octet of pix will be pushed back
beyond the taxable date.

Among the sheduled February
starters are “Reckless, Pride of the
Marines,” and “Confessions of an
Opium Eater,” Allied Artists;
“Notorious Landlady,” Columbia
Pictures “Dreams for Sale,” “Dead¬
lock,” Paramount; “Marines, Let’s
Go,” 20th-Fox, and two indies for
UA release—“Once A Thief” and
“Judgment at Nuremberg.”

' Lion International, the foreign
distribution arm of British Lion,
appears to have found the formula
*for the successful marketing of
British pictures In the U. S. mar¬
ket. British firms have long com¬
plained that their product has been
siuffed off here. The Rank Organi¬
zation, through its ill-fated Rank
Distributors of America, attempted
to remedy the situation, but the ef¬
fort went down the drain as tha
company tried to set up a too-elab¬
orate distribution organization.

Working on a modest, flexible
basis. Lion International seems to
have come up with the modus op-
erandi geared to the demand of
British films in the U. S. During
1960, B-L enjoyed one of its most
successful years In the U. S. with
such pictures as “I’m All Right,
Jack,” “The Angry Silence.” “Tha
Entertainer,” "Expresso Bongo,”
and “Man in a Cocked Hat.”

British Lion adopted a two-fold ‘
approach In marketing its pictures f
In the U. S. In Instances where it
feels it can make a satisfactory dis¬
tribution deal, it immediately turns
the picture over to an American
company to handle the states-sida
distribution. However, in cases
where it believes that the distribu¬
tion guarantee is inadequate, Lion
International launches the U. S.
distribution on its own via a re¬
cently-organized U. S. distribution
subsidiary, Lion International Inc.
This organization, headed by Mi¬
chael Bromhead, who is also in
charge of all jjf the British Lion’s
activities in the U. S., works out
of a small office in N. Y. The en¬
tire staff consists of Bromhead and
a secretary.

‘Jack’ Gave Cine

The company’s experience with
“I’m All Right, Jack” best demon¬
strates the U. S. operation. Con¬
vinced it had a potential hit in.
“Jack,” British Lion turned down
offers from U. S. distributors on
the ground that the guarantees
were too low. It gambled on open¬
ing the picture in New York on its
own and was prepared to do its own
booking In at least six key cities.
“Jack” was set for Norman Elsom’s
Guild Theatre in Rockefeller Cen¬
ter and Lion International pro¬
vided the coin for the opening cam¬
paign. On the basis of the enthu¬
siastic notices of the N. Y. film
critics, “Jack” was an immediate
success. U. S. distributors who
failed to make even a reasonable
offer previously were now making
(Continued on page 58)

407,887 Warners
Shares Bought In

After setting out to buy In 300,-
000 shares of its own common
stock, or possibly more, Warners
wound up purchasing 407,887
shares. Invitation to tender the
stock was made to stockholders on
Jan. 9 with the specific proviso
that the purchase price would not
be In excess of $55 per share.

In disclosing the tender move,
WB put the figure at 300,000 shares
but added that perhaps more than
this amount would be bought in. It
; seemed surprising in some quarters
•j that more than 400,000 shares were
I submitted by investors and pur-
j chased by the corporation.

| Payments for the tendered stock
;were begun Monday (6) by the Mor-
• gan Guaranty Trust Co.

Warner common shares on the
j New York Stock Exchange hit a
new high of $54.37V:> last week on
the eve of closing of the books on
the company’s invitation to tender
the issue at $55.

The trading value has been go¬
ing up for some time, from a low
of $37.37^.

Also high, at $47.37V£, from a
low of $30, was 20th-Fox. Certain
Wall Street professionals have
[been high on the inherent value*

I in 20th for some time.

YXCTOUK9

PfikIPFf

Plato Skouras Has Found Secret
That Unlocks Family Films’ Flavor

Family films need not be all
treacle—the kind of surgery bon¬
bons which might do well with
the afternoon trade but die during
the evening performances, Plato
Skouras, producer of one of 20th-
Fox’s most ambitious 1961 releases,
the upcoming "Francis of Assisi,”
said in New York Friday (3).
"Francis,” of course, also can be
termed a "family” film in the
Skouras sense in that it is designed
to have appeal for a wide-range
age category.

Skouras, son of 20th-Fox prexy
Spyros P. Skouras, paid tribute to
the kind of product which exeiteS
the moppet trade, but pointed out
that this was not necessarily “fam¬
ily” product, since a lot of it would
bore both teenagers and adults.
Metro, he suggested, during its
"heyday in the late thirties and
forties” knew the secret of what
constitutes real family films with
their series of bright, breezy musi¬
cals and comedies such as the
Hardy Family series.

He also indicated that he thought
that the subject matter available
to the producers who attempt fam¬
ily films might be & good deal
more varied than some people
realize. For one thing, family films
need not be limited to comedies
(refer to "Francis”). The whole
family reads, or at least has access
to, the daily newspaper, he pointed
out, and the newspaper, with the
exception, perhaps, of some of the
wilder tabloids, treats almost
every subject under the sun, and
in fairly good taste.

Thus, he reasoned, family films
should be judged, not -so much by
subject matter, as by point of view
and taste.

Having wound up shooting the
final scenes of “Francis” several
weeks a'o fin Sardinia!, Skouras
was pausing in New r York a week
(Continued on page 64)

WILDER ON 'ONE, TWO, THREE'

Legit Run Forces Delay of ‘Irma
La Douce*

Munich,Feb. 7.

"One Two Three,” a modernized
version of Ferenc Molnar’s comedy
by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Dia¬
mond, wiU be filmed here staring
in May, with exteriors to be shot in
studios here and exteriors in Ber¬
lin. The picture marks the return
j to pix of Arlene Francis, who in
| recent years has been a busy tv
; personality.

i Originally Wilder, who is produce
ing and directing the film for
i United Artists release, had planned
• to make the film version of "Irma
La Douce” first, but the long Broad¬
way run of the latter prompted
;him to push the starting date of
j“One Two Three.”

■ The cast in addition to Miss
! Francis so far includes James Cag-
; ney, Horst Bucholz, and Leon
i Askin.

Coronado'Joins
Festival Crowd

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Latest American city to blue¬
print an "International Film Festi¬
val” is Coronado, Cal., where
seven-day event will be held next
Oct. 8-14. Feature films will be,
screened in the ballroom of the
Hotel del Coronado, with other
events such as seminars with di¬
rectors, writers and actors also to
be held.

According to Don Larsen, pro¬
ducer of festival, "The Coronado
International is best described as
an invitational opportunity for the
industry to display its finest wares
to the public and those filmakers
Interested in the general advance¬
ment of the motion picture.”

Schwartz: Distribs
Need Continuity Or
Face Exhib Balks

A continuity of releases is the de¬
mand placed upon distributors, and
the indie distrib, too, has just got
to be mindful of it. Fred J. Sch¬
wartz, head of Valiant Films, made
the point in a private interview
last week.

Schwartz, formerly president of
Distributors Corp. of America, and
onetime head of the Century Thea¬
tres chain in New York, related
that theatreowners are anxious to
know • about the product immedi¬
ately at hand, of course, but also
insist upon knowledge of what’s
coming, perhaps, six months hence.
And they prefer to deal with a
film company that can assure a
ready, flow of pictures. This exhib
attitude makes it tough for the re¬
leasing agency that has a feature
only on sporadic occasions.

Schwartz recalled that when he
was running DCA, and was aware
of the theatremen’s likes, he en¬
tered into a deal with the Scranton,
(Continued on page 62)

30-MINS.-SHORTENED
‘ALAMO’ OUT IN MARCH

United Artists’ hardticket policy
on "The Alamo” terminates in
March when a whole flock of book¬
ings, utilizing a shorter version of
the John Wayne film, will be
launched in the southwest. The
general release version will be 30
minutes shorter than the 192-min¬
ute original.

UA does not plan, a fast playoff
of the picture, but‘will follow an
area by area semi-saturation tech¬
nique. There will be many dates
in the. south and southwest during
Faster week, but the bulk of the
big action on the picture will come
during June. July and August.

Actually this pattern is the one
originally advocated by UA, but the
distribution firm decided to test
the reserved-seat route on Wayne’s
Insistence. In some situations the
picture is registering nice b.o. re¬
sults as a hardticketer and these
engagements will be continued if
business holds up. In addition,
there may be a number of addi¬
tional hardticket runs, although the
picture will be available for gen¬
eral release.

UA has discovered, despite the
anti-hardtic-ket campaign of most
exhibitors, that there is a hard
core of theatremen who prefer to
exhibit the picture in thl* manner.
UA has decided to give these the¬
atremen *h e hardticket dates un-
fier certain circumstances.

RON SILVERMAN TO
MARK ROBSON’S SIDE

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Ron Silverman, Daily Variety
staffer for past three years, joins
Red Lion Films Feb. 20 as as¬
sistant to producer-director Mark
Robson.

Robson Just inked a three-year
deal with 20th-Fox under which
his unit will produce a number of
major films, first of which to be
"The Inspector.” Silverman will
function in all phases of produc¬
tion.

Decca Stock Off
On Profit-Taking

Month of January was a superior
ore for most issues oh the New
York Exchange — and this same
month sprouted a peculiarily in the
form of Decca Records, which took
a loss.

Record company, which owns
more than 84% of Universal, was
among the five leading percentage
gainers in 1960. And then comes
January and Decca fell $9 per.
share. .Trading price is now at the
$34.50 per share level.

Making the drop especially enig¬
matic is the fact that U last week
bad a profit to report of $6,313,517,
up from $1,031,066,

No one could ask for anything
more and, to repeat, U is tucked
in very substantially in the Decca
corporate fold. Also, the vast U
eaiming upbeat had been antici¬
pated in Wall Street circles.

So why the slide in Decca price?
Guesswork downtown Manhattan
is that investors, who bought in at
the early right time, sold out. for
the quick profit-taking advantages.

WB Quarterly; $1,773,000
Equals $1.16 Per Share;
Assets Total $59,403,000

Warners this week reported a
net profit of $1,773,000, or $1.16
per share, for the last three
months ended Nov. 26. This com¬
pares with $1,753,000 for the cor¬
responding period the year pre¬
vious. Thus there was a gain of
1.13% in the new quarter.

- Net current assets as of last Nov.
26 amounted to $59,403,060, includ¬
ing $34,852,000 in cash and Gov¬
ernment securities. Net current
assets the prior year were listed at
$46,951,000, including $19,482,000
in cash and Gbvernment securities.

Today’s Era of Revived/New Angles

Charity Tie-Ins Looming Factor In Multiplying
Hard-Ticket Releases

Hollywood, Feb. 7.
New concept of producing more
: and more features for hard-ticket
■ sales for groups, benefits and fund-
f raising entities has opened up new
! era in exploitation, George Sidney,
producer-director, anticipated yes¬
terday. Merchandising and advance
: selling must be tied in one egg,
from inception to release of pix.

‘ It’s not matter of getting one’s
name in a column any more; it’s
hard sell from completion of script
to actual showing, if producer
wants to come out on top today.

Sidney visualizes bright new
‘ youngsters coming into biz and spe-
cializing in promotion geared for
advance-priced pix. Cost for out¬
side promos undertaking new ap-
! proach can be written into produc¬
tion fiscal sheets and would pay off
in end, he strongly feels.

! Specialists would benefit indie
I producers more than studio-con-
’ tractees, in his opinion. If such an
; organization could do the job as it
1 should be done, Sidney sees no lack
of work for it. "I think producers
. would welcome it.

| "Today we must get the ultimate
i buck out of everything we do and
we have to be on our toes to at-
I tract it” He reminded. "There's a

| big area for a new kind of business
! of this type.” He forsees this pro-
! gressive step as affinitive^to expect-
\ ant $10,000,000 and $15,000,000
grossers.

"Pictures can’t be handled like
sausages. The auto industry, for
one, doesn't do it and there are
many more industries that push
constantly for new selling and mer¬
chandising approaches. Why not
the film biz?”

Producer-director, looking ahead,
predicts bright new fellows will
pick up specialty cue shortly and
j make something of it.

I Specialists are not entire solu¬
tion in Sidney’s mind. With pro-
j ducers, as partners, taking more
I active interest in every phase of
! pic instead of just producing it, h$
favors getting into field, meeting
exhibs for reactions and selling ap¬
proaches.

"if you’ve got the merchandise,
it’s a wonderful thing. Today the
public gets mediocrity for free; it
doesn’t have to pay for it. When it
comes to multi-million dollar at¬
tractions the added sell from start
to end is as vital to the picture as
every ingredient in it.”

As soon as "Pepe” dates are set,
Sidney takes off for Washington,
Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Lon¬
don, Paris and Tokyo. He’s already
been in the swim of openings in
, Miami Beach, Gotham and Beverly
I Hills.

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

;;; New York Sound Track ;;

"A tribute to Sol Schwartz” by his friends in the film industry wilt
be held in the form of a testimonial luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria
on Feb. 24. Schwartz resigned recently as president of RKO Theatre*
to join Columbia Pictures as a vice president and member of the top
management team.

Spyros P. Skouras, 20th-Fox prexy, to London last week to confer
with producer Walter Wanger and director Joseph Mankiewiex re
"Cleopatra” and other 20th projects set to shoot abroad. Returned over
the weekend . . . Ralph Helzel, exec veep of the Motion Picture Export
Assn.-, left for London Sunday (5) on first leg of his trip to West Africa
to study market potential for U. S. films there. S. Frederick Gronich,
manager for the Mediterranean area, will accompany him south-of-the-
equator.

John'Wayne’s “The Alamo” has been placed in the "specially valu¬
able” category by the German Film Evaluation Board. This citation
offers theatre tax exemptions . . . French producer Jacques Bar, who
will make a number of pictures for Metro, arrived in N. T. from the
Coast after conferring with studio chief Sol C. Siegel. Maurice Silver-
stein, first v.p. of Metro International a,lso returned from the Coast
after participating in these talks . . . Herman King, of the King Bros.,
to N. Y. to confer with Metro officials on release plans for "Gorgo”
. . . N. Y.’s Cinema Lodge of B’nai B’rith will mark the 75th birthday
j of humorist Harry Hershfeld at a special meeting at the Hotel Astor
on Feb. 21. Attorney Louis Nizer will participate in the ceremonies
kudoing Hershfeld . . , Martin H. Poll to the Coast to confer with
Paramount execs on his production of "The Iron Men.”

Robert Fave-Le Bret, head of the Cannes film fest, here to look at
"Exodus” with an eye to Inviting it to participate In the upcoming May
affair ... A broken collarbone prevented Sophia Loren (sustained in
Madrid while there for "El Cid”) from flying in irom Europe for the
premiere of “The Millionairess’ here tomorrow (Thurs.) . . . "Modigliani
of Montparnasse” follows "Make Mine Mink” at the Baronet . . . Julie
London recording title song of 20th’s “Sanctuary.”

George Pal bought film rights to Philip Wylie’s scifi novel, "The
Disappearance,” for $75,000. to follow "The Wonderful World of the
Brothers Grimm” on his indie slate . . . Stanley Donen will film Elliot
West’s "Passport” under his indie banner . . . Bud Yorkin and Norman
Lear purchased Murial Resnick’s romantic comedy, "The Girl in the
Turquoise Bikini,” and currently are negotiating an releasing deal . . .
Cameraman Franz Planer set "Angels Without Paradise” for his first
inuie, to be lensed in Switzerland late this year.

Story in Variety recently concerned the meeting in Madrid, hosted
by "El Cid” producer Samuel Bronston, of worldwide distribution and
merchandising execs who have become aligned with the picture. De¬
tails were given in a telephone call from the Spanish capital to *
Variety man in New York. It went fine except that names of individu¬
als and companies in, certain instances were not too clear as to spelling
—and so it was decided to await the mailed copy which provides the
nomenclature as follows;

Steve Broidy, president of Allied Artists; Sanford Abrahams, AA'a
publicity-advertising director; Norton Ritchey, chief of Allied Inter¬
national; Great Britain’s Rank Film Distributors, represented by John
Fairbairn; Italy’s Dear Films, represented by president Robert Hag-
giag, and Dear’s distribution head, Lee Kamern. Also, Theo Simon and
Albert Wolf, representing Melior (Belgium); S. A. Sassoon, Zeev Gid-
ron and#ack Matalon of SAS International Film (Israel); Jaime VaHe
and A. Faio of Astoria Filmes (Portugal); W. Van Ewyk and Paul Kyzer
(Holland); Hans Meier (Switzerland); Armand Rubin (France); and
Antonio Perez Lopez and Juan Perez of Filmayer S. A. (Spain); George
Gunn of Technicolor Ltd., London.

James E. Perkins, president of Paramount International, confirmed
tjje appointment of Jerry Juroe as the new ad-pub director, as exelu-
sived in last week’s issue ... Ed Harrison, distributor, says the Presi¬
dent and Mrs. Kennedy will attend the Washington showing of "World
of Apu” at the Dupont Theatre, Washington, Feb. 16 . . . Buena Vista,
this being the Walt Disney distribution subsidiary, is figuring on a hot
property in "Portugal,” from the vaults . . . Alan Pakula and Robert
Mulligan, indie producers, got the rights to Harper Lee’s novel, "To
Kill a Mocking Bird”. . . Format Films, animated pic outfit from out
Hollywood way, is canvassing exhibs on the desirability of shorts on
the program . . . Raoul Levy left N. Y. Friday for Rome, was back
Monday, the trek having been to clear the rights for “Marco Polo”...
Vivien Leigji made a trailer asking British theatre-goers to support
the Royal Film Performance of current year .. . Jen-y Pickman named
distributor chairman of the Brotherhood Campaign via National Con¬
ference of Christians & Jews. Max Youngstein is the amusement in¬
dustry’s national chairman.

Ed Kingsley, prexy of Kingsley International, in Los Angeles for the
openings of his "Ballad of A Soldier” and “League of Gentlemen” . . .
MPEA veep Griffith Johnson, currently in Europe, plans to do some
more negotiating with officials in Spain re a new U. S.-Spanish film
pact . . . Exclusive International Films has acquired U. S. rights to the
(Continued on page 64)

U. S. to Europe

Frederick Brisson
Tony Chardet
Sol Hurok

Christopher Plummer
David Opatoshu
Robert Pik
Michael Rainer
Amos Vogel

Europe to U. S.

A1 Burnett
Comedie Francaise
Elizabeth Flickenschildt
Lew Grade
Ullrich Haupt
Carol Heilman
Marcel Heilman
Val Parnell
Ralph Pressburger
Dimitri Rondiris
Leon Roth
Werner Ruhnau
Maximilian Schell
Hiram Sherman
Antje Weisgerber

N. Y. to L. A.

Irving Feld
Stan Greeson
Bernard L. Hyman
Bernard Levy
Lee Magid
Ralph Martin
Edwin Miller
Arnold Moss
Della Reese
Howard St. John
John William*

L. A. to N. Y.

Edie Adams
Spring Byington
Hans Conreid
John Farrow
Joan Fontaine
Abel Green
Ernie Kovacs
Marty Lewis
Jesse H. Martin
Budd Rogers
Mel Torme
John Van Dreelen
Joseph R. Vogel

German Star Quits

Country°Over Salary

Frankfurt, Feb. 7.
Latest German star to desert
the country in protest against the
German producer distributor maxi¬
mum salary scale is.Gerd Froebe.
He played 13, roles last year.

The German industry recently
established a pay scale for German
actors, with the top category get¬
ting about $25,000 per r61e. Froebe,
who had earned as high as $18,750
per part, found himself in the
$12,500 bracket. He explained that
with the declining income he could
not continue in West Germany,
and has moved to France to play
In French pix;

Froebe follows Curd Juergens,
who turned producer in order not
to be caught up by any salary
rules.

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

PICTURES

UNDECIPHERED DIXIE DOODLE

Indirect Aid to ‘Classifying?’

Could be a rhubarb at the Motion Picture Assn, of America
because of the U. S. Supreme Court’s decision which sustains
prior censorship on films as being Constitutional. Fear is that
local community groups, in trying to set up censorship panels,
will in many situations lay emphasis on the alleged' need for the
classification of features as being suitable for adults alone, pr
children too. '

MPAA is against such classification. Organization feels that a
producer, setting out to make a picture only for adults (with an
awareness of classification) would go too heavy on strong material.
He would feel himself justified in the knowledge that the kids are
to be barred. MPAA is afraid that said producer migKT go over¬
board.

On the other hand, there are some filmmakers aligned' with
MPAA, directly or indirectly, who are on the side of classification
for the professed reason that it will mean that children are not
exposed to adult film fare.

TOA Hints Self-Regulation Plan:
Classification, Play Code Pix Only

S SECRECY S™’ So Good at Fox, Atlanta,

STILL SUPREME Wilby-Kincey Almost Gives Facts

Dallas, Feb. 7, h

A broad hint of the policy Thea¬
tre Owners of America will advo¬
cate for industry self-regulation
of pictures to avoid censorship
from outside forces is contained
-in an address which TOA prexy Al¬
bert M. Pickus has prepared for
delivery here tomorrow (Wed.) to
the annual convention of the Texas
Drive-In Theatres Assn.

Reviewing the pressure that the
film industry and particularly thea¬
tres have faced recently because
of the content of films, Pickus said:
there appears to be two channels
by which to attack the problems.
One, he said, would be the
strengthening of the effectiveness
of the Production Code in Holly¬
wood by making it unprofitable for
a producer to market his film with¬
out a code seal. The other would be
to place the responsibility for the
viewing of pictures by children
directly On the parents.

Although Pickus did not spell

--1 Atlanta, Feb, 7.

Sprinkle With Data , K takea * ° f b ° xoff ‘ ce doin *

Hollywood, Feb. 7. f ? r * motton plcture to atay mor *

Realizing the importance of than ^two weeks at Fox Theatre,

analyzing the present-day mar- 5,000-seat Wilby-Kincey flagship

ket, Roger Corman has estab- here. Three-week runs are excep-

lished a statistical and mar- tional and when Warner Bros/

ket research department for „. .. *

his distribution arm. The Film- « Up *}° Vi ve ~

group, and assigned Carlena, record * lt was considered fan-

Pratt former Union Bank fi- tastic management figured the
S^dal aMlyst to hefd t.y mark would “«!« be surpassed.

Purpose is to analyze exhibl- They reckoned not, however, with
tion and audience surveys bn {J® drawing power of William

Filmgroup product. Miss Pratt Holden and Nancy Kwan in Para-

will work with distribution mount’s ‘‘The World of Suzie

v.p. Skip Regan and exchange which exploded into the

operations director Margaret blockbuster category Two weeks
Urevich. ln a xow theatre advertised a start-

tag date (in newspaper space and
radio and television spots) for
IT* Disney’s “The Swiss Family

||C |I/m ft| KirrH* Robinson.” Twice they were forced

fj O MU MM 1 UVlIe to draw down when “Suzie’s” puU

" Just would not diminish'.

More of Bi&ies

I/ *bb lww day (3) but not until she has racked
Having completed the program S p * new record - 37 daya tij *

f _af_1 HOI_1_ _

By Robert j. landry Sprinkle With Data

The film business is “great” in P Hollywood Feb 7 for * motion P lctur e to stay more

Dixie—so they sayl Realizing the importance‘of than } wo weeks at Fox Theatre,

The mimeograph machines, and analyzing the present-day mar- 5,000-seat Wilby-Kincey flagship
even the teletypes, emit many a ket, Roger Corman has estab- here. Three-week runs are excep-

grateful note, many a wistful boast. Ushed a statistical and mar- tional and when Warnpr Rr * •

But nobody in Dixie, almost lit- ket research department for ,, en Wa ™ er B ™ s *

erally nobody; ever supplies a fact Ms distribution arm. The Film- „ Mame ran Up -]° a f j ve *

or a figure- Dixie handouts about group, and assigned Carlena, y ,e f. k record * R was considered fan-

business being “great” cannot be pr a tt, former Union Bank fi- management figured the

researched, corroborated, pinned nancial analyst, to head it ^ mark would never be surpassed,

down or related to comparative Purpose is to* analyze exhibl- They reckoned not, however, with
data. The South’s “great” business tion and audience surveys bn the drawing power of. William
is not a datum point but an adjec- Filmgroup product. Miss Pratt Holden and Nancy Kwan in Para-

tive.. The story is all headline and will work distribution mount’s “The World of Suzie

no text. y.p, skip Regan and exchange ^ on T ^>” which exploded into the

This curious—because sp wide- operations director Margaret blockbuster category. Two weeks

spread—regional refusal to spell Urevich. , a XOw theatre advertised a start-

out its pride in success with the tag date (in newspaper space and

rest of show business is nothing _ Xad io and television spots) for

new. For going on 40 years tim IT « tO Disney’s “The Swiss Family

m „ South has been the least-reported, II Q Tl/— |V| Robinson.” Twice they were forced

TlX Tax Tally most secretive segment of the - ** ^ ^ * IlvIIa to draw down when “Suzie’s” pull

Washington, Feb. 7. American film industry. . just v f ould not diminish'.

U.S. Treasury anticipates Even in the “Northernized” city M/U*A At „ c J . u . sfc „ *5® , sar ? e ’ f Ra y Stark’s

brisker b.o. trade next year. In of Miami the pattern remains. iflUl v VI DlHRlw Suzie will be leaving as of Fri-
the outgoing Eisenhower Ad- Mitchell Wolfson’s Wometco cir- day (3) but not until she has racked

ministration’s budget, admis- cult, a publicly-held company, re- Having completed the program S P * new record * 37 days the

sion tax receipts for the fiscal leases the corporate facts as. re- 0 f pictures‘for 1961 release, con- *° X "

year beginning next July 1 are quired by law but is mute on how sisting of 10 xtudio-made or fi- For reasons, which have never
estimated at $38,000,000 —* an individual houses fare. Wometco nanqe( i pictures and 14 pictures ac- been cIear to Variety Atlanta
increase of $2,000,000 over the feared spotlighting poor profit sit- quired from outside sources. Uni- showmen, like those in New Or-
current year. uations might draw construction, of yersal has started the production le ans, Dallas and other Dixie

Actual take from the levy rival theatres nearby. Florida State 0 f entries for the 1962-63 releasing metropoli will never spell out their
^hiring fiscal 1960 was* $34,- Chain, the rivals, take similar clam- year which starts next Nov. 1. success stories. They distinguish

494,000. like pose. ^ ^ Prexy Milton R. Rackmil told between degrees of prosperity only

Of course it must be acknowl- a sales executive conclave in N.Y. ta their adjectives: Translate
ni T . # edged that among the non-commu- -this week that the company has "great” to mean "okay” and the

xlrAlirno K AimAfltlh 1 nieators in the South are theatres currently in production five pic- scaIe of values falls into focus. In
ftJ&UlUdS IVrVIHI IinV controlled in Manhattan. Nor is it tures slated for 1962-63. He In- the case of “The World of Suzie
r 3 likely that any theatre Is built, or dicated that the company will be Wong,” the film version came into

__ ^ A not built, on a basis of published releasing a greater percentage of town on tail of the legit version,

K I \liATir A Kama figures. Interstate’s Raymond P. potentially big boxoffice produc- which had four near-capacity
JV.li. IJIIUW"A" AdUld wmie when asked by Dallas cor- tion than during 1960. He said that houses at $5 at the 2,000-seat
■ respondent Bill Barker if its poll- u win have at least 10 big pictures Tower. That made the burg

TCanca* ntv v-h n cy was a directive from AB-PT in in production during the 1961 cal- peculiarly “Suzle”-conscious.
q Dvrn , qknnJL thA 9 nth kv N * Y - said this was “partly” trlie. endar year. The program, he said,

Meither Interstate nor Trans-Texa, would luyolve “the greatest pro-

For reasons, which have never

out the exact details of TOA’s pro- chief.' is slated for the keynote ad- ever reveal 'Veekfy attendance ZSn If I U 1 A

j. n _i u avo _ -oni ®nri nicn Skouras will set the tefilpo for The situation is prettily summed up and the impressive boxoffice c ,,

fnr fhi fntrnrifmtion a registration expected to top the up by Variety’s stringer in Nash- names that willappear ln the U C u S !^J h ^™ ual International

for theintroduction olasystem of 500 mark with exhibs and Indus-' ville. Red 0’Donnelir“Have been offeSigs. Martin Specially Short Film Festival will be at Ober-

(Continued on page 66) tryites coming in from upwards of told by owners and operators that stressed the lineuD scheduled for ^ , .^ est Germany, thii week

30 states. Last year’s registration they do not object to furnishing release during the second half of t D, J: , u* , ^ ^
ri. 1 * I n • , n J T topped 500 for an all-time high academic reports—viz, good, fair, 1961. Ju f 5r by John Grier-

£tflIC8l 1 OintS i 0S6u In despite one of the season’s worst poor, etc., but otherwise compare -- ! on “ on J Hjitain and Robert Favre

_ 9 i _ !^*^ ri ?15 overin? most of th * themselves to merchants who do PHILLIPS WITH TAPLINGER Membe?s inchide Tn* MeS

Ethical Points Posed In I des

sno

‘Circle of Deception’ As
Decency Legion Bother

exchange area. not pubticlze their grosses or Franklvn PMUios'’’has' io’ined A inciu ^r an J American

More than 70 displays already profits.” Robert 5. Taplinger Associates as V f 0g ? 1 ;h dI ??c°«i Of

e set for the spacious fourth Charles R. Sanders Jr. reports head of tht public relations firm’s 16 * lar Sest of the U.S. film

.* j_ _ __r.ii.mkt. e n ^ . ... . . ..... SUUicllca.

anmn/i floor trade. show, according to from Columbia, S.C., that theatre Coast office in Beverly Hills.

Legion of Decency, Roman W. W. Barritt, Wichita, UTO presl- operators In that area “intend to Phillips is a vet in the Industrial
Catholic reviewing group, has dent. He said co-chairmen of the stick to their silent policy.” He promotion field and at one time
given a “separate classification” to (Continued on page 64) (Continued on page 66) was a publicist at Warners.

20th-Fox s upcoming “Circle of —---:-

Deception,” World War II espion- . _ _ _ _ , _ _ ^ , ,

EHasSSS Presidents of Allied, TOA Meet

Feb. 16 and Merger Theme Perks

“morally offensive in themselves, ' ^ _ _

require some analysis and explana- a scheduled Feb. 16 luncheon i Leaders of hoth TOA and Allied I bility of joining TOA. The Alliance nA inn nmimnian tu
tion as a protection to the un- meeting ln New Y ork between have long advocated the establish- circuit has enrolled its theatres in dUAKD LONrlRMS ALL
informed aeamst wrong internre- ««« toa it ifa w iiJJU

societies.

Others judging:

Bert Haanstra (Director from
Holland); Jargen Roos (Director,
Denmark); Lindsay Anderson (Di¬
rector, Britain); Eduard Hofmaa
(Director, Czechoslovakia); P. M.
Atamanow (Director of Cartoon
Films, USSR); Prof. Jerczy Toep-
litz (President of the International
Federation of Film Archives and
Director of the Polish Film
Academy).

informed against wrong interpre ... TT „ .. . ___

tattons and false conclusions.” Marshall H Fine the new presl- grQup but certain mem bers of Al- bership in the Indiana Allied unit. WARNFRS’ FfHFf ON

Decency group says the film dent of Allied States Assn., and ij ed invariably feared that they Due* Delinquents nnililUViJ DuifijcItUls

poses multiple problems about war- Albert M. Pickus, president of The- would be swallowed up in TOA mn« ahim Uon 0 vn*rian« ^ ack Warner, president, and
time morality “such as the de- atre Owners of America, is certain and that their needs differed from ^ t ch times ln^iudfne delin- a11 other t offic ers of Warner Bros.,
ception of the innocent, the recom- t touch off new speculation of those of the lar g° chains which aU ences in dues navmente TOA wer ®. reelected by the board at a
mendation of lethal pills, the use ofTmSww^n they consider to dominate TOA. ast week. _ __ .

Marshall H. Fine, the new presi-

*---,— - - . , .... , , , . 5‘wuHi vcimiu. mcmucia wi

Decency group says the film dent of Allied States Assn., and ii e d Invariably feared that they
poses multiple problems about war- Albert M. Pickus, president of The- would be swallowed up in TOA

ment of one national exhibitor TOA, although it retained its mem-
group, but certain members of Al- bership in the Indiana Allied unit.

Due* Delinquents

utetiaaiiun ui leuiai pms. uie use *k Q luusiuci iu uuuuuaie iua. r.__ i*. ncc*..

of sex as a weapon etc.,” and the possibih y of a merger between Ho ' ever _ T0A has gone to great SlatealsoincludesBenKalmen-

though it doesn't attempt to JustI* the two exhibitor organizations. pains to stress that 60% o( lts * ^ e “t deal dmring the li“t year. son. exec v.p.; Herman Starr, Wolfo

fy “such immorality,” poses issues While the two organizations membership consists of individuals iiltfl ^ SSiihfS Cohen * steve Trilling. Edmond L.

with required “maturity of Judg- have worked together on occasion who own and operate single thea- the mpgani zation’wili rontinu® «n DePatie » William T. Orr and James

$30,000 LOAN SETTLED
FOR $500 BY GARLAND

Los Angeles, Feb. 7.
Warner Bros.’ $30,000 suit against

with required “maturity of Judg- have worked together on occasion who own and operate single thea- m-will Ztinm,! DePatie, William T. Orr and James
ment.” in the past on certain projects, the tres. th^TOA^anner^It’sconsid- ?’ ConkIi " g * V K S; Herbert Fr ? 3 ’

. chances of an amalgamation were One of the leading TOA pro- ered more likely that a nfew na- treasurer- 6 ^a]tpr hnf^r^onnl

HAA T A AW CCTTT rn always summarily.ruled out, espe- ponents of a single exhibitor or- tional organization, perhaps uttliz- tr 0 ll er and assistant treasurer*

rAn wHXtL cia1 ^ “bring the period when board Edward'ude?, hea"' ofindf Sme of "mbrrfla American Harland E. Holman, assistant trea s :

FOR S500 BY GARLAND chairmaI1 and e eneral counsel pendent Exhibitors of New Eng- Congress of Exhibitors, wiU ^"? g * r ^ d J^ w *|S

rim <p juu bi ufinuuu/ Abram F Myere> now retlredi dom . , landj a former Unit . has a i so emerge f

Warner b 5 ^nnn^ntt^e.lnct lnated th » aHalrs » f Allied. With Pushed the Idea recently. Fine, who has Indicated that tie Freston & Fllts - gen ~ raL cou nsel.

Judv Garland and Sid Luft over a My er * off the scene, the oppor- The present dissension in Allied, Is not dead set against the idea /"* a fk 0 U c

loom Bhton t.mttv fnr a m or dor or +ho form* whIch saw Indiana Allied resign of one exhibitor trade association ^atnollC Snowmen s Mas*

i on? P if npv?nvM-al?^1**' from the nati °nal organiation, With if it will benefit theatreowners, in- San Francisco. Feb. 7.

htr f other units expected to follow suit, itiated the' meeting with Pickus. Catholic Entertainment Guild of

court by Jack L. Warner for $500. hibitor ^organization, has bright- Is b e ij eved to be providing the in- “Perhaps through our conversa- Northern California will hold its

WB prexy claimed he lent coin enea consiaeraoiy. centive for the merger talks. The tion,” he wrote the TOA chief, eighth annual Holy Commurrau

to the Lufts so they could vacation TOA Is making effort to down- n. E. unit pulled out of Allied last “might even develop a possibility Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, Feb.

in Europe and publicize actress’ beat the merger possibilities, year in a fight that saw it in oppo- whereby some of our present dup- 19. with Monsignor Vincent F. Mc-

starrer, “A Star Is Bom.” Miss Pickus said the labelling of the sition to the Indiana group. The lications of efforts might be avoid- Carthy, chaplain of the Frisco Va-

Garland and her husband asserted meeting as a summit conference New Englanders have delayed com- ed, now or at some future date, ef- riety Club, celebrant of the mass,

they had expected to return money “is unfortunate,” since It only rep- ing back although the present re- fecting a mutual savings for us! Post-communion breakfast will

from picture profits, but there resents “an informal, get-acquaint- gime Is one that it favors. The Hoo- both, again to the advantage of i be held at Sheratou-Palace’s Com-

weren’t any. ed .social meeting,” siers have been weighing the possi- the theatreowners everywhere.” Utock Room,

PICTURE GROSSES

USKnsft

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Snow Hobbles Hub Biz But ‘Misfits’
Brisk $21,000, ‘Exodus’ Pre-Sold 28G,
‘Family Fair 11G, ‘Ship’ Good 13G

Boston, Feb. 7.

Third storm bopped Boston with
28 inches of snow Saturday '4),*
dropping grosses to disappointing
low levels and causing an esti¬
mated $250,000 loss at b.o. Desert¬
ed streets on the biggest biz day,
Saturday, caused exhibs to moan.
Despite all this, the new opener.
“Misfits” at the Orpheum, still
looms smash.

Holdovers" were spotty. “Exodus”
testifies to value of pre-selling
with capacity gross, but the Saxon
Theatre in the seventh is not ac¬
tually filled, ducat holders getting
exchanges for later date. Storm
sloughed “Swiss Family Robinson”
in second at Metropolitan as it
did “Wackiest Ship in Army” at
the Memorial, also second.

• A message from the governor
asking people to “stay home” was
the climax of the worst Saturday
experienced by Boston exhibitors.
Hub was further crippled by can¬
cellation of all flights, behind
schedule train service, sluggish
street car service and practically
no auto traffic.

Estimates for This Week

Astor ‘B&Q). ‘ 1,170; $1.80-$3)—
^Spartacus” <U> <15th \vk>. Storm
dipped to $6,500. Last week,
$9,000.

Beacon Hill ‘Sack) *678; $1.50)—
“Tunes of Glory” ‘Lope) (7th wk>.
Offish $5,000. Last week, $7,000.

Capri ‘Sack) ‘900; $1.80-$2.20)—
“Ben-Kur” im.o.) (7tli wk>. Drop¬
ping to $4,500. Last week, $7,500.

Boston ‘Cinerama, Inc.) (1,254;
$1.20-$2.65>—“Cinerama Holiday”
(Cinerama) ‘reissue) (12tk wk).
Poor S4.5G0. Last week, $7,000.

Exeter ‘Indie) (1,376; 90-$1.50>
—“Virgin Spring” (Janus) (61h
wk). Fifth week snow struck
$8,000. Last week, $5,500.

Gary (Sack) ‘1,277; $1.25-$2.50)

■—“Alamo” ‘UA) (7th wk). Puny
$5,000. Last week, $8,500.

Kenmore (Indie) (700; $1.50-

$1.75)—“Ballad of Soldier” ‘Un¬
ion) *2d wk). Snowstruck $7,500.
Last week, $12,500.

Memorial ‘RKO) '3,000; 60-$l.I0)

-—' whackiest Ship in Army” (Cei)

Broadway Grosses

Estimated Total Gross

This Week . . $467,300

(Based on 29 theatres)

Last Year ... $561,625

(Based on 26 theatres)

Misfits’ TaD 14G,
Cincy; ‘Boys

Cincinnati, Feb. 7.

Cincy film biz looms cozy this
week in face of crippling weather.
“Misfits” is top newcomer, rating
tig take at Palace, but “Swiss Fam¬
ily Robinson” holds as main line
bellringer in sock second stanza at
Keith’s. “Where Boys Are” shapes
good as hardy third-weeker at flag¬
ship Albee. “Behind Great Wall”
looks lukewarm in Capitol switch
from reserve-seat to grind policy.
Hard-ticketers "Spartacus” and
“Alamo” continue without com¬
plaint, former being especially
sturdy at Grand. •

Estimates for This Week

Albee (RKO) (3,100; $1-$1.50)—
“Wnere Boys Are” (M-G) (3d wk).
Good $9,500. Last week, $12,500.

Capitol (SW-Cinerama) (1,400;
$1-$1.25) — “Behind Great Wall”
(Cont). Slow $3,000. Last week,
“Cimarron” ''M-G) (5th wk), $6,500.
Current film stays for second
week.

Esquire Art (Shor) (500; $1.25)—
| “Never On Sunday” (UA) t3d wk).
Tall $3,Q00. Same last week.

Grand (RKO) (1,300; $1.75-$2.75)
—“Spartacus” (U) (7th wk). Sturdy
$9,000. Last week, $9,500.

Guild (Vance) ‘300; $1.25)—

“Please Turn Over” ‘Col) (7th wk).
Fancy $1,700 after $1,800 sixth.
Hyde Park Art (Shor) (500;

$1.25) — “School For Scoundrels’
Fair $1,000. Last

to S13.C00. Last week, $26,000.

Metropolitan (NET) (4,357; 70-
$1.10)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (2d wk). Snowblitzed $11,000.
Last week, $25,000.

Orpheum (Loew) (2,900; 90-

$1.50»—“Misfits” (UA). Big $21,-
000. Last week, “Facts of Life”
‘Continued on page 8)

'Misfits’ Sock $16,000,
SeatiIe;‘FamiIy’ 14G, 3d,

week, $1,200.

Keith’s (Shor) d.500; 90-$1.25)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (2d
wk). Great $14,000 on heels of
$18,000 preem, tops here for quite
a spelL

Palace (RKO) (2.600: $1-$1.25)—
“Misfits” ‘UA)., Big $12,000. Last
week, “Go Naked In World” (M-G)
$7,500.

Twin Drive-Iii (Shor) (600 cars;
west side, 90c)—“Facts of Life”
(UA) and “Fugitive Kind” (UA)
• subruns). So-so $3,000. Last week,
“Cinderfella” (Par) and “Tarzan
m jt y mrm r*sfk • ' i ‘ Magnificent” ‘Par) (subruns),

jJeu-Hnr 57,500 m 53d ; 52 000 .

V Val,ey Wiethe) '1.200: $1.50-
. . . ^Kittle, Feb ' 7 - , 1 $2.50) — “Alamo” (UA) (7th wk).

x irst-run biz still is very good : Fairish S5>(m ^ week 55 , 500 .

Sere currently, helped by some j_ ! _ ’

new, strong fare and great hold¬
overs. Pacing the field is “The Mis¬
fits,” rated wow at Coliseum.

“Spartacus” still is good in seventh
at Music Box while “Swiss Family
Robinson” looks great in third at
Musfc Hall. “World of Suzie Wong”
ahapes good in sixth Paramount
round.

Estimates for This Week

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) • (738;

$1.50-$3)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (53d
wk). Great $7,500. Last week,

$7,800.

Coliseum (Fox-Evergreen) (1.870;

$1-$1.50)—“Misfits” (UA) and “Op¬
eration Bottleneck” (UA). Wow
$16,000. Last week, “Goliath and
Dragon” (FF) and “Wizard of
Baghdad” (20th), $6,700.

Fifth Avenue (Fox-Evergreen)

(2,500; $1-$1.50>—“Can-Can” ‘20th)

(2d wk*. Return on popscale run.

Okay $6,500. Last week $8,700.

Music Box (Hamrick) (739; $1.50-
$3’—“Spartacus” <U) (7th wk).

Good $7,000. Last week, $8,700.

Music Hall (Hamrick) (2,200; $1-
$1.50)—“Swiss Family Robinson”

(BV) ‘3d wkf. Great $14,000 or near.

Last week, $17,400.

Orpheum 'Hamrick) (2,600; $1-
$1.50) — Shuttered. Last week,

“Fever in Blood” (WB). In 6 days,

$3,200.

Paramount (Fox - Evergreen)

(3,000; $1-$1.50)—“Suzie Wong”

(Par) (6th wk). Good $6,500. Last
week* $8,300.

Unfits’ Wkppiig30G,
Frisco; ‘G#ld’ Okay 11G

San Francisco, Feb. 7.

Fii'st-run trade is booming here
this round, with “The Misfits”
rated whopping at Warfield. “Gold
of Seven Saints” looms only okay
at Paramount while “Behind Great
Wall” is lofty in second at St.
Francis. “Swiss Family Robinson”
is fine in third at the Fox. “World
of Suzie Wong” still is potent in
seventh at Golden Gate.

Estimates for This Week

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,859;
$1.25-$1.50)—"Suzie Wong” (Par)
(7th wk). Potent $13,Q00. Last
week, $13,500.

Fox (FWC) (4,651; $1.25-$1.50)
—“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV)
and “Ravmie” <BV) (3d wk). Fine
$11,000 or over. Last week, $17,-
500.

Warfield (Loew) (2,656; $1-25-
$1.50)—'“Misfits” (UA). Huge $30,-
000. Last week, “Where Boys Are”
<M-G) (5th wk), $6,000,

Paramount (Par) (2,646; $125-
$1.50)—“Gold Of Seven Saints”
(WB)^and “Louisiana Hussy” (WB).
Okay $11,000. Last week, “Blue¬
print For Robbery” (Par) and
“Foxhole In Cairo” (Par), $11,000.

St. Francis (Par) (1,400; $1-
$1.50) — “Behind Great Wall”
(Cont) (2d wk). Good $8,000. Last
week, $11,000.

Orpheum (Cinerama, Inc.) (1,456;
$1.75-$2.65)—“Seven Wonders Of
World” (Cinerama) (re-issue) (6th
wk). Okay $13,000. Last week,
$13,500.

United Artists ‘No. Coast) (1,151;
$1.75-$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (7th
wk). Sock $17,000 after $18,000
last week.

Stagedoor (A-R) (440; $125-

$1.50)—“Tunes Of Glory” (Lopert)
(4th wk). Powerful $8,Q00. Last
week, $9,000.

Vogue (S.F. Theatres) (364;
$1.50)—“Virgin Spring” (Janus)
(7th wk). Oke $3,200. Last week,
$3,200.

Presidio (Hardy) (774; $125-

$1.50)—“Porgy and Bess” (Col)
(reissue). Fair $3,000. Last week.
“Sunset Boulevard” (Par) and
“Touch Of Larceny” (Par) (re¬
issues), $2,000.

Coronet (United California)
(1,250; $1.50-$3.50) — “Ben-Hur”

(M-G) (59tb wk). Dandy $13,000.
Last week, $14,000.

SNOW SLAPS TORONTO;
‘SUZIE,’ 'GRASS’ HOT

Toronto, Feb. 7.

Snowfall and midweek cold
weather dented biz of newcomers
here this round. “World of Suzie
Wong” is pacing the city. But
“Fever in Blood” looms sad. Third
frame of “Grass Is Greener” at
Loew’s shapes torrid.

“Never On Sunday” shapes big
in second at the Towne. “Spar¬
tacus” holding with big take in
seventh stanza, same as sixth week.
“Ben-Hur” still is great in 60th
session at University.

Pitt’s Bliz Bops Biz But ‘Misfits’

Lofty $18,000; ‘Family Loud 14G, 3d

Pittsburgh, Feb. 7.

One of the worst storms in Pitts¬
burgh history last Friday (3) crip-
; pled business and caused major
' headaches to nearly every area
cinema. However, “The Misfits” is
I clicking at the Penn with a lofty
take likely. The Stanley is not
complaining about the big takings
in third week fbr “Swiss Family
Robinson.”

All houses figure they lost a
couple of thousand dollars over the
past week. Especially hard hit was
“Flaming Star” at the Fulton while
the Gateway, playing “The Plun¬
derers” is rated especially dismal.

Both “Spartacus,” in seventh
round at the Nixon, and “The
Alamo,” also in seventh at the War¬
ner are down to okay to fair fig¬
ures. However, “Spartacus” still Is
in the chips.

Estimates for This Week

Fulton (Shea) ‘1,635; $1-$1.50)—
“Flaming Star” (20th). Slow $5,000
or less, but holds a second. Last
week, “Grass Is Greener” (U) (6th
wk-5 days), $4,000, but landed near¬
ly $50,000, nifty for run.
i Gateway (Associated) (2,100; $1-

$1.50)—“Plunderers” (AA). Dismal
$3,500 or close with preview Sat¬
urday night of “Look in Any Win¬
dow” a little help. Last week,
“Marriage - Go - Round” (20th),
$7,200.

Nixon (Rubin) (1,700; $1.50-$2.75)
— “Spartacus” (U) (7th wk).
Sloughed by storm along with
other theatres but will get okay
$7,000. Last week, $9,000.

Penn (UATC) ‘3,300; $1-$1.5Q>—
“The Misfits” (UA). Considering
the bliz, this looms as strong win¬
ner and should hit lofty $18,000.
Last week, “Go Naked in World”
(M-G), $8,000.

Squirrel Hill (SW) (834; $1.25)—
Make Mine Mink” (Cont) (5th wk).
Still okay with around $2,800. Last
week, $3,500.

Stanley (SW) 0,700; $l-$1.5fi>—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (3d
wk). Holding up strongly at staunch
$14,000. Last week, $23,200 or
ahead of first week.

Warner (SW) (1,513; $1.25-$1.80)
—“Alamo” (UA) (7th wk). Looks
mild $6,500 or close after $8,000
for sixth week, “Exodus” (UA)
opens March-&

D.C. Okay; ‘Misfits’ Wham $20,000;
‘Family’ 22G, ‘Spartacus’ Sods; 15G

Key City Grosses

Estimated Total Gross
This Week ....... $2,198,490

(Based on 21 cities and 217
•theatres, chiefly first runs, in¬
cluding N . Y.)

* Last Year.$2,614,925

'(Based on 24 cities and 244
theatres .)

TWisfits’Wow 18G,
Omaha;‘Gold’8G

Omaha, Feb. 7.

Cold weather continues here but
biz holds up amazingly well,
topped by “The Misfits,” which
looks sensational In three houses
none of them more than 1,234
seats. “Three Worlds of Gulliver”
is rated strong at the Omaha,
j “Swiss Family Robinson” looms
[hefty in seventh round at State,

I Estimates for This Week
Admiral* Chief, Skyview (In¬
die)'(968; 1,234; 1,122; $1)—“Mis¬
fits” (UA) and “Five Guns to
Tombstone” (Indie). Sensational i
$18,000. J

Omaha (Tristates) (2,066; $75-$l)
—“3 Worlds of Gulliver” (Col) and j
"Desert Attack” (Indie). Strong
$9,000. Last week, $5,000. j

Orpheum (Tristates) (2,877; 75-
$D_“Gold of Seven Saints” (WB).
Weak $8,000. _

State (Cooper) (743; $1)—'*Swiss
family Robinson” (BV) (7th wk).
Hefty $5,000. Last week, ditto.

Mpls Milder, Biz Hot-
‘Suzie’ Huge at $20,000,
IBisfits’ Sockeroo 17G

Minneapolis, Feb. 7.
Return of more moderate weath¬
er together with advent of two
smash pix will shoot trade into
orbit here this chapter. The socko
newcomers are “World of Suzie
Wong,” gigantic at State, and “Mis¬
fits,” boffo at Orpheum. Hard-
ticket “Exodus” also continues at
near-sellout pace in second round
at Academy.

Only other fresh loop entry Is
“Savage Innocents,” fair at Lyric.
Pair of potent holdovers are “Swiss
Family Robinson,” still wooing big
family biz in seventh week at
Gopher, and “Please Turn Over,” I
modest in second at World. Two
nabe longruns are “Facts of Life,” j
hotsy in seventh round at Uptown
and “Never on Sunday,” nice in I
sixth week at St. Louis Park. I
Estimates for This Week
Academy (Mann) (947; $1.75-1
$2.65)—“Exodus” (UA) (2d wk).
SRO weekend holding this at I
mighty $16,000 after $18,000 last
week.

Century (Cinerama, Inc.) (1,150;
$1.75-$2.65>—“Cinerama Holiday” j
(Cinerama) (reissue) (7lh wk).
Fair $7,000. Last week, $7,500.

| Gopher (Berger) (1,000; $1-$150) I
i —“Swiss Family Robinson” <JBV)
(7th wk). Still capturing major
share of family trade. Hefty
I $7,000. Last week, $8,000. ,

Lyric (Par) (1,000; 85-$ 1)—“Sav¬
age Innocents” (Par). Fairish
$5,000. Last week, “Flaming Star”-
f20th) (2d wk), $5,000 at $1.25 top.

Orpheum (Mann) (2,800; $1-

$1.35)—“Misfits” (UA). Monroe-
Gable draw booming this to socko
$17,000 or thereabouts. Last week,
“Sword and Dragon” (Valiant),
$6,500.

St. Louis Park (Field) G,000;
$1.25)—“Never on Sunday” (Lope)

I (6th wk). Healthy $2,800. Last
I week, $3,000.

I State (Par) (2,200; $1-$1.50)—

| “Suzie Wong” (Par). Smasheroo
! $20,000. Last w’eek, “Marriaec-Go-
Round” (20th) ‘2d wk), $8,000 at
$1.25 top.

Suburban World (Mann) (800;
$1.25)—“Left, Right, Centre” (In¬
die). Lusty $5,000. Last week,
“Dreams” (Janus) (2d wk), $2,300.

Uptown (Field) ‘1,000; $1,25)—
“Facts of Life” (UA) (7th wk).
Strong $3500. Last week, $4,000.

World (Mann) (400; 85-$1.50)—
"Please Turn Over” (Col) '2d wk).
Modest $4,500. Last week* $7,000.

Washington, Feb. 7.

After succession of blizzards*
this city was showing some signs
of getting used to it only to be hit
by another snowstorm last week¬
end. Result is that mainstem
trad* Is still below par. Houser
this session is “Misfits” which
shapes to hit a wow take at Keith’s
in first round.

“Swiss Family Robinson” at two
Stanley Warner situations looms
socko in second. “World of Suzie*
Wong” Is hep in seventh at the
Town. “Spartacus” shapes smash
in third at the Warner. “Gq Naked
in World” looms so-so In second .
week at Palace.

Estimates for This Week

Ambassador - Metropolitan (SW)
(1,490; 1,000; 90-$1.49) — “Swiss

Family Robinson” (BV) (2d wk).
Socko $20,000. Last week. $25,000.

Apex XK-B) (940; 90-$1.25) —
“Gen. Della Rovere” (Cont) (4th
wk). Okay $3,000. Last week,
$3 200

Capitol (Loew) (3,426; $1-$1.49)
—“Village of Damned” (M-G) (2d
wk). Hot $14,000 after $22,000
opener.

Keith’s (RKO) (1,850; $1-$1.49)—
“Misfits” (UA). Wham $20,000. Last
week, “Facts of Life” (UA) (6th»
wk), $6,000.

Mac Arthur (K-B) (900; $125)—
“Make Mine Mink” ‘Cont) (7th
wk). Nice $3,500. Last week,
$4,200.

Ontario (K-B) (1,240; $1-$1.491—
“Grass Is Greener” lU) (6th wk).
Fair $3,500. Last week, $3,900.

Playhouse (T-L) (458; $1-$1.49)—
“Lovers” (Indie) and* “Hiroshima,
Mon Amour” (Zenith) (reissues)
(4th wk). Fair $3,000. Last week,
$4,500.

Palace (Loew) (2,390; $1-$1.49>—
“Go Naked in World” (M-G) (2d
wk). So-so $9,000. Last week,
$14,000.

Plaxa (T-L) (276; $1-$1.80) —
“Love by Appointment” (Indie) (3d
wk). Thin $2,400. Last week,
$2500.

Tow* (King) (800; $1.25-$1.49)—
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (7th wk).
Hearty $8,000. Last week, $8,000-

Trans-Lnx (T-L) (600; $1.49-

$1.80)—“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (7th
wk). Nice $5,500. Last week* ditto.

Uptown (SW) (1*300; $125-$2.25)
—“Alamo” (UA) (7th wk). Meek
$5,500 or near. Last week, $6,500.

Warner (SW) (1,440; $1.49-$2.25)
—"Spartacus” (U) (3d wk). Smash
$15,000. Last week, $17,700.

‘Suzie’ Wham $13,000,
K.C.; 'Gold* Bright 7G,
^Family’ Great 10G, 3d*

Kansas City, Feb. 7.

Town has a sturdy outlook with
some newcomers and virile hold-;,
overs. “World of Suzie Wong" is
wow at Roxy. “Gold of Seven
Saints” looms good at Paramount.

“Swiss Family Robinson” in
third week is unusually strong at
the Uptown-Granada combo. “Can-
Can” is pleasant third week In the
Plaza. Also strong are “Exodus”
at Empire and "Cimarron” at
Capri.

Estimates for This Week

Capri (Durwood) (1*260; $l-$2.50)
—“Cimarron” (M-G) (3d wk). Nice
$10,000. Last week, $11,000.

Empire (Durwood) ,(. 1 , 280 ; $1.25-
$3)—“Exodus” (UA) (7th wk). Okay
$14,000; holds. Last week* same.

Kimo (Dickinson) <504; 90-$1.25)
—“Please Turn Over” (Col) (7th
wk). Steady $1,400. Last week,
same.

Midland (Loew) (3,500; 75-$D—
Closed Feb. I after 34 years as a
major first-run. To become bowl¬
ing alley. Last week, “Go Naked
in World” (M-G) and “Operation
Bottleneck” (Indie), light $4,000
finale. -

Paramount (UPI) (1,900; 75-$l)
—“Gold of Seven Saints” !WB).
Good $7,000 or near. Last week,
“Fever in Blood” (Par), $4,500.

Plaxa (FMW-NT) <1,630; $1.24)—
“Can-Can” (20th) (3d wk). Fast
$6,000. Last week, $6,500.

Roxy (Durwood) (850; $1-$1.50)—
“Suzie Wong” (Par). Handsome
$13,000; stays. Last week, “Grass
Is Greener” (U) (6th wk), $4,500.

Uptown, Granada (FMW-NT)
(2,043; 1,217; $1-$1.25) — “Swiss
Family Robinson” (BV) <3d wk).
Fancy $10,000; may hold. Last
week, $14,000.

Vednesday, February-8, 1961

LA. Better; ‘Misfits' Mighty $49,000,
‘Gold' Good 16G; ‘Suzie' Smash 18G,

‘Exodus' Sock 25G, ‘Spartacus' 16^G

Los Angeles, Feb. 7.

L.A. first-runs are picking up a
bit this week, sparked by brilliant
returns for “The Misfits,” which is
heading for a wow $49,000 or near
in five theatres. “Gold of Seven
Saints” looks like good $16,000 in
three houses, “Ballad of Soldier”
shapes nice $6,000 at Music Hall.
“Angry Silence” is rated okay $4,-
000 at Vogue, all openers doing
Well.

Among regular holdovers,
‘‘World of Suzie Wong” still is
leading with smash $18,000 in
eighth round at Chinese. “Exodus”
is pacing the hard-ticket pix with
$25,000 for seventh frame at Fox
Wilshire.

“Spartacus” is rated slick $16,-
S00 in 16th session at Pantages.
“Ben-Hur” shapes boff $19,500 in
63d round at Egyptian. “Pepe” still
is strong at $20,000 in sixth stanza
at Warner Beverly.

Estimates for This Week

State, Pix, Wiltern (UATC-Prin-
SW) <2,404; 756; 2,344; 90-$1.50)—
“Gold of Seven Saints” (WB) and
“Last Rebel” (Indie). Good, $16,-
000. Last week. State, “Goliath
and Dragon” (AI), “Three Blondes
in His Life” (Indie) (2d wk), $2,500.
Pix with Los Angeles, “Naked
Jungle” (Par), “Elephant Walk”
(Par) (reissues), $11,500. Wiltern
with Warren’s, Loyola, Hollywood,
“Fever in Blood” (WB), "Three
Worlds Gulliver” (Col) (m.o.)
(Wiltern), “Mating Time” (Indie)
(reissue) (Warren’s), “Up Peri-
•cope” (WB) (reissue) (Loyola,
Hollywood), $15,500.

Beverly, Baldwin, Orpheum,
Hollywood, Loyola (State-Metro-
politap-FWC) (1,150; 1,800; 2,213;
756; 1,298; 90-$2.40)—"Misfits”

(UA) and “Operation Bottleneck”
(Indie). Wow $49,000 or near. Last
week, Beverly, “Sundowners”
(WB) (6th wk—3 days), $2,400.
Baldwin, ‘^Butterfield 8” (M-G)
“Dark at Top of Stairs” (WB) (5th
wk), $6,500. Orpheum with Hawaii,
“Mighty Crusaders” (Fal), “Tiger
Bay” (Indie), $7,800.

Vogue (FWC (810; 90-$1.50)—
“Angry Silence” (Indie). Okay
$4,000. Last week, with Hillstreet,
“Song Without End” (Col), “Past
Is Showing” (Indie) (2d wk),
$7,600.

Music Hall (Ros) (720; $1.85-
$2.25)—“Ballad of Soldier” (Un¬
ion). Nice $6,000. 1 Last week, “En¬
tertainer” (Cont) (5th wk—6 days),
$3,100.

Hillstreet, Hawaii (Metropolitan-
G&S) (2,752; 1,106; 90-$lfi0)—

“Black Shield of Falworth” (U)
(Continued on page 8)

Misfits’ Giant $21,000,
Dearer; ‘Spartacus’ 10G

Denver, Feb. 7.

Trade Is holding very well here
considering the number of extend¬
ed-runs around. Big newcomer is
“The Misfits,” which shapes wham
at Paramount. “Swiss Family
Robinson” still is solid in seventh
.Tqwna session. “Spartacus” shapes
lock in third Aladdin stanza, “Can-
Can” looms trim in third at the
Centre on moveover.

Estimates for This W«* k

Aladdin (Fox) (900; $1.25-$2.50)
—“Spartacus” (3d wk). Sock $10,-
000. Last week, $11,500.

Blue Bird (Fox) (700; $D—
“Carry on Nurse” (Gov) (m.o.) (2d
wk). Oke $1,700. Last week, $1,800.

Centre (1,270; $1-$1.45)—“Can-
Can” (20th) (m.o.) (3d wk). Trim
$10,200. Last week, $9,000.

Denham (Indie) (800; $1.25-

$2.50)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (43d wk).
Big $8,000. Last Week, $8,200.

Denver (Fox) (2,432; $1-$1.25)—
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (3d wk).
Good $9,000. Last week, $11,500.

Esquire (Fox) (600; $1)—“Please
Turn Over” (Col) (7th wk). Oke
$1,800. Last week, $2,100.

Orpheum (RKO) (2,690; $1-$1.25)
—“Where Boys Are” (M-G) and
“Five Guns Tombstone” (U) (4th
wk). Fair $6,000. Last week, $6,500.

Paramount (Indie) (2,100; 90-
$1.25)—“The Misfits” (UA). Wham
$21,000. Last week, “Fever in
Blood” (WB) and “Four Desperate
Men” (Cont), $10,500.

Towne (Indie) (600; $I-$1.45)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (7th
wk). Solid $8,000. Last week,
$9,000.

Estimates Are Net

The parenthetic admission
prices, however, as indicated,
include U. S. amusement tax.

‘Misfits’ Mighty
$22,000, Det. Ace

Detroit, Feb. 7.

Another great week is in pros¬
pect for the first-runs currently.
“Misfits” is wham at the Palms,
lone newcomer. “Wackiest Ship in
Army” looks hotsy In third sailing
at the Michigan. “Sword and Dra¬
gon,” aided by saturation tv spots
which boosted first week grosses
above estimates, moves into a big
second week at Fox.

“Where Boys Are” shapes sturdy
in second week at the Adams.
“World of Suzie Wong” is going
great in seventh week at the Grand
Circus.

Estimates for This Week

Fox (Fox-Mich) (5,000; 75-$1.49)
—“Sword and Dragon” (Valiant)
and “It Takes a Thief” (Valiant)
(2d wk). Great $15,000. Last
week, big $25,000, over hopes, for
best gross in some time.

Michigan (United Detroit) (4,000;
$1.25-$1.49) — “Wackiest Ship”
(Col) and “Passport to China” (Col)
(3d wk). Hotsy $17>000. Last
week, $19,000.

Palms (UD) (2,981; $1.25-$1.49)—
"Misfits” (UA). Smash $22,000.
Last week, “Savage Innocents”
(Par) and “Last Rebel” (Indie),
$ 12 , 000 .

Madison (UD) (1,408; $1.50-$3)—
“Spartacus” (U) (14th wk). Swell
$14,000. Last week, $14,500.

Grand Circus (UD) (1,400; $1.25-
$1.65)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (7th
wk). Great $15,000. Last week,
$16,500.

Adams (Balaban) (1,700; $1.2£
$1.50)—“Where Boys Are” (M-G
2? 1 ’ Big $12,000. Last weel
$15,500.

united Artists (UA) (1,667; $12
$31—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (51st w
Wham $12,000. Last week, $12,3(
Music Hall (Cinerama, Inc.) (12(
$1.20-$2.65)—“Seven Wonders
World” (Cinerama) (reissue) (6
wk). Good $12,000. Last we<
$10,800.

„ T” nS ' Lux Krto (Trans-Lt
(1,000; $1.49-$1.65)—“Please Tu
Over” (Col) (3d wk). Oke $3,5(
Last week, $4,000.

Mercury (UM) (1,465; $1.25-$1.4
—“Grass Is Greener” (UD) (6
wk). Good $5,000. Last wet
$7,000.

SNOW CRIMPS PROY.;
‘MISFITS’ MUD 7G

Providence, Feb. 7.

A heavy snowstorm flattened
city and is ruining biz for first-
runs. In greatly reduced takes,
“The Misfits” is leading town with
a modest session but okay consid¬
ering. “The Sundowners” at Ma¬
jestic is slow in second. “Wackiest
Ship in Army” also is off to meek
takings in second at Strand.

Estimates for This Week

Albee (RKO) (2,200; 65-90)—
“Marriage-Go-Round” ( 20 th) and
“Shakedown” (20th) (2d wk). Mild
$4,000. First was $6,500.

Elmwood (Snyder) (724; $1.50-
$2.50)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (33d wk).
Moderate $5,500. Last week, same.

Majestic (SW) (2,200; 65-90)—
“Sundowners” (WB) (2d wk). Slow
$4,000. First week. $9,000.

State (Loew) (3.200; 90-$1.50)—
“Misfits” (M-G). Low $7,000 with
usually heavy Saturday limited by
storm to total of 400 patrons. Last
week, “Can-Can” (20th) (2d wk),
$ 8 , 000 .

Strand (National Realty) (2,200;
65-90>—“Wackiest Ship” (Col) and
“Hell is City” (Col) (2d wk). Meek
$4,000. First was $8,000.

PfilRUEff 1

L’vilie Lags in Snow l

But ‘Suzie’ Sharp 8G;
‘Boys’Hep $11,500,2d

Louisville, Feb. 7.

Recent snowstorm here made
this “Gateway to the South” re¬
semble New England ’ and points
north. Pix which opened Thurs¬
day (2), played to empty houses,
as snow and icy streets brought
most all activities to a standstill.
Traffic was soon resumed, however,
and many downtown houses report
nice takes, which would have-been
considerably bigger except for the
severe snowstorm. "World of Suzie
Wong” will be boff at the Ken¬
tucky. “Legions of Nile” and
“Desert Attack” at the Rialto
looks drab. “Swiss Family Robin¬
son,” in third at the Ohio is solid.
“Where Boys Are” in second week
at United Artists still is solid. “Go-
Naked In World” at the Brown is
modest.

Estimates for This Week

Brown (Fourth Avenue) (1,100;
60-$l)—“Go Naked In World”
(M-G). Moderate $5,000. Last
week, “Please Turn Over” (Col) (2d
wk), $4,000.

Kentucky (Switow) (900; 75-$l)
—“Suzie Wong” (Par). Boff $8,000.
Last week, “Battle Hymn” (U) and
“Away All Boats” (U) (reissues),
$4,000.

Mary Anderson (People’s) <900;
75-$l)—“Bramble Bush” (WB) and
“A Summer Place” (WB) (reissues).
Modest $4,000, Last week, “Fever
In Blood” (WB), $3,500.

Ohio (Settos) (900; 75-$1.25)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (3d
wk). Solid $9,000 or near after 2d
week’s $11,000.

Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,000;
60-$l)—“Legions of Nile” (20th)
and “Desert Attack” (20th). Drab
$5,000 or close. Last week, “Esther
and King” (20th), $5,800.

United Artists (UA) (3,000; 75-
$1.25)—“Where Boys Are” (M-G)
(2d wk). Sock $11,500 after $15,000
opener.

lisfits' Big 12G,
Balto; ‘Exodus' 7G

Baltimore, Feb. 7.

Exhibitors were fighting snow
again this week. Despite this con¬
tinuing battle, biz is on the brighter
side. “The Misfits,”.only new item,
looms big at Stanton. “Swiss
Family Robinson” is strong in third
week at the New and “Exodus” is
holding nicely in eighth frame at
Mayfair.

“World of Suzie Wong” is solid
in seventh at the Charles. “Wack-i
iest Ship in Army” is nice in third
at the Hipp while “Please Tunr
Over” is warm In fourth at the
Little. “Spartacus,” hit hard by
snows of recent weeks, looks better
at Town where in third session.

Estimates for This Week

Aurora (Rappaport) (367; 90-
$1.50) — “Can-Can” (20th) (rerun)
(3rd wk). Oke $1,500 after $1,700 in
second.

Charles (Fruchtman) (500; 90-
$1.50)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (7th
wk). Good $5,500 after $6,000 in
sixth week.

Cinema (Schwaber) (460; 90-
$1.50)—“Virgin Spring” (Janus) (2d
wk). Good $2,500 after $3,200
opener.

Five West (Schwaber) (460; 90-
$1.50)—“Tunes of Glory” CLope)
(7th wk). Steady $2,000 after same
in sixth.

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,300;
90-$l.50)—“Wackiest Ship” (Col)
(3d Wk). Good $6,000 after $9,500
in second

Little (Rappaport) (300; 90-$1.50)
—“Please Turn Over” (Col) (4th
wk). Oke $1,800 after $2,000 in
previous week.

Mayfair (Fruchtman) (750; $2-
$2.50)—“Exodus” (UA) (8th wk).
Sturdy $7,000 after same In sev¬
enth.

New (Fruchtman) (1,600; 90-
$1.50)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (3d wk). Strong $9,000 after
$11,000 in second.

Playhouse (Schwaber) (460; 90-
$1.50)—“Never on Sunday” (Lope)
(12th wk). Nice $2,000 after same
last week.

Stanton (Fruchtman) (2.800; 90-
$1.50)—“Misfits” (UA). Big $12,000.
Last week, “Marriage Go-Round”
(20th), $5,000.

Town (Rappaport) (1,125; $1.50-
$2.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (3d wk).
Fine So 000 after $10,500 in previ¬
ous week.

MCraW GROSSES f

RecordSnowstorm Bops B way Biz, *
But misfits' Socko $75,000; Hall
With ‘Boys'-Stageslrow Off to95G

Already hit by the coldest
weather of the year. last week,
Broadway film biz was beaten to
its lowest February level in years
by a 24-hour storm which left
more than 17 inches of snow last
Friday-Saturday. High winds,
which accompanied the near-bliz¬
zard, whipped matinee trade to
the vanishing point, and theatres
failed to recover during the eve¬
ning. There was an improvement
Sunday, but the bliz is ruining
the week for most houses. The
mayor’s edict against using pleas¬
ure cars hurt as did the general
transportation snafu.

Despite all the elements, "The
Misfits” looks, to wind its initial
session at the Capitol with a sock
$75,000. Oddly enough, about $24,-
000 of this total came the first two
days. Aside from this pic, and, of
course, “Exodus,” still capacity In
current (8th) round at the Warner,
all films were sharply clipped.

An outstanding example is the
Music Hall, with “Where Boys
Are” and stageshow, which looks
only $95,000 or less In third ses¬
sion. It was down about $40,000
from the second week even in the
first four days. “Can-Can” looks
to slump to fair $14,000 or less
in seventh round at Palace.

“Marriage-Go-Round” looks lean
$14,000 or under in fifth and final
stanza at the Paramount. “Grass Is
Greener” shapes mild $11,000 in
seventh round at the Astor. It was
the same all the way down the
line.

“Swiss Family Robinson” is
slipping to fair $7,000 or close in
current (7th) frame at the Em¬
bassy and even less at the arty
Normandie. “Young One” looks
dull $5,000 in third at the Victoria.

Estimates for This Week

Astor (City Inv.) (1,094; 75-$2)—
“Grass Is Greener” (U) (7th-final
wk). This stanza winding tomorrow
(Thurs.) looks like fair $11,000
! after $21,500 for sixth week. “Facts
of Life” (UA) opens Friday (10),
day-dating with Beekman.

Capitol (Loew) (4,820; $l-$2.50)
—“The- Misfits” (UA) (2d wk).
Initial session finished yesterday
(Tues.) soared to big $75,000 or
near. Holding, naturally. In ahead,
“Butterfield 8” (M-G) (11th wk),
$16,500, but winding a very big
extended-run.

Criterion (Moss) (1,520; $1.50-
$3,50)—“Pepe” (Col) (8th wk).
Seventh round completed last
night (Tues.) was modest $21,000
or close after $34,000 for sixth.

DeMille (Reade) (1,463; $1.50-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (18th wk).
This round ending today (Wed.) is
heading for okay $17,000 after
$24,500 for 17th week. Stays.

Embassy (Guild Enterprises)
(500; $1.25-$2) — “Swiss Family

Robinson” (BV) (7th wk). Current
stanza finishing tomorow (Thurs.);
looks like fair $7,000 or near after
$13,000 in sixth. Stays.

Palace (RKO) (1,642; 90-$2.50)—
“Can-Can” (20th) (8th wk). Seventh
frame completed last night (Tues.)
was good $14,000 or near after
$20,000 for sixth week.

Forum' (Moss) (813; 90-$1.80)—
“3 Worlds of Gulliver” (Col) (8th
wk). Looks like dull $3,500 in 5
days after $13,500 in seventh.
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) opens this
week.

Paramount (AB-PT) (3,665; $1-
$2)—“Marriage-Go-Round” (20th)
(5th-final wk). This stanza ending
tomorrow (Thurs.) is slipping to
light $14,000, lowest here In
months after $25,000 for fourth.
“Millionairess” (20th) opens Fri¬
day (10).

Radio City IJIusie Hall (Rocke¬
fellers) (6,200; 90-$2.75)—“Where
Boys Are” (M-G) with stageshow
(3d wk). Down sharply to slow
$95,000 or close for week ending
today (Wed.). Second week, $137,-
000, not quite as good as hoped
for. Holding fourth round. Storm
sloughed biz some $40,000 in first
four days as compared with like
period in previous week.

Rivoli (UAT) (1,545; $1.50-$3.50i
—“The Alamo” (UA) (16th wk).
The 15th round finished last night
(Tues.) was light $13,000 or near
after $16,000 for 14th week. Holds
until March, at least.

State (Loew) (1,900; $1.50-$3.50)
-“Ben-Hur" (M-G) (63d wk>. This
stanza ending today (Wed.) is head¬

ing for okay $25,000 or close after
$30,000 for 62d week. Stay* on,
natch!

Victoria (City Inv.) (1,003; 50-$2)
—“Young "One” (Valiant) (4th wk).
Third week finished last night
(Tues.) was dull $5,000 or close.
Second was $13,600.

Warner (SW) (1,813; $1.50-$3.50)
—“Exodus” (UA) (8th wk). This
week ending tomorrow-' (Thurs.)
still is capacity $54,000, same an
seventh session. Stays, of course,,
with seats how being requested
through late this year.

First-Run Arties

Baronet (Reade) (430; $1.25-$2)
—“Make Mine Mink” (Cont) (8th
wk). The seventh round finished
Sunday (5) was good $6,000 after
$7,500 last week. Stays.

Fine Arts (Davis) (468; 90-$1.80)
—"Breathless” (Films Around
World). Opened yesterday (Tues.).
In ahead, “Big Deal” <UMPPO)
(11th wk), mild $3,500 after $6,300
for 10th week.

Beekman (R&B) (590; $1.20-

$1.75)—“Virgin Spring” (Janus)
(13th wk). The 12th week ended
Sunday (5) was fair $5,500 after
$6,800 In 11th round. “Facts of
Life” (UA) opens Friday (10), play¬
ing'day-date with Astor.

Fifth Ave Cinema (R&B) (250;
$1.25-$1.80) — “Home Is Hero”
(Show) (3d wk). Seeend round
ended yesterday was slight $1,800
after $2,200 opener. “Virgin
Spring” (Janus) (m.o.) opens Friday
(10).

55th St. Playhouse (Moss) (253;
$1.25-$2)—“Don Quixote” (M-G)
(3d wk). This session ending to¬
morrow (Thurs.) looks like good
$5,200, after $7,000 for second.

Normandie (T*L) (592; $1.25-
$1.80)—“Hand in Hand” (Col).
Opened Monday 16). In ahead, •
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (6th
wk-6' days), slow $3,800.

Little Carnegie (L. Carnegi®
(520; $1.25-$2)—“Tunes of Glory”
(Lope) (8th wk). Seventh rou d
ended Monday (6) was hangup $12,-
500. after $14,500 for sixth week.

Guild (Guild) (450; $1-$1.75>—•
"Two-Way Stretch” (Lion) (3d wk).
Second frame ended Sunday (5)
was big $13,000, after great open¬
ing week at $18,000.

Murray Hill (R&B) (565; 95-
$1.80)—“Ballad of Soldier” (Union)
(7th wk). Sixth round finished Mon¬
day (6) was solid $9,000, after
$11,600 for fifth week.

Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568; 90*
(Continued on page 8)

‘Misfits’ Paces St Loo,

23G; ‘Spartacus, 9G, 7th

St. Louis, Feb. 7.

Standout here in this very spotty
session is "The Misfits,” which
shapes great at State. Another
newie, “Gold of Seven Saints’*
looks sad at the St. Louis. “Spar¬
tacus” is rated big in seventh
round at Esquire.

Estimates for This Week

Ambassador (Arthur) (2,970; 60-
90)—“Marriage-Go-Round” (20th)
(2d wk). Okay $7,000. Last week,
$ 11 , 000 .

Apolo Art (Grace) (700; 90-
$1.25) — “Never On Sunday”
(Lope). Mild $1,500. Last week,
“Picnic on Grass” (Indie) (3d wk),
$ 1 , 000 .

Esquire (Schuchart-Levin) (1,800;
$1.25-$2.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (7th
wk). Big $9,000. Last week, $12,000.

Fox (Arthur) (5,000; 60-90)—
“Can-Can” (20th) (2d wk). Off to
mild $9,000. Last week. $20,000.

Loew’s Mid-City (Loew) (l,160r
60-90)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (2d wk). Fancy $14,000. Last
week, $19,000.

State (Loew) (3,600; 60-90)—
“Misfits" (UA). Great $23,000. Last
week, “Go Naked in World” (M-G)
and “Operation Bottleneck” (In¬
die) (2d wk), $7,000.

Pageant (Arthur) (1,000; 60-90)
-“Ben-Hur” (M-G) 17th wk>.
Modest $1,500. Last week, $3,000.

St. Louis (Arthur) (3,800; 60-90)
—“Gold of Seven Saints” (WB)
and “Tiger Bay” (Indie). Sad
$9,000. Last week, “Fever iii
Blood” (WB) and “Four Desperat#
Men” (Cont), $12,000.

Shady Oak (Arthur) (760; 60-90)
—“Please Turn Over” (Col i i2d
wk). Oke $2,000. Last week, $3,500.

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PXuWFi.

WeJadhy, February 8, 1961

West End Biz in Seasonal Decline;
‘Mark’ Good $10,000; lace Sockeroo
12G, 2d; ‘Sundowners Hotsy 20G, 3d

London, Jan. SI. ;

The seasonal dip in b.o. receipts
was in evidecne at most first-runs
last week, though business was at
a fair average level. Sole new¬
comer was “The Mark,” good $10,-
000 at Carlton. At the Leicester
Square Theatre, “Midnight Lace”
looks sock $12,000 in second. “Cir¬
cle of Deception,” in second at
Rialto, okay $5,800.

Among the holdovers, “The Sun¬
downers” shapes fancy $20,000 In
its third Warner stanza and “Never
On Sunday” continued great at
London Pavilion in 10th session.

“La Dolce Vita” looms handsome
$18,700 In seventh day-dating at
the Columbia and Curzon. “Singer
Not the Song” looks neat $10,000
in its fourth round at Odeon
Leicester. Square.

Estimates for Last Week

Astoria <CMA) a ,474; $1.20-

$1.75)—“Alamo” (UA) (14th wk).
Steadv $10,000.

Carlton <20th) (1,128; 70-$I.75)—
“The Mark” (20th). Likely good
$10,000' or near after $6,100 in
opening four days.

Casino (Indie) <1,155; $1.20-$2.10)
—“South Seas Adventure” (Robin)
(69th wk). Okay $12,800.

Columbia (Col) (740; $1.05-$2.50)
—“La Dolce Vita” (Col) (7th wk).
Hefty $10,600. “Pepe” (Col) fol¬
lows. 4

Curzon <GCT) (500; 70-$1.70)—
“La Dolfce Vita” (Col) (7th wk).
Fine $8,100.

Dominion (CMA) (1,712; $1.05-
$2.20) — “South Pacific” (20th)
(146th wk). Fancy $15,800. Theatre
chalked up its 2,000,000th patron
this round.

Empire <M-G> (1,700; $1.05-$2.80)
—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (58th wk).

Stout $21,000*

Leicester Square Theatre (CMA)
(1,375; 50-$1.75)—“Midnight Lace”
<U) (2d wk). Heading for socko
$12,000. First was $14,200.

London Pavilion (UA) (1,217; 70-
$1.75)—“Never On Sunday” (UA)
(10th wk). Great $12,500.

Metropole - Victoria (CMA) (1,-
410; $1X5-32.20)—“Spartacus” (U)
(9th wk). Steady $11,400.

Odeon Leicester Square (CMA)
(2.200; 70-S1.75)—“Singer Not The

wk). Socko $25,000. Last week,
$30,500.

Four. Star (UATO (868; $1.25-$2)

-“Where Boys Are” (M-G) (7th
wk). Wow $6,000. Last week,
$7,200.

Hollywood Paramount (State)
(1,468; $1.25-$3.50) — “Cimarron”
(M-G). Started seventh week Sun¬
day (5) after good $6,800 last week.

Chinese (FWC) (1,408; $2-$2.40)
—"Suzie Wong” (Par) (8th wk).
Rich $18,000. Last week, $20,300.

Fine Arts (FWC) (631; $2-$2.40)
—“Never On Sunday” (UA) (11th
wk). Smash $9,000. Last week,
$9,700.

Warner Hollywood (Cinerama
Inc.) (1,389; $1.20-$2.65)—“This Is
Cinerama” (Cinerama) (reissue).
Started 15th week Sunday (5) after
hep $13,000 last week.

Carthay (FWC) (1,138; $1.75-
$3.50)—“Alamo” (UA) (15th wk).
Light $10,000. Last week, $10,300.

Pantages (RKO) (1,513; $1.80-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (16th wk).
Happy $16,500. Last week, $16,800.

Egyptian (UATC) (1,392; $1.25-
$3.50)—“Ben-Hur 1 * (M-G) (63d wk).
Big $19,500. Last week, $20,000.

BOSTON

(Continued from page 6)

(UA) and “Five Guns to Tomb¬
stone” (Indie) (3d wk), $11,000.

New Fenway (Indie) (1,350; 90-
$1.50)—“World of Apu” (Indie).
Nothing much at $3,000. Last week,
"’Carry On Nurse” (Gov) (rerun),
$ 2 , 000 .

Paramount (NET) (2,357; 70-
$1.10)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (7th
wk). Holding stoutly despite snow
at $6,000. Last week, $12,000.

Pilgrim (ATC) (1,900; 60-$1.10)
— •Mania” (Indie) and “It Takes
Thief” (Indie) (2d wk). Frigid
$4,000. Last week, $7,500.

Saxon (Sack) (1,100; $1.50-$3)—
“Exodus” (UA) (7th wk). Presold
$28,000. Last week, same.

State (T-L) (730; 75-$1.25)—

Sunlovers* Holiday” (Indie) and
’Girl on Rim” (Indie). Okay
$7,500. Last week, “Girls Marked
Danger” (Indie) and “Behind
Closed Shutters” (Indie) (2d wk),
$4,000. '

Phifly Bfiized by BHz
Albeit Txodas’ Giant
38$‘Misfits’Big 19G

Philadelphia, Feb. 7.
Biz is being blitzed here this
session by the blizzard over the
weekend, taking a heavy toll on
Saturday, prize day at the wickets.
Most first-runs were virtually
empty Saturday matinee, but im¬
proving some at night and Sunday.

Despite this, several newcomers
are doing okay. “Exodus” shapes
capacity $38,000 or close opening
stanza at the Boyd. “The Misfits”
shapes very sturdy on initial round
at the Randolph though obviously
hurt badly by the storm. Same is
true of “Where Boys Are,” on
opener at the Viking but still doing
fine biz. “Spartacus” held very
> r , T . * in i well in the face of the elements to
ng (Rank) (4th wk). Neat $10 ,-1 tum ^ gather solid session in
™ P re v io us_week was J 14tJl weet at Goldman. “Swiss

Family Robinson” is rated lively

$10,700. “No Love for Johnny 1
(Rank) follows Feb. 9.

Odeon Marble Arch (GMA) (2,-
200; 70-$1.75) — “Wackiest Ship”
(Col) i 3d wk). Fair $5,600. Second
* was S6,100. “.Take Giant Step”
(UA) bows Feb. 2.

Plaza 'Pa?) (1,902; 70-$2.10> —
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (7th wk). Cur¬
rent rim winding with okay $8,400.
Sixth was $9,000. “Breath of
Scandal” (Par) preems Feb. 2.

Rialto (20th) (592; 70-$1.20)—
"Circle of Deception” <20th) (2d
wk). Steady $5,800. First was
$7,400.

Ritz (M-G) (430; 70-$1.75)—“But¬
terfield 8” (M-G) (6th wk). Okay
$3,900, slightly better than pre¬
vious week. “Where Hot Wind
Blows” (M-G) bows Feb. 2.

Studio One (Indie) (556; 50-
$1.20)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(Disney) (9th wk). Sturdy $5,300.

Warner (WB) <L785; 70-$1.75)—
“Sundowners” (WB) (3d wk). Hefty
$20,000. Second was $23,800.

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‘Spartacus’ Lusty 10G,
Port; ‘Exodus’ 12G, 3d

Portland, Ore., Feb. 7.

Big news here currently Is
“Spartacus,” lofty at Broadway
with hard-ticket policy. “Exodus”
moves into a third hotsy inning at
Music Box. “Swiss Family Robin¬
son,” in third frame at Paramount,
still is lusty. “Grass Is Greener,”
other newcomer at Fox, shapes big.

Estimates for This Week

Broadway (Parker) (983; $1.50-
$3)—“Spartacus” (U). Tall $10,000.
Last week, “Plunderers” (AA) and
“Unfaithfuls” (Indie), $2,900.

Fox (Evergreen) (1,600; $1-$1.49)
—“Grass Is Greener” (U) and
Shakedowii” (U). Big $9,000 or
near. Last week, "Fever In Blood”
(WB) and “Goddess of Love”
(20th), $4,600.

Music Box (Hamrick) (640; $1,50-
$3)—“Exodus” (UA) (3d wk).
Steady $12,000. Last week, $12,200.

Orpheum (Evergreen) (1,536; $1-
$1.49)—“Cap-Can” (20th) (2d wk)
at popscale. So-so $5,000. Last
week, $5,700.

Paramount (Port-Par) (3,400; $1-
$1.50)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) and “Mysteries of Deep” (BV)
(3d wk). Loud $13,000. Last week,
$22,300.

Smlper 9 * Ridge

Briak, businesslike low-budget
lower-berth war drama. Will

bo a strong oom ysal o n feature.

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Tw«ntlsth-F«x release of John Baikal*
max ic xfcH w i. Stars Jade Ging, Stanley
Clements. John Goddard. Douglas Hen*
daraon; features Gab# Castle, Allan Mir-
Tint with Yanstralen. Misesi Carry.

Mark Douglas, Scott Banda!!, George
Yochlnaga, Albert C. Freeman Jr.; Henry
Delgado, Thomas A. Sweet, Joe Caw-
thon. Richard Jeffries. Directed by Buah-
n. Screenplay. Tom Maruzzi; camera.
_Peach; editor, Carl Pierson; art direc¬
tor, John Mansbridge; music. Bichard La
Salle; sound, Carl Zint; assistant director,
Ira Stewart. Reviewed at API projection
room. Jan. 32, *6L Running time, SI
MIN*. .

Scharaek . Jade Ging

Tombole. John Goddard

Pumphrey .Stanley Clements

Peer . .Gabe Castle

Sweatish .Doug Henderson

Wardy ...Allan Marvin.

Bear . Anton Vanstralen

Young Soldier .. Joe Cawthon

Soldier . Scott Randall

Soldier . Dick Jeffries

Bo-Bo . Mark Douglas

Mongolian .George Yoshinaga

Gwathney . Albert Freeman, Jr.

David . Mason Curry

Tonto.Hank Delgado

— t Double ..Tom Sweet

LOS ANGELES

(Continued from page 7)

And “All That Heaven Allows” (U)

(reissues). Slow $5,700.

Warren’s (B&B) (1,757; 90-$1.50)

—“Fever in Blood” (WB) and
“Mating Time” Undie) (reissue) (2d
wk). Dull $1,900.

Los Angeles (FWC) (2,019; 90-
$1.50)—“Naked Jungle” (Par) and
“Elephant Walk” (Par) (reissues)

(2d wk>. Dim $3,500.

El Rey (FWC) (861; 90-$1.50>—

: “Elmer Gantry” (UA) (reissue) (2d
wk). Light. $3,300. Last week,

$3,600.

Iris FWC) <825; 90-$1.50>—

“Apartment” (UA) (reissue) <2d
wk). Nice $4,400. Last week,

$5,200.

Crest (State) (750; $2)—“Psycho”

(Par) (reissue) (2d wk). Busy
$4,000. Last week, $6,900.

Warner Beverly (SW) <1.316;

$1.50-$3.50) — “Pepe” (Col) -6th; $5,500.
wk>. Lush $20,200. Last wegk,; World (R&B-Pathe) <449; 99-

$20,000. $1.80)—“Virgin Spring” (Janus)

Fox Wilshire (FWC) < 1.990;’ >6th wk). Good $2,600 after $3,000
$1.80-$3.50)—“Exodus” (UA) (7th * last week.

in second at the Midtown.

Estimates for This Week

Arcadia (S&S) (536; 99-$;.80)—
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (7th wki). Still
okay at $7,500“or near after $13,000

lact ttTpoIr

Boyd (SW) (1,563; $2-$2.75)—
“Exodus” (UA). Initial week looks
to get mighty $38,000, with one
extra show. Giving rebates for
ticket purchasers who could not
get in because of storm, these be¬
ing good for later shows.

Fox (Milgram) (2,200; 99-$1.80)—
“Grass Is Greener” (U) (7th wkk
Not so bad considering at $5,000.
Last week, $8,000.

Goldman (Goldman) (1,200; $2-
$2.75)—"Spartacus” (U) (14th wk).
Okay $9,000 or close after $11,000
last week.

Midtown (Midtown) (1,000; 99-1
$1.80)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (2d wk). Holding remarkably I
w T ell with lively $11,000 or there¬
abouts. Opener was $25,000.

Randolph (Goldman) (2,500; 99-
$1.80)—“The Misfits” (UA). Head¬
ing for big $19,000 or over, not so
bad considering weather. Last
week, “Fever in Blood” (WB) (2d
wk), $6,500.

Stanley (WB) (2,500; 90-$1.80)—
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (3d wk).
Fine $9,000. Last xveek, $14,000.

Stanton (SW) (1,483; $l:40-$2.25)
—‘-Cimarron” (M-G) (6th wk).
Down to mild $4,500 after $6,000 in I
fifth. !

Studio (Goldberg) (483; 99-$1.80)
—“Love in City” (Indie) and
“Naked Holiday” (Indie). Amazing
$7,000.

Trans-Lux (T-L) <500; 99-$1.80)
—“Never On Sunday” (Lope) (10th
wk). Still okay at $4,800 after
$6,000 last round.

Viking (Sley) (1,000; 99-$1.80)—
"Where Boys Are” (M-G). Heading
for fine $12,500, one of the best
' grosses here recently. Last week,
‘Flaming Star” (20th) (2d wk).

BROADWAY

(Continued from page 7)

$1.80)—“General Della Rovere 1
(Cont) (12th wk). The 11th session
finished Sunday (5) was sock $6,500,
after $8,900 for 10th.

Plaza (Lopert) (525; $1.50-$2)—
“Never On Sunday” (Lope) (17th
wk). The 16th round ended Mon¬
day (6) was fine $11,000, after
$17,000 for 15th week.

68th St. Playhouse (Leo Brecher)
(370; 90-$1.65)—“Don Quixote”

(M-G) (3d wk). This round pnriing
tomorrow (Thurs.) is heading for
fast $6,000, after $8,000 for second.

Sutton (R&B) (561; 95-$1.80)—
"League of Gentlemen” (Kaye) (3d
wk). Second session finished Mon¬
day (6) was smash $14,000, after
$18,000 opener.

Trans-Lux 52d St (T-L) (540; $1-
$1.50)—“Wackiest Ship” (Col).
Opens - today (Wed). In ahead,
“Grass Is Greener” (U) (7th wk-5
days). Okay $4,500 after $8,000 for
sixth full week.

Trans-Lux 85th St. (T-L) (550;
$1.25-$2) —- “Marriage-Go-Round’
(20th) (5th wk-6 days). Looks to
hold at oke $4,000, after $5,500 for
fourth full week. “Left, Right,
Center” (Indie) opens tomorrow
(Thurs.).

World (Perfecto) (390; 90-81.80)
—“Summer of Happiness” (Times)
and “Live In Peace” (Jacon) (re¬
issues) (2d wk). T his frame winding
up tomorrow (Thurs.) looks to hit
good $6,500, after $10,000 for
opener, a record for reissues here.

Rod Toups Retiring

New Orleans, Feb. 7.

Rodney D. Toups, manager of
Loew’s theatres here since 1921, re¬
tired Wednesday (1). Toups joined
the Loew’s organization in 1919.
He was named manager of the
chain’s Crescent theatre In 1921
and in 1926 was made manager of
Loew’s State, first deluxe pix and
vaude house in the south. Frank
Henson, former manager of Loew’s
theatres in St. Louis, Atlanta, Bos¬
ton, Kansas City, Akron and New
Haven, succeeds Toups as manager
here. .

Toups said he has numerous hob¬
bies and interests to keep him occu¬
pied.

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Film Reviews

Resourcefulness and talent went
Into the making Df this modest war
picture, proving anew that the
quality of a product need not be
determined by the extent of pro¬
duction funds. “Sniper’s Ridge,” to
be sure, has Its dramatic limita¬
tions, but it is a snappy action-
combat item, certain to appeal to
the tastes of masculine audiences,
and absorbing enough to its fringe
psychological ramifications to keep
anyone attentive through its crack¬
ling. 61-minute span. . The API
through 20th-Fox release will make
strong lower-berth program
booking.

Tom Maruzzi penned the screen¬
play, which is a little fuzzy around
the motivational edges (a forgive-
able failure considering the obvi¬
ous aim to keep it taut) but tpngy
and true in terms of its trench-
line dialog. Yarn deals with an in¬
cident on the front lines in the
final hours before cease fire in the
Korean War. Principals are a neu¬
rotic captain (John Goddard) and
rebellious, war-weary corporal
(Jack Ging) overdue for rotation.
In spite of the Imminence of truce,
the captain orders a dangerous
last-minute, patrol. However, patrol
action is averted when the captain
accidentally sets foot on a “bounc¬
ing Betty’’ mine and freezes on the
spot (bouncing Bettys explode
when you step off the plunger). He
is rescued by Ging, who is serious¬
ly wounded In the process. The
ending has a let’s-wrap-it-up-quick-
ly aspect, but the conclusive mine
sequence is suspenseful and nerve-
tingling.

The film, taut, swift and engross¬
ing, is a credit to producer-direc¬
tor John Bushelman. Under his
crisp guidance, the acting is un¬
usually firm and businesslike. God¬
dard is a standout. Ging exhibits
clearly that he’s a young actor with
a bright future. Other solid key per¬
formances are fashioned by Stan¬
ley Clements, Douglas Henderson,
Gabe Castle and Allan Marvin, and
support is efficient

Strong additional aids are Ken
Peach’s lenswork and Carl Pier¬
son’s editing. Art director John
Mansbridge has made a game at¬
tempt to make California resemble
Korea. Richard La Salle’s music
is a bit too busy in spots. Tube.

Madra” Warner Bros, h as hatched
a chubby offspring, “Gold of the
Seven Saint*.” By gold-and-roa
wecUrn ftandards, the Leonard
—nan production ia no “Treat*
lire” by a long shot, but It’s a.
darned food imitation-heir appar¬
ent, expertly written and colorfully
enacted by a polished cast headed
by Clint Walker and Roger Moore.
Since the sagebrush fever hit tv,
there has been a diminishing sup¬
ply of well done westerns in the
moderate budget classification for
the theatrical market. This produc¬
tion plugs the gap nicely, and it*
boxoffice should reflect that value.

A strong screenplay by producer
Freeman and Lfeigh Brackett is the
firm foundation upon which the
picture remains erect and engros¬
sing until its disappointingly shaky
conclusion. Working with a novel
by Steve Frazee, they have penned
some frisky dialog and constructed
several gripping situations. Walker
and Moore are cast as trapping
partners who strike it rich and
are chased persistently over the
sprawling desert and through crag¬
gy hill country by several maraud¬
ing parties who have one thing in
common—total disdain for the
golden rule. In the end, as in its
unforgettable predecessor to the
screen, nobody wins but everyone
grins at. the common misfortune.
In the desperate battle for the
booty,-the gold is washed away
down some churning rapids.

Unlike “Treasure,” this film lays
a golden egg through the uncon¬
vincing nature and transparent
spirit of the climactic laughing jag,
for the gold did not corrupt these
heroes as It did the gentlemen of
“Sierra Madre.” The loss does not
convey the same irony; It is plainly
no joking matter. Under Gordon
Douglas’ otherwise apt and spirited
direction, an absorbing film con¬
cludes on a hollow, phony, imita¬
tive note.

Utilizing his customary heroic¬
ally-reserved approach Walker does
well by the role of anchor man.
Moore, as his faithful but emo¬
tionally-unsettled Irish mate, gives
what appears to be his best and
most colorfully compe lling screen
characterization to date. His work
heralds a promising future in films.
Chill Wills does his usual expert
character work, and Robert Mid¬
dleton. and Gene Evans are excel¬
lent in top support. Leticia Roman
adequately conveys the brief ro¬
mantic interest.

Some marvelously picturesque
red-rock Utah scenery is unac¬
countably sacrificed to the black-
and-white lens, presumably for
economic reasons. It seems an ex¬
ample of misjudged thrift. Warner-
Scope succeeds partially in improv¬
ing the pictorial aspect. Art direc¬
tor Stanley Fleischer has helped
select some eye-appealing locale*
and designed a fine Spanish haci¬
enda for the single key interior
scene. Other positive factors are
Joseph BIroc’s camera angles, FoL
mar Blangsted’s editing, Howard
Jackson’s score. Tube.

Gold Of The Seven Saints

(Warnerscope)

Absorbing western adventure
drama along the order of
“Treasure of Sierra Madre.”
Weak ending dilates overall
flavor, hut pic answers a b.o.
need for good medium-budg¬
eted westerns.

The Long Rope

Adequate lower-berth western
that will sustain greatest In¬
terest among less discriminat¬
ing audiences.

Hollywood. Jan. 27.

Warner Bros, release of Leonard Free¬
man production. Stars Clint Walker,
Roger Moore; features Leticia Roman,
Robert Middleton, ChiU Wills, Gene
Evans. Directed by Gordon Douglas.
Screenplay, Leigh Brackett and Freeman,
from novel by Steve Frazee; camera,
Joseph Blroe; editor, Folmar Blangsted;
music, Howard Jackson. Reviewed at the
studio Jan. 25, '61. Running time, W
MINS.

Jim Ralnbolt . Clint Walker

Shawn Garrett . Roger Moore

Ttta .. Leticia Roman

Gondora . Robert Middleton

Doc Gates . Chill Wills

McCracken .Gene Evans

Armenderez . Roberto Contreras

Obviously figured the time is
ripe and the public is ready for
another adventure drama in the
tradition of “Treasure of Sierra

.. Hollywood, Jan. SO.

Twentteth-Fox release of Margia Dean
production. Stos Hugh Marlowe. .Alan
wak T e ' L 'sa Montell; with
Chris Robinson. Jeffrey Morris, David
Medeiin e Holmes, John Alonzo,
Jack Powers, Kathryn Harte, Jack CaS
RandaU, Stephen Welles.
h^w^™°TO’f Alex Cordellis. Directed
by William Witney. Screenplay, Robert
Hamner; camera, Kay Norton; editor,
Johnson; art director. John Mans*
bridge; music; Paul SawtelL Bert Shei*
ter; sound, Vic Appel; assistant directors,
S® 1 - E. Knox. Ira Stewart. Re-

J2? we « projection room, Jan. 30,

'61. Running time. 6* MINS.

.Hugh Marlowe

Ben Bbtthewa.Robert Wilke

Sf*™,,-.. Alvarez Lisa Montett

.. Chris Robinson

.Jeffrey Morris

Louis Ortega .. David Renard

Dona Vega.Madeleine Holmes

Manuel Alvarez.John Alonzo

Luke Simms . Jack Powers

Mrs. Creech.. Kathryn Harte

Henchman .... j ac k Carlin

Henchman . Scott RandaU

Mexican Waitress . Linda Cordova

Jim Matthews . Stephen WeUes

A routine, unpretentious west¬
ern, “The Long Rope” will be an
_ ate twin-bill filler. * Whipped
out in a week with the greatest of
economy, the Margia Dean pro¬
duction through API for 20th-Fox
will be most companionable wher-
(Continued on page 103)

•Wedne»d V , FAtmr g, 1M1 __ PSsSBTt __ PICTURES 9

THE SAGA OF JOB E, LEVMEi

BALLYHOO & CIRCUSES

About a week prior to March 10, 1059 newspaperman
and members of the film industry in New York received
an invitation to a luncheon at the 'Waldorf-Astoria. The
form of the invitation—a simulated bomb-r-tumed out to
be an omen of things to come. Although the bomba them¬
selves were harmless, it may be said they served as the
symbol that “exploded” Joseph E. Levine on the national
scene.

Approximately 1,200 persons associated with the film
Industry turned out for the $42,000 feed in the Waldorf’s
grand ballroom. For the majority, it was their first contact
with—and sight of—the Boston showman destined to have
his name mingled with Barnum and Mike Todd. Many of
the freeloaders were skeptical, questioning the value of
such an ostentatious display. The ear-splitting television
sample commercials that Levine intended to employ for
his upcoming picture were regarded as tasteless by
delicate purists.

But the luncheon was billed as an “explodation” affair
and, as such, it more than served its purpose, catapulting
Levine and his picture, the first “Hercules,’’ into the
national limelight. The film shortly became as well known
as any brand product with 30 years of advertising behind
it. The picture, released by Warner Bros., brought in a
film rental of $5,000,000 after Levine spent over $1,000,000
In a campaign that made the industry and media repre¬
sentatives sit up and take notice.

Others, Notably Max Young stein,

Have Articulated Same Credo

Levine, despite the acclaim he has received for his
flamboyant brand of showmanship, modestly disclaims any
credit for introducing Anything new. He only echoes the
philosophy of Max Youngsteln, the colorful United Artists
vice president, that “this is a circus business.” “It’s carny
stuff and it’s old,” says Levine. “It’s been done hundreds
of times before, but at least I’m doing it.”

Despite the industry’s traditional suspicion of outsiders
—Levine was a local states righter invading the domain
Of the major companies—he established a quick rapport
with the entrenched moguls and won speedy and generally
respected acceptance. On the basis of an early encounter
with *Warner Bros. v.p. Ben Kalmenson, however, Levine
regarded his chances of entering the sacred quarters of
the big-time companies as slim.

Kalmenson, a smart, rough, hard-bargaining, veteran
film businessman, almost set Levine back on his heels
during their first meeting. To put it politely, Kalmenson
is not known for the refinement of his vocabulary, but
those who deal with him regularly discount his bark.
When Levine presented his proposal for WB’s handling
of “Hercules,” Kalmenson went into a rage. Using lan¬
guage more frenuently heard in an Army barracks than
in a business office he told Levine where he could get off,
saying in essence, “Why you soandso. Who do you think
you are asking for such a deal?. Get the hell out of here.”

Taking the WB executive at his word, Levine shouted
back in kind, not sparing the language either, picked up
his coat and started for the door.

"Wait a minute,” shouted Kalmenson. “Where do you
think you’re going? Com£ hack here. I always talk like
that”

Levine, of course, came back and the two men, now
fast friends and members of a mutual admiration society,
closed the deal that launched the Bostonian on his career
in the international aspect of the film business.

‘Gentlemen's Agreement* Bached By
15 of Kalmenson’s Aides

Both men enjoy telling stories about their encounters
during negotiations. Levine recalls the time he closed an
agreement with Kalmenson on the Coast. Shaking hands
on the deal, Kalmenson said: “Remember, this is a gentle¬
man’s agreement.”

“How can this be a gentleman’s agreement,” asked
Levine, “when we’re both not gentlemen?”

Whereupon Kalmenson started pushing buttons on his
intercom and summoned 15 department heads to his office.
In their presence, re repeated the terms of the deal, “See,”
said Kalmenson. “The are 15 witnesses.”

“But where’s one witness for me?” asked Levine,

Kalmenson souttered, shouted some unprintable ex¬
pletives, and again practically shoved Levine out of the
office.

Some think it problematical whether Levine, would have
been accepted as readily in another period of the film
business. He arrived at a propitious time when the dis¬
trust of the so-called outsiders was disappearing and the
independent producers became the kingpins.

Although not a producer then, Levine had something to
offer the established companies—unbridled energy, an
amazing flair for showmanship, and most important the
willingness to back' his projects W’ith barrels full of the
green stuff. It’s axiomatic in our society that any individual
who supports his own ideas with his own money can find
an outlet.

Bargains From Real Strength
Of Holding Cash In Hand

Levine is no piker. Unlike the promoters who have
long been part of show business, the Bostonian has been
able to pony up his own coin. He’s had partners and he’s
received bank loans, but the fact is that his ability to
come up with the long green at the right time has enabled
him to bargain from strength.

The Levine personality has charmed film company presi¬
dents, exhibitor leaders, and bank presidents. Asked hou r
he Is able to pry millions loose in loans from the New
England Mercantile National Bank, he replies, "Well, I
guess I have a kind face'*

Why, it may be asked, should a major distributor, deal
with Levine instead of ‘picking up similar product on the
open market and themselves exploiting it a la Levine?.

The answer, according to executives of companies who
have dealt with Levine, Is direct but unattributable. The
niajor film companies aren’t in the position to expend

By HY HOUINGER

•Ithtr the time or the money. In the first place, they are
committed to a program of pictures and haven’t, except
for costly specials, the organization to devote attention so
fully to a single attraction. Secondly, being answerable to
stockholders, they can’t gamble so confidently as__ he on
such a large advertising, promotion, and print expendi¬
tures for an Inexpensive exploitation picture.

Most important, however, is the Levine touch. “He’s
got a rare instinct for showmanship,” said one executive.
“He nurtures every picture as ii it were a gold nugget and
he offers a show that is appealing to the mass audience.”
It’s was stressed, too, that Levine has a well-oiled organi¬
zation, supervised at first by Bill Doll and now headed by
Eddie Solomon and bolstered by Ed Feldman and Dick
Brooks..

With his team, Levine plans each campaign carefully.
He demands the right playing time because of the backing
he’s ready to place behind eaeh picture. He pays his own
advertising and print costs. By supplying a huge number
of prints, he’s able to take full advantage of his saturation
campaigns. He floods a market with newspaper space and
radio-tv time and by the time his picture comes into the
local theatres there’s barely a person around who hasn’t
heard about the picture.

His campaigns are mapped out well In advance. For
example, for pictures that Won’t be released Until this
summer, he has his campaign set down in every detaiL
Metro toppers were amazed recently when Levine walked
In with the complete selling plans for “Morgan the Pirate”
and “Thief of Baghdad,” which won’t be issued until July
and August. Accessories, ads, radio-tv commercials, press-
books, etc. were complete.

‘Sell the Trade 9 Predominates
In Levine Showmanship

Levine Is not only adept at selling the-paying public,
but is also exceedingly clever in selling exhibitors who,
in the first place, must show a desire to play his product.
He is trade-minded and tradepaper-minded. His fabulous
luncheons for theatremen In the United States and Great
Britain have made a great impact. At the same time, he
has succeeded in winning friends among the consumer
press and among colleagues in the industry. His lush
‘Night of the Gods”-parties In New York and Hollywood
to kick off “Hercules" made him a figure.

When Warner Bros, set up the first saturation for
“Hercules” and exhibitors were apprised of Levine’s
spending plans, exhibitors stood in line to book the

An Absence of Indecision

By GEORGE JESSEL

You’ve often heard this: “When Is a compliment not a
coufpliment . . .?”

Per example: One of the great romantic and dramatic
stars of the early 1900’s was Henry B. Dixey, who ap¬
peared for many years in the play “Adonis.” One one oc¬
casion. he played a one-night stand in a very small town,
like let’s say Wounded Knee, Mo. After the play, the most
prominent and rich family of the .town came backstage
to. see him, and the lady of the family gushed: “Mr. Dix¬
ey, you are the greatest actor we’ve ever seen in our
life . . And the husband followed with this remark*
“My wife forgot to tell you that you are the ONLY actor
we’ve ever seen in our life . .

And so in these days, with a young generation who
missed Jolson, Cohan. Barrymore, Cantor Willie Howard,
Harry Lauder and other gigantic talents, we can’t blame
the kids who never heard McCormack and Caruso for
thinking that Paul Anka and Mel Torme are the greatest
singers they’ve ever heard.

And now we come to the subject matter of Joseph E.
Levine, showman “extraordinaire.” And my opinion of
him is anything but a humble one, for I speak with the
Authority of one Who has gone through more than half a
century of the show business, and has had the profound
privilege of intimate friendships with David Belasco,
George M. Cohan. Sam Harris. Florenz Ziegfeld, the Shu-
berts, A. H. Woods, George Tyler, Arthur Hopkins, the
Selwyns, of the legitimate theatre—as well as Zukor,
Fox, Loew, Laemmle, Lasky, Warner, DeMille of the
movies, and many. other impresarios, managers pro¬
ducers within the various fields of the entertainment
world—Not forgetting by any chance Mike Todd and Billy
Rose.

I consider Joseph E. Levine and think of him as being
in the same “milieu” with the great names I’ve men¬
tioned above most especially because he doesn’t suffer
from indecision, and backs his decisions with the courage
of putting up his own money. This, my friends, is a sure
sign that a man believes in what he is doing! He has no
auditions for dozens of prospective angels—he asks no¬
body to take a chance with him—he backs his big ideas
with his own banking. And in this age when the motion
picture business has been throttled by a medium whose
greatest virtue is that you can see it for nothing in your
own home, and with your clothes off. Levine has had the
guts to paint the largest signs ever for the public to see,
that they must go to the theatre! £

And his success is deserved! And it is right -that his
brother showmen salute him! Because the more people
come to see one picture, the more will come to see others.

My association with him has been only sporadic. On
occasions I’ve gone to Europe to present him at functions,
and I have done the same for him in the U. S. And while,
as an orator, lie doesn’t have the flair of Churchill, or
Roosevelt, or Jimmy Walker, or JFK, or—with or with¬
out your permission—Georgie Jessel, Joe Levine leaves
behind him solidly planted in the minds and the hearts
of the people he has spoken to that he is honest and sin¬
cere and smart; and even more important, in this hard,
cruel atomic age we live In, Joe Levine is kind and tol¬
erant, and is as happ^ a portrait as has ever been painted
of an American showman.

picture. “Exhibitors welcomed the picture with open
arms,” said WB sales chief Charles Boasberg, “especially
when we-showed -them Levine’s campaign and told them
what and how he was going to spend.”

Next Targets for His Bally
Will Be France & Germany

Having conquered the United States, Canada and Great
Britain, Levine is ready to tackle the world. He showed
the film industry that the staid British are as susceptible
to his bally barrage as are their American cousins. He’a
preparing to test his technique in France, Italy, and
Germany with some of his new entries. That will be an
entertaining spectacle!

Levine is revising his modus operandl. Previously he
picked up completed pictures, mainly from Italian pro¬
ducers. Finding it difficult to purchase finished picture
outright at reasonable prices,, he * is concentrating on co¬
productions, selecting the type of properties that are
tailor-made for his exploitation techniques.

During 1961 he plans to spend $7,000,000 to exploit’ nine
pictures. They include “Morgan the Pirate,” “Thief of
Baghdad,” and “Wonders of Aladdin,” which will be re¬
leased by Metro; “Sodom and <5omorrah,” now in pro¬
duction; “.The Fabulous World of Jules Verne” and “The
Great Bimbo,” a double feature package which Warners
will handle; “Hercules” and “Attila the Hun,” a reissue
combo through WB, and “Two Women.” an art house
entry which Levine will distribute himself.

Ultimately He's Sure to Say,

‘Hollywood, Give Me Room 9

Levine has become practically a commuter between
New York and Europe. Because of his association with
Italian producers, his main base abroad is usually Rome.
His dynamo activities have flabbergasted the Italians.
Ensconced in a suite in the Excelsior Hotel, Levine holds
continuous court as a steady stream of producers, directors,
and performers make their way to his. room. His efforts
gave the Italian film industry a tremendous hypo and
brought about the resurgence of the Roman studios, to
the extent that many now regard Rome as the film capital
of the world. He has been honored by the Italian govern¬
ment for his achievements on behalf of the local picture
business.

Despite Levine’s close ties with the Italian film industry,
he has his eyes on Hollywood, and it’s certain that Levine
will soon announce production plans in which Hollywood
will play a key role. (See Whitney Williams’ article, this
Issue, on Hollywood’s slightly aloof attitude.)

Levine may be regarded as a johnnv-come-lately In the
national picture, but prior to establishing his Embassy
Pictures Corp. in splashy offices in the new Time & Life
building in N. Y., he was probably one of the best known
states rights distributors in the business. His showmanship
in the New England area has "been known since he formed
his Boston company some 15 years ago. In more recent
years, he sparked the states rights market by acquiring
pictures on his own and distributing them through his
local counterparts. Both exhibitors and the states righters
made money on such entries as “Gangbusters,” “Godzilla,”
and “Attila the Hun.”

Early Adventures With Films
Conditioned Present : Zincy

Early In his career, Levine became involved with a
picture called “Ravaged Earth.” It was made in China and
was one of the first so-called Japanese atrocity pictures.
He rented the Shubert Theatre in Boston to exhibit the
film. In retrospect, he says, “If I knp\v anythin? about the
business, I wouldn't have done it.” He said it was his first
experience with the Shuberts, standby orchestras and
stagehands. He spent $8,500 on a campaign, using such
lines as “The Rape of China” and “See It Now—It Will
Make You Fighting Mad.” Jn three days he broke even
on the engagement, but ran into difficulty with the
Shuberts and the distributor of the picture.

He' scouted around for another theatre, but the dis¬
tributor wouldn’t let him continue the engagement. He
remembered, however, another picture with a similar
theme. He obtained ' the substitute film, retitled it
"Scorched Earth,” employed the exact same campaign and
cleaned up in a run at the Gaiety Theatre.

Levine recalls that he once “produced” a picture called
"Gaslight Follies.” He said it was a combination of “East
Lynne” and “The Drunkard” with a new soundtrack. He
said it consisted of a compilation of old stars and he
billed it as “Time Marches Back” and “Stars of Yester¬
year.” Ben Grauer provided the narration.

Much later Levine had a deal to reissue David O.
Selznick’s “Duel in the Sun” nationally if he could raise
$600,000 in advances from states righters. He failed to
raise the necessary money, but took the picture for his
New England territory. “It was the first big saturation,”
says Levine. “We used 120 prints.” Subsequently Levine
met Terry Turner who was associated with Tom O’Neil’a
RKO Teleradio. Through Turner, an expert in the tele¬
vision saturation technique. Levine obtained the national
release rights to “Gancbusters.”

Before that he bought a lot of comedy reels, put them
together under the title of “Funlation,” and peddled them ’
himself all around the country. He said one deal in New
York paid for his whole investment.

“Godzilla” was an eyeopener. He bought it in Japan for
$12,000 in partnership with Harry Rybnick and Eddie
Barrison. Raymond Burr was hired and was integrated
into the picture, making it appear that it was an American-
made picture. Levine spent $400,000 selling it and grossed
.$ 1 , 000 , 000 .

“Hercules,” of course, is Levine’s favorite. “I had tre¬
mendous confidence in the picture, especially the iitle, he
says. “I couldn’t understand why nobody had made a
picture with that title. I believe It could have been a
‘Ben-Hur,’ it would have gone down in history.”

When Levine mentions “Ben-Hur,” he speaks about it
with awed reverence. It’s obvious that it’s the type of
picture he’d like to be associated with (“The greatest
campaign ever for a picture”).

One gets the feeling that is Levine’s goal—to make and
exploit a picture of the calibre of “Ben-Hur.”

riCTDBBS

VSttlEff

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Poston Ifytm %\)t Xebtne Calc The Re-Discovery of Sell

Few Know Him Outside Film RoW; His Present Upsurge
To National and International Boff *Upjbelievable 9

Boston.

Folks had gotten out of the habit
#f thinking of Boston as a cradle
«f showmanship. For years it was
the censor who attracted attention
to the ‘‘Athens of America,” as the
first Oliver "VVendell Holmes liked
tc dub these environs. Boston was
the ridiculous place where
loubrettes playing Sunday “con¬
certs,” which would be vaudeville
shows on Monday, had to don leg¬
gings, literally.

Meanwhile Joseph E. Levine was
fighting, his way up from the side¬
walks. Meanwhile there was Terry
Turner, not a Bostonian but in his
own way a pioneer in the art of
‘'saturation,” which he operated
from the Ritz Hotel. Meanwhile
there were such oddments of Bean-
tovn enterprise as two, not one,
grand opera companies sending out
touring units to the tributaries of
the Mississippi, and beyond. Not to
mention some of the fairly unique -
cabarets which flourish locally.

There are probably admirers of
Levine who would unhesitatingly
see a parallel between the advent
of JFK and JEL. Both are pheno-
menan of the town. And perhaps
there is a point here; at least in

Showmans Spouse
Also Beams Ideas

Notice of a cancelled engage¬
ment doesn’t sound like a lucky
break in show business but that’s
just what it was for screen im¬
presario Joseph E. Levine.

In this case the engagement was
bis own to one Miss Rosalie Har¬
rison, a lovely blonde songstress
with Rudy Vallee’s band. Miss
Harrison, now Mrs. Levine, served
notice to her fiance that unless he
•old his tavern-restaurant in Bos¬
ton’s Back Bay, their forthcoming
nuptials were off.

The still blonde and lovely Mrs.
Levine who spent many a night
playing club engagements ex¬
plained she wanted a husband who
stayed home evenings. So her af¬
fable fiance took a stab at the film
distribution business and the re¬
sulting killing is boxoffice history.

Now the lady sees less of her
husband than during their courting
days 25 years ago. But as mother
of their two children, Richard. 14,
and Patricia, 10, she has happily
•urrendered the spotlight to her
peripatetic husband.

There’s no doubt that Levine
ewes more than a little of his
Midas touch to his spouse whose
artistic talents extend beyond the
bandstand. Her promotion ideas
are largely responsible for'the sue- i
•ess of his spectacular industry
(Continued on page 100)

like Todd, Levine Has
Ballyhoo Call, Eschews
Actual Sales Details

Only Joseph E. Levine an cl the
late Mike Todd have enjoyed the
unique positions in the film indus¬
try that the Boston showman has
today. Although the owners of
their films, both eschowed the
actual details of selling and dis-;
tribution and devoted their full
•fforts to the bally campaigns.

Unlike Todd, Levine is an ex¬
perienced distributor* thanks to
bis many years as a New England;
•tates Tighter. In addition, he was
the front and sparkplug of many
films released nationally through
the regional distributor route.

For his present operation, how¬
ever, Levine prefers to devote full
time to the task of properly ex¬
ploiting and marketing his product
to exhibitors and the public. The
mechanics of selling, physical dis¬
tribution, and collecting he now
leaves to the well-organized setups

the major film distributors, such
«s Warner Bros., Paramount, and
Metro.

“I found this a good way to
♦perate,” he says. “The mechani¬
cal details can easily be handled
♦nee my campaign makes an im¬
pact on exhibitors and the public.”

_ By GUY LIVINGSTON _

the sense that a city capable of the
! simultaneously launching of. two
! such impactful personalities is not
: just Pocatello.

1 Finally, as to showmanship, Bos-
: ton style, fail not to observe that
[ Cardinal Cushing, head of the
5 Catholic Archdiocese, is himself in
• show business—as operator of the
' Donnelly Memorial, once Loew’s

■ State Theatre!

From a time when he w’as known
. hereabouts as “one print Levine,”

’ because he thought that was all
’ there was, to a man who amazed
. the industry with 602 color prints
! on “Hercules,” and will better that
; with breaking his all time record
, with 700 color prints on his “Thief
' of Baghdad” now in production.

To repeat: Joe comes from a
| city of showmen. This is Winter
; quarters for the international water
i show*, Sam Snyder’s Water Follies,
s In the film biz names of trade-
wide recognition would include
: Sam Pinanski, Steve Broidy, Her-
' man Rifkin, Mickey Redstone, Phil
; Smith, Ben Sack, Louis Richmond,

■ E. M. Loew, Charles Kurtzman,

; Ralph Snider, Arthur Lockwood,
l Stanley Blinstrub, Robert M. Stern-

•ITALY’S LUX, PIONEER
IN INTERNATIONALISM

By P. G. GURGO SALICE

(General Manager, Lux Films,
Rome; President, Lux Films,
Paris).

Rome.

It was thanks to the dedicated
activity of men such as Renato
Gualino, vice president of Lux
Films, that Italy was first able to
affirm itself in the field of large-
scale international co-productions.
And Rome, in possession of the
technical means with which to
tackle the job, and situated in an
ideal geographic position with re¬
spect to climate and means of
communication, was the natural
candidate to become the second
world center of international mo¬
tion picture production.

Italian production has in past
several years established its posi¬
tion in the whole world, thanks in
large part to films produced di¬
rectly or in participation by Lux.
Among these are “Bitter Rice,”
“Ulysses,” “Anna,” / “Neapolitan
Carousel,” “Hercules,” “Hercules
Unchained,” “Mafia,” “Path of
Hope,” “Theodora the Slave Em¬
press,” “Attila the Hun,” “Wanton
Countess,” “Carthage in Flames,”
etc.

The great possibilities of an or-
[ganization such as Lux served as
; catalyzer for other producers of
value, who found in its structure
the productive means and know¬
how' needed for their ideas.

In accordance .with the high
qualitative production program en¬
dorsed by the entire Italian film
industry. Lux devotes special care
to making its films predominantly
international; and succeeds in this
via careful choice pf actors, but
also of directors, writers and
scriptwriters. Though taking full¬
est advantage of the considerable
technical means of Roman Studios,
our ubiquitous production pro¬
gram—both singly apd in combin¬
ation with other national and for¬
eign companies—has taken us to
locations in many European coun¬
tries as well as Africa. Films need-
(Continued on page 98)

burg; some have left Boston for
other cities; most are still here.
They represent different media but
showmanship, showmanship, all the
time.

Still Levine is unique. His home
town thought he was nuts when he
started the push that led to his
present eminence in the motion
picture sun, and is about to further
explode with (a) the invasion of
France in ’61, (b) a Pathe deal on
“Sodom and Gomorrah,” w-hich he
tags "S&G.” Latter’s tagged a $3
million deal with a $2 million cam¬
paign. Levine was explaining while
weekending at his home here Jan.
28-29. They said he was nuts even
when he bought the New England
rights to “Duel in the Sun” for
$40,000. That reissue was his first
saturationer, and is believed to
have made a half a million. He has
applied the technique again and
again, parlaying and winning.

Despite Levine’s proclivity for
blowing up a storm few persons
outside Film Row ever heard of
him in Boston. When he walks down
Tremont St. in Boston, few would
know who he is.

Don’t hold it against him, but he
(Continued on page 98)

Think Big-
Work Fast!

(Four little words that spell
a big Embassy Campaignl)

By SAM KAISER

(Kaiser Sedlow k'Temple Inc.)

Ad-men working with Joe Levine
know there’s no. such word as “im¬
possible”!

Once the idea for a big splurge
of selling is germinated, it grows
and grows until the Master Show¬
man knows it’s what he wants. And
nothing is permitted to stop it
short of expectations.

Take the case of the spectacular
Embassy section in this paper. The
creation and production assignment
for its 36 pages of advertising was
given to Kaiser, Sedlow and Tem¬
ple Inc. a month ago. Starting
from scratch, K/S/T presented and
discussed with Embassy a numoer
of overall ideas, with the admoni¬
tion that the Feb. 8 deadline for
the section, made it almost impos¬
sible to w r ork out all the details.

Joe Levine and the men around
him, Eddie Solomon, Bob Weston,
Ed Feldman and the others, gave
their characteristic answer: “it’s
got to be done—and we’ll see tnat
it is! Just think big, and work
fast!”

The rest of the story is an ad¬
man’s dream, and a production
crew’s nightmare. K/S/T pulled
out all the stops, and the Embassy
men worked right along, step by
step, picture by picture, and page
by page, to get the project unaer
the wiFe.

The horn, that “You’re darn
tootin’. Embassy is blowin’,” is a
story in itself. To get it, K/S/T
had to scour the Auto Museum
field, and find just the right one.

It turns out that the right one
for Embassy Is the one that toots:
“Nothing is impossible!”

That much-battered word "showmanship” is crackling again
because Joe E. Levine, a bolt out of Boston, has been doing hia
stuff. Realistically it may be said that this Is reiteration, ra-
emphasis, resurrection of the flamboyant kind of merchandis¬
ing which was once more frequently noted in the film trad#.

The point is obvious enough. A showman to the hom bom
does not fear the neighbors will consider him too loud. Levint
has not only served his own self-interest these last few years.
He has served the broader interests of a film industry which hai
talked "blockbusters” while often curtailing sell to a shocking
extent. One of the surviving companies is, at this moment*
practically comatose in respect to advertising, publicity or pro¬
motion.

But not Joe from Boston. He has no television by-products, no
oil wells, real estate, residuals or diversification dodges of the
main issue—the film, and how to sell it. His is surely a special

"Selling” entertainment has long been fundamental. Levine’s
"saturation” technique, socko advertising, Romanesque stunts
has made Levine a potent force within the industry. He com¬
mands trade respect, betimes trade affection because of his
supreme showman’s confidence. His beefcake-and-clieesecake
Imports, of quasi-historical or biblical plot origins, have beefed
up the global boxoffices.

| Newcomer though he was the “Pioneer of the Year” nod be¬
longed to Joe E. Levine in 1960. He now forges the present pro¬
motional blast in the pages and special articles following.

Let the E. in Joe E. Levine stand for Expansion. But the happy
thought is that when he expands it’s into pictures.

The Press Agent's Dream Boss

I By ED FELDMAN

Publicity Director Embassy Pictures Corp.

Little did I know in the summer of 1959 when I paid my way in (one
of the few times such heresy has taken place) Ho see the much hoop-
lahed “Hercules,” that less than a year later I would be the guy help¬
ing Joe Levine to “Unchain” him.

To be precise, engineering the Joe Levine publicity train is like rid¬
ing shotgun on the front end of a space-making hurricane. YVhatever
he does, wherever he goes, whenever he speaks, the entertainment
public listens because he’s one of the few guys around who actually
does things to stir up the nation’s enthusiasm.

But w’hether it Is receiving an okay in five minutes to spend $7,000
for chocolate Hercules statues or being told that “I would like to throw
a couple of $20,000 parties next week three thousand miles apart,**
life with Joe Levine is never dull and more often downright amusing.

Sang Froid, Too

A case in point was Levine’s “Night with the Gods” soiree at New
York’s Forum of the Twelve Caesars, where the enthusiastic man sug¬
gested we put a genuine lion outside on 48th* Street to add a little
excitement to the guests’ arrival. All well and good until 10 o’clock
when the lion’s trainer ambles up and notifies me that the animal if
getting kind of edgy. I looked at Joe and inquired, “What do you do
with a nervous lion outside?” Joe was unperturbed as he gave me th«
following advice, “Stay inside.”

Stunt Before Gallantry.

Six days prior to the New' York party, Joe threw a gala pool-sld*
affair at the Beverly Hills Hotel for which we unloaded the Warner
Bros, warehouse of every left-over Roman lounge from “The Silver
Chalice.” Eighteen Hollywood lovelies, garbed in Hellenic robes wer*
decked out on these lounges around the pool, while in the water a
dozen bathing beauties were set to do nothing but swim among scented
flowers.

With all this planning completed, the party was about to begin when
one of the bathing beauties informed me that because of certain “per¬
sonal” reasons she couldn’t go into the water! So what does a press
agent schooled In the Levine tradition do in such a case? I pushed her
in.

At the very same party, w r e had a Hollywood Ice-maker construct a
seven-foot Hercules statue with colored lights frozen in his muscles.
We thought of everything but the Beverly Hills heat and so the statu*
was seven feet at six o’clock, six feet at seven o’clock, five feet at eight
o’clock and by the time the bar closed, only the colored lights were left.

Could Napoleon Do It?

Traveling to Rome with Joe Levine Is probably the most unforget-
able experience one can enjoy. Running around the Excelsior Hotel’s
most lavish suite, completely dressed except for no trousers (can you
Imagine closing a big picture deal with your pants missing?), he is
one of the most popular personalities on the Via Veneto, utilizing a
sort of pidgeon Italian which is neither understood by the hotel staff
nor himself. However, after years of attending him, the local Italians
and Levine now have a language all their own.

In all candor, Levine is a pressagent’s dream—ready to spend for
wild ideas and willing to try anything If it will get space for the pic¬
ture. Never overcome by weariness, he Is always available, for either
dinner with a syndicated writer or a phone Interview with a small-town
newspaper editor. “All publicity helps,” says Levine.

Only one thing bothers me. Following a recent press luncheon, h«
told me to leave the waiter a gratuity as if I was paying for it myself.
Believe me, that kind of spending W'ill never get him anywhere.

At Last— 6 Last Days of Sodom & Gomorrah *

By GOFFREDO LOMBARDO
Rome.

The intention to produce “The
Last Days of Sodom and Gomor¬
rah” has been, until last year, al¬
most a tradition at Titanus. For as
long as I can remember my late
father, Gustavo Lombardo, who
founded Titanus 55 years ago,
planned to make a motion picture
based on the Biblical account of
the destruction of the two cities of
sin and evil.

My father always carried in his
right hand coat pocket a small
notebook in which he would write
down picture ideas. With the com¬
ing of each new year he would
transfer the best ideas to a new

notebook. Many of these ideas be¬
came motion pictures and . many
more never survived the transfer
from the old notebook to a new
notebook. The only title to en¬
dure year after year was “The
Last Days of Sodqm and Gomor¬
rah,” which now has been on my
personal production schedule for
the past 10 years.

For one reason or another we
never passed from the planning
to the production stage—until last
summer. After six screenplays
the story finally worked, and I in¬
structed my production depart¬
ment to schedule the picture for
January, 1961.

It was at this point that the Gen¬

eral Manager of Titanus, Franco
De Simone, met with Joseph E.
Levine in New York and It was
agreed that Titanus and Embassy
would combine their considerable
forces. For a picture of this scope
and size, no person and no com¬
pany v was better qualified than
Joe Levine to exploit the film, we
felt. This represented a continua¬
tion of a happy association with
Joe and even as the new agreement
was being made Titanus had an¬
other picture in production which
Embassy would release, “The
Thief of Baghdad,* starring Steve
Reeves.

Largely because of Joe’s talent
(Continued on page 100)

Make in English,
Dub to Italian

Experience being the great
teacher, Joe E. Levine is now en¬
deavoring to use actors who speak
English so that dubbing into that
[language is obviated. His theory:
I “Let’s make it in English first, then
• dub it into Italian.” This is an-
I other twist In a man who special¬
izes In them.

It Is to be noted that Ills high
; evaluation of technical savvy show
j in his hiring of Gene Ruggierro,
! a Hollywood film editor of vast ex-
j perience, including Mike Todd’f
j “80 Day* Around the World.”

GLOWING MALE TORSO

LEVINE’S BOXOFFICE BEEFCAKE

Stem Reeves Has Own Ideas—Mae West Eyed
Him First—Denies Showman His Smngali

Filmways Part
Of First American
Feature by J.E1.

By BILL GREELEY

Joe Levine’? first American-made
feature will roll this yoar under a
coproduction pact signed this week
with Filmways, New York and Hol¬
lywood company that will be mak¬
ing it’s first theatrical production.

“Boys Night Out,’* scripted by
Marion Hargrove and directed by
Michael Gordon, is scheduled to go
before the cameras in September
with Filmway’s prexy Marty Ranso-
hoff producing. Levine’s Embassy
Films will handle distribution.
Filmways, heretofor primarily - a
producer of tele blurbs, branched
out into tv program production a
couple of years ago with “21 Bea¬
con St.,” 1 which had a summer re¬
placement run under Ford Motor
sponsorship.

Company is currently producing
“Mr. Ed,” half-hour series plotted
around a talking horse which is
bankrolled in individual tv markets
by Studebaker-Lark dealers. Fflm-
ways also is handling much of the
under-the-line production of the
ABC-Screen Gems “WInaton
Churchill” series.

“Boys Night Out,” with a re¬
ported budget of $2,000,000, will be
primarily a New York production
with some Coast shooting contem¬
plated. Gotham interiors will be
produced at Filmway’s East 127th
fit. studios, which the company took
over a couple of years ago for com¬
mercial and program production
(Studios were leased to Ella Kazan
production company for shooting of
“Splendor in the Grass"),

Songwriter Jimmy McHugh will
score the feature. Casting is in
negotiation, but its understood
Pebble Reynolds is being sought
for the femme lead (a young inno¬
tent who gets Involved with four
suburbanite husbands who can’t
afford town mistresses on their
own, so team up in the financing of
one for all). Rensohoff was for sev¬
eral months trying to Aim a deal
with Doris Day for the part, but no
agreement was reached. Four male
leads are yet to be cast

± A by-product of the Joseph E* Levins saga is a
‘ refugee from California’s Muscle Beach. Ht*s Mon¬
tana-horn, California-bred Steve Beeves, who par¬
layed biceps and pectorals into a career as a motion
picture star thanks to the $1,000,000 Levine spent
in ballyhooing the first “Hercules,” in which Reeves
starred as the ancient strongman.

When “Hercules” was originally released in the
United States, Levine explained Reeves’ appeal. “If
this picture had a star,” said Levine, "it’d be a flop.
Nobody could imagine that even Clark Gable or
Victor Mature could do such things. But they never
heard of Reeves—he couldn’t have got arrested—so
they'll believe anything he does.”

Reeves, who makes with the muscles and the lip
movements while a less physically endowed actor
lips the words, disagrees that Levine’s promotional
blast made him a star and insists that it was the
the film-going public, not any Svengali powers of
the showman.

“It was a question of the right person with the
right face for the right part at the Tight time,” he
says. “Of course, my muscles helped a lot, but my
face was important, too. It had to be a typical
American boy face, a sympathetic one, like me—
without a mustache.”

The fact remains, however, that Reeves would
not have been exposed to a large segment of the
American public if the Boston Bamum’s spending
spree hadn’t lured customers to the boxoffice. Ex¬
cepting the readers of the physical culture maga¬
zines,' nobody had ever heard of Reeves until he ap¬
peared in "Hercules.” As a former "Mr. America”
and a member of Mae West’s touring Beefcake
Trust. Reeves was on the fringe of the film business
and managed to obtain bit roles in films and tv in
the U. S. He was spotted by an Italian producer
looking for a Hercules when he appeared in a small
part in a Jane Powell picture at Metro.

BORROWING A PAGI

Mirisch Proposes 'Doing a Levins’
In Britain

London, Feb. 7.

Mirisch Company Is proposing
to do a “Joe Levine” in Britain for
Its release through United Artists
Of "The Magnificent Seven,” the
Yul Brynner-Eli Wallach starrer.

The pic is to be given the satur¬
ation treatment, with 90 prints
being made available to cover the
first leg of London release and all
key provincial engagements. It is
expected that more than 60% of
the playing time will have been
Covered within the first two
months.

To insure maximum results for
the saturation campaign, the
Mirisch Company, through UA,
have allocated more than $10,000
for publicity and exploitation,
which will, include extensive use
Of tv and newspapers, including
full-page spreads in several na-
ional and provincial newspapers.

"Magnificent Seven” Is skedded
to open at the UA Piccadilly Cir¬
cus showcase, the London Pavilion,
von April 14, and will swing into
general release on April 17.

Since "Hercules” Reeves had eight starring roles
in three years, his most recent being Levine’s just-
completed "Thief of Baghdad.” He’s appeared In
"Hercules Unchained,” “Goliath and the Barbar¬
ians,” "The Charge of Cossacks,” “The Last Days of
Pompeii,” “Morgan the Pirate” and "Thief.” The
latter two, both (Levine productions In association
with Italo filmmakers, will he released by Metro
this summer.

The Italian producer who hired Reeves for the
initial "Hercules” paid the muscle man $6,000. He
now commands $75,000 to $100,000 a picture and
is an internationally-known personality. He’ll prob¬
ably be even better known after Levine finishes
with his campaigns on "Morgan” and “Thief,” for
the Embassy Picture’s topper is prepared to spend
several million dollars In Inducing filmgoers
throughout the world to see these films.

- The Chances of Reeves ever being cited for his
thesping ability are nfl. Film reviewers have had a
field day in describing Reeves’ histrionics. The raps,
however, haven’t‘bothered the 34-year-old barbell
aficianado who now resides in Rome.

I’m not a parlor actor like David Niven and Cary
Grant,” he says. “But people pay to see my kind
of acting, too. They were tired of gladiators in pad¬
ded togas. They wanted a real man In the action
parts.” ,

Reeves' current weight is 190 pounds, with a 50-
inch chest, 29-inch waist and 17Vfe-inch arms when
flexed. He contends that In "Hercules” a well-de¬
veloped man was put on the screen for the first time
and he became a star overnight

Profilers have reported that Reeves doesn’t smoke
or drink liquor, tea or coffee. He sleeps nine and
a half hours - daily, and slips in an hour afternoon nap
when can. He exercises with weights three times
a day.

Joe E. Levine: A Growing Dossier

- By ROBERT J. LAISDRY= - -- =

It is essential to remember that only three years
ago Joe Levine was hardly more than a picturesque
Bostonian. His subsequent impact upon New York,
Hollywood, Rome, London and show business is an
Interim phenomenon. It. follows, of course," that all
his early business training, from hustling newspapers
as a kid to peddling dresses wholesale had pre¬
pared him to be the showman. He was the sort of
highpowered promoter, angle-shooter and gimmick
operator who must ultimately take note of that awe¬
some If Intangible commodity—celluloid on spools.

Since 1959 the word about this ballyhooligan has
spread, largely because he made his own news and
his own camera angles. Levine wakes in the morn¬
ing, as he goes to his repose in the evening, sur¬
rounded by publicity and merchandizing minions.
If he thinks of money as chips in a poker game (the
better to preserve calm nerve) he articulates In the
captions of paid space.

A study of the print media devoted to Levine thus
far points to a mounting acceptance of Levine as a
force for highpowered cinematic promotion. Off¬
hand this might seem not too much of a novelty in
an egocentric trade like pictures. Sam Lesser in the
Chicago Daily News of last July 30 under a caption,
“Whirlwind Shows How To Sell Movies,” represent¬
ed “Hollywood moguls gating...reappraising the
entire film distribution system.” Making some al¬
lowance for over-simplification and exaggeration,
there is a modicum of truth in the value-judgment.
In a film industry gone sobersides from worry over
rising costs, dwindling attendance, video distract-
tion and the devouring terms of stars it has been
downright tonic to have Joe Levine come along and
remind Hollywood of the old Bammnesque ways.

Here, in the mention of Bamum, is a (due for 'tis
the circus 24-sheeter who is Levine’s own ideal
image. Very definitely he does not model himself
on Mike Todd. There is no more than superficial
similarity to Todd—perhaps most of all the fact that
both men were on-the-make in the rugged competi¬
tion of big urban centres at an age when other lads
were dreaming over “Robinson Crusoe.”

To excerpt from the press of 1960:

MARJORY ADAMS (Boston Globe, July 3): “Joe
E. Levine is rapidly approaching Todd's peak of
prestige , even if the one thing he despises is being
called a second Mike Todd."

KATE CAMERON (N. Y. Daily News, June 26):
“To sell his pictures to exhibitors, Levine is relying
on methods discarded by the big companies .”

SCRANTON TIMES (July 23): Caption. "Today's
Version of Horatio Alger" Sub-caption, “Relative
Newcomer To the Movie Scene is Expert on Fanfare.”*

HAL BOYLE (Associated Press): Syndicated ar¬
ticle carried different headlines’on July 5-6. to wit:

"Forget The Critics, Pound the Drum" (Elizabeth
Journal); "You Can't Win With Scare Money ” (Long

Island Press); “Spend Yourself Rich, Proves Suc¬
cess Formula? (Flint Journal).

VERNON SCOTT (United Press): Again a syndi¬
cated piece, breaking in late June, with variegated
treatment by local copy desks, per emphasis of Neo¬
sho (Mo.) News: Wilting To Spend Nearly Two Mil¬
lions ” to Louisville Times’ "Producer Stronger On
Ballyhoo Than Producing .”

DESERT NEWS. Salt Lake (June 28): “My Films
May Not be Good, Hoopla Is, Says Movie Producer."

The original stress of Levine himself, and of com¬
ment upon the man as the new Barnum of the flick¬
ers, was with selling. The money producers poured
into production he poured Into advertising, publici¬
ty, banquets, guys with bursting biceps and gals
with bursting togas. He has, of course, been forced
by the logic of his own supply needs to get deeper
into production, so far mostly In Italy, though he
is known to dream of Paris some spring.

It was in I960 that Variety beefed up its own
recognition of the beefcake king’s trade dimensions.
Headlines, among others, from this theatrical family
journal:

SELL-THE-TRADE-FtRST STRATEGY
OF BOSTON BARNUM SMACKS BRITAIN

400 EXHIBS AT FOLKSTONE. ENGLAND
EAT, QUAFF Sc LISTEN TO JOE LEVINE

LEVINE SAYS UNITED ARTISTS FREE-RIDES
HIS BRITISH SATURATION CAMPAIGN

The national magazines began catching up with
this wunderldnd from the Hub. Gay Talese in Es¬
quire provided, (January, 1961) the first of a num¬
ber of prospective profiles of -the showman. Talese
put it quite pungently in his opening paragraph:

"In the last couple of years, American movie
houses have been invaded by four films in which
nineteen women are seduced, three hundred
soldiers are slaughtered, eight tigers are stran¬
gled, four cities are burned, six chariots are
flipped, and a'dozen shipwrecked men are washed
onto a tropical island where they are dined and
wined by beautiful Amazons—and then raped.
Two of these films are rather loosely based on
the life of Hercules, played by an American mus¬
cleman named Steve Reeves, whose acting has
been unfavorably compared to that of King
Kong. The other films are based on the exploits
of Attila the Hun, and a sea monster called ■.
"Godzilla,” who one day pops out of the ocean
and destroys Tokyo in one minute and forty-
three seconds. Among the things these four films
have in common are that they are compelling-
ly ridiculous, ridiculously compelling, loud, high¬
ly successful, at the box office, and promoted
and distributed by Hollywood's newest Messiah,
Joseph E . Levine, a rather charming little man
whose distaste for violence is surpassed only by
his taste for money.”

licensing Corp.
Merchandizing
Embassy Films

As far as motion pictures are
concerned, Joe Levine is the most
valuable name to hit* the mer¬
chandising field since the advent
of Walt Disney. This was an
opinion ventured this week in New
York by Jay Emmett, head of the
Licensing Corp. of America, one
of the nation’s largest independent
merchandising firms.
t L i censin g Corp. has been
oh by Leviqe to represent Em¬
bassy Pictures for tie-ups with
publishers and manufacturers for
upcoming Levine product Emmett
believes that Levine’s elaborate
promotion, on “Hercules” a nd
“Hercules Unchained” established
him as one of the most exciting
personalities In the film business
and has attracted the interest of
manufacturers throughout the
United. States and Canada who
want to join the Embassy band¬
wagon.

Emmett long has been represent¬
ing such properties as Superman,
Pat Boone and Brigitte Bardot. His
partners in LCA are Allan Stone
and Syd Rubin. Stone was respon¬
sible for the Howdy Doody mer¬
chandising and handled complete
product promotion on "Ben-Hur.”
Rnbin created the character li¬
censing divisions for both NBC
and CBS.

Currently, Licensing Corp. Is
setting up an elaborate array of
books, puzzles, dolls, toys, games,
costumes and other speciality items
keyed to the characters of “Morgan
the Pirate,” "Thief of Baghdad”
and "The Wonders of Aladdin.”

Levine is keenly aware that
proper merchandising can be. a
vital part of selling a picture, pro¬
viding outlets of advertising usu¬
ally closed to films. Levine Is
thinking, of course, of the
thousands of toy stores, super¬
markets and specialty shops which
could call dramatic attention to
Embassy product via displays of
various items.

Two Women’ to Fine Arts;
Levine's Strategy: First

With the booking of his first art
film, "Two Women,” scheduled for
March or April into Richard Davis*
plush east-side Fine Arts Theatre
in New York, Joe Levine is making
a radical departure from the spec¬
tacle and sex attractions which
have brought him attention.

"Two Women,” which Vittorio
De Sica directed from the Alberto
Moravia novel, will open at the
Fine Arts In Italian with En glish
subtitles. The drama, produced by
Carlo Ponti, stars Ponti’s wife,
Sophia Loren, a teen-age American
girl named Eleanora Brown, Jean
Paul Belmondo and Raf Yallone.

Levine, at this time, has no in¬
tention of dubbing the film, and^is
concentrating on gaining a national
reputation for the picture in about
10 major cities before even think¬
ing about a national distributor or
dubbing.

Levine insists, however, that
"Two Women” is not his first art
film, pointing to his handling of
"The Bicycle Thief” and other
post-war Italian and French films
in the New England area.

"Two Women,” for which ho
owns U.S. and Canadian, rights,
still remains his Initial art entry
into the national market

PICTURES

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

PjfistlETY

Pal of Cake-Eater Era Recalls:

. To Sell Those Religious Statues
!Levinemanship Learned Latin

Only Simple Logie

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Producer Maxwell Shane is
taking no chances with a title
for an upcoming project and
is protecting himself from all
directions in registering with
MPAA.

One title is "One and One."
Other is "Two.” _

By OSCAR

tBrodney Is'currently a staff produ
but is a boyhood

In my humble opinion, Cary
Grant is a prettier citizen than Joe
Levine. I will go so far as to say
that, in some ways, Tony Curtis is
also prettier than Joe Levine. For
that matter, under certain favor¬
able lighting conditions, even Jim¬
my Durante is prettier than Joe
Levine.

And yet, if Grant, Curtis and.
Levine were stranded on a deserted !
Island with one love-starved broad,
my money says Levine winds up
with the dame whilst Grant and
Curtis wind up tending the bonfire
to signal passing ships.

On one condition: Levine

BRODNEY

cer and writer at 20 th Century-Fox
friend of Levine.)

story, then arranging for Steve
Reeves to effect the rescue, and
inside of a few months, would have
a picture released simultaneously
in 1,500 theatres.

That’s the older, more mature
type of Levinemanship!

Levine s Secret:
Money & Staff

By ROBERT R. WESTON

Advertising Manager for
Embassy Pictures

effective in the selling of the,film.
Embassy will disband its old con¬
cept, salvaging nothing, and move
full steam ahead on its new selling
technique. In other 7 words we do
not try to save relative pennies
when we’re out for millions.

Although there is a central
theme to every ad campaign, the
Embassy campaign has vast flexi¬
bility. Campaigns are so designed
that the New York audience, the
Paducah audience, or. the Tokyo
or Paris audiences will be, pre-sold
via every form of communication.

Yes, money is literally poured
into all of Joe Levine’s campaigns.
It has been proven that this money
has been returned many times over
at the boxoffices.

It is our belief that prosperity
for the exhibitor is our greatest
product.

first must have five minutes to
talk to the gal alone.

You don't believe me, huh? Well,
I know whereof I speak, because in
the dim. distant, roaring twenties,
when Joe and I were a pair of
slickum-hairea cake-eaters in Bos¬
ton, whenever there was only one
gal between us, Levine always
wound up with the bimbo while I
wound up with Captain Billy’s
Whiz-Bang.

It wasn’t that Joe was prettier or
had more personality. It was that,
even . then, he had that certain
something which is not merely
sa!esmanship\—or showmanship —
but that rare combination of both
which the movie industry now calls
"Levinemanship.”

I could give you a dozen exam¬
ples of Levinemanship. Ore. in
particular, that comes to mind,
took place in the thirties, when Joe
teamed up in business with a Por¬
tuguese sculptor who specialized in
religious statues. Joe didn’t just
go out and try to peddle them.
That wasn't Levinemanship. In¬
stead, he sat down and patiently
studied several psalms and litur¬
gies in the original Latin. (If you
think I’m kidding, ask Levine
sometime, and he’ll sing you a
couple of hymns in Latin that will
curl your cowl. And not a bad
voice, either.)

Their Own Language
Well, Joe’s prospective custom¬
ers were so amazed at a Levine
making like he had spent a lifetime
in a Monastery that the statues
sold as fast- as the factory could
turn them out.

Now I don’t claim that Boston
became predominately Catholic be¬
cause of Levinemanship, but I do
think it’s highly significant that
Boston is the only city where
Levine sold religious items.

Matter of fact, I think Joe would
still be in that business, except one
morning while shaving,-he noticed
a strange circle of light around his
head, i tried to convince him It
was only a double reflection in
the mirror but Joe figured maybe
he had overdone the psalm-singing.
Next day, he sold out to his part¬
ner.

The secret ingredient In any Joe
Levine campaign is money—
money to obtain top Illustrators
and painters In order to get the
most exciting and Imaginative
pieces of canvas to key the adver¬
tising campaign.

No matter what the cost, the
prime concern at Embassy is to get
the idea, mood or visual selling
technique across to the public,
whether It be via newspapers,
radio, television, magazines, trail¬
ers, press books or what have you.
No stone is left unturned in selling
the Levine product. Every avenue
of communication is used.

Another key point to the Em¬
bassy advertising operation, and
perhaps the most productive and
rewarding, is that ads are every¬
one’s business from Levine on
down. From the inception of the
ad concept to its completion and
execution, staff members sit in on
all conferences with the oppor¬
tunity to express their respected
and desired Ideas openly.

But this intimacy of preparation,
which breeds tremendous enthusi¬
asm amongst the staff, is not lim¬
ited to the Embassy environs. It
also engulfs consultants specializ¬
ing in the various facets of adver¬
tising.

Among the many top artists in
Embassy’s employ, who have sub¬
mitted the finest of visual material
are Jon Whitcomb, who worked on
"Two Women,” Symeon Shimin for
“Thief of Baghdad,” Frank Mc¬
Carthy and Ernest Chiriaka for
"Morgan the Pirate.”

If, during the creation of the
campaign, a new concept arises
which we feel will be much more

Jimmy McHugh
Ally of Levine

Joe Levine branched out into an¬
other area of the entertainment
business this week when final con¬
tracts were signed partnering him
with song writer Jimmy McHugh in
the music publishing business.
t The new firm, called Levine-
McHugh will move into the record¬
ing field with an. eye to utilizing
the disk company for supplemental
exploitation on Embassy films as
well as signing up a host of young
recording stars for muture devel¬
opment.

- McHugh has been actively en¬
gaged on projects for Levine, hav¬
ing composed the score for "Jack
the Ripper” and collaborated with
Buddy Kaye on the title song for
"Where the Hot Wind Blows.”

McHugh is now supervising the
scoring of "Morgan, the Pirate,”
"Thief of Baghadad,” “Two
Women,” and will be participating
In Levine's other upcoming proj¬
ects.

With the success of record firms
set up by other film producers,
Levine feels that the music end of
the business has large revenue pos¬
sibilities and Is now. moving *ull-
steam ahead on the project. Mc¬
Hugh’s experience in the music
profession as well his knowledge of
the recording business gives Levine
the technical backing in the opera¬
tion. McHugh is a member of the
hoard of ASCAP.

Script Writer Still Comes first
But Campaign Almost Syncronous;
Echo Lichtman s 'Screen the Flash!’

By VINCENT CANBY

Soon afterwards, he came across
a picture called "The Body Beauti¬
ful.” Joe saw exploitable angles in
it. He immediately bought the
picture and lost no time in having
Jt banned in Boston. He then
opened it across the Charles River
in the neighboring city of Cam¬
bridge.

The first day, two hours before
opening, merchants on both sides
of the theatre had to board up
their windows for protection
against the mobs waiting to get in
to see the picture. Levinemanship
had entered the movie industry!
The rest is history!

The Updated Plot

After a friendship of more than
a quarter of a century I am proud
and privileged to add my few
words of praise to tne many al¬
ready heaped upon Joe Levine, for
success and the passing years have
not changed him in the least. Ex¬
cept, maybe for one thing:

Today, if Joe Levine and Cary
Grant and Tony Curtis were
stranded on a deserted island with
one broad, G ant and Curtis would
still man the signal light, but
Levine would spend his time with
the girl obtaining the rights to her

Embassy Pictures staffers haven’t
yet produced an entire advertising-
promotion campaign on a picture
before the picture was actually
.scripted, but they’re still working
■ pretty far ahead.

Under the direction of Eddie
Solomon, Embassy veep, Levine
company is aiming to get all ad
‘material, pressbooks, trailers, ac¬
cessories, etc., on its future Metro
land Warner releases, into the ex¬
changes across the country five
months prior to films’ release dates.
Prints on the pix are available in
the exchanges about two months
prior to release.

Underlying philosophy behind
this procedure, according tc Sol-
omon, is what the late master
(showman A1 Lichtman used to call
j "screening the flash.” That is, pro¬
viding the film salesman with the
i material with which to go out and
| sell exhibs saying: "This is the pic-
‘ ture and this is the way we’re sell-
i ing it. It’s tremendous, isn’t it!”

It’s also what’s called a "see It
now” approach—see the campaign
and see the picture, with plenty of
advance time to sell (1) the exhib,
and then (2) the public. Solomon
acknowledged a tendency today for
film companies to "sell their cam¬

paigns,” that is,, with announce¬
ments of money being spent, ad
contracts signed, etc. There’s a
point to all this, he says, but he
also feels Levine’s highly publicized
campaigns are worthy of not be¬
cause they do contain highly ex¬
ploitable selling ingredients.
"Everything we do, we do in the
extravagant manner.”

Much, of an average Levine cam¬
paign—if any Levine campaign can
be called "average” nowadays, ac¬
cording to Solomon, Is originally
aimed at creating exhibitor
enthusiasm at the local level.
Several thousand chocolate figures
of Hercules, mailed around the
country well in advance of a film’s
release, sweeten many a tooth and,
perhaps, help secure favorable
playing time.

Though Levine’s releases have
done extremely well as a result of
a heavy concentration on tv promo¬
tion, Solomon says he has no hard-
and-fast rule about the proportion
of the total ad-pub budget to be
allocated to the small screen. This
always depends on the specific film,
the season in which it is released,
and perhaps even on the day of the
week it opens in a specific locality.

(Continued on page 62)

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In the SOs, Joseph E. Levine operated an art film house in New
Haven, his theatrical baptism.

Next invested $1,300 for old Ken Maynard westerns, hit the road
in New England to peddle ’em'.

During trip saw crowds around "Body Beautiful,” a come-on film
playing Hartford. Bought rights, opened it in Westport,-Maine;

"Ravaged Earth,” Japanese atrocity film, helped further his boxof-
fice education.

Admiral Richard Byrd entered Levine’s life via "Discovery,” which
Byrd produced and narrated. It was a blank.

"East Lynne” (sic) and "The Drunkard,” a'<tandem of old silent*
with a Milton Cross soundtrack, engaged Levine’s energies.

Handled reissue of Selznick’s "Duel in Sun” and the television seg¬
ments of "Gangbusters,” made into a feature.

Flourishing as a states righter out of Boston, Levine made a trip
to Japan to acquire "Godzilla." With an $80,000 saturation campaign,
gross reported near $1,000,000. He was airborne.

Sluggish start of Australian feature, "Walk Into Paradise” was cor¬
rected with an inspirational title change to "Walk Into Hell.”

“Attila,” from Italy, was the beginning of the broader scope. It had
Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn. On top of a negative investment of
$80,000 the showman slapped $590,000 worth of newspaper ads plus
$350,000 for air media. Grossed around $2,000,000.

"Hercules” arrived in 1959 with Steve Reeves. .

From Britain came "Jack The Ripper,” which drew some opposition
from clergymen and editors.

"Hercules Unchained” belonged to 1960, becoming the top U. S.
grosser of the year in the United Kingdom.

Levine meanwhile stagemanaged a number of spectacular feasts for
the press. Thereafter repeated in Britain.

“Where The Hot Wind Blows” was his first class picture from Italy.
Metro handled it. Went Into 600 houses In one week.

The loudly-orchestrated activities of some two years of showmanly
derring-do resulted in the Motion Picture Pioneers of N. Y. designat¬
ing the Bostonian "Pioneer of the Year” (1960).

In The Sandy Reaches of Tunis,

A Sign Reading,-‘Levine Presents’

By HENRY LEVIN

Director» "The Wonders of Aladdin”

Sousse, Tunis.'

Sandwiched between the centur¬
ies-old western culture of the Med¬
iterranean and the arid wastes of
the Great Sahara, Tunisia is a
stubborn country which has
absorbed Invasion upon invasion
from every direction through the
years, and only now since its in¬
dependence In 1956, is beginning
to awaken and start the slow climb
from the primitivfe to the modern,
but with characteristic indiffer¬
ence.

The original Berber inhabitants
accepted very little which con¬
quering nations brought with them.
Only the earliest invasions, the
Arab Invasion from the East, was
able to change noticeably the way
of life. The Arabs gave the Ber¬
bers their religion and their tongue,
but the Ph’onoeicians, Romans,
Spaniards, Portuguese, and even
the French, left little behind.

The ruins of Roman temples,
coliseums, baths, markets stand as
testimony to their futile coloniza¬
tion. The French brought some
roads and electricity, but even
these have been used sparingly un¬
til now.

On last Dec. 1, a new invasion
struck Tunisia. By plane and by
ship, a contingent of American,
French, Italian and English moved
in to establish headquarters in
Tunis, then pushed on quickly to
the ancient city of Kairou$n where
It tore down the electric wires so
newly Installed, arid covered the
newly-paved streets with, the time-
j less desert sands. In, a few short
days Kairouan was back In its earl¬
iest years—and the color of paint
and cloth merged with the white of
I the minarets arid cupolas, to, con¬
jure up the image of Baghdad of
old.

The conversion completed, film¬
ing began on Dec. 12 on "The Won-.
ders of Aladdin”—a Joseph E. Le¬
vine presentation starring Donald
O’Connor, Noelle Adam, Vittorio
De Sica and Michelle Mercier.
In the Embassy Pictures Interna¬
tional and Lux Films co-production,
not only are we fortunate to have
a set of international stars such sa
these, but we are also fortunate to
have the services of top-flight art¬
ists for the secondary roles from
England (Milton Reid), from France
(Raymond Bussieres) and: from Italy
(Aldo Fabrizzi, Mario Girotti,
Fausto Tozzi, Alberto Famese and
Marco Tulli). Minor roles are
filled by actors and actresses from
the above-mentioned countries in
addition to those from many others,
including Tunisia itself.

The crew is mainly Italian—and
they are warm, hearty, genuinely
"simpatico”-—all gravy over and
above their competence, speed and
ingenuity.

The importance of this fusion of
nationalities cannot be fully evalu¬

ated. This one act of cooperation
between peoples of many coun¬
tries—for the benefit of all—adds
untold credit to the side of peace.
The need to understand each other,
and the desire and true attempt to
do so, brings permanent peace a
step nearer. We can advance work¬
ing together—we can grow apart
working independently and selfish¬
ly. Profits are not the only prod¬
uct of this cooperation.

It is not easy. From the earliest
days of preparation throughout
production, the struggle for under¬
standing goes on. It’s not just
words—although even there mis¬
understandings hang on long after
the Interpreters have given up.
Example: The word “dolly” mean*
a simple trucking shot in America.
In Italy it means the use of a large
camera crane. This one difference
in definition cost four weeks of
despair and unnecessary construc¬
tion for a single shot atop the roof
of the Grand Mosque of Kairouan.

But aside from the words, view¬
points and methods of operation
vary so widely as to create oppor¬
tunities for dissension, leaving
nerves and stomachs in a state of
constant mobility. The fact that
these differences can be reconciled
and brought to bear constructive¬
ly on the problems at hand, is evi¬
dence again that this type of co-
operative production is a step in
the -forward direction.

The locations we have filmed,
the faces and costumes on the
screen, the atmosphere of the his¬
toric past which pervades the coun¬
try In which we are filming—all
these are fulfillment for a director.
The added pleasure of feeling that
people want to work together
rather than against each other, can
come only through such an inter*
national production.

It is a rare opportunity to guide
an American comedy-adventure
tale through an Italo-French co¬
production in North Africa. I’m
glad it happened to me. The living
conditions are not what we are ac¬
customed to. The working condi¬
tions are not what we are accus¬
tomed to. But the results are
worth It, and the world becomes a
study hall, a university where the
director can absorb new sights, new
meanings and a new appreciation
of others who live differently than
we do—a great deal differently.

Here in Tunisia, the farmer
ploughs his field with a qamel-
drawn, hand-hewn plough. His
wife weaves her own cloth, and his
parents probably never read a word
of their own language. That
farmer and his corresponding num¬
ber in the United States have a
fantastic gap to close in order to
understand one another. It’s tima
that understanding began. Hope¬
fully, perhaps we have contributed
in some way to its,beginning.

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THE HENNEGAN COMPANY
SALUTES

JOE LEVINE and EMBASSY PICTURES

A Look At Levine’s Future Films

By EDWARD S. FELDMAN

With regard to the future, Joe
Levine is an independent -with a
production outlook many majors
would relish.

Finding difficulty In purchasing
pictures outright for reasonable
amounts, he is concentrating on en¬
tering into various co-production
deals which would provide him a
continuous flow of product over
the next several years. Unable to

uncover ready-made films which
he can tailor to his exploitation
technique, he aims to increase the
production values of his films and
feels that the only way to do this
is to actively participate in the
malting of them.

Here are Joe Levine’s upcoming
product plans:

“Two Women”: Some time In
March he will open, via the art
house route, Vittoria De Sica’s new
film, produced by Carlo Ponti, and

starring Sophia Loren. The film
will mark Levine’s introduction,
into the art market although he
expects to use the art route only
as a means' to build up the prestige
of the picture for national engage¬
ments. The picture will play in
New York and other key cities in
Italian. If the reaction Is up to what
both he and his associates believe,
the picture will then be dubbed for
national release. Levine bought the
rights to “Two Women” from Ponti

TO OUR FAVORITE
SHOWMAN, ENTREPRENEUR,
HUMANITARIAN,
CITIZEN OF THE WORLD:

What does the ivord “impossible” mean?
Nothing—to our Joe Levine ,

Man of action, courage, vision.
Charity and erudition,
Movieland’s bright dream come true .
All of this, AND MORE, are you —

JOE LEVINE!

Our warmest good wishes and deepest
admiration as always, Joe. We are
proud of our association with the most
vital figure in the Motion Picture Arts.

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for the United States and Canada.

[ “The Fabeloee World of Jules

Verne,” a science-fiction thriller,
filmed in the process called Mysti-
mation, and “Bimbo the Great,” a
circus action drama filmed in color
and in a process appropriately
tabbed Orcuscope, are due in June
Mysthnation is a combined litho-
graph-animation-live action tech¬
nique pioneered in Europe. Both
films will be released nationally
by Warner Brothers and will be
[ aimed at the family and youngster
I markets.

“Morgan the Pirate,” due in July,
was made in conjunction with Lux
Films of Italy. The picture, filmed
on the island of Ischia and in Rome,
stars the indomitable Steve Reeves
as the legendary buccaneer, along
with such feminine diversions as
the French beauty Valerie La-
Grange, Chelo Alonso and Lydia
AlphonsL Andre De Toth directed
the film and the picture will be re¬
leased via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

. “The Thief of Baghdad” (August)
is Levine throughout the United
States and Canada via Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer, a plush remake
of the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks
thriller, again. Steve Reeves. Levine
co-produced this one with Titanus
of Rome and owns the film for all
countries of the world except Italy
and France. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]
will release the picture in all ter-]
ritories controlled by Levine. The
picture was directed by Arthur
Lubtn. j

“The Wooden ef ATaddta” an
adventure fantasy of file Arabian]
Nights, starring Donald O’Connor,
Noelle Ad— and Vittorio De Sica,

which Levine is now making in
Tunisia as a co-production with
Lux. Being directed by Henry
Levin. Metro will release the pic¬
ture In territories which Levine
controls, which is every country of
the world except Italy and France.
The picture Is planned for a winter
release In the United States, prob¬
ably in December or January.

Also In production in Rome and
Morocco Is Levine’s most ambitions
product to date, the three million
dollar picturizatlon of “The Last
Days of Sodom and Gomorrah,”
being made in conjunction with
Titanus. Directed by Robert Al¬
drich. Cast headed by Stewart
Granger, Pier Angell, Stanley
Baker, French actress Anouk
Aimee' and Rossana Podesta. No
distribution arrangement has been
set as yet for the film.

Comedy, Too

Also completed and available in
the Levine lineup is a comedy-
drama called “The Passionate
Thief,” made in Rome recently by
Mario Monicelll with Anna Mag-
nani, Ben Gazarra, Toto, the inter¬
national Clown, and Fred Clark;
top cast No release date or dis¬
tribution deal has been set yet for
the picture.

What of Levine’s future after
that? He has acquired interests In
a French comedy called, “The
Bear” Several other film projects
are now in various stages hot ne
details can be announced at this
time.

Included In these projects is a
picture to be made in Hollywood,
which will mark Levine’s first stab
at file domestic film-making scene.

Producer-Oriented Hollywood
Concedes Levine s Flair While

By WHITNEY WILLIAMS

Hollywood.

Joseph X. Levine has made small
Impact upom Hollywood production
but has dost more to revive talk of
“showmanship” than anybody
around. That’s the consensus In
Hollywood, wbooo producers and
ones look upon the flashy Boston
Bannim with varying attitudes.
Somo aro cagey in their remarks,
others go all out, but none care to
be quoted. To many, Levine is a
marvel but there’s s feeling ox-
pressed in the query—is ho a flash-
ln-tho-pon?

Hollywood’s stand Is to be ex¬
pected, because Levine made his
impress on the distribution, not the
production, end of film biz. Holly¬
wood producers aro apt to be inter¬
ested only in their own product.
While appreciating his somewhat
fabulous stir up of the market,
they're really interested only Inso¬
far as it affects their own films.

Is ether words, Hollywood
may laud Levine for Uo flam¬
boyant sales approach bat So
not .yet very interested par¬
ticularly In the man, who has
yet to prove himself in produc¬
tion.

Re-discoverer

Still, Levine has shown Holly¬
wood that there is a mass market
for films of no great quality, ac¬
cording to one producer, who turns
out half a dozen or so features
every year. This 4s a forgotten
market, he’ points out, adding that
the tendency today is to go after
markets of great stature. Some
producers are already investigating
this mass outlet for their product,,

bo opinst, which may load to fa-
creased revenue.

! Another producer st r ess e s that
Levins has mad* Hollywood film¬
makers realize and appreciate
“showmanship” with his dreusy
zest and belly, that It’s vital and
very necossary part of the pix biz.
He stated:

“Many people up to now
hoot thought that ail they had
to do to sell their picture was
to plant a few stories with
Louella Parsons and several
Other columnists. They read
these stories themselves, so
thought everybody else read
them and trill go to see the pic¬
ture, Levine on the other
hand has caused them to chan¬
nel their thinking back to the
trade’s own selling, promoting ,
product distribution. If for no
other reason Levine should
rate applause, hut strictly on .
the marketing end.”

Perhaps, according to one of Hol¬
lywood's vet producers. If Levine
had come up with a consistent pro¬
gram of good feature pix he might
have made some impact on those
in the production line. That Levine
himself recognizes the need to up¬
grade his product Is evident in the
deals he’s made, and Is making, so
Hollywood may yet be "Impressed.”

Quoting again: "Nobody knows
for sure how much money he
spends on his campaigns, other
than what his publicity says, nor
how much he makes," one pro¬
ducer notes. “There-simply aren’t
enough facts and figures available
here. While undoubtedly he made
(Continued on page 62)

PICTCBES

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Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Cassavetes Strives for *New Concept’
And Paramount Completely Sympatico

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Government Management Injurious?

Senator Keating’* BUI to ‘Unclog’ General Aniline’s
Ansco Division Based on Claimed Deterioration

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Paramount is taking a forward
look at filmmaking and is giving
artists the freedom to express their
skills without unnecessary inter¬
ference from meetings of the board
of directors, according to John Cas¬
savetes. Actor-turned-director is
preparing “Dreams For Sale,” new
title for his “Too Late Blues,” and
declared yesterday that Paramount
is going all out to take every con¬
ceivable chance on a new approach
and concept.

Cassavetes explained major
studio- . != the past have liad
“justified inferiority complexes” in
their dealings with artists. “It’s
about time,” he went on, “that art¬
ists stopped complaining about the
impossibility of maxing good films
through major studios and started
exerting influence and accepting
responsibility in the areas in which
they are most qualified.”

As a director, Cassavetes has only
made one film — “Shadows” — and
explained why he feels Paramount
is taking a chance writh him: “The
one picture I made was a $40,000
16mm experimental film. Para¬
mount now insists that I produce
as well as direct ‘Dreams For Sale’
so that no one would be sitting
over my shoulder telling me what
to do. That becomes a big risk
when hundreds of thousands of dol¬
lars are at stake.” Cassavetes said
Paramount’s thinking is repre¬
sented in “One-Eyed Jacks,” a
multi-million dollar picture mark¬
ing Marlon Brando’s bow as direc¬
tor. and in “Hell Is For Heroes,”
film project with actor Edmond
O'Brien will produce and direct.

Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens
will star in Cassavetes’ film, but
director is now working out a
schedule whereby some 25 un¬
knowns — most without previous
film experience—will complete the
cast. “I’m happy that Paramount
gave me Bobby Darin not because
he is a boxoffice name but because
he’s right for the role,” filmaker
said, explaining Darin will not sing
In the film.

“I’ve got Edith Head to design
the women’s costumes and David
Raksin to compose the score,” he
continued. With latter, Cassavetes
explained composer will write lead
sheets for jazz improvisations in
the film, a concept fully approved
by Paramount.

Most unusual aspect of the proj¬
ect, director explained, is Para¬
mount’s plan for previewing it. “It
will encompass major universities
and cultural centers,” he pointed
out. “and the film will be pre¬
viewed in such places as the Na¬
tional Film Theatre in London,
Cinematheque in Paris, the Mu¬
seum of Modern Art and Cinema 16
in New York. UCLA and University
of California here.”

Summing up, Cassavetes said,
“Paramount has accepted a pic¬
ture and an approach that don’t fall
into any mold or category which
could determine its boxoffice ap¬
peal. I think it’s about time the art¬
ist worried only about making a
good picture and not about whether
he’s going to have a job with a next
picture.”

Think Positive!

San Francisco.

Editor, Variety:

A rebuttal to Ted Friend’s re¬
marks on San Francisco. It is a
shame that he is so bitter, that he j
must carry this “lashing out” atti¬
tude around with him. It’s evident
that the article was intended to
bait and irritate. But, San Fran¬
cisco. like any other city, presents
to the viewer just what he is look¬
ing for and wants to see.

I love San Francisco. It Is my
amulet. If I am sad, it soothes me.
If I am happy, is rushes forth to
meet my enthusiasm. If I am tired,
a ne\V view or facet will tease my
appettte, and when I walk about
this city of mine, I feel more alive,
more intense and more aware be¬
cause the verve, the zezt and the
pleasure of living seem to be con¬
centrated in the air that blankets
this land mass surrounded on three
side3 by water.

There! I’m sure I’ve done just
what Irritated. Friend the most, in
the first place, and that is that San
Franciscans are even more irritat¬
ing than Texans. Or Gothamites.
But then, we know we’re not ex¬
aggerating.

James E. Heck.

WRITERS' GUILD NOMINEES

Eamshaw Vs Schnee For President
In May

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Fenton Earnshaw and Charles
Schnee have been named by
Writers ..Guild of America-West’s
nominating committee for post of
prexy in elections which come up
in May. Former currently prexies
Guild’s tv branch.

The two nominations may be sup¬
plemented through petition by
WGA membership, under Guild
rules.

Admirable Enterprisers;
Rank Saved Self Slipping
Into Decline by Changes

London, Feb. 7.

A survey of the diversification
policy of the Rank Organization
published in the Investor’s Chroni¬
cle, a leading London financial
weekly, describes the operation as
“outstanding in pace and scale.”
The author, Frank H. Happold, a
writer on economic affairs, as¬
serted that the pattern of diversi¬
fication had evolved from an
established position in the enter¬
tainment world and had been
shaped by specialized managerial
skills and experience.

The three page editorial feature
analyses the way the* organization
has spread its investment beyond
picture theatres and studios into
radio, tv. bowling alleys, equip¬
ment, etc. The content of the piece
is summed up by the sub-head:
“It would have been easy for Rank
over the last few years to slide
into stagnation. Instead it has
achieved what In many eyes is a
genuine growth status.”

$300,000 for‘Pollyanna’

London, Jan. 31.

“Pollyanna” grossed almost
$300,000 In the first three weeks of
London release, and is heading for
inclusion In the top 10 films of
1961.

The figure was released by Cyril
Edgar, managing director of Walt
Disney’s British company, at a sales
confab last weekend attended by
Roy Disney, Card Walker and Ned
Clarke. The British topper claimed
that the receipts had actually in¬
creased after the Christmas holi¬
days when the children had al¬
ready returned to school.

The rise of Independent pub¬
licists "and publicity offices as a
result of the new place in the sun
of independent producers has been
abundantly noticed. Less known,
however, is the recent emergence
of the independent creative adver-j
tising groups and freelance admen
and artists.

Although these new organizations
and individuals are not completely
taking over the functions of the
established ad agencies in servicing
the film companies, they are never¬
theless assuming more and more of
the creative functions. Reasons
for this trend are two-fold. (1)
There is a desire for additional
thinking and a fresh approach and
(2) the cost of using the ad agen¬
cies for creative services has be¬
come very costly in recent years.

Reason No. 2 stems from the cut¬
back in national advertising.
Whereas the ad agencies once en¬
joyed large commissions from plac¬
ing film ads in national magazines,
the revenue from this source is
merely a trickle at present. Some
companies, United Artists being a
notable example, haven't placed
national consumer copy in a long
time, preferring to earmark their
coin for cooperative campaigns on
the local newspaper and radio
level. To be sure, a number of
picture companies still see the ad¬
vantage of a national magazine
campaign, but the volume isn’t any¬
where as much as it used to be.

Without the commissions from
the space placement, the ad agen-

Re ‘Hiroshima’ in Chi j

New York.

Editor , Variety:

This refers to an article printed
on Page 5 of your Jan. 25 issue cap¬
tioned “Dubbed Print Yanked in
Chicago; ‘Hiroshima’ Is Better With
Titles.” The undersigned, having
been out-of-town for the past two
weeks, was unable to make reply
until today.

The facts and reasons reported
as coming from Charles Teitel are
rather less than accurate. It is
debatable whether the temporary
drop in boxoffice receipts can be
attributed to the dubbed version
of “Hiroshima, Mon Amour,” as
Teitel so glibly reported. There
were serious additional factors
such as weather and seasonal play¬
ing time that had a distinct bear¬
ing on the temporary drop. Mr.
Teitel’s fainthearted advertising
was also a factor. And — more im¬
portant than all of the preceding
— is the fact that Teitel chose to
remove the dubbed version from
the World Playhouse screen after
only three days, and this without
having consulted us. Any exhibitor
worthy of the name would have
permitted the version to run at
least two weeks in order to give
it a fair chance.

We sincerely doubt the reliabili¬
ty of Teitel’s statement that some
of his customers were so infuriated
they even demanded their money
back. Our checker and our Chicago
sub-distributor mentioned nothing
of this.

Teitel and your article to the
contrary notwithstanding, it is a
matter of record that the English
dubbed version of “Hiroshima,
Mon Amour” played with consider¬
able success in Philadelphia, Pitts¬
burgh, Baltimore and Washington,
to name just a few situations. The
critics there “raved” over the Eng¬
lish dubbed version, too.

Zenith is not taking sides with
respect to the “dubbed vs. original
version debate.” We ask you to
print this reply merely In the in¬
terest of truth, and as a correction
of the tendentious and Inaccurate
statements given to your; Chicago
correspondent by Mr. Charles
Teitel.

Zenith International Film Corp.

Daniel Frankel, President

Epaulets for Nat James

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Nat James, pub-ad-exploitation
director for Hall Bartlett Produc¬
tions for past four years, has been
upped to v.p. of company, con¬
tinuing past duties as well as tak¬
ing over various production func¬
tions as assistant to producer.

Company currently is readying
five films, including “The Care¬
takers” for United Artists release,
and “Woman of Paris.”

cies, according to one ad-pub
veepee, cannot, in many instances,
afford to provide the creative func¬
tions as fully as in the past. Many
of the ad agencies specializing in
motion pictures now derive most
of their commissions from the
handling of Broadway theatres or
the large circuits.

Ad Dept. Shrink

The rise of indies also has its
origin in the depletion of the once-
large advertising departments the
film companies maintained. With
the end of the mass production of
pictures and the emergence of the
independent producer, the need
for specialized campaigns arose. In
most instances, the indie ad organ¬
izations and freelancers are former
staffers of the film companies they
are now servicing. Instead of re¬
ceiving a weekly salary, they are
now paid on a piece basis, be it
copywriting, layout or a combina¬
tion of both. In the majority of
cases, it’s the distributing company
which decides if an outsider should
be employed, but there are in¬
stances in which the producer in¬
sists on the retention of a particu¬
lar creative advertising man as,
for example, Otto Preminger’s
utilization of Saul Bass for the
campaigns on his pictures.

The stepped-up employment of
the freelancers and the outside
creative groups has led to^the pos¬
sibility of the retention of different
outfits, perhaps including ad agen¬
cies, for different pictures. The
situation, in some respects, would

REPEATING THEIR CHORES

Previn to Handle Oscarcast Music
—Ames & Knri on Art

Producer Arthur Freed has set
Andre Previn, Edgar Preston Ames
and Emile Kuri to repeat assign¬
ments they fulfilled last year for
upcoming 33d annual Oscar show
April 17.

Previn will be musical director,
which he also undertook ^ in the
26th and 28th shows, and Ames and
Kuri will be art director and as¬
sistant art director, respectively.

More Rockwell‘Naas’;
lively Scramble Outside
‘Exodus,’ Boyd, Pbilly

Philadelphia, Feb. 7.

Enough police to halt a panzer
division roadblocked a sizable sec¬
tion of the midtown here because |
of the threatened appearance of
George Lincoln Rockwell, son of
a vaude comic, grandson of an I
Illinois theatre manager, self-styled
leader of the American Nazi Party, j
at the opening of “Exodus” in the j
Boyd Theatre (1).

A total of 75 persons were ar¬
rested in riot conditions outside
the film house. Three of those
taken in were followers of Rock¬
well, the remainder were anti-
Nazis, mostly college fraternity
members, who came with eggs,
vegetables and more expressive
weapons.

Black-tie audience was held up
in the traffic shambles and forced
to park several blocks from the
theatre in zero temperatures. Po¬
lice precautions were complete and
commanded by city’s top brass who
brought everything from dogs and
mounties to motorbike, men armed
with riot guns. Despite large haul
of prisoners, film-goers suffered
little discomfort except for traffic
and parking delays. No one was
admitted to theatre block without
tickets for show. House was sold
out in advance so boxoffice didn’t
suffer.

The three visiting “Nazis,” Ralph
P. Forbes, 20, and Raymond D,
Goodman, 28, both of. Arlington,
Va., and Schuyler Ferris, 46, of
Falls Churclr, Va., were all held
In $10,000 bail the following morn¬
ing on charges of inciting to riot.

parallel the trend in the manufac¬
turing companies which often em¬
ploy different ad agencies for dif¬
ferent products.

Of the new organizations that
have come to the fore in recent
years, Kaiser, Sedlow & Temple,
appears to be the most formidable.
Sam Kaiser is the former Warner.
Bros, assistant ad manager while
Vic Sedlow and Herman Temple
are former film company art direc¬
tors. The firm Is one of the few
indie orgs that provides copy, lay¬
out. and finished art work. Ex¬
cluding the actual placement of
the advertising, it furnishes the
distribution company or indie pro¬
ducer with a complete advertising
campaign. The firm is currently
engaged in helping prepare cam¬
paigns on “A Raisin in the Sun,"
“The Guns of Navarone,” “Fanny,”
“Something Wild,” “Lawrence of
Arabia,” and “The Devil at Four
O’Clock." It has also worked on
“The World of Suzie Wong,” “Her¬
cules Unchained,” “Elmer Gantry,”
and “Some Like It Hot.”

In other cases where the film
companies have bypassed their ad
agencies for creative services, they
have retained freelance copywrit¬
ers such as Lester Dember, Jose
Shor and Barry Fremont, freelance
layout men such as Sam Weissman,
Roy Winkle, and Ben Rogers, and
freelance art services such as Dave
Carson, Fran Jones-Jack Barry. Bill
Gold Associates, Fieldston (David
Sternberg), Summit, A1 Siegel,
and Scotty Malts.

Ansco photographic division |
(estimated worth, $25,000,000) of ;
the General Aniline & Film Corp. ;
may be headed for Paramount ac* \
quisition sooner than (earlier) ex- j
pected) as the result of a hill filed j
in Congress by N.Y. Republican 'i
Senator Kenneth B. Keating. Para- ■
mount has been casing Ansco for j
some time but has been blocked in l
actual negotiation for the property |
by international legalistics.

The parent Aniline outfit, orig¬
inally seized as alien property from
German interests during World
War II, has been operated by the (
U.S. Dept, of Justice. Being bat- :
j. tied out in court is a claim of par- s *
tial ownership filed by the Swiss
| Interhandel Corp. j

Keating’s measure sets forth that I
the government management is im- j
pairing the values of Aniline and j
because of this the assets should j
be sold, with proceeds, held in I
escrow until the rightful owners j
are established. j

This would mean private enter- j
prise takeover, along the lines of ’
Par’s acquisition of Ansco, if de- ’•
tails can be worked out.

British Lion

——.. Continued from pare 3 —a

substantial bids for the distribu¬
tion rights. The picture eventually
went to Columbia, which is said to
have provided a guarantee of over
$300,000. At this point, Col picked
up the N. Y. date and handled the
remainder of the distribution
throughout the U. S. The picture
ran for 36 w'eeks at the 450-seat ?
Guild and brought in net film ren- i
tals of $76,000 after the deduction
of advertising costs. Present indi- !
cations are that the picture will .
chalk up a film rental gross of i
$1,200,000 in the U. S, }

Two-Way Stretch’ jj

Lion international followed the \
same pattern with “Two-Way
Stretch,” the current Peter Sellers I
entry at the Guild. This time Show- ;
corpation, which also distributed §
“Man In a Cocked Hat,” picked up jj
the picture for the rest of the U. S., «
with Lion retaining the N. Y. en- \
gagement. Showcorporation is be- ]
lieved to have paid a $100,000 guar- ;;
antee for “Stretch.” jj

Lion planned to launch “The j
Angry Silence” in a similar man- *
ner and had arranged a booking \
at Rugoff & Becker’s Sutton Thea- jj
tre, but Sig Shore and Joe Harris jj
picked up the distribution rights |
just before the opening and are :
currently releasing the entry \
through Fred Schwartz’s Valiant •
Films. j

“Expresso Bongo” and “The En- j
tertainer” were acquired by Walter s
Reade’s Continental Distributing :
long in advance, since the Reade :
firm also had a piece of the pro- j
ductions. Continental has also n
picked up the U. S. distribution I
rights to “Saturday Night and Sun- ?
day Mornings,” one of the current jj
hits in London. jj

'Shadows’ Special • |

A unique departure for Lion jl
will be its efforts on behalf of jj
“Shadows,” the John Cassevates !
American-made film which U. S. f
distributors nixed. Company orig- ■
inally picked it up for the United l
Kingdom alone, but the picture i
turned out to be such a big hit in !<
London that the British company jj
acquired the world-wide rights. !j
Present plans are to handle the f
picture on its own in the U. S., at jj
least initially. It has been booked j
into the Embassy Theatre on Broad- ;
w r ay for an Easter date. On the jj
basis of the N. Y.- engagement, jj
Lion will set the pattern for the jj
release for the rest of the U. S. The ij
company is presently negotiating f
for a U. S. deal on “Black Tights,” jj
the ballet film (in 70m Technira- jj
ma) made by the late Joseph Kauf- jj
man. If no satisfactory agreement jj
can be made, Lion is prepared te f
kick off the film on its. own in |
New York. f,

In stuations where Lion decides f
to launch a picture on its own in |
a half a dozen key cities, even the j
physical handling of the prints is i
looked after by the N. Y. office, jj
Only addition to the staff is the re- jj
tention of freelance p.r. man Al- jj
fred Katz to supervise the cam- 1
palgns.

Today’s Ad-Copy, As Features

And Publicity, Go ‘Freelance ’

'VAJUJETY'*' LONDON OFFICI
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INTERNATIANAt.

U. S. Producers View British Film
Prod. Fund as Important, Sez Exhib

| p 0 io to Be Cause Of

lufraun 1R ^.ni, an^ ILmIVI-i.li Anotherlnvolved Pic Tide Hassle

Glasgow, Feb. 7.

American pix producers look
upon the British Film Production
Fund as "very important/* Alfred ;
Davis, national prexy of the British;
Cinematograph Exhibitors Assn.,
stated here.

“They have made this very clear
to me,” he told the annual Scottish
CEA meeting. "If the fund were
not here, we might, in fact, see
American-sponsored production in
this country disappear altogether.

“In our own interest, we should
have this fund. Without it the ef¬
fect might be quite disastrous on
production.”

“There are hopeful signs that we
are beginning to see the end of
the decline. Our first need now is
for. films, and for that we have to
rely on the producers. We must do
all we can to help them.*’

Davis said he had been very im¬
pressed by the way his American
colleagues were .doing all they
eould to boost cinema attendance.
They were making cinema seats
more comfortable. ^

“If we want the pubilc to leave
their homes and tele sets, then we
have got to make our cinemas more
attractive and more comfortable,**

Arts Festival
PlanuedFor
DJL in 1

London, Jan. 31.

A Commonwealth Arts Festival,
first of a series to be held once
every three years in different coun¬
tries of the Britsih Commonwealth,
is planned for the U^L irf 1964.
Centered in London and certain
key provincial cities, the Fest is
intended to attract performers, art¬
istic groups and teachers from all
overseas territories linked with
Britain.

Designated director-general of
the affair is impresario Ian Hunter
who is one of several show biz per¬
sonalities on a committee which
sponsors the proposal, with support
from the London County Council..
Committee also includes Alfred
Francis, chairman of the Old Vic
governors; Sir David Webster, the
general administrator of Covent
Garden Opera House; violinist Ye¬
hudi Menuhin, and actress Marga¬
ret Rawlings, conductor Sir Mal¬
colm Sargent and the Earl of Hare-
wood, who is artistic director of
the Edinburgh Festival.

Government support is seen as
necessary before the 1964 festival
can be considered a firm fixture,
and discussions have accordingly
begun with the Ministry of Com¬
monwealth Relations. Tentative
plan is that in London the affair
would run 22 days, with the Strat¬
ford Ontario company from Can¬
ada and the Elizabethan Trust Com¬
pany from Australia among those
contributing in addition to local
outfits such at Sadler’s Wells
Opera and the Royal Ballet.

‘ALAMO’ EARLY HIGH
GROSSER IN JAPAN

Tokyo, Jan. 31.

Playing concurrently at five
houses (three in Tokyo and two in
Osaka), “The Alamo,” (UA) has
run up grosses exceeding $302,800
In .'its first three weeks, making It
the biggest early earner of any
picture in Japan’s history. While
its. splash roadshow policy makes
statistical comparisons impractical,
no matter how examined, the fig¬
ure is impressive, especially con¬
sidering that it does not include
sales for future dates, which are
also brisk.

In trying to explain the film’s
boffo biz, Geza Polaty, UA's Japan
manager, pointed to strong selling
points that make the big click.
Firstly, he said, the film itself hit
at the heart of the public’s taste.
Secondly, the star name of John
Wayne was right. He also said
the title song and music in gen¬
eral helped.

Japan’s Film Exports

Climb to $2,327,082

Tokyo, Jan. 31.

Japan’s motion picture exports
for the 1960 calendar year totalled
$2,327,082 as against $2,210,113 for
the previous year, according to sta¬
tistics compiled by the Motion Pic¬
ture Producers Assn. here. Figures
include both Japanese product and
foreign film which on Japan dis r
tribs hold area rights.

Biggest volume of exports of Ja¬
panese films went to (numbers give
features only): Okinawa, 64; U.S.,
25; Hong Kong, 21; Thailand, 16;
Brazil, 13; Taiwan, 12; Peru, 7; and
Vietnam, 6.

Carroll in Deal
For Aussie House

Sydney, Jan. 31.

Garnet Carroll, indie' legit pro¬
ducer and .former partner of the
late Sir Ben Fuller, is setting a-
deal for the lease of the Palace,
800-seater, here, from the Adams’
Estate in association with the Eliz¬
abethan Trust. House has been bn ]
long lease to'""Hoyts* film loop,
mainly xm second release pix.

Deal will give Carroll a' Sydney
outlet. Presently he's operating
the Princess, Melbourne, and!
leases Sydney spots either via J. C.
Williamson Ltd. or Tivoli loop.
Presently he has “The Music Man”
and "West Side Story’* playing
Sydney and. Melbourne respective¬
ly. Carroll, with his son, John, has
planed abroad to set deals for sev¬
eral new shows for Down Under in¬
cluding “Lock Up Your Daughters”
and “Most Happy Fella-”

The Elizabethan Trust has been
operating for several years in New¬
town, strictly an industrial area,
and has been seeking a key city
house for a long time. Trust plans
to do “A Taste of Honey,” and later
“The Glass Menagerie” on house
moveover.

Fewer U.S Filins Shown
In Hong Kong Last Year
But Net Returns Climb

Hong Kong, Jan. 31.

Fewer American films were
shown in Hong Kong during 1960
but boxoffice net receipts, incon¬
gruously enough, went up a recent
survey discovered. About 200 for¬
eign films shown here in first-runs
last year, dominated by 181 Holly¬
wood pix. These netted $2,650,000
as against 1959’s 233 films <213
U.S. product) with net returns of
$2,380,000.

The spectacle, “Solomon and
Sheba” (UA) was the top b.o. hit.
Second on the b.o. list for 1960
was a European sleeper, “European
Nights.”

This French pic was followed by
“South Pacific” (20th), “Pillow
Talk” (U) and “Can-Can” (20th)
in that order at the b.o. ‘

Here are Hong Kong's eight top
films of 1960, with their net re¬
turns:

“Solomon” (UA), $75,824; “Eu¬
ropean Nights,” $58,571; “South
Pacific” (20th), $54,572; “Pillow
Talk” (U), $49,113; “Can-Can”

(20th), $45,952; “FBI Story” (WB),
$44,446; “Operation Petticoat” (U),
$44,145; and “The Miracle” (WB),
$43,698. 4

Tpdd-AO met its Waterloo here,
one critic said. Exhibitors handled
it the wrong way, not taking into
consideration that although Hong
Kong has a swollen population of
over 2,500,000, less than 20% of
them are first-run patrons. Hence,
the cost in setting up an enlarged
screen was not justified by the re¬
turns. Incidentally, the reluctance
of Hoover and Gala, Which show
Metro product, to show “Ben-Hur”
In its 70m version has held up the
showing of this film.

There were some “sick” films
here last year. “Suddenly Last
Summer” (Col) got nowhere. An¬
other entry in the "sick parade”
was “Psycho” (Par) which, despite
the. gimmick of compelling the pa¬
tron to adhere strictly to the ad¬
vertised showing time of the film,
failed to make top 10.

London* Jan. 31. j
Britain's teenagers, defined as I
between 15 and 25 and unmarried,
pay just over 28% of all money
collected at cinema boxoffices while
their spending on disks and rec¬
ord players represents 42.5%.
These are the figures arrived at for ;
1959 by Dr. Mark Abrams, research
director of the London Press Ex¬
change Ltd.

Total cash spent per year by the
5,000,000 youngsters at the cinema
b.o., according to Abrams, is $56,-
000,000, this being 2.4% of their
total expenditure after settling
family obligations, putting aside
money for savings, etc.

W. German Actors’
Week 84 Hours?

Frankfurt, Jan. 31.
j While throughout West Germany
many of the factory laborers and j
folks employed in industry are now j
sweating it out oh tbeir jobs via
a shortened 44-hour week, the most
overworked and underpaid group in
West Germany are 7 the stage ac¬
tors according to a plea . just
entered here. It’s quite customary
for .the actors and actresses em¬
ployed by the West German city
stages to put in a 15-hour day of
rehearsals, and ah 84-hour-week is
generally part of the regular sched¬
ule, according to an attack by the
Socialist Party of Germany.

The left-leaning laborers* group
has maintained that the actors of
the professional stages are simply
overworked and underpaid, and it’s
possible that this theme may be a
small part of the SPD election
campaign.

While actors on Broadway may
starve between jobs, in West Ger¬
many the situation is different.
Every town of 10,009 population or
more supports at least one city-run
stage where the actors are em¬
ployed full-time. They can expect
to work constantly and to eanr a
salary of from $200 a month on up.
Not a luxurious income,-of course,
but it is enough to get by one. And
the actors so employed are assured
of constant stage work and thus
plenty of experience.

Only trouble is, a full-time actor
may be rehearsing for.one role dur¬
ing the day and playing another
part the same night. The city
stages generally operate with a
constant repertoire of about 10
plays for a season, and the nightly
performances mean trodding the
boards during the day to get the
next play into production.

Col Wakes Rights To
Foreman for ‘40 Days’

London, Feb. 7.

Columbia has waived its rights to
the exclusive services of Carl Fore¬
man under its multi-picture deal
with his Open Road Films to en¬
able him to write the screenplay of
Franz Werfel’s novel, “The 40 Days
of Musa Dagh.”

The pic will be leased next year
in Europe as an independent pro¬
duction for release through Metro.

Mex, Spain, Argentina

In 3-Way Film Fact

Mexico City, Feb. 7.

The Mexican Association of Film
Producers revealed that general
manager Hector Fernandez signed
Mexico-Spain-Argentina pact at the
recent Mar de Plata festival. Proj¬
ect to create a Spanish language
film bloc is now definitely under,
way, the association explained.
While only three initial nations
have agreed on the pact, the ulti¬
mate goal is to incorporate all na¬
tions producing Spanish-language
films.

Provisions of agreement stipu¬
late, aside from coproduction ac¬
tivity, that member nations will
push distribution of product of bloc
member* in their respective coun¬
tries.

SS Men Attack
Idbensbom’Pic

Frankfurt, Jan. 31. ,

Of all the people to arise in pro -1
test, it’s the former SS men of]
West Germany who are mad at a |
new West German film that “sub -1
jects them to scorn and ridicule.” j
The pic is “Lebensbom” which
means rougbly “source of life.'* It’s
been subjected to organized pro¬
tests in Germany, stones have been
hurled against show cases in thea¬
tres daring to play the controversial
film, and photos have" been ripped i
out of the theatre cases.

The film, .an Alfa production;
based on the popular novel by Will j
Berthold, was released by DFG
here, with world release rights be¬
ing held by Transocean-Film. The
plot concerns Hitler’s '‘master
breeding plan” to produce the new
pure German-Nordic. master race.

Under the organization of Hitler
henchman Heinrich Himmler, wlio
was chief of the SS corps, girls
were assembled in 18 special
“lebensbom” hotels to make love
to selected “worthy” males, moac
of whom were allegedly SS mem¬
bers. Current statistics reveal that
this alarming stud farm turned out
about 11,000 children.

The SS veterans are furious
about the film, which opened in 40
West German cinemas Jan. 13.
They claim that they they weren’t
the fathers, and that about 90% of
the Lebensbom children were
fathered by army,* air force or navy
men who did not belong to the
SS troops. They claim, in addi¬
tion, that the movie belittles the
excellent role of the Lebensbom
program.

In Kiel and in Hameln, the SS
men charged on the theatre and
tossed stones at the photos and
“unknown criminals” ripped pho¬
tos out of the cases, according to
the West German police reports.

Word from * the Munich dis¬
tributors is that the film has
kicked up such a fuss that they're
releasing an additional 60 prints,
and plan to have the picture play¬
ing in 100 West German cinemas
by the end of the month.

Urge French Govt Help Bally Pix
For Home* Market Foreign Field

Paris, Feb. 7.

.Many film people hesre feel that
the government should pay some
attention to propagandizing French
films for home release as well as
in the foreign market. Recently
producer George Lourau suggested
that a special governmental film
commission be created to look into
this since there is already one look-
seeing foreign propaganda, Uni-
france Film.

Most observers concur. They
point out that if releases and film-
going did not fall too much in 1960
(less than in previous years), some¬
thing still has to be done to d’V'w
more public attention to the i-
ema. France gets 50%, of its own
mart but the overall film attend¬
ance has to be hypoed.

One plan is to go in for big pub¬

licity campaigns and opening of
certain pix simultaneously all over
France in the keys and some pro¬
vincial spots. This would give out-
of-towners a chance to see “hot”
films at the same time as the Pari¬
sians. It’s figured this would pre¬
vent interest cooling as films mark
time before subsequent releases. It
Is felt that clicking in Paris will
also have an effect via newspapers
even if the pic opens at the same
time around the country.

However, others feel this may
not be so and that the number of
extra copies needed might not be
worth the investment in ratio to
the‘possible returns on this opera¬
tion. But it is definitely felt that
programming has to be stepped up
] here. Some producers have started
i making dramatic shorts with stars
I to go out with their films.

Rome, Jan. 31.

Marco Polo looks to be the cause
of another one of those title dis¬
putes or production' conflicts, at
least on the basis of repeated and
conflicting announcements made
here recently.

Hassle perhaps was triggered by
a visit here by French producer
Raoul Levy, who lias been contem¬
plating a biopic of the Venetian
traveller for some time. Levy, re¬
portedly here to talk with Dino De-
Laurentiis, was quoted locally as
planning on October start for his
“Polo,” . directed by Christian
Jacques from a script by Romain
Gary and Jacques Remy.

Alain Delon would play the title
role, with Jean Marais, as his fa¬
ther. Brigitte Bardot, as the Em¬
press of Cathay; Yul Brynner, as
the Great Khan, and likely Alberto
Sordi (who has an exclusive with
DeLaurentiis) in a key feature role.

Vides Films* Franco Cristaldi,
who likewise has been mulling a
“Marco Polo’* for some time, has
now revealed that he wlil star
another French thesp, Jean Paul
Belmondo as his Marco Polo, with
the director still unset. Cristaldi’s
script is by Italo Calvino.

Now a third vehicle has coma
into the picture via local announce¬
ments. This would be produced by
Gea Films* Rome, together with
Film Kontor, Berlin, and Sahara
Film, Cairo. It will be shot in Tech¬
nicolor under the direction of Ren-
xo Merusi. No other details en this
third film are available.

Mex Indie Film
Prods. Seeking
Outside Coin

Mexico City, Feb. 7.

Mexico's independent producer^
seeing the handwriting on the wall,
are getting set to protect their in¬
terests which they feel may b*
affected by the new federal dis¬
tribution and exhibition policy
within the republic. Independents
apparently will seek deals with
American distributors for release
of their product, and perhaps par¬
tial financing. Private capital will
also be approached to finance new
pictures.

While the independent effort is
not a major factor within the Mex¬
ican industry, producers have been
turning out six to 12 pictures a
year. But one of the stronger out¬
fits. Productora Independiente,
financed with money of Venezuelan
distributor Carolos'Plaza Izquierda,
appears to have been having dif¬
ficulties. Izquierda turned to pro¬
duction since he had trouble
obtaining sufficient Mexican films
to supply his Venezuelan circuit.

Rafael Baledon, director and
minority shareholder in Produc-
ciones Independientes, said that
the firm will not seek federal aid
in distribution of its products,
with this year’s production report¬
edly to be a minimum of five films.
Instead, Baledon is flying to N. Y.
to confer with Columbia Pictures
execs to handle distribution.

Other indepedents, usually pro¬
ducing no more than one film or
so, may follow the lead set by
Producciones Independientes.
There is report, too, that if favor¬
able reactions are received from
American distributorships, then
there may be greater production
activity by the more serious in¬
dependents still in business in
Mexico.

‘SOUTH PACIFIC’INTO
3D YEAR IN AUSSIE

Sydney, Jan. 31,

For the first time in the history
of the Aussie film industry, a loop
management has repainted the en¬
tire facade of a city theatre to pro¬
claim its current film has entered
the third year of an unborken run.
This record has been established
by “South Pacific” (20th) at May-
fair, Sydney, for the Hoyts’ cir¬
cuit.

At the end of 1960. the total
Aussie attendance for “Pacific” ex¬
ceeded the 2,000,000 mark. Ernest
Turnbull, Hoyts' chief, f id the pic
was “a phenomenon

HCTUKES

Pfikucfi

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Legal Fees Darling As Loew-Laskey ;
Gone Sour , Untangle 17 Theatres

By GUY LIVINGSTON

Boston, Feb. 7.

The first break in the long legal
deadlock between two Boston ex¬
hibitors, partners for 22 years,
came when litigation in five the¬
atres was settled by agreement
bound by a Federal Court decree.

E. M. Lowe and Lawrence G.
Laskey have been battling in the
courts for more than a year and a
half seeking an equitable division
of 24 corporations, of which 17 are
theatres.

Litigation in five theatres w r as
settled by agreements bound by the
decree in the long, complicated
battle between the two exhibitors.
Still pending in the courts is the
division of 12 more theatres.

The consent decree w r as issued
by Chief Judge Roszel Thomsen of
the U.S. District Court in Mary¬
land, and came only a few r minutes
before the Governor Ritchie Drive-
in Theatre in Glen Burnie, Mary¬
land, was to be sold at auction
Wednesday (25).

Under the terms of the.^agree-
ments, Loew will buy the stock of
the Governor Ritchie Theatre from
Laskey, who owns 37Vfe% of the
stock. Also, Loew will buy the
12t£% of the stock owned by
Louis W. Richmond, Boston exhibi¬
tor, owner of the Kenmore Theatre,
art house; and George Rittenberg,
an attorney, who owns 12^%.
Loew owns 37^» % of the stock.

. The other properties included in
the agreement are: Milford Drive-
in, Milford. Conn., in which Laskey
and Rittenberg will purchase
Loew’s and Richmond’s stock; Mt.
Vernon Drive-in, Alexandria, Va.,
in which Laskey and Rittenberg
will buy Loew’s and Richmond’s
stock; Center and Stuart theatres,
Boston, in which Loew will buy the
stock owned by Laskey and Max
Finn, former E. M. Loew general |
manager, who is a stockholder with
Laskey in several of the properties;
property at 680 Washington St.,
Boston, in which Loew will buy
Laskey and Finn’s stock..

30 Days Leeway

The consent decree binds all par¬
ties to carry out the agreements
and the closing date for all these
trasactions is 11 a.m„ 30 days from
the signing of the agreement, which
took plare Wed. (25)

atres, with Loew owning the other
50%.

Attorneys for Laskey, Finn and
Rittenberg were Hale and Dorr of
Boston, represented by David Bur-
stein, James St. Clair and Jerome
Fasher, and Theodore Sherbow of
Baltimore. Lawyers for E. M. Loew
w-ere Philip Fine of Boston and
Edwin Ira Ulman and William Som¬
erville of Baltimore. Lawyers for
Richmond were James Peacock of
Baltimore and Peter Parker.

Albany, Feb. 7.

A potentially warm wind blew
for the motion picture industry on
Capitol Hill*the same day last week
that a probable cold one hit the
State Education Department’s Mo¬
tion Picture Division.

The Executive Budget, submit¬
ted to the Legislature by Governor
Nelson A. Rockefeller, eliminated
the position of assistant director
_ . ■ and three of the six reviewers in

By Hollywood Product}*™^ the ttme time _ Senalor

School Kids Luncheon
Period Will Be Enlivened

Milwaukee, Feb. 7.

Milwaukee Public School Board
last week voted down a resolution
which would have curtailed the ex¬
hibition of “Hollywood-produced”
films to students during their lunch
hours, a practice followed in some
of the local schools.

Board director William E. Hintz
asked for the ban, saying that some
of the pix being shown were “stink¬
ers” which he would not want his
own children to see. Principal who
shows The Three Stooges is “tak¬
ing the easy way oqt,” he said, add¬
ing that schools should instruct, not
entertain. Among the pix which
he claimed had been shown at one
school were “The Deadly Mantis”
and “The Mole People.”

School board’s appointment and
instruction committee did not back
Hintz. Harold S. Vincent, superin¬
tendent of Milwaukee schools also
disagreed.

CARNEGIE LEGIT HALL
CONVERTING TO FILMS

Currently being refurbished for
a spring opening as a new Man¬
hattan firstrun art house is the
Carnegie Hall Playhouse, a down¬
stairs site, facing Seventh Ave, re¬
cently home of a number of off-
Broadway legit shows. Auditorium,
in the Carnegie Hall'building, will
be known as the Carnegie Hall
Cinema. There is also the Little
Carnegie on 57th St.

. - . House will be operated by Rob-

The court ordered that all ac- ; er t Ferman, Meyer Ackerman and

counting problems and disputes
arising out of the provisions of the
attached agreements shall be re¬
ferred to the accounting firm of
Haskins and Sells, and determina¬
tion and solutions from an account¬
ing standpoint, which determina¬
tion when filed with the court in
proper form shall be binding upon
all parlies hereto.”

The consent decree, which winds
up these corporations, reads

Eve Schlosser, who for several
years have been operating arties
in The Bronx, Scarsdale, Syracuse
and Irvington, N.Y.

15 Tepe’ Exploiteers

Columbia has assigned 15 exploi¬
tation specialists to work on open¬
ings across the country of "Pepe,”
according to ad-pub director Rob¬
in part: “The Court shall have full j ert S. Ferguson. Each field man,
and complete power to enforce its ' under the supervision of exploita-
decisions hereunder, including the ' tion manager Richard Kahn, w r ill

power to issue declaratory judg¬
ments or decrees, decrees of sped-
fic performance , decrees of injunc¬
tion, including mandatory injunc¬
tions, and further including the
usual full contempt powers of the
Court, in the absolute discretion of
the Court, whether or not the nor¬
mal prerequisites for the exercise
of said remedies, decrees, and
poivers shall exist.’’

Scheduled for a court hearing In
Boston today, Tuesday (31), is the
matter of the Kingston. Mass.
Drive-in Theatre, in which Loew
owns 50% of the stock; Laskey
25%. and Finn, 25%. Unable io
reach an agreement in the Wells
Beach, Me. Casino Corp., in which
Laskey and Loew' each own 50%
of the stock, the property will be
sold to the highest bidder Monday
(6) in Portland, Me.

Also pending in Maine courts is
the division of the Augusta and
Bangor Drive-in theatres, in which
Loew owns 50% of the stock; Las¬
key 25%, and Finn, 25%. Addi¬
tional cases in litigation include
the Thompson Square Theatre and
Puritan Theatre, Boston 1 ; Hollis
Theatre, Framingham, Mass.;
Springfield Mass. Drive-in; Hart¬
ford. Conn. Drive-in, and Civic The¬
atre in Portsmouth, N. H.

The decree marked the first
breakthrough in the Loew-Laskey
tangle to have the courts make an
equitable division of the properties
of all 17 theatres as the parties
themselves are unable to agree.
Laskey and Finn together own 50%
of the stock in some the these the¬

cover several cities as the film
bows.

For example, the man who cov¬
ers the premiere in Los Angeles
will be moved next to such other
areas as San Diego and Phoenix.

Infra-Lite Motion Picture' Pro¬
ductions Inc.-has been authorized
to coduct business in Huntington,
Suffolk County. Capital stock is
200 shares, no par value. Alan J.
Sanders of Huntington Station, was
filing attorney at Albany.

Six Slate Film Reviewers
Would Lose Positions If
Rocky’s Budget Prevails

John J. Marchl, Richmond County
Republican, introduced a bill pro¬
viding for an increase in the rate
for license fees on original films
from $3 to $3.50 per thousand feet,
but for a change in the charge for
prints from $2 per thousand feet,
to $3 for each “entire copy”—plus
an additional $1 fee for each one
thousand feet.

There appeared to be some indi¬
rect connection between the ac¬
tions.. The Governor, In vetoing
last year’s Marchi-Savaresg bill
which called for a hike to $4 per
thousand feet on original films,
but a cut to $6.50 for each addi¬
tional entire copy, had, in effect,
directed a “reexamination of the
effect of the present fees on the
distribution of motion pictures.

Commenting that “It is recog¬
nized there should be a reexamina¬
tion,” the Chief Executive wrote
that “The budget and workload of
the Division of Motion Pictures
should be carefully reviewed by
the Commissioner of Education and
the Director of the Budget prior
to the preparation of the proposed
1961-62, with a view toward reduc¬
tion of administrative costs without
adversely affecting the quality of
the services performed by the
Division of Motion Pictures.”

The elimination of four positions
at the heart of the MPD’s opera¬
tion—a step recommended bj* the
Budget Division, after a “time and
motion study”—was the result.

The Education Department,
which believes the 50% reduction
in the reviewing staff and the lop¬
ping off of the assistant director,
unwarranted and unwise, will seek
to have the jobs reinstated in the
supplemental budget.

Director Louis Peace and three
reviewers will be left—with in¬
spectors, projectionists and secre¬
tarial-clerical workers—if the Ex¬
ecutive Budget “holds.”

Rockefeller vetoed the 1960 film
license fees measure “because the
revenues which* the State would
receive under it would not even
suffice to cover the administrative
costs of the licensing function.”

He did recommend that “The
motion picture industry and the
Budget Division should further
study the factors underlying this
bill, so that an agreed solution may
be achieved for effectuation on
April 1, 1961, the effective date
of the bill now before me.” The
new bill would take effect June
1, 1961.

John, Frankenheimer to direct
one of three Metro productions
John Houseman is prepping.

Smart Sell £ Complete Sell

[DAVE LIPTON MARKET CREDO]

Universal’s marketing approach was outlined to the company**
sales executives last week at a N. Y. conclave by pub-ad v.p.
David A. Lipton.

He said the company’s effort to create public Interest tn its
product was characterized by the “smart sell” combined with the
the "complete sell.” He defined the “smart sell” as the careful y
consideration of every possible selling avenue in a given motion
picture, selecting what would appear the smartest aspect, be it
“soft” or “hard” sell. ~

Elaborating on U’s use of the “complete sell,” the pub-ad exec
said this phase started out with double-truck tradepaper ads an¬
nouncing the start of production of each important picture. He
indicated that this not only’provided exhibitors with advance In¬
formation on forthcoming pix, but that it also conditioned the
motion picture editors of newspapers nationally and those inter-
'ested in film news in all media. Editors made initially aware of
upcoming important pix are believed by Lipton to be more recep¬
tive to use of the publicity and photographic material provided
by the company during production and continuing until release.

Another characteristic of U’s “complete sell,” Lipton indicated, _
Is the company’s practice of pre-selling through national adver¬
tising In newspapers, magazines, television and radio. U is one of
the few companies that utilizes national magazines extensively
for pre-selling purposes. Lipton stressed that during the next year
U was among the top motion picture advertisers in national media.

EnjoinedfromUse of ‘Exodus Tag,
Hoffer Releases ‘Earth Cries Out’

Hyman, Levy Scanning
Product in Hollywood

Edward L. Hyman, V.p. of Amer¬
ican Broadcasting-Paramount The¬
atres, and his assistant, Bernard
Levy, are due in Hollywood from
New York today (Wed.) for a sur¬
vey of new production.

This is an annual junket for Hy¬
man, who’s scheduled to visit all
the studios, view completed pro¬
ductions and rushes of films in
work and confer with production
officials.

Following this he’ll put together
a “Report from Hollywood,” which
will list, with his comments, forth¬
coming releases.

Not Yet Rolling But
‘Nuremberg’ Trial Film
Already Set in Berlin

Stanley Kramer’s “Judgment at
Nuremberg,” which deals with the
German war crime trials, is already
scheduled to open in West Berlin
on Dec. 14 this year. The premiere
date was set this week although
the picture does not face the cam¬
eras until Feb. 22 in Hollywood.

The West Berlin opening was
heralded In a full-page ad in the
N.Y. Times on Friday (3). It also
appeared in yesterday’s (Tues.) in¬
ternational edition of the newspa¬
per. The picture has been booked
into the Kongress Halle, home of
the Berlin Festival, and is being
hailed as the international pre¬
miere in “the tinder-box of Eu¬
rope.”

The Times ad is headed “Der
Tag” and features a large represen¬
tation of a Nazi swastika being
smashed by a fist, which Kramer
has chosen as the symbol for his
film. The ad says that the partic¬
ipants in the West Berlin showing
will be “the global press,” brought
together-from the four corners of
the earth in an unprecedented con¬
gress, to be eyewitnesses to a mo¬
tion picture that will profoundly
affect the thoughts, the emotions,
the lives of people everywhere.”

Main Street Phobia On N. Y. Ads;
Amateurs Alter Professional Copy

Film advertising men, long weary j for more small space ads. the ad-
of the constant complaints of ex- j men believe it’s about time that
hibitors about the contents of the theatremen thought in bigger
press books, blame the theatremen j terms and took large insertions in
fnr misusing thpse nrnmntinnal i their newsoarners Perhans this

these promotional j their newspapers. Perhaps this
practice, said one ad chief, would
convince theatregoers of the im¬
portance of pictures the exhibitors
are trying to sell.

The argument that the ads are
geared for New York and not for
Dallas, Omaha, and Kansas City is
another illusion the admen are out
to destroy. They contend that ad¬
vertising if it’s right, apneals to
basic emotions and Instincts of all
people, whether you’re trying to
sell comedy or sex. They point
out, for example, that all products
—cigarets, autos, cereals, shoes.

for misusing
guides.

The main exhibitor beef, accord¬
ing to one ad exec, is that the ads
in the press, books are too large
for small town newspaper inser¬
tions and that the ads have big-
city appeal.

Statements such as these rile the
admen in N.Y. who feel that the ex¬
hibitors, who alter ads to their‘own
taste, aren’t qualified to do so and,
result, frequently destroy a
j picture’s appeal.

Rather than exhibitors clamoring

etc.—employ the Same advertising
across the country whether they
use newspapers, magazines, radio
or television. Local dealers, it’s
stressed, never take it upon them¬
selves to alter the ads of the manu¬
facturers. A Ford ad in New York
would be the same one inserted in
Omaha. The emotions film adver¬
tising are designed to convey have
the same basic appeals in Pans or
Paducah and In New York or New
London, say the admen.

Perhaps, argue the admen, if ex¬
hibitors used large ads without
changing the art work and the
copy, they might discover that
these ads aren’t so bad after all
and that they are capable of bring¬
ing people into theatres.

Although stymied in his efforts
to present a 1948 Italian film, “The
Earth Cries Out” under the title of
“Exodus,” Bernie K. Hoffer, a new¬
comer to the film industry, is pro¬
ceeding with the reissue of his film
under the original title. Ajay Film
Distributors, headed by Arnold,
Jacobs, is handling the distribution
and has obtained an initial date—
the Symphony Theatre on Upper
Broadtfay in Manhattan.

Hoffer’s film, known in Italian a*
“II Grido della Terra,” deals with
a similar theme as the Otto Pre¬
minger production which United
Artists is releasing as a hardtlcket
entry. It tells the story of the
exodus of the Jews from Europe to
Israel shortly after World War n
and details the conflict between the
Haganah and the Igrun. The film
was originally shown in N.Y. in
1948 at the Ambassador Theatre,
now a legit house.

Hoffer’s attempt to offer “The
Earth Cries Out” as “Exodus” was
based on his contention that the
film was made in Italy under that
title although it was never released
as “Exodus." He also argued that
the company that produced the film
was known as Exodus Production
Co.

UA, however, blocked Hoffer by
obtaining a court injunction against
the Issuance of his picture under
the “Exodus” title. At present,
Hoffer is being particularly careful
about usirjg the word “exodus” in
his advertising or in a special pro-
log which he wrote for the film. In
describing what his film is about,
he talks about the “egress” of the
Jews from Europe to Israel.

Varied Guesses

j Continued from page l

leans toward properties or person¬
alities whose life stories are in
public domain.

“Baby Face Nelson,” which pro¬
ducer wrote from headlines; “Val¬
ley of the Dragons,” career of a
comet from an idea by Jules Verne,
and next pic after winding “Drag¬
ons,” Kiki Roberts yarn based on
gangster moll, are typical of basic
script cost between $5,700 to $6,-
000. Vital items like these fall
into general pattern of cutting cor¬
ners. If scripts farmed out, Zim-
balist tallies cost as prohibitive
and beyond his ken.

Getting back to “Baby Face,” do¬
mestic gross of $6,000,000 will net
$2,000,000 for producer and other*
allied with him. Pic is due for an¬
other $ 1 , 600,000 foreign net.

Zimbaiist, naturally, doesn’t
mentionT6 to 18 hours- per diem
he puts^in on each pic, and fact he
never -draws salary but waits for
profits to Toll in before ordering a
new T-bird.

Peter Holm Move*

San Francisco, Feb. 7.

Peter Holm has been shifted
from house manager of Fox West
Coast’s 4,600-seat Fox here to man¬
ager of FW’s Lido, Los Angela*
artie. Kenneth King moves into
vacated spot

Robert Apple remains managing
director of the big theatre.

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

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Wednesday, Fehrnary 8, 1961

Legal Fees Darling As Loew-Lqskey,
Gone Sour ; Untangle 17 Theatres

4 -

By GUY LIVINGSTON

Boston, Feb. 7.

The first break in the long legal
deadlock between two Boston ex¬
hibitors, partners for 22 years,
came when litigation in five the¬
atres was settled by agreement
bound by a Federal Court decree.

E. M. Lowe and Lawrence G.
Laskey have been battling in the
courts for more than a year and a
half seeking an equitable division
of 24 corporations, of which 17 are
theatres.

Litigation in five theatres was
settled by agreements bound by the
decree m the long, complicated
battle between the two exhibitors.
Still pending in the courts is the
division of 12 more theatres.

The consent decree was issued
by Chief Judge Roszel Thomsen of
the U.S. District Court in Mary¬
land, and came only a few minutes
before the Governor Ritchie Drive-
In Theatre in Glen Burnie, Mary¬
land. was to be sold at auction
Wednesday 125).

Under the terms of the agree¬
ments. Loew will buy the stock of
the Governor Ritchie Theatre from
Laskey, who owns 37V£% of the
stock. Also, Loew will buy the
12^% of the stock owned by
Louis W. Richmond, Boston exhibi¬
tor, owner of the Kenmore Theatre,
art house; and George Rittenberg,
an attorney, who owns 12l£%.
Loew’ owns 37Vfc% of the stock. . 4
• The other properties included in'
the agreement are: Milford Drive-
in. Milford, Conn., in which Laskey
and Rittenberg will purchase
Loew’s and Richmond’s stock; Mt.
Vernon Drive-in, Alexandria, Va.,
in which Laskey and Rittenberg
will buy Loew’s and Richmond’s
stock; Center and Stuart theatres,
Boston, in which Loew’ will buy the
stock owned by Laskey and Max
Finn, former E. M. Loew’ general
manager, who is a stockholder with
Laskey in several of the properties;
property at 680 Washington St.,
Boston, in which Loew will buy
Laskey and Finn’s stock.

30 Days Leeway

The consent decree binds all par¬
ties to carry out the agreements
and the closing date for all these
trasactions is 11 a.m., 30 days from
the signing of the agreement, which
took place Wed. (25 L

The court ordered that “all ac¬
counting problems and disputes
arising out of the provisions of the
attached agreements shall be re¬
ferred to the accounting firm of
Haskins and Sells, and determina¬
tion and solutions from an account¬
ing standpoint, which determina¬
tion when filed with the court in
proper form shall be binding upon
all parties hereto.”

The consent decree, which winds
up these corporations,

atres, with Loew owning the other
50%.

Attorneys for Laskey, Finn and
Rittenberg were Hale and Dorr of
Boston, represented by David Bur-
stein, James St. Clair and Jerome
Fasher, and Theodore Sherbow’ of
Baltimore. Lawyers for E. M. Loew
were Philip Fine of Boston and
Edwin Ira Ulman and William Som¬
erville of Baltimore. Lawyers for
Richmond were James Peacock of
Baltimore and Peter Parker.

Albany, Feb. 7.

A potentially warm wind blew
for the motion picture industry on
Capitol Hiir the same day last week
that a probable cold one hit the
State Education Department’s Mo¬
tion Picture Division.

The Executive Budget, submit¬
ted, to the Legislature by Governor
Nelson A. Rockefeller, eliminated
the position of assistant director
_ „ _ . and three of the six reviewers in

By Hollywood Product | , lme . senator

School Kids Luncheon
Period Will Be Enlivened

Milwaukee, Feb. 7.

Board director William E. Hintz
asked for the ban, saying that some
of the pix being shown were “stink¬
ers” which he would not want his
own children to see. Principal who
shows The Three Stooges is “tak¬
ing the easy way out,” he said, add¬
ing that schools should instruct, not
entertain. Among the pix which
he claimed had been shown at one
school were “The Deadly Mantis”
and “The Mole People.”

School board’s appointment and
instruction committee did not back
Hintz. Harold S. Vincent, superin¬
tendent of Milwaukee schools also
disagreed. ^

CARNEGIE LEGIT HALL
CONVERTING TO FILMS

House will be operated by Rob¬
ert Ferman, Meyer Ackerman and
Eve Schlosser, who for several
years have been operating arties
in The Bronx, Scarsdale, Syracuse
and Irvington, N.Y.

15 ‘Pepe’ Exploiteers

Columbia has assigned 15 exploi¬
tation specialists to w r ork on open-
t ings across the country of “Pepe,”
reads j according to ad-pub director Rob¬
in part; “The Court shall have full, [ert S. Ferguson. Each field man,
and complete power to enforce its ; under the supervision of exploita-
decisions hereunder, including the ■ tion manager Richard Kahn, will
power to issue declaratory judg- i cover several cities as the film
meats or decrees, decrees of sped -! bows.

-fie performance, decrees of injunc - j For example, the man who cov-
tion . including mandatory injunc- ! ers the premiere in Los Angeles
tions, and further including the j will be moved next to such other
usual full contempt powers of the areas as San Diego and Phoenix.
Court, in the absolute discretion of j

the Court, whether or not the nor¬
mal prerequisites for the exercise
of said remedies, decrees, and
powers shall exist.”

Scheduled for a court hearing in
Boston today, Tuesday (3D, is the
matter of the Kingston. Mass.
Drive-in Theatre, in which Loew
owns 50% of the stock; Laskey
25%, and Finn. 25%. Unable to
reach an agreement in the Wells
Beach. Me. Casino Corp., in which
Laskey and Loew each own 50%
of the stock, the property will be
sold to the highest bidder Monday
(6> in Portland, Me.

Also pending in Maine courts is
the division of the Augusta and
Bangor Drive-in theatres, in which
Loew owns 50% of the stock; Las¬
key 25%, and Finn, 25%. Addi¬
tional cases in litigation include
the Thompson Square Theatre and
Puritan Theatre, Boston; Hollis
Theatre, Framingham. Mass.;
Springfield Mass. Drive-in: Hart¬
ford. Conn. Drive-in, and Civic The¬
atre in Portsmouth, N. H.

The decree marked the first
breakthrough In the Loew-Laskey
tangle to have the courts make an
equitable division of the properties
of all 17 theatres as the parties
themselves are unable to agree.
Laskey and Finn together own 50%
of the stock in some the these the¬

Infra-Lite Motion Picture" Pro¬
ductions Inc. has been authorized
to coduct business in Huntington,
Suffolk County. Capital stock Is
200 shares, no par value. Alan J.
Sanders of Huntington Station, was
filing attorney at Albany.

Six State Film Reviewers
Would Lose Positions If
Rocky’s Budget Prevails

John J. Marchl, Richmond County
Republican, Introduced a bill pro¬
viding for an increase in the rate
for license fees on original films
from $3 to $3.50 per thousand feet,
but for a change in the charge for
prints from $2 per thousand feet,
to $3 for each “entire copy”—plus
an additional $1 fee for each one
thousand feet.

There appeared to be sojne indi¬
rect connection between the ac¬
tions.. The Governor, in vetoing
last year’s Marchi-Savaresg bill
which called for a hike to $4 per
thousand feet on original films,
but a cut to $6.50 for each addi¬
tional entire copy, had, in effect,
directed a “reexamination of the
effect of the present fees on the
distribution of motion pictures.

The elimination of four positions
at the heart of the MPD’s opera¬
tion—a step recommended bj& the
Budget Division, after a “time and
motion study”—was the result.

The Education' Department,
which believes the 50%" reduction
in the reviewing staff and the lop¬
ping off of the assistant director,
unwarranted and unwise, will seek
to have the jobs reinstated in the
supplemental budget.

Director Louis Peace and three
reviewers will, be left—with in¬
spectors, projectionists and secre¬
tarial-clerical workers—if the Ex¬
ecutive Budget “holds.”

Rockefeller vetoed the 1960 film
license fees measure “because the
revenues which* the State would
receive under, it would not even
suffice to cover the administrative
costs of the licensing function.”

He did recommend that “The
motion picture industry and the
Budget Division should further
study the factors underlying this
bill, so that an agreed solution may
be achieved for effectuation on
April 1, 1961, the effective date
of the bill now befor^ me.” The
new bill would take effect June
1, 1961.

John Frankenheimer to direct
one of three Metro productions
John Houseman is prepping.

Smart SeD & Complete Sell

[DAVE LIPTON MARKET CREDO]

Universal’s marketing approach was outlined to the company’s
sales executives last week at a N. Y. conclave - by pub-ad v.p.
David A. Lipton.

He said the company’s effort to create public Interest In its
product was characterized by the “smart sell” combined with the
the “complete sell.” He defined the “smart sell” as the careful
consideration of every possible selling avenue In a given motion
picture, selecting what would appear the smartest aspect, be it
“soft” or “hard” sell. ~

Elaborating on U’s use of the “complete sell,” the pub-ad exec
said this phase started out with double-truck tradepaper ads an¬
nouncing the start of production of each important picture. He
indicated. that this not only'provided exhibitors with advance in¬
formation on forthcoming pix, but that it also conditioned the
motion picture editors of newspapers nationally and those inter-
' ested in film news in all media. Editors made initially aware of
upcoming Important pix are believed by Lipton to be more recep¬
tive to use of the publicity and photographic material provided
by the company during production and continuing until release.

Another characteristic of U’s “complete sell,” Lipton indicated,
is the company’s practice of pre-selling through national adver¬
tising in newspapers, magazines, television and radio. U Is one of
the few companies that utilizes national magazines extensively
for pre-selling purposes. Lipton stressed that during the next year
U was among the top motion picture advertisers in national media.

Enjoined From Use of‘Exodus’Tag,
Hoffer Releases ‘Earth Cries Out’

Hyman, Levy Scanning
Product in Hollywood

Edward L. Hyman, v.p. of Amer¬
ican Broadcasting-Paramount The¬
atres, and his assistant, Bernard
Levy, are due in Hollywood from
New York today (Wed.) for a sur¬
vey of new production.

This is an annual junket for Hy¬
man, who’s scheduled to visit all
the studios, view completed pro¬
ductions and rushes of films in
work and confer with production
officials.

Following this he’ll put together
a “Report from Hollywood,” which
will list, with his comments, forth¬
coming releases.

Not Yet Rolling Bnt
’Nuremberg’ Trial Film
Already Set in Berlin

Stanley Kramer’s “Judgment at
Nuremberg,” w’hich deals with the
German war crime trials, is already
scheduled to open in West Berlin
on Dec. 14 this year. The premiere
date was set this week although
the picture does not face the cam¬
eras until Feb. 22 in Hollywood.

The West Berlin opening was
heralded in a full-page ad in the
N.Y. Times on Friday (3K It also
appeared in yesterday’s (Tues.) in¬
ternational edition of the newspa¬
per. The picture has been booked
into the Kongress Halle, home of
the Berlin Festival, and is being
hailed as the international pre¬
miere in “the tinder-box of Eu¬
rope.”

The Times ad is headed “Der
Tag” and features a large represen¬
tation of a Nazi swastika being
smashed by a fist, which Kramer
has chosen as the symbol for his
film. The ad says that the partic¬
ipants in the West Berlin showing
will be “the global press,” brought
together, from the four comers of
the earth in an unprecedented con¬
gress, to be eyewitnesses to a mo¬
tion picture that will profoundly
affect the thoughts, the emotions,
the lives of people everywhere.”

t Although stymied in his efforts
to present a 1948 Italian film, “The
Earth Cries Out” under the title of
“Exodus,” Bernie K. Hoffer, a new¬
comer to the film industry, is pro¬
ceeding with the reissue of his film
under the original title. Ajay Film
Distributors, headed by Arnold
Jacobs, Is handling the distribution
and has obtained an initial date—,
the Symphony Theatre on Upper
Broadway In Manhattan.

Hoffer’s film, known in Italian as
“II Grido della Terra,” deals with
a similar theme as the Otto Pre¬
minger production which United
Artists is releasing as a hard ticket
entry. It tells the story of tha
exodus of the Jews from Europe to
Israel shortly after World War H
and details the conflict between the
Haganah and the Igrun. The film
w*as originally shown in N.Y. in
1948 at the Ambassador Theatre,
now a legit house.

Hoffer’s attempt to offer “The
Earth Cries Out” as “Exodus” w f as
based on his contention that the
film was made in Italy under that
title although it was never released
as “Exodus.” He also argued that
the company that produced the film
was known as Exodus Production
Co.

UA, however, blocked Hoffer by
obtaining a court injunction against
the issuance of his picture under
the “Exodus” title. At present,
Hoffer is being particularly careful
about using the word “exodus” in
his advertising qt in a special pro-
log which he wrote for the film. In
describing what his film is about,
he talks about the “egress” of th*
Jews from Europe to Israel.

Main Street Phobia On N. Y. Ads;
Amateurs Alter Professional Copy

Film advertising men, long weary J
of the constant complaints of exr
hibitors about the contents of the
press books, blame the theatremen
for misusing these promotional
guides.

The main exhibitor beef, accord¬
ing to one ad exec, Is that the ads
in the press books are too large
for small town newspaper inser¬
tions and that the ads have big-
city appeal.

Statements such as these rile the
admen in N.Y. who feel that the ex¬
hibitors, who alter ads to their own
taste, aren’t qualified to do so and,
as a result, frequently destroy a
picture’s appeal.

Rather than exhibitors clamoring

for more small space ads, the ad¬
men believe it’s about time that
theatremen thought in bigger
terms and took large insertions in
their newspapers. Perhaps this
practice, said one ad chief, would
convince theatregoers of the im¬
portance of pictures the exhibitors
are trying to sell.

The argument that the ads are
geared for New York and not for
Dallas, Omaha, and Kansas City is
another illusion the admen are out
to destroy. They contend that ad¬
vertising if It’s right, apneals to
basic emotions and instincts of all
people, whether you’re trying to
sell comedy or sex. They point
out, for example, that all products
—cigarets, autos, cereals, shoes.

etc.—employ the same advertising
across the country whether they
use newspapers, magazines, radio
or television. Local dealers, it’s
stressed, never take It upon them¬
selves to alter the ads of the manu¬
facturers. A Ford ad in New York
would be the same one inserted in
Omaha. The emotions film adver¬
tising are designed to convey have
the same basic appeals in Paris or
Paducah and in New York or New
London, say the admen.

Varied Guesses

5555 Continued from page 2 —j

leans toward properties or person¬
alities whose life stories are in
public domain.

Getting back to “Baby Face,” do¬
mestic gross of $6,000,000 will net
$2,000,000 for producer and other*
allied with him. Pic is due for an¬
other $1,500,000 foreign net.

Zimbalist, naturally, doesn’t
mention 16 to 18 hours- per diem
he puts in on each pic, and fact he
never draws salary but waits for
profits to roll In before ordering a
new T-bird.

Peter Holm Move*

San Francisco, Feb. 7.

Peter Holm has been shifted
from house manager of Fox West
Coast’s 4,600-seat Fox here to man¬
ager of FW's Lido, Los Angfele*
artte. Kenneth King moves into
vacated spot.

Robert Apple remains managing
director of the big theatre.

Wednesday, Fdmtnr 8, 1961

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hands of the woman her silence had condemned to the gallows...
this is the story of Temple Drake and Candy Man, her Creole lover
<... of Gowan, her husband, and their children... the one who lived,
and the one who died; of her father, the Governor of a great state...
and of Nancy, the woman who laid down her life to save them all.

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Darryl F. Zannck Productions, Inc. presents A CinemuScope Picture

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PICTURES

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Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Oscar Value Lost to Subsequents;
Fine Presses Academy Separation
Of ‘Road Shows & ‘Releases

Cleveland, Feb. 7.

Marshall H. Fine, recently- elect¬
ed president of Allied States Assn.,
has written to Valentine "Davies,
president of the Academy of Mo¬
tion Picture Arts and Sciences, and
to each member of the Board of
Governors requesting the establish¬
ment of a separate Oscar award for
the so-called roadshow pictures.

Fine’s move stems from a resolu¬
tion passed at the Allied conven¬
tion asking for the setting up of a
separate category of major awards
for those pictures not in general
release.

In his letter to the Acad mem¬
bers, Fine points out that nomina¬
tions for Oscars have always been
made in separate classifications.
“The Academy,” he stressed, “has
properly recognized that dissimilar
achievements cannot be evaluated
or comparatively judged.” He in¬
dicated that “the many excellent
features which will continue to be
produced for general release to the
motion picture theatres of the
world obviously cannot compete for
awards against these new super
productions.”

In arguing his case, Fine pointed
out that the Academy Awards have
gained appeal and stature because
they have been flexible in tailoring
the kudos to a changing industry.
He noted that if a separate clas¬
sification were not established, it
is inevitable that “all future major
awards will be monopolized by one
•r two super productions each
year” and that the awards will lose
their popular appeal.

General Drive-In
Quarterly 12^c

Boston, Feb. 7.

General Drive-In Corp. has de¬
clared a 12t^c' quarterly dividend
payable Feb. 25 to stockholders of
record on Feb. 6. The company last
paid a 12V£c dividend on Nov. 25.

General Drive-In, headed by
Philip Smith, is a diversified
amusement company operating
film theatres and bowling centers.

Harry Joe Brows Film
Co-Financed on-Coast
By Pathe & Investors

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Pathe-America Distribution Co.’s
co-financing deal with Motion Pic¬
ture Investors will extend to a sec¬
ond production, Harry Joe Brown’s
“O’Brien’s Navy.” The arrange¬
ment started with “Deadly Com¬
panions,” currently In production.

According to Pathe-America top¬
per Budd Rogers, the firm’s hook¬
ing goal is at least 10,000 theatres
for each picture. Rogers’ first step
toward obtaining the bookihg
pledges will be the setting up of
five divisional sales heads In Los
Angeles, ChicagorNew York, and
two cities yet to be determined.
Talks, according to Rogers, have
been held with one or more men In
each area. Franchise holders are
out, Rogers said, with the men
working for Pathe In each selected
city and Universal routing the
prints for each division.

“Enemies,” Rogers said, will be
In the can and ready for playing
by the end of April. It’s budgeted
at $1,500,000.

EX-AGENT RADIN SETS
FILM FOR SINGAPORE

Paul E. Radln, former exec v.p.
and associate producer of Alciona
Productions, has formed his own
production company. As his first
project, he plans to make Mark
Derby’s “Echo of a Bomb,” pub¬
lished by Viking Press.

Radin, now headquartering m
Switzerland, has a screenplay by
Decla Dunning. He Is setting up
details for location shooting in
Singapore and Indonesia.

A Radin was v.p. of the Jatfe
Agency and a partner in the Asn-
ley-Stalner Agency.

Palanca Sets Cinerama

Deal has been closed for the
exhibition of Cinerama in tht
Philippine Islands.

B. G. Kranze, v.p. of Cine¬
rama Inc., made the agreement
with Sebastian C. Palanca,
president of the Philippine
International Motion Picture
Distributor Corp.

Palanca left for Manila via
stopover in Washington, D.C.

VIP. s In Salvo
To Variety Clubs
National ‘Week’

The. deeds of Variety Clubs In¬
ternational will be publicly
acknowledged during the third
annual celebration, of Variety
Clubs Week from Feb. 12-18. .

Through editorials in the press,
spot radio-tv announcements, and
proclamations by mayors and gov¬
ernors, the public will he appraised
of the Variety Clubs’ humanitarian
activities.

International Chief Barker Ed¬
ward Emanuel, of Philadelphia,
said that every “Tent” city has
scheduled a week-long program of
activities saluting the organiation
As national chairman of the
"week,” tv personality Lawrence
Welk will feature i“ special salute
on his Feb. 11 ABC-TV program.

Ed Sullivan, Arthur Godfrey,
Perry Como, Art Linkletter, Dick
Clark, and Don McNeil are among
others who have pledged air
salutes.

Tenn. Governor Sets Up
February Variety Week

Memphis, Feb. 7.
Tennessee Gov. Buford Elling¬
ton has proclaimed Feb. 12-18 as
“Variety Week” throughout the
state. The state’s chief' exec has
called on people of the state to
help support the many worthwhile
charity projects of the Variety
Club’s International. This marks
the 34th anni of the clubs through¬
out the nation.

Memphis Variety Club members
of Tent No. 20 headed by Chief
Barker Howard Nicholson made
the trip to Nashville’s state capi¬
tal last w'eek to meet with Gov.
Ellington. Other Tent No. 20 mem¬
bers and state Variety leaders on
hand were Dan Coursey, Ed Dough-
tery Evans Sprott, Nathan Flexer,
Frea Massey and Judge Lunn
McKeel. Memphis’ Variety club
supports and maintains a hospital
for Heart research.

Mike Ellis Installed

By Buffalo Variety

Buffalo, Feb. 7.

Officers of Buffalo Variety Club,
Tent 7, for 1961 have been Installed
by John Fitzgerald, of Toronto,
Deputy Grand Chief Barker.

Officers are Michael Ellis, Jr.,
Chief Barker; James Hayes, first
assistant barker; Nathan Dickman,
second assistant barker; Thomas
Gross, dough guy.

Fenno, property master, and Myron

Wurtele Heads tent 13

- Philadelphia, Feb. 7..^
Lester H. Wurtele, branch man¬
ager of Columbia Pictures, was
installed as chief barker of Variety
Club, Tent 13, at the annual dinner
last night in ballroom of the Bel-
levue-Stratford Hotel.

Highlight of the affair was the
presentation of the “Great Heart
Award” to Mrs. Ethel Jackson
Evans, for her work on behalf of
handicapped children. She is the
principal of the Widener Memorial
School for Crippled Children.

The entertainment was headed
by Joey Adams and A1 Kelly and
screen actress Rita Gam was the
only other femme present In the
gathering of 601) mao.

Themeatically Consistent

Boston, Feb. 7.

Morrl* Steinman, pressagent from St. Paul-Minneapolis, made
the Boston and New England Scene for the first time ahead of
Universal’s “The Great Imposter,” and set up the stage for the
world preem skedded for the Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston Feb.
16.

Among Steinman’s razzle dazzle stunts were: An “Imposter”
appearance at the Massachusetts state!legislature where he tried
to get a bill passed while Impersonating an absent legislator!
private showing of the film for Women's Reformatory at Framing¬
ham, with Joan Blackman, femme lead in the film, in personal ap¬
pearance; honorary nurse honors for Miss Blackman from Massa¬
chusetts General Hospital; key to the city from Hub’s mayor; guest
p.a. at state legislature, and 11 guest radio and tv shots.

In addition, Steinman won heavy newspaper space with contest
to be held in front of theatre opening night with “imposters” tak¬
ing off famous. historical personalities in a sort of “Masquerade”
game; plus big press on author Robert Crichton vislt'to Boston in
conjunction with the film made from his book, “The Great Im¬
poster.”

Offbeat Selectivity As New Meal

‘Trend’ Moulding Policies of Ed Gray’s
‘Exclusive International’

Script & Bally

Continued from paf* 12 a—,
“The main idea is to do a thorough
selling job in a compressed amount
of time with material tailored to
the taste of the individual com¬
munity.”

Company has gone in for na¬
tional magazines on those occasions
when a pic was scheduled to get a
national “saturation” release, but
has not as yet employed tv on a
national network basis. If he had to
choose between national mags and
local newspapers, Solomon would
probably go for the dailies, despite
the Impressive circulation and
readership figures the mags can
produce. Idea is that a national ad,
in a magazine, may be seen at least
once by many people, but once
seen, it’s discarded, while the
dailies hit the reader over and over
again ^to create a continuity of im¬
pression.

Interesting point made by Sol¬
omon In connection with use of tv
is- that medium has been found to
be most effective in sustaining a
run already underway. That Is,
company may concentrate on news-,
papers pre-opening, and then hit
hard with tv while show is in pro¬
gress. But even this,, to a certain
extent, depends on the opening day,,
he says. If you open on Wednesday,
for example, you’ll push your cam¬
paign in radio, tv arid newspapers
towards that first weekend’s busi¬
ness.

Another interesting angle: drive-
Ins seem to ptefer to concentrate
almost all of their ad budgets on
the current run, rather than using
it to create Interest in advance.
Solomon says he’s never heard any
particular reason for this approach,
but suggests that drive-in exhibs
feel their patrons do more “impulse
buying” than patrons of conven¬
tional theatres. It may he the same
philosophy used by the department
stores, says the Embassy veep.
“After all, Macy’s doesn’t announce
‘we’re going to have a fur sale in
three days.' They say: ‘Fur Sale
Today. Come And Get It.’ ”

. Hollywood Views

Continued from pas* K fc—.
a great deal of money on his first
picture, on some he’s taken losses.”

There’s no question, however,
about the Impact Levine has had
on theatre exhibs throughout the
country with his methods of sales¬
manship, It’s conceded. His effect
In N.Y., too, undoubtedly Is Im¬
mense, where he’s shaken up the
ad departments and made them
reconsider some of their methods.

Foreign producers have really
cashed in on Levine, too, producers
here admit. As a result of his
successful marketing of some of
their output, they’ve been inspired
to repeat the type of films which
have gone over well here, concen¬
trating on the heroic type of prod¬
uct Levine launched with “Her¬
cules.” Levine’s creation of a
great market for Italian producers
particularly, who go in for the
mythological scene, lend s no
benefits for American producers,
who have pretty well' let this area
alone.

Field Men

i Continued from pas* 3

between sales topper Glenn Norris
and the field, -seems to indicate
that present local autonomy is
quite far from what was originally
envisioned. Company has not gone
back to the pre-local autonomy di¬
visional setup. It’s true, but both
changes seem to have returned the
field business operations a little
closer to the New York h.o.

When the sales cabient was ap¬
pointed four months ago announced
purpose was to increase the flow
of information between the h.o.
and the branches—both ways—
with the managers still authorized
to “make their own deals.” This
apparently still holds, but now
with the ad-pub men back under
the wing of the homeoffice, and
with “increased liaison” Inevitably
meaning a certain amount of in¬
creased supervision, 20th’s domes¬
tic setup is beginning to look more
and more conventional.

Increasing success here of dif¬
ferent, off beaVand/or foreign prod¬
uct, plus the. success of the small
(500-600-seat), selective-policy thea¬
tre, demand a new approach to
the distribution of films in the
U. S. .

It’s with this thought In mind
that Exclusive International Films
is being reorganized to provide
both producers and exhibitors witlr
a film releasing service which they
haven’t been getting heretofore.
Idea, as explained in New York
last week by prexy Ed Gray,* is
to have a national distrib organi¬
zation covering the 25 major ex¬
change areas, designed to sell to
both the straight commercial
houses as well as the arties, and
backed by national advertising and
promotion when necessary and
feasible.

Exclusive International was orig¬
inally formed two years ago on
the coast to handle exploitation
product. Current reorganization
has resulted In the transfer of its
headquarters to New York, and
the bringing in of Leo Samuels,
former prexy of Buena Vista, as
executive assistant to Gray, and
Sanford Weiner as sales topper.
Firm now is geared not only to
handle Its own wholly-owned re¬
leases, but also outside product
on a straight distribution-fee ar¬
rangement.

Company is eschewing the sub¬
distributor arrangement, but at the
same time has succeeded in setting
up a national releasing org without
going into the unwieldy expense
of opening up its own offices
around the country. According to
Gray and Samuels, the company
has its own reps in 25 exchange
areas—reps who are In on a profit-
sharing basis but who are free to
handle outside films. Eventually,
If the company sets up a “con¬
tinuity” of releases as it now
hopes, these^reps are expected to
drop their outside interests and
work exclusively for Exclusive.

Firm’s aim is to handle between
18 and 25 plx a year, both foreign
and domestic. It already has 12
films ready and has concluded ne¬
gotiations to rerelease to theatres
17 pix which NTA has been han¬
dling for tv. Many films in the
latter group, according to Gray,
are film classics which continue
to do well in selective theatres,
whether or not they have had free
tv exposure. In the case of these
films, however, company will not
attempt to promote them as It will
new product, but will simply “serv¬
ice” them to theatres as they are
requested.

As sales topper of EIF, Weiner,
with the blessing of Gray and Sam¬
uels, will strive to create a na¬
tional “image” for the kind of
different and offbeat films which
heretofore have been promoted
and sold regionally, usually with
a New York premiere followed by
slow key city playoff.

As an example, Weiner says that
approximately 45% of the revenue
of a foreign film In the U. S. comes
from the New York area; That is,
a pic which earns about $60,000
In New York, will do no more than
about $130,000 nationally. His aim
is to tap a greater national audi¬
ence for this product through (1)
national ad-promotion, and (2).
carefully supervised selling out of
a central New York office. He
feels he’s in a strong position to
| do the latter by having his own

I reps in the field, rather than hav¬
ing to work through subdistrlbs,
which are the bane of most indie
distribs working out of New York.

Exclusive International toppers
emphasize, however, that they are
not confining themselv.es to serv¬
icing only the small seaters. Ac¬
cording to Gray, the increasing
tendency of the major U. S. com¬
panies to utilize^ the art houses in
many key cities' has resulted in a
dearth of good domestic product
for the commercial houses, and
EIF intends to service these ac¬
counts on the same basis at it does
the small seaters.

Fred Schwartz

^ Continued from pas* 4 ssa

Corp. wlth-the thought of obtaining
from the latter sufficient financing
for the steady product lineup. This
didn’t work out “after seven
months of trying”—Scranton along
with the allied Hal Roach Distribu¬
tion Co. got Into a hassle with the
Securities Exchange Commission—
and he’s now emerged from this
with Valiant. Latter company is
now linked with Vitalite Films,
which provides part of the Valiant
program .(importing and the like)
and which is headed by Sig Shore
and Joseph Harris.

Valiant, said Schwartz, has built
up nicely, with 12.of its own offices
in the United States and no fran¬
chise holders. Company Is now go¬
ing with four releases, these being
“Sword and the Dragon,” “Tho
Young One,” “Angry Silence” and
“Mania” and all look to be hitting
click proportions. “Sword” ought to
do $1,000,000 to $1,200,000 in
domestic rentals and might even
exceed the $1,250,000 he brought in
with “Rodap,” Schwartz said. Ho
added that “Sword” has had 1,800
dates so far “with no soft spots”
and is set to play 75 houses iri tho
^Cincinnati area for a week’s stand
In. April.

Pursuing the Idea of product
availability on a continuing basis.
Schwartz said he has in mind to
enter production but has yet to
plot the actual Specifics.

As for exhibition, like when ho
was helming Century Theatres,
well, those were the leisurely days,.
Schwartz recalls. In comparison
with operating theatres, to ply tho
field of distribution can be awfully
hard, he claims.

Rex Taylor’* New Job

Rex Taylor, formerly press chief
for the European Theatre of Oper¬
ations under then-General Iko
Eisenhower, has been named v.p.
of Famous Artists Schools and it*
new Famous Writers School sub¬
sidiary.

He at one time was connected
with Paramount.

DAYTON HOUSE NO MORI

Dayton, Feb. 7.

Davue, nabe house here built In
1940, has been sold by Midwest
Theatres Inc. of Cincinnati, to
three brothers, Albert, Norman,
and Zimmel Miller, all of Dayton.
Work starts April 1 In slicing tho
main auditorium in two with con¬
struction of an additional floor to
create a two-story office building.

Remodelling cost3 of the $90,000
building will reach about $300,000,
new new owners said.

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Panacolor Release Print Process
Aims to Start Processing in 1962

Hollywood, Feb. 7. <

Panacolor is name of a new re¬
lease print’ process which is said
to considerably reduce the cost of
color release prints. Developed by
Panacolor Inc., which has bought
the old Motion Picture Research
Council building, new service will
be made available to the industry
in about 12 months, after the plant
has been physically equipped.

In the development stage, for
past five years, process is reported
now to be far enough along so
that its availability awaits only the
manufacture and setting up of
equipment. Harlan Baumbach, for¬
mer prexy of Unicorn Engineering
and who.has been aetive in proc¬
ess’ development, is vp in charge
of engineering and Leo Nicastro
is general manager.

Principle involved is believed to
use black-and-white positive, which,
when treated with the new process,
will emerge a color release print.
Heretofore, It’s been necessary to
use color positive for color prints.
Considering that present cost per
foot of color positive is 3.6 cents
and black-and-white cost is 1.6
cents per foot, the savings here
can be monumental. One major
studio reported that in 1959 a to¬
tal of 80,000,000 feet in color prints
was utilized.

Still another advantage of new T
process 5 is reported to be color
control, and uniformity of color
prints with equivalent color qual¬
ity. ’ '

Metro. for several years during
its development was interested in
process, but aid nothing with it.
However, it’s now reported by a
studio spokesman that company
still is taking great Interest In
process and has hopes of making
use of its facilities.

Skouras Keynoting

Continued from page 5

three-day confab are Fred Sout-
tar. Fox Midwest exec; Beverly
Miller, drive-in theatre owner;
Richard Orear, president, Com¬
monwealth Theatres.

A Polynesian “South Seas” mo¬
tif will pervade the conclave *as a
harbinger of the box office .warmth
expected on spring and summer
playdates which will be spurred
by enthusiasm emanating from the
Show-A-Rama.

In addition to the Skouras ad¬
dress. appearances on the rostrum
will be made by a number of other
industry notables, including Mrs.
Margaret Twyman of the MPPDA
office.

Key attention of the meeting
will center on a “How-I-Will-Seir
clinic on 8 major spring releases.
Details of ad-pub campaigns on the
selected pictures will be explained
by exploitation men from 8 dif¬
ferent circuits. This is being
chairmanned by M. B. Smith, Com¬
monwealth ad-pub chief.

For the first time the mid-west
conclave will devote special at¬
tention to the small town exhib.
•with a half day clinic devoted to
the promotion and problems in¬
volving small town exhibition.
There will also be a concession
clinic, and the usual schedule of
luncheons and receptions.

Registration, as last year, will
be $15 per man, $10 per wife, and
will admit to all convention ses¬
sions, two breakfasts, two lunch¬
eons and two receptions.

Details of the Motion Picture
Investment plan for saturation
hooking of three reissues also will
he revealed at this meeting.

Biigrey

»-■-- Continued from page 3 .

Court with an amicus curiae brief,
will continue to support Times in
its petition. It’s also expected that
representatives of other communi¬
cations media will join in the peti¬
tion, especially in light of the
minority opinion written by Chief
Justice Warren. w r ho expressed the
fear that the majority opinion
meant the way is now open for
prior restraint-type censorshop of
newspapers, books, magazines,
radio and tv, among other media.

C’Est La Gore

Xenia. O., Feb. 7.

City Commissioners dug up
an 1898 ordinance to show
their resentment of the way
the Xenia theatre, owned by
the Chakeras circuit, promoted
next Friday’s (3) offering of 1
horror show, “Cannibals.” The
city has charged Nick Condello,
manager, violated the old or¬
dinance by posting advertising
on Utility poles. Conviction
carries a $5 fine.

The posters allegedly were put
on light poles near the city
junior high school. In addi¬
tion, printed handbills bally-
hooing the film were distrib¬
uted to students. This brought
calls from members of tha
school staff and the Ministerial
Assn, expressing concern ovei;
the program. The ads say tha
film offers “regurgitating hor¬
rors,” and Invites patrons to
“see and gasp as your stomach
is sliced open.”

Besides filing an affidavit
charging violation of the util¬
ity pole advertising ban, the
City Commission ordered
Phillip Aultman, city law di¬
rector, to write*.to the Cha-
keFes owners and protest the
showing here of “Cannibals”
and similar horror programs.

Free After Anti-Zionist
Uproar Outside ‘Exodus’

Minneapolis, Feb. 7.

Butch Levy, 260- 1 pound profes¬
sional wrestler, has been cleared
of disturbing the peace charges
arising from a ruckus during the
“Exodus” (UA) premiere at the
Academy Theatre two weeks ago.

Preem was picketed by two men
representing the National Society
for the Preservation of the White
Race. Pickets claimed a sign they
carried labeled “Read ‘What Price
Israel?”’ was seized by Levy and
destroyed. Banner referred to an
anti-Zionist book.

According to Levy, one of the
pickets ripped up the sign after
Levy noticed its back was a dart
board target. Levy said he suggest¬
ed a game of darts to the pickets
but that one of them became en¬
raged and tore the sign. A string of
witnesses backed up Levy’s con¬
tention.

Municipal court case brought out
[that neither of the pickets had seen
the film against which they were
demonstrating or read the .book
they were promoting.

Tap Television Public
For The Facts of life’
On Lucy-Bob Angles

Thanks- to the tv association of
Lucille Ball and Bob Hope, United
Artists is discovering that video
blurbs are paying off handsomely
for “The Facts of Life,” the Ball-
Hope starrer. Although the pic¬
ture hasn’t opened in New York,
UA is convinced it has a hit on the
basis of the returns that are com¬
ing from dates throughout the
country.

New York was not deliberately
by-passed or did UA plan to test
the effectiveness of the picture’s
appeal sans a Broadway buildup.
The delayed Broadway booking is
simply due to the inavailability of
the Astor Theatre, U.A.’s Gotham
showcase. “Facts” was originally
scheduled to follow “Inherit the
Wind” at the Astor, but UA, which
operates the house, decided to take
an outside booking when it didn’t
think “Facts” would be ready on
time. However, the picture will
move into the Astor immediately
following the run of' Universal’s
’The Grass Is Greener.”

BELMONT, NASHVILLE
LOST TO COMMERCE

Nashville, Feb. 7.

Nashville’s Bellnont Theatre, the
house that launched Crescent
Amusement Corp. in 1921, has been
sold to a local real estate group
which will convert it Into an of¬
fice building. House shutters March
15.

Initially a vaudefilmer and op¬
erating. more recently as an art
house, the Belmont was the first
theatre to be built by the late Tony
Sudekum, founder of the Crescent
chain, who went on to build and
acquire a total of. 90; His partner¬
ships in other theatres at one time
brought Sudekum’s count to near¬
ly 200, giving Crescent claims to
being the largest theatre chain in
the South. Recently a group of 46
other Crescent theatres were sold
to Martin Bros, of Columbus, Ga.

Syndicate that purchased the
Belmont is headed by Wilbur
Creighton 3d and includes Roy H.
Slaymaker and Richard M. Miller.
Purchase price is not disclosed.

Film Row to IA &
Walsh: ‘Now fix
Exchange Scale

Now that Richard F. Walsh has
concluded a new contract cover¬
ing Coast studio workers, the In¬
ternational Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees topper is expected,
to step Into the stalemate negotia¬
tions involving a new contract for
Film Row exchange workers
throughout the country. '

The exchange talks between IA
officials and distributor represen¬
tatives broke up in N. Y. after
three sessions when an impasse
developed on the issue of a wage
hike. Walsh’s successful conclusion
of the Coast pact, a 50c an hour
package, served to encourage the
2,500 employees In the exchanges.
The. Coast deal Is regarded as a
highly satisfactory one, and the
exchange unions are hopeful that
Walsh’s entry will bring about a
comparable agreement. The ex¬
change talks, which started in
November, collapsed when the IA
negotiators nixed a 15c an hour
package deaL

Shifting of Roger Caras

Columbia has confirmed the ap¬
pointment of Roger Caras as assist¬
ant to Paul N. Lazarus, v.p. Shift¬
ing from the post of radio-televi¬
sion publicist at Col, Caras previ-
j ously was director of animation for
1 Michael Myerberg’s “Hansel and
J Gretel,” ran the story department
[for Myerberg and Jed Harris and
was casting director on United Art-
• ists’ “Patterns.”

Replacing Caras in the radio-tv
;,job is Charles M. Powell, who had
’’ been trade press contact.

Plato Skouras

; Continued from page 4

en route frorq, Italy to Hollywood,
where he’ll continue with the edit¬
ing and other post-photography
work on “Francis” and make prep¬
arations for his next, which will
probably be “California Street,”
an adaptation of a novel set in
contemporary San Francisco. Un¬
like “Francis,” which was shot
entirely abroad, “Street” will be
a studio production with some ex¬
terior work done in Frisco. Ac¬
cording to present plans, “Street”
will start shooting in June, and
“Francis” will go into release In
August. ,

Concerning his experience with
“Francis,” Skouras reported he
completed the picture in 66 days,
which was a little over the sched¬
ule, principally because of bad
weather which, in turn, brought
them up into-the Christmas holi¬
days. Approximately 50% of his
footage was shot in Roman studios,
with the rest location work in and
around Assisi and other “actual”
locales.

Producer feels he may have
found a “virgin” location in Sar¬
dinia, to which the cast and crew
repaired for a long weekend to
shoot some “desert” scenes.
Originally, these had been sched¬
uled for shooting in Spain, but
when an eager -scout reported the
desired landscape in nearby Sar¬
dinia (two hours by air from
Rome), a detour was made. The
Sardinia dune country, he reported,
is more like the average film fan’s
idea of the Sahara than many
parts of the Sahara itself.

In addition to family films,
Skouras touched on another sub¬
ject of interest to him as a com¬
paratively new producer, that is,
the building of new players. For
“Francis,” he said, he had pur¬
posely cast one of 20th’s most
promising new faces (Bradford
iDillman) in the title role, feeling
Ithat a more established film per¬

Vdbesdsjr, Febnttrj 8 , 1961

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Fernandel-Zta Zit Gabor starrer (made gome years ago) ’The Most
Wanted Man in The World,” French pic featuring extensive footage
filmed on New-York City locations . . . Fae Miske, head of the Joseph
Burstyn Organization, has the U. S. rights to “European Nights,” filmed
in some of the best tooites of Europe.

Gil Golden appointed by 20th-Fox veep Charlie Einfeld to direct
merchandising campaign on company’s upcoming March-April release,
“The Trapp Family.” ’

James Woolf bought screen rights to Lynne Reid Banks’ novel, “The
L-Shaped Room,” from Walter Wanger, skedded for filming late in
1961 under direction of Jack Clayton and probably for Warner Bros,
release ... Jack Lemmon with Shirley MacLaine again in Billy Wilder’s
“Irma La Douce” for Mirisch Co. and United Artists release . . . Ted
Richmond takes over producer- reins on Boh Hope starrer, “Bachelor in
Paradise,” at Metro . . . Ray Stark signed Sydney Boehm .to writ*
screenplay of “Kowloon,” for Paramount release . . . Deal is on’ for
Phil Karlson to direct “The Bridge at Remagen," which Bndd Sehnlberr
Will fiim for Mirisch Co. and UA . * . “Hell Is for Heroes,", title origi¬
nally set by Paramount'for. Edmond O’Brien’s' starrer, is' new tab for
Robert Pirosh’s “Separation Hill,” with OlBrien film bow tagged “Dead¬
lock.”

Arthur Mango* headed for Columbia as ad manager. He’s been as¬
sistant to Harry Goldberg, ad-pub chief at Stanley Warner.

Toronto now has seven Italian cinemas in its “Little Italy,” with
400-seat prim* visione (first run) Pylpn most Successful. Gilbert Sterl¬
ing, English speaking manager, switched to Italo product five years
ago. It’s imported by-Italiafilm (Canada) Ltd.,, which says the.cus¬
tomers like period pieces best, with no special accent, on sex.

Hy# Bo ss ln, editor of Canadian Film Weekly, tells, of a banker, in-
tro’d to ail actor, whp said, “You maty not believe-this, but I haven’t
been in a theatre for five years.” Actor answered, “That’s nothing. I
haven't been In a bank in 10 years.”

Fred Majdalany, for 15 years film critic of the London Daily Mall,
has left the paper and, for awhile, will concentrate on book writing,
Edward Goring, showbiz reporter of the same sheet, has also. quit the
[paper. Majdalany is temporarily replaced by columnist Eve Perrick,

| while (Soring.’* sucoessor is general reporter Barrie Norman . . . Brit¬
ain's Museum Press is to publish Stan Laurel’s book, “Mr. Laurel and
Mr. Hardy” in the fall.

[ A1 Fleersheimer of Theatre Owners of America is now providing the
! exhibitor organization’s members with long-range weather forecasts on
theory that the information can be particularly helpful to drive-in
operators.

Maximilian Schell in from Paris and to the Coast today (Wed.) to
begin his assignment in Stanley Kramer’s “Judgment at Nuremberg”
. . , Mike tfe Llsio, usually connected with film publicity, is on special
assignment with the Orion !*ress working on “Outlaws,” a book by
Danilo Belch the controversial Italian architect-engineer who has
devoted his life to helping the poor in Sicily. “I’m handling Danilo
Dolci,” de Llsio told one of his Contacts on a national magazine. “I’m
so glad you’re working on it. I hear it's a wonderful picture,” came
the reply. The mag ed was obviously thinking of the highly-touted
“La Dolce Vita ”

Efforts are being made to line up a package starring Frank Sinatra
and Dkk Clark, .The untitled picture, a comedy western,-would be
made Sinatra’s Essex Productions and released through United Artists
. ,. David Opatoshu has left the Broadway production of “The Wall”
and is off to Rome to join Ernest Borgnine in the Dino DeLaurentiis
film, “Black City” ... Ross-Gaffney Inc., headed by Angelo Ross and
Jim Gaffney, has opened larger quarters for its film editing services
. . . The Children’s Asthma Research Institute and Hospital of Denver,
of which United Artists’ Max E. Yonngsteih is horforary chairman, will
sponsor the performance of the Moiseyev Dance Company at the
Metopera on April 22.

Adolph Schimel, Universal’s general counsel and v.p., is again head¬
ing the motion picture division of the Legal Aid Society’s annual fund
drive . . . Robert Pik, head of the Robert Pik Organization, to Europe
on a product prowl.. * Larry Tajiri, film-legit critic of the Denver Post,
is the editor of a newly-created entertainment department on t£e
paper, consolidating the drama-film-music operation with tv-radio. Del
Carnes will cover tv-radio and Douglas Bradley will handle music and
ballet.

Anthony Qninn, currently starring as the king in the legit “Becket,”
will also be wearing the ermine as the king of the N. Y. Junior League’s
annual Mardi Gras ball -at the Astor Hotel Friday (10) night. Pageant,
which highlights the charity affair and features film and stage names,
will be telecast by WCBS-TV.. . . Irving Wonnser,-prexy of Continental
Distributing, is swinging through the south selling “Hippodrome.”

Max Youngstein, UA veepee, at the Mt Sinai hospital for minor
surgery. ' *

Ad message on metered mail from United Artists in the past few
months has plugged Otto Preminger’s “Exodus.” However, mail room
attendants at the UA homeoffice are warned not to use the “Exodus”
stamp on letters going to the Arab countries.

AI'Stern, former NTA publicity head on the Coast and onetime RKO
publicity director in New York, has been named associate producer
for Phoenix Film Studios. He’s been handling the company’s pub-ad
activities for the past six months . . . Italian star Mareello Mastroianni
(how’s that for a marquee name?) has been cast opposite Brigitte Bar-
dot in Metro's film version of Noel Coward’s “Private Lives,” which
Jacques Bar will produce in Paris. Mastroiannl will be first seen in
the U. S. in “La Dolce Vita.” “Private Lives” is the second film being
produced by Bar in association with Metro. He’s now winding up
“Bridge to the Sun” In Paris . . . Jewel Curtis, widow of Joseph (Cohn)
Cnrtis, son of Columbia Pictures’ late* Jack Cohn, is entering film
production. She has acquired “Bom Innocent,”, which George Sloan
is fashioning Into a screenplay. Harry Joe Brown will be* associated
with the project as co-producer. Mrs.- Curtis is presently on the Coast
for talks on the production . . . Connecticut theatremen find them¬
selves in a tough spot. Their state, which has’ one of the nation's best
safety programs, is considering new laws to stop teenagers from driv¬
ing after dark. Obviously, a large portion of the drive-in trade comes
from these same‘teenagers . . . Joseph I. Mazer, of Universal-Interna-
tipnal’s executive sales staff. Is making a survey of the West African
market for the company.

sonality would have turned the
stcry into an image of the older
player’s professional personality,
which would have detracted from
the impact of the picture. Also, he
believed that the story was strong
enough to stand on its own.

Generally speaking, however, he
feels that new faces must be care¬
fully. handled to make sure they
aren’t old and through before their
time. That is, and he cited ex¬
amples to prove his point, he felt
it wrong to cast a new face in a
property and expect him or her
to carry it alone.

If the youngster falls to carry
the property, he may well be
blamed for it by his producer as
well as the public, and thus be¬

come a “has-been” before he'*
ever been a “has.”

One of the more striking ex¬
amples cited by the producer was
that of a young male tv personality,
who left a popular and extremely
profitable tv series to make a
couple of theatrical films, both of
which wound up flops. Now the
actor is having difficulty both in
films as well as tv. Before he’s 30,
he’s created a “flop image” for
himself that is as hard to over¬
come as his original obscurity.

The average young player should
be introduced gradually, said
Skouras, in properties with estab¬
lished names, to protect the in¬
vestment In the specific picture a*
well as the future of the youngster.

Yibodtjr, Fcknaiy t, 1961

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Thank to ILS. Top Court Illinois
Proposing a State Censorship

Chicago, Feb. 7.4

A* anticipated, proponents are[
again trying to create a state Board,
to censor pictures. Latest measure!
was Introduced last week in the
Illinois General Assembly. While
deeming it too early to know how
sentiment shapes, filmites attuned
to the legislature fear proposal
could make it this time, with U. S.
Supreme Court sanction In the
Times Film case seen as the scale,
tipper.

Legislature okayed censorship
last time It was up, but the meas¬
ure then ran into gubernatorial
veto.

Latest measure provides for a
three-man panel to rule on films,
with the governor to appoint the
board. So far, only a handful of
states (New York and Kan¬
sas, among them) have censorship.

s tiff exhibitor opposition is al¬
ready shaping. Industry testimony
against the bill will be spear¬
headed by circuit owner George
Kerasotes, ex-prez of Theatre
Owners of America and its present
board chairman. Motion Picture
Assn, of America may also get into
the act when the hearings are held,
expected some-time this spring.

And Illinois Allied is also ex¬
pressing deep anxiety. It has slated
a special meeting within the next
w eek or so to firm up-resistance
moves to the latest measure.

NEW DISTRIB OPENS I
SHOP IN HONG KONG

Hong Kong, Feb. 7.

A European film-distributor.
Rental Film (Hongkong) Co., has
just opened its doors for business.
Unable to show Its opening picture,
“Call Girls,” at a first-run theatre,
it came to terms with the Cathay, a
second-run managed and owned by
Chinese Communists interests.

An official of the company told
Variety it has lined up some 54
pictures for general release this
year in the Colony and that he was
hopeful some of the pictures would
be shown first-run among the bet¬
ter known theaters which are
mainly showing Hollywood and
British product.

The company, he said, had its
headquarters In Tokyo, but the
Hong King office would be respon¬
sible for distribution of West Ger¬
man, Italian, Austrian and other
European fllrnu in Southeast Asian
countries.

Of the 54 pictures in mind, two
of them, “So This Is Our Sommer*
and “Nuremberg War Grimes,
Trial,” which were documentaries,'
had done well in Japan.

‘Exodus’ Start for Tent

Cleveland, Feb. 7.

When “Exodus” starts its road¬
show run at Loew*s Ohio Theatre
here March 15, the first perfor¬
mance will be a benefit sponsored
by Cleveland Variety Club, Tent
No. 6.

David Rosenthal of United Art¬
ists branch was named chairman
of the fund-raising affair which
will be scaled at $25 for lodge
seats, $10 in orchestra section and
$5 for balcony tickets.

Variety Club, now located In
Hotel Tudor Arms, is setting up
new headquarters March 1 at 1810
Euclid Avenue In the downtown
section. The club's charity com¬
mittee recently presented $500 to
MIrabeau Kraus, founder and
chairman of board of Ohio Boys-
town, Inc. raising money through
donations.

j WANTED

| Copy "Motioa Pfchire Agreements"
Lindiey (C. 1*4?)

Box Y-2087, YAJUtfTY
154 W. 44H» St., New York 34

‘Spart&cut’ As of Now

I Universal reports “S p a r-
: tacus” racked up a theatre
i gross of $2,500,000 in 21 road¬
show engagements in the U.S.
and Canada. The majority of
the dates started just before
the Christmas holidays. Three
got under way last week.

The picture is currently in
its 17th week in New York,
18th in Chicago, 15th in Los
Angeles, 14th in Boston, 13th
in Philadelphia and ' Detroit,
seventh in Miami, and sixth in
Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Houston, Montreal, Pittsburgh,
St. Louis, St Petersburg, San
Francisco, Seattle and Toronto.

It opened last week in Wash¬
ington, Denver, and Baltimore.
The Universal release is also
playing in 13 foreign cities.

Ran Films, With PUL
Rex Barrett Retires;

Hr. Columbia,’ Missouri

Kansas City, Feb. 7.
One of the midwest’s ranking
theatremen, Rex P. Barrett of Co¬
lumbia, Mo., has retired after 25
years with .Commonwealth Thea¬
tres and almost'a half-century in
the industry. Bom into a show
business family, Barrett’s 47-year
career spanned much of the. history
of motion pictures. He began as a
knee-pants projectionist in his
father’s theatre In Collinsville,
Okla.

Even before entering the U. of
Missouri, Barrett had owned and
operated three theatres. Between
time, he spent 22 months’ with the
AEF in France and married his
schoolgirl sweetheart, .Lula Parker.

While working toward an even¬
tual PHD. from Missouri, Barrett
operated the Cozy Theatre which
he founded and later headed the
Missouri Theatre which introduced
talkies. In 1935, he resigned this
affiliation and joined Comnym-
wealth Amusement of Kansas City
to rebuild and reopen a new thea¬
tre on the site of the former Cozy.
This became the Uptown Theatre
which was a success from its first
matinee.

Serving later as district manager
for Commonwealth with a territory
from Iowa to Arkansas, Barrett
proved an exceptional appraiser of
possible situations for purchase. A
former mayor of Columbia, a
Mason, Shriner and active church
and civic volunteer, Barrett has
been called “Mr. Columbia.”

Job Cowles Papers
Kinder to Amsemenb

Minneapolis, Feb. 7.
Show biz is getting an improved
space break currently from the
John Cowles-owned Minneapolis
Star and Minneapolis Tribune, this
city’s only daily newspapers. The
evening Star has innovated reviews
by Bob Murphy, o long-time film
critic for the Sunday Tribune.
Latter paper has augmented its
entertainment news and feature
coverage.

Both th» Star and Tribune have
also expanded their coverage of
nightclub openings and performers
and of other entertainment activi¬
ties. Star has Introduced the print¬
ing of symphony program notes on
evenings preceding concerts by the
Minneapolis Sympsony orchestra.

While the Sunday Tribune is con¬
tinuing to run film reviews with
staffer Ben Kern now handling the
assignment. Bower Hawthorne,
Star & Tribune executive news edi¬
tor, says that in the future the
movie column will concentrate on
selected films instead of covering
all fresh entries as if has done.

Recently formed production corporation is compiling a staff
of creative writers on subjects of:

DRAMA, COMEDY, HISTORY, RELIGION, POLITICS,
CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS. EVENTS, ETC.

Style, knowledge of language and ability to research will
be important in making the decision.

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HOMI AND PARENTS

As Judies #f Film Morality,
Per JFK

Washington, Feb. T.

President J. F. Kennedy has en- j
dorsed as “quite proper” the sharp i
limits on Federal influence -over
the contents of motion pictures.

He was asked at a news confer¬
ence what he could do about crime
and violence In films and on tele¬
vision which “contribute” to juve¬
nile delinquency.

“In movies,” he said, “the amount
of influence which the Federal gov¬
ernment can exert is quite limited
—quite properly limited.”

He made no direct comment
about tv.

Responsibility for delinquency
properly rests with the home and
parents, he asserted.

TOA Hilts

Continue* from par* I a—
classification by which certain pic¬
tures are marked for “adults only.”

Pickus’ remarks to the Texas
ozone operators appear to be care¬
fully worded. In advocating the
twb-channel approach, he said:
“One is to make the code seal so
important that it would not be
profitable for a picture-maker to
try to market his film if he does
not get a code seaL The other ap¬
pears to be to adopt some proqedur s
by which parents will know when
a picture is of provocative nature,
aimed at adult audiences.'Such a
procedure would place the burden
of child attendance where it be¬
longs”.

Pro Classification?

Another hint that TO A may,
come out boldly for a system of
classification is contained in its
most recent bulletin which notes
that Mitchell Wolfson, a past TOA
president, came out for classifica¬
tion in a recent trade interview.

In advocating the self-regulatiea
program, Pickus said: “We must do
this if we exhibitors are to avoid
outside censorship and retain the
trust and confidence of the people
of the world, who have made mo¬
tion pictures a universal form of
entertainment, and our theatres
toe amusement centers of the
world.”

Concern Widespread

It’s obvious from Pickus' talk
that exhibitors are extremely con¬
cerned about the censorship situa¬
tion. He pointed out that the House
Postal Committee claims to have
received so many protests about
the contents of films that it is
planning a full-scale hearing. He
noted, too, that most of the state
legislatures are about to go into
session and there is every indica¬
tion that a majority of them will
consider bills to censor or classify
pix.

Pickus said that exhibitors are
aware that if films continue to
cause public resentment, the in¬
dustry will be eventually saddled
with outside, government censor¬
ship, “We of TOA know we must
provide leadership in this prob¬
lem,” he said, “because no one
else- 1 —certainly not the film compa¬
nies—are going to give it”

The censorship problem, Pickus
stated, is one of three major issues
facing the Industry, the others
being the product shortage and toll
television. Again comparing release
schedules of the past with the
present Hollywood output he said
the only way the shortage can be
relieved is by exhibitor efforts. He
plugged the program of the exhibi¬
tor-supported Path e-America com¬
pany and the proposed ACE Pro¬
ductions which, he said, is hopeful
of beginning the financing of pic¬
tures by this summer. As Pathe
and ACE begin turning out pic¬
tures, according to Pickus, “the
Hollywood companies tfill begin
making more pictures to protect
their, seller’s market.”

On the pay-tv issue, he said that
to date no tollvision attempt “has
succeeded once the public realized
that it would have to pay, and that
programming would be similar to
free television.”

In closing, Pickus made what
seemed a pitch to the Texas as¬
sociation to join the TOA ranks. He
cited the recent groups that have
become associated with TOA and
stressed that 91% of TOA’s mem¬
bership own and operate less than
10 theatres and that 60% own and
operate only one theatre.

Impression Made on Foreigners
! By US. Fins Told to Strides

Jerry Allan on Own
Anew, But In Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Feb. 7.

Publicist Jerry D. Allan has
left Greater Indianapolis Amuse¬
ment Co. to hang out his own shin¬
gle hero in the Hoosier capital, as
Variety Publicity Associates (no
connection to this paper). He for¬
merly operated in Chi under that
handle before joining Greater In¬
dianapolis about a year ago.

Allan plans to scope pixi rec¬
ords and talent promotion. He's
a member of the Screen Publicists
Guild.

Oscar Confises Swedes,
But Submit Bergmaas
‘Virgm Spring’ as Eitrj

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences has received final
! papers from the Swedish Film
j Academy, officially entering 1 Inge-
mar Bergman’s . “The Virgin
Spring” in the 1980 Oscar race. Pic
will be among the foreign pix
screened by 'Academy’s Foreign
Film Committee, starting Feb. 2.

Sweden declined to enter a 'film
In last year’s Academy Awards
competition, and at that time
Swedish Film Academy prexy Ber-
| til Lauritzen explained, ‘This deci¬
sion was due to the fact that the
Academy feels uncertain as to what
kind of film to enter, keeping in
mind that, for Instance, the two
previously entered films. The Sev¬
enth Seal* and The Magician,* did
not even appear among the films
nominated for the Award."

Lauritzen, in his letter to B. B.
Kahane, late Academy prexy, de¬
clared, “With a view to possible
future participation from Sweden
in the competition I feel that our
Academy would be very happy to
receive information that might
clarify the standards and inten¬
tions symbolized by the Award.”

Two previous entries—“Seventh
Seal” and "The Magician”—also
are by Bergman. Director has
never been to the United States,
and Swedish pressures—including
those from the royal family—ere
now being brought to urge Berg¬
man to make trip. If Bergman
agrees, the trip likely would be
made for Oscar night providing
his film is among the five nomi¬
nated for the foreign film award
by the Academy,

Cbnrck Paper: ‘Bal Yov
Second Featare Was B’

I Albany, Feb. 7.

Strand theatre here, by using ad¬
venture that is “offensive and
otherwise undesirable,” Is Inviting
a “crackdown,” according to the
Evangelist, official weekly of the
Albany Catholic Diocese

Evangelist was prompted to edi¬
torialize on file subject after the
Strand ran an ad pointing out that
although “The Sundowners” has
been judged a very good film, busi¬
ness at the theatre has been just
average Strand asked, “Where
have you been?” of all those people
who are always wondering why no
I one makes good movies.

The Catholic paper found the ad
somewhat deceitful, since it did not
| mention that the co-feature with
(“Sundowners” was “Sex Kittens
Go to College,” given a B (objee-
[ Honable In part for all) rating by
the Legion of Decency.

Evangelist commented: “To* de¬
liberately solicit patronage on the
score that a high class unobjection¬
able picture Is offered, and at the
same time to try to 'cover the bet’
with a sexy come-on, is dishonest"

Memphis' Big Tenting

' Memphis, Feb. 7.

Ell (Slim) Arkin, manager of the
downtown Warner Theatre here,
has been named chairman for the
celebration of Variety Week here,
Feb. 12-18. Arkin Is also press Guy
for Memphis Tent 20.

This will mark the 34th anni¬
versary of the Variety Club tents
around the country. Harold
Nicholson is Memphis’, chief
barker, with the club rooms locat¬
ed in the Gayoso Hotel here.

Eric A. Johnston, addressing the
Annenberg School Of Communica¬
tions of tho U. of-Pennsylvania last
Thursday <2), disclosed results of a
survey looking to determine the
impression of America created by
Yank motion pictures in the minds
of foreign viewers. More than 1,000
features were considered and, of
these, 85% created a “favorable
attitude, 10% were neither favor¬
able nor unfavorable and 5% were
unfavorable, he reported.

Johnston related that 29 of the
pictures so brought Into focus—less
than 3%—“were specifically sin¬
gled out for their adverse effects.”

President of the Motion Picture
Assn, of America offered the find¬
ings as another demonstration of
good-will values of American pic¬
tures around the world. Bolstering
this thought, Johnston added, is a
message he received from ex-Presi-
dent Kubitschek of Brazil, who
said: “The importance of the Amer¬
ican. motion picture in Brazil can¬
not be over-emphasized. The peo-.
pie of this country greatly appre¬
ciate Hollywood movies and have
learned in large part the real mean¬
ing of the democratic life of our
Neighbor to the North through Its
famous films. ”

In light of this portrayal of the
United States film abroad, it Is
especially deplorable that the Su¬
preme Court has “placed the yoke
of .censorship” on films and has
placed all other media in jeopardy,
Johnston said in effect* He ex¬
pressed the hope, however, that
sooner or later, with time as an
ally, “the supremacy of freedom
of expression throughout the land”
will be restored.

Uriecjpiwnd Dixit

assist CMrtiMtei fr*« f asi

adds, perhaps significantly. “Most
take attitude that their business
is nobody’s business, and they
point out that If they did reveal
how they’re doing, competition,
would be in a more favorable posi¬
tion in bidding fori film.” South
Carolina newspapers themselves
cannot get even percentage Indica¬
tions from local merchants as a
pulse-reading.

Wilby-Kincey circuit is blunt
about the “nobody’s business”
slant Other circuits are more tact¬
ful; some say they would reveal
fiscal data if their competitors
would, too. Trans-Texas Theatres
which recently sent a pleased
handout to the trade press that it’s
1960 volume was notably improved
over 1959 received congratulations
from VAxracTT and a request for
the 1900 figures and tha 1959 fig¬
ures, please. Tha courteous reply
from Norm Levinson was the usual
fear of whether the competition
would remain silent

The film business In the rest of
the U.S. varies in candor level but
in general, making all allowances
for tightly-held, family or tight-
lipped managements, the day of
the “none of your business” point
of view has passed along with busi¬
ness feudalism generally.

New Orleans was long reported
owing to the private bravery of
the late O. M. Samuel, a Variety
stringer who had the advantage
(in dealing with New Orleans show¬
men) of his being a millionaire.
Interestingly, Louisville, across the
river from “De Noth” has long
quoted' weekly grosses though
showing some reticence on cor¬
porate finances. One Louisville
house, the Ohio, follows the “won’t
talk” policy typical in Dixie.

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NBC inti in Big Merchandise
Mop-Up With a 12-Game Spread;
$8,000,000 'Concentration Sales

If NBC-TV doe3 carry the Sun--*--

day “National Velvet” beyond this

Troject 20’ Hits the Jackpot

Two of NfcC's "Project 20” stanzas have hit the Nielsen jackpot,
proving that at least some public affairs programs ean pull down
audiences as hefty as top entertainment shows. The "Project 20”
outings, both reflected in the new Jan. 1 Nielsens, are the 90-min¬
ute version of "Victory at Sea” and the 30-minute "The Coming
of Christ.”

"Victory at Sea,” aired Dec. 29 against "The Untouchables ”
pulled- down a total audience exceeded in terms of homes only by
six other shows during the two weeks covered by the report. “Vic¬
tory” went into nearly 15,000,000 homes, pulling down an average
gjudience of 10,000,000 homes and posting a 30% share.

“Coming of Christ” on Dec. 21 had a 30.2 total audience Nielsen,
reaching 13,650,000 homes and a 26.9 average audience rating,
reaching 12,159,000 homes per average minute. Share was a fat
42%.

ABC-TV Evolves a Pension Plan
(3% of Earnings) in NABET Deal

season, one of the reasons will be
the weekly half-hour telefilm’s
merchandising potential.

As a merchandising vehicle,
"National Velvet” is expected to
mean a “.six-figure income” in the
next several months for NBC, NBC
International, which handles all
the network’s merchandising activ¬
ities and has been as hot as a
pistol with regards its contribu¬
tion to the company’s 1960 profit
picture, has some 40 manufactured
“Velvet” items lined up for dis¬
tribution, from some 26 book titles
to tops and a complete line of
young girl's apparel.

The “Velvet” products are al¬
ready returning to NBC the best
aales in the Inte'rnational’s mer¬
chandising history, according to
the web.

NBC’s merchandising arm, man¬
aged fiy Bob Max, did twice the
sales in 1960 as in the previous
year (which, NBC says, was no
slouch either). One of the chief
factors in the sales upbeat in mer¬
chandising, Max recently observed.
Is "the wave of enthusiasm for
adult games.”

NBC’s quizzer “Concentration,”
just to name one “adult game,”
has returned roughly $8,000,000 in
retail sales during the last 18
montns. Figure NBC’s share, via
Its licensing arrangement with the
manufacturer, Milton Bradley Co.,
at anywhere from 5 to 10%, which
Is the general range for tv mer¬
chandising royalties. It's quite a
sum.

So happy is NBC International
veep Alfred Stem with the “Con¬
centration” boodle that orders
went out recently to license games
for the new daytimer, Jan Mur¬
ray’s “Charge Account.” Some
10.000 “Charge Account” games are
being produced and marketed daily
in the early stages of manufac¬
ture, according to NBC. Addition¬
ally, “Play Your Hunch,” another
quiz show on NBC now in the mer¬
chandising mill, is doing “exceed¬
ingly well” as a retail game. In all
there are about 12 games as part
of the NBC merchandising stock.

In the posh world of tv mer¬
chandising, there is some small
cheese, too, but this small cheese
pays off. In under a year of for¬
eign merchandising, NBC Interna¬
tional has established 35 fran¬
chises in England alone. There are
others throughout Europe—any
place one of the shows, on which
the merchandising is based, plays.
For instance, the cowboy “Bonanza”
In the Scandinavian countries
must be a real charge.

Among the other merchandising
features at NBC is a current at¬
tempt to revive “Howdy Doodv”
and his pals. “Doody” had a great
merchandising history, too, when
It was on the air, but now NBC is
trying to sell the “Doody” charac¬
ters as promotional items, much
in the same way that Vaughn Mon¬
roe promotes RCA manufactured
goods.

ABC Take a Good Look’
Exits But Kovacs Stays
With ‘Silents Please’

“Take a Good Look” paneler
will take a permanent hiatus after
March 16, but host Ernie Kovacs
will continue being seen in the
ABC-TV 10:30 Thursday slot.
Comedian will become host-nar¬
rator for 23 editions of “Silents
Please,” the Sterling TV produc¬
tion made from old silent motion
pictures ir.to a half-hour weekly
package.

Additionally, Kovacs will front
four other half-hours, bringing his
spring-summer ABC commitment
up to 27. stanzas. These 30-minute
Kovac specials will go Into the
same Thursday time period as
"Silents Please.” “Please” had a
run last summer on ABC-TV, but
tiie next batch will consist of new-
to-tv material.

Consolidated Cigar, “Look”
bankrolled will stick out the sea¬
son with Kovacs.

Three ‘Morrow Reports’
Still on CBS-TV Roster,
Mebbe a Welch Biopic

Though Ed Murrow is already en¬
sconced in Washington as head of
the U.S. Information Agency, he’ll
be seen on three and possibly a
fourth “CBS Reports” stanzas. The
three are already completed save
for a possible sentence or two*of
updated commentary; the fourth, if
“CBS Reports” producer Fred W.
Friendly can pull it together, would
be a biograhpy of the late Joseph
Welch which Murrow and Friendly
have talked about.

The Welch biopic, if it comes off,
would be culled from footage in the
possession of CBS, from some .of
his "Omnibus” footage, and from
film owned by Otto Preminger, who
employed Welch in the role of the
judge in “Anatomy of a Murder.”
Murrow’, under the terms of his
U.S.I.A. employment, W'ould be al¬
lowed to do such a show.

The three completed Murrow
“CBS Reports” are “A Real Case of
Murder,” program dealing with an
actual Brooklyn murder case, fol¬
lowing it through the courts with a
discussion of how justice works’
“Pilot for a Peace Corps,” story of
14 American youngsters wiio went
to work In Guineau last summer,
w'hich was filmed at the time; and
‘The Next to the Greatest English¬
man," an interview by Murrow or
Lord Hastings Ismay about Sir
Winston Churchill, along the lines
of the Walter Lippmann show of
last year.

“Murder” stanza is scheduled for
March 2; others don’t have firm
dates yet.

Walker Exits NAB

Washington, Feb. 7.

A. Prose Walker has resigned as
manager of engineering for Nation¬
al Assn, of Broadcasters, effective
May 16.

Walker, who's been with NAB
seven and a half years, plans to
get an undisclosed job In private
industry. NAB president LeRoy
Collins said he accepted Walker’s
resignation with regret and added
that his absence “will he keenly
felt by the Association and mem¬
bership which he served so de¬
votedly.”

This is the diary of a television
show. It is unusual, but so are the
circumstances and so is its star.

The diary starts in December,
when CBS okayed “You’re in the
Picture” as a Jackie Gleason
vehicle for Friday nights at 9:30 to
start Jan. 20 and sold it to L&M
and Kellogg. It hasn’t ended yet.
For brevity’s sake, it will start here
Jan. 16, four days ahead of airtime:

Monday, Jan. 16. — After much
indecision, Gleason selects his
panel, Pat Carroll, Jan Sterling,
Arthur Treacher and Keenan
Wynn.

Thursday, Jan. 19.—CBS tapes
two shows with the above panel.

Friday, Jan. 20. — Gleason de¬
cides he wants to do the first show 1
live and save the tapes. Discovers
Wynn isn’t available for the live
show.

Gleason signs Pat Harrington
Jr. to replace Wynn. Show
goes on the air, is so bad Gleason
asks what he’s doing there.

Saturday, Jan. 21.—Reviews roll
in, all disastrous.

Monday, Jan.23.—The calm be¬
fore the storm.

| Tuesday, Jan. 24.—Gleason, exec
producer Steve Carlin, GAC prexy
Larry Kanaga and reps of McCann-
Erickson and Leo Burnett meet
with Oscar Katz, CBS program¬
ming v.p. Katz tells them there
must be changes, indicates simpler
panel format.

Wednesday, Jan. 25. — Carlin
hires Allan Sherman as producer,,

ABC-TV Takes Pledge:
Better Italo Image On
Future ‘Untouchables’

Washington, Feb. 7.

Fingered by four complaining
Congressmen, ABC-TV agreed to
make two concessions on “The Un¬
touchables.”

Two web execs put on a Capitol
Hill carpet agreed:

(1) To state at the conclusion of
each future stanza: “Fictional and
designated for entertainment.”

(2) To take it easy on Italo-
Americans as villians.

Announcement of the agreement
was made here by Rep. Alfred E.

| Santangelo (D-N.Y.), in whose of¬
fice the meeting took place. ABC
i was represented by vice presidents
Thomas W. Moore and Alfred R.
Schneider, both down from N.Y. to
hear the latest federal blowup
over “The Untouchables.”

With Santangelo were Reps. Vic¬
tor jjLnfuso (D-N.Y.), Peter Rodino
(D.N.J.) and Joseph P. Addabbo
(D-N.Y.)). All had gripes about
the bad. stigma the show rubs off
on Americans of Italian descent.
Santangelo said he told the ABC
execs the program has been “seri¬
ously injuring the good character
and reputation of the great major¬
ity” of such citizens. Further, he
said, the series “greatly distorts
history.”

Hong Kong Intrigue

The credits on CBS-TV’s
^‘Report on Hong Kong” with
William Holden last week
caused almost as much trouble
to the network as the show
itself, which took a year for
the w’eb-to sell.

For one thing, network had
to give Irving Gitlin, now head
of his own pubaffairs unit at
NBC, credit on the show as
exec producer, as per the terms
of his contract with CBS as it
existed at the time the show
was produced.

For another, web had prob¬
lems with the Writers Guild of
America, because in the film
it used the credit “produced
and written by Stanley Flink.”
Under WGA's telefilm contract,
the “written by” credit must
appear in a single frame by
Itself unless a special waiver is
requested beforehand from tha
Guild.

CBS complied with the WGA
demand for separate producer
and writer credits for Flink.
But instead of reshooting the
credits and editing them into
the film, web decided to handle
Flink’s credits live, cutting
from film to telops, another
minor headache. Everything
came out okay, however.

indicates he’ll go along with any
changes Sherman makes. Gleason
says he’ll do anything to make it a
better show.

Thursday, Jan. 26.—10 a.m. Sher¬
man and Co. meet with Katz, all in
agreement on changes.

3:30 p.m. Gleason, Sherman, Car¬
lin, Kanaga, McCann and Burnett
reps appear for another meeting
with Katz. Gleason wants to know
If Katz, in the absence of CBS-TV
prez Jim Aubrey, can make a major
decision, then pitches the idea of a
one-man show apologizing for last
week’s “bomb,” reminiscing about
past flops. Katz agrees enthusiastic¬
ally. Gleason instructs the CBS
press dept, to contact the news¬
papers and have them call him.
But when they call, he promises
only a “surprise” and tells them to
catch the show.

Friday, Jan. 27.—Gleason goes on
solo. Show’s a hit as a one-shot.

Saturday, Jan. 28. — Another
meeting between Gleason & Co.
and Katz. Gleason wants to make
the show a “conversation” show,
drop the panel format, particularly
as reviews and comment come in
on the night before.

Monday; Jan. 30.—Katz takes a
breather; N.Y. programming v.p.
Mike Dann is back from a Bahamas
vacation. Gleason & Co. pile into
Dann’s office for a 4 p.m. meeting
that' runs until 10. Subject: a suit¬
able guestar for Friday’s show, Bob
Hope if available.

I Tuesday, Jan, 31.—Sponsor Kel- (

French Protest
German TV Show
On Algerian War

Frankfurt, Feb. 7.

Seems like everyone’s knocking
the West. German television lately.
First It was some of the television
station directors who protected the
sexy, immoral anti-war aspects* of
Fritz Kortner’s “Lysistrata,” and
then a Jewish association charged
there were anti-Semitic aspects of
a performance of the comedy “Cap¬
tain from Koepenick.”

And now It’s the French govern¬
ment who’s mad about a docu¬
mentary concerning the war in
Algeria.

On one side, all this controversy
is building up interest In the quiet
and usually rather boring German
television.

But on the other side, It means
added headaches for the television
officials controlling the programs.

The French ambassador in West
Germany, Francois Seydoux de
Clausonne, went to the West Ger¬
man Foreign Office to lodge the
complaint about the “deep con¬
cern” of the French government at
the television performance of ‘The
Seven-Year War.” The documen¬
tary, by German reporter Gerd von
Paczensky, was charged with being
“anti-French in character” and of
being slanted toward the Algerian
rebel organization the FLN. And
such an attitude could seriously
damage the German-French friend¬
ship, the ambassador commented.

According to a representative of
the French Embassy, many French¬
men who live in Germany had seen
the show and had objected to the
presentation of the French role in
Algeria.

logg wants out, says it bought a
panel show and not a conversation-
piece and besides, it sells breakfast
foods and doesn’t like Gleason’s
references to spiked coffee. Aubrey
and CBS sales v.p. Bill Hylan, in
Chicago for other agency calls, 1
make a hurry-up meeting with
Burnett.

Wednesday, Feb.l.—Aubrey-Hy-
lan meetings continue. Katz and
Dann meet with Gleason, ask him
to return to the panel format.
Gleason says nothing doing, if you
want a panel moderator get Bert
Parks or words to that effect. Mean¬
while, Gleason hasn’t been able to
line up a name guest, Is considering
a conversational “gimmick” for
Friday’s show.

Thursday, Feb. 2.—Still a stale¬
mate. CBS doesn’t want to let Kel¬
logg out on the panel pitch for fear
of setting a precedent and giving
L&M an out. It doesn’t particularly
want the panel format, but sees no
choice. Another meeting, Katz,
Dann and Kanaga.

Friday, Feb. 3—Kellogg pulls
out, agreeing to shift its billings to
“Father Knows Best.” L&M takes
over sponsorship for the additional
show. Gleason goes on to do a
satire on—guess what?—the meet¬
ing all week. Guest star turns out
to be a chimp.

Monday, Feb. 6—More meetings.
Probable purposes to give Gleason
something to take off on for his
next show.

ABC technicians and engineers
will receive, beginning In 1963, *
pension plan from the network con¬
sisting of approximately 3% of
their earnings. It’s a “non-contrib-
utable” plan, meaning that ABC
will undertake the entire pension
payment for the 900-odd people
from the National Assn, of Broad¬
cast Employees & Technicians.

Feature was negotiated by
NABET last week, after the union
had threatened to strike ABC if
the network first refused it a pen¬
sion plan.

Union and ABC agreed on a
three-year contract to begin as of
Jan. 31, 1961, where the old con¬
tract left off.

An ABC source said that NABET
members there will also begin re¬
ceiving, In time, welfare benefits.
•They will consist, reportedly, of a
hospitalization plan.

ABC and NBC met simultaneous¬
ly with NABET in Cincinnati. Both
networks’ contracts with the union
expired at the same time, and, in
the meantime, IBrEW and CBS met
in Washington.

Unlike ABC, the other two net¬
works did not have to negotiate a
pension plan. CBS and NBC have,
had one for years.

CBS-TV’s New Morning
Paitern Now 45% SR0;
Debuts on Monday (13)

CBS-TV will get its new morning
advertiser rotation plan underway
next Monday (13) at about 45% of
capacity in terms of sponsorship.
But the web has already lined up
additional second-quarter business
to start in April and is talking sev¬
eral more deals which may corns
off momentarily.

In terms of conversions from cur¬
rent quarter-hour commitments,
the web has 39 minutes sold as it
kicks off the plan. In the area of
new r business, it also has four mors
one-minute spots from Lipton Tea
per week, bringing the total to 43
out of a possible 100 (20 one-minute
positions to be sold by the w r eb
daily).

Already in are orders from Men-
tholatum, with the exact distribu¬
tion of its spot still to be deter¬
mined, and from Bon Ami, for 10
participations to start in ApriL
There’s also a verbal assurancs
from Lever and Lipton of addi¬
tional second-quarter biz.

Meanwhile, network is still nego¬
tiating conversions with other ex¬
isting quarter-hour sponsors to ths
minute pattern,' and should these
occur, they would swell the rank*
to past the 50%-SRO mark. Web
views this as encouraging in view
of. the 25%-sold status of the morn¬
ing for the past several months.

Henry Frankel to GAC
As Gottlieb Successor

Henry Frankel has joined Gen¬
eral Artists Corp. tele dept, where
he will represent the agency la
servicing the Perry Como show. Ho
succeeds Lester Gottlieb, who re¬
signed to join NBC as a veepee In
charge of special programs.

In this position, he reunites with
Nick Vanoff, producer of the Como
show, who was in a similar capac¬
ity with the former Steve Allen
show', where Frankel booked the
variety acts. Frankel was also an
independent agent at one time and
assistant booker of the Paramount
j Theatres.

Diary Of A TV Show (Gleason’s)

• By BOB CHANDLER ■■,■■■■■■ —■ ■ ■

PfissiEfr

‘ Wednesday, February 8, 1961

HWIO-TKtKVISIOS <55

Perry Como will 'be back on NBC-TV next season — but he’s
returning the hard way, which spells out contract trouble. The
simple fact of the matter is, that Como wants more money under
a new contractual commitment and even now he’s involved with
the top brass at NBC in a continuing round of huddles., A high
. NBC source concedes that “we’ll -get him back,” indicating that
even if he doesn’t get all he’s asking for, the singer’s coin status
will be upped. ^

Kraft is winding up a two-year deal this season and has renego¬
tiated for a continuance of the Wednesday 9 to 10 color spread,
although there initially had been some doubts about Como wanting
to stay on a week-in-week-out basis. It's anticipated how that he’ll
continue next season with a weekly show, but that he’ll trim down
his exposure the following season. _ '

WHh.Salant Tatk^Orer Rems

Virtually the last vestiges of the+
old CBS News stewardship' were ' 1
erased last week with the resign*-;
tion of Sig Mickelson as president'
of CBS News, the appointment , of
Richard Salant aSjhiS successor ind
the selection of Blair Clark as gen¬
eral manager and v.p. of. the divi¬
sion as successor to JohncDay, who j
beat Mickelson to the exit by two, j
days. ' j

The dean-sweep in management.
of the ^division, howeveiv-leaves
some. key operating personnel- re-;
mii&ihg in.the saddle to maintain
the continuity of operation/ Bob!
Lang continues as administrative,
v.p,; Sam Zelman remains the key
.figure* in news production; Paul
Levitan is still special events boss;
Bill 'Crawford and Ralph Faskmaa
' continue in charge of thd“ebpy and
assignment desks and Bob Skedgell
, is still bolding the radio news reins.
But in management terms, the

departure of Mickelsop and Day
marks a major switch at' the policy¬
making level and a major contrast
in news background to the old set¬
up. Salant’s news background was
virtually. nil until he was thrust
into overall command of the CBS
News Division several weeks ago
as chairman of the executive com¬
mittee; Clark has been a newsman
all his adult life, but with virtual¬
ly no experience in television and
. none on the management side of
broadcast news.

$11,413 PER MINUTE
FOR ABC SAT. SPORTS

With pro baseball being dropped
next spring from its Saturday af¬
ternoon schedule, ABC-TV hfts
tentatively lined up that previously
reported series of Sports specials
to .take baseball^ place. Web "has
program marked on . Saturdays
from April 29 through Sept 9,
-■'ABC hopes to do the Penn £
Drake Relays the first outing, fol¬
lowed, by- pro tennis/the India¬
napolis “500” trials, a soccer match,
a study of streamlined baseball
I using the Ch? White Sox • in a
special experimental, game), .a
bullfight from Spain’s Festival of
San Isidore, a golf match, Le Mans
Motor Car race, water shorts, etc.

Network estimated that the cost
per-minute will be $11,413.- .

CBSJV Reverses
Itself, Reinstates
Soviet Spy Story

in contrast, Mickelson was a
newspaperman and then a longtime
ladio news director, at WCCO, Min¬
neapolis. He'd been at CBS in N. Y„
starting as director of pubaffairs,
since 1949. Day, though new to
broadcasting when he joined CBS
tlx years ago, had been managing
editor of the Louisville Courier-
Journal.

Salant, as a CBS corporate veep,
(Continued on page 82)

Dick Iinbroum In
NBC Exit; On Own

Richard Linkroum, who recently
Quit as NBC-TV’s special programs
veepee (job then taken by Lester
Gottlieb), has decided to go into
indie packaging, presumbly of
taped or live one-shots. ^

Linkroum, fed' up with being a
staff administrator and anxious to
go Into creative production, quit
the veepeeship in the hope of neg¬
otiating a freelance creative con¬
tract with NBC-TV. Talks had
gone on for weeks, but nothing
came of them. Reportedly, the big
block to contract between Kink-
roum and the NBC brass was that
the web didn’t feel it could give
him a pact'of the length he sought.
He wanted to specialize in one-
shots.

Presently, Linkroum is finishing
off his production chores for NBC-
TV with “25 Years of Life,” due in
March. His continuation as pro¬
duction chief on the stanza comes
as part of the former veep’s set¬
tlement with the network. He’d
been with NBC for seven years.

CBS-TV pulled an-about. face
last week and rescheduled “The Spy
.Next Door” for Feb. 15 on “Arm¬
strong Circle Theatre.” The net¬
work's action in cancelling the
show four days before its sched¬
uled Feb. 1 airing had been the
source of much speculation as to
the motive.

Web made no attempt to explain
'its reasons, either for the cancella¬
tion or the reinstatement of the
Talent Associates stanza on Soviet
spy activities in the U.S. Instead,
it merely stated that the decision
to cancel was made after a reading
of the script by CBS execs. “How¬
ever,” web’s statement went on,
“the producer was authorized to
record ‘The Spy Next Door’ so that
it could be considered in final form
by network officials. It was neces¬
sary to schedule a substitute pro¬
gram at that time because of the
deadlines in broadcasting.”

J Show was taped Wednesday eve-
; ning (1) and viewed by a battery
of six CBS v.p.’s. who then gave an
(Continued on page 82)

Groucho’s Block Drag
Coin as Ciggie Exits

P. Lorillard is quitting its half
of the Groucho Marx stanza and
Block Drug is moving in to take the
cigaret’s place on the NBC-TV
weekly half-hour. It’s understood
that Lorillard will shift the coin it
saves into a scatter plan on the
same network.

Block’s buy, to commence soon,
calls for 13 sponsorships over 26
weeks. Toni, Lorillard’s co-sponsor
until now, stays with the show.
Marx will continue Thursdays at 10
for the remainder of this season.

Parting was described as “friend¬
ly.” (It's possible that Linkroum,.
in his new indie status, will end up
doing one-shots for NBC that he
eouldn’t negotiate on an execlusive
basis.)

This piece of Lorillard biz is
handled by the Gray agency and
has nothing to do with the Lorillard
order (via Lennen & Newell) for
[half of the nighttime “Concentra-
Ition.”

By GEORGE ROSEN

. With the possible exception of
last year’* period of'distress oyer
the rigging accusations and other
assorted industry scandals, never
before has a network—in this In¬
stance CBS—been the victim of
such dismal public relations as dur-
[ mg the past 19-day period.

| Capped by the most recent reve¬
lation of the resignation of CBS
News president Sig Mickelson (see
I separate story), -nothing better re-
I fleet* the travails at 485Jtiadison
Ave. than the Tound-robin^of head¬
lines and stories In last week’s
Variety, ie.: Ed Murrow resolving
his own personal displeasures
with CBS the hard -way—calling it
quits to take" bn the $2LQ0Q-a-year
directorship of the USIA; John
Day exiting as No. t mail in CBS
News because “the situation was
untenable”; ■ Armstrong’s blast at
CBS for cancelling out a Soviet spy:
script; the fact that “its-“do good”
tv enterprises (“CBS Reports”
“Face"the - Nation”) tote up to a
$1,500,000 sustaining rap; proxy
Jim Aubrey’s “help” appeal to
affiliates on daytime programming
support, etc.

AH of which adds, up to an .un¬
precedented. public ! relations rap
for a single network- within ’a
week’s spam Couple, this with the
bad CBS press vis a vis the acco¬
lades bestowed on the. NBC news
operation, plus the indifferent re¬
action to the'new shows premier¬
ing on CBS this season and the
unhappy lot of th e-Columbia image
perpetuators becomes even more
pronounced.

But with, the subsequent rise in
jitter fevers around the network
and the recurring /pvhat next?” as
the dominant theme of the day,
there’s an incongruity in the whole
situation which is causing many to
wonder at the CBS top command’s
willingness and readiness to push
the panic button. * .

It’s true that, with the decline in
CBS news prestige, administrative
changes were inevitable. Coming
one on top of the other (Day and
•Mickelsen) merely served to dram¬
atize the situation. It’s trpe that in
view of changes in policy stem¬
ming from D. C. pressures, the net¬
work got clipped in the Armstrong
blast, although the web’s subse¬
quent reversal and decision to go
ahead with the program next week,
merely served to compound the em-
barrassaments and spotlight the
questionable nix in the first place.
But a look at “the other side
of . the picture” only serves to
accentuate how totally incongruous
is the picture of a network* “run¬
ning scared” at a time when:

(1) The forthcoming annual
statement will show that the tele¬
vision network profits for 1960 (be¬
fore taxes) will hit an estimated
$30,000,000;

(2) CBS-TV holds undisputed

leadership in the National Niel¬
sens, averaging six out of the top
10 Shows, and with eight of the top
10 daytime; „

(3) The same National Nielsens
give CBS a dominance in half-hour
wins with 24 as against 17 for ABC
and nine for NBC;

(4) Take away Dave Brinkley
(who single-handedly seems to
have brewed up the revolution in
the three - network competitive
news sweepstakes) and, man for
man, show for show, in the words
of a rival newscaster, “what has
CBS to be ashamed of?”;

(5) In the area of public affairs,
the CBS “image” remains the one
to beat;

(6) Of the eight highest-rated
entertainment shows among the
season’s new entries in the Nation¬
al Nielsens, CBS has five (Andy
Griffith, “Checkmate.” “Candid
Camera,” Tom Ewell and “Pete &
Gladys”); ABC has two “Flint-
stones” and “My Three Sons”);
NBC has one (“Tall Man.”)

Yet strange indeed are the be¬
havior patterns around CBS these
days.

Could Be Rough Going for TV’s
Technical Unions From Here (hi In
fat Bid for Job Security at Webs

PILOT TO ROLL ON
JOEY BISHOP SHOW

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Joey Bishop will film * pilot for
Danny Thomas* Marterto Enter¬
prises. Seg will be filmed this week
and is tentatively titled “The Joey
Bishop Show.” It ydll be run off
March.-27 as an-episode of “The
Danny Thomas Show.”

Thomas is also, backing- * Dick
Van Dyke pilot in association with
Sheldon Leonard. Carl Reiner will
produce. Episode is not scheduled;
as a seg of Thomas' regular skein.

Van Dyke took a week’s leave
•from his Broadway lead in “Bye
Bye Birdie” to film show at Desilu-
Culve'r. Morey Amsterdam guests
in the pilot. ' - .

P. Lorillard saved the day (it’s
really more correct to say the
“night”) for Hugh Downs. Cig
company, via Lennen & Newell,
wants to buy half the forthcoming
nighttime version of “Concentre
tion” on NBC-TV—with Downs as
host. *’■

Until late last week. Downs,
Who hosts the current daytime
version of “Concentration” and is
announcer for the latenight Jack
Paar show, was not going to get
the prime time version of the quiz¬
zes NBC-TV was afraid that “Con¬
centration” at night would be
harder to sell if Downs took it, be¬
cause his announcing chores else¬
where in the schedule might pro¬
duce a sponsor conflict

NBC-TV was close to a deal In¬
stead with Hal March, who em¬
ceed th% defunct “$64,000 Ques¬
tion,” and in the meantime Downs
is said to have expressed -both
anxiety and anger at not being al¬
lowed to do nighttime “Concentra¬
tion.” There was even talk he
might retaliate by quitting either
or both of the other two shows he
does for NBC.

Lorillard, which is a Paar spon¬
sor, made it easy for NBC to
change its mind. With a half-spon¬
sor like that in tow, the problem
of sponsor conflict is halved.

“Concentration” will assume a
half-hour once weekly ' Monday
nights at 9 in April. The daytime
stripped version will continue.

Crosley in Shakenp

At Atlanta WLW-A

Atlanta, Feb. 7.

Major shakeup at Crosley Broad¬
casting Corp.’s WLW-A found
James W. Burgess, for nearly four
years television station’s sales
manager, upped to general man¬
ager post with a vice presidency
to go along with his new title.

Burgess succeeds Harry A. Le
BTun, who resigned last week due
to what he and Crosley officials
(mutually) termed “a conflict in
the matter of policy.”

Appointment of Burgess was an¬
nounced by Robert E. Dunville,
prez of Crosley outfit, after meet¬
ing of Board of Directors in New
York City.

In addition to sales manager job
he vacated, Burgess must hire a
program director to fill post open
due to resignation of Bob Hen¬
drickson.

While other affiliates of ABC-
TV in comparable cities are rack¬
ing up good ratings, WLW-A has
been dragging its electronic feet in
this respect

By ART WOODSTONE

Hie technical unions in radio
and live and taped television are
expected to face greater and great-,
er difficulty In their attempts —
like labor groups everywhere—to
establish job security.

The contract negotiations last
week between the National Assn,
of Broadcast Employees A Tech¬
nician^ mid ABC are considered
in some quarters as an important,
if Sqmewhat oblique, indication of
just the Mod of trouble the'tech¬
nical groups will face. After threat¬
ening to strike ABC if the network
did not supply a pension plan and
an adequate one at that, NABET
settled for what- is described as
Conriderahly less, than the union
had been .asking, ’

Compromise is invariably a part
of contract, negotiations between
labor and management, and, to
some, taking * deferred 3% pen¬
sion plan (see separate story)
instead of a full 5% pension at
once might seem nothing more
[than a compromise. Compromise
| it was, but the settlement is also
looked upon as an inevitable
I defeat for the union.

This year NABET was no longer
Willing to accede to ABC’s com*
plaint that it was a poor network,
that, unlike NBC and CBS, it still
couldn’t afford a pension plan for
its camera, sound men, switchers
and the other technicians, who
together number over 900, But
1961 was possibly the wrong year
to Start resisting ABC’s plea of
impoverishment. If, say, in 1958,
NABET resisted, it might now have
as much in pensions for its ABC
rank-and-file as it is getting from
NBC and IBEW is getting from
CBS.

This is not meant as a study in
hindsight, for possibly no one
could • have envisioned hew the
balance of power between net¬
works and their technical unions
was to turn three years later. Yet,
as it appears to many observers,
the technical unions in live and
taped tv and all radio cannot really
afford the risk of strike.

Nobody likes strikes, the net¬
works always say, but these same
networks today seem well equipped
to take a strike and keep operating
for an indefinite period of time.
For years, the networks have been
developing a body of “substitute”
engineers and technicians. During
the weeks before fevery contract
negotiation with . IBEW and
NABET, the three webs train and
retrain staff executives in the art
of handling a camera or levelling
a boom mike.

They’re admittedly not expert,
and if ABC, NBC or CBS had to
take a strike five years ago, when
they all aired many more live tv
programs than tbey now do, they
might have fallen apart—with all
their training as substitutes. But
(Continued on page 82)

Purex Decides To
Stay lift NBC-TV

Purex has confirmed that it is
; returning its money to NBC, de¬
spite the CBS attempt to attract
the sponsor’s $4,000,000 business
over to its own part of the spec¬
trum. First purchase announced
; with NBC-TV under the new Purex
contract is the purchase of live
hourlong biographies by producer
Don Hyatt known as “The World
: Of . . .”

Also, Purex will probably an¬
nounce shortly a plan to repeat
Irving Gitlin’s daytime specials, in
; the “Woman” series, at night dur¬
ing the summer of ’61.

| Bankroller will probably an¬
nounce the disposition of the rest
iof its tv budget on NBC over a
l period of several more days.

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Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Those ASR-Schick-B&B-Timex
Blowups k Sundry Ruminations
-On Other Madison Ave. Fronts

By BILL GREELEY

Madison Ave. rumor and rumina¬
tion in a high, season for shifting
accounts:

Schick’s switch from Benton &
Bowles to Norman, Craig & Kum-
mel was alleged to be caused by
B&B’s taking on the ASR Products
(Gem razors etc.), but a bad tv sea¬
son could be a major reason.

“We were badly burned with
Witness, says Schick ad manager
William Seigal in explaining the
company’s all-out investment in
newspapers for the first quarter of
'61. Schick had a fourth of the
CBS-TV hour, plus four partici¬
pations in the same web's “Face the
Nation” Monday night pubservice
outing. Same time, he says, the
"Peter Pan” Christmas special on
NBC was h highly successful holi¬
day promotion for Revlon subsid.

Seigal says the company may be
back in tv before the year is up,
but no definite plans are current.
It may be more network, it may be
spot.

Another close observer, on the
other side of things, describes ASR-
Schick-B&B this way: “Revlon has
a diversity of products to sell, and
primary among them is Righteous
Indignation. They get a lot of oil,
a lot of oil."

The long expected exodus of
Timex from Doner agency material¬
ized over the weekend with the
$3,500,000 biz landing at Warwick
& Legler. Since the hassel over tv
program plans that saw agency tele
topper Sylvan Taplinger ankling,
the client has been pitched from
all sides.

Timex tv season of entertainment
and pubservice specials has been so
#o. An Art Carney outing was dis¬
appointing to the point of cancel¬
ling a second go. NBC’s “White
Papers" have proved a solid buy,
but the exponents of a special rate
for pubservice are saying that the
Timex tab, close to $600,000, was
high, and the word may have
reached the client.

With the new Shell biz at Ogilvy,
Benson & Mather, the often re¬
peated quip is, “When is that news¬
paper campaign ^oing to start?'’

Early indications are that Shell’s
multi-million exclusive newspaper
campaign is a solid success in some
important markets, and a complete
flop in others. This may be the
reason for reported Shell-OB&M
discussions anent a partial split to
tv soon.

Strong possibility is a trouble¬
shooting spot campaign to shore up
markets where newspapers are not
building sales; and others where
there’s a lot of dealer nervousness.

Radford Stone, former NBC-TV
account exec, was hired by Ogilvy
In September as broadcast super¬
visor for Shell. What he’s been up
to during the last few months of
feverish one-media planning is not
known, but the word is that he's
now actively plotting Shell’s tele
future.

Up an<jl down: George Oswald,
formerly a Kenyon & Eckhardt vee-
pee, joins Geyer, Morey, Madden &
Ballard as a senior veepee.

Stripes for Marion McDonald
and Wallace J. Gordon at Grant
Advertising.

Charles W r . Young joins Ogilvy,
Benson & Mather as personnel di¬
rector. He’s been with the Asso¬
ciated Merchandising Corp., Lever
Bros^nnd R. H. Macy as a person¬
nel exjec.

New Biz: Transogram, toys and
other juve products, to Mogul Wil¬
liams & Saylor.

CM FM’er Air Coin

Chicago, Feb. 7.

Foreign airlines apparently are
high on FM. Chi’s fine arts station,
WFMT, is SRO for the month of
March in the category of European
flights, per its policy of separating
competing commercials by a mini¬
mum of two hours.

Air France last week doubled its
•pot schedule on the station, and
Sabena Belgian World Airlines and
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines came
In as new spot accounts. Renewing
for third year are Japan Air Lines
and Scandanavian Airlines System.
Station has also plucked the Swiss
Tourist Office and French National
Railroads this month.

With the Station Reps

Stations and reps are experienc¬
ing a relatively soft first quarter
in spot tv, volume, and industryites
predict there may -not be a leveling
off until the second six months of
the year.

One of the prime reasons is a
slackening by automotive advertis¬
ers in all media. Car makers are
retrenching, attempting to get rid
of inventories, saving the big push
for next year’s models.

Slide in spot volume is evident
in the number one market, New
York, with such primetime carriers
as the late features films and
WNBC-TV’s Jack Paar chainbreaks
obviously off. Latter show has
been filling with pubservice an¬
nouncements and promos where
there were sold minutes before.

There’s new biz In the offing,
however, which may help the level¬
ing off. Rheingold beer Is making
a big swing to tv. Cott, east coast
beverage firm which was formerly
in newspapers, is reportedly swing¬
ing the whole budget to tv. On the
national level. Pet Milk has pulled
out of network in favor of spot.

Briefs: H-R Representatives have
picked up WEMP, Milwaukee, and
KWK, St. Louis, both formerly
repped by Headly-Reed . .. Joseph
Friedman has been named manager
of H-R’s San Francisco office . . .
RAB has released co-op plans of 50
more national and regional radio
advertisers to its 1,200 member sta¬
tions. Book now covers 600 . . .
Avery-Knodel opens a Boston office
this week with Santo J. Crupi as
manager. He was with Middlesex
Broadcasting, heading up local, re¬
gional and national sales.

WBBM’S KUP RUNNNETH
OVER VS. SUSSKIND

Chicago, Feb. 7.

Irv Kupcinet’s “At Random,"
which has swamped all Saturday
post-midnight competition for two
years, is doing ditto to David Suss-
kind’s syndicated “Open End,”
which, curiously, it’s somewhat
patterned after. WBKB installed
the Susskind show head-on against
Kup several months ago, as a fight-
fire-with fire measure, but the
WBBM-TV entry has been out¬
pointing it more than four to one.

Latest Nielsens show the Kup-
cinet talkfest starting at midnight
with a 17.6 as against a 4.3 four-
week average for “Open End.” At
1 a.m., Kup maintains a 9.9 average
while Susskind depreciates below
Nielsen’s minimum count. Interest¬
ingly, at 1:45 a.m. Kupcinet still
carries a 5.0 rating, which is higher
than Susskind’s at the start.

52 TV-AM Canada Licenses
Come Up for Renewal !

Ottawa, Feb. 7.

Board of Broadcast Governors
will meet.in Ottawa Feb. 22 to scan
applications for renewal of broad¬
cast licenses from 52 Canadian
television and AM stations, expir¬
ing March 31.

Of the 52, only three have been
called to appear before BBG. They
are CKOY, Ottawa; CKEY, To¬
ronto, and CKLW-TV, Windsor,
Scheduled to confer with the board
on programming problems are
CKCH, Hull; CHNC, New Carlisle,
P.Q.; CKPC, Brantford, Ont M
CJCX, Yorkton, Sask., all AMers,
j and CKNX-TV, Wingham, Ont.

Push Kenya TV Plans

London, Feb. 7.

Norman F. Harris, Kenya’s Min¬
ister for Information and Broad-
castlng.-who was in town last week
for talks with the Colonial Office,
took time out for meetings with
several of the groups Who have
declared an interest in operating
a tv service in the area.

Among the groups reportedly in¬
terested are Granada TV Network,
Rediffusion, and a syndicate which
includes Scottish TV, TWW, NBC-
and 20th-Fox.

CBS-TV Coast Shifts On
Production Personnel

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

CBS-TV has done some juggling
among its Coast production per¬
sonnel, with Seeleg Lester moving
Up to become producer of “The'
Gunslinger” under Charles Marquis
Warren^. who takes the exec pro¬
ducer spot on the new western,
and Andre Boehm succeeding War¬
ren as producer of “Rawhide."
j Lester has been producer of
“Perry Mason," and replacing him
there will be Arthur Seid and Ar¬
thur Marks, who will alternate as
producers. They’ve served as as¬
sistant producer and associate pro-
[ ducer respectively on the “Mason"

: stanza.

Boehm has beeq associate pro-
| ducer on “Rawhide," but with War¬
ren moving over to “Gunslinger”
on a fulltime basis, Boehm is tak¬
ing over the Friday night series.

Lee Vogel’s WMAQ
Slot Up for Grabs

Chicago, Feb. 7.

Jack Eigen, “bad boy" of Chicago
(and previously Gotham) radio,
may yet get his old job. back as
latenight celebrity interviewer on
WMAQ. NBC-owned station had
bounced him a year ago because
his brand of controversy didn’t jive
with the outlet’s new dignified tone.
But ratings have gone into a tail-
spin since then, and WMAQ brass
is admitting that he’s again under
consideration. From the sound of
things, however, they’d rather not
have him if they didn’t have to.

WMAQ has elected not to renew
Eigen’s successor, Lee Vogel, and
for the next few weeks will be
testing other local personalities to
see if there are any positive vibra¬
tions. If not, Eigen will undoubt¬
edly claim the prize. First to get a
crack at it is Sig Sakowicz, former
Polish newspaper columnist who
branched into radio a few years ago
and now has interview shows on
WGN and WTAQ.

Though he’s caused them plenty
of headaches, Eigen always did get
ratings for his WMAQ bosses. And
the situation is critical because it’s
been discovered that, for some rea¬
son, the latenight show has been
affecting the ratings of the station’s
prime early morning strip. When
the late ratings were good,
WMAQ’s morning man, Henry
Cooke, was running second in the
market; and since they’ve dropped,
during Vogel’s tenure, Cooke’s
fallen to about fourth. Only ex¬
planation is that latenight listeners
Apparently tend to leave their dials
in place when they turn on the set
the next morning

Eigen had taken a job on a St.
Louis station last year hut left
after a few months to try his luck
in Chi cagaln.

TV-Radio Production Centres ~

IN NEW YORK CITY ...

Lester Gottlieb gets a veepee stripe when he moves Into NBC on
Feb. 15 . . . Jane Pickens hosts WNBC Radio’s special “Answering
Heart Problems” for the N. Y. Heart Assn, next Sunday (12) . . . New
appointments at CBS News: Robert Rheineck upped from chief engineer
to manager of technical operations, Egon Pohoryles named manager of
motion picture photography, and Stan Losak named assistant manager
of photography, all under Jack Bush, manager of film production . . *
Ed Kemmer of CBS-TVs “The Clear Horizon” gets a two-week vaca¬
tion from the Coast-originated soaper and arrives in Gotham Feb. 19
with producer Manya Starr, as guests of the Signal Corps (Keftimer
plays a Signal Corps captain stationed at Canaveral in the series) . . .
WNBC Radio director Bill Weyse recuperating after surgery at Roose¬
velt Hosp . . . Arnold Raskin joined WNBC as production assistant,
Tony Thermopolis, who moves to NBC .International . . . Doris Storm
signed for a series of location blurbs for Lever-Bros.* Imperial mar¬
garine . . . Joseph J. Jacobs has resigned as general attorney for Met¬
ropolitan Broadcasting to resume private practice In N. Y., specialis¬
ing in broadcast, entertainment and Federal regulatory matters . . .
Lee-Hanna moves up to post of director of ijews and special events at
WNEW, succeeding Martin Weldon,, and Dick Merson moves up to
Hanna’s post as assistant director . . . Paul Melton, formerly assistant
to WCBS-TV documentary producer Warren Wallace, now producing
“New York Forum" and “Face New York" for the station . . . Craig
Gilbert and Earle Lnbyv both ,pf whom have written “Twentieth Cen¬
tury” scripts for CBS-TV, turning hut “Sunday Sports Spectacular"
scripts for the web on “Army-Navy Weekend” and “Baseball Field
General" (Paul Richards of the Orioles), respectively , . . George Mal-
ko, production coordinator of WCBS-TV’s “Eye on N. Y.” leaves for
a nine-month stint with the Australian Broadcasting Commission in
Sydney to produce and. direct local pubaffair Shows ... Oops—that’s
Schaefer Beer sponsoring the Sports Network’s Florida horse Taring
(22-city hookup) and not as erratumed last week . . . Actress Jimsey
(Jocelyn) Somers, Gothamite who shifted to the Coast recently, has
the femme lead in tonight’s (8) NBC-TV “Death Valley Days.”

‘ Paul Anka guestars on Sunday’s (12) “Ed Sullivan Show”, . . NBC-
TV producer Ed Pierce left for Marineland, Fla., in preparation for his
underwater variety special, titled “Marineland Circus," to be telecast
Easter Sunday. Pierce already has signed Lloyd Bridges, Buster Crabbe
and Judy Joy as headliners . . . Italian film star Rossano Braxri will be
the host of WNBC-TV’s fashion show, to be Aimed in Rome, and tele¬
cast March 12. Show is sponsored by Alitalia Air Lines.

IN WASHINGTON . , ,

WWDC prexy Ben Strouse Is the new Broadcasters Club prez; other
officers: first v.p., Joseph Goodfellow, NBC v.p.: second v.p., Arthur
Scharfeld, broadcasting attorney; treasurer, Richard Stakes, WMAL-
AM-FM-TV; and secretary, Vincent Wasilewski, National Assn, of
Broadcasters . . . WMAL has launched editorials on both radio and tv
. . . Newest addition to the Mutual news gathering staff is Dorese Bell,
a looker formerly of ABC radio, N. Y. . . . Talbot Wright named edi¬
torial and production assistant at WMAL-TV, with Henry Wilson join¬
ing the hews staff there as a writer-reporter . . . Inga, WRC-TV’S
femmecaster, is now facing the cameras seven days weekly, more than
any other local personality . . . Drew Pearson set to give his views on
the New Frontier in an Interview Thursday (9) on WTOP-TV’s new
“Portfolio” series.

IN LONDON . . .

“Mrs. Dale’s Diary,” for 13 years on BBC radio, is to be “zipped up”
with producer Betty Davies as overall producer and other producers
taking over for refresher spells . . .“Winston Churchill; The Valiant
Years” gets Its first screening on BBC-TV Saturday (11) . . . North of
Scotland Television Ltd., has been renamed Grampian Television Ltd.
. . . Richard Meyer, who recently quit Associated Television, has
formed his own company to advise operators of commercial stations
abroad . . . George Cole stars in a new “Life Of Bliss” skein for BBC-
TV starting Feb. 15 ... An Associated-Rediffusion unit, headed by
features boss, Peter Hunt, writer Elkan Allan and director Bill Mur-i
ton, is in South Vietnam preparing the second British contribution to
the Intertel series skedded for May transmission . . . David Warwick,
Granada director-producer, to Sweden today (Wed.) for a looksee at
Swedish broadcasting . . . WNTA-TV (New York) has bought four pro¬
grams in the BBC’s “Lifeline” series, produced by Hugh Burnett . . .
Jesse Conrad “guests" as singer in ATV's Midland “Cover Girl" show
on Friday (10).

Stable of 6 Writers
ForATV Theatre 70’

London, Feb. 7.

Associated Television Ltd., com¬
mercial web covering the Midlands
area weekdays and the London
region at weekends, has put six
writers under a year’s contract to
write plays exclusively for its “The-
tre ‘70’ ” series of Saturday night
70-roinuters. Hopes are that the
roster will be increased.

Each writer is expected- to turn
out three originals during his first
contract year, this meaning that
ATV can rely on 18 .new plays
when planning Its 19 61 drama
schedules. The half-dozen scribes
pacted Jacques Gillies, Philip Le-
vene, Louis Marks, Jeremy Paul,
Gilbert Phelps and Bruce Stewart.

BBC-TV Shuffle

London, Feb. 7.

Effective April 1, when Stuart
Hood becomes BBC-TV controller
of programs in succession to the
incoming director of television
broadcasting Kenneth Adam, Don¬
ald Baverstock will be assistant
controller. And Leonard Miall gets
the job of assistant controller of tv
current affairs and talks, while also
remaining head of the tv talks
department.

BBC-TV has abolished the post
of deputy director of tv broadcast¬
ing. As a result, Cecil MeGivern is
transferred to a special writing as¬
signment

IN PHILADELPHIA . . .

Paul Sullivan, vet newscaster recently with WIP, joins WCAU . . .
Pete Boyle, longtime children’s favorite, returns to WRCV-TV with an
houriong Sat. morning session, ‘^Pete’s Gang”. . . David Susskind to
keynote the Allied Jewish Appeal’s leader dinner at the Warwick Hotel
|127) . . . WFIL-TV's “University of the Air” chalks up its llth_anni
(6) . . . A1 Melnick, of A&L Record Distributors, staging a record hop
for his son’s *bar mitzvah (12) with deejay Hy Lit doing the honors . . .
WFIL-TV’s d.j. Bill Webber named chairman of the 1961 Easter Seal*
Parade ... Benedict Gimbel Jr., veepee of Metropolitan Broadcasting
Co., appointed by Mayor Richardson Dilworth to Philly's Arts Advisory
Council . . .“Talk of Philadelphia,” with Ed Harvey, a two-hour stanza
on WCAU will feature a surgeon, an osteopath and a chiropractor dis¬
cussing treatment for "your aching back” (10) . . . Jim Learning, WIP
sports director, now station’s public relations director in addition to
regular chores . . . Bob Williams, Evening Bulletin tv columnist ha*
attached a plow to his jeep and is much in demand for clearing Main
Line driveways and biz districts . . . WIP seeking new midtown loca¬
tion . . . Dick Clark taping nine “Bandstand” shows a week, because
of film commitments (“The Young Doctors”) in New York.

IN MILWAUKEE . . .

On Sunday, March 5. facilities of WTMJ-TV and WTMJ will b.
combined in presenting a complete stereophonic concert. Milwaukee
Journal stations will broadcast the Sixth Annual Brotherhood Concert,
direct from Shorewood High School Auditorium, kicking off at 7:3d
p.m. A specially recruited orchestra of 65 pieces, under the baton of
Dr. Julius Ehrlich, will play in concert Beethoven’s “Fidello” opera.
Bill Reynolds, WTMJ staff announcer will do the narration . . . WTMJ-
TV is telecasting all NBA Saturday basketball battles, with 1 p.m. tip-
offs into April. It includes regular league games during the final week*
of the basketball-season. Divisional and championship games will also
be beamed. As a tlein, on Saturdays at 3:15 p.m., a 15-minute program
“Inside Basketball,” has bowed.

IN MINNEAPOLIS . . ,

WPBC and WPBC-FM are new Twin Cities outlets for Mutual. Pact
goes into effect Feb. 10 . . . KUOM, Univ. of Minnesota radio station,
preemed new series of classical plays Saturday with dramatization of
_ Anton Chekhov’s “The Marriage Proposal.” Writer R. Mills is pro-
jduction supervisor of the series which Is entitled “Minnesota Theatre
1 (Continued on page 86)

Wednesday, Febrnary 8, 196I~ ■

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TV IN FIGHTING GROWS HOT

Nielsen’s Top 16 (24 Markets)

(Week Ending Jdh. 29)

The pattern continues the same on the multi-city Nielsens, with
ABC-TV again coming out in front for the week ending Jan. 29
with an average audience tally of 20.9 and CBS trailing in second
place with a 20.2. NBC was again third with a 16.8. Ratings span
the 7:30 to 11 p.m. periods (6:30 to 11 on Sunday.)

While ABC nosed out CBS on half-hour wins (21 to 20, with
NBC getting 10), this time out CBS captured most nights of the
week. ABC won .Thursday and Friday by a wife margin; CBS was
out in front on Sunday, Monday Saturday and Tuesday. NBC won
on Wednesday.

Following are the Top 10:

Gunsmoke (CBS) ..._39.7 Wagon Train (NBC).80.5

Untouchables (ABC) .... 33.9 Andy Griffith (CBS) .... 29.7

My Three Sons (ABC) ... 33.1 Flintstones (ABC) .29.1

Candid Camera (CBS) ... 32.1 Have Gun (CBS) .28.4

Real McCoys (ABC).31.0 Jack Benny (CBS).28.0

Trade Union Congress Backs

BBC Claim to Third TV Web

London, Feb. 7.

Though backing the claim of BBC-
TV to the third network, the Trade.
Union Congress in a memorandum
tQ the Pilkington Committee on
Broadcasting, criticizes the web for
having “wrongly allowed itself to
be drawn into the competitive pro¬
cess of • matching program with
program and overlapping in time
In order to limit viewers’ choice
and reduce the attraction of the
alternative service.” The TUC,
which speaks for most of Britains
trade unionists; also proposes that
the BBC should retain sole rights
to sound broadcasting.

Among the major recommenda¬
tions made by the TUC is one to
the effect that newspapers should
not be allowed to have an interest
in television program companies.
1 $ suggests that this could lead to
a concentration of power in the
provision of news which would be
inimical to the public interest. It
also proposes that the Independent
Television Authority should, at the
earliest opportunity, '’renegotiate
contracts with the program con¬
tractors and reduce “the exorbitant
profits.”

The TUC recommends that who¬
ever has the right to the third
service, should make its programs
complementary to the one it al¬
ready provides, and this service
should have a minority appeal. It
asserts that commercial interests
neither cc'-'ld nor would provide
this type c*. program. If the third
channel had to be financed out_of
advertising revenue the program
contractors would have to compete
mor$ strongly than now for the
custom of advertising.

Toll tv is also given a thumbs,
down in the report as the TUC
does not believe it could attract
and hold the causual viewer. Its
social, educational or cultural im¬
pact would therefore be strictly
limited.

Betty Furness In
WNTA-TV Entry

Betty Furness leads the new day¬
time show parade on WNTA-TV,
Newark-N.Y., with the former
Westinghouse pitch gal anchoring
a daily midweek 90-minute show.

Other daytime program high¬
lights are two new half-hour quiz
shows, repeats of that station’s
“Picture of the Week” and “New
Movie” showcases, specialized news
shows, repeats of “Mike Wallace
Interviews,” and a bandstand show
consisting of big bands of yester¬
year culled from Paramount shorts.

Revamp of the daytime lineup
followed the demise of §torevi-
sion’s "Daywatch,” which failed to
garner adequate advertising sup¬
port

Miss Furness, returning to tv
with a regular show after a 10 -year
association with Westinghouse com¬
mercials, will front “At Your Beck
and Call,” to be stripped Monday
through Friday at 1 p.m. The 90-
minute show, to bow Feb. 20, could
be called a “viewer participation
•how.” Format will have a variety
(Continued on page 84)

NBC INTI BATTING
.1000 IN BRITAIN

London, Feb. 7.

With the sale of “The Outlaws”
to Associated Television, NBC In¬
ternational has now sold all its
hourlong western series to British
tv. The others are “Laramie’’ and
“Bonanza.”

The skein will bow on the com¬
mercial tv network on Sunday,
March 12, and will be picked up by
several of the regional webs.

Thorny Problem:
Whos Entitled To
Operate Brit TV?

London, Feb. 7.

The knotty problem of the posi¬
tion created when the operator of
part-operator of a British commer¬
cial tv outfit suffers a change of
ownership has once again come to
the fore here with a proposed
merger between Odhams Press
Jjtd. and Thomson Newspapers.
Since one of the Thomson interests
is Scottish Television Ltd., Mem¬
bers of Parliament and others are
again asking the Government to
consider the whole question of the
granting of commercial tv licenses.
Not long back, tlfe closure of the
national daily New Chronicle and
London evening paper The Star
and their takeover by the North-
cliff e group raised similar mis¬
givings, Inasmuch as the vendors
of the two publications were stake¬
holders in Tyne Tees Television
Ltd.

And this time, the Government
and Prime Minister Harold Mac¬
millan admit that they are con¬
cerned, albeit more precisely with
the implications of giant press
mergers of which this tv aspect
happens sometimes to be part. The
Opposition is demanding an in¬
quiry into the press, but it seems
doubtful at the moment whether
the Government will accede.
Statements by Macmillan are ex¬
pected to be made in the House
of Commons on Thursday (2).

MINNESOTA TWINS
PACTS $0B WOLFF

Minneapolis, Feb. 7.

Sportscaster Bob Wolff, for 14
years “the voice of the Washington
Senators,” has signed a contract as
the new “voice of the Minnesota
Twins,” handling tv and radio play-
by-play. Working with Wolff will
be Ray Scott, Pittsburgh sports-
caster, and vet Minneapolis news¬
paperman and broadcaster Halsey
Hall.

Sponsor for both the radio and
tv games to be carried by WCCO
and a regional network of six states
will be Hamm’s Beer.

Wolff’s business manager, Milt
Fenster, is negotiating also for a
pre-game show for. both tv and ra¬
dio, plus a daily sports program.

Kennedy’s 'Count Me In’ Virtually
Assures TV Debate In ’64 Campaign

SIlUBf
SHOWS AT STAKE

The comparative peace that has
reigned among the three tv net¬
works over the past few years was
shattered this week when the webs
let out all the stops in attempted
talent-program raids. The specific
target at stake was the Danny
Thomas-Andy Griffith' Monday
night tandem and the $ 12 , 000,000
in General. Foods billings that goes
along with it.

Both ABC and NBC^-the former
in retaliation for CBS-TY’s unsuc¬
cessful passes at its “Rifleman”
and “Peter Gunn”—were bidding
for Thomas and Griffith, and both
were making with attractive offers
of leadin programming to nail
down the GF’business. CBS, on the
other hand, was maneuvering to
hold onto the two shows, among
Its hottest properties and the
foundation of its Monday night
lineup.

A decision by General Foods is
expected momentarily, and as of
presstime, it appeared that dark-
horse NBC would emerge with the
spoils, thanks to some fancy sched¬
uling footwork and a guarantee to
General Foods of s renewal rights
on the Monday £l0 period into
which it would move the comedy
shows.

First off, NBC has promised to
shift “The Price Is Right” from
Wednesday night to Monday at
8:30, immediately ahead of Thomas
and Griffith, to insure a big lead-
in. Secondly, it would shift
“Bonanza” from Saturdays to the'
Monday 7:30-8:30 slot as addition¬
al insurance. As further bait, it’s
offering General Foods the Wed¬
nesday 8:30-9 berth behind “Wa¬
gon Train” to GF for Its Gertrude
Berg starrer, "Mother is a Fresh¬
man.” That's the time slot current¬
ly occupied by “Price Is Right.”

Besides these major concessions,
NBC is also offering to guarantee
renewal rights to General Foods
on the Monday 9-10 period, a com¬
mitment to the sponsor that it can
retain its hold on that period come
what may. This is a key considera¬
tion in GF’s thinking, since both
CBS and ABC reportedly have re¬
fused to Relinquish their control
over the Monday time periods. (It
was CBS prexy Jim Aubrey's re¬
fusal to guarantee Bristol-Myers
and MCA the Sunday 9:30 time last
season that cued the “Alfred Hitch¬
cock Presents” switch to NBC.

The NBC combination of renewal
guarantee and schedule juggling
far outweighs the offers of both
CBS and ABC. Columbians bid to
retain Thomas and 'Griffith in their
current Monday at 9 period con¬
sists of a pitch to move “Hennessey”
down to 8:30 from its current spot.
CBS figures “Hennessey” has a
potential kiddie audience which
it’s missed to date and this could
swell the “Hennessey” ratings con¬
siderably and at the same time aug¬
ment the Thomas audience. One
point in CBS’ favor is that “Hen¬
nessey” Is half-sponsored by Gen¬
eral Foods,- although out of the
Young & Rubicam shop rather
than Benton & Bowles, the key-
agency in the inter-network maneu¬
vering.

ABC.’s pitch, also assuming a
Monday 9-10 berth for Thomas and
Griffith, is to program “The Rifle¬
man” ahead of the two shows at
8:30 Monday. Web defeated CBS’
attempted raid on the western, and
promised Procter & Gamble and
I (Continued on page 84)

CBS-TV’S AFFH

MEET MAY 4-5

CBS-TV will hold its annual Net¬
work Affiliates Conference In N.Y.
May 4 and 5 at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The first CBS-TV affil meeting set
for N.Y. in several years, it will
precede by two days the opening
of the National Assn, of Broadcast¬
ers convention in Washington
May 7.

In a letter advising affils of the
conference, CBS-TV prexy Jim
Aubrey said the meet would take
up such diverse topics as sales, pro¬
gramming, program'practices, the
web’s competitive position, pending
broadcast legislation and other
matters.

Kellogg Bows Out
Of Gleason Show
In Billings Shift

Kelicgg and CBS-TV hammered
out an agreement Friday (3) where¬
by the sponsor was permitted to
withdraw from its alternate-week
sponsorship of the Jackie Gleason
show, with the billings involved
being shifted to “Father Knows
Best* reruns.

Agreement was reached only
hours before Gleason went on the
air. It pulled both CBS and Kel¬
logg out of a ticklish spot, partic¬
ularly the network, which was un¬
willing to establish a precedent by
allowing Kellogg to cancel its con¬
tract and at the same time was re¬
luctant to conform to the original
commitment with Kellogg of pro¬
viding Gleason in a panel format.

Hassle started on Tuesday (31),
when Kellogg was informed that
Gleason planned to drop, with CBS’
approvifl, the “You're in the Pic¬
ture” format and switch to a con¬
versation show with Gleason and a
guestar. Cereal company claimed
it had bought a panel show and
that’s what CBS had to deliver,
and added it didn’t like Gleason’s
references to spiked coffee on the
air.

Network Simply didn’t want to
return to the panel format, feeling
that the game show wasn’t very
good to begin with whereas Glea¬
son in his formatless conversation-
piece was a hot item. However, it
refused to let Kellogg out, because
any other sponsors involved with
Gleason could use thd same excuse
to demand out. CBS talked to Glea¬
son about goiflg back to the panel
show, but he refused.

CBS took adventage of the Kel¬
logg pull out to sell L&M an extra
minute on the show. Since it was
L&M’s “union” week, a crossplug
was already scheduled, so that
Ij&M had the whole show to itself.

Dow's Easter Parade Coin

Dow Chemical will pick up the
tab for the “Easter Parade,” to be
telecast by WPIX, N.Y., on Easter
Sund?y from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.

Co-hosts of the odting will be
John Tilman and weathergirl Gloria
Okon.

Washington, Feb. 7.
’Great Debates” seem assured
for the 1964 Presidential campaign.

Asked specifically if he would
participate in such programs as the
incumbert President, John F. Ken¬
nedy told a news conference ho
would. This cleared a major hurdle,
as his brother, Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy, had said right
after the election victory that Pres¬
ident Kennedy wouldn’t take part
in 1964 “Great Debates.”

On Capitol Hill, meanwhile, pas¬
sage of the Magnuson Bill seemed
certain. It would exempt Presiden¬
tial and Vice Presidential races
henceforth from Sec. 315 equal
time restrictions.

Senate Communications Subcom¬
mittee Chairman John O. Pastere
(D-R.I.) called the face to face
encounters between major Presi¬
dential candidates “a new Ameri¬
can institution,” adding: “I don’t
believe anybody Is going to avoid
them or change them.

Pastore also served notice that
he wants. the views of radio-tv net¬
work execs and others on the pos¬
sibility of commercial sponsorship
of 1964 “Great Debates.” Such
thoughts are to bd* given when
Senate hearings open on the Mag¬
nuson Bill, he said.

Pastore made the comment dur¬
ing the roundup of hearings on
broadcasting political activity in
1960. On that final day of testi¬
mony, Alfred R. Beckman, ABC
tv.p., said last year’s coverage of
the Presidential race from pre-con¬
vention until the election was over
cost his net “over $1,500,000.” He
injected a strong (and early) plug
for the Magnuson Bill, saying, “The
broadcasting industry rose to the
occasion (In„ 1960) to afford the
American public an opportunity to
enlighten itself.”

Stephen J. McCormick, Mutual
v.p. and the only other witness on
the last day, agreed completely and
stressed the “mature responsibil¬
ity” broadcasting had displayed in
the Presidential contest.

Bob Drew Sets Up
Own Prod. Outfit

Bob Drew, who until approxi¬
mately two weeks ago was a sal¬
aried employee of Time Inc., has
'formed his own production com¬
pany, Robert Drew Associates to
make the additional “Close-Up”
pubaffairs programs for ABC-TV
and sponsors Bell & Howell.

Arrangement was made so that
j the producer can get an ownership
cqt and perhaps ultimately branch
ou£ Into other public affairs series
for ABC consumption, although at
the moment, even with the new
company, he’s pinned to work ex¬
clusively on “Close-Up.”

I Time I 13 C. Is financing the series
and is responsible for selling
“Close-Up” to the. sponsor and
ABC-TV. As an employee of Time,
Drew for some five years was try¬
ing to peddle pubaffairs to the net¬
works and the “Close-Up” deal was
made with ABC while he was yet
a staff exec for the mag empire.

10TH WPIX SEASON
FOR YANKEE GAMES

WPIX, N. Y., for the 10th con¬
secutive year, will carry this sea¬
son’s telecasts of the Yankee base¬
ball games.

Mel Allen‘and Red Barber again
will do the honors. Schedule calls
for 133 game telecasts, including
pre-season exhibition games,
breakdown includes 80 home game
telecasts, 48 road games and four
exhibition matches.

Batter up day is expected to fall
in early March with an exhibition
outing, with the opening season
game slated to be April 11. Addi¬
tionally, there will be pre- and
post-game shows helmed by Allen
and Barber.

NAACP’s ‘Black Monday Protest

Pressure groups take unexpected positions at times. National
Assn, for the Advancement of Colored People, for example, pro¬
tested Reginald Rose’s “Black Monday” on WNTA-TV, Newark-N. Y.
Indie. NAACP protest centered around the depiction of the or¬
ganizer in the Negro community seeking school Integration. The
play, in favor of integration, received the congratulations of the
Inter Racial Council.

In a different field, WNTA-TV to Sate has yet to come up with
a panel of American doctors for its planned showing of a BBC
documentary dealing with how socialized medicine has worked in
Britain. Position of thej medical men is that they don’t want to
make themselves available to rebut 8 documentary which they
feel shouldn’t be on the air in the first place.

Which makes you look most appealing? The
cloak of mystery...the mantle of drama...the
tilt of a six-shooter? The answer is important,
for the sophisticated advertiser knows that his
sales-impactcan be greatly affected by the kind
xjf program he chooses. To him, the crucial test
of a network is: How well is it doing with the
kind of program he wants to sponsor?

Any advertiser who applies this test will find that
one network attracts the biggest average audi«
ence in every entertainment categorv -as shown
by nationwide Nielsen ratings for ail regularly
scheduled shows (6-11 pm, Oct '60-Jan '61):®

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The CBS Television Network also wins the big¬
gest average audience for all nighttime pro¬
grams with the most evenly balanced schedule
-as shown by these percentages of network
time devoted to various types of programs:

CBS®

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NETC

COMEDY . .

..25%.

.. .20%.. .

.. 9%

DRAMA..

..13 .

, 0 0 0 ...

.. 8

VARIETY ^'PERSONALITY .....

o.18 0

... 6 ...

..21

WESTERN . ..

,.13 .

...21 ...

..28

MYSTERY & ADVENTURE. ......

..20 .

...47 ...

..24

NEWS, PUB.AFFAIRS, SPORTS .

..11 .

... 6 ...

..10

TOTAL . .

.100%.

..100%...

.100%

This unique achievement of audience leader¬
ship and program balance gives advertisers
their greatest assurance of success with the
kind of program that makes them look best
It also explains why for the past six consecu¬
tive years the nation's advertisers have com¬
mitted more of their budgets to this network
than to any other single advertising medium.
They just iike our looks.

‘Includes first January repcrt only. Program names on request

CBS Television Network ®

TELEVISION REVIEWS

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REPORT ON HONG KONG
With William Holden, narrator
Executive Producer: Irvin? Gitlin
Producer-Writer: Stanley E. Flink
§0 Mins*, Thurs. (2), 9 p.m.

B. J. REYNOLDS, WHITEHALL
CBS-TV (film)

« Win. Esty; Bates >

Any resemblance between Wil-

As a frequent visitor and some¬
times resident of Hong Kong, with
a deep knowledge of its myriad
components. William Holden did
an excellent job as narrator, with
a firm grasp and a sympathetic
understanding of what’s happening
on the two-sided (Knowloom & Vic¬
toria) colony. There was, incident¬
ally. an interesting orient-tempoed
musical score, and Wade Bingham
and Fred Dietrich merit high praise
for the camera work. Rose.

MEET THE PROFESSOR

With Dr. Harold Taylor, Henry

Steele Commager
Producer: Wiley Hance
Director: Robert DeLaney
SO Mins.; Sun., 12 (noon)

ABC-TV, N.Y. (tape)

An interesting talkfest about the
vital ramifications of education i
was held on the preem of “Meet
the Professor” Sunday (5) morn¬
ing.

Series by ABC K T ews Pubaffairs,
done in cooperation with the Na¬
tional Education Assn, and Assn,
for Higher Education, had as its
first guest, historian Henry Steele
Commager.

Commager, very much involved
with the world, in his talk with the
program’s host and Amherst stu¬
dents spoke about a wide range of
topics—the role of the scholar, the
variety of education in the U.S.,
the overloading of too much edu¬
cational administration, etc. Of
special interest was the sequence
between Commanger and his stu¬
dents Involved in a discussion of
de Tocqueville’s “Democracy in
America/’

The host for the series is Dr.
Harold Taylor, former president of
Sarah Lawrence College and a well
known educator. He opened the
outing with a salute to President
Kennedy for tapping poet Robert
Frost for his inauguration and for
his use of scholars In his admini¬
stration. Horo.

BOBBY DARIN Sc FRIENDS
With Bob Hope, Joannfe Sommers,
Billy May Orch, Jud Conlon
Singers

Producers-Directors-Writers: Bud
Yorkin, Norman Lear
60 Mins.; Tues., 9 pm.

REVLON

THE FABULOUS FIVE STREETS
(Expedition New York)

With Myron Cohen, others
Producer: Larry Johnson
Director: Lou Volpicelli
Writer: Matthew Andrews
30 Mins.. Tues. (7), 7 pjn.
WABC-TV. N. Y.

Myron Cohen, a distinguished
alumni of the garment industry,
has really never left that sector of
the economy. His stories on Sev¬
enth Ave. foibles have filled night¬
clubs throughout the country. In
this segment of WABC-TV’s “Ex-
pedition—New York,” Cohen re¬
turned for a taped visit to his alma
mater to provide the hosting on a
survey of one of New York’s most
important industries. j

In a half-hour, the show covered i
a lot of ground on the presentation l
of “The Five Fabulous Streets” the
locale of the cloak & suiters. It
sloughed off the physical magni¬
tude of the indusfa^, * fact known
to most, to concentrate on other
aspects of the trade. Included was
its appeal to youth as a career,
many of its economic aspects, a
talk with one of its top designers
Anne Fogarty, and queries by a
pair of student designers. There
was also an interview with a man¬
ufacturer, a garment trade paper
editor on some of the problems
prevalent in mass producing a gar¬
ment which originally had its gen¬
esis In Paris.

Cohen in his role ns host probed
beneath the surface in his compar¬
atively brief period. Although
spending little time in each, the
questions and answers provided
enough insight to indicate that the
garment trade has changed con¬
siderably since his day with that
trade. It’s now a business that en¬
tices college grads and not merely
the immigrants; it’s a calling that
pays extremely high rewards and
by the same token has its gu-for-
broke aspects. It’s now a melting
pot of all the arts, and one of the
most important economic attrac¬
tions in New York. Jose.

THE SQUARE WORLD OF JACK
PAAR

With Miriam and Randy Paar, Cliff
Arquette, Hans Conried, others
Producers: Paar, Paul W. Keyes
Director: Kirk Alexander
Music: Jose Melis Orch
60 Mins., Tues, (31), 10 p.m.

CREST

NBC-TV, from N.Y. (live & film)

(Benton & Bowles)

That which Jack Paar does best
—gabbing ad lib about himself and
his clan—he did in a special for
Procter & Gamble last week, and It
made for a satisfying hour of tv.
An intimate show (“Don’t mistake
this for a spectacular,” he cau¬
tioned early), and fittingly so, it
amounted to a session of home
movies narrated by a lay world-
traveler—but happily by a witty
one. “ *

Decidedly it was Paar’s com¬
mentary that succeeded, because
for the most part the film clips
were neither entertaining nor
enlightening. Except for Cliff
Arquette’s occasional whismy in
jhis Charley Weaver guise, and a
j sequence in which Paar simulated
a matador in Spain, the celluloid
wasn’t much better than the usual
j “here’s what we saw” 8 mm. record
that 'ordinary tourists make. The
film was amateurishly shot, and
glimpses of the Coliseum, the
Trevy Fountain and assorted other
conventional points of interest
aren’t momentous on'tv anymore.

Over a shot of Monaco’s tiny
army on drill, Paar cracked,
“NBC’s sales staff is bigger than
that.” And he explained a hat j
floating on a-Venetian canal as a
“gondolier gone to lunch.” The
lines were wittier in context, of
course, and typical of the seeming¬
ly top-of-the-head commentary that
made the routine tourism reward¬
ing. All was lost, for instance, if
the show had to depend for humor
on scenes of Paar wearing a'bowler
in England, riding a camel in North
Africa, or mimicking Communist
soldiers in East Berlin with his
Chaplinesque walk.

The serious moments, brief in¬
terviews with such political figures
as Willy Brandt and Fidel Castro,
tended to point up Paar’s thematic
line that “laughter is the common
language of the free world,” and
were entirely justified. But a tape
repeat of now-President Kennedy
being interviewed by Paar during
the campaign period was entirely
pointless and even in poor taste.
It seemed to suggest that Paar was
claiming some credit for helping
him get in. Les.

NUMBER PLEASE
With Bud Collyer, emcee; guest
contestants; Ralph Paul an¬
nouncer.

Producer: Jean Kopelman
Asso. Prods: Helen Marcus, Bill
.Barr

Director: Donald Bohl

30 Mins., Mon.-thur-FrL, 12:30 pm.

PARTICIPATING

ABC-TV, from N.Y.

In “Number Please” ABC-TV
has come up with a convenient i
way of filling out time between j
commercials. For half-hour, mid¬
day Goodson-Todman package has
no less than six participating spon- 1
sors and plugs for their products :
are tossed in at relentless inter-;
vals. What little suspense is gen-
jerated by this guessing game is
rapidly dissipated by the blurb
Interruptions. • ■

The game is simplicity Itself, Two
contestants face a board whose top
has a row of numbers. Under the
numbers are blank spaces. When
a contestant selects a numeral a
letter is exposed in the blank
space beneath it. When all the
letter spaces are filled, the name
of a prise is spelled out.

However, the contestant who
Identifies the prise before all the
letters are revealed wins the loot.
On Wednesday’s (1) edition of this
cross-the-broad outing a Lancaster,
Pa., housewife won a Sohmer baby
grand piano and five music les¬
sons. Several' other players won
varied prizes. If a contestant re¬
mains undefeted he gets additional
loot plus a ?500 check.

Withal, “Number Please” is a
run-of-the-mill quiszer. Bud Col¬
lyer, who’s been piloting these
things for years, provides a mech¬
anical gloss in shepherding the
contestants and introing the plugs.
It's difficult to See why any viewer
would make a point of tuning in
on the show although some chan¬
nel switchers may stick with It foF
a time to satisfy possible curioslay.

Participating sponsors include
Jello, Red Ball Vans, Johnson &
Johnson’s first aid cream, Double-
mint gum. Mum deodorant and
Reynolds Wrap. Gilb.

John Crosby Show

Those enfants terribles among
the critics of motion pictures, have
lost their sting. This was made
clear on the “John Crosby Show,”
the discussion stanza on WNEW-
TV in which the quoted name col¬
umnist goads his guest panelists
into what presumably is blueprint¬
ed as lively, perhaps even stimulat¬
ing, conversation. The Sunday
night (5) offering, which had New
York Times critic Bosley Crowther,
producer Otto Preminger, dramat¬
ist George Axelrod and playwright
(among other things) Ben Hecht
participating in the gabfest, dem¬
onstrated almost painfully that
would-be devastating attacks upon
films are not necessarily so devas¬
tating any more.

Theatrical features are still vul¬
nerable, of course, but now only
on an individual basis. The nature
of the business of making films has
been enormously changed in recent
years; mass production is no long¬
er, and thus the too-often result of
mediocrity can be avoided; certain
independent producers and other
genuine talent have modern-era
freedom of expression and in many
instances have instilled production
with fresh thinking. No apology is
intended herein for the irritating
cases of theatricals which hit a
nadir in taste of those which sim¬
ply for whatever reason are inex¬
cusable. The point is that there
are many interesting and mature
pictures coming from Hollywood
and, indeed, from around the
world, the public has acknowl¬
edged this at the boxoffice and
some of the most erudite of the
| professional pundits have said
amen to the thought.

Thus there was the aforemen¬
tioned pain in Crosby’s program.
Both he and Hecht launched the
[attacks, Crosby starting them off,
and apparently trying to steer the
tenor of the dialog, with such
cracks as three occurences of adul¬
tery in a picture means three times
the money potential. Hecht made
with his familiar broadsides about
pictures being a “group product”
yielding only unimaginative assem¬
bly-line culture. He said the func¬
tion of the writer is “almost negli¬
gible.”

“Ben has a theme he has re¬
peated over the years,” rejoindered
Crowther. Very true, Hecht offers
the same tired cliches with which
he was identified in the years ago.
His familiar comments no longer
have “authority," particularly when
spoken rather than in permanent
print.

Crosby could hardly be argued
with in his observation that certain
films are loaded with adult mate¬
rial. “From the Terrace” was
among those cited. But on what
grounds could he rap pictures in
general when, as he himself said,
’T stand on my American' rights
not to see movies?”

"Authority was to be found in the
remarks made by Crowther and
Preminger. The man from the
Times noted that film criticism pos-*
sibly has gotten better since the
diys when pictures were like a car¬
nival—this being-the time “when
Ben Hecht got his’education.” To
statements about money, Premin¬
ger submitted that an expensive
picture need not be good just be¬
cause it’s expensive, and an inex¬
pensive film is not necessarily a
poor entertainment because of
budget limitations . And what
about homosexuality among film
people? PTemlnger said he found
it no more prevalent than in any
other business.

Sunday’s exposure of the Crosby
show was disturbing in that fre¬
quently more than one of the ora¬
tors was speaking at the same time.
This might have been corrected.
Crosby’s and Hecht’s contempt for
the picture business was given only
shallow expression, was not at all
so provocative as evidently* in¬
tended. Gene.

Sunday Sports Spectacular
CBS-TV’s Sunday (5) 90-mlnute
sports special was an absorbing ex¬
position on road-ti£ck racing
filmed in the sunny Bahamas by
Bud Palmer and Dick Lemer’s
PGL Productions,

Show neatly established the at¬
mosphere of Nassau’s car racing
fever with an\ investigation of
“Karting,” the racing of the
stripped-down bugs with roaring
two-cycle engines that has taken
over whole families, husband, wife
and child. How seriously the Kart
competition is taken was clearly

shown as two zealous fathers
leaped out of their bugs after a
turn and started belting each other
with “small” baseball bats. They
were lectured by a track official,
and PGL crew caught the whole
thing in closeup.

From Kart racing, the show
moved into an hour build to the
climax of the Bahamas’ Racing
Weeks, the 250-mile Nassau Trophy
Race over the twisting coral race¬
way at Oakes Field.

Bud Palmer handled commen¬
tary and interviews on a fascinat¬
ing tour behind scenes that graphi¬
cally spelled out the month of
prepping for the main event. There
were interviews with drivers, me¬
chanics and close shots of both dry-
runing the track and tuning the
close-tolerance engines of the .$12
to $15,000 heaps that require “sur¬
gical precision” for every major
race. Palmer took a turn himself
in a Formula Jr., then a pro took
over and easily cut a minute off
the emcee’s time.

Race itself was filmed with a lot
of excitement via tight shots of the
race, and cut-in closeups of the
drivers.

Howard Reifsnyder’s direction
was top notch, with the only lull
in some rather dull moments with
the drivers and their wives on the
eve of the race. Frank Herman:
produced. Bill.

Open End

A group of top Broadway press
agents did something worse than
making the publicity racket dull on
David Susskind r s WNTA-TV talk
shop Sunday (5); they tried t®
make it respectable. Of course,
-Susskind was either optimistic nr
innocent in believing that press
agents would or could talk openly
about the techniques and philoso¬
phy of their trade. Essentially un¬
derground men, who frequently
perform essential services to news¬
papermen, press agents are men
dedicated to cadging frpe space for
their clients with any means under
the proposition that the end justi¬
fies the fees.

Quite a different conception
[emerged from this exchange be¬
tween Susskind and press agents
[Jim Moran, Betty Lee Hunt, Bill
iDell, Eddie Jaffe, Mai Braveman,
[and Harvey Sabinson. Against
Susskina’s skepticism towards the
[social utility‘and journalistic hon¬
esty of publicists, the press agents
reacted with the piety of clergy¬
men in the presence of an atheist.
“Did you ever make up an item
out of the whole* cloth for on* of
your clients?” Susskind asked.
“Never,” was the reply. “Well,
hardly ever and we never lie; th®
most you can call it is an exaggera¬
tion.” Susskind asked: “Did yo*
ever ghost-write a full column for
a newspaper columnist?” The de¬
nials were agonized, but unanimous.
The gossip columnists were defend¬
ed as if they were the press agents?
own life 7 blood, which, in fact, they
are.

Except for Moran, who deliber¬
ately cultivates _ the manner of *
genius and thus has a self-pub¬
licizing personality style, the other
press agents discussed their pro¬
fessions, as they called it, with a
sober conventionality. Doll told a
couple of amusing stories about
his days with the late Michael
Todd; Jaffe emerged as the psycho¬
analysts theorist of press agentry;
Sabinson as a clear-headed and
high-minded drumbeater for legit
shows; Mel Braveman as a stout
champion of the constitutional
right of a publicist to inflate the
egos of no-talents; and Betty Lee
Hunt, as a hard worker amidst the
brambles of off-Broadway.

Herm.

Bell Telephone Hour

As a peg for last Friday’s NBC-
TV outing, this Henry Jaffe Enter¬
prises production came up with a
quartet of- birthday salutes that
added up to a pleasant hour of
viewing. Some zealous researcher
recalled that Victor Herbert was
bom on Feb. 1, the term “vaude¬
ville” was first used Feb. 23, 1871,
and the preem of Gershwin’s
“Rhapsody in Blue” occurred Feb.
12 , 1924. The fourth tribute —
Valentine’s Day — was an obvious
one.

Grouped under the overall tag
of “Almanac for February,” the
[events were an admirable frame
for the talents of Polly Bergen,
^ (Continued on page 86)

liam Holden’s Hong Kong as shown
on CBS-TV last Thursday night <2>
and the ABC-TV weekly adventure
series just doesn’t exist. The Hol¬
den-narrated entry out of the CBS
Public Affairs shop was for real;
a wholly obsorbing and revealing
documentary of shocking contrasts
and the struggle to survive in the
swarming, incredible and fantastic
harbor city on the fringe of Com¬
munist China.

This was the hour report on Hong
Kong made a year ago when Irving
Gitlin mow NBC* was still riding
herd on CBS pubaffairs and which
remained unspooled pending a
propitious hour opening and some
sponsorship coin. Both became
available last week with the sud¬
den demise of “Witness.”

This was anything but a super¬
ficial sightseeing trip. In vivid nar¬
ration. continuity and camera treat¬
ment, it explored the socio-political
aspects and the economic patterns
of a 12-mile area jampat-ked with
3.000.000 people '99 °c of them
Chinese) and absorbing 100,000 new
refugees who flee Red China each
year “for a little rice, a little hope.”
It explored the squalor of the tene¬
ments. the communities afloat on
sampans, a day in the life of a typi¬
cal refugee — a tenant farmer-
turned-carpenter who calls it a
lucky day when he earns $1.50 for
eight hours work. They’re one of
the lucky families, resettled in one j
of the new, teeming apartments j
where, for $2.50 a month, three j
adults and three children share a !
12 x 10 ft. room. i

But there’s also the story of the •
rich—and when they’re rich in j
Hong Kong they’re very rich, as!
exemplified by Y. K. Kan, Hong!
Kong attorney, and Michael Tur-j
ner. British banker. For them Hong ’
Kong’s a boom town, the good life ■
spanning a day at the Happy Val-!
ley races, dining amid the splendor ■
of their homes-with-a-view high in j
the Victoria hills and dancing later;
at the Carlton overlooking thej
breath-taking harbor. !

The cameras were searching and;
rewarding in the disparate pictures; j
the comments telling and meaning- i
ful, as in the wealthy Hong Kong!
attorney’s observation that our re- \
fusal to recognize Red China (“one
fourth of the peoples of the world”)
Is hardly practical.

NBC-TV (tape; color)

(Grey)

Bobby Darin, who finally stepped
out as the star of his own show
after training in guest appearances,
permits no doubt albout his profes¬
sional standing. A youngster who
broke out of the contemporary pop
singing ranks, Darin works with
the aplomb of a stage-scarred vet¬
eran. He’s all savvy and, if a lot of
his “business” is incongruous for a
singer of his age, his precocity is
definitely preferable to the callow¬
ness of so many rocking vocalists.

On his own show, Darin carried
the ball with a display of vocaliz¬
ing, hoofing and comedy, the whole
performance super - charged with
his self-assured air. He used his
talent to the hilt and gave this
variety hour the benefit of his
sharp personality edge. The show
itself was an entertaining parlay
of music and comedy, well-mounted
and smoothly paced within a more
or less standardized format for this
type of presentation.

In the vocal department, Darin
handled upbeat tunes and ballads
and was given good support by
Joannie Sommers. Darin and the
songstress were spotlighted in a
long and cleverly constructed med¬
ley of standards tracing the rise
and fall of a romance. Darin’s
standout solo was his “Lucky
Pierre” routine in which he essayed
the roles of a Frenchman, a Briton
and an Italian. The Jud Conlon
Singers and a ballet troupe were
slickly blended into the song pro¬
ductions.

Bob Hope was on for one of his
gag-loaded monologs. This one was
pegged to the new administration
in Washington and Hope came up
with a series of topical and funny
one-liners about Pres. Kennedy
and his family without ever losing
his friendly tone. Hope also joined
Darin in an old-fashioned vaude
routine in which the youngster
again fully demonstrated his pro
calibre vis-a-vis one of the slickest
comics In the business.

The script called for some in¬
formal intro remarks by Darin and
it was only at this point that he
permitted himself to lapse into a
juvenile guise with his comment:
“It’s gonna be a heck of an exciting
evening.” If Darin wants above all
to 'be classy, he should pay more
attention to his lingo as well.

Herm.

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

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TV-FUJMS

SYNDICATION’S WINTRY BLASTS

A Syndic Windfall In Syracuse 1 f |][[[[ J|||||| ||j||] latino Telefilm Sales in Major

Major break for syndicators of half-hour product and a possible
forerunner of similar situations occurred last week in Syracuse
- when WHEN-TV, the flagship of the Meredith chain, cancelled its
5 to 6:30 p.m. feature film strip and opened a total of 15 half-hours
a week to syndicated product.

A major portion of the openings were captured by CBS Films,
which sold the station five series, “Trackdown,” "San Francisco
Beat,” “Assignment Foreign Legion,” “Navy Log” and “Deputy
Dawg.” Latter is a firstrun series, others are all reruns.

Should other stations follow the WHEN-TV lead in opening up*
new time for half-hours as their pre-’48 feature film backlogs grow
stale or expire contractually, the end result could be a renewed
flow of firstrun syndication product. Reason is that apart from
firstrun shows bought to fill the slots, the stations could move their
existing rerun catalogs into the remaining fringe time areas such
as the WHEN-TV block, opening up new primetime slots for first-
runs.

Meighans Videotape Productions
Expands in Wake of CBS Cutback

Sudden folding of CBS Produc-*- 1 --—

tion Sales was quite a setback to iinnK DIT ATC l|\|\rn
the video tape forces, but their UDijl/ i ILUiu ADUlJJ
reaction has been swift. TA UT AMTAIffl CITED

Videotape Productions, firm rLAMlWuU aluJJ

backed by Ampex and vidtape- Flamingo Films has picked up
maker Minnesota Mining & Mfg., five-hour shows that were previ-

r, e of r, c r

subsid s top production talents. shu i ton , Inc., for its toiletries.

And VP’s prexy Howard S. Meig- syndicator will offer the five
han says the company will expand shows first t0 stat ions playing the
into production of programs. in- ; com pany’s Director’s Playhouse
dustnals and closed-circuit produc-[ (collection of 35 half _ hours)r and

tlons * j then to remaining markets.

Company was originally estab- Titles are .. The Wonderful World
lished as an active promotion! of uttle Julius .. featuring Eddie
wedge for vidtape among ad agen-: Hod and SanJ “The

cies, and clients and untU now has jRi of steel „ with Margaret
limited production to tv commer- ; 0 . Brlen . “underwater Counter-
cials * , spy,” with Reed Hadley; “The

Absorbed from CBS are produc- ; p r iest and the Parolee,” with
ers Charles Fagan and Bill Hala- Lloyd Nolan; and “Invasion by
han and director Louis Tedesco. Three,” with Chuck Conners.

At CBS Production Sales, Fagan --,--^—

operated as both a producer and
salesman and was instrumental in f* Q 1

developing the industrial -and .\PnfllT7Plf

closed-circuit end of the business. Uvi l J UVlIiliUA/I
Halahan produced the vidtaped

religious shows and the current I |?*1 _ _1

Columbia Records “Playback” se- 111 N |)1W3Vt TJIPl
ries, as well as many of the tv I UIU If Cl J.U 1 Ul/l

blurbs.

_, , Top commercial wriler-producer-

r< Jlrector Gerry Schnitzer has re-

ifwi. an ^rr,fr™ n > e „ r .IIa si * ned as exec v.p. of Robert Law-
staffs to become a cameraman and rence ProductloI f s and Lawre nce-

finally a director for the tape op- schnitzer Productions to Join Film-
eration, handling both program and waya under „„ exclusive longterm
commercial productions. pact He , u head pp hIs own com-

Charles Holden continues as Vi- pany, Gerald Schnitzer Produc-
deotape’s production manager with toins, to produce commercials as a
Jack Kelley as his assistant. Late joint venture with Film ways.

lf^ eek ,*L he co “ pany nego- schnitzer will headquarter on
tlatmg with another of the CBS c oas t t using Filmways facilities
men with the possibility of his fill- ; at Warner Bros, and General Serv¬
ing a top production post. , ice Studios. His pact with the com-

Prexy Meighan estimates that pany is a contract for personal
within a year more than half the , services of himself and those of his
production will be programming, j services; company will be part-
While existing studios can handle i nered with Filmways of California
some program production, he says on all commercials he does, with
negotiations are underway for ad- Schnitzer .pulling down salary plus
ditional space. a split of the profits on blurbs he

makes. :

In addition, he’ll direct some
programs for Filmways—he’s been
doing some “Lassie” and “National
Velvet” segments on the Coast—
and do commercials in N.Y. and Eu¬
rope as well.

Under the deal, which was nego-
l tlated by Filmways prexy Marty
Ransohoff, Schnitzer will work
through Will Cowan, who heads the
Filmways of California commercial
subsid. This end of the Filmways
operation accounted for 25% of its
(Continued on page 82)

MCA TV Bides Its Time

MCA TV, which once iiitroed
made-for-syndication first runners
with regularity, hasn’t come into
; the market with such an entry for
I about a year.

| Syndie arm currently is out sell-
; ing “M Squad,” the off-network
entry, and second year production
; on “Shotgun Slade,” as well as
other series in the catalog. About a
year ago, in a one-two-three
fashion, it introed three first run¬
ners, “Shotgun Slade,” “Coronado
Nine.” and “Johnny Midnight,” in
a period which already was experi- j
i encing a softening of the market, j

NTD PARALYSIS Spurt; NBC Inti’s 425G Spread

— : -* NBC International reports a

By MURRAY HOROWITZ mA/unT a mmtno) gross of $425,000 from Latino tele-

Tb. syndie hiz, * end large, ROCKYIOTIBS ^ %>**£***«« exact*

appears frozen by an inner paral- CAI |\ TA IIJCCIU TO spurts of biz the NBC unit has

ysis. The snowballing pelts are Uvlil/ iv nuuuiii l f h adi and there la the promise of

coming from a variety of directions, Hollywood, Feb. 7. several thousands of dollars more

Increased network option time, *>y Ward and Bill Scott have Dext few daya vla

“electronic syndication,” contin- sold their balf-hour “Rocky and Suddenly the Latin American tv
ued snubs from the National Assn. His Friends” teleseries to a four- market has burgeoned for Ameri-
of Broadcasters price wars etc ci iy Australian market and also are can distribs. ABC International,
- As in Industry within an iW =ear . deal with John Manson II,

try, in the face of these develop- ijead of Magnum Television, for border although by no means at
ments, syndication, appears as Latin and South American distrib- the clip of NBC.
rigid—and precarious—as an icicle, ution of a Spanish-dubbed version The NBC component, headed by
Most affected by the freeze is the of ‘•Rocky.” Purchaser will finance «cmd1ng to it^report; 0 ^

half-hour field, which once jumped cost - of dubbing and making of Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Argen-

with first-runners up and down the Spanish language titles. tina, Puerto Rico and Columbia.

General Mills, which recently Largest sale of vidfilm by NBC
What’s paralyzing forward action _ . ror . loo (Alistair MacKenzie. NBC Latino

In a vital area—the Governmental renewed two-a-week -cartoon series di rec t 0 r handled it) was to Radio
—Is the multiplicity of hats worn f«r another 52 weeks, holds exclu- Caracas, which took 10 stanzas for
by the syndicators. On one hand, sive domestic rights to property, a 52-week ride. “Laramie,” “Bo-
they acclaim themselves to be sup- currently aired .over ABC-TV. nanza,” “Tab Hunter Show,” “Na-
pliers of local programming, but, Down Under cities include Syd- tional Velvet,” “Loretta Young
when network selling season comes ney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Show,” "Silent Service,” “Life of

Isold their balf-bour “Rocky and P^Jddexdy'the Latin American tv

WBs Top 10 Re
Pre-’48 Releases

The following are the Top 10 tv
grpssers and most in demand of
the pre-’48 Warner library, as com¬
piled by United Artists Associated/

In order of their showing, here
are the pix: “Chain Lightning,”
Humphrey Bogart, Eleanor Parker,
Raymond Massey; “Dark Victory,"
Bogart, Bette Davis; “Key Largo,”
Bogart, Edward G. Robinson;
“Casablanca,” Bogart, Ingrid Berg¬
man; "Treasure of Sierra Madre,”
Bogart, Walter Huston; “City for
Conquest,” James Cagney, Ann
Sheridan; “Story of Louis Pas¬
teur.” Paul Muni, Anita Louise;
“Night and Day,” Cary Grant,
Alexis Smith; “To Have and Have
Not,” Bogart, Lauren Bacall.

Bogart stars in seven out of the
10. The Top 10 were selected on
the basis of the pix most often re¬
quested from the 754 feature li¬
brary, most often sold and booked
during the initial five years of tv
distribution.

along, the same syndicators are in Adelaide,
thefe pitching with network shows. J

In these set of circumstances, how
can any of the major syndicators |\« .
go to the Federal Communications I IlCf V 1
Commission with a strong howl 2/lvU

about increased network option
time? nil

For years syndicators of half- |||||

hour series in the first-run field VIU

thrived on regional and local ad-
vertisers picking up their shows No pi

Distribs’Credo:

Old Pix Never Die

Riley,” “Philip Marlowe,” “Panic”
and “Flight” were bought for Ca- .
racas by Its general manager Am-
able Espina.

In Peru, NBC sold “Panic” to
International Petroleum via Mc-
Cann-Eriekson. "National Velvet”
was sold in/Mexico, and “Bonanza”
went to Home Products (also out
of M-E) In Argentina.

“Bonanza 1 ’ went to Puerto Rico
and “Tab Hunter Show” and “Mar-

vertisers picking up their shows No pix distribution company, and “Tab Hunter Show” and “Mar-
for local telecasting. Many of the ranging from Metfo TV to United Jowe” were picked up for Coloro-

same syndie sponsors now are rid- Artists Associated, has any plans - bla. Revlon bought Hunter there,

ing the spot wagon Individual of retiring oldies, as new pix to tv By way of a footnote, NBC say#
syndicators make strong pitches as product comes into the market. that its international division now

to the merits of show buys versus Position of the distribs runs has programs in 67 foreign
participations, but what is lacking along these lines: why should any markets,
is an all-syndie push in that direc- pix be retired if it could be re-

tion, under an organization similar sold at a price. Some stations, |\ . HID D*

to the Television Bureau of Adver- themselves, in certain libraries | AG(m iff W K ITIV

tising. have refrained from playing a num- « vwl UU IIJL IA

Again the multiplicity of hats >?er of pix simply because such

worn by syndie outfits has pre- a .® e “iJS!! |« Oft Mgi*]rg|<»

vented the formation of such an

thought unplayable to

organization. It’s not only that the 8 r0 ™ »ore used to better pix on
syndie biz is highly competitive. s * a ^| ons ’ f. ay ^ e ^^rihs.

So is the network biz, or any field are , tha most particular In key

of business endeavor in the U.S.
for that matter. Many syndie execs,
posed with the question of why they
don’t present a united front on
show versus spot buys,. say they

are the most particular. In key [ Sale of the post-’50 Warner
markets, there’s always the second ! group to WGN-TV, Chicago, brings
and third stations not as demand- j the market count to 39. Distrib
ing. The less than par pix won’t I Seven Arts Associated has clicked
grab good coin compared to better ! off 24 sales within the past month,
relicensed pix, but distribs feel j indicative of the sales turn this

can’t alienate the stations al of that the less .discriminating sta-; 40-group group is taking,
canr alienate tne stations, ail oi , . ... - them fnr c 9 1 ao wnvc

whichthriveoiispotschedules. «on, will be booking them for «j New sales include WBNSsCol-
^ . , , long time to come. : umbus, O.: WCNY, Watertown,

What is most pressing and most —-:- ‘N.Y.; and KSL, Salt Lake City. In

discouraging to a large segment of ja specialized deal of other pix,

syndicators is the network option fUPC WfiN-TV RIIYS | Seven Arts sold 10 pix to CKLW,

time situation seen prevailing for till 0 WUl! IT DUiiJ ! Detroit-Windsor. Latter package

n f^ * easo . n - Webs .„“ the V Time 7 A DTQ WB BUNA! V ' includes such thrillers as “Crawl-

nighttime hours will be program- I /Mlltf: IID DUill/LIi ; i ng Eye,” “Ivan Son of the White

a balf *■?. * our h 0 ! 11 " 8 Chicago Feb. 7. ' Devil,” and "Cosmic Monster.”

nightly The FCC ruling cutting There » s rev ived Interest in cine- ! Other deals in the post-’50 group
network option time to two-and-a- maticg Jn this markett at leas t at! of 40 Warners include KSYD,
half , hours from three hours is , the buying end WGN . TV Iast we ^k i Witchita Falls, Tex.: and WSOC,
called just a legal fiction by purchased the Seven Arts package! Charlotte, N. C. Stimulating sales,
syndie execs. of pos t-’50 Warner Bros, titles,; according to Seven Arts execs, is

Whether some syndie houses will making It the third station here; that 26 of the 40 are available for
became so desperate as to launch a j n recent weeks to invest fresh coin colorcasting.

vigorous beef with the FCC is an j n its feature film librarv. WBBM- -

open question. To all intents and T V and WNBQ preceded with IHLi-W QoW

purposes, a number of syndie other packages, leaving WBKB the rtfi ClHU ilJLdirtCl Ottlch
houses are out of the network pro- 0 nly outlet standing pat. jt reiM £ 1 Df 1 F *1

gramming derby. Not having made Seven Arts group ls particularly UB 10F RdL FIJIDS

any web programs sales for a num- ; attractive to the Chi indie because i* A 1 P P

ber of seasons those particular i 26 of the 40 films are in c 6 i or , and got BOlIieStlC UPlV
houses simply have given Up and , wr.N-TV will hp making a big

are seen as the most likely to pro- ! ti nt splash this year ABC Fj . lms prexy Henry G. Plitt

test. j Unt splasR ti11S year ' says syndication company’s for-

Un 50% for ABC Films

any wen programs sales lor a num- ! attractive to the Chi indie because i'AIPP

ber of seasons those particular i 26 of the 40 films are in c6 i or , and Blit BOlIieStlC UPlV
houses simply have given Up and , wr.N-TV will hp making a big

are seen as the most likely to pro- ! ti nt splash this year ABC Fj . lms prexy Henry G. Plitt

test. Unt spl asR tMS year ' says syndication company’s for-

What’s for sure is that the syndie ] f * 611 increased more

biz can’t retain a frozen posture liifltfa fn -til 311 50; *° m 1960 , c ° n J pa y e ^ wltb

and survive in the face of what’s MUgV 10 lOFryiOOBb { the previous year but that domes-

going on—not in any healthy di- 1 P n Qolac Mi*nqffAr'! IC syndl , ca t Ion faiIed to come up

mension. What’s foreseen—if the AS u 6 H* uulcS IflalmgSF j to expectations,
network option time situation pre- Tom Judge, whose job was cut ! Amon S the company’s series that
vails—its continued mergers and out from under him two weeks ago are st rong on the domestic scen«
acquisitions, more offbeat proper- i w h ep CBS-TV decided to disband : are tbe w® b ^ e , runs ' ? Te ® t
ties which because of their unique-j its CBS Production Sales taping Gra ' y « ‘Peoples Choice,. '26
ness will find station slots, and fur-I un jt t has joined the web’s Terry- Men” and John Gunther’s “High
ther diversification of catalogs , 1 toons subsidiary as general sales B° a< Y ” Sales on the latter get a
ranging from features to “Al- . manager. He’ll handle all sales ex- boost from stations’ pubservice in-
manac” briefies. cep t those of theatrical cartoons, tentions.

-:-- : - specializing in commercials and The Nat King Cole special, vid-

. program sales. taped off British tv, was a hot hour,

Rossano BraZZl Pilot Judge was director <a the Pro. ; ^king

TTniTvw’nnrf 7 : Auction Sales operation. Prior to . shortly after ABC took over L. S.

Hollywood, Feb. 7. .. . . account exec at and foreign distribution. Som»

Rossano Brazzi docs a pilot for ^ycgg-TV', n.Y., and earlier, was suddenly became cold turkey, how-

What’s for sure is that the syndie
biz can’t retain a frozen posture
and survive in the face of what’s
going on—not in any healthy di¬
mension. What’s foreseen—if the
network option time situation pre-

Judge to Terrytoons

n n • n»i program sales. taped on unusn tv, was a not uuur,

Rossano Brazzi Pilot ! Judge was director of t he

TTniTvw nn /1 T?oh 7 : duction Sales operation. Prior to . shortly after ABC took over L. S.

Hollywood, Feb. 7. , . account exec at and foreign distribution. Som»

Rossano Brazzi docs a pilot for _ v - and earlier was suddenly became cold turkey, hovv-

Four Star this week to go out as a ’ eas^ernT^les manager °of CBS-TH^ ever, with only one sale since the
segment of the DuPont Show s t Sales ] eav ing that post to recent school integration fiareupi
With June Allvson. _5 • _ _, _Jr. nrlAQnc an,? TJ*.

national sales spot with in New Orleans and Georgia. Re-

Episode, tabbed “Our Man in . Westinghouse Broadcasting before cent isolated sale was in Canada,
Rome,” will be second appearance ; rejoining the web at WCBS-TV. where, incidentally, several of
on Ally son program. He also He’ll report to Terrytoons v.p.-gen- ABC’s biggest foreign series sale*
guested last year. jeral manager Bill Weiss. 'were made in ’60.

That Daylightfol Feelin

Y ou’ve met the type. Just last year he. was
saying that the old-fashioned winter would
never come back. Five years ago he was insisting
that die Brooklyn Dodgers would never move to
the Coast. And 13 years ago he was confident that
daytime TV would never work out, “because the
housewife can’t vacuum the rugs and w r atch the
screen at the same time.”

Poor fellow. His name is legion (Frank
Legion, as we remember it). Last time we saw -
him, he was digging his way out of a six-foot
snowdrift for the fourth or fifth time this season
—and wishing he’d stowed away with the Dodgers
when they migrated to a warmer, sunnier clime.

As for his prognosis on daytime television, he
couldn’t have been more off-base. Not only did
he underestimate, the American housewife (and,
possibly, the American vacuum cleaner); he for¬
got to reckon with NBC’s ability to nurture and
develop attractive programming for just about
any time of the day.

NBC’s leadership in the daytime TV sphere
comes from its recognition of several factors

plus persistence in program improvement based
on those factors. First, we’ve always felt that the
daytime audience—made up predominantly of
women—wants companionship , above all else,
from die TV screen. That’s why our shows are
friendly rather than frantic.

This reasoning accounts for the personalities
who regularly head up most of our daytime offer¬
ings. They’re people whom the housewife likes
having around. We need hardly add that they’re
the people who can sell the sponsor’s product
most readily. '

This was home out graphically last October
in an independent coast-to-coast survey during
which 1,000 housewives were interviewed on
their feelings toward daytime commercials. While
the general impact of all daytime TV was shown
to be formidable, the NBC personality shows were
demonstrated to have a stronger selling potential
than their competing non-personality programs.
More than half of our daytime viewers reported
they’d bought products recommended by die per¬
sonalities on the shows.

Wednesday, FeJbnmry 8, 1961

P'SkiETf

Our daytime TV leadership, by the way, was
made evident in the National Nielsen during the
very first week of the New Year—a result also
true of the December II report.

While we’re on this statistical kick, we should
mention still another study, this one done for
NBC by Nielsen last November on the subject of
daytime TV’s audience “reach.” For some time
prior to this analysis, a myth persisted in some
quarters that daytime TV 'viewing was confined
to a narrow base of homes that did most of the
watching.

But this extremely detailed Nielsen analysis
showed that daytime TV actually had greater
reach and better distribution of commercial fre¬
quency than a nighttime show of comparable cost.
One of the big reasons for this is that sponsors
now spread their sales messages over several
daytime shows rather than backing a single show
several times a week.

All these studies, of course, simply prove the
obvious to advertisers who’ve been using daytime
TV. Several large sponsors use only daytime tele¬
vision, and only on the NBC network at that.

Among the more recent advertisers to join
the swim is the Proctor-Silex Corporation, which
began using network TV this past spring. A 21
per cent sales gain in the first seven months of
the company’s fiscal year was attributed by its
president to a million-dollar increase in its ad
budget. What struck our fancy, especially, was
that the bulk of this increase was on NBC-TV,
and the major share of the firm’s spring campaign
was on NBC daytime. So, there you are.

Another company which has made intelligent
use of daytime TV is Purex, whose two-pronged

motive has been to advertise its new wares and
to give the firm a prestige image in an industry
(cleansers and laundry aids) crowded with long-
established brand names.

Most recently, Purex’s outstanding use of
daytime TV was in sponsoring the Inauguration
coverage on NBC (we didn’t arrange the Inaugu¬
ration for daytime; it just happens that way).

But even before that, Purex was already carv¬
ing a prestige niche for itself with such daytime
drama-documentaries as “The Cold Woman,”
“The Trapped Housewife” and “The Working
Mother.” Next on that same agenda of specials:
“The Single Woman” (February 9th).

Although our regular daytime programs are
primarily personality shows, they span a range
that reflects the same sort of balance NBC strives
for in the rest of its TV schedule. Audience par¬
ticipation, quizzes, drama, comedy, celebrity-
interviews ... they’re all there.

We even have a five-minute, midday news¬
cast, a program not especially geared for women, ’
but one which holds its audience just as ably as
the shows flanking it. It’s a demonstration, we
feel, that today’s enlightened woman is interested
in just about the same current events that occupy
her husband.

In a medium as many-faceted as television,
there are all sorts of ways and time periods in
which an advertiser can get his message across
best, and the sponsor who thinks only in terms
of nighttime TV may be limit¬
ing his horizons. Sometimes a
significant modification of his
schedule may be irr order. If so,
he may find a change daylightful.

n-nuMS

pssntft

VrfMidiy, r«l«Mty g, 1961

In the syndicated program listings of the top ten shows, rating data such as the
average share of audience, coupled with data as to time and day of telecasting coni’
peiitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished. Reason for detailing an
exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating
strength of particular series. Various branches of the industry, ranging from media

buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable.

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum of 247 markets. The
results of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety. Coupled with the rating
performance of the top ten network shows on the local level , the Vartety-ARB charts
are designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the V. S.

(*) ARB's November, 1960 survey covered - a two week period. Syndicated shows
sharing- one of the two weeks with an alternating: or special program could not h»
properly judged for comparative performance. Therefore, November data will bo
limited to those syndicated shows which played both weeks.

FRESNO

STATIONS: KFRE, KMJ, KJEO. *SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960,

TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS AY.

RK. PBOGRAM—DAY—TIME

STA.

RTG.

1 .

Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30'...,,

...KMJ

2 .

Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00)-

...KJEO

2 .

77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00)...

...KJEO

S. Rawhide (Fri. 7:30-8:30).

...KFRE

Bonanza (Sat. 7:30-8:30).

...KMJ

Dohie Gillis (Tues. 8:30-9:00).

.. .KFRE

Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00)-

...KMJ

Pete & Gladys (Mon. 8:00-8:30)...,

.. .KFRE

6 .

Donna Reed (Thurs. 8:00-8:30)-

.. .KJEO

6 .

Laramie (Tues. 7:30-8:30) .

.. .KMJ

6 .

Bed Skelton (Tues. 9:30-10:00)...

...KFRE

6 .

Danny Thomas (Mon. 9:00-9:30)..

...KFRE

28!

TOP SYNDICATED PBOGBAMS AV. AV.

RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME

STA.

DISTRIB. RTG,

SH.

1. Three Stooges (Mon.-Fri. 6:00).....

..KFRE..

.. Screen Gems

2. Death Valley Days (Fri. 7:00).

..KFRE..

.. U.S. Borax

Z. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:00)..

..KFRE..

..Ziv-UA

4. Highway Patrol (Wed. 7:00).

(Thurs. 10:30).

..KMJ...

.. Ziv-UA

5, This Man Dawson (Thurs. 8:00' ..,.

..KMJ...

.. Ziv-UA

5. Tombstone Territory (Tues. 7:00)...

..KJEO..

..Ziv-UA

5. Yon Asked For It (Sat. 6:00).

..KJEO..

.. Crosby/Brown

6 .Pioneer (Mon. 7:00)..

..KMJ...

.. Roebeck

6 . San Francisco Beat (Tues. 6:15)....

(Fri. 6:15)....

..KMJ...

..CBS

7. Lock-Up (Thurs. 7:30).

*. KMJ...

. • Ziv-UA

7. Manhunt (Thurs. 7:00)..

..KMJ ..

.. Screen Gems

7. Shotgun Slade (Thurs. 7:00).

..KJEO..

.. MCA

7. Silent Service (Mon. 6:15).

(Thurs. 6:15).

..KMJ...

.. CNP

7. Vikings (Tues. 7:00).

.'.KFRE. .,

... Ziv-UA

TOP COMPETITION AV.

PROGRAM

STA.

RTG.

Shell News.

...KMJ

Silent Service .

.. .KMJ

San Francisco Beat...

...KMJ

Bums & Allen.

...KMJ

Huckleberry Hound ..

.. .KJEO

Pony Express ..

.. .KMJ

Manhunt ..

.. .KMJ

Shotgun Slade.

...KJEO

Award Theatre .

...KFRE

June Allyson ..

...KFRE

Donna Reed.

...KJEO

Vikings ....

...KFRE

Outlaws ...

...KMJ

Grand Jurv: Phil Silvers.KFRE

Three Stooges.

..KFRE

Russ Powell Reports..

..KFRE

Guest ward Ho .

..KJEO

Sea Hunt .

. .KERB

Sea Hunt .

..KFRE

Three Stooges .

. - KFRE

Russ Powell Reports..

. .KFRE

Tombstone Territory .

..KJEO

FORT WAYNE

STATIONS: WANE, WPTA, WKJG. *SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960,

WPTA

1. Quick Draw McGraw (Mon. 5:30)...

..WPTA...

. Screen Gems

521

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WKJG

News .

..WANE

WANE

Pete Smith ...

..WKJG

WPTA

1. Woody Woodpecker (Tues. 6:30)....

..WPTA...

. Kellogg

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WKJG

News .

. .WANE

WKJG

2. Tombstone Territory (Wed. 7:00)...

..WKJG...

. Ziv-UA

News ..

..WPTA

Popeye; Clutch Cargo..

..WPTA

WKJG

2. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:00)..

..WANE...

. Ziv-UA

Popeye; Clutch Cargo..

..WPTA

Jeffs Collie.....

..WKJG

WPTA

S. Brothers Brannagan (Sat. 10:30)....

..WANE...

. CBS

Make That Spare.

..WPTA

Fight of the Week.

. .WKJG

WANE

3. Coronado 9 (Fri. 10:30).

.. WPTA...

. MCA

Michael Shayne.

..WKJG

,W r PTA

3. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:30)_

..WPTA...

. .Screen Gems

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WKJG

News ..;.....

..WANE

WANE

4. Bow The Clown (Sat 9:00).;.

..WKJG...

. Jayark

Western Playhouse

..WANE

5. Cannonball (Sat. 7:00).

..WKJG...

. ITC

San Francisco Beat....

..WANE

.WKJG

5. Popeye (Mon.-Fri. 6:00).

..WPTA...

. UAA

Life of Riley.

..WANE

News; Weather.

..WKJG

WKJG

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WKJG

News ....

..WANE

WANE

Pete Smith .... -. „

..WKJG

WPTA

5. State Trooper (Tues. 7:00).....

. .WANE...

. MCA

.Popeye; Clutch Cargo..

..WPTA

iNews !.*.

..WPTA

EL PASO

STATIONS: KELP, KROD, KTSM. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960,

1. Gunsmoke 'Sat. 8:00-8:30).

KROD

. KROD..

. .CBS

You Asked For It.

.KTSM

2. Wagon Train (Sun. 9:00-10:00)_

. . .KTSM

2. Coronado 9 (Sat. 8:30)..

.KROD..

. .MCA

Outlaws .

.KTSM

3. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 7:30-8:00) KROD

3. Lock-Up (Sun. 8:30).

.KTSM..

. .Ziv-UA

What’s My Line.___

.KROD

4. Red Skelton (Tues. 7:30-8:00'.

.. .KROD

4. Tombstone Territory (Thurs. 9:30)..

.KTSM..

. .Ziv-UA

Witness ...

..KROD

5. Garry Moore (Tues. 8:00-9:00)_

.. .KROD

5. Grand Jury (Fri. 7:30).

.KROD..

. .NTA

Bell Hr.;-Daves Place..

.KTSM

6 . Ed Sullivan (Sun. 6:00-7:00 1 .

...KROD

6 . Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:00).

.KTSM..

. .Ziv-UA

Angel ..

.KROD

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7. Dangerous Robin (Sat. 9:00).

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Outlaws ..

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7. Perry Como (Wed. 7:00-8:00).

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8 . Two Faces West (Tues. 9:00).

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Phil Silvers .

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9. Manhunt (Mon. 9:00)..

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9. Phil Silvers (Tues. 9:00)..

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5. Quick Draw McGraw (M-on. 6:30).,

6 . Coronado 9 (Sat. 10:00).. .

7. Woody Woodpecker (Thurs. 6:30).

8 . Mr. District Attorney (Wed. 10:15)

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9. Meet McGraw (Fri. 10:15).

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Weiw^iy, Febnuiy B, 1961

Why WSB-TV bought Warner , s'“Films of the 50’s”

^ if

Says Jean Hendrix

“WSB-TV has always been strong in feature film
programming. We acquired the Warner pictures

to make it still stronger.

The first thing we will do is use the 26 color
films in a Friday night slot well call “Warner Bros.
Premiere!'Also, the high caliber of this Seven Arts
release gives us pictures well run as specials in-
"A” time. Actually all of these films have the high
quality we require for our spot carriers. All in all I'd
say these "Films of the 50’s” will strengthen our
leadership in feature film audience here in Atlanta.”

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TV-FILMS

Mickelson’s CBS Exit

Continued from page 99 ;

hw been most a -tive in political
and legislative areas and conse¬
quently is finely attuned to the
Washington angles insofar as they
reflect on news & pubaffairs pro¬
gramming. But that’s as far as it
goes. Clark, on t-ie other hand, has
a longtime news • background,
atarting as a reporter with the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, founding and
editing the New Hampshire Sunday
News and then serving as an edi¬
torial writer on the Bostop Herald
Sc Traveler before joining CBS in
1933 in Paris.

Clark is highly regarded by his
colleagues; he’s worked primarily
In radio, most recently as producer-
commentator on “The World To¬
night.” He’s indenendently wealthy
(a member of the Clark Threads
family», was a classmate of Presi¬
dent Kennedy's at Harvard <class
of '401 and is prexy of the Radio
Sc Television News anrJysts.

Appointment of Clark as v.p. and
general manager means that he’ll
have wider duties than did Day,
whose authority extended over
hard news only. Under the new
letup, Clark will also supervise
public affairs, with Jack Kiermaier,
pubaffairs director, reporting to
Clark.

Mickelson is understood to be
•onsidering several offers, among
them a major post at North

I Carolina U., Dean of the Min-
I nesota U. School of Journalism,
'and boss of the Voice of America
; in Munich. Pending a final deci-
| sion, he’s using office space at CBS
! though his resignation was effec-
j tive Friday (3). A couple of ironic
notes—his last days at CBS are
| being spent on the “executive
| floor/' CBS’ 20th floor, due to a
iswap of offices with Salant, who
! Monday (6) moved down to the
17th floor where the news opera¬
tion is headquartered and where
j Salant will occupy Mickelson’s
; quarters. And on Thursday morn-
■ ing (2), before Mickelson’s resigna¬
tion was made known, CBS News
i press staff circulated to newspapers
j the text of a speech Mickelson was
- due to make Monday night (6) at
| the U. of Texas titled “The Role
‘ of Mass Communications in a Dem-
1 ocratic Society/'

Marty Melcher’s Plans

Hollywood, Feb. 7.

Marty Melcher will make a full-
scale entry into television with his
Arwin Productions. Discussions
are now in progress with William
Dozier, veepee of coast operations
for Screen Gems, for Melcher to
develop and package shows for SG.

P'Sfi/Eff

TOPEYE’ RENEWAL
PACE PUT AT m

United Artists Associated finds
“Popeye,” the Paramount theatri¬
cal cartoons, hitting a renewal pace
of over. 90%. To date, most every
station which had the original con¬
tract expire, has picked up the
“Popeye’s” for another ride, of
from three to five years.

Stations renewing the series in¬
clude WINK, Ft. Myers; WFGA,
Jacksonville; WSOC, Charlotte;
WEEK, Peoria; WPTA, Ft. Wayne;
WTTV, Indianapolis; WMTV,
Omaha; KGUN, Tucson; KGW,
Portland, Ore.; andXROD, El Paso,
Tex. AH told close to 30 stations
have signed renewal pacts.

Grayson Back to NTA

Mitch Grayson has rejoined Na¬
tional Telefilm Associates as a pro¬
ducer, working on the “Children’s
Play of the Week” project.

He is now collecting script ma¬
terial for an eventful pilot. For
awhile he worked on a number of
shows at WNTA-TV, Newark-N.Y.
indie. Prior to his NTA associa¬
tion he had been producer-director
of such network shows as “You Are
There,” “The Ford Theatre," “Best
Sellers” and “Somerset Maugham
Playhouse.”

Atlanta—Carolyn Clark has been
named woman’s director for WSB-
Radio. Fred Briggs is the new
face on the announcing staff.

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

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. Continued from page 69

today, the networks are on film,
save for a special here or an “ob¬
scure” weekly live program there.
The turn to film has made it nigh
impossible for NABET or IBEW
to pull a successful strike, to deci¬
mate a network’s resistance to
union demands—whether just or
unjust.

It started becoming apparent
that the unions were losing their
bargaining power when NABET
struck NBC a couple of years back.
The union wanted assurances that
its men would be used to make
NBC productions abroad. This was
deemed hardly as emphatic an
issue as today’s pension & welfare
inequities, but NABET thought it
was important enough to strike
over. Thus, NBC’s reserve corps
went Into action. NBC had more
live shows then than ABC has now,
and still NABET lost the strike. It
returned to work finally, but got
hardly any of the things it wanted
overseas and, in fact, lost much
of the ground it had gained In
earlier negotiations.

It’s almost certain, according to
expert observers, that NABET this
time wanted to strike ABC over
pension. But whether it felt cap¬
able of winning a strike is another
matter entirely. If it had felt ca¬
pable, there probably would not
have been a 3% deferred settle¬
ment.

If the unions have been virtual¬
ly deprived of the power to strike
on matters as concrete as pension
Sc welfare, then — if the trend
toward film continues (and it
doesn’t look ready to abate) —
they should have one terrible
time convincing themselves to
strike for the furtherance of job
security.

Soviet Spy Story

Continued from pag* 00

okay for its reinstatement as the
next segment on the biweekly Arm¬
strong stanza. Execs who made the
final decision were Oscar Katz, pro¬
gram y.p.; Joe Ream, program
practices veep; Bill Lodge, Y.p. for
affiliate relations and engineering;
Bill Hylan, v.p. for sales adminis¬
tration; Tom . Fisher, v.p. and gen¬
eral attorney; and Jack Cowden,
v.p.. Information services.

While no reason was given for
both actions, it was apparent that
the network brass had misgivings
about the show in the current cli¬
mate of U.S.-Soviet relations and
felt they could not judge the tem¬
per of the show from the script
alone. Hence the decision to okay
production and view the final tape.
And while the web'refused to com¬
ment on its motives. It did stress
that it had received no request from
the Executive Branch of the Gov¬
ernment to cancel the program and
that It had done so solely on It*
own responsibility.

Web had consulted Armstrong on
the move, but despite the sponsor’s
opposition, decided to cancel It
anyway pending the screening.
Armstrong was upset enough about
It to Issue its own statement blast¬
ing CBS’ origiial action. It has had
no comment since the reinstate¬
ment of the show/

Seksitzer

maam CMtigwi from past TT bbk

commercials a year ago; today It
does over a third. Its deal with
Warners is.for below-the-line pro¬
duction plus a fee to the studio,
with an arrangement to use other
quarters when WB’s production is
at a peak and to use the lot during
slack periods.

Schnitzer, a multiple prize-win¬
ner (Cannes Fest, Edinburgh Fest,
American Film Fest, principally
for his Chevrolet blurbs), joined
Lawrence some four years ago as
his exec v.p. on the Coast, also set¬
ting up the Lawrence-Schnitzer
outfit as a subsidiary. Control of
the Lawrence company was recent¬
ly acquired by RKO General.

'DAVEY & GOLIATH'

A new children's series, “Davey
and Goliath,” is set for tv distribu¬
tion by the National Council of
the Churches of Christ
Filmed in Hollywood, budget for
the teleseries ran to $250,000.

Lunar Productions, new outfit
by Keefe Brasselle and Martin J.
Machet, Is set to roll on its initial
:tv series, a one-hour filmed entry
titled “Joey Trouble,” being done
in association with CBS-TV. All
told Lunar Is anticipating four new
shows.

“Joey” is being produced In New
York, with shooting to start before
the end of this month. Brasselle
will serve as exec producer of th«
series, with Nick Mayo assigned th«
producer role and Howard Adel-
man as associate producer. Script
for initial show is by Eliot Asinof.
Arthur Hiller directs.

Lunar meanwhile has taken over
Brasselle’s other properties, includ¬
ing his Hollywood Club nitery in
Edison Township in N. J.

ZIV-UA PERSONNE
SHIFTS, PROMOTIONS

Ziv-UA has added four new ac¬
count execs, awarded several pro¬
motions, and has made certain re¬
alignments.

Jack P. Martin, currently spot
sales manager western division, has
been upped to sales manager of the
northeastern division of syndicated
sales. He succeeds Jerry Kirby,,
who is leaving the organizatioa
to establish his own ad agency in
Chicago.

Jim Grubb has been promoted
from spot sales manager in the
midcentral division to sales man¬
ager of the north central division
In Chicago. He succeeds Robert
Reis, who has been given a special
assignment with headquarters in
N.Y. James Packer, who joined
the company In '57, has been
named Chicago city sales manager.

The four new account execs ar#
Taylor Durham and Wells Bruen.
both assigned to the south central
division; Joe Madalena and Bob
Mott.

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TV Cameras Banned in Minn. Prison

Hearing Scandal, Provokes Rhubarb

St. Paul, Feb. 7.

Despite intercession by Minne¬
sota Gov. Elmer L. Anderson in
their behalf, tv cameramen were
denied permission to film a public
hearing involving ouster proceed¬
ings against Stillwater prison
warden Douglas C. Rigg last
Wednesday.

Judge E. J. Kenny of Duluth, ap¬
pointed by state commissioner of
corrections Will C. Turnbladh to
serve as referee in the case, stead¬
fastly refused to grant tv coverage
of the hearing, even after being
notified by the governor that he
was acting contrary to policy of
the state administration.

Broadcasting officials felt that-
the ban was prompted by the state
attorney general’s office which Is
seeking Rigg’s ouster because of
food withdrawals from the prison
commissary by the warden and
other prison officials 18 months
ago. The situation was disclosed
during the political campaign last
fall in which Andersen, a Repub¬
lican, defeated the DFL Incumbent,
Orville Freeman.

Priqr to the hearing, WCCO
Radio had received permission
from Judge Kenny to set up micro¬
phones in the courtroom. But when
tv cameramen arrived, they found
the door barred by the court
security officer. Protests by the tv
newsmen that they were being dis¬
criminated against resulted’in the
judge’s extending the ban to in¬
clude radio mikes and moving the
hearing to another chamber.

Wednesday evening Sheldon
Peterson, president of the North¬
west Radio and TV News associa¬
tion, and Jim Bormann, chairman
of the group’s freedom of informa¬
tion committee, sent a wire to Gov.
Andersen, urging him “to correct
(commissioner Turnbladh’s) mis¬
taken belief that public interests
would adequately be served by
forcing radio and tv to revert to
primitive methods* of paper and
pencil reporting.”

The wire continued that the
broadcast media “contend this
ruling clearly opposes public in¬
terest, based on ability of camera
and microphone as modern tools of
reportage to convey accurate re¬
port of this event.”

A followup letter from the
governor to Turnbladh which was

relayed to Judge Kenny emphasized
that administration policy dictated
equal access to radio and tv in all
public hearings.

When the hearing resumed
Thursday, however, tv cameras
were again barred from the cham-
i ber. At the request of tv newsmen,
j Gov. Andersen called Turnbladh
but was told that the*case was an
administrative hearing, not a judi¬
cial hearing, and that Judge Kenny
had the right to set his own ground
rules. The judge refused to com¬
ment on the governor’s statement
and continued to stick to his “no
admittance” ruling.

Rigg called the hearing a
"kangaroo court” and told news¬
men he welcomed tv and radio
coverage of the proceedings.

WBAL-TVGoesOn
Factuality Kick

Baltimore,’ Feb. 7.

WBAL-TV, Baltimore, has out¬
lined an ambitious brief but deep
nightly news strip scheduled to
preem Monday (13) in the 6:30 to
6:40 p.m. time slot.

Called "Special Report,” the
Monday-Friday strip aims to offer
a “detailed, factual exploration of
any significant news or news-relat¬
ed story with local application.
Every known audio-visual tech¬
nique will be employed as the cir¬
cumstances of particular subjects
dictate—film, sound-on-film, slides,
interviews, drawings, maps, re¬
motes, bleeper phones, audio and
visual tapes” . . . Station says sub¬
ject matter will range from Govan’s
snow monster to a Port of Balti¬
more slant of high-seas piracy. 1

WBAL program director John
Frankenfield and news manager
Galen Fromme will supervise. Vet
newsman A1 Quinn will research
and script the show. Andrew Banks
will be producer-director,' and
newsman Rolf Hertsgaard will be
the on-air spokesman.

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Federal Judge Archie O. Daw¬
son has entered separate decrees
in each of the six cases brought
by the Dept, of Justice against six
features-to-tv distribs.

Decrees forbid conditioning of
one feature film on the licensing
of any other film. Decrees, though,
permit each distributor “to sell
or license for exhibition over any
tv station, or group of stations any
number of films for any number of
runs in a single agreement In an
aggregate price or fee.”

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resents a victory of the defendants,
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when the defendants were in viola¬
tion of the anti-trust laws. Govern¬
ment’s bid to have the decree
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defendant to offer its films on a
picture-by picture basis with each
picture separately priced, was re¬
jected by the court. In refusing
the court held there’s nothing Il¬
legal in selling films in groups as
long as there wasn’t any condi¬
tioning.

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United Artists, Associated Artists
Productions (now United Artists
Associated), National Telefilm As¬
sociates, Screen Gems and G&C
Super.

TV Feature# Abroad

Move of Metro in selling it#
pre-’48 feature backlog to
Amalgamated Television Serv¬
ices (ATN) in Australia has
stimulated the entire foreign
market for pix selling.

Because of exhibitor and
other pressures, many of the
American film companies have
adopted a go-slow attitude in
selling pix to tv abroad. Metro,
after a good deal of soul
searching, sold its pre-’48
library for $2,600,000 in Aus¬
tralia. Columbia’s Screen
Gems subsid also made a big
deal in that market. Now
Metro, SG and other film com-
„ panies are scouting the entire
foreign market, waiting for the
right price and opportune time
to make deals.

TV’s In-Fighting

.Continued from page 73 M
its. agency, Benton & Bowles, the
Monday slot under any circum¬
stances. But it is taking advantage
of the shift as a factor in its pitch
for the Thomas-Griffith shows.

Of course, the $12,000,000 in GF
billings is as good a motivation for
the raiding as any, but there’s a
lot more at staxe than the cash.
The Thomas-Griffith shows, both
produced out of Thomas’ M^rterto
Productions shop, are prestige
items. In addition, they're both
big audience-getters, the Griffith
show having hit the Nielsen Top 10
list a couple of times this year, and
Thomas a longtime * Top 10’er
though ranking in the teens this
season.

Moreover, both NBC and ABC
can legitimately lay some claim to
preference. Thomas started on
ABC and ran on the web for four
years, though with indifferent rat¬
ing results. It wasn’t until Tom
McDermott, then v.p. at Benton Sc
Bowles,' forced the show over to
CBS and into the fabled Monday
at 9:30 slot as the successor to “I
Love Lucy” did the Thomas show
take off. It’s hardly a secret that
ABC would love to have it back.

As for NBC, it paid a record
price for the reruns of the Thomas
show for daytime—ironically it was
the reruns of the ABC stanzas, and
therefore can claim some-identity
with Thomas. However, General
Foods, not Thomas, will determine
at which web the network will
land, so that NBC’s dealings with
Thomas (and for that matter, prexy
Bob Kintner’s close friendship with
exec producer Lou Edelman) prob¬
ably won’t have any bearing on
GF’s decision.

The big grab for Thomas and
Griffith started immediately after
ABC nailed down “The Rifleman”
for next season, after It looked ex¬
tremely close to switching to .CBS
to run back-to-back with “Gun -1
smoke” reruns. ABC didn't get
away cheaply at that—besides of¬
fering Procter Sc Gamble and Ben¬
ton & Bowles at 8:30 period
(whether or not It succeeds in get¬
ting Thomas and Griffith), It has
also reportedly given P&G the
franchise at Thursday at 9:30.
That’s a major concession, since it
falls between the highly successful
“My Three Sons” and the runaway
“Untouchables,” which will be
moved to the 10-11 slot come fall.

The war is on, and it looks as if
the boys are playing for keeps. No
doubt CBS’ passes at ABC shows
ignited the fuse, but the bitterly
competitive rating fight, the dearth
of exciting new properties and the
general softness of the economy
were also factors in disturbing the
peace and tranquility.

Hollywood—Robert E. Sharon,
formerly veepee and general man¬
ager of KDEO, San Diego, has
joined Cro well-Collier’s KFWB
here as sales manager.

NEW YORK

13.7 Rating

39% Audience Share

MILWAUKEE

19. Rating

56% Audience Share

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Inside Stuff—Radio-TV

Some CBS-TV news execs and “CBS Reports” exec producer Fred
W. Friendly were throws Into a mild ferment last Thursday morning
when a tune-in ad paid for by the Health Insurance Plan of N. Y.
appeared in the N. Y. Times calling attention to that night’s “CBS
Reports” stanza on “The Business of Health—Medicine, Money St
Politics.”

The CBS concern stemmed from the fact that the ad gave the
Impression ^hat HIP was sponsoring the show or endorsing it. Fact is
that HIP representatives were interviewed on the program about their
dispute with the American Medical Assn., as were AMA reps, and both
sides of the controversy were explored.

But CBS felt the ad might imply that the scales had been tipped In
favor of HIP. At the end of the show, consequently, “CBS Reports”
aired a disclaimer to the effect that while various groups had been
consulted about the show, nobody had seen it in advance. The no-
screenings policy is SOP on “Reports,” but the announcement of it
wasn’t Also SOP: no ads promoting the show by anyone but CBS-TV.

Nevertheless, the HIP ad must have helped with the ratings, sinca
the show pulled down a respectable 9.9 average for Its Thursday night

Edward R. Murrow, Dr. Frank Stanton, David Susskind, and two
corporations have won Roll of Honor appointments of the Continuing
Conference on Communications and Public Interest, conducted at tho
Annenberg School of Communications at the U. of Pennsylvania.
Murrow was cited for exposing on the air the effort of the State
Department to guide the networks in regard to the visit of Premiere
Khrushchev; Dr. Stanton, for eliminating sponsorship from the all¬
network presentation of the Kennedy-Nixon debates; Susskind for
announcing that he would not submit names of actors and actresses
for clearance'from professional blacklisting.

Also Gulf Oil for underwriting a discussion series while leaving topic
selection and program production to NBC; NBC (in particular Irving
Gitlin and his associates) for “strong editorial opinion and carefully
researched fact” In the production of the white paper dealing with the
U-2 incident.

The Broadcasting Foundation of North Carolina, foundation sup¬
ported by several of the state’s radio and tv stations and headed by
Harold Essex, prexy of WSJS-TV, & AM In Winston-Salem, will offer
a total of 25 scholarships in 1961 “to provide opportunity for those who
will be tomorrow’s leaders in the broadcasting field.”

The Foundation aids the educational program of the Dept, of Radio r
TV and Motion Pictures at the U. of North Carolina, and has expressed
growing concern over the number of graduate students at the school
who have turned to fields other than broadcasting. Scholarships are
aimed at keeping graduate students within the broadcasting specialty.

Reporter tv critic Marya Mannes and CBS-TV program veepee Mike
Dann will be the speakers at the Newsmaker luncheon given tomor¬
row (Thurs.) at the Roosevelt Hotel by Radio & TV Executives So¬
ciety. Two will confront each other In a debate of “What Is Television
For?’-’

Richard Heffner of CBS, chairman of the luncheons for RTES. will
moderate the meeting and the new CBS News prexy Richard Salant
will be chairman.

Communications Capital Corp., with headquarters in the Times-Life
Bldg., is a new company organized to specialize in financing of radio
and television stations.

Officials Include Lazar Emanuel, an attorney, president; George G.
Weiss, formerly In commercial finance and equipment leasing, veepee
and general counsel; Blair Walliser, former exec veepee of Mutual
Broadcasting, secretary-treasurer.

BBC-TV LENS1NG

’ROB ROY’ SERIES

"LOPEZ

Glasgow, Feb. 7.

Rob Roy MacGregor, legendary
hero of Scot history, will be the
central character in a new BBC-TV
series being readied on location
here. MacGregor was a colorful
outlaw who had many adventures
in the Highland hills.

Titled “Rob Roy,” series will star
Tom Fleming in main part. Scenes
are being lensed near Aberfoyle,
in the Trossachs, w.k. beauty spqt.
Producer Is Kevin Sheldon,

Betty FHrness

WEEKLY FORECASTS

FABIAN — Feb. 4, Will make
greater strides In TV aed plctares
... more so tkaa on records.
JACK BENNY — Fob. 14. 1941
many adl«stmoats Ir all phases.
Besleess aed domestic In his favor.
FEB.—Will show tho pattern of
1961. Realism. Take is eat of
oar complacency. “It Cen^t Hap¬
pen Here Attltnde.”

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

“LOPEZ SPEAKING"

My Life and How iChanged It.
A story holpfni for alt walks of Ufa.
(Citadot Press)

Continued from page 73

of experts on stage, with viewers
asked to phone in their queries.
Experts will include doctors, law¬
yers, politicians, etc. If necessary,
as host, Miss Furness will seek out
other experts via phone for an¬
swers.

Viewer participation also key¬
notes the two quiz shows one
slanted for teenagers with Clay
I Cowle as host, and the other keyed
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the screen.

The teenage quiz show will be
slotted at 5:30 p.m., necessitating a
shift for the Jimmy Nelson puppet
show. The kiddie puppet program
will be slotted from 4:05 to 5 p.m.

“TV Bandstand,” consisting of
big bands in Paramount theatrical
shorts,” will be stripped In the
mornings.

Initially, sponsors riding the
nighttime “Picture of The Week”
and “The Movie,” will be given
free rides for the daytime repeats.
One feature will be slotted in the
morning and the other in the after¬
noon.

Philadelphia—Roy M. Schwartz,
formerly program manager, has
been named operations manager of
WIBG, Storer radio outlet here.
He’s been with WIBG since the
Storer’s takeover In ’57, starting as
promotion manager.

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Paul Whiteman, Carol Lawrence,
Russell Arms, Roberta Peters,
Jorge Bolet, Theodor Uppman and
Kelly Brown, among others. Miss
Bergen, who doubled as hostess,
caught vaude’s oldtime flavor with
a two-a-day routine.

The Valentine’s Day number, re¬
plete with varied solos from the
Misses Bergen and Lawrence, was
a delightful cameo. Similarly, the
Herbert salute was a fine show¬
case for Miss Peters, Uppman
et. al. But the piece de resistance
was the reenactment of the “Rhap¬
sody in Blue”' preem. Bolet cap¬
tured the artistry of Gershwin’s
music in an exciting piano solo
while Whiteman obviously en¬
joyed his role as conductor. .

Jackie Gleason Show

Credit Jackie Gleason with one
thing—he knows how to capitalize
on a mistake. “Chapter III of
Gleason in Television-land, or
Week-to-Week Panic.” as Gleason
called his show last Friday (3), was
a continuation of the one-man for¬
mat he employed a week earlier to
apologize for the “bomb” of his
Jan. 20 panel show premiere.

Who knows, maybe Gleason can
stretch things to a 13-week cycle
just talking about that one panel
show. For that was the basic
theme of Friday’s show again, and
Gleason succeeded in making a
very funny half-hour out of it.
This time out, he took the sequel
to the disaster, the series of meet¬
ings that he and CBS and the agen¬
cies have been holding, and turned
In an effective satiric monolog on
the sessions.

Best parts of the monolog were
the bits on the various types who
attend—the ear-puller, the ceiling
gazer, the nodders, the “let’s-not-
be-too-hasty” conservatives — and
the various show' suggestions of¬
fered up by the network and agency
execs. Of course, the entire turn
wasn’t quite accurate or even fair,
since Gleason has been calling
most of the meetings himself, but
that’s within the area of artistic li¬
cense.

Show had tw r o other elements, a
chimp as guestar and a singing
gimmick. Gleason was in luck with
the chimp—it pulled some funny
business, and what with the reac¬
tion stuff Gleason got a good 10
minutes out of it. Song, “I Can’t
Get Started,” employed silent film
clips for occasionally humorous ef¬
fects.

No question that this third Glea¬
son show was a good one. What
happens next week, though? Per¬
haps with some more meetings
Gleason can develop another com¬
edy angle out of his running ex¬
periences with this oddest of situa¬
tions. But it probably would be
cheaper and less exhausting injhe
long run to hire writers. Chan.

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What is lacking in this “CBS Re¬
ports” edition Thursday (2) -night
on the “Business of Health” was
better organization. The material
gathered was more than ample, but
time and again, threads in the
story were left loose, untied, and
even unexplored.

The issues were provocative,
dealing as they did with national
health insurance, socialized medi¬
cine, various health insurance
plans now in operation, the high
cost of being sick, etc. Full title of
the outing, “The Business * of
Health: Medicine, Money and Poli¬
tics,” was descriptive of its wide
scope. It was as if the broad area
under examination worked ; to par¬
tially hide the main threads.

Oddly enough, the hour Recast
unreeled like an inverted pyramid
of a story lead. The most topical
aspect of the story—the Kennedy
administration’s plan to tie medical
aid for the aged to our Social Se¬
curity system—was put at the end.
Abraham A. Rlbicoff, Secretary of
Health, Education and Welfare,
came in for the final interview.

What tended to make some of
the threads hang loose and, at
times, frustratingly unexplored was
the constant jumping from spokes¬
man of one pressure group to an¬
other, from one section of the coun¬
try to . another, from one plan to
another, etc. When a Blue Shield
spokesman, or an official of the
American Medical Assn., for ex¬
ample, failed to address themselves
to the specific questions posed, the
result was an Inner hodgepodge
rather than an enlightening dimen¬
sion.

A widow who spent her life sav¬
ings and then some in mfdical care
for her husband, a cancer victim,
seemed more eloquent in her cam¬
eo than most of the speakers.
What the issues boiled down to was
free choice of doctors on a fee sys¬
tem, the present practice, or some
modified version to cut the costs to
the people and make medical care
more generally available.

List of those interviewed includ¬
ed:- Dr. E. Vincent Askey, Ameri¬
can Medical Assn, prez; Henry J.
Kaiser, prez of Kaiser Foundation
Health Plan; James E. Stuart, prez
Blue Cross Assn., Nelson Cruik-
shank, director of social security,
AFL-CIO; Dr. David Greeley, med^
ical director of Harlan Memorial
Miners Hospital; and Dr. Henry N.
Pratt, director of N.Y. Hospital.

Horo.

Perry Como Show

Perry Como threw a stag affair
on his “Kraft Music Hall” on NBC-
TV last Wednesday (1) and it
turned out to be an ' enjoyable
welding of comedy, song and dance.

The all-male party, with the ex¬
ception of a swiftie appearance oy
distaffer Beatrice Arthur, was a
neat angle on which to peg a
variety show and everyone con¬
cerned worked it to advantage.

Assisting Como in the guys-
sans-gals stanza were Harry Bela-
fonte and Buddy Hackett. Work¬
ing together or in solo, the trio
scored handsomely on all levels.
Choreographer Peter Gennaro also
scored with a socko dance segment
done to collegiate songs. It was
bright and inventive and overall
an outstanding bit of tv chore¬
ography.

Belafonte was in top form on his
solo vocals of “Travel On” and “I
Know Where I’m Going” and
Hackett lent a fine comedic touch
to the proceedings. He was espe¬
cially good in the sketches but his
material for the monolog about the
White House Kennedys could have
been sharpened for more impact.

Como, Belafonte and HackStt
got together for a hilarious ver¬
sion of “Why Can’t a Woman Be
More Like a Man” from “My Fair
Lady” and had a socko closer with
bits from songs that had names of
girls In the titles.

Como was in good vocal form on

the opener “Independent,” came
over effectively with “Whiffenpdof”
and was property romantic oyer
“Tammy.” He seemed happy and
completely comfortable throughout
the hour. He should have been, ne
was in good company. Gros.

Playboy’s Penthouse

This hour of variety in party
format has a new producer-direc¬
tor, Max Miller; and from appear¬
ances, he’s following the formula
laid down early this year when
Official Films took over distribu¬
tion of the Chicago-produced hour.

Main idea is to have a topnotch
headline talent and' let him take
over most of the final half of the
show. In this case, Friday (3) from
9:30 to 10:30 p.m. on WOR-TV,
New York, the topper was Vic
Damone, with the full backing of
the Dick Stabile- instrumental
group. Damone wound up the show
with no less than five numbers in
his suave, belting style, and it made
for a sock climax.

First half of the show featured
sepia singer Bill Henderson, who’s
currently appearing at Chicago
Playboy Club, and his style of ac¬
centuated beat on standards
breathed some life Into the opening
moments of the get-togetjier.

Also appearing were a trio of
enthusiastic, hip youngsters, from
the Second City Revue, who had as
much fun as the guests in skits
about mountain climbing and blind
dates. It was spotty humor, but
good and funny in the click mo¬
ments.

Chantoosie, Tania Velia, from
the intimery circuit, rendered a
brace of sophisticated numbers for
good effect in a thick, continental
accent.

About the guests, who decorate
the penthouse set like an ingrown
live aud (its hoped)—these young
sophisticates can't be from the YM
and YW, but the party’s that dry. i
Not a high ball in sight. Only high- j
life device on the scene was host
Hugh Hefner’s pipe (he’s publisher
of Playboy). A year ago, in the
initial 90-minute version of “Pent¬
house,” all the chicks and cats
decorating the set were clutching
a drink and looking sad. Now
they’re super-animated sans the
booze. Quite a switch (but the
drinks used to look like water on
plastic rocks, anyhow. Bill.

‘Rendezvous NewYork’
Series Made for (Tseas
Preems on Hamburg TV

Jean-Claude Schwartz, who re¬
cently resigned from the NBC pro¬
duction staff, is now directing a
monthly series designed for over¬
seas tv, called “Rendezvous New
York,” being produced at NBC
studios under the production ban¬
ner of Nord Deutsche Rundfunk.
First episode In the series bowed
on the Hamburg, Germany, station
Friday (3).

The emcee host is Werber
Baecker, who did a similar pro¬
gram on film this summer .out of
N.Y., and who for a long time did
a weekly Garroway-type show in
Hamburg. “Rendezvous,” recorded
on kinescope, marks the first regu¬
larly scheduled program series to
be made In N.Y. for foreign tv
networking. Show is a blend of
interviews and variety numbers
with the interviews kept short and
the stress put on vocalists. John
Herlihy, who used to be with NBC
International Is the producer.

Singer Yes; Alberto No

Singer Sewing is expected to stay
with the 9:30 o’clock half-hour slot
on NBC-TV even after “Dante”
finishes Its run. In the spring, NBC
will put a nighttime version of
“Concentration,” a quiz, in the time
period.

But Alberto Culver, the other
“Dante” sponsor, has indicated no
interest In remaining with the NBC
time beyond the run of “Dante.”

From The Production Centres

— — ■———.i Continued from pas* 72 — ——

of the Air”. . . Minnesota Twins’ star baseball slugger Harmon Kille-
brew has joined sports staff of WTCN-TV and Radio . . . WTCN-TY’l
“Expedition: Minnesota” featured rehearsal of Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra last night (7). Same show will video-tape air and civil defense
activities at Farmington, Minn. Nike base and Fort Snelling control
center for airing Feb. 28 . . . Ted Randal, formerly with KEWB, is new
program director for KDWB, Crowell-Collier’s Twin Cities ’radio sta¬
tion. He succeeds Don French who was named to a similar post at
WMGN, the company’s newly-acquired property in N. Y. '

IN DETROIT ...

Mrs. Nellie M. Knorr, widow of the late Fred A. Knorr, has been-
named prexy of the Knorr Broadcasting Corp., which operates WKMH
here and several other stations outstate. Van Patrick, sports director
for WKMH and Mutual net, was named director of the Knorr -Corp.

. . . Four appointments at WJBK-TV with Robert J..McBride Jr*
replacing Ralph Hansen as program director as Hensen transfers back
to another Storer station WJW-TV, Cleveland, to take a similar
position; Maurice C. McMurrar becomes national sales manager;
Joseph B. Haigh is the new regional chiqf engineer for WJBK-TV,
Detroit and WJW-TV, Cleveland, and Marion J. Stoner become*
operational chief engineer for WJBK-TV. - ' "

IN CLEVELAND . . .

Tom Manning retired temporarily from the sports scene after hanging
up at least two records for longevity. He had worked for KYW Radio
and its predecessor, WTAM, for 35. straight .years. His. last sponsor,
Texaco, had backed him for 14 straight years when it canceled out . . ♦
Sanford Markey quit KYW Radio, where he had most recently been
public affairs director, to become .public relations director of John
Carroll Univ. . . . Bert Noble is the'new station manager at WABQ. He
came from WFEC in Miami.

Granada TV Establishes
Manchester U. Chair Of
Dnpna; 42G Annual Gift

London, Feb. 7.

Granada TV Network is to con¬
tribute between $39,000 and $42,-
000 a year to the cost of a depart¬
ment of drama at Manchester U.
The gift is “without strings,” ac¬
cording to the shoal’s vice-chan¬
cellor, Professor W. Mansfield
Cooper, even though the aim of
the department is “to produce
people of a high standard of edu¬
cation who will have a specialized
knowledge of the theatre, television
and film.”

The only other chair of drama In
the U.K. was established at Bristol
in 1946. It is closely connected with
the Old Vic theatre. Manchester
has been considering the notion of
a drama school for several years,
but has hitherto had to give it the
go-by for financial reasons. At pres¬
ent there is no adequate theatre
at the university, but expansion
plans include a larger and more
modern auditorium than the ex-
ized song/interlude. She is on the

The department of drama will
provide two distinct courses, one
leading to joint honors degrees in
which drama will be coupled with
one other subject and the other
a postgraduate diploma course. Lat¬
ter, claimed by the first of its kind
at any university, will be open to
students from other institutions in
Britain and overseas and will focus
more on the practical aspects of
legit, tv and films. Including man¬
agement.

Bagwell's Slof

Atlanta, Feb. 7.

Kenneth L. Bagwell, Storer
Broadcasting Co. executive in Mi¬
ami, has been named manager of
chain’s WAGA-TV, Atlanta, suc¬
ceeding Terry Lee, recently upped
in Storer organization to regional
vice president.

Bagwell will take up new duties
Feb. 13, when he will relinquish
his present title of national sales
manager of WTVJ, Miami, a post
he has held for three years. ^

Lee, whose regional duties In¬
clude supervision of WITI-TV, Mil¬
waukee, and WSPD-TV, Toledo, as
well as the Atlanta mouthpiece,
will continue to make this town his
headquarters.

Detroit — “Live Wrestling” with!
Sam Menacker at ringside, a John
J. Doyle production, has been re¬
newed by CKLW-TV, Detroit, for
another 52 weeks, the third year on
this station.

ffJRs $6,000,000
Purchase of VSAZ

Detroit, Feb. 7.

WJR has purchased all of the
outstanding, stock of WSAZ, Inc.,
Huntington-Charleston, W. Va., for
$6,000,000 payable over a term of
years. It was the first acquisition
in an expansion program made pos¬
sible last May when shareholders
of the Goodwill Stations authorized
issuance of additional shares for
the purpose.

Upon approval of the FCC, WJR
will operate both WSAZ-TV and
WSAZ radio, an NBC affiliate.
WJR disassociated itself from CBS
a year ago. The properties wert
acquired from the Huntington Pub¬
lishing Co. which now will concen¬
trate its full interest in its newspa¬
pers, the morning Herald-Dispatch,
the evening Huntington-Advertiser
and-the Sunday Herald Advertiser,

KBUY Rejoin* CBS

KBUY, Amarillo, Is rejoining
CBS Radio as an affiliate, the third
former outlet to rejoin the network
in recent weeks. KBUY had been
out of the CBS camp for a year
and a half.

Edd Routt, v.p. and drector of
Gemco Radio Stations, which own*
the Texas 5,000-watter, attributed
KBUY** return to the new CBS
lineup of expanded news, tan*
soapers.

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MUSIC

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

P'J&tlEft

Jocks, Jukes and Disks

- By HERM SCHOENFELD ■ ..

Bill Black’s Combo ( Hi);
“HEARTS OF STONE” (Regent!)
again spotlights this group In a
nifty shuffling instrumental due
for big returns. “ROYAL BLUE”
(Jecti is more of the same.

The Legends (Columbia); “EX¬
ODUS” (Chappell*), the main pic
theme which has been piling up a
tack of wax, gets a potent rhythm
slice by this combo. “LATER”
(Chateau*' is a frantic rocking in¬
strumental.

Roscoe Scully (Crest): “HOW
COME MY DOG DON’T BARK”
(American*) Is a standout piece of
rhythm & blues material, not de¬
signed, however, either for the
kiddies or for air play. “COME

“THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE”
(Commodoret) is in the same
groove.

Rover Boys (United Artists):
“MARRY YOUNG” (E.H. Morris*),!
a well-written ballad with broad
appeal, gets a smooth harmony'
workover by a group aiming at
both juve and adult audiences. “IS
IT ME” (E. B. Marks!) is a catchy
groove.

Hazy Osterwald Sextet (Decca):
“COCO MIT DEM SCHWARZEN
CHAPEAU” (Hollis), aside from its
eye-catching title, is an attractive
Import done with verve by this
German vocal and instrumental
combo. “SCHUG-A-DUBBA-DUB”
(Hollis!) is another listenable side

Best Bets

EYDIE GORME .... YOURS TONIGHT

(United Artists).What Happened To Our Love

Eydie Gorme’s “Yours Tonight” (Saxonf) is a sock ballad entry
based on a Spanish theme delivered at the top of this songstress'
form . "What Happened To Our Lore” (Maxana*) is another good
class entry.

* * •

JAYE F. MORGAN.CLOSE YOUR EYES

(MGM) ....Catch Me A Kiss

Jaye P. Morgan's “Close Your Eyes ” (Tideland*) Is a standout
blues-flavored number in a fine vocal and instrumental setting due
for big returns. “Catch Me a Kiss ” (Aberbach Ltd*) is an okay
uptempo entry.

0 * •

DANNY & THE JUNIORS..PONY EXPRESS

(Swan) .Daydreamer

Danny & The Juniors' “Pony Express ” (Conley*) is a rocking
takeoff on a western motif and it swings mightily all the way.

“Daydreamer ” (Conley*) Is a less effective ballad effort.

0 * *

THE COUSINS .KILL WATCH

(Palette-In t’l).Fuego

The Cousins' “Kili-Watch ” (World-BIEM) is a colorful import
from the Continent with a blend of rocking motifs for solid impact

“Fuego"' (World-BIEM) is a light cha cha item.

* * *

THE GAYLORDS.BORN TO BE LOVED

(Mercury) .Daisy, You’re Drivin’ Me Crazy

The Gaylords’ “Born To Be Loved” (Gil*) is a lilting ballad with
a neat lyric which the lead singer of this combo projects very
effectwely. “Daisy, You’re Drivin ’ Me Crazy ” (Edenf) is a rhythm
number with chances.

0 * *

FRANKIE AVALON.CALL ME ANYTHING

(Chancellor) .All Of Everything

Frankie Avalon’s “Call Me Anytime” (Bud Abbott *) gives this
young singer a rocking number not too demanding on vocal talent
and with direct impact on the jures. “All of Everything” (Roose¬
velt* i is a good ballad well handled.

JERRY HOLMES.RED RIVF.R SALLY

(RCA Victor) ..The Language Of Love

Jerry Holmes’ “Red River Sally” (Monorco*) is a rollicking
synthetic folk saga with an amusing lyric this singer works over
for maximum results. “Our Language of Love” (Chappell*), from
the “Irma La Douce” score, is a fine ballad due forji strong ride
via this version.

* * *

RAY ANTHONY . THE GURNEY SLADE THEME

(Capital) .Return To Me

Ray Anthony’s “The Gurney Slade Theme” (Hollisi'f, based on
a British tv score, shapes up as a standout instrumental in this
swinging arrangement. “ReturnrTo Me” (Southern*) gets a pleas¬
ing orch and choral slice.

*00

ERNESTINE ANDERSON.

.. .THAT’S ALL I WANT FROM YOU

(Mercury).A Lover’s Question

Ernestine Anderson's “That- All I Want From You” (Weiss &
Barry*) is a striking ballad entry with a cross-the-board appeal.
“A Lover’s Question” ( Eden-Progressive f) is another patent ballad
entry for a potential two-sided winner.

BACK, BABY” (American!) is a
fair rhythm item.

Johanna Valente (Top Rank):
“GENTLE GIANT” (Trinity*), a
good juve-angled number, is han¬
dled effectively by this songstress.
“LAVENDER DOLL” (Trinity!) Is
familiar rocking stuff.

Lennon Sisters (Doth “JDID-JA
KNOW” (Harry Von Tilzer*) shapes
up as a bright rhythm slice with
good commercial chances. “WHAT
A SKY” is an interesting ballad
In a slow torch vein.

Vera Lynn (MGM): “AGAIN”
(Robbins*), a fine standard, turns
up in a solid rendition by the full¬
voiced British songstress who could
find her way back in the pop sweep-
stakes here with this one. “ACCOR¬
DION” (Leeds** is another excel¬
lent ballad with strong potential.

Stanley Bros. (King): “THE WIN-
OOW UP ABOVE” (Glad-Starday!)
is a deep-down hillbilly entry by
an authentic backwoods combo
which has been virtually un¬
touched by recent trends In both
the op and country idioms. As such.
It has an old and flavorsome sound.

despite the German lingo.

Penny & Jean (RCA Victor):
“HOW COME I’M CRYING NOW”
(Sita) 13 an okay rocking ballad
delivered with all the standard vo¬
cal mannerism by this young duo.
“I FORGOT MORE THAN YOU’LL
EVER KNOW” (Fairway!) is a
good number with a message that
i the Juves will understand.

' Richie Allen (Imperial): “IN A
PERSIAN MARKET” (Belwin*) has
been shaped Into a colorful instru¬
mental entry with enough rocking
angles for the juke spins.
“HAUNTED GUITAR” (Podlor!) is
another nifty instrumental due for
plays.

Orlie & The Saints (Band Box):
“TWIST AND FREEZE U. S. A.”
(Band Box*) moves down a well-
trodden rocking path, but it has a
good beat which the Coke set can
hoof to. “KING KONG” (Band
Box*) has a cute lyric also angles
for the juves.

Hank Marr (Federal): “RAM-
BUNK-SHU.SH” (Dornixt) is a
driving instrumental with the ap¬
proved beat for the rocking mar-

Album Reviews

LAWRENCE WELK

Features FRANK SCOTT’#

Harpsichord on a Great New Dot
Album and “Single” “CALCUTTA”
...Following his Top-Hit ..“Last
Date!”

ket. “THE PUSH” '(Avenue!) is
more of the same with variations.

Ray Sanders (Liberty): “LONE-
rhythm tune in the contemporary
LYVILLE” (Pamper!), fair rhythm
ballad with a country flavor, reg¬
isters with some impact because of
the clean vocal and good arrange¬
ment. “I HAVEN’T GONE FAR
ENOUGH YET” (Central!) is strict¬
ly routine.

* AS CAP. tBMI.

Artist-Disk Deals

RCA Yictor: Joey Heatherton
Joey Heatherton, 16-year-old
daughter of Ray Heatherton, has
been Inked by RCA Victor.

She’s also just joined the Perry
Como show as a supporting vocalist.

Kaybo: Roberta Daye
The newly-formed Haybo Rec¬
ords has signed songstress Roberta
Daye. Jimmie Haskell arranged the
first sessions which will be cut in
early February. Singer opens ‘short¬
ly at the Slate Bros. Club, L.A.

Merc’s Brazil Deal

Chicago, Feb. 7.

Mercury Records last wee'k set a
new Brazilian licensee, Industrias
Electricas E. Musicais Fabrica
Odeon, Rio de Janiero.

Pact was inked per Irwin Stein¬
berg, Mercury viceprez, and Harold
E. Morris, g.m. for the licensee.

Western Ontario Fete

London, Canada, Feb. 7.

The University of Western* On¬
tario here is staging its “Spring
Festival ’61” on the campus April
29-30.

Fete consists of series of three
concerts with the Cleveland Or¬
chestra conducted by George Szell
and with guest artists Rise Stevens
and Leon Fleischer.

Kay Martin Orchi “Dynamic*”
(RCA Victor). Launching .RCA
Victor’s new “Stereo Action” series,;
this entry exploits the directional
effects of stereo for maximum im.
pact. The results are literally
head-turning as the sdfcnds keep
moving in the space separating the
l two speakers. Musically, Ray Mar-
[ tin’s orch, supported by a chorus,
performs a group of standards in
rich style and with fresh arrange¬
ments. Included are tunes like
“Malaguena,” “Mood Indigo, - ”
“Shadrack,” “Lullaby of the
Leaves,’ “Stormy Weather” and
“Humoresque.” The physical pack¬
aging is also highly attractive.

“We Wrote ’Em and We Sing
’Em (MGM). This is an excellent
pop conception, showcasing a half-
dozen contemporary cleffers sing¬
ing their own hit material, plus
some new entries. Since these
rocking cleffers are also disk singers
as well, the level of the perform¬
ances is not only very high, but
has the alvantage of distinctive ih-
terpretations. Included are Otis
Blackwell's “All Shook Up,” Eddie
Cooley’s “Fever,” Winfield Scott’s
“Tweedle De,” Ollie Jones’ “Send
for Me,” Lincoln Chase’s “Jim
Dandy” and Billy Dawn’s “The
Angels Listened In.” New songs*
by the same writers are swinging
rockers that could also make It big
as singles,

Yaffa Yarkoni: “Sabra” (Colum¬
bia). This set is a colorful pro¬
gram of Israeli songs delivered by
a fine songstress who has recently
been on the U. S. nltery and con¬
cert trail. Yaffa Yarkoni projects
with an Intense beat and vigorous
pipes that extracts the full flavor
from this material, including horas,
love songs, liturgical chants and
folk tunes.

Freddy Martin Orch: “Seems
Like Old Times” (Capitol). Tnis
Is a pleasing excursion into a by¬
gone era of the music biz when
sweet 'songs were played sweetly.
Freddy Martin’s orch, which hasn’t
departed from Its familiar reeds-
on-top style, dishes up a couple of
dozen standards, arranged in med-
le 3 r s. The book Includes such ever¬
greens "like “Peg O’ My Heart,”
“I’m Always Chasing Rainbows,"
“Sleepy Time Gal,” “Jeannine, I
Dream of Lilac Time” and others
of the same type. The hand plays
“Johnson Rag” and “Wabash
Blues” In very polite style.

Charles Bud Dant: “The Turn of
the Century Swings” (Decca). This
set has dipped Into the reservoir
of early 1900 hits, in or approach¬
ing public domain status, for a
crackerjack set, combining oldies
with up-to-date arrangements for
new values all ardund. Charles
Bud Dant’s orch, assisted by The
Clark Sisters In wordless choruses,
gives a jumping instrumental
sound to numbers like “A Bird In
the Gilded Cage,” “March of the
Toys,” “In the Good Old Summer¬
time,” “Under the Bamboo Tree,”

“When You and I Were Young,
Maggie” and “When You Were
Sweet Sixteen,” among others.

Eddie-Albert: “Edgar A. Guest”
(Cadence). The yerses of Edgar
Guest, a homespun, inspirational
writer who probably had the wid¬
est readership of any poet since
Shakespeare although without the
latter’s, standing in the academies,
are brought to life in these recita¬
tions by Eddie Albert. The regu¬
larity, if mot monotony, of Guest's
I poems are not mitigated by Al¬
bert’s deliberate style, tfot so re¬
strained is Pete Martin’s warm de¬
fense of Guest and his vigorous at¬
tack on his egghead detractors.

The Playmates: “Wait For Me”
(Roulette), Title of this, set Is taken
from the Playmates’ recent single
click and the teeners who went for
it will undoubtedly run after this
collection of the group’s work. The
trio has a bright harmony manner
that's shown to best advantage on
lighthearted novelty numbers but
they also have control over the
more solid ballad lines. In addi¬
tion to the title song, the boys
come over strongly on “These
Things I Offer You,” “Parade of
Pretty Girl,” “Eyes of an Angel”
and “On The Beach.”

Matty Matlock & The Paducah
Patrol: “Gold Diggers In Dixie¬
land” (Warner Bros.). The old se¬
ries of “Gold Digger” films, hark¬
ing back to the late ’20s and early
’30s, have been mined for a nifty
Dixieland session by Matty Matlock
and,a slick combo. It’s a roundup
of solid standards. Including “With
Plenty of Money and You,” “Lulla¬
by of Broadway,” “Painting Thf
Clouds With Sunshine,” “Tip-Toe
Through The Tulips With Me” and
others, all played with spirit and
color.

“Son of Drum Suite” (RCA Vic¬
tor). This is a skin-beating sequel
to Victor’s click LP of some years
ago, “The Drum Suite,” one of the
albums that prefigured the current
percussion cycle. In this offering,
played by a craek studio aggrega¬
tion under A1 Cohn, there’s anoth¬
er brilliant display of swinging
percussive and instrumental sounds
composed by Cohn. It’s an entry
with strong appeal for both jazx
buffs and audio nuts. Herm.

Sy Warner Takes Over
As Dist. Aide at London

Sy Warner, has joined London
Records as. special assistant to na¬
tional distribution manager Jo#
Bott' He’ll contact rack-jobber*
on behalf of distributors as well as
work with distributors to concen¬
trate on sales and promotion of
specific items.

The appointment of Warner
marks the third such addition to
national sales and promotion staff
of London Records this month. Be¬
fore taking over the new assign¬
ment, Warner had been sales man¬
ager of the pop division of Lon¬
don's N. Y. branch.

Longplay Shorts

Patti Page was In Nashville this week to cut a batch of country tunes
for Mercury’s Shelby Singleton. Thrush has been on a c&w kick lately,
per her current release, “Don’t Read the Letter.”

Tennessee Ernie will go to his hometown, Bristol, Tenn., later this
month to record an album for Capitol at the Methodist Church there
. . . Abbey Lincoln recorded>her first solo album for the Candid label
last week In which she included some of her own cleffing items . . .
Flatt & Scruggs, currently out on the Columbia label with “Foggy
Mountain Banjo,” are on a concert trek . . . Paul Evans will get a
month-long premotion from Carlton Records for his “Folk Songs of
Many Lands” LP . . . Sax player Julian (Cannonball) Adderley will
narrate “A Child's Introduction To Jazz” for Riverside’s Wonderland
kiddie line . . . The Brothers Four, Columbia diskers, to the Coast to
cut some Coke commercials . . . Claudio Villa and Luciano Virgin, who
recorded for Coral and Capitol, respectively, will head the list of Ital¬
ian talent coming to N. Y. for the “Second New York Festival Of Ital¬
ian Songs” to be held at Carnegie Hall Feb. 17-19 „ . . Riverside and
Jazzland Records will release sampler albums for February. The River¬
side disk is called “The Soul of Jazz—1961” and features Thelonious
Monk, Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans, Nat Adder-
ley, Bobby Timmons, Blue Mitchell, Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Heath and
the Jam Bros. Jazzland’s sampler, “The Stars of Jazz—1961” will spot¬
light more than 25 instrumentalists including Woody Herman, Eddie
(Lockjaw) Davis, Zoot Sims, Dexter Gordon, Yusef Lateef and Paul
Chambers . . . The newest LP with scores in the “Jazz In The Class¬
room” series has been released by Berklee Press. Current volume, the
fifth in the series, features 11 compositions by Benny Golson . . , Jack
Mills has taken over four songs recorded by Caterina Valente in both
French and German on the Decca label. The tunes are “Melodia
D’Amore,” “Papa Piccolino,” both written by Kurt Felt* and Heinz
Gietx and originally published by Edition Rialto Hans Gerig, of Co¬
logne, Germany; and “Rendez-vous” and “Ou es-tu ma Joie,” penned
by Henri Contet and Paul Durand, published by. Edition Parls-Etoile.
Mills has assigned writers to fashion English lyrics for release of the
songs here.

E. R. Lewis Eyes Cricket

London, Jan. 31.

New stint for E. R. Lewis, chair¬
man of the Decca diskery: to serve
on a committee to inquire into
the future of firstclass cricket in
Britain. Cricket’s that game played
with bat and ball and which baffle*
all. baseball fans.

Lewis—who was knighted In the
New Year Honors—represents “the
public” on the probe. Only remote
connection with -show biz in the
chore is that a cricket match is
usually a longplay affair.

Dennis Morgan's Houston Dat#

Houston, Tex., Feb. 7.

Dennis Morgan, the singer and
actor, will head a show to be pre¬
sented In the Musical Hall here
Feb. 9 by J. David Nichols. Also on
the show will he Shep Fields orch
and several other acts.

The reVue will be sponsored b j
the Downtown Optimist Club.

Morgan will also head the revue
at the Musical Hall in Dallas on
Feb. 8 with Lou Nelson and Shep
Fields. Morgan is currently appear¬
ing in the Coconut Grov# in Lot
Angeles.

MUSIC

Wednesday, February B, 1961

P JBOgtt

(Tune Index of Performance & Sales)

l^alto •/ didt talm, nationally, at reported by kty outlet! it » major cities, and must*

This weekly tabulation is based on a statistically balanced
programming by the major independent radio stationso

1M» ImO Wg.W fa.

Wlu

Wk.

On Ck«rt THU, AOT5T

LASH

CALCUTTA

1 rl Walk.

EXODUS

r*rrawts 8c Tokbtr.

.UA

TOMORROW

Sfcir*H*s .

• Scepter

SHOP AROUND

Miracles..

•. Tamle

CALENDAR GIRL

Neil Sedoka.

.. Victor

EMOTIONS

Brenda Lee '........

•• Decca

WONDERLAND >Y NIGHT
Bert Xaempfert.

.. Decca

RUBBER BALL

Bobby Ye*.

.. Liberty

WINGS OF A DOVE

Ferlin Husky .; ....

. Capitol

ANGEL BABY

Rosie.....

Highland

CORINNA. COR1NNA

Ray Peterson.

... Dunes

PONY TIME

Chubby Checker ..

Parkway

WHERE THE BOYS ARE
* Connie Francis.

... MGM

WHEELS

String-a-Longs...

Warwick

THERE SHE GOES

Jerry Wallace..

Challenge

GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY

Ramrods .Amy

1 COUNT THE TEARS
Drifters.

. Atlantic

. DON'T WORRY

Marty Robbins.

Columbia

C'EST Si BON

Conway Twitty.

... MGM

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT

Elvis Presley.Victor

PEPE

Duane Eddy..

... Jamie

ONCE IN A WHILE
Chimes.

,.... Tag

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
Ricky Nelson.

. Imperial

BABY SITTING BOOGIE
Buzz Clifford..

Columbia

MY EMPTY ARMS

Jackie Wilson.

Brunswick

STORY OF MY LOVE

Paul Anka..

. ABC-Par

JIMMY'S GIRL

Johnny Tiliotson.

a Cadence

‘ APACHE

Jorgen Ingmann.,

.... Atco

DANCE BY THE L1GH7 OF MOON
Olympics ... Arvee

HOOCH1E COOCHIE COO

Hank Ballard.King

IF 1 DIDN'T CARE

Platters.

. Mercury

UTOPIA

Frank Gari...

. Crusade

THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT
Capris .Old Town

IMg

U*i

Ng. Wk*.

Wk.

OnCho* TTTU, AKTtST

LAM.

WHAT A PRICE

. Imperial

GOODT1MI BABY

■-«-« G- J-H :

. • Came#

ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER

Shelbey flint .... .

• • Valiant

NORTH TO ALASKA

Job—y Horton .........

Columbia

.EBONY EYES

Everty ires. ..

. WB

LAST DATE

Floyd Cramer.

... Victor

AT LAST

Etta James .

»••• Argo

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

AlCaioki ..

..... UA

YOU CAN HAVE HER

Roy Hamiltoa . .

•... Epic

CHERRY PINK

Harmonica ts.

Columbia

ALL IN MY MIND

Maxine Brown ..

.. Nomar

TEAR OF THE YEAR

Jackie Wilson ..

Brunswick

LOYEY DOVEY

Buddy Knox ...

.. Liberty

A THOUSAND STARS

Kathy Young ..

... Indigo

52'

SAILOR

Lolita...

..• Kapp

WE HAVE LOVE

Dinah Washington ......

• Mercury

WHAT AM 1 GONNA DO

Jimmy Clanton ..

I’M HURTING

Roy Orbison .

Monument

1 WANNA LOVE MY LIFE AWAY

Gene Pitney ..

.. Musicor

HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART

Jerry Butler .

. Vee Jay

DEDICATED TO THE ONE i LOVE

Shirelles .

.. Sceptor

—

DON'T READ THE LETTER

Patti Page .

. Mercury

YOUR OTHER LOVE

Flamingos ..

G|E WHIZ. LOOK AT HIS EYES

Carla Thomas .

. Atlantic

AIN'T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN

Fats Domino ..

. Imperial

PONY TIME

Don Covay & Goodtimers.

.. . Arnold

YOU DONT WANT MY LOVE

Andy Williams ..

• Cadence

SHOW FOLK

Paul Evans ..

. • Carlton

FIRST TASTE OF LOVE

Ben E. King.

. Atlantic

YOU'RE SIXTEEN

Johnny Burnette .

.. Liberty

MODEL GIRL

Crests ..

.. •. Coed

I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU

Roy Orbison .

Monument

MUSKRAT RAMBLE

Freddie Cannon ...

• ••• Swan

TW»

Ng. Wfa. *

Wk.

0«CftGff TITU, Axmt

- UM

WALK SLOW

LMfrWMI. John.

DON'T BELIEVE HIM, DONNA

Lenny Miles..

.. Spector

WHAT WOULD 1 DO

Mickey * Sylvia...

,.. • Victor

PERFiDIA

Ifnnliiaea

.. • Dolton

DREAM BOY

Annette..

SPANISH HARLEM

Ben E. King..

..... Atco

SUGAR BEE

Cleveland Crochet ......

» Goldband

LOST LOVE

'H. B. Barnum ..........

..... Eldo

TUNES OF GLORY

Cambridge Strings .....

.. • London

CHARLENA

SeyiSfes ...

SOUND OFF

Titus Turner.....

.. . . Jamie

BABY. OH. BABY

Shells ...

.. Johnson

LITTLE BOY SAD

Johnny Burnette.

•. • Liberty

FLAMINGO EXPRESS

Royaltones.

> •. Goldisc

._.

WONDERLAND BY NIGHT

Louis Prima..

—

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS

Della Reese ..

.... Victor

NO ONE

Connie Francis...

.... MGM

YOURE THE ONE

Spiders..

WAIT A MINUTE

Coasters ....

..... Atco

—

A NIGHT WITH DADDY

Church Street ...

. La Grand

YES. I'M LONESOME TONIGHT

Dodie Stevens ..*.

THEM'S THAT GOT

Ray Charles .......

.. ABC-Par

—

GREEN STAMPS

T-Birds.

.... Chess

—

I GOTTA KNOW

Elvis Presley .. *.......

.».. Victor

BLUE TANGO

Bill Black Combo.......

—

LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE

Little Willie John.

WHEELS

Billy Vaughn.*.

—

MILORD

Frank Pourcel..

... Capitol

SAD MOOD

Sam Cooke ...........

.... Victor

EVERYDAY

Bobby Vee ..

.. • Liberty

DOLL HOUSE

Donnie Brooks ..

.... .•» Era

98"

CALCUTTA

Four Preps.

.. • Capitol

BUMBLE BEE

La Yern Baker.

,. • Atlantic

100

FOOLS RUSH IN

Brook Benton ..........

.. Mercury

... of* service to tlie entortaiiinient inciustrv.

1931-1961

SESAC INC.

producers of

SESAC RECORDINGS *

ussir

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Santa Fa Opera Company
Books 3 Top Longhair*

Albuquerque, Feb. 7.
Three of the world’s top living |
composers, Igor Stravinsky, Paul
Hindemith and Douglas Moore,
are skedded to guest with the San¬
ta . Fe Opera Co. during its fifth,
season which opens June 23.

Stravinsky has batoned the
group for his own works in past
seasons, and again this year will
conduct at least one of two of his
operas, “Oedipus Rex” or Perse¬
phone.” 4

Hindemith will conduct the
American premiere of his own
work, “The News of The Day,” and
Moore will oversee the production
of his “The Ballad of Baby Doe ”

Puerto Rico Symphony will play.
“danzas,” typical Puerto Rican
folk dances, during its upcoming
season which starts Feb. 24 in
Cayey, located in central Puerto
Rico.

i'fi

Clicks in Reich

Berlin, I£eb. T.

Only a short time after Elvis
Presley’s “O Sole Mio” hit the
1,000,000 mark in England, Ger¬
many reported the sale o£ the
1,000,000th copy of this platter-and
therewith the first golden disk for
Presley in Germany.

Another Presley item, “Wooden
Heart/’ is registering sensational
sales in this country too. “Heart”
has already reached the' 500,000
mark and may eventually bring
Presley the second German Golden
Disk. All that gives evidence of the
fact that German youngsters also
go for Presley*# “soft styled

•Teldec, which handles the RCA
repertory In Germany, sez that
Presley may come to Germany to
pick up the golden disk.

RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS

(A National Survey of Key Outlets)

This Last Ne.wks.'
wk. wk. en chart

ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor)
G. I. Blues (LPM 2256)

EXODUS (Victor)
Soundtrack (LOC 1058)

BOB NEWHART (WB) v

Button Down Mind Strikes Bach (WI 893)

LAWRENCE WELR (Dot)
Calcutta

SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia)
Original Cast (KOL 5450)

CAMELOT (Columbia) '
Original Cast (KOL 5620)

HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor)
Returns to Carnegie Hall (LOC 6007)

FRANK SINATRA tCapitol)
Swinging Session

MANTOVANI (London)

Music from Exodus (LL 3231)

ALL TIMS HITS
IT JIMMY McHU&H

WHEN MY SUGAR WALKS
DOWN THE STREET

Mary Kvyt Tna—Yarvn

i CANT GIVE YOU
ANYTHING SUT LOYI

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MILLS MUSIC, INC.
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virtually no consumer promotion.
Victor is planning to correct this
deficiency and, if Victor’s past
promotional performances are a
judge, the company will make a
vigorous effort to put the 33 com¬
pacts over the hill.

The key to element in the suc¬
cess of the 33 singles is a simple,
inexpensive automatic mechanism
designed to make seven-inch 33s
attractive to the juve disk buyers,
the predominant market for pop
singles. It’s understood that an
Italian company has already come
up with a suitable design but It’ll
be at least a year before the tum-

10 8

14 11 25

15 13 27

18 35 9

17 14 42

18 15 13

19 17 29

BERT KAEMPFORT (Dacca)
Wonderland by Night (DL 4101)

RUSTY WARREN (Jubilee)
Knoekens Up

UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (CapiioO
Original Cast (WAO 1509)

KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol)
String Along (T 1407)

FRANK SINATRA (Capitol)
Nice ’n’ Easy (W 1417)

ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp)
Temptation (KL 1217)

BOB NEWHART (WB)
Button Down Mind (W 1379)

MITCH MILLER (Columbia)

Memory Sing With Mitch (CL 1542)

SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve)

Edge of Shelley Berman (MGV-15013)

DUKE ELLINGTON

and ills WORLD FAMOUS ORCHESTRA

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JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia)
Johnny’s Mood (CL 1526)

THE ALAMO (Columbia)
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DAVE GARDNER (Victor)

Kick Thy Own Self (LPM/LSP 2239)

NEVER ON SUNDAY (UA)
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BOBBY DARIN (Atco)

Bobby Darin at the Copa (LP 122)

SOUTH PACIFIC (Victor) *

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NAT KING COLE (Capitol)
Wild Is Lore (WAK 1392)

PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par)

Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 (ABC-323)

BILLY VAUGHAN (Dot)
Sundowners Theme (DLP 3349)

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SVYATOSLAV RICHTER (Victor)

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RAY CONNIFF (Columbia)
Young at Heart (CL 1489)

BILLY VAUGHAN (Dot)
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On The Upbeat

New York

Edwyn Silberling, son of Lon
Silberling, an exec officer and di¬
rector of Famous-Paramount, se¬
lected by Attorney General Robert
Kennedy as chief lieutenant for a
stepped-up nationwide drive
against organized crime . . . Jimmy
McHugh and Ned Washington have
written “The First Lady Walts”
v h eh will be performed for the
first time at the Senate and Con¬
gressional Dinner, March 2 . . .
Annette, Vista disker, set for the
Walt Disney pic “Babes In Toy-
land” . . . Lou Brecker, exec di¬
rector of Roseland Dance City, to
Hollywood for a two-week talent
tour . . . Ben Arrigo has joined
Budd Hellawell’s disk promotion
outfit . . . The Harold Quinn Trio
and the Erskine Hawkins Quartet

currently at the Embers . . . Moe
Preskell, national promotion head
of Everest Records, on a deejay-
distributor tour of the south.

Err oil Garner plays, a concert In
Kansas City Sunday (12)... Pinkey
Records disker Martin Walker set
for a part in the India pic “Blocked
Exit” . . . Eddie Layton, organist
at the Park Sheraton, is readying
a two-month tour through Europe
to begin in April . . . Orch leader
Sal Salvador on NBC’s “Saturday
Prom’ 1 for the next month . . .
Barbara Russell, United Artists
disker, current at the Crystal Room
. . . Benny Goodman and 10-piece
orch begin a two-wv-ker at Las
Vegas’ Desert Inn and then return
to N. Y for a month’s stay at Basin
Street East .

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Ramsey Lewis working the Bird-
house. Spot lined up Cannonball
Adderley to open Feb. 15, and
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross for
i March 1 . . . Pee Wee Hunt to the
| Roostertail, Detroit, June 5 for two
!. . . Edmond Sister set for the 400
Club, Denver, through Feb. 26.
Peggy Lord opens March, and Bar¬
bara Lantr goes in April 17 . . .
Hal Munro orch plays for the Pen-
dennis Club* Louisville, May 4, and
signed to work the arnnl Colonel’s
Ball there In the Kentucky Hotel
following day.

Philadelphia

! The Turf Lounge of the Latin
Casino embarks on a name policy
this month with Steve Gibson a
Ike Red Caps as the first attraction
... Bill Haley a His Comets now
in Mexico City after completing a
tour of Peru, Chile and Ecuador—
Dave Brubeek Quartet booked .into
the Norristown High School Audi¬
torium (13). Concert staged by the
Norristown Jacees as benefit to
construct a playground . . . Danny
Kent, former Louis Prima pianist,
and his unit playing Mayo's . . .
Anita O’Day into the Red Hill Inn,
Feb. 10-12 . . . Joe Williams, for¬
mer Count Baade vocalist, current
at Pep’s Feb. 6-10 . . . Don Cherry
works the Smart Spot, Feb. 17-19
. . . Fats Demine set for Sciolla’s,
Feb. 27-Mar. 4; followed by Brook
Benton, March 6-11 . . . Sarah Me-
Lawler opened at Spider Kelly’s
Feb. 6 for a week’s stand
Jimmy Myers, of Myers Music, in¬
troducing an LP line, tagged
“Home Series,” to retail at $1.98—
Patti Pago at the’ Latin Casino,
Feb. 9-15 . . .Theodore Bikel
booked into Town Hall for a con¬
cert, Feb. 19.

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inexpensive automatic mechanism
designed to make seven-inch 33s
attractive to the juve disk buyers,
the predominant market for pop
singles. It’s understood that an
Italian company has already come
up with a suitable design but It’ll
be at least a year before the turn-

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U.S. manufacturers are still wait¬
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tion before. committing facilities
to such machines.

With single sales in a long slide,
industry execs hope that the intro¬
duction of the 33 singles will pro¬
vide a new spark to spur this
segment of the business. The al¬
ternative is a radical overhaul of
the pricing structure, a move
which no label has as yet been
willing to make.

Local 86 Reelects Prex

Youngstown, O., Feb. 7.

Herbert MacPherson has befen
renamed to a seventh term as
president and business agent of
Local 86, American Federation'of
Musicians, at Youngstown. He
was also named delegate to the na¬
tional convention. Both posts were
unopposed.

Also going to the national con¬
vention are A1 D'Orsi, re-elected
vice president, and Stephen Nea¬
politan, a director.

I Santa Fe Opera Company
Books 3 Top Longhair*

Albuquerque, Feb. 7.

Three of the world’s top living
composers, Igor Stravinsky, Paul
Hindemith and Douglas Moore,
are skedded to guest with the San¬
ta . Fe Opera Co. during Its fifth
season which opens June 28.

Stravinsky has batoned the
group for his own works in past
seasons, and again this year will
conduct at least one of two of his
operas, “Oedipus Rex” or ’Perse¬
phone.” /

; Hindemith will conduct the
American premiere of his own
; work, “The News of The Day,” and
Moore will oversee the production
of his “The Ballad of Baby Doe.”

Puerto Rico Symphony will play
“danzas,” typical Puerto Rican
folk dances, during its upcoming
season which starts Feb. 24 in
Cayey, located In central Puerto
Rico.

RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS

(A National Survey of Key Outlets)

This Last N«. wks.
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ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor)

G. I. Blues (LPM 2256)

EXODUS (Victor)

Soundtrack (LOC 1058)

BOB NEWHART (WB) '

Button Down Mind Strikes Back (WI 393)

LAWRENCE WELK (Dot).

Calcutta

SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia)

Original Cast (KOL 5450)

CAMELOT (Columbia)

Original Cast (KOL 5620)

HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor)

Returns to Carnegie Hall (LOC 8007)

FRANK SINATRA (Capitol)

Swinging Session

MANX OVAN! (London)

Music from Exodns (LL 3231)

LAWRENCE WELK (Dot)

Last Date (DLP 3350)

BERT KAEMPFORT (Decca)

Wonderland by Night (DL 4101)

RUSTY WARREN (Jubilee)

Knoekens Up

UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (CapitoD
Original Cast (WAO 1509)

KINGSTON TRIO (CapitoD

String Along (T 1407)

FRANK SINATRA (CapitoD

Nice V Easy (W 1417)

ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp)

Temptation (XL 1217)

BOB NEWHART (WB)

Button Down Mind (W 1379)

MITCH MILLER (Columbia)

Memory Sing With Mitch (CL 1542)

SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve)

Edge of Shelley Berman (MGV-15013)

RAY CONNIFF (Columbia)

Memories Are Made of This

BOBBY RYDELL (Cameo)

Rydell’s Greatest Hits

IRMA LA DOUCE (Columbia)

Original Cast (BL 5560)

30'

JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia)

Johnny’s Mood (CL 1526)

24"

THE ALAMO (Columbia)

Soundtrack (CL 1558)

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DAVE GARDNER (Victor)

Kick Thy Own Self (LPM/LSP 2238)

NEVER ON SUNDAY (UA)

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BOBBY DARIN (Atco)

Bobby Darin at the Copa (LP 122)

28~

SOUTH PACIFIC (Victor) ,

Soundtrack (LOC 1032)

NAT KING COLE (CapitoD

Wild Is Lore (WAK 1392)

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PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par)

Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 (ABC-323)

BILLY VAUGHAN (Dot)

Sundowners Tkemo (DLP 3349)

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Solid A Raunchy (HL 12003)

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Brahms Second Plano Concerto (LM 2468)

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RAY CONNIFF (Columbia)

Young at Heart (CL 1489)

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BILLY VAUGHAN (Dot)

Look for a Star (DLP 3322)

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Berlin, Feb. T.

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1,000,000 mark in England, Ger¬
many reported the sale of the
1,000,000th copy of this platter And
therewith the first golden did: for
Presley In Germany.

Another Presley item, “Wooden
Heart,” is registering sensational
sales In this country too. “Heart”
has already reached the'500,000
mark and may eventually, bring
Presley the second German Golden
Disk. All that-gives evidence of the
fact that German youngsters also
go for Presley’s “soft style:”

•Teldec, which handles tho RCA
repertory In Germany, set that
Presley may come to Germany to
pick up the golden disk.

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VAU»EVftXE

Filipino Showman Urges Asian Circuit
Of Top Foreign Stars at Low Admish

Tokyo, Jan. 81.

Filipino sugar tycoon J. A.
Aranata, who has brought top-line
global entertainment to • the peo¬
ple of Manila at rock-bottom
.. prices, is seeking to spread the
pattern in Japan and throughout
Southeast Asia.

In Tokyo for a week en route
to the U.S., Araneta has been hud¬
dling with Japanese promoters
trying to stimulate Interest in
establishing ah Asian show circuit
that would bring about an inter¬
change of foreign talent with a
sharing of transportation costs.

Araneta, who has Nat King Cole
booked to open May 19th at the
coliseum that bears his name, dis¬
closed to Variety that Toho offi¬
cials would like to get Cole for
five days of dates in Japan.

“We have the authority to nego¬
tiate for Cole in Japan and Hono¬
lulu,” said Araneta. “I may even
share in the promotion here,” he
added. “Toho likes that idea.’*

The problem in Japan, Araneta
continued, “is' that there is no
large place with the proper acous¬
tics, They are looking for some¬
place bigger than Sankei Hall.

Suggests 28c Tickets

“I am trying to interest the
Korakuen people to build such a
place when they demolish the
velodome,” Araneta revealed. “And
I will substantially contribute.
Japan needs it. If you have to
charge too much, as they are
doing now, the ordinary people
can’t go. I suggested that they
charge 28c admission. Anybody
can pay that; newsboys, drivers
and your cook.”

Araneta’s sweet talk is not a
residue of his sugar exports. He
has proved his point on his home
grounds.

Last March 16 he opened the
Araneta Coliseum in Manila with
a dime-store admission policy.
Seating as much as 36,000 for box¬
ing and 26,000 for theatrical pres¬
entation^ the arena'has seen some
1,300,000 people pass through its
(Continued on page 94)

Newhart Pulls Capacity
246,111 Seattle Concert

Seattle, Feb. 7.

Bob Newhart, kicking off a
three-month concert tour, got^away
to a great start here Saturday (4)
with a capacity $24,000 at the Or-
pheum. The 2,600-seat house was
scaled to $4 top.

Newhart was booked for two per¬
formances but did a third late Sat¬
urday <o a full house. Following
windup of the tour in the east, he's
due to start a film on the Coast.
It’s tagged “Hell Is for Heroes.”

MARCO POLO NAME IN
HONG KONG DISPUTE

Hong Kong, Jan. 31.

What’s in a name? Nothing.
But everything if it’s Marco Polo.

A legal battle appears to be de¬
veloping over the decision taken
by Americans Leo F. Corrigan Sr.
and Toddie Lee Wynne Sr., own¬
ers of the $10,000,000 luxury hotel
now being built, to name their ho¬
tel Marco Polo.

The owners, have stated through
their lawyers here, that they want¬
ed this name because it was synon¬
ymous with travel, adventure and
luxury. Meanwhile there is a
dwank nightclub-restaurant named
Marco Polo which is situated in
the annex of the Peninsula Hotel.
Like the hotel, this restaurant is
managed by the Hongkong and
Shanghai Hotels Ltd., who, through
its lawyers, has made it known
they , intend taking action to pro¬
tect their interests.

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Mario Lewis, former producer of
the Ed Sullivan Show, has joined
the staff of International Talent
Festival, an organization which Is
promoting talent contests on a
worldwide basis. It plans to pro¬
duce a tv show with the winners
and. tour them around the world.
Lewis will be the talent con¬
sultant.

Directors of the plan are Martin
Cohen, who’s produced several
shows on Broadway, and David
Gordon, who has been packaging
tv shows and was aligned with CBS
publicity. Both are in the process
of promoting the new festival'
which they hope will start in the
fall in several countries. .

The contests will be open only
to professional talent, and will be
sponsored through various organi¬
zations including radio and tv sta¬
tions, disk companies, ^ Variety
Clubs in some situations and
Chambers of Commerce. Their
feeling is that with the need for
fresh talent being universal, it’s
a feasible method of introducing
fresh faces in many countries. The
first year, the finals will be run
off in the U.-S., prior to a show¬
casing Jn television, and before
they are toured in auditoriums and
arenas, and thence to foreign coun¬
tries.

BLACKPOOL SHOWMEN’S
COPE WITH FUTURE

Blackpool, Eng., Feb. 7. .

Blackpool Tow'er Co., major
show biz enterprise firm here, plan
re-development schemes to keep
pace with changing conditions.
Palace block of buildings on the
seafront is to be re-developed.
Site includes Palace Varieties, a
cinema and a ballroom.

Douglas Bickerstaffe, company
chairman, stated at annual meeting
here that, if theatre business fur¬
ther deteriorated, it may become
necessary to re-develop the Grand
Theatre.

Progress for the next two years
are to include a major renoyation
to the Blackpool Tower building.

Trading profit of the company in
1960 showed a sum of $993,303.
This is $363,000 up on the previous
year. Net profit was $408,000
against $384,000.

Mexico Sets April 30
Cafe Permit Deadline

Mexico City, Feb. 7.

The Office of 'Public Entertain¬
ments has given all cabarets, night
clubs and other centers of public
diversion until April 30 to revali¬
date their annual licenses. After
this date managements will face
stiff fines and, in case of flagrant
violations, shutdowns for indefi¬
nite periods.

It’s been learned that it wiil be
tougher to obtain licenses this
year, with authorities carefully go¬
ing over backgrounds of club own¬
ers and others before Issuing new
permits.

Apart from cabarets, dubs and
restaurants permits have to be re¬
newed for legit theatres, film
houses, bullrings, the race track,
sport parks, boxing arenas, vaude
houses, television theatres, mobile
film roadshows, drive-in theatres,
etc. ,

BURNS AND BYRNES
EYEING NITERY DATES

Among those lining up dates on
the nitery circuits are George
Burns and Edd (Kookie) Byrnes,
latter from the ABC-TV show, “77
Sunset Strip.”

Burns, who played Las Vegas
niterles, was negotiating sometime
ago to appear at the Copacabana,
N.Y., but deal fell through. He’s
now ready to accept a string of
dates to be booked through MCA.

Byrnes worked in Las Vegas re¬
cently—but as a parking lot attend¬
ant at the Sands Hotel during a
rift with the Warner* Bros, studio,
which produces the “Sunset” show.
However,, this time he’ll work on¬
stage.

Gotta Get Back to Fundamentals,
Agents First; Execs Second-Sez Baum

The agencies long ago lost their
functions as agents and must re¬
turn to it, says Martin Baum,
Coast-based General Artists Corp.
veepee, who last week stopped off
in New York to attend to a few
chores. The top agents, he said,
have become agency executives and
have left the functions of agenting
and talent building to subordinates.

The men, of many offices, he
charged, are no longer interested
in building talent, looking after
the careers of many of their top

players, directors, writers, etc., but
hav.e become more interested in
packaging and profits. “It’s about
time we got back to fundamentals,”
he declared.

Baum, one of the founders of
Baum-Newborn Agency, which
merged with General Artists Corp.,
asserted .that the industry has
suffered as a result of the new
concentration on items other than
individuals. “It is the duty of an
agency man to be an agent first,”
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N.Y. Cold, Snow Fails to Warm

Fk’s Chilled Hotel Cafe Biz

The record cold snap and heavy 4
snowfalls in New York, which in"
other years would have caused
SRO signs to be hung in virtually
every Miami Beach hotel, have
failed to benefit the resort thus far.
Although now at a period regarded
as the peak of the winter season,
the Florida hotels are far from
being loaded. In some quarters,
it’s regarded as the worst season
ever experienced in Miami Beach.

A story floating around concerns
an agent who called a Florida hotel
owner to make sure a friend got a
good room. The hotel owner crack¬
ed, "A Room? I can give him a
floor if he wants it.” Although it
may be an exaggeration, it’s an
indication of the present state of
the resort’s hotel business and the
nitery Industry.

Factors responsible for this
slump are varied. The major reason
is ascribed to the current recession,
and many patrons can no longer
go for the- steep tariffs in effect
at both the hotels and the cafes.
Moreover there havs been many
days in which the Miami Beach
weather wasn't all that could have
been hoped for

However, one of the more quoted
reasons for the nosedive lies in
the stiff competition that Florida
is getting from, other resorts, San
Juan, Puerto Rico, particularly has
been luring the northern vacation¬
ist Its lower fares starting at $45
from New York, phis lower hotel
rates as well as a more reliable
climate and change of scenery are
a magnet for many.

Another resort offering tough
competition for Florida cities is
Acapulco, which recently inaugu-i
rated jet service from New York
by way of Aeronaves Mexico. Other
competitors to Miami Beach are
Jamaica, Aruba and Nassau.

However, despite the slump in
Miami Beach hotels and cafes, the
talent agencies have had an excel¬
lent selling season there. The
Beach hotels have bought the top
roster of performers, some even
going hack for two engagements
there during the season.

The agencies have also sold quite
a few expensive 'acts to hotels in
Puerto Rico, Thus the percenteries
have had a winning season in the
tropics even if some of their cus¬
tomers haven’t.

Booked Solid

Chicago, Feb. 7.

This is probably a modern
record. Warbler-comedienne
Jean Arnold is currently on a
binge of five performances per
night.

She's top featured id the re¬
vue, “Medium Rare," at the
Happy Medium cabaret-thea¬
tre here, which gives two per¬
formance per night. And be¬
fore, between and after the
shows she doubles as top-
liner of the Downstage Room.
Dual engagement is for three
weeks, if she can last it.

MORRIS AGENCY NABS
3 ACTS IN BIG WEEK

There are good weeks and bad
weeks for the talent agencies. Last
week the William; Morris Agency
'chalked up a winning session. It
nabbed three- easy-to-sell acts from
other offices. They are Jack Car¬
ter and Ford & Hines, both of
whom switched from MCA, and the
Barry Sisters, who came over from
I General Artists Corp. j

[ Previously, the Morris Agency
[had been watching other office#
walk off with some of its clients
i whose contracts had expired. Last
week it retaliated strongly.

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| Honolulu, Feb. 7.

! .“Show of Stare” aeries, promoted
by Earl Finch, brought in a power¬
house attraction last weekend
(3-5), with Bobby Bydell, Dodie
Stevens and Chubby Checker shar¬
ing top honors. Troupe also played
at Army’s Schofield Barracks and
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station.

Beveen, Australian hypnotist-1
magician-memory marvel, has com¬
pleted a series of Civic Auditorium
shows as well as stints, on Molokai
and Maui islands. His appearances
at $2 top have been sponsored by
Joe AnzMno, former Honolulu
sports editor who’s now a publicist
and promoter in Oakland, CaL I

Dana’s Nitery Debut

Bill Dana will make his New
York nitery bow at Basin St. East
starting April 13 for 17 days.

Dana, who was once a comedy
writer, achieved recognition with
the “Jos. JIminez” bits which
were widely performed on video.

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San Antonio, Feb. 7.

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merly one of the bright spots in
the city, the club featured name
bands.

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private parties. Spot has been op¬
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McKinney.

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The Chateau, a night club that
was completely rebuilt after a fire
in 1957, wai again destroyed by fire
on Thursday (20) with a reported
loss of $45,000.

Club was owned by Ralph Mas-
trangelo who had been enjoying
success in presenting jazz units.
The club had been closed for three
days before the fire, which broke
out in early morning zero weather.

CHI VAUDERY PERKING
Chicago, Feb. 7.

With bookings of Brook Benton,
Jackie Wilson and Ray Charles
orch for separate upcoming one-
week stands, southsida Indie Regal
(Theatre is stepping up its stage-
show activity.

The 2,800-seater recently scored
Its top gross with presentation of
La Verne Baker, Jerry Butler and
Dee Clark.

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“Muslo Man” Warner Bros.
March 24-July 21.

“All Hands On Deck,” 20th Century*
Fox—Completed
Personal Management
Frank Faske

450 Broadway, Brooklyn, N, Y,
EVergreen 4-6000

Streamlined GAC
Dropping Subsids

General Artists Corp. has junked
an elaborate subsidiary format in¬
stituted more than a year ago in fa¬
vor of a single company depart¬
mentalized into various functioning
divisions. Eliminated are such sub¬
sidiaries, all with their own presi¬
dent and set of officers, as General
Artists Bureau, GAC-TV, GAC-
Hamid, GAC-Super and the Baum-
Newborn setup. Presidents of the
subsids have been shorn of the
title, although some retain stand¬
ing as veepee in the parent com¬
pany.

With the takeover of GAC by
Centlivre Brewing Co. of Fort
Wayne, a holding company headed
Philly financier Herbert Siegel,
various changes have been plotted.
The streamlining stems from a sur¬
vey by the Arthur Anderson Co.,
a firm of efficiency experts. It’s
apparently figured that the numer¬
ous subsidiaries were unwieldy in
a firm of GAC’s proportions, and
greater mobility would result un¬
der one operation.

In the new setup, Larry Kanaga
remains president. Milton Krasny,
a veepee and general manager, is
based on the Coast. Buddy Howe,
a veepee and general manager, is
homebased In New York.

Cy Donner, who has been GAC
treasurer and with the firm for 23
years, finally asked that his resig¬
nation be picked up. He had previ¬
ously handed in his notice, but the
company declined to act on It.
Feted by GAC execs last week at a
small dinner, he hasn't yet di¬
vulged his future plans. He Is a
major stockholder in the company.

Chicago

Earl Grant to the Trade Winds
April 19. Same room set comic

Mickey Sharp, who played there a
fortnight recently,. to a two-year
pact . . Ray Hastings is at Fred¬
die’s, Minneapolis, which booked
Negro eomit Dick G r ego ry to open,
March 27 . . , Many Baebeain’S;
“Fointblack ’61” revue set for the
Tldelands, Houston, May 8, with
t Peggy Lord going in June 5... Lee
fPauI Jk Mary Ford down for
Angelo's Omaha, March 2.

Dorothy Imovr inked for a
Crown Room, Indianapolis, stand,
July 24 .. . Huddle Embers ip that
city tapped the Deep River Boys
for a pair, Feb. 20. JuHxs LaKoee
goes in Aug. 7 .,. Mb Allen to the
Cork Club, Houston, Feb. 10. Cathy
Johnson opens there March 2, and
Dink Freemen on Mareh 9 ... Jim
Baekne booked Into Holiday House,
Milwaukee, Mar IB-27, with
Johnny P ea— nd opening June 2
— Caeey Nnisreen, folksinger, to
the Kaistr-Knickerbocker Hotel,
Milwaukee, June 1. , . Mile. Gee
Gee playing the Sho-Bar, Orlando,
Fla.

Apollo, N.Y.

Gospel Caravan with Clara Ward
St Her Singers (5), Janies Cleve¬
land & His Gospel All Stars' (4),
Swanee Quintet, Philadelphia Jr/s
(3), Five Singing Stars; “Wives
of Dracu la” <UI).

To the Apollo’s gospelers, the
high drifts along 125th St. from
Saturday’s 17-inch snowfall were
just so many heavenly clouds.
Groups belted out their four-a-day
with, the usual—if not a little ex¬
tra—gusto, and the light house at
show caught responded with un¬
usual warmth.

Helping to establish the norm
fof thi s lns tiutional Caravan, head¬
ed by WWRL gospel deejays Fred
Barr and Doc Wheeler, are three
top groups,-. Clara Ward and her
quartet; James Cleveland and the
All Stars trio; and the young, male
Swanee Quintet of Augusta, Ga.

Miss Ward is so well known that
during the Caravan's run this week
she’ll be presented a gold platter
on stage from Savoy Records in
recognition of her undisputed
lead in gospel disk sales through
the years.

Ward Singers have a commer¬
cial polish which doesn’t detract
from the sincerity of presentation.
Group appears in bright-colored
robes and sparkling rhinestone
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Vande, Cafe Dates

New York

Bobby Rydell and Paul Asks p act¬
ed for summer dates at the Copa-
cabana . . JPat ffeieil to start at
the Chi Chi, Palm Spring, March
23 . . . Myron Cohen to the Glen
Park Casino, Willlamsville, N. Y.,
July 24 . .. Jan McArt nominated
for the, Cork Club, Houston, Thurs¬
day (9).. . Jimmy Durante starts
at the Chase dub, St Louis,
March 31 . . . Israeli entertainer
Yaffa Tarkoni to start at Arele's,
Flushing, Feb. 13 ... Frances Faye
to the Basin St. East tomorrow
(Thurs.) with Gene Baylot also on
the bin.

Reno

Harry James set to open three-
weeker at Harolds Club Feb. 7 ...
Tahoe Harrah's current bill is first
ice show to play south end of Lake
Tahoe . . . Tern wits Bros, inked
Barry A ikies Revue for three
months beginning in May, Nevada
Entertainment Agency handled deal
. . . Bill Miller (witched to con¬
tinuous show policy at the River¬
side HoteL with Bffly Matins cur¬
rent headliner , . , GsIHens with
Glnny Greer toplining Mapes Hotel
billing ,.. Johnny 'Beat* Davie in
lead spot at Wagon Wheel, Tahoe
... Ray Anthony * Brokends, fol¬
low Harrah’s date with Vegas stint
... Tex Williams in Reno debut at
Harrah’s doing top business . . .
Jo Ann Jordan Trie to Vegas after
Reno date . . . Delia Reese to Bali
Hal, Portland for two-weeker.

Atlanta

Charlotte Politte Trie opened
Monday (30) at Riviera Motel’s
Monte Carlo Lounge . . . Ruby
Ruseel, singing-pianist, performs at
Downstairs at the Grady (Hotel);
first time this lounge-eatery has
offered entertainment . . . Patti
White, school teacher who turned
exotic, in second week at Manager
Earl Turner's Club Peachtree Sup¬
per Room . ., Five Fabulous Ink
Spots holding a third week at
Colonial Terrace Hotel’s Bayou
Lounge . . . Somethin' Smith &
Redheads (3) dosed two-week stint
Saturday (27) at'Chick Hedrick's
Domino Lounge la Imperial Hotel
and Ruety Draper opened Monday
(30) on same bill with NaJe Kara-
muru, exotie * ♦ . Singer Freddie
Martell's frapp# production (he
wrote it, directed it and produced
it) “Frosty Icetime* is current at
the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel's Em¬
pire Room ... Jackl Reye * Marty
Scherr, song and dance duo, are
spotlighted at Charley Leb’s King’s
Inn Lounge at Atlanta Cabana
Motel-Hotel.

San Juan

Sax Juax Night Spots: Belafonte
Singers upped attendance at the
Flamboyan Club . . . Ray Bolger,
playing the San Juan Interconti¬
nental’s Club Tropicoro this week,
replaces a one-week stint by
George Gobel who did only so-so
business ... New show at the
Condedo Beach Hotel’s Fiesta
Room has Argentine songstress
Lilian Martin and flamenco danc¬
ers Triana, Gitanillo, and Malena.

Filipino Shownaa

Co&ttuMd team, pas* (3 —at

gates to view such as “Holiday on
Ice,” Harry Belafonte, Johnny
Mathis and Ricky Nelson. Fabian
is currently at the coliseum, with
a Japanese revue, Bobby Darin
and Pat Boone to follow. General
admish is one peso (27c) or less
with a top of four pesos.

“I never expected to make
money in show business,” Araneta
offered. “I went into it because I
saw the need for someone to make
international talent available In
the Philippines. Since they are a
poor people, I decided that the
only 'way was to have a big place
and to charge only a nominal fee.

Vetxme Pays Off
“I i thought it would be a long
time before I got my money bade,
but I’m finding out otherwise,” he
adde£ without exaggeration. “With
volume, you can really get the
big shows. And there is no satura¬
tion .point. We can have a new
show* every week.”

“Holiday on Ice” in 27 perform¬
ances drew 460,000 admissions.
Ricky Nelson drew the biggest
per-ehow attendance, with three
performances in two days. He
packed 26,000 Into the coliseum for
each of his shows. Two weeks be¬
fore Nelson opened, the reserved
seats were sold out
In addition to trying to en¬
courage Tokyo interests to launch
a similar venture, Araneta is alse
seeking to interest the American
Culture Center officials in Manila.
to recommend similar projects
throughout Southeast Asia.

“It’s the most effective way of
acquainting people with Western
culture,” he submitted. “Through
my experience, I showed them that
these things can be done. I
wouldn’t want a financial interest,
but I think It should be done in
the other backward countries by
someone. And you don't have to
give them anything. It’s a self-
liquidating project.’*

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Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Waldorf-Astoria* N.Y*

Betty Comden k Adolph Green,
Warner Skilkret accompanist; Emil
Coleman k Theo Fanidl Orchs;
$8-$4 eover.

The Hotel Waldorf-Astoria has a
comedy bill for the second suc¬
cessive show. Having done excel¬
lently with the Shelley Berman
engagement, It looks likely to re¬
tain its highgrade boxoffice with
the team of Betty Comden &
Adolph Green.

This duo has been responsible
for some of the choicest material
in show business througn their
scripting for legit musicals and
films. With collaboration of such
emiiients as Leonard Bernstein
and Jule Styne; they have come
up with the lyrics for “On the
Town," “Wonderful Town/’ “Peter
Pan,” “Do Re Mi,” among others.
Their scripting has provided a di¬
mension of literacy, sprightliness
great wit.

The Waldorf’s last two bills al¬
most indicate that the nitery
sphere is trying to catch up with
the cultural lag all at one time.
The universality of the Comden-
Green material is evidenced by
the fact that having done-well in
the original media.for which it was
written, it has also served as a
legit vehicle for the participants
having started “A Party with Com¬
den & Green’ in an off-Broadway
house and then moved to the Stem
successfully.

The pair are not strange to ni-
teries having been part of The
Eevuers, a satirical quintet, later
a quartet, in which Judy Holliday
was a major participant. This act
moved from the jlepths of the Vil¬
lage Vanguard tjo the heights of
. the Rainbow Room in the days
when the Rockefellers were in the
saloon business, j

The excellence of their materi¬
al is undeniable jmd the calibre of
performance is also of top level.
Hou'ever, their show needs a little
reorientation, a bit. of sharpening
here, and a change of accent there,
but it’s just a matter of getting
a few performahces under their
belt in this roomj.

They give a shbw which includes
many of their creations, with some
incidental gab in j between. Some of
their ideas arej extremely zany
such as the union of “Drink to Me
Only With Trane Eyes” With
“Stars and Stripes Forever.”
Green’s uninhibited takeoff of Har¬
ry Richman is ?, ^another highspot.
Also included inf this entertaining
package is a rib!of Shubert musi¬
cals, a medley fr<jjm a distinguished
list of Broadwa>f shows in .which
they had a hand, ahd satirical treat¬
ments of endeavors with which
they’ve been associated.

Emil Coleman is back on the po¬
dium again after a layoff during
the prior engagement, when a
large show band wasn’t a necessity.
Coleman provides a touch of au¬
thority to the scene, and Theo
Fanidi gives picturesque relief.
Louis Siciardi presides at the tape
with the necessary tact. Jose.

Desert Inn. l^as Vegas

Las Vegas. Feb. 3.
Dinah Shore, Jimmy Edmondson,
Donn Arden Dancers (12), Carlton
Hayes Orch < 14); produced by
Frank Sennes; choreography, Donn
Arden; $4 minimum.

The charm of Dinah Shore was
never more evident than it is in j
her DI debut—a package of tune¬
ful, pleasant, and pretty entertain¬
ment. Backed by a highly talented
chirping-terping male sextet (Earl
Brown; Tom Allison, Frank How-
ren, Joe Pryor, Ronnie Dexter, and
Dave O’Hearn), Miss Shore breezes
through a splendidly staged act
under the direction of Nick Castle.

Slight tightening of the turn
after the first performance will
give it blockbuster status. Star is
stunningly gowned by Robert Carl¬
ton, and Harry Zimmerman grace¬
fully guides the Carlton Hayes
orch (14). Earl Brown and 88er
Ticker Freeman have provided
clever special material for a couple
of Miss Shore’s songs.

Her numbers include a touching
“Something Wonderful,” a stirring
“Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” an
amusing “What Have You Done All
Days?" and a pensive “When The
World Was Young.” At one point
Miss Shore’s teammates do a de¬
lightful bit of musical nonsense
Involving a toy balloon, a cup, a
comb, keys, and other unlikely “in¬
struments” for a sustained yock.
Summing up: the act is a most
welcome click.

Jimmy Edmondson bypasses his
“Prof. Backwards” gimmick for

this stanza, concentrating on one-
line gags which for the most part
are borrowed from other comics—
however, he manages to get many
laughs. An excellent Donn Arden
production number, “Now We’re In
Napoli,” is held over for fine effect.

This bill is in for two weeks. *
Duke,-

Shamrock Hilton,
Houston

Houston, Feb. 3.
Tony Bennett, Sloan-Krueger
Orch (11); no cover or minimum.

Tony Bennett, h pro w r ho Is tops
at selling a song and himself, found
the ropes up at his opener at the
Shamrock Hilton’s Continental
Room, a situation that seems cer¬
tain to prevail for the next two
stanzas.

Bennett appears a bit weary
when he first takes stage, no doubt
the result of closing at the Latin
Casino, Camden, N. J. at two a.m.
and opening the show here at 9:30
p.m. Within a few minutes, how¬
ever, h\s personality begins to glow
and auditors get feeling he enjoys
the performance as much as they.

With director and arranger Ralph
Sharon sitting at 88s, Billy Exiner
at skins and Don Payne at bass,
the K. Bert Sloan-Dick Krueger
orch does great backing job during
50 minutes of show, which Is pro¬
longed somewhat in usual manner,
for he does a few request numbers.
before final begoff,

Bennett warbles about 22 tunes,
never singing more than one
chorus, which makes for variety.
He’s best, of course, in the old
Bennett standards, such as “Rags
to Riches.” “Sing You Sinner” and
“Old Black Magic.” It isn’t easy to
fault this show, but a slight prun¬
ing of the three or four dramatic
pieces wouldn’t hurt the variety,
and would give more of the belting
Bennett that built him into a top
entertainer. Skip.

Flamingo, l*as Vegas

Las Vegas, Feb. 2.

Bobby Darin, Frank Gorshin,
Don Kirk, Flatningoettes (12), Nat
Brandwynne Orch (19); presented
by Morris Landsburgh; choreogra¬
phy, Barry Ashton; $4 minimum.

Any way you look at him or
listen to him, Bobby Darin proves
in his latest Vegas outing that he’s
one of the top showmen in the biz
—an entertainer with the savvy of
vets far beyond his 24 years.
Darin has developed into a distinc¬
tive song stylist, and he’s greatly
aided by the exciting arrangements
of his 88er-conductor Dick Behrke,
and the artistry of his drummer,
Ronnie Zito.

Darin tosses about a dozen songs,
and surprises with a neat bit of vib-
ing and terping. Numbers include
"Some Of These Days,” "I’ll Be
Around,” “Lazy River,” “Bill
Bailey,” “Funny Valentine,” “That's
All,” and his trademark, “Mack The
Knife.” Nat Brandwynne's orch
(19) backs with the proper aplomp..

Frankk Gorsnin, an impression¬
ist of tremendous talent, makes his
Vegas bow in this one. His carbons
of about 25 celebs, including JFK
and such offbeat personalities as
Steve McQueen, Rod Steiger and
3urt Lancaster are startling in that
they are extremely accurate both
in sight and sound. Furthermore,
he comes up with good comedy
dialog for his subjects.

Holdover production number by
; Barry Ashton, featuring Don Kirk
| and the Flamingoettes • 12) rounds
! out the bill; it’s 6kedded through
| Feb. 15. Duke.

Gaslight* Toronto

Toronto, Jan. 25.

Eve Smith; no cover.

Teeoff of . the Gaslight, Toronto’s
latest Continental night spot, has
Eve Smith, former fronter for
Duke Ellington's Orch, accompany¬
ing herself at piano in vocals, main-,,
ly oldies. (She made three Colum¬
bia records with the Ellington or¬
ganization).

On opening night, songstress-
pianist was in black velvet and
scored with her relaxed ballads
and runs on the keyboard. She is
on from 9 p.m. till 1 a m. for 40
minutes on the hour, with a 20-
minutes break.

New Setup seats 82 at no cover.
But customers are expected to eat
and drink at the hefty prices of
this cabaret-bistro, which includes
Sundays. Elegant upstairs and
downstairs dining decor, done by
Mary Orenstein, is in rich, mid-
Victorian mauves and purples, with
interior lighting by simulated gas¬
light* McStay. ,

Hotel St* Regis* N.Y.

Marti Stevens (5), Milt Shaw
Orch, Walter Kay Trio; $2-$3 cover.

It was just about eight years ago
that Marti Stevens opened in New
York at the Bhie Angel. Now she
is back at the Maisonette of the
St. Regis, and has that glamorous
room attracting a solid clientele)
which comes out despite zero
weather or deep snow. Miss Stev¬
ens, daughter of Nicholas M.
Schenck, long Metro Pictures’ top¬
per, opened on one of the coldest
nights Thurs. (2) that N. Y. has
had in years, but it did not matter
here.

Wearing a shimmering white
gown (by Jean Louis), this husky¬
voiced balladist fits snugly into this
room, reaching ’ the category of
singers such as Genevieve, Dorothy
Shay and Julie Wilson who have
won favor at the Maisonette. Miss
Stevens, who has been doing con¬
certs in Europe, appearing on Brit¬
ish ty and even touring the Middle
East since last seen in Gotham, has
a repertoire which ranges from the
standards to recent musical hit
songs and medleys of oldies.

Using her own four-piece combo
conducted by musical director Jack
Elliott, this comely blonde holds
her aud here for 45 minutes with¬
out a hitch. Intro was “Someone
To Watch Over Me,” moving into
“Walk A Little Faster” for a quick¬
er beat. Both go well but her folk
song, described as an Irish tune
[ wuth French words, particularly
scored, because of Miss Stevens’
deft enunciation. 1

! “At Long Last Love,” with spe¬
cial lyrics by Roger Edens, comes
through smartly. However, she
hits her peak with “There’s Love.”
Miss Stevens’ explanation that “old
songs sit on a shelf so I’ll sing
them myself,” was the opening
[ gambit to do "It Had To Be You,”
“I Cry All Day Sunday” and “It
) All Depends on You,” all in a
solid groove. For an encore she
does “Are You Lonesome To¬
night?” for vigorous applause.

The Milt Shaw Orch continues a
fave here for terping while the
Walter Kay Trio alternates.

Wear.

Sahara* Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Jan. 31.
Victor Borge, Moro-Landis Danc¬
ers (16), Louis Basil Orch (13);
produced by Stan Irwin; $4 mini¬
mum.

Victor Borge’s unique arrange¬
ment with the Sahara Hotel is that
he gets $5 per patron, meaning it’s
possible for him to make $7,500
every night—and from the recep¬
tion he received at his opening, he’s
worth every bit of it and more.

Borge’s strictly a fun show—to
warn those who are hoping for a
generous helping of longhair piano
artistry—but even the highbrows
are certain to give it their stamp
of approval. He kids the classics,
kids himself, and tosses in topical
gags to update the turn from his
last visit.

For first-nighters he demonstrat¬
ed his towering talent on one com¬
plete number (Liszt’s Concert Etude
in D Flat Major) and for the first
time with a delightful jazz beat.
Leonid Hambo (88er with the N.Y.
Philharmonic and radio station
) WQXR) is again with him, and
1 they team for some very funny mu¬
sical sessions on twin pianos—
longhair with an occasional sneaked
in pop.

Louis Basil’s orch (13) occasion¬
ally gets to enrich the atmosphere
with flavorful backking during
Borge’s 60 minutes, and neatly cuts
the holdover Moro-Landis produc-
) tion number. Duke.

f'hi Chi. Palm Springs

Palm Spring, Feb. 1.
The Crosby Bros, starring Phil¬
lip, Dennis, Lindsay; Tony Lavelli,
The Velanos (2), Bill Alexander
Orch (11); $2 cover.

Supported by two strong variety
acts (The Velanos and Tony Lavelli),
the Crosby Bros, did good biz on
their return engagement in the
Starlite Room. They harmonize
better and don’t lean so heavily
bn the old Groaner as formerly.

\ What the act still needs is some
comedy material not based on vis¬
ual horseplay. They sing well,
using a lot of material written
especially for them. All of it is
clean.

Told by their vocal teachers to
try dancing, they do a soft shoe
routine, well timed, in step; not
particularly difficult steps but well
executed. The routine leaves them
plenty winded.

At the end of the turn they plug
one of their record* It might have

I been better used as a commercial
| in the middle while they got their
: wind back.

They try some persiflage on hit
records, only to learn that none of
them has one so they retreat to
retreading some, of Pop’s old pops.
They do well with “Blues of the
Night,” “White Christmas,” and
“True Love.”

Phillip seems to have taken
over as the straw boss, with the
clowning left to Lindsay, the
youngest. Lloyd Morales subbed
as their drummer during their turn
and Fred Otis directed from the
piano. Trio is under the paternal
wing of Pete Petitto.
i Bill opens with a plaid duffle
| bag being carried on stage. It
rolls around for a while, is opened
and out comes the femme half of
The Velanos, an I acro-adagio-bal-
let act that piles one tour-de-force
upon another. It’s a strong open-"
ing act.

They are followed by Lavelli in
a Stuart plaid dinner jacket and
a squeeze box that shone like a
harvest moon. He did an eight-
nation version of “London Bridge”
that was an outstanding piece of
accordipnship. Scul.

Sands* las Vegas

Las Vegas. Feb. 1.

Frank Sinatra, Buddy Lester,
Cop a Girls (12), Garr Nelson, An¬
tonio Morelli Orch (32); produced
by Jack Entratter; choreography,
Renne Stuart; $4 minimum.

There was one flaw in Frank
Sinatra’s opening show — he did
only 12 songs and the greedy audi¬
ence seemed to want-at least twice
that many. Sinatra, the hottest star
in Las Vegas—and probably any¬
where else — here again displays
bis skill as a powerhouse perform¬
er, and it’s certainly good to have
him back.

Combining dramatic sensitivity
with overwhelming drive, Sinatra's
voice has warm appeal for fans of
both sexes. First-nighters heard
him do such standards as “I’ve Got
My Love To Keep Me Warm,” “I
Concentrate On You,” “When I
Take My Sugar To Tea,” “They’ve
Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In
Brazil” and “Foggy Day,” among
others. A .most listenable blend—
Antonio Morelli’s 17-piece supple¬
mented by 15 strings—backs the
well-balanced turn. Bill Miller is
excellent on 88 as he pilots the
musical crew.

A colorful Renne Stuart produc¬
tion number, and the fine standup
comedy of Buddy Lester balances
the bill. Lester gets lingering yocks
with his splendid nonsense which
shuffles very funny dialog and out¬
landish props.

The Jack Entratter production Is
in for two weeks. Duke.

Harrali’s* Lake Tahoe

JLake Tahoe, Jan. 30.

Adventures on Ice, produced and
staged by Ed & Wilma Leary. With
Jean Arlen, Lou Folds, Jan Van
Ormer, Skating Bladettes (12),
Jinx (skating chimpanzee), Doro¬
thy Dorben Singers & Dancers
(12), Leighton Noble Orch (12);
no cover, no minimum.

| Tahoe Harrah’s, for the .first
time at Lake Tahoe, - ’ is offering a
[ complete ice show—and one that
[offers much in the way of variety,
albeit all the performers work on
skates, including a chimp. There's
a chorus line, both male and
female acros, a juggler, and full
production numbers on the ice
backed by the Dorben Singers &
Dancers, sans the blades.

And the show for the first time
places the Leighton Noble orch
in the pit in front of the stage.
Boys on occasion have played from
auxiliary stage -to either side of
main floor, but never have made
the pit.

Jean Arlen, working solo, scores
with routines done to “If I Loved
You.” She also makes for nice
eye appeal. Lou Folds, who shows
much talent in the juggling de¬
partment, adds to the excitement
by working on the skates. He
mixes it up with spinning plates,
[boomerang hats, etc. for good re¬
sponse.

Buddy LaLonde, In full and per¬
fect command on the blades, works
[it both solo and with five-year-
old daughter, who has lotsa savvy
on both aero and skating routines.
She works like a pro, and act is
done at a fast pace.

Jinx, the chimp, with femme
handler, skates to command, does
a real okay job on the ice, and
caps the acts jumping three
hurdles. Show also offers produc¬
tions on “sultan’s garden” *nd
“island fantasy” themes. Long.

Copaeabann, N.Y.

[ Jmmy Durante, with Eddie Jack-
son, Sonny King, Jack Roth,
George Finley, Sally Davis, Du¬
rante Girls (6); Ellis & Waiters,
■Elliott Arnes, Douglas Clarke, Copa
Girls (8), Paul Shelley Orch,
Frank Marti Orch; $5.50-$6.50 min¬
imum.

Neither rain nor snow nor sleet
nor the sub-zero weather N.Y. has
been enjoying shall stay Jules
Podell from his appointed rounds
between the Copa and ihe bank
now that Jimmy Durante is in for
his Gotham tour at the eastsidery.
The below-zero readings on open¬
ing night didn’t prevent an SRO,
nor should anything else during
Durante’s stay.

Durante & Co. are a unique
nitery turn—with few changes over
the years, the act remains a dura¬
ble stint, pulling back the repea¬
ters time after time. If anything’s
changed, it’s just that the timing
is sharper than ever, the interplay
among the company more spirited
and the total impact stronger each
time out.

Durante was tireless opening
night, on for better than an hour.
After the relatively tame but still
charming opener with the girls and
the series of costume changes, he
got up steam and the pace never
slackened after that. His standard
turns with Eddie Jackson, latter
belting out “Every Street’s a
Boulevard” and “Bill Bailey," are
as spirited as ever. And his con¬
tinuing with Sonny King, his prin¬
cipal prop and a fine performer in
his own right, continues to be the
mainstay of the act.

George Finley, who replaced the
late Jules Buffano at the piano,
isn’t completely integrated into the
act but has caught the spirit of
the turn; Jack Roth at the drums
and Sally Davis in her walkon are
valuable elements. Paul Shelley,
Copa house band conductor, cuts
the show right on the button and
is a fine foil for Durante to boot.

Other act on the bill is Ellis &
Winters, as good a ballroom turn
as they come. Lifts, spins and
perches are handled with superb
technique and control, and the pair
endow their terping overall with a
grace and style that’s completely
captivating.

Opening dinner show had the
production numbers cut to a single
turn, a “Garden of Eden” number
in which the gals didn't get a
chance to display their usual - flam¬
boyant costuming. Elliott Ames
handled the vocal nicely, Douglas
Clarke furnished an okay tap turn,
and the girls were their usual
decorative selves, Shelley orch
.was fine in the showbacking and
dancing; Frank Marti combo of¬
fered good Latino stuff on the
reliefs. chan.

Shorchaiti* D.f.

Washington, Jan. 31.
Gogi Grant, Bob Cross Orch
(12), Gao Gurgel Quintet, Jerry
Rodis Orch (5); $2 cover.

It was a cold night, hut Gogi
Grant stirred one of the warmest
receptions Shoreham Hotel Blue
Room customers have dished out
in at least a year. The thrush
had not previously played the
sw'ankery. She was given three
encores, a remarkable compliment
in this room.

From a “Sound of Music” opener
to an exciting “Gypsy” windup,
she belted them hot and cooed
them sweet in between with the
audience cheering her on at every
opportunity. A standout, as could
be anticipated, was her treatment
of Helen Morgan numbers, which
she did for Miss Morgan’s motion
picture biog.

Real muscle of her act is the
vocal whammy she lets go on "Let
Me Entertain You,” amid blaring
brass and loud drum beats, as
climaxer of “Gypsy” tunes. She
is at least as loud as Ethel Mer¬
man with perhaps better tone. As
she delivers the song, it stir* a
crowd.

Her disk success of the past,
"Wayward Wind,” exhibits the
quality of her voice, as does a
charming number sung m Hebrew
with interesting lighting effects,
“Kinaret.” She did “You and ihe
Night and the Music" in Spanish.

She had the advantage of the
slick show backing the Bob Cross or¬
chestra consistently provides Blue
Room acts. Cross also has a wide
following here for dancing. Bernie
Bralove, who has succeeded bis
brother, Allan, as the Blue Room
boniface, has instituted a eon-
I tinuous dancing policy. Carp.

VACHfUlX

N.Y. Cold Snow Fails to Vann

The record cold snap and heavy *
snowfalls In New York, width in ‘
other years would have caused
SRO signs to be hung in virtually
every Miami Beach hotel, have
failed to benefit the resort thus far.
Although now at a period regarded
as the peak of the winter season,
the Florida hotels are far from
being loaded. In some quarters,
it’s regarded as the worst season
ever experienced in Miami Beach.

A story floating around concerns
an agent who called a Florida hotel
owner to make sure a friend got a
good room. The hotel owner crack¬
ed, "A Room? I can give him a
floor if he wants It” Although it
may be an exaggeration, it's an
Indication of the present state of
the resort’s hotel business and the
nitery industry.

Factors responsible for this
slump are varied. The major reason
is ascribed to the current recession,
and many patrons can no longer
go for the- steep tariffs in effect
at both the hotels and the cafes.
Moreover there have been many
days in which the Miami Beach
weather wasn't all that could have
been hoped for

However, one of the more quoted
reasons for the nosedive lies in
the stiff competition that Florida
Is getting from, other resorts, San
Juan, Puerto Rico, particularly has
been luring the northern vacation¬
ist Its lower fares starting at $45
from New York, phis lower hotel
rates as well as a more reliable
climate and change of scenery are
a magnet for many.

Another resort offering tough
competition for Florida cities Is
Acapulco, which recently inaugu¬
rated jet service from New York
by way of Aeronaves Mexico. Other
competitors to Miami Beach are
Jamaica, Aruba and Nassau.

However, despite the slump in
Miami Beach hotels and cafes, the
talent agencies have had an excel¬
lent selling season there. The
Beach hotels have bought the top
roster of performers* some even
going hack for two engagements
there during the season.

The agencies have also sold quite
a few expensive'acts to hotels in
Puerto Rico, Thus the percenteries
have had a winning season in the
tropics even if some of their cus¬
tomers haven’t.

Dana’* Nitery Debut

Bill Dana will make his New
York nitery bow at Basin St. East
starting April 13 for 17 days.

Dana, who was once a comedy
writer, achieved recognition with
the “Jos. Jiminez” bits which
were widely performed on video.

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Chicago, Feb. 7.

This is probably a modern
record. Warbler-comedienne
Jean Arnold is currently on a
binge of five performances per
night.

She's top featured in the re¬
vue, “Medium Rare," at the
Happy Medium cabaret-thea¬
tre here, which gives two per¬
formance per night. And be¬
fore, between and after the
shows she doubles as top-
liner of the Downstage Room.
Dual engagement is for three
weeks, if she can last it.

MORRIS AGENCY NABS
3 ACTS IN BIG WEEK

| There are good weeks and bad
weeks for the talent agencies. Last
week the William Morris Agency
chalked up a winning session. It
nabbed three- easy-to-sell acts from
other offices. They are Jack Car¬
ter and Ford & Hines, both of
whom switched from MCA, and the
Barry Sisters, who came over from
i General Artists Corp.

[ Previously, the Morris Agency
t had been watching other offices
walk off with some of its clients
; whose contracts had expired. Last
week it retaliated strongly.

R&RNames, Aassie

Magics Click in Hawaii

Honolulu, Feb. 7.

.“Show of Stars” aeries, promoted
by Earl Finch, brought in a power¬
house attraction last weekend
(3-5), with Bobby Rydell, Dodie
Stevens and Chubby Checker shar¬
ing top honors. Troupe also played
at Army’s Schofield Barrack* and
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station.

Beveen, Australian hypnotist-
magician-memory marvel, has com¬
pleted a series of Civic Auditorium
shows as well as stints on Molokai
and Maui islands. His appearances
at $2 top have been sponsored by
Joe Anzivino, former Honolulu
sports editor who’s now a publicist
and promoter in Oakland, Cal.

LARRY HERMAN'S OPTION

Taking Over Once - Lively
Sbadowland In San Antonio

San Antonio, Feb. 7.

In recent years it has catered to
private parties. Spot has been op¬
erated by James Hunt and Gladys
MeKinney.

Fire Razes Pitt Club

Pittsburgh, Feb. 7.

The Chateau, a night club that
was completely rebuilt after a fire
in 1957, was again destroyed by fire
on Thursday (26) with a reported

BUDDY HACKETT

“Muslo Men” Warner Bros.,
March 24-July 21.

“All Hands On Deck,” 20th Century-
Fox—Cbmpleted
Personal Management
Frank Faske

450 Broadway, Brooklyn, N, Y,
£Vergr##n 4-6000

Streamlined GAC
Dropping Subsids

General Artist* Corp. has junked
an elaborate subsidiary format in¬
stituted more than a year ago in fa¬
vor of a single company depart¬
mentalized into various functioning
divisions. Eliminated are such sub¬
sidiaries, all with their own presi¬
dent and set of officers, as General
Artists Bureau, GAC-TV, GAC-
Hamid, GAC-Super and the Baum-
Newborn setup. Presidents of the
subsids have been shorn of the
title, although some retain stand¬
ing as veepee in the parent com¬
pany.

With the takeover of GAC by
; Centlivre Brewing Co. of Fort
! Wayne, a holding company headed
Phfily financier Herbert Siegel,
various changes have been plotted.

; The streamlining stems from a sur¬
vey by the Arthur Anderson Co.,
a firm of efficiency experts. It’s
; apparently figured that the numer¬
ous subsidiaries were unwieldy in
a firm of GAC’s proportions, and
greater mobility would result un¬
der one operation.

In the new setup, Larry Kanaga
remains president. Milton Krasny,
a veepee and general manager, is
based on the Coast. Buddy Howe,
a veepee and general manager, is
homebased in New York.

Cy Donner, who has been GAC
treasurer and with the firm for 23
years, finally asked that his resig¬
nation be picked up. He had previ¬
ously handed in his notice, but the
company declined to act on it.
Feted by GAC execs last week at a
smali dinner, he hasn’t yet di¬
vulged his future plans. He is a
major stockholder in the company.

House Review

Apollo, N.Y.

Gospel Caravan with Clara Ward
& Her Singers (5), James Cleve¬
land & His Gospel All Stars C4),

Ww.'-n+zof- 'DhilnrloTnhin It **

'Wednesday, February 8 , 1961

Vande, Cafe Dates

New York

San Juan

Bobby Itydell and Paul Anka pact-
ad for auncnar dates at the.Copa-
cabana . . JPat flenriri to start at
the Chi Chi, Palm Spring, March
23 . . . Myron Cohen to the Glen
Park Casino, Wfltiamsville, N. Y.,
July 24 ... Jan McArt nominated
for the, Cork Club* Houston, Thurs¬
day (2) a . . Jimmy Derate starts
at the Chase dub, St Louis,
March 31 . . . Israeli entertainer
Yaffa Yarkoni to start at Arele’s,
Flushing, Feb. 13 ... Prances Faye
to the Basin St. East tomorrow
CThurs.) with Gene Baylot also on
tiie bill.

Chicago

Earl Grant to the Trwdw Winds
April 19. Same room set comic
Mickey Sharp, who played there a
fortnight recently,, to a two-year
pact ; . . Bay Hastings is at Fred¬
die’s, Minneapolis, which booked
Negro eomle Dick Gregory to open
March 27 . . , Jehnny Beefcemin’i
“Foinfblack ’61” revue set for the
Tldelands, Houston, Kay 8, with
Peggy Lord going in June 5Let
Paul dr Mary Ford down for
Angelo’s Omaha, March 3.

Dorothy Lsmear inked for a
Crown Boom, Indianapolis, stand, ]
July 24... Huddle Embers ip that!
city tapped the Deep Biver Boys
for a pair, Feb. 29. Juttmr LaJtote
goes in Aug. 7., 4 Mi ABeito the
Cork Chib, Houston, Feb. 18. Cathy
Johnson opens there March 2, and
Dink Freeman on March 9 ... Jim
Baekas booked into Holiday House,
Milwaukee, May 19-27, with
Johnny Demand opening June 2
.. Casey Andcresn, folksinger, to
the Kaiser-Kntekerbocker Hotel,
Milwaukee, June 1. , . Mile. Gee
Gee playing the Bho-Bsr, Orlando,
Fla.

Reno

Harry James set to open three-
weeker at Harolds Club Feb. 7 .. .
Tahoe Harrah’s current bill is first
ice show to play south end of Lake
Tahoe . . ♦ Temsrife Bros, inked
Barry Ashton Berne for three
months beginning in May, Nevada
Entertainment Agency handled deal
. . . Bill Miller switched to con¬
tinuous show policy at the River¬
side HoteL with Bffiy lekatine cur¬
rent headliner • . , GeUlene with
Glnny Greer toplining Mapes Hotel
billing ,, ♦ Johnny wf Davis in
lead spot at Wagon Wheel, Tahoe

. . Bay Anthony it Beekendx fol¬
low Harrah’s date with Vegas stint
*.. Tex WflHimg in Reno debut at
Harrah’s doing top business . . .
Jo Aim Jordan Trie to Vegas after
Reno date . . , Della Beeee to Bali
Hal, Portland for two-weeker.

Atlanta

Charlotte Pelitte Trie opened
Monday (30) at Riviera Motel’s
Monte Carlo Lounge « . . Ruby
Russel, singing-pianist, performs at
Downstairs at the Grady (Hotel);
first time this lounge-eatery has
offered entertainment . * , Patti
White, school teacher who turned
exotic, in second week at Manager
Earl Turner’s Club Peachtree Sun-

Ban Juan Night Spots: Belafonte •
Singers upped attendance at the
TIamboyan dub . . . Ray Bolger,
playing the San Juan Intereont^
neuter* Club Tropicoro this week,
replaces a one-week stint by
George Gobel who did only so-so
business ... New show at the
Condado Beach Hotel’s Fiesta
Room has Argentine songstress
Lilian Martin and flamenco danc¬
ers Triana, Gitantilo, and Helena.

Fitipfao Showman

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gates to view such as ’Holiday on
Ice” Hany Belafonte, Johnny
Mathis and Ricky Nelson. Fabian
Is currently at the coliseum, with
a Japanese revue, Bobby Darin
and Pat Boone to follow. General
admish is one peso (27c) or less
with a top of four pesos.

“I never expected to make .
money in show business,” Araneta
offered. "I went into it because I
saw the need for someone to make
international talent available in
the Philippines. Since they are a
poor people, I decided that the
only way was to have a big place
and to charge only a nominal fee.

Vefamae Pays Off

"Ilthougbt it would be a long
time before I got my money back,
but I’m finding out otherwise,” he
adde$ without exaggeration. “With
volume, you can really get the
big shows. And there is no satura¬
tion .point We can have a new
showf every week.”

“Holiday on Ice” in 27 perform¬
ances drew 460,000 admissions.
Ricky Nelson drew the biggest
per-chow attendance, with three
performances in two days. He
packed 26,000 into the coliseum for
each of his shows. Two weeks be¬
fore Nelson opened, the reserved
seats were wold out

In addition to trying to en¬
courage Tokyo interests to launch
a similar venture, Araneta is alse
seeking to interest the American
Culture Center officials in Manila ,
to recommend similar projects
throughout Southeast Asia.

“It’s the most effective way of
acquainting people with Western
culture,” he submitted. “Through
my experience, I showed them that
these things can be done. I
wouldn’t want a financial interest;
but I think it should be done in
the other backward countries by
someone. And you don’t have to
give them anything. It’s a self-
liquidating project ■

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Shows on Broadway

Midgie Purvis

Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stev-
cns> in association with Alfred R, Glancy
Jr., presentation of comedy in two acts
(nine scenes) by Mary Chase. Staged by
Burgess Meredith: settings and lighting,
Ben Ed’vards: costumes. Guy Kent; inci¬
dental music. Saul Kaplan. Stars Tallulah
Bankhead: features William Redfield,
Clinton Sundberg, Alice Pearce, Nydia
Westman, John Cecil Holm, Kip McArdle,
Russell Haidie. Jane Van Duser. Opened
Feb. 1. *61. at the Martin Beck Theatre,
N.Y.; $7.50 too Friday-Saturday nights,
$K.!)0 uveknighis. „ _ „

Mrs. Durkee . Mary Farrell

Canfield Purvis .William Redfield

Edwin Gilrov Purvis.. Russell- Hardie

Midgie Purvis .Tallulah Bankhead

Dorothy Plunkett . Alice Pearce

Luther Plunkett.John Cecil Holm

Vivian Stubbs . Janice Mars

Louis Kronfeldt. Richard Prahl

Althea Malone . Nydia Westman

Emma Pasernack . Jane Van Duser

Mother .Kip McArdle

C'eo June . Pia Zadora

Wesley . Paul Mace

Harry .. .Joseph E” 581

Jack Feddersen . WiUiam Cailan

Bill Lomax . Red Granger

Dr. Monroe Sidenstieker

Clinton Sundberg
Baba Jensen . Jean Bruno

Tallulah Bankhead is out of
character as “Midgie Purvis.” In
seven of the play's nine scenes,
she’s disguised as an octogenarian
who acts like an eight-year-old.
This wouid be a difficult assign¬
ment under the best of circum¬
stances. In Mary Chase’s new play,
the conditions are such that
neither the author nor star shine.

Miss Bankhead, cast as a
wealthy middle-aged eccentric with
a penchant for practical jokes,
makes a grand entrance in the
first scene as she descends a flight
of stairs in a beautiful white gown.
The moment is short-lived, how¬
ever, for soon after she appears as
a professional baby-sitter in a
shabby black dress, made up to
look some 30 years older than
when first seen.

The transformation, which fol¬
lows her vanishing from home after
being berated by her about-to-be-
married son for her childish
pranks, enables her to engage in
some mischief with three juves
who come under her care. Miss
Chase, in developing the plot,
strives unsuccessfully for whimsy.
The script and characters, rather
than being flighty and funny, are
forced and foolish.

Miss Chase apparently believes
that instead of adhering to rigid
behavior patterns, adults should
let loose, get down to the level of
their kids when they play with
them and, in general, enjoy them¬
selves. This is evident in her title
character, who plays with the
three moppets in her charge as
though she were batting in their
league, a eanyover from the time
she helped her son to crayon the
walls of their home when he was
in short pants.

However, even though she slides
down a banister and motivates her¬
self on a swing. Miss Bankhead
just isn’t convincing in her kiddie
capers. In fact, the few times she
does register effectively are those
when she's more Tallu than Midgie
as the result of a sly remark or
pose. Neither she nor the other
cast members are able to do much
to help the proceedings.

There are some weak spots In
Burgess Meredith’s staging, par¬
ticularly when he resorts to en¬
tangling people in a telephone wire
for laughs. Tough to take also is
the scene where Clinton Sundberg
is continually unsuccessful in at¬
tempting to get his hands on the
attractive Kip McArdle, who pro¬
vides some visual relief, as do Ben
Edwards colorful sets.

Except for Pia Zadora, who’s
delightful as one of the kids, the
remainder of the cast contribute
little that’s standout. Alice Pearce
manages to pull an occasional
laugh, but it’s a struggle. Although
the play, produced by Robert
■Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens,
in association with Alfred R.
Glancy, isn’t likely to register
much of a run on Broadway, it
seems a natural to get subsequent
subsidiary play on the community
theatre level. Jess.

grow up to be an actor. Mean¬
while, through no fault of his, he
was the smalltimey touch of hn
otherwise bigtiraey and well-sung
production. His presence, without
his doing anything wrong, dis¬
tracted audience attention from the
action. It was having baby take a
bow at the matinee in Oshkosh fend
didn’t belong. Since Allen Fletcher
did the staging, credit him.

Fine performances were rend¬
ered by, in the order of their
voltage, William Chapman as a spe¬
cially upstanding captain, Coley
Worth as the triumphant bureau¬
crat ruling the Queen’s Navy, and
Doris Yarick as a Josephine of
voice, diction and character con¬
viction.

The other roles were generally
well in hand, even Paul Ukena’s
Deadeye Dick having a certain au¬
thentic realization. Beatrice Krebs,
always a standby here, left some¬
thing to be desired as Buttercup,
which is not a point against her
musicianship but her suitability for
the role and her makeup in it. An¬
other City Center, regular Frank
Porretta, did well as Ralph,

The set production was prac¬
tical and attractive and the musi¬
cians well led by Robert Irving.

Land.

How To Make a Man

Dick Randall presentation of three-act
comedy by William Welch, based on a
story by Clifford Simak:. Staged by Eddie
Bracken: settings and l igh ting. Harry
Horner: costnmes, Frank Thompson; as¬
sociate producer, Jerome Rudolph: sound.
Bruce Haack; a presentation of Play Pro¬
ducers Inc. by special arrangement with.
Jay Garon & Morgan Wilson and Spice
Wood Enterprises. Stars Tommy Noonan.
Barbara Britton, Pete Marshall, Vicki
Cummings, Erik Rhodes: features Monica
May, Charles Pur sell. Harold Gary.
Michael Dunn, Allen Swift. Opened Feb.
2. ’61, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre,
N.Y.; $7.50 top Friday. Saturday nights.
$6.90 weeknLghts.

Offstage Voices..Allen Swift, Scott Hale

Anson Lee . Erik Rhodes

Grace Knight . Barbara Britton

Harriet Lee . Vicki C ummin gs

Gordon Knight . Tommy Noonan

Albert . Pete Marshall

Delivery Man . Scott Hale

Robots .... Charles Pursell, Alois Sapfk,
John Schon. Pepl Krisch, Michael Dunn
Switchboard. Operator .... Monica May

Judge . Harold Gary

Counsel .David Durston. Scott Hale

H. M. S. Pinafore

N Y. City Center (Julius Rudel, pro-
dt *t*r‘ presentation of comic opera by
V> S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan rep-
ei:nry. Staged by Allen Fletcher; scenery
en.l costumes, Patton Campbell. Opened

I. *61. at the Center. N.Y.; $3.95 top.

Sir Joseph Porter. Coley Worth

(apt. Corcoran . William Chapman

R"!ph . Frank Porretta

D* k Deadeye . Paul Ukena

B; i . Richard Fredericks

B ib .. John Macurd.v

Jj-ephine .. Doris Yarick

I’tiusin Hebe . Cecilia Ward

Buttercup . Beatrice Krebs

Who was that little boy on stage
during several scenes of ’‘Pina¬
fore,” and why was he there? He
was a nice little boy and he may

Perhaps “How to Make a Man,”
which opened last Thursday night
• 2) at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre,
isn’t absolutely ths» worst play ever
seen on Broadway. But in 30 years
of professional showgoing, it’s one
of the front runners.

The William Welch opus, billed
as a comedy and based on a story
by Clifford Simak, is supposed to
take place, in 1991 in a New York
suburb where the houses and furni¬
ture are of plastic, the residents
commute by helicopter and life,
from across the footlights, is stupe-
fyingly unfunny.

The show* is about a young couple
who get a do-it-yourself hit and as¬
semble a robot. The latter not only
makes a corps of assistants, but
presently learns to reason and real¬
izes he was better off before, so he
goes back to being an automaton.
The young couple, finding the com¬
plexities of unlimited robot assist¬
ance a mixed blessing, go into a
happy clinch over the fact that
they’re going to have a baby.

This synthetic yam is presented
with a leering clumsiness that pres¬
ently has a numbing effect. The
jokes, mostly double-entendre, tend
to be not only tasteless but witless,
and the staging and playing is em¬
barrassingly inept.

Tommy Noonan appears to be
doing a Jackie Gleason parody as
the young husband, and Barbara
Britton does nothing to mitigate
the silliness of his wife. Pete Mar-
i shall plays the chief robot with a
i suggestion of swish, and Vicki
Cummings and Erik Rhodes are un¬
believable In the caricature roles of
a couple who keep dropping in,
presumably to react to the pre¬
posterous situations.

Eddie Bracken is listed as stager
of the fiasco, having succeeded
Harry Horner a few days before
the opening. Horner designed the
elaborately tricky scenery and
Frank Thompson provided the gro¬
tesque costumes.

I The show is presented by Dick
j Randall, who took over when it
■ folded in Detroit during an initial
tryout tour, and raised a reported
S60.000 extra financing to bring it
to Broadway. The original produc¬
ers, who get program mention and
retain a stake In the venture, were
Jay Garon & Morgan Wilson and
Spice Wood Enterprises (the latter
comprising two theatrically enthu¬
siastic ladies from Texas). Also
billed Is Play Producers, Inc., Rich¬
ard Swirnow, president. Kobe.

MARTHA RAYi IN 'CADILLAC*

Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 7.

Martha Raye is set for Casa Man¬
ana’s spring play season opening
April 19 in “The Solid Gold Cadil¬
lac.’

Sal Mineo is to app-ear in a pro¬
duction of “Operation Madball” la¬
ter in the spring.

Opera Review

II Trovatore

Giuseppe Verdi's four-act opera with
libretto by Salvatore Cammarano. Na¬
thaniel Merrill stage direction after Herb
Graf. Sets and costumes by Motley. Con¬
ductor, Fausto Clevo. At Met Opera, N.Y„
Jan. 27, *61; $10 top.

Leonora . Leontyne Price

Manrico.Franco Corelli

Count di Luna.Robert MerrUl

Azucena .:... Irene Dalis

Ferando..... William Wilderman

Inez .. Helen Vanni

The macabre powerhouse melo¬
drama of Verdian repertory fe-
turos with an American Negro so¬
prano, Leontyne Price, to make
the occasion a rave. As so often
happens, and not just to colored
talent, there is an extensive series
of engagements in European opera
hpuses (and at the Lyric, Chicago)
as prelude to the Met Hence the
lady from Mississippi arrives with
much authority, whatever her pos¬
sible nervous jitters in the first
sefene. At no time was she in
trouble and by performance-end
she was in the pantheon of the
fine voices.

The Met. In today’s sophistica¬
tion, ignores color. Miss Price is
white Leonora with no apologies—
a considerable advance over the
persisting, opera convention of put¬
ting Gloria Davy and other colored
gals into “Aida,” and so on. It
helps that Miss Price, with much
legit stage experience, possesses
an actress’ know-how as to stand¬
ing, crossing and impersonating.
She showed few awkward move¬
ments or moments In stage deport¬
ment. Full audience attention
could be given her voice—a warm,
lush and faceted Instrument, sure
up-top and lovely in the smaller
effects. Of volume to fill a big
auditorium she has to spare.

Plainly Miss Price is an Im¬
portant artistic addition to the Met
roster, certain to bring the house
and American opera prestige and
respect. There are no mental res¬
ervations about her talent.

Questions arise as to the eve¬
ning’s other debut-artist. Franco
Corelli from Italy! As debuts goes,
his went well enough though he
created with part of the audience
an almost measurable resistance.
Outwardly he is opera’s dream
come true—a tall tenor and a very
handsome one with legs as good as
George London or Niccolai Gedda.
Even in a vocal medium looks
count and Corelli is a fine figure
of a man, as the saying goes. It
is almost literally exact to say that
Corelli sounds sweetest and most
hauntingly evocative off-stage, first
in Act I and then, again, in Act
IV. This Is a strange commentary
but, the fact remains, typical of
his maiden performance, which was
now white, and then suddenly,
briefly promising. The often slight¬
ly absura * Met standees trembled
between their wish to justify a
swoon and their frustration that
it could not quite be managed on
what Corelli put forth.

Corelli is nonetheless a distinct¬
ly plausible candidate for opera
House idolatry. Against that, his
uneven production of tone, at this
debut, cries for coaching, although
he makes a big thing of coaching
himself, which many will be quick
to deplore. It is hard to analyze
the audience effect of his person¬
ality. He may be too pose-striking
and almost too masculine, forgive
the remark. Or perhaps too In¬
discreetly fond of adulation, Neo-
politan style. One thing for cer¬
tainty: the audience is never
indifferent.

No ne£d to quibble about the
success of the Count di’ Luna bari¬
tone role In the suddenly-master-
ful control of Robert Merrill. It
is as if this longtime Met standby,
always reliable but not always
memorable, has taken a giant
stride artistically. At least Jan. 27
is a night of significance, in the
Merrill record. The obvious, per¬
haps glib. Idea arises that he may
grow into the desperately vacant
baritone glory spot of Leonard
Warren, the late monolith of all he
surveyed musically.

Another acquiring broadened ar¬
tistic stature in this generally-vi-
brant “II Trovatore” is Irene Dalis.
Her Azucena is a creation of vocal
and dramatic passion. Land.

WcdnctdMy, February 8, 1961

Shows Oat of Town

Devil 9 ! Adv*cate

Boston, Feb. 7.

Do re Schary, In association with Walter
Reilly; presentation of three-act drama by
Schaty. based on the novel by .Morris L.
West. Staged by Schary; settings and
lighting, Jo Mielziner; costumes Theoni
Aldredge. Stars Leo Genu, Sam Levine,
Edward Molhare; features Eduardo Cian-
nelli. Olive Deering, Michael Kane, Tresa
Hughes, Fred J. Scollay, Boris Tumarin,
Dennis Scroppo. Opened Feb. 6, *61, at
the Colonial Theatre, Boston.

Monsignor Blaise Meredith-Leo Genn

Eugenio Cardinal Marotta... Boris Tumarin

Nina Sanduzzi . Tresa Hughes

'Dr. Aldo Meyer .. Sam Levine

Nicholas Blanch . Michael Kane

Aurelio, Bishop of Nalenta

Eduardo

Contessa Anne Louise de Sanatis

Olive Deering

Father Anselxno . Allen Leaf

Paolo Sanduzzi ..Dennis Scroppo

Giacomo Nerone.Edward Mulhare

H Lupo . Fred J. Scollay

Others: Diane Collins, Lyn Forman,
Maurice Shrug, Steve Karmen.

“Devil’s Advocate” proves a great
dramatic cauldron of seething emo¬
tions destined for smash hit pro¬
portion. Although heavy with ex¬
position, dialog and flashbacks, play
is tense with portent keeping audi¬
ence hooked through long conver¬
sation piece: curtain went up at
7:30 and came down three hours
later. Dore Schary stated it pur¬
posely was permitted so long for
reaction to guide cutting.

Problem now is to condense
many-angled many-charactered
drama into concise, tight, flowing
unity. As now there’s almost an
hour of exposition in story of Eng¬
lish Roman Catholic priest sent to
provincial town in southern Italy
to investigate qualifications for of¬
ficial sanctification of man alleged
to have performed miracle before
his execution by Communists at
end of World War II. Fascinating
exploration of types includes a
Homo and a nympho. Excitement
builds as each character is stripped
away to the flesh in series of flash¬
backs in relentless probe by priest

Absorbingly presented drama
captures interest consistently main¬
taining firm demand on audience
attention: it follows there’s power¬
ful film script here.

Leo Genn plays priest superbly
with an emotional variety that
saves long revelations from becom¬
ing monotonous. Sam Levine as
Jewish physician is standout Ed¬
ward Mulhare in flashbacks por¬
traying mysterious protagonist un¬
der investigation is fine, bringing
an imaginative quality. Olive Deer¬
ing adds a cameo as wicked con¬
tessa. Michael Kane as homo-sexual
young painter who is destroyed,
turns in crackling performance.

Teresa Hughes is just right as
the mysterious stranger’s mistress,
mother of his child. Eduardo Cia-
nelli is good as bishop; Boris
Tumarin fine as cardinal: Fred J.
Scollay has nice bit as Communist
leader. Dennis Scroppo plays be¬
wildered boy, pawn in proceedings.
In capable fashion.

Jo Mielziner’s settings provide
interesting playing areas from
cardinal's study to contessa’s draw¬
ing room, doctor’s house and peas-
*ant bedroom with sliding scenery,
which added opening night jitters
by sliding in with a bangjolt in
start of big scene, buckling away on
one side. Failed to jar Miss Deering
who went right : into scene with
Kane and audience attention only
momentarily distracted.

Technical production as whole
Including lights’ > costumes pro'ps
creates authentic atmosphere;
Schary’s staging Successfully han¬
dles wide range moods: advocate
stands out for quality presentation
difficult theme aiid dignity of man
eloquently stated through pro-
tagonis under investigation.

Guy.

yocks, some good, some borrowed
and surprisingly.few blue. He has
also created a plausible tyrant of *
father who helps make the wilder
farce moments credible.

March is cast as a playboy in his
early 30’s who is living it up to the
distress of his father, a manufac¬
turer of waxed fruit. The problem
of the play is stated by the irascible
parent, played well by Lou JacobL
who piously believes that it’s all
right to be a bachelor up to 28 or
29, but after 30 if you’re not mar¬
ried “you’re a bum.”

The star is most secure in the
opening bon vivant segments. He
has difficulty with the playwright’s
trite message, “the girl you respect
is the girl you love.” Ma3rch still is
under the influence of his tv quiz¬
master days. At times he seems to
enjoy the work of his colleagues on
stage much as if he, too, were a
spectator.

The hinge on which the play
swings is the revolt of the just-
turned-21 younger brother, played
by Warren Berlinger. He deserts
the family home and factory to
have a fling, as the older brother.
March sees in the young man’s
excesses a parody of Jiis own antics
and the brief self-examination is
sufficient to drive him into matri¬
mony with Sarah Marshall as the
ready-and-waiting fugitive from an
industrial show.

As the mother of the split house¬
hold, Pert Kelton’s biddy appear¬
ance and mannerisms suggest that
there mqy have been a misalliance
somewhere along the line. Although
she extracts every last laugh from
a telephone scene and other situa¬
tions, she has a distracting habit of
performing straight to the audi¬
ence.

Berlinger has a cinch role that
lets him run the gamut, as the
virglnally shy youth who turns Into
a cha-cha expert and convinced
beatnick within the short space pf
three weeks. Gagh.

The Hostage

Toronto. Jan. 30.

Leonard S. Field & Caroline Baric*
Swann presentation, by arrangement with
Donald Albery and Oscar Lewenstein Ltd*
ot the London Theatre Workshop Pro¬
duction of three-act comedy-drama by
Brendan Behan. Staged by Joan Little-
wood; scenery and lighting. Frederick
Fox; costumes. Margaret Bury; production
supervisor, William Ross. Opened Jan.
30. *61, at O'Keefe Centre, Toronto; $4.50
top.

Proprietor... Donald Moffat

Meg Dillon . ■ Avis Bunnag*

Monsewer .William H. Bassett

Old Ropeen..Paddy Edwards

Colette .. Anita Dangler

Princess Grace ... Terry Carter

Rio Rita .Michael .Forrest

Mr. Mulleady .Aubrey Morris

Miss Gilchrist...Beulah Garrick

Leslie.... Christopher Cary

Teresa . Lelia Barry

I.R.A. Officer.Victor Spineitl

Volunteer ..Dudley Sutton

Russian Sailor .. Walter Ping*

Pianist .. Bill Johnson

Come Blow Your Horn

Philadelphia, Feb. 3.

William Hammerstein & Michael Ellis
presentation of comedy In three acts, by
Neil Simon. Features Hal March. Sarah
MarshaU. Pert Kelton. Lou Jacobi. Arlene
Golonka, Warren Berlinger. Staged by
Stanley Prager; setting and lighting, Ralph
Alswang; costumes, Stanley Simmons.
Opened Feb. 2, *61. at the Walnut Thea¬
tre. Philadelphia; $5.40 top Friday-Satur¬
day nights, $4.80 weeknights.

Alan Baker . Hal March

Peggy Evans . Arlene Golonka

Buddy Baker. Warren Berlinger

Mr. Baker .Lou Jacobi

Connie Dayton.. Sarah Marshall

Mrs. Baker ... Pert Kelton

Visitor . Carolyn Brenner

“Come Blow i’our Horn” Is a
comedy study of Bronx folkways
relying on a stream of gags and
sight laughs to tell an undistin¬
guished story of middleclass family
life. It is played In broad, one¬
dimensional strokes and the capac¬
ity first night audience found it
highly amusing.

TV scrlpter Neil Simon, the au¬
thor, maintains a continuous flow of

With eight American replace¬
ments in a hitherto British-import¬
ed cast of 15 players of the five-
month Broadway production, the
touring edition of “The Hostage”
opened in Toronto prior to en¬
gagements in Philadelphia, Chi¬
cago and possibly a subsequent re¬
turn to New York.

The new and imi>ortant change*
include Donald Moffat as the
brothel proprietor, succeeding
Maxwell Shaw; William Bassett a*
the haughty but deranged Mon¬
sewer, succeeding Glynn Edwards;
Christopher Cary as the British
soldier-prisoner in place of Alfred
Lynch, and Lelia Barry replacing
Celia Salkeld as the love interest.
Ad libs or written-in dialogue ha*
local references to public non¬
drinking In Toronto on Sundays,
Premier Diefenbaker, the Mounties
and Elliot Lake, Ontario's uranium
ghost town.

Apart from the cast switche*
and topical revisions, “The Host¬
age” remains an enigma to audi¬
ences, but an outlet for Brenden
Behan’s philosophical and political
theses, his Irish caricature-charac¬
ters, personal comments on Ire¬
land’s troubles of the past, plus
his ribald attacks on the Catholic
clergy, colonialism, motherhood,
cricket and the Royal Family.

“The Hostage” retains its Brit¬
ish direction in asides to the audi¬
ence and soliloquies, in addition
to its lack of motivation, and it*
music-hall style song-and-dance in¬
terruptions. Avis Bunnage, from
the original company, is excellent
as the brothel madam, and there
are notable bits by Moffat as the
keeper of the dive, William Bas¬
sett as the loony Britisher, and
Victor Spinetti as the brusque
I. R. A. officer. As the young
lovers, Cary and Miss Bam* lend
proper pathos. McStay.

Vedieidty, Fdbraaiy ft, 1961

ANTA Assembly Hails Peggy Wood
And Valentines Ford Foundation

. The 1961 Assembly of the Amer¬
ican National Theatre & Academy
ends Its four-day run in New York
today (Wed.) with a luncheon
celebrating the 50th anniversary in
the theatre of actress Peggy Wood,
president of ANTA. This year's in¬
ternationally-attended meeting has
been hinged on the theme, “The
Contemporary American Theatre—
Substance or Vacuum?”

4 --—-;-—

DUNDEE REP LOOKS KAPUT

Civto Subsidy Fails to Keep Scot
House Afloat

Dundee, Scotland, Feb. 7.
Black news for legit in the East
of Scotland is revelation that Dun¬
dee Repertory Theatre will shutter

A series of panels relating to
that question were held the last
two days at the Hotel Edison. The
third annual ANTA award was pre¬
sented last night (Tues.) at an
After-Theatre Supper Dance in the
Edison's Grand Ballroom to the
Ford Foundation for its ‘‘outstand-
ing contribution to the art of the
living theatre.” The award to the
Foundation, which has made nu¬
merous theatre grants under its
Humanities and Arts Program,
marks a departure from the cus¬
tomary accolade for actors and
actresses.

The Assembly program has also
included theatre-going to such
Broadway shows as “Becket,”
“Taste of Honey,” “The Unsinkable
Molly Brown” and “Rhinoceros,”
plus the off-Brosidway revival of
“Ballet Ballads.” There was also
a special production last Sup day
(5) at the Edison by ANTA's Chap¬
ter One Matinee Theatre of Iones¬
co’s “The Shepherd’s Chameleon”
under the artistic direction of Lu¬
cille Lortel.

Griffitb-Priace
Checks to Tenderloin’
And TioreDo’ Backers

Robert E. Griffith and Harold S.
Prince are distributing coin this
week to the backers of their two
current Broadway musical produc¬
tions, "Fiorello’' and ‘Tenderloin.”
Another $31,500 is being repaid the
investors in the latter presentation
and $7,500 is being sent the “Fio¬
rello” hackers as their share of a
$15,000 profit divvy, split equally
between them and the show's man¬
agement.

The ‘Tenderloin” distribution
brings to $157,500 the total repaid
the backers thus far on their $350,-
000 investment. The musical, star¬
ring Maurice Evans and currently
in its 17th week at the 46th St
Theatre, N.Y., has been peddling
two-for-one tickets the last three
weeks. The tuner cost $247,027 to
produce.

The $15,000 “Fiorello” distribu¬
tion brings the show’s total profit
divvy thus far to $285,000. That
amount split equally between the
hackers and the management gives
the former a 47%% return thus
far on their $300,000 investment
The same writing team is respon¬
sible for both “Fiorello,” now in
its 63d week at the Broadhurst
Theatre, N.Y., and ‘Tenderloin.”

George Abbott who staged both
shows, collaborated on the hooks
with Jerome Weidman and the
music and lyrics' were written, re¬
spectively, by Jerry Bock and Shel¬
don Harnick. “Fiorello” is an origi¬
nal and ‘Tenderloin” is an adapta¬
tion of the Samuel Hopkins Adams
novel.

Besides their two current Broad¬
way productions, Griffith & Prince
have two properties slated for Main
Stem production next season. One
is a musical, “Carte Blanche,” and
the other, - a comedy by James
Goldman, is “They Might Be
Giants.” The Goldman play is to
be preemed next June in London
at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Royal,
with Miss Littlewood directing.
She’s to repeat as stager for the
•how’s Broadway outing.

“Carte Blanche,” which Abbott
will stage, is being written by Dean
Fuller and George Goodman
(book), Mary Rodgers (music) and
Marshall Barer (lyrics).

Pinter Back to Acting
In Own Play, ‘Caretaker’

April 1 unless there Ii an imme¬
diate and marked jump in attend-
ance. Now 21 years old, house has
been a “nursery” for many British
thespers who have since made a
name in films or theatre, including
Richard Todd and Vi rginia Me
McKenna. Last July the directors
were forced to ask Dundee Town
Council for a $9,000 subsidy for
the present financial year, and
were given $6,000.

A recent Christmas pantomime at
the theatre ran for only three
weeks, and was not a popular suc¬
cess.

"Mattress’ Repays
Its Investment

It took about 19 months, hut the
N. Y. production of “Once Upon a
Mattress” finally completed repay¬
ment of its $100,000 capitalization
last month with the distribution of
another $10,000 to the backers.
The T. Edward Hambleton, Norris
Houghton and William and Jean
Eckart presentation opened May
111, 1959, at the downtown Phoenix
Theatre, N. Y., where it ran, 27
weeks prior to being shifted to
Broadway.

The musical, which has a book
by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer
and Dean Fuller, with music by
Mary Rodgers and lyrics by Barer,
played four different Mam Stem
houses prior to closing last July 2.
However, the producing company
has been earning income from two
touring editions of the musical.

The road companies each pay the
original N. Y. venture $750 a week
royalty against 5% of the weekly
gross. One of the companies, co-
starring Buster Keaton and Dody
Goodman, is being handled by S.
Hurok for a major city tour. The
other, costarring Imogene Coca,
Edward Everett Horton and King
Donovan, is playing mostly split-
week subscription stands for Broad¬
way Theatre Alliance, the subsidi¬
ary of Columbia Artists Manage¬
ment, recently sold to new owners.

CHI DOES HAVE CULTURE
AND EXPORTS IT, TOO

^Chicago, Feb. 7.

The sometime canard (as seen
here) , that Chicago has no culture
to export is belied by at least two
longhair organizations. First, the
Chi Symphony under Fritz Reiner,
which, though touring less than
others, nevertheless is making deep
impact via the RCA Victor label,
including a number of premiere
LPs—e.g., Van Clibum and, more
recently, Russian pianist Sviatoslov
Richter. Also enhancing is the
orch's tele exposure via the syndi-,
cated “Great Music From Chicago”
series.

Ever since Reiner burnished the
orchestra to its former lustre, and
then some it’s widely thought, it
has been one of the diskery’s
prized highbrow possessions.

Though less notice is usually
paid it, other Chi longhair com¬
modity being exported to acclaim
is fyith Page’s Chicago Opera Bal¬
let, a respected old company in
this town. Home base past seven
years has been the Lyric Opera,
but since Lyric stages a relatively
brief seven-week season, the Page
troupe spends more time on the
road than here, with hookings from
Texas to New York.

London, Feb. 7.

Harold Pinter, author of “The
Caretaker,” is'to join the cast of
three for a month, beginning Feb.
20. He’ll be substituting for Alan
Bates, who has a commitment to
appear in a film “Whistle Down
The Wind,” with Hayley Mills.

Pinter was an actor before click-1
ing as a playwright, I

Now and then it rates scrutiny
by a Windy City critic, with top
booster being Chicago American
dance reviewer Ann Barzel. Feel¬
ing is that the troupe has quietly
been doing an impressive goodwill
job for Chi’s tarnished longhair
reputation—and also whetting bal¬
letomane appetites for the time
when Lyric Opera elects to tour.

Marceau to W. Germany*
Grossed $26,981 In LjV.

I Marcel Marceau end* a *ix-
: month U. S. tour next Sunday (12)
at the conclusion of a week's stand
at the Tapia Theatre, San Juan.
The French mime will then go to
I West Germany for appearances in
{various cities.

The pantomimist, who played a
[string of one niters list week,
grossed $26,981 the previous frame
in the second stanza of a fortnight’s
booking at the Hartford Theatre,
Los Angeles, The gross was inad-
i vertendly misquoted in last week’s
Variety.

London P As Get
Salary Raise To
$35-$37Mimmum

London, Feb. 7.

London's theatre press represen¬
tatives, after three years'of negotia¬
tion, have at last won recognition
and more money. The Assn, of
London Theatre Press Representa¬
tives, consisting of 17 freelance
press agents, was formed 10 years
ago.

It subsequently affiliated with
the National Assn, of Theatrical
and Kine Employees. Three years
ago the p.a. group persuaded
NATKE secretary Tom O’Brien to
seek a salary raise. That is one of
the key results of negotiations with
the'Society of West End Managers.

I George Fearon, chairman of
i ALTPR, told Variety that the new
agreement covers a sliding scale
i of minimum fees, decreasing as the
run of a show continues. With
musicals it is much higher than
with straight shows, and the down¬
ward slide starts later in the run.
i The setup also guaranteed six
weeks' pay, even if the show only
runs one night. **

Fearon declined to give the new
minimum figures, hut confirmed
that they involve raises of 25% to
30%. Average pay for a pressagent
covering a West End show has
previously has been $28 a week,
and there has reportedly been con¬
siderable price cutting among
p.a/s. Under the new rules the
minimum for a new show would be
$35-$37.

(The minimum forpressagents on
Broadway is $254.12 per week, and
$223.85 for a concurrent second
show for the same management.
The minimum for a touring show
is $297.12—Ed.)

ALBERT DUE TO GET
THE PICCADILLY, LONDON

London, Feb. 7.

Bernard Delfont has dropped out
of the bidding, so Donald Albery’s
offer for the Piccadilly Theatre
will probably he accepted by the
stockholders. The proposed deal
for the 62-year lease of the build¬
ing is in the region of $850,000.

If the proposition goes through
it will considerably enhance Al¬
bery’s theatrical property inter¬
ests, which already Include the
New, Criterion, Wyndham’s and
the Comedy. Albery intends to
widen the proscenium openng of
the Piccadilly to provide full facili¬
ties for staging large musicals.

The theatre, with a capacity of
1,256, currently has “The Amorous
Prawn,” which transferred recently
from the Saville Theatre.

Banyai, Kilpatrick Run
For Vi>. Office in ATPAM

George Banyai and Thomas
Kilpatrick are candidates for the
post of vice-president of the Assn,
of Theatrical Pressagents & Man¬
agers. They were nominated for
the vacant office at a special union
meeting held Jan. 19 in New York.
The veepee spot became vacant
when William Fields automatically
advanced to the presidency of the
t union as successor to Harold Gold-
| berg, who died Dec. 24.

Ballots for the v.p. election have
[ been sent out to the ATPAM mem¬
bership and have to be returned
by midnight next Monday (13).
Fields and either Banyai or Kil¬
patrick will be serving on an in¬
terim basis, since the terms of
office expire June 10.

The regular bi-monthly meeting
of the union is scheduled for the
afternoon of Feb. 16 at the News¬
paper Guild Building, N.Y,

_ LKCtTPIATK

See Toronto’s O’Keefe as Setting
Pattern for Road Legit Survival

MICKEY MOUSE EXPOSED!

Reds Say He Reentits German Kids
As U. S. Spies

Leipzig, Feb. 7.

Names of Mickey Mouse and
Marilyn Monroe have been added
by East German Communists to
their list of “undesirable Ameri¬
cans.” A parent-teacher group here
i was told that the U. S. used Walt
Disney’s comic books on his Mickey
character to help recruit German
children as spies.

National Zeitung, an East Ger¬
man newspaper, criticized Miss
Monroe for being “a manufactured
film star who achieved fame j
through low-cut gowns and scan¬
dals.” J

$1-Mil Profit On
Damn Yankees’

The profit distribution on “D amn
Yankees” has hit $1,000,000. That
mark was reached last week when
another $25,006 profit was divided
equally between the hackers and
management of the musical, which
ended a 123-week Broadway run
in October, 1957.

The tuner capitalized at $250,000
was presented by Frederick Bris-
son, Robert E. Griffith and Harold
S. Prince, who were also partnered
in the presentation of “Pajama
Game,” which ended a 133-week
Broadway run In November, 1956.
A distribution of another $37,500
in “Pajama” profits was also made
last week, bringing the total profit
divvy thus far on that musical to
$1,712,500.

“Pajama” was also capitalized at
$250,000. Therefore, the total dis¬
tributed profit, split equally be¬
tween the backers and the manage¬
ment, represents a 342%% return
to the former on their investment
Similarly, the distributed profit on
“Yankees” represents a 200% re¬
turn to the backers on their in¬
vestment.

TAR COUNTRY’BUDGET
90G (PLUS OVERCALL)

“Far Country,” the Roger L.
Stevens-Joel Schenker production
which went into rehearsal last
Monday (6), is capitalized at $90,-
[000 with provision for 20% over-
call Returning to Broadway in the
play will he Sam Wanamaker,
who’s costarred with Kim Stanley
and Steven HilL The actor, who’s
also been a director and producer
in England since 1951, returned to
the U. S. recently to appear in
“Royal Gambit” the Goodman
Theatre, Chicago.

“Country,” which Miss Stanley's
husband, Alfred Ryder, is direct¬
ing, Is scheduled to begin an out-
of-town tryout March 1 in New
Haven, and will open March 22 on
Broadway.

Turnbull Quits Gateway
To Direct Aussie ‘Snzie’

Edinburgh, Feb. 7.

David Turnbull, director of pro¬
grams at the Gateway TheatreJiere,
is quitting to direct the first Aus¬
tralian production of “The World
of Suzie Wong.” He planes out
next month.

Turnbull was stage manager of
the original London production of
“Suzie Wong.”

He will leave the Gateway legit
theatre here after staging its next
play, Thornton Wilder’s “The Skin
of Our Teeth.”

Pair in Puerto Rico

l , San Juan, Feb. 7.

Walter Abel and Paulette God¬
dard Co-star in the seventh San
Juan Drama Festival production,
“The Man Who Came To Dinner.”
Its one-week engagement at the
Tapia Theater, Old San Juan,
begins Feb. 21.

Last week Farley Granger
shared top billing with Tom Hel-
more in “Witness for the Prosecua-
tion.”

By JESSE GROSS

Toronto’s $12^)00,000 O’Keefe
Centre is giving the road a new
look that's not only visual but vital.
It could conceivably serve as a
blueprint for the survival of hinter¬
land legit

The 3,200-seater, the most mod¬
ern of the professional commercial
theatres in North America, is es¬
tablishing a present-day hooking
record for an out-of-town legit
house. In an era of declining activ¬
ity for road theatres, the O'Keefe,
has not yet had an open week. It’s
booked solidly through next June
3, the end of its initial eight-month
season.

A gross of around $2,250,000 is,
anticipated for the semester. Of
that potential, over $1,000,000 had
been taken in during the spot’s
first 11 weeks of operation Oct. 1-
Dec. 17. The total gross, as of last
Saturday night (4), was $1,354,168.

The continuity of presentations
at the O’Keefe is unusual in that
it stems from a succession of book¬
ings of one-to-three weeks each. In
general* the few road houses that
stay lighted for lengthy periods do
so because of long-run entries.

The O’Keefe lineup isn’t re¬
stricted to legit productions, of
which 12 are included in the sea¬
son's schedule. Other offerings in¬
clude variety shows, headlined by
such names as Marlene Dietrich,
Harry Belafonte and Johnny
Mathis, plus ballet, operatic and
symphonic presentations.

The new Toronto showcase; built
by the O’Keefe Brewing Co„ is
representative of the important
part industry can play In contribut¬
ing to the revitalization of legit
and its consequent cultural benefit
to the public. Although the beer
finn footed the hill on the con¬
struction of the theatre, the house
has to support Itself, which it has
been doing.

Contributing to the healthy busi¬
ness being racked up at the
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Tenifisula’ Adds $7,500,
For $41,500 Net So Far;
Gorias Plans'Oo Board’

“Warm Peninsula,” which had
an 11-week Broadway run last
season after a successful,six-month
tour, has distributed 55% profit
thus far on its $75,000 investment.
A distribution of $7,500 last month
hiked the profit divvy on the Man¬
ning Gurian production of Joe
Masteroff’s comedy, to $41,500.
That amount, split equally between
the backers and the management,
gives -the former a 22%% net
return to date.

The January divvy is believed
to represent income from stock
and the sale of the film rights. The
success of “Peninsula,” .in which
Gurian’s wife, Julie Harris, costar¬
red with June Havoc, has prompted
the producer to attempt another
presentation for a similar season-
long, nationwide pre-Broadway ■
tour. The new property, for which
he’s currently soliciting $150,000
capitalization. Is “Get On Board,”
an all-Negro revue by Mervyn
Nelson and J. C. Johnson.

The revue, originally titled “Jazz
Train,” debuted in London in
1955. It was presented again last
year for a European tour, with
Gurian associated in the venture.

Seeking $30,009 Bankroll
For Off-BVay ‘Countess*

“The Tattooed Countess,” planned
for off-Broadway production with
Irene Manning as star, is budgeted
at $30,000. The presentation, to be
produced by Theatre 1961, is a
musical adaptation by Coleman
^Dowell of Carl Van Vechten’*
;novel.. A solicitation to potential in¬
vestors reveals that the profit split,
in accordance with Theatre 1961’«
policy, will be 60% to the backers
land 40% to the management, in¬
stead of the standard 50-50 arrange¬
ment.

i The author royalty Is to he 6%
of the gross and the director royal¬
ty not more than 2% of the gross.
The management is to get a $50
weekly fee and office expenses of
$75 weekly.

Actress Joan Plowright has been
appointed by the Arts Council of
Great Britain'to its Drama Panel
for a term of three years.

MKGMTIMATE

PjSrIETY

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

, CASTING NEWS

Following are available parts in upcoming Broadway, off-Broad-
way, and touring shows, as well as ballet, films, industrial and tele
vision shows. All information has been obtained directly by the
Variety Casting Department by telephone calls, and has been re-
checked as of noon yesterday ( Tues .).

The available roles will be repeated weekly until filled, and addi¬
tions to the list will be made only when information is secured from
responsible parties. The intention is to service performers with leads
provided by the managements of the shows involved rather than to
run a wild goose marathon . This information is published without
charge.

In addition to the available parts listed, the tabulation includes pro¬
ductions amiounced for later this season, but, for which, the manage¬
ments, as yet, aren't holding open casting calls. Parenthetical designa¬
tions are as follows: (C) Comedy, (D) Drama, (MC) Musical Comedy,
(MD> Musical Drama, (R) Revue, (Rep) Repertory, (DR) Dramatic
Reading.

1 Legit

BROADWAY

"All The Best People” (C). Pro¬
ducers. Joel Spector & Buff Cobb
(147 W. 57th St., N.Y.; PL 7-2691).
Available parts: naive femme, 21;
male, 30-35; mlddleaged femme;
executive male, 50-60; callous male,
30-35. Mail photos and resumes,
c.'o above address.

David Merrick. 246 W. 44th St.,
N. Y.; LO 3-7520. Accepting photos
and resumes of sopranos, bass-
baritones, tenors and boys and
girls, 7-14, who sing and dance, for
casting file. Mail material, c/o
Michael Shurtleff, above address.
Indicate voice range.

"Donnybrook” (MC). Producer,
Fred Hebert (130 W. 57th St., N.Y.;
JU 6-1962). Available parts: man,
45. burly,, agile, 6 feet tall or over;
several male and femme character
singers. All roles are Irish. Mail
photos and resumes, c/o above ad¬
dress.

Drama (untitled, formerly "Gen¬
eral Seegar”). Producers Shirley
Ayers, Charles Bowden & H. Ridge-
ley Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St.,
N. Y.; CO 5-2630). Available parts:
male lead, 45-55; woman, 50; girl,
30; man, 24, military; five officers,
35-50; 10 reporters. Mail photos
and resumes, above address.

"Get it Up” (MC). Producer,
Charles Curran (c/o Lambs Club,
130 W. 44th St., N.Y'.; JU 2-1515).
Available parts: six femme singers,
20-23, must double with specialty;
ballroom dance team, 20-23; young
flamenco or Spanish dancer or
team; young comedienne. Accept¬
ing photos and resumes, c/o above
address. Don’t phone. Applicants
must have intimate night club ex¬
perience.

' “Gypsy” (MC). Producer, David
Merrick (246 W. 44th St., N.Y.;
LO 3-7520). Available parts: girl,
50-54 inches tall, must sing and do
toe and tap dance work; man
17-20, good-looking dancer, must
also sing; boy singer-dancer, 7-11,
under 54 inches tall; girl, 25, to
sing, dancexand play trumpet. Ac¬
cepting photos and resumes, c/o
Michael Shurtleff, above address.
See also touring notice.

"How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying” (MC). Pro¬
ducers, Cy Feuer & Ernest Martin
(Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W.
46th St., N.Y.; JU 6-5555), in asso¬
ciation with Frank Productions.
Available parts: ingenue, unusual
character baritone, 50, charming,
personality, wide vocal range;
handsome; comedienne, 25, sexy
singer or singer-dancer; soprano,
45-50, sophisticated, cold; man, 26,
Ivy League type, cold, singer or
singer-dancer; character' man, 55,
vaudevillian. Mail photos and re¬
sumes through agents only, c/o
Larry Kasha, above address. Do
not phone or visit theatre.

“Jennie” (MD). Producer, New-
burge-Porter Prods. (148 W. 24th
St., N.Y.; WA 9-6836). Available
parts: male lead, 30’s, tall; femme,
20. etherial, small, lovely, must
sing well; character woman, 30;
barmaid, 40’s, plump; character
man, 40s; Irish man, 50’s. Mail pho¬
tos and resumes, through agents
only, above address.

“Love A La Carte” (MC). Pro¬
ducers, Arthur Klein, in associa¬
tion with Conrad Thibault (St.
James Theatre Bldg., 246 W. 44th
St., N. Y.; LO 5-6376). Available
parts: girl, 22; leading man, 30;
second leading man, 30; character
comedienne, 30. Accepting photos
and resumes, above address.

"Medium Rare” (R). Producer,
Robert Weiner (146 CPW, N.Y.;
SC 7-1914». Parts available for
male and femme revue types. Ap¬
ply through agent or mail photos
and resumes, c/o above address.

"Nine Millionth Star” (D). Pro*

ducers, Michael Charnee & Geof¬
frey F. Rudaw (340 E. 66th St.,
N. Y.; RE 4-1478). Available parts:
girl, 14; boy, 15: boy, 16. Mail
photos and resumes, c/o above.

"Sound of Music” (MD). Produc¬
ers, Richard Rodgers & Oscar
Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison
Ave., N. YJ; casting director, Eddie
Blum. Auditions for possible future
replacements for girls, 7-16, and
boys, 11-14 all with trained voices,
characters. Mail photos and
resumes to above address.

OFF-BROADWAY

"Achilles and the Maidens” (C).
Producer, Leonidas Ossetynski (40
W. 45th St., N.Y.; MU 2-4390), in
asso. with Richard R. Roffman.
Available parts: several girls, 16-
18, beautiful; leading man, young,
handsome, muscular; woman, 35-
45, beautiful; woman, 35-45, cul¬
tured. dignified; man, 40’s, mili¬
tary, regal; man, 40’s, easygoing,
aristocratic; buxom, redhaired
maid; middleaged man servant.
Mail photos and resumes, c/o
Anthony Smith, above address.

"Country Girl” (D). Producer,
Equity Library Theatre (226 W.
47th St., N.Y.; PL 7-1710). All
parts available except George El¬
gin; however, a standby for that
part is sought. Auditions next
Monday (13), at 11 a.m.-2 p.m.;
Tuesday (14), at 6-9 p.m.; Wednes¬
day (15), at 2-6 p.m., at ELT Re¬
hearsal Hall (133 Second Ave.,
N.Y.) All applicants must bring
Equity membership cards. Script
is available at Drama Book Shop
<51 W. 52d St., N.Y.).

"Decameron” (R). Producers,
Selma Tamber & William Tarr
<250 W. 52d St., N. Y.; JU 6-0482).
Available parts: mezzo-soprano, 36,
comedienne, soprano, 28; lyric so¬
prano, 20; leading man, 35, bari¬
tone; character man, 45, basso;
leading man, 20, tenor; six male
and femme singer-dancers. Bring
photos and resumes to above ad¬
dress, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. daily.
Open call for dancers today (Wed.),
men, at 12 noon-2 p.m. and women,
at 2-4 p.m.. at Variety Arts Studios
(225 W. 46th St., N. Y.).

"Double Entry” (MD). Producers,
Albert C. Lasher & Paul Lehman
& the Happy Medium (L & L
Theatre Prods., 245 Lexington
Ave., N.Y.; MU 5-7484). Available
parts: Negro tenor, 18-23; bass-
baritone, 35-50; lyric soprano, 30-
40; Negro soprano, 18-25; Negro
contralto, 35-60. Legit voices only.
For appointment, call Joe Dei San-
ti, Lo 5-8559.

"Feast of Panthers” (D). Pro¬
ducer, John Bowman (c/o Lambs
Club, 130 W. 44th St., N.Y.; JU 2-
1515). Available parts: character
man for role of Oscar Wilde;
femme, 26-30, slight, pretty, sensi¬
tive; man, 40-50, slim; man, 20-22,
gracious; man tall, austere, hawk¬
like stare; man, 50-80, large,
kindly. Mail photos and resumes,
above address.

“It Should Happen To a Dog” (C).
Producer, James J. Cordes
(600 Tenth Ave., N. Y.; JU 2-5999).
Available parts: five character men
to play older Jewish types with
authentic accents. Mail photos
and resumes c/o above address.

"Hamlet” (D). Producers, Philip
Dean (52 W. 91st St., N.Y.; LY
5-0086). All parts available for this
all-Negro production. Auditions
for Equity performers Feb. 16, at
3-6 p.m., Avon Studios (223 W. 43d
St., N.Y.).

"Leave It To Jane? (MC). Pro¬
ducers, Joseph Berhu & Peter
Katz (c/o Sheridan Square Thea¬
tre, Seventh Ave. & Fourth St.,
N.Y.; CH 2-9609). Auditions for
male and femme singers as replace¬
ments, every Thursday at 6 p.m.,
above address.

OUT OF TOWN

“Flower Drum Song” (MC). Pro¬
ducers, Rodgers & Hammerstein

(488 Madison Ave., N. Y.; MU 8-
3640). Available parts: young Ori¬
ental femme, sexy, belting voice
for Pat Suzuki part and replace¬
ment for Juanita Hall part. Contact
Edward Blum, above address.

“Vintage *61” (R). Producer, Zev
Bufman (1605 N. Ivar Ave., Holly¬
wood 28, Calif.; HO 4-7121). Parts
available for six male and six
femme singer-dancer-actors under
30. Mail photos and resumes,
above address.

STOCK

BOILING SPRINGS, PA.

Allenberry Playhouse. Producer,
Charles A. B. Heinze (c/o Play¬
house, Boling Springs, Pa.; CL
8-3211). Parts available for male
and femme musical and dramatic
performers and paid apprentices.
The 29-week season opens April
22. Mail photos and resumes, c/o
Richard North Gage, above ad¬
dress.

CHICAGO

Chicago Melody Top. Producers,
Rach, Biddle & McCarthy (720 N.
Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill.; N. Y.
rep: Henri Gine, 36 CPS, N. Y.;
PL 1-5350). Auditions for male and
femme principles Feb. 6-10, at 1-5
p.m., at Nola Studios (111 W. 57th
St., N. YJ; chorus calls for Equity
contraltos, mezzos, tenors, basses,
bass-baritones, Feb. 13, at 3-6 p.m.,
and open call for * singers, same
voices. 7-10 p.m,; Equity dancers,
Feb. 14, girls,i at 12 noon-2 p.m.,
and boys, at 2-& p.m., and open call
male and femme dancers, at 7-9
p.m., at Variety Arts Studio (225
W. 46th St., Nj Y.).

FORT WORTH !

Casa Manana Musicals Inc. Man¬
aging director, Michael Pollock
(545 Fifth Ave., N.Y.; Rm. 1015).
Parts available; for male and femme
musical and dramatic stock per¬
formers for the Ft. Worth theatre,
opening April 19. Mail photos and
resumes, c/o above address.
Ensemble auditions will be held
late in February.

JONES REACH, N. Y.

"Paradise Island” (MC). Pro¬
ducer. 1 Guy Lombardo (c/o Mayor,
635 Madison.t'Ave., N. Y.; PL
1-5420,). Parts"'available for Ha¬
waiian specialty acts and attractive
femme singer-dancers. Mail photos
and resumes c/o Arnold Spector,
above address.

PALM BEACH, FLA.

West Palm Beach Mnsicaniival.
Producer, John Price (940 S. Mili¬
tary Trail, West Palm Beach, Fla.;
P.O. Box 2108). Parts available for
leading men and women, and male
and femme chorus performers.
Mail photos and'resumes, through
agents only in the case of the leads,
c/o above address.

Deux Productions. Producer, Al¬
exander Morr ; (P. O. Box 1832,
Cleveland 6, Ohio). Parts available
for male and femme musical com?
ed performers to tour midwest this
summer and form resident com¬
pany next fall. Mail photos and
resumes, c/o above address. New
York interviews will be held Feb.
13-18. :

TOURING
“Gypsy” (MC). Producer, David
Merrick (246 W. 44th St., N.Y.;
LO 3-7520). Several parts avail¬
able. Mail photos and resumes to
Michael Shurtleff, at the Merrick
office. Script, published by Random
House, available at Drama Book
Shop (51 W. 52d St., N. YJ.

"La Plume de Ma Tante” (MC).
Pioducer, David Merrick (246 W.
44th St., N.Y.; LO 3-7520). Avail¬
able parts: two femme dancers. I
Mail photos and resumes c/oj
Michael Shurtleff, above address. |
"Premise” (C). Producers, Theo¬
dore J. Flicker, Allen Mankoff &
David Carter (154 Bleeker St.,
N.Y,; LF 3-5020). A second com¬
pany of the lmprovisational group
is being formed to play club dates
and possibly a concert tour. Audi¬
tion appointments being arranged
by phone at above number.

SHOWS IN REHEARSAL

BROADWAY

"Big Fish, Little Fish” (C). Pro¬
ducer, Lewis Allen (165 W. 46th
St., N. Y^; PL 7-5100).

"Carnival? (MC). Producer,
David Merrick (246 W. 44th St.,
N.Y.; LO 3-7520)..

"Far Country” (D). Producer,
Roger L. Stevens (745 Fifth Ave.,
N.Y.; PL 1-1290).

"Happiest Girl in the World”
(MC). Producer, Lee Guber (140
W. 58th St., N. Y.; LT 1-3250).

OFF-BROADWAY

"After the Angels” (D). Producer,
A1 Viola (c/o West Third Restau¬
rant, W. Third and Thompson Sts.,
N.Y.; GR 3-9300).

“Double Entry” (MD), Produ¬
cers, Albert C. Lasher & Paul
Lehman & the Happy Medium

! (L &L Theatre prods., 245 Lex¬
ington Ave., N. Y.; MU 5-7478).

"Hamlet” (D). Producer, Phoe¬
nix Theatre (198 Second Ave., N.Y.;
OR 4-7160).

"Rendezvou at Senlis” (C). Pro-
j ducers, Claude Giroux & Manny
Azenberg (c/o Gramercy Arts Thea¬
tre, 138 E. 27th St., N.Y.; MU 6-
‘■9630).

"Roots” (D). Producers, Norman
Twain & Irving Maidman (1501
Broadway, N.Y.; BR 9-7235).

“Tiger Rag” (C). Producer, Tira
Productions (c/o Cherry Lane
Theatre, 38 Commerce St., N. Y.;
CH 2-3951).

TOURING

"Broadway USA-’61” (R). Pro¬
ducer, John Effrat (1619 Broadway,
N.Y.; CO 5-6440).

"Sound of Music” (MD). Pro¬
ducers, Leland Hayward, Richard
Halliday, Richard Rodgers & Os¬
car Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison
Ave., N. Y.; MU 8-3640).

Films

"Young Doctors” (D). Producers,
Lawrence Turman & Stuart Mil¬
lar, for release through United
Artists (729 Seventh Ave., N. Y.;
Cl 5-6000). Parts available for
Screen Actors Guild extras. Bring
photos and resumes to Central
Casting (200 W. 57th St., N. Y.;
CO 5-0756—rm. 1110). All appli¬
cants must bring SAG membership
cards.

Television

"Defenders” (dramatic series).
Producer, Herbert Brodkin (Plau¬
tus Prods., 44 E. 53d St., N. Y.;
PL 1-2345). Parts available for
Screen Actors Guild extras. Bring
photos and resumes to Central
Casting (200 W. 57th St., N.-.Y.;
CO 5-0756—rm. 1110). All appli¬
cants must bring SAG membership
cards.

“Naked City” (dramatic series).
Producer, Herbert B. Leonard
(Screen Gems, 711 Fifth Ave,
N. Y.; PL 1-4432). Accepting pho¬
tos and resumes of general male
and female dramatic talent by mail
only, c/o above address. Appoint¬
ments will be made for interviews.

NBC-TV. (30 Rockefeller Plaza,
N. Y.; Cl 7-8300). Casting director
Edith Hamlin is accepting photos
and resumes of male and femme
dramatic performers for several
shows. Mail information to her,
c/o above address.

Untitled children's show. Pro¬
ducer, Robert Silver (c/o Park
Sheridan Hotel, Seventh Ave. &
55th St., N.Y.; Cl 7-8000). Inter¬
views for male or femme host, 16-
30. versitile, Friday (10.), at above
address.

“Lamp Unto My Feet” (religi¬
ous-dramatic series). Producer,
CBS (524 W. 57th St, N. Y.; JU
6-6000); casting director, Paula
Hindlin. Accepting. photos and re¬
sumes of general male and female
dramatic talent, c/o above address.
No duplicates.

Industrial

Clothing Manufacturers* Fashion
Industrial. Producer, Nina Little
(Jack Morton Prods, 635 Madison
Ave, N.Y.; PL 9-6151). Available
parts: male model type, clean-cut,
sing and move well; ingenue, sing
and move well with comic ability;
young femme, sexy, sing and move
well. Auditions next Tuesday (14),
men at 12 noon-3 pan., and girls at
3-5 p.m, at Variety Arts Studio
(225 W. 46th St, N.Y.).

Miscellaneous

American Mime Theatre. Man¬
aging Director, Paul Curtis (192
Third Ave, N. Y.; SP 7-1710). Parts
available for Equity character man
and young leading lady with move¬
ment background.' Auditions Feb.
18, at 2 p.m, by appointment only.
Call above number, 2-8 p.m. daily,
for appointment. The repertory
group plays concert, tv and off-
Broadway engagements.

SCHEDULED B'WAY PREEMS

One* Russian, Music Box (2-18-61).
Comedic Franca Isa, Center (2-21-61).
Coma Blow Horn, Atkinson (2-22-61).

13 Daughtars, 54th St. (3-2-61).

Mary, Mary, Hayes (3-8-61).

Devil's Advocate, Rose (3-9-61).
Importance of Oscar, Lyceum (3-14-61).
Big Fish, ANTA (3-15-61).

Hamlet, Phoenix (3-16-61).

Far Country, Music Box (3-22-61).
Happiest Girl, Beck (3-30-61).

Carnival, Imperial (4-13-61).

Bdsfon Biog

——i Continued from page 10 g

likes his own pictures. When he
brought the first print of "Godzilla”
to Boston for a trade showing, he
requested the projectionist to show
the ending over and over again. The
hideous 20-story high monster is
being riddled with • machine gun
bullets as a tidal wave lashes him
in a wild finale. Said Joe: "Y’know
—I feel sorry for that—monster.”
When I recalled this incident of
some years ago to Joe, he laughed
and said, “Yeah, I remember, but I
think it was my money I was sorry
for.”

Right now, he’s negotiating with
Massachusetts’ ex-governor, Foster
Furcolo, in Mexico, re latter’s
stage play, "Leave It to George”;
also working on a deal for -his first
New York film production, a prop¬
erty -he has just purchased, with
Marion Hargrove signed as writer r
Doris Day to star; plus .his upcom¬
ing releases.

Always a fast man with a line,
Joe’s favorite these days is: "I
didn’t set up that pirate ship bit,
even though I do have a picture,
‘Morgan the Pirate.* ”

In Boston’s Film Row; Joe re¬
mains one of the boys, sits around
the coffee spot, picks up the tabs
for the boys. He’s gregarious, likes
people around” him, makes tele¬
phone calls like crazy from 9 to 5,
and then trys to find at least six
people to have dinner with.

He's regarded in his home town
with awe, envy and admiration, a
little of each from his contempo¬
raries. But they agree on one thing,
"he always put the money where
his mouth was.”

Publicity is his life’s blood. He
eats it, sleeps it and dreams it. He
confided to this writer that some
years ago one line about him ap¬
peared in Variety. "I cut it out,”
he said, "and carried it around with
me for the longest time.”

One significant incident may be
cited. He got in touch with this
Variety rep, saying he had an an¬
nouncement to make. Over a ham-
burg and a cup of coffee we talked.
He told me he was going to spend
$2 million to exploit "Hercules,”
and make 602 colpr prints. I wrote
the story. Variety carried It, and
Joe began getting calls from all
over the world.

Many in the industry took the
news with tongue in cheek—just
didn’t believe it. Nobody ever
heard of making over 600 prints,
and all this from a man known in
Boston as “one print Levine.”

It came off as written, but it
must be admitted that the side¬
walks were lined with, students of
flops, who were tremendously sur¬
prised, to say the least, when the
grosses' on "Hercules” came it.

Lux, Pioneer

imm—mi Continued from page 10

ing giant masses of calvary were
shot on the plains of Yugoslavia;
Spain, France, and other countries
were "used” by units on other In¬
ternational productions, as were the
African deserts, where right'now,
for example, Henry Levin is direct¬
ing Donald O’Connor and a multi¬
lingual cast in "The Wonders of
Aladdin” which we are producing
on an elaborate scale in participa¬
tion with Joseph Levine’s Embassy
Pictures.

Actors, of worldwide fame have
been signed by us for these films;
all have been enthusiastic about
their Italian stay, be It because of
the method of work, be it because
of the Italian technicians, be it
for other reasons. Names such as
Kirk Douglas, Victor Mature and
Orson Welles (who are teamed in
our current "The Tartars” for
Metro release), Alan Ladd (now
starring-here in Lux’s "Horatlus”),
Van Heflin (who recently com¬
pleted "The Wastrel” for us). An¬
thony Quinn, Donald O’Connor,
and many others of a similar high
level have come to Italy to star in
films produced by Lux and other
Italian or foreign companies.

If until now the Lux program
has ranked high among those of
the top Italian companies, for the
future it plans a continued devel¬
opment of its technical and organ¬
izational means leading to the pro¬
duction of films suitable for all
publics and understandable to peo¬
ple of all races. And It will be
more than pleased, as In the past,
to associate itself with the top
American production companies so
as to more easily attain the goal it
has set itself.

UKTHMATE

"Wednesday, February 8, 1961

1W r» 1. i n IT fl , 1 «r-« (Cl ( 12 th wk;93 p) <$S.90-$7.50;

B way Belted By New Snowstorm;

TaJIu S10J60 for 4, Carol $23,451,

■ . __ . . _ _ _ ’ ^ oils week, $60,065.

Lucille $56,456, Merman $45,821 i» P >

Y 7 7 7 ($6.90-$7.50; 1,162; $45,045). Previ-

Broadway can’t seam .to win. If 500) (Ethel Merman). Previous ° us week, $11,088 with twofers.

It’s not the critics it’s the Weather, week $49,358 wifl, twofers Last week, $11,287 with twofers.

On top of the high percentage of week, $ , , wi o ers. Wildcat, Alvin (MC) (8th wk; 59

reviewer raus this season the win- How to Make a Man, Atkinson p) ($fl.60-$9.40; 1,453; $65,000)
reviewer raps this season, the ^rtn (C) (lst wk . j p) <$ 6 .90-$7.50; 1,090; (Lucille Ball). Previous week, $63,-

ter has thus far been one of the $43 522 ) (Tommy Noonan, Barbara 750.

roughest in years. The blizzard last Britton, Pete Marshall, Vicki Cum- Last week, $56,456.

Friday-Saturday (3-41, which left mings). Closed Last Week

■the city in over 17 inches of snow. Opened last Thursday night (2) T ^, ,. . M - M - t>

* w «. ** ii * «. . „ to unanimous pans (Aston, World- Invitation to .a March, Music Box

cut substantially into potentially Telegram . chapman, News; Kerr, CC) (14th V k; 113 p) ($6.90-$7.50;
lucrative weekend business for Herald Tribune; McClain, Journal- 1,101; $49,107) (Celeste Holm). Pre-
most shows. American; Strassberg Mirror; vious week, $11,914. Closed last

However, despite snarled traffic Taubman, Times; Watts’ Post). Saturday night (4) at an estimated
conditions over the weekend, three Last week, about $1,-500 for Loss of its entire $100,000 invest-
entries went clean on the frame, openrng performance. The Friday- ment.

They were “Camelot,” “Do Be Mi” Saturday (3-4) showings were can- Last week, $15,587.
and “Sound of Music.” A few celled because of financial diffi- Opening This Week

shows registered increases while culties, but the play resumed last ■ « . ¥ n ., ~

others suffered substantial drops. Monday 16 ). n q=;!q nqn?Mn nnni 0enter D

h “ rt ^ b L- the Irma La Douce, Plymouth (MC) Ge’rt ’ Von. Gontard, Felix G.

Road Mostly Good; 'Son 9 $41,251, S.F.;
"Hostage $49,656 in Toronto Week;
Ameche $30,880, ‘Horn’ 8%G (4), Philly

were those productions, which
have been' on a marginal basis in

Opening This Week
Faust, Part I, City Center (D)
(3.95; 3,090; $80,000).

Gert Von- Gontard, Felix G.

(19th wk; 148 p) ($8.60; 999; $48,- Gerstman and Deutsches Theatre,

Single Week in Toronto

Toronto, Feb. 7.
The National Ballet of Canada,
bucking rough weather, grossed a

t t A e inHi/ISLi nru 250 (Elizabet h Seal, Keith Michell). Inc., in association with N. Y. City
P«vi 0 U 5 week, $48,246. Center, presentation of Gustaf

boards are circulattog ?wo-for-ool Last week. $46,476. orfriSf^J’

exchange tickets. Midgie Purvis, Beck (C) (1st

There was one citing last week^ wk; 4 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1 . 280 ; $48,- 0 i. w.j f
-Invitation to a March,” which 000) (Tallulah Bankhead). lastnichf (tTipO

wWch <4 opeMd W larf ,, ° p “ ed f last 3 ' edoe ? day "*| ht -—

tt^M?c d e %*£ $17,900

week, but resumed last Monday and five unfavorable (Aston, World- Single Week Ul Toronto
night (6). “Wildcat” began an Telegram; Coleman, Mirror; Me- Toronto Fefa ?

abrupt fortnight’s layoff last Mon- ^ n ’ Ti me S rn wltt? e p^’ T b " The Rational Ballet of Canada,

day to permit star Lucille Ball to man » Times, Watts, Post). bucking rough weather, grossed a

take a Florida Test on the advice Last week, $10,766 for four per- fair $17,900 last week at the 1,525-
©f her doctor. Miss Ball has been formances. There was no per- seat Royal Alexandra Theatre here,
suffering from,a virus and fatigue, formance Thursday night (2) to The potential cabacitv gross at
The musical is scheduled to resume give the cast, which had been oc- the house, scaled to a $3 top \v£ek-
Feb. 20 at. the Alvin Theatre. cupied with rehearsals and pre- nights and a $3.50 top weekend
Estimates for Last Week views the earlier part of the week, eveSj was $29,000.

a day off as required by Actors _ _

Keysi C (Comedy), D (Drama), Equity.

MC Oracle Worker Playhouse <D> London Bit?

cal-Drama). O (Opera). OP (Op- ^7th wk; 532 p) ($6.90-$7.50 994, London, Feb 7

eretta). Rep (Repertory), DR $36,500) (Anne Bancroft Party Hugh Hastings is WritSg the
(Dramatic Reading). j Suzanne Pleschette sue- book, mus j c an( j ly^ of a new

Other parenthetic designations ed f d Bancroft as co-star ^ast ; mus j ea ^ based on Jack McCarthy’s

refer, respectively, to weeks played, Monday (6). Previous week, $29,<,11. ; noyelf 0n A p enny »

number of performances through Last week, $31,496. | George Fearon has been appoint-

Ust Saturday, top prices (where Music Man, Broadway (MC) (163d >ed first press officer of Assn, of

two prices are given, the higher is w fc; 1,295 p) ($8.05; 1,900; $73,850). j London Theatre Press Represen-
1 or Friday-Saturday nights and the previous week, $35,245 with two- j tatives.

lower for weeknights), number of f ers . "Elegy for Young Lovers,” a new

scats, capacity gross and stars. Last week, $30,430 with twofers. opera by W. H. Auden and Chester
Price includes^ 10% Federal and Fair H ellinger (MC); KaUmaa, with'music fay Hans Wer-

Ve ^xchlSZe h of tax?*** ’ i255 ^ w k; 2,031 p) ($8.05; 1.551; | ner Henze. w m be heard in this

t.e., exclusive of taxes. $69,500) (Michael Allinson, Margot, y ear . s Glyndebourne season. It’ll

Advise and Censeht, Cort (D) Moser)-. Previous week, $35,116. j t> e in July, first performance of
(12th wk; 92 p) ($7.50, 1,155; $40.- Last week, $32,430. | the-opera with its original English

Kevin AfeGarthvL Previous week. P> ($4.60; 1,150; $20,382). Previous f rom the lo , council to t

Kevin .McCarthy). Previous week, p) r 4 * ^inooi npLem from the local counci l to build a

$33,141. we€k > ? 10 > 991 for five P«rf orm - civic theatre at a cost of around

Last week. $33,075. “S week, $10,600. ?1 ’° 00 ’ 00 ^_

All the Way Home, Belasco (D) _ . , ' ,a ;TIP i m . n i • TTo ,._ e

™ k; <cEr!?3% Towrtag Show.

SSo ^ 15,093 ‘ 1,139; $43,530) (James Daly, Bar- (Feb o-19)

Last week, $14,950. bara Baxley, Robert Webber). Pre- <m°o?

Becket, Royale (D) (18th wk; 137 vious week, $24,506 with parties, pheum. Davenport (i 4 ); Civic, cmaha («£

p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,050; $45507) Last week, $19,799. Closes Feb.

(Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn), is. At tn* Drop of a Hat—mac^tone. chi

Previous week, 3^168. Rhinoceros, Longacre (CD) (4th ( yfi ( Srn' (tryout)—Wai-

Last week, $36,882, w,th twofers. wfc . ^ p) ($6 M . u £ 01; 537 , 000 , (Eli , . .. .

Best Man, Morosco (D) 44th Wallach, Zero Mostel). Previous ton <s-ib>. B

wk; 344 p) (6.90-$7.50; 999; week, $27,186. o'K^J.^TSSn&'a^S? 119 * pIev8 ' (6 * 11);

$41,000) (Melvyn Douglas, Lee .Last week, $29,279. f=iv» Finger Exercise-^American. st. l.

Love joy). Previous ^ Gjrl> 0 . Nelll , B) (4th wk .’ A “ a ”

L^st^'S $20 427 - 28 p) <S6.90-$7.50; 1,076; $45,052) \gSSy®

weex, $zu,4z/. (Carol Channing). Previous week, shubert. New Haven os). 07

Bye Bye Birdie, Shubert (MC) $31,321. %£w y ’ s ‘ Montreal (6 * 11);

(42d wk; 328 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,453; . Last week, $23,451. J.B.—Memorial. Fresno (6); California

$64,000). Prewous week, $44,417. Sound ef Murfe, Lunt-Fontanne Tucson *9h Union Hich School, Phoenix
Last week, $41,140. (ME» (60th wk; 476 p) ($9.60; 1,407; $&£& aS

Camelot, Majestic (MC) (9th $75,000) (Mary Martin). Previous Ji6>: New Downtown Municipal, Dallas
wk; 73- p) ($9.40; 1,626; $84,000) week, $75,924. ^Wum. «,. Ma Tante-Riviera. Las

(Richard Burton, Julie Andrews). Last week, $75,872. Ve L J l a f .

Previous week, $84,098 with par- Taste of Honey, Lyceum (D) (18th Hartman/ cSi.° n t8T5r r °shublrt ? 0 (SSr

1 ^Last week. $84,140 with Darties wk » ($6.90; 955; $32,000) Mark Twain Toni«ht—Cabell HaU,

Last week, $84,140 Wltn parties. .- pWri*rhf Anppla T.ansburv). Charlottesville ( 6 ): Grev Chanrf. uSa!

iMiSi. weeit, «fiui IKU-Uea. (j oan Plowright, Angela Lansbury). Charlottesville (6); Grey Chapel, Dela-

Critic’s Choice, Barrymore <C) Previous week, $17,343. Moves Feb.

(8th wk; 61 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,067; 20th to the Booth. Pa < 12 ).

$40,000) (Henry Fonda). Previous Last week, $17,329. Ha^s-m^nb^Bo^^B) New

week, $31,524 W'ith parties. . j Rih Of Yv T p\ nfifh „ M^summer Nl 3 hPs Dream—Playhouse.

Tsd wwlr with Dartie«? Tenderlom, 46tn bt. (ML) (lotn Wilmington (S-1D; National, Wash. OS-18).

Last week, $28,431 Wltn parties. wk; 12 g p) ^g.g^g.GO; 1,342; $65,- i Music Man (2d Co.)-Aud.. AtlantI

Do Re Mi, St. James (MC) (6th 331) (Maurice Evans). Previous | U M y Bos-

Wk; 48 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,615; $69.-} week, $42,370 with twofers. ton ( 6 - 18 ).

Business on the road ranged ST. PAUL

from satisfactory to splendid for Majority of One, Auditorium C-
most shows last week. There were RS) ($4.40-$5.50; 2,695)." Gertrude
some sluggish entries, notably the Berg, Cedric Hardwicke). Previous
Broadway-targeted productions of week, $36,272, Erlanger, Chicago.

“Come Blow Your Horn,” in Phila- Last week, $43,656 with TG-ATS
delphia, and “Once There Was a subscription.

Russian.” in Washington. Both ; -

cities were among those hit by the TORONTO

Friday-Saturday (3-4) snowstorm. Hostage, O’Keefe < CD-RS) $4-
“Hostage” got off to J a strong $4.50; 3,200; $75,487). Began post-
start in its initial post-Broadway Broadway tour here Jan. 30.
road stand in Toronto and “13 Last week, $49,656.

Daughters” was so-so in the first -

frame of a Philly hreak-in. WASHINGTON

Estimates for Last Week Once There Was a Russian, Na-

- * ; tional (C-T) (1st wk) ‘ »$4.50-$4.9n ;

M P t^^h^ d nrL inr L685; $42,900) (Walter Matthau,
of-town S/iotps are the same as jor a i. •

Broadway, .except that hyphenated

T with show classification indicates iretious^ »eek,

tryout and RS indicates road show. S’®!* ,i° r w n®" rf ^ rformances '

Also, prices on touring shows in- P1 S^f> to on.

^VaMf« o?B?o«S S&.’SJS. one

a ” d ° ne

toes. Engagements are for single st wfSk «li^ni
week unless otherwise noted. lj3St weeJC * ?!LhOi*

ROSTOV SPLI T WEEKS

TW,r t Si ^SftVhoT+ nurn rri Anderscnville Trial «D-RS)

(5th V) <66^7; S S! P r ^r ous D °S’- ^

(Michael Evans, CaroUne Dixon). Z Zm * ’

Pr Sr«ee^iS 31 - ™eet $31518 for seven per-

Last week, $66,971. formances with Broadway Theatre

f-sTjTf-' Ad^jTk League subscriptions: Palace,

,, UU } <A “ U . . . Youngstown, Monday-Tuesday >30-

(RKW2 D »7wkl*(S'i , oS Ck f447 e 31) ' tWO * 7 ’ 953 ^ Hi Sh

i. W ^i School, Lansing, Wednesday < 1 >,

$38,500) (Michael Flanders, Donald one ^73 Re g ent , Grand lipids
Previous week, $26 684 Thursday (21( one $ 3 , 460 ; Memo:
with Theatre Guild-American The- rial Hail , Day ton, Friday-Saturday
atre Society subscription. ( 3 - 41 . three $16^32

Last week, $31,059 with TG-ATS ' ^ _

subscription. Once Upon a Mattress (HuroET

_* _ _. . , (MC-RS) (Dody Goodman, Buster

Flower Drum Song, Shubert Ke a ton). Previous week, $25,786
(MC-RS) <12th wk) ($5.50-$6.60; w ith TG-ATS subscription, Shu-
2.100; $67,613). Previous week, bert, Cincinnati ..

$50,600. Last week, $30,364 for seven per-

Last week, $56,057. formances: Memorial, Louisville,

_ Tuesday-Wednesday (31-1), four,

CINCINNATI $7^19; U. of Indiana, Bloomington,

Five Finger Exercise, Shubert Thursday (2), one, $7,615; Purdue
(D-RS) ($4.75-$5.30; 2,100; $60,000) u., Lafayette, Tod., Friday-Satur-
(Jessica Tandy, Roland Culver), day (3-4), two, $15,230.

Previous week, $16,193 with TG-

ATS subscription, Hanna, Clcve- A Once Upon a Mattress (bus-and-
l and truck) (MC-RS) (Imogene Coca,

list week, $17,142 with TG-ATS gdward Everett Horton, King
subscription Donovan). Previous week, $30,602,

* _ six-performance split. -

CLEVELAND Last week, $33,523 for six per-

Fiorelle, Hanna (MC-RS) (1st formances: Senior High School,

wk). Previous week, $45,395. five- S i md ^ {29? ’ °F; e ’

oerformance SDlit $5,310; Municipal, Sioux City,

Last week, &8,872 with TG-ATS Tu^day (31h one BTL $5^50; :
subseriDtion * Music Hall, Kansas City, Wednes-:

subscription. _ day-Thursday (1-2), two, $12,204;;

LOS ANGELES Central Senior High School*

JR. Biltmore (D-RS) (4tfa wk) ffP2^o d RT?°smS? y ' SatUrda ^
($5-$5.50; 1,636; $53,000) (John Car- two BTL » ?10 ' 059 *

radine, Shepperd Strudwick, Fre- Pleasure of His Company (C-RS>
deric Worlock). Previous week, (Joan Bennett, Donald Cpok). Pre-
$20,712. vious week, $24,460, seven-per-

Last week, $19^66. formance split.

- Last week, .$24,96$ for six BTL

MEMPHIS performances: Auditorium, Dallas,.

Music Man, Auditorium (MC- Monday (30), one, $4,113; Munich
RS). Previous week, $52,774, Civic, pal, .Austin, Tuesday (31), one
New Orleans. $4J)12; Memorial/ Wichita Falls,

Last week, $60,609. Wednesday (1), one $5,734; Muni-

- cipal, Harlingen, Tex., Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (2), one $£450; Del Mar, Corpus

Come. Blow Your Horn, Walnut Christie, Friday-Saturday ’3-4),

(C-T) (1st wk) ($4.80-$5.40; 1,360; two $5,760.

$33,000) (Hal March). -:-

Opened here last Thursday (2) AC£ t>
to two endorsements (Murdock, Uii*Dr-!)ftdway OuOWS
Inquirer; Schier, Bulletin) and one ( Figures denote opening dates)
pan (Gaghan, News). Amerkan Dream, York <2-24-61)

Last week, $8,521 for four per- |j|»jv.
formances. Call Me, 1 Sheridan Sq. (1-31-61). ’

Midsummer Night’S Dream, For- D^2so<^oS»irt«? I ^[ws X <LUWD < . 7 ’ 15 ' 59) '

1.760; $56,000) (Bert Lahr). Pre- Every other Eyil, Key a-22-61).
viniic week $31 816 with TG-ATS Fantastic** SollivjLn St. (5-340).

Vious wees, ^> 01,010 win iw-nia Hedda Cabler, 4th St. (11-9-60).

subscription. Jungle Cities, Living (Rep) (12-20-60).

Off-Br-oadway Shows

American Dream, York <2-24-61)

Balcony, Circle in Square (3-3-60).
Banquet ter Mftoo, Marquee (1-19-6D,
Call Me, 1 Sheridan Sq. (1-31-61). ’

Coanectfee, laving Thtre (Rep) (7-15-59).
Deneqeo-Tonka, Hews (1-18-61).

Elsa Lanchester, 41st St. (2-4-61).
Epitaph for Dillon, Actors 02-28-60).

subscription. Jungle Cities, Living (Rep) (12-20-60).

Last week, $35,147 with TG-ATS

subscription. .Mary Sunshine, C-pJieum ai-18 59)

^ Montserrat, Gate (1-8-61): closes Feb. 2^.'

13 Daughters, Shubert (MC-T) Moon a ad Jtfver, East End (2-6-C2). 1

I (1st wk) <$6-$7.50; 1,876; $69,000). M ® u e s x e / r suDd'? y ai< oS) n (11 ' 5 eo,; clcS€d

•! (Don Ameche). O, Oysters, Village Gate <1-30-61).

Opened Jan 30 to one favorable; f5K&'g5^?iaSS*aj^^

600) (Phil Silvers). Previous week, Last week, $36,742 with twofers. j National, moves"to NY)

$71,560. . -u j rr\\ fCKtu' Once Upon a Mattress (Hurok) — Ford's.

X eon Tenth-Man, Ambassador (D) (65th ( Balto (6-ll); Erlanger, Philly 03-lB).

Last weeK, $/U,D8Vf. wk; 511 p) <6.90-$7.50; 1,155; $41,-. Once Upon a AAattress <bus-and-truck>—

Evening With Mike Nichols and 562). Previous week, $12,967 with S&hooL To^^Th M^icipS/WS
Elaine May, Golden (R) (17th wk; twofers. a ?? inso “ LiwIe Roclc

139 p) ($6.90-$7.50; $30,439). Pre- Last week, 14,875 with twofers. Aui: ; Bea^^t a 4 ?rAud P .°New i: orie C ^

Toys in the Attic, Hudson (D) ( Pleasure of His Compapv—McAllister,
l^st week, $28,973. (4gth wk . 3 ^ p) ( ^. 90 .$ 7 . 50 ; 1,065; ^ ^ b f istia ^ Co1 '

FioreUo, Broadhurst (MC) (62d $39,600) (Maureen Stapleton, Irene s5?hci“ Okh&oSS /•§'
wk; 492 p) ($8.35-$9.40; 1,182; $58,- Worth, Anne Revere, Robert Log- c ' T ^ a *

194). Previous week, $44,885. gia). Previous week, $17,162 with (lTh^^iimby ^ud ^t . 3

Last week. $42^96. twofers. Raisin in ti«-v Sun—Music Hall, Omaha

o™ impe^ (MC) (82d wk; ^ week. $16,997 wi.h (wafers.

646 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,428; $64,-1 Under the Yum Ytnn Tree, Mill- is-ik ly ^ PiuJly

review (Murdock, Inquirer) and,i 3 *«^s, J piTfers^3-eir^
two unfavorable (Gaghan, News;; Thre«penay opera, <fe Lys <9-2o-55>.
Schier, Bulletin). ! scheduled openings

Last week, $30,880. John Fearn- KinV oa^ Otambar^Jan Hus <2 9 -ei>.
ley has withdrawn as director and After Angels, w. 3rd st. «2-io-6!).
choreographer Rod Alexander has

taken over the staging assignment, play Tonight, Haiquee o-is-gd.
with the assistance of George Mai-

lonee. Double Entryr Martinique (2-20-62).

Kreutzer Sonata, Mailman «3-15-61).
Tiger Rag, Cherry Lane <2-16-61).
Double Entry, Martinique (2-20-62).
Walk-up# Province town (2-23-61).
Rondervous, Gramercy Arts <2-27-62).
Night at Gulcnof# Gnignol (3-1-62?.
Five; Pests, Gate <3-6-61).

SAN FRANCISCO Night at Culcnof# Gnignol (3-1-61?.

Kaisin to Ute Son. Geary (D-RS) "

<4th wk) ($5.40-$5.95; 1^50; $50,- Merchant cf Venice, Gate <3-19-01).

000) (Claudia McNeil). Previous *»• to conquer,-Gate < 4-23 ei).

1 week, $35^54. Ballet Ballads, E. 74th St. <1-3-61” c3osed

| Last Week, $41,251. Sunday (5) after 37 performances.

100

LEGHIHATE

PSatiMfri

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Toronto O'Keefe Setting Pattern

i Continued from pace 97 ;

O’Keefe is a local subscription
audience of 18,600, built up
through a joint campaign con¬
ducted by the O’Keefe manage¬
ment and the Theatre Guild-Amer-
lcan Theatre Society. That repre¬
sents an increase of about 900%
over the 2,100 subscribers on the
TCi-ATS roster for the 1959-60 sea¬
son at the 1,525-seat Royal Alex¬
andra Theatre, the town’s only
major legit showcase at that time.

This season’s 18,600 subscribers
are signed up for 10 shows, six
under TG-ATS auspicies and four
extra on special O’Keefe subscrip¬
tion. The TG-ATS Toronto season
was set up so that the Royal Alex¬
andra and the O’Keefe would each
get three entries, with the produc¬
tions putting in three weeks on
subscription at the former house
and two weeks on subscription at
the latter.

The importance of the Toronto
subscription cushion is illustrated
by the guaranteed advance it will
provide for the touring production
of “Fiorello,” which plays the
O’Keefe for two weeks starting
Feb. 13. The musical, scaled to a
$5.50 top weeknights and $6 week¬
end eves, will open to a subscrip¬
tion advance of $74,644. The poten¬
tial capacity for the fortnight, al¬
lowing for the subscription dis¬
count, will be around $180,000.
Thus, the show will have to do a
little over $50,000 each week in
non-subscription business to go
clean.

“Fiorello,” incidentally. Is one of
the four O’Keefe subscription en¬
tries. “Destry Rides Again,” which
closed Jan. 28 after a fortnight at
the theatre and the Harry Bela-
fonte show, which played there
Nov. 21-Dec. 3, were also on
O’Keefe subscription; as will be the
touring edition of “Sound of
Music,” which Is. slated to begin a
three-week run at the house
April 3.

All bookings for the O’Keefe, of
which Hugh P. Walker is manag¬
ing director, are approved by the
theatre’s New York representa¬
tive, Broadway producer Alexan¬
der H. Cohen. One of the entries
scheduled for the theatre is
Cohen’s production of “At the
Drop of a Hat,” the two-man revue,
in which Michael Flanders and
Donald Swann costar.

Cohen claims the rental terms
at the theatre are generally the
' same as prevail at other large
houses in major cities. “Hat,” he
asserts, has been booked under
the same arrangement worked out
for other theatres played by the

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30% of the first $20,000 gross. The
split then goes to 75-25 from $25,-
000-$32,000 and a straight 75-25 on
the entire gross if it goes over
$32,000.

The rental deals, Cohen ex¬
plains, range from a straight 50-50
to the special “My Fair Lady” set¬
up (believed to be the same at vir¬
tually all theatres) whereby the
split was 75-25 up to $50,000 and
80-20 over that amount. Under the
deal with “Lady,” which played
the O’Keefe for three wfeeks, the
j theatre also paid for stagehands,
j musicians and advertising,
j The rental arrangement for
] “Camelot,” which opened the thea-
’ tre and its pre-Broadway tryout
! tour simultaneously Oct. 1, in¬
volved a 75-25 split up to $80,000
and then 80-20 on the balance.
Other than “Camelot,” the O’Keefe
season sked includes no tryouts,
but Cohen hopes to get more
break-in entries into the house in
the future'.

Cohen feels the theatre’s .mod¬
ern facilities would be beneficial
for tryouts. He also disputes cer¬
tain raps circulating in the trade
regarding the accoustics at the
O’Keefe, which has its own elec¬
trically controlled system. He ar¬
gues the accoustics have been bad
only when a production insists on
using its own equipment.

Besides the O’Keefe subscrip¬
tion shows mentioned earlier, the
three TG-ATS entries at the house
included “Camelot” and “Lady”
plus the upcoming “Drop of a Hat.”
The solid booking lineup at the
O’Keefe takes in one week when
thtere were no performances at
the theatre. The house, however,
was being used at that time for
rehearsals of “Treasure Island,”
which was imported from London
for a two-week run.

Anent the subscription picture
in Toronto, Cohen claims the
O’Keefe-TG-ATS goal next season
is 25,000 subscribers, which would
give the O’Keefe three weeks of
subscription time and the Royal
Alexandra five weeks. Incidentally,
this season’s tally of 18,600 sub¬
scribers for 10 shows represents a
total guaranteed Toronto legit au¬
dience of 186,000 and a guaranteed
advance of around $750,000.

The O’Keefe sked includes the
current “Andersonville Trial";
“Fiorello,” Feb. 13-25; “Hat,” Feb.
27-March 11; two successive va¬
riety shows, the weeks of March
13 and March 20; “Once'Upon a
Mattress,” March 27 - April 1;
“Sound of Music,” April 3-22; a
variety show, April 24-29; a Cana¬
dian Conference gathering (not a
show), the week of May 1; the N.Y.
Philharmonic, May 8-13; “Gypsy,”
May 15-27, and the Metropolitan
Opera, May 29-June 3.

The shows that have already
played the theatre, with the length
of the bookings and respective
grosses of each, were “Camelot,”
three weeks Oct. 1-22, $352,448;
Marlene Dietrich show, one week
Oct. 24-29, $57,507; “My Fair

Lady,” three weeks Oct. 31-Nov.
19, $333,912; Harry Belafonte show,
two weeks Nov. 21-Dec. 3, $192,-
694; “Holiday in Japan,” one week
Dec. 5-10, $39,668; Johnny Mathis
show, one week Dec. 12-17, $51,369;
“Treasure Island” (rehearsal Dec.
19-24), two-week run Dec. 26-Jan.
7, $76,851; Royal Ballet, one week
Jan. 9-14, $111,571; “Destry,” two
weeks, Jan. 16-28, $88,492, and
“Hostage,” single week, Jan. 30-
Feb. 4, $49,656.

The booking of “Hostage” for its
stand at the O’Keefe last week
was made only three weeks ago
with the production guaranteed a
minimum of $14,000 for the date.
On the basis of its gross, the pres¬
entation’s share of the take came
to about $35,000.

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| Sodom & Gomorrah

j —m Continued from page 10 ——.

as a 1 film salesman I decided to in¬
crease the picture budget three¬
fold, and in place of the director
we had thought to use, offer the
picture to Robert Aldrich.

We have great regard for Aldrich
in Italy and it was my feeling that
only by bringing in a young and
vigorous director who would see
the 4000 year old story of Sodom
| and Gomorrah in the light of what
j was happening in our society today.

could our picture be made to differ
from tbe many other Biblical epics
which were either planned or were
already in production around the
world. It was the opinion of my
colleagues and I that spectacular
and rich production were not
enough to tell the story. The pic¬
ture would need sweeping, dazzling
spectacle, of course, and the Invest¬
ment of a great deal of money, but
the story had to be strong, immedi¬
ately comprehensible and pertinent
to the lives of today’s people. The
allegory must be blear and appar¬
ent.

Happily, Bob Aldrich ’ agreed to
direct, the picture and flew to Italy
the day after he said yes. He, Joe
Levine, our production people and
I personally scouted exterior loca¬
tions in Israel and though we found
many beautiful sites and stunning
backgrounds, we did not find the
masses of dress extras and above,
all horse and horsemen that were
essential to several huge scenes in
the picture. Reluctantly w r e aban¬
doned our plan to shoot in Israel.

After looking over many loca¬
tions throughout the Eastern hemi¬
sphere, we settled on Southern
Morocco, where he weather is uni¬
formly excellent, -the government
officials courteous and extremely
helpful and where there were avail¬
able the three or four thousand
horsemen and two of three thou¬
sand foot soldiers our battle scenes
called for.

An additional benefit of working
In Morocco, we were to find, was
the availability of hundreds of Jews
whose forefathers migrated to
Morocco 3000 years ago, and who
live, dress, look and in many ways
act just as did their forebears three
milleniums ago. Putting these won¬
derful people with their Biblical
style dress and their strong, digni¬
fied faces into our picture will add
an element of reality to “The Last
Days of Sodom d.nd Gomorrah ”
which would have been Impossible
to achieve elsewhere.

After so many years of planning
it was almost with a sense of won¬
der that I found on my desk the
morning of Jan. 24 the first day’s
production report. Since then I
have watched with pleasure the
arrival of the production reports
each evening and have been de¬
lighted in attending the screening
of the rushes of the day’s work
each morning. Every day it is
clearer to me that this is the one
time when a dream really is com¬
ing true, but much bigger and
much better and infinitely more
exciting than my father and I had
ever thought it would be.

Scots' Own Dictionary
Compiling of the Scottish Na¬
tional Dictionary, which deals with
Scot words after the year 1700, has
reached the halfway mark. When
complete it will have 40 parts in
10 volumes; the 20th part is now
In print and volumes one to five
will be available soon.

A twin Dictionary of the Older
Scottish Tongue is also being com¬
piled. The 19th part is about to
be published, while the 20th is com¬
pleted editorially.

An appeal for $300,000 in the
name of the Scottish Dictionaries
Joint Council was launched about
13 months ago.

Spouse’s Ideas

S Continued from page 10

parties which launch the saturation
sell.

Active in philanthropic and club
work in their suburban Boston
community, Mrs. Levine decided to
make her decorating ideas pay off
and became a partner in a party
decorating business seven years
ago called “The Magic Touch.”

A man who knows a good thing
when he sees it, Levine promptly
became her best non-paying cus¬
tomer. For the first “Hercules”
epic she dreamed up a time bomb
invitation after a chance remark by
one of her husband’s business asso¬
ciates that the firm was going to
be exploded not merely launched
and planned an “Explodation lunch¬
eon.”

For “An Evening with the Gods”
she produced a rhinesto„ne-studded
champagne bottle. That spectacu¬
lar at the Forum of the Twelve
Caesars also featured table center-
pieces of. Steve Reeves in plaster
amid broken chains and crumbling
columns for “Hercules Unchained.”

She considers “Jack the Ripper”
was one of her best but bloodiest
challenges. The luncheon menu
printed on drops of blood featured
hearts of lettuce, London Broil, pre¬
ceded by “odd bits and pieces of
appetizers” and Bloody Marys.

Mrs. Levine attributes these
rather unusual” ideas to a won-i
derful rapport between herself
and her partner, Estelle Wasser-
man. “We sit and talk and sketch,
let our imaginations roam and be¬
fore we know it the plan takes
shape,” she explained.

Does she mind the loss of her
paying customers? “Not at all, my
husband’s business has become my
business too. There’s a great lati¬
tude in this type of work. Like my
husband I believe that in show
business no holds are barred.”

Mexico Hits Girlie Mags

These are sad, sad days indeed
for visiting tourists and Mexican
machos (he men) who formerly de¬
lighted In oggling the female form
divine, gringo style, in a parade
of girlie books from Playboy, Nug¬
get, Dude, etc. down to such bla¬
tant pineup books as Gala, Follies,
Modern Man, etc., and the long list
of one-shots masquerading under
title switches alqng the general
line of “Photography for Men.”

City authorities suddenly cracked
down on magazine stores, book¬
shops, department stores and street
stands carrying the “offensive”
and “pornography laden” Ameri¬
can magazines which say they, “cor¬
rupt” morals of teen-agers. Wheth¬
er or not the magazines contribute
to moral delinquency of youth is
beside the point, even though the
usual pattern at such spots at San¬
born’s, Misrachi, Palacio de Hierro,
was the surreptitious thumbing
through of the girlie books by teen
agers and under who looked with
popped eyes, but did not buy the
magazines.

Actually this bluenose crusade
which has put the magazines in
question under the counter for sale
at two or more times their retail
prices. Is outcome of rancor of
Mexican publishers. These latter,
for some years now, have had to
twiddle their thumbs, watch gringo
Imports flood stands, while their
own efforts were not permitted on
self-same pornography charge. The
Mexican books came closer to por¬
nography than the American count¬
erparts, because of the judicious
posing of models and camera
angles.

Even today, so-called alleged
bona-fide magazines, find one ex¬
cuse or another for a cheesecake
spread with accent on angles high¬
lighting region just below the waist
and the mammaries. Publications
in the entertainment field especial¬
ly go in for as much daring cheese¬
cake as they can dare, without in¬
citing official wrath.

The puritan drive, which has full
support of the Mexican Church and
civic organizations, has also cracked
down on French editions of alleged
“lewd" classics including Henry
Miller’s series of tomes, Funny Hill,
The Perfumed Garden, and on
down the list to hack produced,
garbled English “novels” using ]
four letter words every other para¬
graph and devoted to graphic de¬
scriptions of erotic love play.

Magazine distributors are at¬
tempting to fight the ban against
the American magazines. But once
the minds of authority is made up,
it generally means that ban orders
remain in effect. Tourists can still
get the unclad beauty books back
in the States. But what they mourn
is the inability to buy alleged por¬
nography at “bargain counter”
rates in Mexico. Miller’s books and
others were offered at prices from
$5 to $10 dollars and now, only a
week or so after the ban, prices in
black market for this “literature”
has doubled and tripled.

There’s no telling how many
thousands of copies of the forbid¬
den classics and contemporary j
works cross the border in luggage ;
of visitors. But despite current ban
pirate editions of the French edi¬
tions are being turned out for the
tourist trade—at correspondingly
increased prices.

Sunday magazine boss. In the
American’s managing ed slot is
Luke P. Carroll, ex-N.Y. Herald
Tribune. Rainey replaces Edward
P. (Ted) Doyle, resigned,

Moveovers were announced just
prior to American’s occupancy of
new quarters adjacent the Trib
building, in space that formerly
housed the Trib’s broadcast prop¬
erties, WGN-AM-TV.

Chicago Staff Changes
Chicago Tribune has transferred
a couple of key staffers to 'top
editorial posts on the evening Chi¬
cago American, which it bought
four years ago.and which for years
has been low-sheet in the four-
paper Chi market.

The Tribmen are Richard
Hainey, who becomes executive
editor of the American, and Lloyd
Wendth, who’ll take title as editor.
Latter had been Trib’s longtime

Palm Springs Competition

Virgil Pinkley, who was the
L. A. Mirror-News, first publisher
until he resigned and retreated to
the desert to publish small town
papers, has started the Palm
Springs Star to add to his string.
His main daily is published in In¬
dio and circulates some in Palm
Springs, which up to now has had
only one paper, the Desert Sun.

New Pinkley venture Is pub¬
lished on quality newsprint and has
top art work. Features are Ann
Landers, Dr. Joseph G. Molner,
Mike Connelly, Millie Iverson and
Paul Wilhelm. First edition ran
20 pages. Pinkley said his policy
would be

''With or without consent of
friend or foes.

We sketch your World exactly
as it goes'*

Desert Sun’s chief competish to
date has been the Riverside En¬
terprise, rated best paper in the
state. What Pinkley’s paper can
do to dent Sun’s armor further is
a question. Desert Sun has Hildy
Crawford, top gal reporter of
them all, George Laine, for show
biz, wire service, Bob Considine*
Stan Delaplane. Abby Van Buren,
Holmes Alexander and a UP wire
service.

Main issue is whether a town of
13,000, even if it balloons up to
50,000 weekends, can support these
papers. So far advertisers have
been shelling out generously to all
of them.

Such Interesting People

Literary agent Mrs. Carlton Cole
has moved from Algonquin to Wal¬
dorf Towers. She’s placed two new
books by society photographer
Jerome Zerbe, one about the 1930s,
for Obolensky; one about 18th Cen¬
tury French homes with a Cyril
Connolly foreword, for MacMillan.

Meanwhile Huntington Hartford
is concocting an art book for Ran¬
dom House to appear coincidental
with the opening of his now mu¬
seum at Columbus Circle in a year
or so.

Finally, Rufus Jarmon, the mag-
writer, is turning to family nos¬
talgia with a Doubleday manu¬
script called “The Old Horn*
Place.”

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Off-Broadway Reviews

Booogoe

Stella Holt presentation of three-act
comedy hy Jnles Romaina, translated by
James B, Gldney. Stated by Adrian Hall;
settings, Robert Soule; costumes. Domingo
A. Rodriguez; lighting, Jules Fisher;
music* Denis Jeffrey Blood; production
coordinator, Maurice Schaded. Features
"William Mullaney. Richard 'Woods, Wells
Richardson. Opened Jan. 18, '61, at the
Greenwich Mews Theatre, N.Y.; $4.50 top.

Lamendin .......- William Mullaney

Benin ... George Martin

Prof. Ruflsqne .Ronald Bishop

Prof. Yves La Trouhadec

Wells Richardson

M. Margajat .. Richard Woods

Bankers .Raleigh Bond, Jonathan Taylor

Be.Brun ... Brendan Fay

Joseph ....... George Cohen

Senator Russell Bailey

Russian .. Harry Haiserlian

American .. Charles Armsby

Swede . Paul Prokop

Italian Woman .. Fiore

Prostitute .. Janice Wilson

Girl ... a.. Beth Porter

leader .,. Philip Baker Hall

Pioneers..... Russell Dado, Daniel Ades.

Jack Johnson. Ben Gorelick

Joris . Terry Schreiber

Guide . . Joseph Gimpel

Troubador . Jenny Duncan

Contemporary man’s gullibility
and its ramifications in several fa¬
miliar institutions, ranging from
psychoanalysis to high finance, is
given an often-amusing satirization
in Jules Romains’ "Donogoo” at
the Greenwich Mews Theatre, N.Y.
The combination of producer Stella
Holt and director Adrian Hall, re¬
sponsible for many past Mews pro¬
ductions, has presented the farce
with a light-handed flexibility that
generally hold^ the disjointed piece
together.

In Paris in 1930 the show at¬
tracted considerable attention be¬
cause of its amusing satire and the
stage mechanics for the frequent
change of locale. As presented off-
Broadway today, “Donogoo” is still
comic in concept and challenging
to the scenic artist, and the cast
and designer Robert Soule display
clever versatility.

Romains’ comedy deals with the
fr--:i»dulpnt founding of a city in the
wilds of Brazil so a professor can
substantiate his “discovery” of the
place and thereby gain admittance
to the French Academy. The proj¬
ect eventually turns into a wild
financial scheme involving brokers
and explorers who end up “found¬
ing” Donogoo in exaspiration after
being unable to find it. Climactic
scenes showing flashing neon signs
of the Donogoo Hilton, A&P and
other signs of commercial invasion,
as well as earlier experiences with
a psychoanalyst, jungle exploring
parties and stock brokers provide
zany moments.

'William Mullaney is amusing as
the fellow who starts the scheme
rolling and eventually becomes
governor-general of Donogoo, and
Wells Richardson is a credible cat¬
alyst as the phony professor. Rich¬
ard Woods is slick and often-
diverting as the financial brains
behind the operation and Brendan
Fay is an okay leader of an explor¬
ation party. Also entertaining are
Ronald Bishop as the kookie head-
shrinker, Fiore as an Italian house¬
wife and Russell Bailey as a sen¬
ator.

Pleasing and effective continuity
is provided by Jenny Duncan as a
troubador who renders Denis Jef¬
frey Blood’s appropriate Parisian
music on an accordian and Jules

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Fisher’» lighting and Domingo A.
Rodriguez’ costumes colorfully
complement Soule’s. settings. Al¬
though the translation is credited
to James B. Gidney, It is notecl
i that some scenes and excerpts
from a Gilbert Seldes version arj*
also used. Kali, t

A Banquet for the Moeiji

Robert Woods presentation of two-aqt
comedy-drama by John Cromwell. Stage]'
by Nol* Chilton; settings and llghtins
Warwick Brown; music, Herbie Mann.
Features Jean Shepherd, Jack Betts, Lee
Firestone. Opened Jan. 19, '61, at the
Theatre Marquee, N.Y.; $4.50 top.

Talci .... Mako

John . ..... Jack Betfs

Mr. Beel

Hostess . Paul B. Prlca

John's Father

H . Jean Shepherd

Margaret ;

Helen . .... Lee Firestone

John's Mother

Boy .... Kenneth Rock

Sirl .. Lynn KexjSP

Others. Bob Burgos, Haig Chobaman,
David Frank, Catherine Mandas, Roma
Satterfield.

In "A Banquet for the Moon,”
playwright John Cromwell has
provided a vehicle for radio-tv
peirsonality Jean Shepherd. The
comedy-drama at the Theatre
Marque, N. Y., a modernization of
the Faust legend, displays - flashes
of sardonic wit and provocative
drama to comment on' contem¬
porary society.

Key figure in the proceedings is
a Mephistophelian character, re¬
ferred to simply as M, portrayed
by Shepherd. As the devil’s en¬
voy who hosts a heart-sick nuclear
physicist through an excursion
into youth, innocence, heroics and
power, he gives an expressive per¬
formance, particularly in the
comedy scenes.

“Banquet for the Moon” at¬
tempts to hold a mirror up to the
audience and, in fact, actually does
so in one sequence involving a trip
to the theatre in which M and his
charge sit on’the stage to watch
the “play” going on in the audi¬
ence. At times the philosophic
sketches are confusing, and event¬
ually she concept itself tends to
become tiresome. But generally
“Banquet.” holds attention and
I provides interesting theatre.

As the disillusioned physicist,,
Jack Betts aptly conveys his con¬
fusion and ultimate despair over
his Satanic pact. Paul B. Price pro¬
vides amusing moments, first as a
salesman of the demonic bargains
and later as a mummified “hostess”
at a wild cocktail party. Lee Fire-
stone offers diverting moments,
particularly as a psycho temptress.

Nola Chilton has directed with
lively imagination, and Warwick
Brown’s settings and lighting pro¬
vide clever atmospheric touches.

Kali

Every Other Evil

Nils L. Cruz & Robert E. Judge presen¬
tation of three-act drama by James

Comorthoon. Staged by Herbert Nielsen;
settings, Herbert Nielsen; lighting. Lynn
Fishbein; costumes, Venti Mella; music,
Arthur Kaplen; associate producer,

Sylvia Singer. Opened Jan. 22, '6L at the
Key Theatre. N.Y.; $3.50 top.

Jamsie . Dennis Cooney

Dan Fitzgerald _ Robert C. Schneider

Eileen .. Linda Robinson

Mrs. O’Donnell . Elaine Eldridge

Father O’Reilly . Stan Whitman

Paddy . John Horn

Gorman . Frederick Heidemann

McLoughlin . Robert Molnar

Maggie McLoughlin . Sylvia O’Brien

Bert .. Bob Sonderskov

BiU ..Robert C. Schneider

Children .... Diane Robins, Lyle Rose,
Charles Camlerl

Dumphy .. John X. Klmbro

Sean . Henry Heffner

Two favorite author themes the
Irish rebellion and the conflict be¬
tween devotion to God and duty to
country, are the core of James Co-
rfiorthoon’s “Every Other Evil” at
the Key Theatre, N. Y. But despite
its heavy subject, the drama con¬
tains warmth and sincerity and Is
skillfully performed so as to over¬
ride the handicap.

If there is nothing particularly
original in “Every Other Evil,”
there is arresting drama developed
out of the inner struggle of a young
Irish lad who has chosen the Clergy
as his future vocation but is forced
to forsake his Christian principles
and'kill a man when his country is
in danger. There are also touching
moments concerning the love of a
young colleen for the boy and her
compassion for his torment, and the
anguish of an old woman over the
[lives of her sons.

As the tormented youth, Dennis
Cooney is impressive, with a sensi-
itive quality that convey the an-
guish the lad experiences. Linda
I Eldridge is attractive and delicate
| as his girl and Elaine Eldridge
gives a forceful performance as the

old woman. Other persuasive por¬
trayals are registered by Stan
Whitman as a fatherly priest, Fred¬
erick Heidemann as an IRA leader, ]
John Horn as a young freedom
fighter, and Robert Molnar and
Sylvia O’Brien as a shopkeeper and
his wife.

Herbert Neilsen’s direction is
concise and generally well-paced
and his settings are appropriate.
Venti Melina’s costumes and Lynn
Fishbein’s lighting create proper
illusion. Kali.

Dance Review

Panl Taylor Dance Co.

(Hunter College, N. Y.)

A full and enthusiastic house
(Hunter College aud) greeted Paul
Taylor’s program, his choreography
and excellent little company. Com¬
pared to last season these artists
seem more consumate and ma¬
tured. Perhaps Taylor will one day
also devise a program of wider
emotional, less abstract vein. He is
capable of going this one further
step in the right direction. .The
human body is not merely an in¬
strument but a personal being.

There is inventiveness, aware¬
ness of body design in space and
his own perfectly controlled tech¬
nique which makes even awkward
and contorted movements appear
graceful and lithe. His company
follows Taylor’s intentions closely
though each retains a certain per¬
sonality. Akkiko Kanda, Maggie
Newman, Pina Bausch, Elizabeth
Walton and Don Waggoner execute
this strictly abstract but fascinat¬
ingly ingenious choreography with
astonishing naturalness, as well as
more often than not a sardonic
humor.

Taylor Is also to be commended
on his excellent and original choice
of musical accompaniment though
it is regrettable that this should be
reproduced on tape which is most¬
ly hot even perfect in its rendition,
but mainly detracts from the for¬
mal enjoyment of the music,
which would hardly be missing
with live performers. Economics
preclude. But it is to be hoped that
Taylor may yet find the means,
perhaps in a European opera
house^- to show “Meridian”, (to
music by Pierre Boulez,) or the
wonderfully somber “Fibers” (to
“Five pieces for orchestra” by
Arnold Schoenberg) to an audience,
accompanied by a full and well
rehearsed orchestra. Goth.

Met Opera Drops Philly Series
After 75 Years; Inflation Blamed

'ROOTS' INTO HOTEL SPOT

Wesker Opens 299-Seat. Mayfair
Off Times Square

Philadelphia, Feb. 7.

The Metropolitan Opera is giv¬
ing up Its Philadelphia series after
more than 75 years of perform¬
ances here. U.S. inflation la

Norman Twain’s production of
Arnold Wesker’s British play,
“Roots,” scheduled to open March
6 in the new 299-seat Mayfair Thea¬
tre, N.Y., will operate under; a spe¬
cial Actors Equity contract. Pro¬
duction activity on the play had
been delayed pending the formula¬
tion of a pact to cover the small-
seater, which is located in the heart
of the Broadway theatre district
and consequently does not qualify
as an off-Broadway house.

The Mayfair, which Russell Pat¬
erson is designing, is located on W.
46th St. in the Paramount Hotel
cellar spot formerly occupied by
Billy Rose’s Diamond Horseshoe.
An Equity rule defines off-Broad-
way as being outside the area
bounded by 5th and 9th Aves.,
from 34th to 56th streets. The stand¬
ard minimum for Equity perfor¬
mers off-Broadway is $45 and on
Broadway $111. The minimum at
the Mayfair will be $85, plus a
sliding pay scale contingent on
the weekly grosses.

The rehearsal pay for the
“Roots” cast will be $50, compared
with $82.50 on Broadway and $20
off-Broadway. Twain, incidental¬
ly, is also co-owner of the Mayfair
with realtor-investor Irving Maid-
man. The theatre is on the same
street with three Broadway houses,
the Lunt-Fontanne, Helen Hayes
and 46th St. Another smallseater
operating under a special Equity
contract because of its loation, is
the 41st St. Theatre on 41st St.,
between 6th and 7th Aves.

blamed.

Tradition and general excellence
of the New York company have
made Its schedule here the out¬
standing social as well as musical
event. The performances of “Alces-
tis” tonight (7); “Martha,” Feb. 28,
and “Turondat.” March 21, will
mark the conclusion of Philadel¬
phia’s running musical attraction.

Rudolf Bing asserted the Met
had dropped $30,000 this season Gn
its Philadelphia date*. The com¬
pany had asked for $186,000, which
local sponsors made up in ticket
sale? and contributions. Tickets
are at a premium here and th*
house is sold *'" r m ^rh’nnre. by
series sales. Parquet, balcony and
box-holders are a*ked to hoMer
the substantial boxoffice tariff with
a hefty donation, else their pref¬
erential rating may be endangered
in favor of someone more generous.

Breakdown of the negotiations
came when Bing asked $225,000 for
six performances next season but
forbade Iboostfng the ticket nr?ce.
The Philadelphia committee balked
at raising an additional $39,000 in
contributions.

The Tuesday evening appearance
here and in Brooklyn were a de¬
velopment of the Met’s former
practice of going dark that night
The Brooklyn series was given up
some 25 years ago. When Rudolf
Bing took over the management of
the opera troupe 10 years ago he
instituted a partial Tuesday night
subscription plan, which proved
highly nbpular and has now reach¬
ed 18 Tuesday evenings each set-
son.

Rick Colifcti,*who plays a small
role in the off-Broadway produc¬
tion of “Montserrat,” came to the
rescue of the show’s management
recently when Leonardo Cimino,
who has one of the major assign¬
ments in the play, was unable to
!go on for four performances be¬
cause of laryngitis. No understudy
had rehearsed the Cimino role, but
Colitti was able to take over the
ailing actor's part with very little
I ifrepaj'ation.

Tuesday Eves In N. Y.

Met Opera in N.Y. is adding an¬
other eight opera Tuesday night
subscription season next season. In
times past Tuesday w : as dark at
the house, the Met dividing be¬
tween Brooklyn Academy of Musie
and Philadelphia dates.

What now happens is that the
Met will have an odd-Tuesday and
an even-Tuesday block of ticket*
to divide between new subscribers,
of which the waiting list is long.

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CHATTER

f'SniETT

Broadway

Marquis Guy de la Passardlere,
husband of Lilo, in for surgery at
Mt. Sinai Hospital.

The Mike Lanins have adopted
an infant daughter. He’s the veepee
of the Howard Lanin Enterprises
and she’s the former Ilyana Yank-
wicii. daughter of Judge Leon
Yankwich of the Los Angeles Fed¬
eral Court.

Long Island Forum Inc. has been
authorized to conduct a publishers
and printers business in Westhamp-
ton Beach. Suffolk County. Capital
stock is 200 shares, no par value.
Leonard L. Bishop Jr. of West-
hamplon Beach, was filing attorney
at Albany.

Capt. George H. Maines, long¬
time personal publicist for Jimmy
Durante, and his wife, the former
Elizabeth Breakstone, celebrated
their 20th wedding anni yesterday
(Tues.«. They’re in N. Y. with Dur¬
ante, who opened at the Copaca-
bana last week.

“The New Theatre in Germany,”
an exhibit of photos, blowups, scale
models etc. shows daily at Pepsi¬
Cola bldg. March 14. For the chi¬
chi premiere, Joan Crawford for
Pepsi'and Jean Dalrymple for N.Y.
City Center, where “Fautus” from
Hamburg opened, were
greeters.

Agnes Varda and Annette Wade-
ment. #

20th-Fox has Anglo language
rights to Brigitte Bardot's new pic,
"The Loose Reins,” to be called
"Only For You” in the U.S. and
England. BB produces and Roger
Vadim directs.

Mexico City

joint

Las Vegas

By !• arrest Duke
<DUdley A4141)

Benny Goodman inked for Des¬
ert Inn, Feb. 21.

Harvey Diederieh, Sahara flack,
took over as ad-publicity chief on
Feb. 6.

The Barry Katleman who mar¬
ried Gail Stevens isn’t the son of
El Raneho\s Beldon Katleman as
he was identified in Variety.

Jack Carter, Flamingo topper,
says his girl friend kept pestering
him to buy her a foreign conver¬
tible; so he bought her a rick¬
shaw.

Thunderbird star Billy Gray vis¬
iting his pals Jack Entratter at the
Sands, and Gene Delmont at the
Flamingo after his first night
openings.

Lloyd Lindroth, harpist in the
Desert Inn lounge, had option
picked up indefinitely, thus join
ing the regulars such as Dave
Apollon. Milt Herth. 'and Michael
Kent who’ve been there for years.

Peggy Dietrick did a splendid
job of batting for the ailing Jane
Frorr.an at the Flamingo. Miss
Dietrick, wife of local deejay Don
Adams, recently chirked with
Louis Bellson at the L. A .Coconut
Grove.

- By Emil Zubryn
(Apartado 385, Acapulco )

Dolores del Rio readying for
brief personal appearance engage¬
ment in one of Frank Fouce’s thea¬
tres in Los Angeles.

David Niven building a summer
home in the Hidden River exclu¬
sive colony, with construction cost¬
ing around $32,000.

Peruvian actress Ofelia Moh-
tesco Hollywood bound for a role
in a George White and Jack Pres¬
ton production this March.

Jorge Rosas, 23 year old Mexi¬
can, back here for a rest after
working as scene designer at the
Paris Opera throughout 1960.

The Palace of Fine Arts plans
to install a luxury restaurant for
the public during intermissions of
opera, ballet, music and legit
shows.

Bob Lerner swears he w r ill not
do another musical comedy here
until authorities permit him a $1.44
orch admission at the b.o. Current
admission is frozen at 96c.

Miguel Aleman Jr. definitely
bowing out of organizing commit¬
tee of the World Review of Film
Festivals this year as prelude for
political bid for a deputy's seat.

Fernando Borges, billed as the
“Pat Boone of Argentina,” will
arrive here soon to fulfill theatre,
nightclub and tele engagements as
well as waxing records for RCA
Victor Mexicana.

Bill Hayes who built an Acapulco
residence in a month with a labor
force of 600, dickering to become
a member of the Mexican Assn, of
Film Producers so he can make
pictures in Mexico.

Francisco Aguirre fast becoming
biggest night club impressario
here, now owning such spots as
La Fuente, Astoria, Mar y Cielo,
Rio Rosa, and Capri. He also owns
three radio broadcasting stations
and a deluxe hotel.

London

(HYDe Park 4561/2/3)
Dollars In the Stock Market.”

Alec Guinness signed by John
Columbia release.

Marcel Heilman and his brother
Carol (from Munich) to N.Y. and
the Coast oh picture deals.

Lola Fisher, current heading bill
at the Society, nut for a couple of
days with a bout of laryngitis.

Fred L. Thomas, Rank Film Dis¬
tributors managing director, back
at this desk after undergoing sur¬
gery.

Val Gielgud to be guest of honor
at the Arts Theatre Club supper
Feb. 20. He is BBC’s head of radMT
drama.

Leon Gluckman In town to stage
the All-African musical "King
Kong.” It is due at the Prince’s
Theatre later in the month.

Marty Wilde off to South Africa
to film in "The Helions,” which is
being made jointly by Warwick
Films and Jamie Van Uys.

Nicolas Darvas in last week from
Paris to finalize publication of his
book "How I Made Two Million
Dollars on the Stock Market.”

C. J. Latta, managing director
of Associated British Picture Corp. v
tossed art informal luncheon to
welcome Steve Broidy and Norton
Ritchey to town.

Caroline Lejeune, who retired
as Observer film critic at the end
of the year, appointed by Kenneth
Rive to be artistic program adviser
for his Gala. Films.

Bob Hartford-Davis is to direct
Unifilms’ first feature production,
tentatively titled "Crosstrap,” with
Laurence Payne, Bill Nagy, Gary
Cockerill and Jill Adams.

Producer W. A. (Bill) Whittaker
and director Robert Day, who
brought comedian Tony Hancock to
films in "The Rebel,” will be hand¬
ling the star’s next vehicle.

Paris

By Gene Moskowitz
(66 Are Breteuil; SUF. 5920)

Lynda Gloria to head the new
Folies-Bergere show due late this
season.

Edith Piaf breaking records at _
the Olympia Music Hall and also i culminatin'

hitting disk bestseller lists.

About $16,300,000 will be spent
on governmental film handouts and
administration underwriting this
year.

Jean-Pierre Leaud, boy star of |
"The 400 Blows.” now making his ]
first pic as a director. It Is a j
short which he also wrote. I

Robert Dhery to do exteriors on j
a Yank bankrolled pic, “La Belle;
Americaine,” here next spring with
interiors earmarked for Hollywood.

Robert and Robert Hakim to pro¬
duce another version of "Camille,”
based on Alexandre Dumas' book
not the play. Marcel Carne will
direct.

The Prix Louis Delluc, one of
the top film critic’s awards here,
to Henri Colpi for his first pic,
"Such a Long Absence.” Copli
edited “Hiroshima Mon Amour.”

Raoul Levy made a quickie ap¬
pearance from N.Y. to tell local
scribes about his forthcoming Co¬
lumbia production, "Marco Polo,”
and then went right back to
Gotham.

New stage adaptation of Feodor
Dostoyevsky’s “The Brothers Kar¬
amazov” by Dominique Auber due
next season with Laurent Terzieff,
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Nicole
Courcel.

The Nouvelle Critique Prize for
the best French film of the year did
not go to Francois Truffaut’s "The
400 Blows” as first reported. Ac¬
tually it went to ' his second pic,
"Shoot the Pianist.”

A 20-year-old actress, Nicole

Studios Off Hook

—- ■ V Continued from page 1

pation by WB. Import of present
revised ruling becomes apparent
with disclosure that, for 44-montti
period only “about” $20,000 of tax
is now being levied.

When. proposed assessment was
made, Y/arners alerted other stu¬
dios and. under a deep veil of
secrecy, they banded together t.o
get an adjustment. Law firms of
Loeb & Loeb and Mitchell, Silber-
berg & Knupp were retained. For
past nine months they have worked
getting entire situation clarified,
in Nevins’ ruling.

According to Nevins, revised
yardstick of taxability now is this:

• The interpretation is based on
the fundamental provision . . .
that the producer Is the consumer
of all the tangible personal prop¬
erty used in producing a motion
picture. However, it establishes
categories of sub-producers and co-
producers which have not previous¬
ly been defined and classifies them
as taxable or not-taxable.

Tests are given which may be
applied in determining the taxa¬
bility of many other transactions
found in the industry.”

Hereafter, before equating the
5% sales and use tax applicabl
for rental deals, state will exempt
numerous items and cost computa¬
tions of straight rental deals on
iilmaking facilities will be fixed. In j
most instances, what will be taxed
no longer will be questionable, but
when questions do arise* equaliza¬
tion board will hand down a rapid
ruling.

Attorneys retained by studios
spent months going over all facets
of studio operations and rental ar¬
rangements—and for first time, ap¬
parently, really brought equaliza¬
tion board up to date on precise
modus operand! of studios at pres¬
ent.

Nevins reports: "This interpre :
tation is the result of numerous
conferences held by the equaliza¬
tion board with Industry represen-
tives and their attorneys. Staff
members and technicians of the

Tokyo |

By Dave Jampel
(Press Club— 211-3161)

Earl Grant and unit swinging
through Japan. = ;

French actress Franchise Arnoul
in for 12-day visit. ^

Ditto the Delta Rhythm Boys.
“Cimarron” (M-C) j opened
strong at the Hibiya. :

Disney’s Far East! rep Alex
Caplan to U.S. for visit.

Two promoting agencies here
seeking to nab Sammy Davis Jr.
for dates later this year.

General sales manager Ernest
welton of Rank Overseas here on
bizlrip.

Alec Guiness here; to absorb
culture prepping for; playing
Japanese in WB filmization of
"Majority of One.” i
After a year of California living,
Kabuki-type dance leader Tokuho
Azuma, whose units I have made
global tours, will resume residence
in Japan. \ '

In a Coals-to-Newcastle move.
Art Friends Assn, is negotiating
with Columbia Artists to bring full-
sized “Madame Butterfly” troupe
to Japan.

The Pentagon trying to buy i
print of ‘Storm Over the Pacific'
from Toho. Film, which depicts
Pearl Harbor raid, is still in ne¬
gotiation for U.S. release.

Paquin, turns pic director for ■ studios were interviewed in order
“Death Without a Will,” swelling to obtain complete understanding
Ifemme directors ranks to four. I of the problems facing the bl¬
otters are Jacqueline Audry, 1 dustry ”

Frankfurt

By Hazel Guild

(24 Rheinstrasse; ’<25751)

City of Schweinfurt building a
new city stage at a cost of $1,500,-
000, to seat 750 people and be ready
in two years.

East Germany reportedly has
just reached its 1,000.000 tele set.
as compared to the 4,500,000 now
in West Germany'.

“Irma la Douce” due for its first
German presentation with Margit
Saad and Harald Junke playing the
leads at the Baden-Baden Theatre.

John Cranko, former choreog¬
rapher with the London Royal Bal¬
let, signed as new ballet master for
the Wuertemberg State Theatre of
Stuttgart.

William Backhaus. 76-year-old
concert pianist, suffered a heart
attack in Cologne following the first
of his three scheduled concerts
there. f

Top German record star Caterina
Valente signed to an appearance on
the Perry Como Show in February;
then will go on a concert tour of
Mexico and South America.

Hans Schweikart and Friedrich
Duerrenmatt writing the film script
based on Duerrenmatt’s play “The
Marriage of Mr. Mississippi.” Kurt
Hofmann directs, and Johanna von

Wednesday, February 8, 1961

Koczian and Martin Held are play-1
Ing the leads.

John Schapar, German film and!
television choreographer, who is
now staging the show “L’Amour
Madame” at La Nouvelle Eve In
Paris, signed as soloist for a show
at Ciro’s in Hollywood; then will
play Las Vegas and tour the U. S.
with the show.

Hong Kong

By Ernie Pereira

(Tel. 774156)

Aussie tele commentator Bob
Sanders flew in from Sydney.

An envisaged cross-harbour
bridge scheme will cost $80,000,000.

Esquire mag. travel editor Rich¬
ard JosepR in for a visit on his
Orientour.

Time Magazine banned from
Macao until further notice report¬
edly for “untrue” articles the mag¬
azine carried in its Jan. 2 issue on
Portuguese West Africa.

Hong Kong chosen as site for
first Asian Students Conference,
scheduled for September. Delega¬
tions will come from Singapore,
Malaya, Japan, Korea, India, Thai¬
land and Afghanistan.

Two floating fairs, one from
Japan and the other from Indo¬
nesia, due here this month. The
Indonesian vessel is bringing a con¬
tingent of Indonesian dancers and
belles from Bali who will perform
for three consecutive nights, Feb.
8-9-10.

House Review

» Continued from page 94
necklaces, and In the vocal line,
all are masters of the medium. In¬
cidentally, no one upstages Miss
Ward, who often solos with self
accomp on piano. One of the Sing¬
ers broke into a terp solo on her
own. and was forthwith returned
to the fold by emcee Fred Barr
(who is familiar with artistic tem¬
perament in gospel-circles).

James Cleveland, a big man with
rich baritone pipes to match, real¬
ly took over the aud with his wind
rhythm chant, "I Need Jesus,”
which easily has as much jazz as
gospel in the beat. His physically
ample All Star Femmes supply-
solid support.

“Swanee Quintet," described as
"the hottest thing going in gospel,”
scored with a steady, driving rendi¬
tion of "I’m Going to Take the
Lord With Me." As opposed to
the more traditional approach of
Cleveland and Miss Ward, the
Swanees are of the modern school
with sharp-drape suits and shades
of r&r in the projection.

Same applies to the Five Singing
Stars, described by emcee Wheeler
as "sharp, young boys.” They
could be sharper, however, and
seem to feel the moving spirit most
when plugging one of their disks.
The three Philadelphia Jr.’s open,
and show with good effect that
youngsters can belt in the tradi¬
tional groove as well as the mod¬
ern.

Adding a lot, especially to the
sock rhythm numbers, were Her¬
man Stevens on organ, Randolph"
Thompson on piano, and Pola Rob¬
ins. drums. Wheeler and Barr split
the emcee chores and switch over
with a turn of their own. Generally
they sing a duet, but this time out
Barr solos on organ and backs
Wheeler in his pleasant, sotto-bari-
tone rendition of "Without a
Song.” it makes for a nice break
midway in the group frenetics
I Bill.

B’way Undersells

—— Continued from page 1 —
man stars; “Tenderloin,” In which
Evans stars; "Toys in the Attic”
in which Maureen Stapleton. Irene
Worth, Anne Revere and Robert
Loggia costar; "Music Man,”
"Tenth Man” and "The Wall!”
These seven shows represent one-
fourth of the available Main Stem
product.

The regular b.o. top for four of
the bargain offerings, "Becket.”
“Tenth,” “Toys” and "Wall,” is
$6.90 weeknights and $7.50’ week¬
end eves. "Gypsy” and “Tender¬
loin” are both scaled to an $8.60
top weeknights, with the former
climbing to $9.40 weekend eves
and the latter $9.60. "Music Man”
plays to a straight $8.0.5 top.

In a number of cases, where off-
Broadway shows are on cut-rates,
the price differential still offers
progranvbasement come-ons tor
legit patrons.

Steve Broidy back from Madrid.

Bill Ornsteln joined staff of Dally
Variety.

Art Linkletter to Honolulu to
emsee YMCA centennial banquet.

Billy Wilder In Berlin gabbing
with Horst Buchholz on “One-Two-
Three.”

John Bromfield on month’s p.a.
tour to bally his "U.S. Marshall’*
teleseries,

Kim Novak formed Kimco Pic¬
tures Corp. as spread for future
production.

Robert Joseph upped to director
of literary activities of Jerry Wald
Productions.

Y. Frank Freeman kudosed with
life membership at Directors Guild
of America’s annual awards dinner.

Norman Benson named manager
of Technicolor Consumer Photo¬
graphic Products Division, new unit
of parent company.

Chicago

(DElaware 7-4984)

International Recording Co.
opened a new location on the far
westside.

Gerald Maloney, ex-Metro head
booker here, joined territorial film
distrib Charles Teitel.

Chi GAC topper Leon Wolfberg
on a southwest looksee, Including
stops in Dallas and Houston.

Galen Williams band supplants
the Ralph Rotgers dansapators in
the Ambassador West Buttery.

Show trade publicist William
Corcoran sidelining gossipy column
in the suburban Messenger Press
chain of gazettes. -

Linda Darnell skipped one Ca¬
mellia House performance and
truncated a few others because of
a virus infection,

Local music trade tossing a sur¬
prise bash in the Sheraton Towers
today (Wed.) for Irwin Barg on
his 43d anni with Robbins Music.

Vet Pump Room maitre d’ Phil
Boddy being lend-leased for a
couple months to the Eldorado in
Palm Springs, but due back for
Easter.

Chi composer of longhair jazz
Bill Russo guest-conducted the
Kansas City Philharmonic last
Saturday (4) in world preem’of j
his latest. "Variations on an Ameri-;
can Theme.”

Zurich

By George Mezoefi
(32 Florastrasse; 34-70-32)

Louis Armstrong combo set for
a two-a-day concert at Kongress-
haus here, Feb. 11.

Zurich Stadttheatre chief Her¬
bert Graf, will stage Verdi’s, "Si¬
mone Boccanegra” at this year’s
Salzburg Festival.

What’s-in-a-name-dept.; Andre
Roussin’s boulevard comedy,
“Nina,” wilL be tagged "Viola” at
Zurich smallseater. Theatre am
Hechtplatz.

Stadttheatre Basle is presenting
Swiss bow of Benjamin Britten
ballet. “Prince of the Pagodas,"
choreographed by Wazlaw Orll-
kowsy.

Two Americans into new' Stadt¬
theatre production of ‘ Samson and
Delilah” (Saint-Saens), end of
February: Samuel Krachmalnick
to baton, Lotfi Mansouri to stage.

Rudolf Kempe to replace the late
Dimitri Mitropoulos as conductor
of Richard Strauss’ "Elektra” at
Stadttheatre here, during the June
Festival. Inge Borkh will sing the
lead.

Lisa Delia Casa inked for three
performances at Zurich June Festi¬
val. She will twice sing the Mars-
challin in the new Graf production
of "Rosenkavalier,” plus the lead
in "Ariadne auf Naxos” (Strauss).

St. Louis-born contralto, Grace
Bumbry, currently a Stadttheatre
Basle pactee, will be the first
colored singer inked for the Bay¬
reuth Festiyal. To sing Venus in
the opening production, “Tann-
haeuser,”

U.S. tenor James McCracken,
who scored as "Othello” (Verdi)
at Zurich and Vienna Opera this
season, has been pacted by Rudolf
Sellner, succeeding- Carl Ebert as
artistic topper for the new Berlin
Opera next season.

Swiss participation at upcoming
Theatre of Nations in Paris to be
Ibsen’s “Rosmersholm” by the
Schauspleltruppe with Maria
Becker and Will Quadflieg, plus
Friedrich Duerrenmatt’s early com¬
edy, “Romulus the Great,” by
Lausanne group Theatre des Faux-
Nez, in French,

Wedneaday, February 8, 1961

KBinm

m« publicity dire

ICS

ANNA MAT WONG
Anna May Wong, 54, Los An¬
geles-born Chinese film actress dat¬
ing from the 1920 silents, died Feb.
2 in her Santa Monica home of a
heart attack. Among her first re¬
leases was Douglas Fairbanks’ 1924
fantasy, “The Thief of Baghdad.”

Her credits were numerous cul¬
minating with Universal’s "Portrait
in Black” last year starring Lana
Turner and Anthony Quinn.

Popular with the film colony and
with those among the television ad¬
vertising fraternity who got to
know her recently, the Chinese ac¬
tress had a lively humor. She ap¬
parently needed it as her success
as an actress left her partly es¬
tranged from the California Chi¬
nese community and, friends have
said precluded marriage.

As an exotic type Miss Wong

FRANKLIN GILBERT
Franklin Gilbert, 43, producer of
“Lend an Ear” and other legit
shows in Hollywood and Broadway,
died Jan. 28 in Rome, Italy, His
real name was Franklin Goldberg.

Both he and the late actor Wil¬
liam Eythe produced “Lend an
Ear” together in Los Angeles and
later brought it to Broadway.
Among other plays he did in Los
; Angeles was Tennessee Williams’
“The Glass Menagerie.” He also
had been an associate film pro¬
ducer for Columbia and Republic
Pictures in Hollywood.

Gilbert went to Europe last fall
as assistant to the producer of
“Lion of Sparta,” a 20th-Fox film
just completed in Greece. In 1953,
he was co-producer with John
Fearnley of the Broadway musical
"Maggie,” which was based on the

■he became publicity director for
Interstate * Theatres and the de¬
funct Dallas Little Theatre. Lately
she had been a teacher.

Survived by an adopted daugh¬
ter. .

BOB HAMMOND
Bob Hammond, ' 64, veteran
vaudeville performer, died Feb. 1
in Chicago. He appeared in his
own act called, “Bob Hammond’s
Birds,” the birds being trained
cockatoo’s. The act played most of
the leading vaude houses including
the N. Y. Palace and the London
Palladium. He appeared on many
of the top tele shows including
"The. Ed Sullivan Show.”

His wife survives.

ROBERT E. CLARK -
Robert E. Clark, 74, musician
and composer, died Jan. 28 in
Washington. He was a member of
the U.S. Marine band £*>*• 22 years
and after his Marine retirement
was first trombonist with the na¬
tional symphony orchestra. He
composed several pieces for trom¬
bone solo.'

Two brothers, a sister and a step¬
son survive. ’

was an early traveller from Holly¬
wood to foreign film studios. She
-appeared in German and French
films, acquiring an adequate
fluency in those languages. She
visited China in 1936.

At one time she commanded big
money.

I James M. Barrie play, “What Every
Worqan Knows.”

His mother survives.

MICHEL MOK

Michel Mok, 72, a theatrical
pressagent and former reporter for
the New York Post, died Feb. 2 in
New York. Until recently, when
his work was curtailed by a back
injury, he was a member of the
staff of Richard Rodgers and the
late Oscar Hammerstein 2d. Before
joining them in the early 1940’s,
he had been a press agent for Billy
Rose and Jed Harris.

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,

KIERAN T. MURPHY
Kieran T. Murphy, 46, Crosley
Broadcasting Corp. vice president
and treasurer, died Feb. 2 aboard
a Carribean cruise ship off the,
Venezuelan coast on the sixth day
of a vacation with his wife. Death
apparently was /lue to a heart ail¬
ment which he suffered recently.

A native Of Brooklyn, he was
with King Features Syndicate for
several years before joining Hearst
; Radio, Inc., and becoming business
{manager of WINS, New York, in
i 1943. When that station was pur¬
chased in 1946 by Crosley he was
I appointed manager and became
! comptroller in 1949. WINS was sold

VACLAV DIVINA
Vaclav Divina, music arranger
and composer, died Jan. 26 in
Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was asso¬
ciated for many years with the
Columbia Broadcasting System and
later with the leading Hollywood
film studios. He appeared frequent¬
ly in public recitals as an accom¬
panist.

His Wife and daughter survive.

Film Reviews

; Continue* from |M(« t ;

MEYER J. KASSEL
Meyer J. (Mike) Kassel, 58, head
t>f the Continental Distributing
branch in Chicago past three years,
died there Jan. 31 of a heart attack.
Bulk of his film industry tenure,
some 30 years, had been with RKO,
for'which he was head booker in
the Chi office up to its dissolution.

Survived by wife, son, two
brothers and two sisters.

Melvin L. Belew, 54, radio an¬
nouncer, in McKinney, Tex., on
Jan. 28 at *a local hospital. For
many years he was an announcer
with KMAE, McKinney. Survivors
include his wife, two sons, six
brothers and two sisters. '

The Lug Rope
•ver audience taste for frontier
conflicts and primitive themes
flourishes. But its market value
as a running mate with diminish if
paired with too premium an attrac¬
tion..., Care should be taken to
avoid burdening more selective au¬
diences with such a modest, cursory
morsel of dramatic entertainment.

The film runs only half-a-minute
beyond an hour, an unusually short
span in today’s market, even for a
second feature. Written by Robert
Hanmer, the yarn is concerned with
the stalwart efforts qf a federal
circuit judge in the early west to
conduct a respectable trial in a
lawless town for a poor Mexican
shopkeeper falsely accused of mur¬
dering the brother of an influen¬
tial, tyrannical land baron. It de¬
velops that the Mexican’s deranged
mother-in-law is the guilty party,
having planned the murder as a
frame in order to make her daugh¬
ter re-available for matrimony'to
the baron, thus’ restoring the fam¬
ily’s pride and wealth. The story is
full of. motivational holes, but It
manages to sustain interest and
mild concern,.

Acting is generally competent
Prominently involved, and effec¬
tive, are Hugh Marlowe (as the
judged Alan Hale, Robert Wilke,
Lisa Montell (attractive as the de¬
fendant’s spouse), Chris Robinson,
Jeffrey Morris, David Renard, Mad¬
eleine Holmes (the mother-in-law)
and John Alonzo (the accused).
Considering the rush factor, direc¬
tor William Witney has done a re¬
spectable job, as have cameraman
Kay Norton, editor Peter Johnson,
art director John Mansbridge, and
score collaborators Paul Sawtell
and Bert Shefter, along with “in¬
cidental” music contributor (theme
strains) Frankie Ortega. Tube. •

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

LEW BROWN

Feb. 5th, 1958

Gisela von Berger, 81/ died in a
Vienna hospital. (Jan. 29) A pro¬
lific author, one of her plays was
produced at the Burg Theatre as
early as 1916. Lately an assistant
in the theatrical departments of
the Austrian Library.

he worked for newspapers in Eu¬
rope and Canada before joining the
former Philadelphia Record and
later the Post, where he wrote
mostly on the theatre. Mok also
covered other news topics, includ¬
ing the trial of Bruno Richard
Hauptmann, the convicted kidnap¬
er of the Lindbergh baby.

His two sons, daughter, brother
and sister survive.

j in 1950 and Murphy transferred to
| Cincinnati as comptroller of CBS
! and in 1951 advanced to veep and
J treasurer.

Two sons also survive.

SCOOP CONLON
Scoop Conlon, 68. pioneer film
publicist, died of cancer Jan. 30 in
Hollywood. Educated at U. of Mis¬
souri, after two years as drama
editor of Los Angeles Times in
1917-18, he turned to publicity and

CAROL FRINK MICHELMORE
Carol Frink Michelmore, 59,
onetime picture and drama critic
on the old Chicago Herald & Amer¬
ican and latterly a Washington
Times reporter, died Jan. 27 in
Evanston, Ill. She had been the
first wife of playwright Charles
* MacArthur, whom she had met on
' the H&E mow Chicago’s American)
during the Windy City’s “Front
Page” newspapering days, per
Hecht-MacArthur. She was some¬
times bvlined, “Carol Frink, Our
Little Girl Reporter.”

She and MacArthur were di¬
vorced in 1926, and later she mar¬
ried Thomas Michelmore, now
financial editor of the American.
Also surviving are a sister and
brother.

Wife, of Ralph L. Errolle, di¬
rector of the Atlanta Opera Arts
Assn, and onetime tenor with the
Metropolitan Opera Co., died Jan.
27 in Atlanta. A brother and sister
also survive.

La Grande Olimpiada

(THE GREAT OLYMPIAD)
(ITALIAN-COLOR)

Rome, Jan. 31.

Cineriz release of a film produced by
the LUCE Institute for C70.N.I., 17th
Olympic Games Committee. Directed by
Romolo Marcellini. Story and screenplay,
Marcellini. Niccolo Ferrari. Daniele G.
Luigi. Commentary, Sergio Valentini,
Corrado Sofia, Donato Martiucci; camera
(Eastmancolor). Aldo Alessandri, Frances¬
co Attenni, Libio Barloli, Cesare Colo,
Mario Damicelli. Renato del Frale, Vit¬
torio della Valle, Angelo' Filippini, Rino
Filippini, Maro Fioretti, Angelo Janna-
relli, Luigi Kirweiler, Emanuel Lomiry,
Angelo Lotti. Erico Menczer, Ugo NudL
Emanuele Piecirilli, Marco Scarpelll, An¬
tonio Secchi. Renato Sinistri, Carlo Ven¬
timiglia, Fausto Zuccoli, Mario Damicelli.
Editor. Mario Serandrel, Jolanda Benvenu-
ti, Alebtro Verdejo. Music. A. F. Lavsg-
nino, with Armando TrovajolL Previewed
al Rome On» »-a House, Rome.. Running
time, 142 MINS.

throwes»Cantello’s eliminating toss,
or high-jumper Thomas’ defeat, or
the duel between decathloners
Johnson and Kwan. Pure sport
buffs may object to accent on faces
rather than muscles as the athletes
go through their paces, but the
film gains much from this switch.

Other highlights are Wilma Ru¬
dolph’s runaway wins, the (elabor¬
ately pMduced) nighttime mara¬
thon triumph of the barefoot Abys¬
sinian, Bikila. Aboye all, the
brotherhood-of-nations aspects of
the Games are given an oft-moving
accent throughout this Stirling pro¬
duction effort, for which a giant
team deserves much credit.

Hawk.

le Citfen lie Pique

(THE JACK OF SPADES)
(FRENCH)

Paris, Jan. 31.

, Cocinor release of Belmont-Ares pro¬
duction. Stars Eddie Constantine; fea¬
tures Raymond PeUegrin, Pierre dementi,
Marie Versini. Douking. Directed by
VVea Allegret. Screenplay, Albert VidaJie,
Allegret; camera, Michel Kelber: editor,
Maurice Serein. At Biarritz, Paris. Run¬
ning time* MINS.

Patrick.^.Eddie Constantine

Robert . Raymond Pellef’.rin

Zefra ... Marie Versini

Paco .Pierre Clementl

Manuel . Douking

Eddie Constantine is the Yank
singer-actor who became a Euro¬
pean star playing hard-drinking
American G-Men in local parodies
of the genre. Now he appears in
the first attempt at a Gallic west¬
ern. It follows the familiar Ameri¬
can patterns but is just too small-
scale to emerge as much of any¬
thing but a local bet.

Constantine is a reformed gang¬
ster who has bought a ranch in the
plains section of France where he
raises bulls. Into this comes an old
pal on the run and also trouble
with rice planters who infringe
on his grazing grounds. A young
girl enamored of Constantine
brings on troubles when the pal
makes passes. But all* is straight¬
ened out to end on a tragic note
as he kills the friend who has led
his young sidekick into robbery
and death.

Countryside is sufficiently good,
but fights, action and characteriza¬
tions are just too sparse. And the
actois cannot do much with the
stereotypes. Technical credits are
okay. Mask.

Mrs, Eunice N. Groth, 59, singer
during radio’s pioneer days, died
Jan. 31 in Milwaukee. Her husband
and a brother survive.

For years he managed William
S. Hart. He handled many of the
top silent picture stars such as
Anna Q. Nilsson, Marie Prevost,
Phyllis Haver, Kenneth Harlan
and others, and later concentrated
on directors. Among those he
flacked for years were Frank
Capra, Norman McLeod. Howard
Hawks and George Sidney.

During the past few years he
was active in industrial film pro¬
duction for Richfield Oil and U. S.
Steel. He also repped John Suther¬
land Studios.

Surviving are his wife and
daughter, Natalia, ballet dancer
known professionally as Natalia
Tupine, wife of Russian dancer-
ballet Instructor Oleg Tupine.

HARRY OAKES

. Harry »Oakes f 64, radio actor,
; died Jan. 30 in Birmingham, Eng.
[ Previously a pottery artist, he ap¬
peared in several amateur theatri¬
cal productions and was noticed by
the BBC. After several broadcasts
he was cast as Dan Archer, the
farmer in the nightly radio pro-
jgrara, “The Archers,” which began
1 in 1951 and has run ever since.

Oakes, who is survived by his
• wife, had to leave the cast in No¬
vember due to heart trouble.

. Fundamentals

—^ Continued from page 93 —

he said, “and a corporation execu¬
tive afterward. In my case, my
work as an executive is far to the
rear of my work as an agent.”

As a result of the new concen¬
tration on other fields by toppers |
of major talent offices, Baum said, j
many of the top people can }ook ;
at a script and in a flash tell how '
i it would go as a package. “But
j have this same individual read a
. script that has been submitted for
l one of his stars and he no longer
knows how to evaluate it.”

At the same time, said Baum,
the agents have also permitted a
false picture of themselves to be
painted before .the general public.
"We have been pictured as wily,
crafty, avaricious individuals more
interested in the buck than in our
people,” he pointed out. “We have
failed to present the constructive
side of our operations to the public.
The public has a false picture of
our function and of our methods,
and it’s about time we corrected
it.”

JEAN D. MATTHEWS
Jean Darnell Matthews, former
1 actress, publicist and. school
teacher, died Jan. 20 in Dallas.
She had appeared in N.Y. musi-
j cals, was a publicity agent in
\ Hollywood and acted in films be-
'fore going to Dallas in 1918. There

WORCESTER SPOT SOLD

Worcester, Mass., Feb. 7.

Charlie Hamid, manager of
White City Park, has purchased
Tilli’s night club, across the street
from the park, from Kenneth
Trinder.

Hamid will step up the spot’s
floor show policy. j

A magnificently exciting human
and pictorial document of the 17th
Olympic Games has been put to¬
gether by a large Italian team led
by Romolo Marcellini. It gives
everyone a peerless up-front seat
at the 1960 Olympics, whether they
have witnessed the event or not
It should pay off handsomely in
all markets for the obvious effort
and expense which went into its
making. It’s a special item, of
course, but rates high in its class.

Structurally, it begins with views
of Rome, harks back briefly to
Greece and the torch-lighting ritu¬
al, then follows the’ flame on its
trip to Rome overland and over¬
sea. Whole villages in southern
Italy turn out to see a runner flash
by with the torch. Pic segues with
opening ceremonies, then flashes
into action with various events.
Approach is necessarily selective,
and some events are missed though
all sports are touched upon. The
highlights in track, swimming, cy¬
cling. etc., are rendered in some de¬
tail and capture the excitement
and pathos of victory and defeat
both in closeup and long shot.

Print viewed naturally had an
accent on Italo feats, with much
footage dedicated to cycling, where
local medals topped others, but re¬
mainder is remarkably well bal¬
anced. Nevertheless, an Anglo-U.S.
version is also being readied with
slightly varied content. Japan
(where pic is already sold), will
edit its own version. On all, how¬
ever, the Italo Olympic Committee
has final okay to see that nothing
is distorted.

Two dozen Iensers have done a
firstrate job to make this one of
the finest sports documents in his¬
tory, often going beyond mere re¬
portage into the realms of human
emotion or pictorial beauty some¬
times bordering on the surreal.
Thus such memorable mementos
as the dcse-up views of javelin

MARRIAGES

Aurelia Nemeth to A1 “Fats” Ed¬
wards, Vienna, Jan. 26. He’s a
nitery owner and bandleader.

Deborah Diane Last to Frank
Coda, London, Jan. 29. Bride is a
| “Talk of the Town” dancer; he’s a
1 Theatre Workshop actor. *

[ Maroussia Frank to Ian Richard-
S son, London, Feb. 2. Both are
i players with the Stratford-on-Avon
j Aldwych Theatre company; bride
: is the daughter of Elizabeth Frank,
show biz reporter and broadcaster.

Jane Morrison to Gordon Hunt,
LasVegas, Jan. 29. He’s a freelance
tv writer.

Barbara Carlson to Franklyn
MacCormack, Jan. 28 in Chicago.
Groom is radio personality on
WGN there.

Mary Melinda Urmy to Dennis
A. McGuire, New* York, Feb. 4.
Bride is the daughter of actress
Mildred Dunnock; he’s on the staff
of television station KYW, Cleve¬
land.

Elizabeth Dennison to Syd
Herman, at Glasgow, Scotland. Jan.

1 30. She’s singer; he’s theatrical
: agent and former boxer.

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Blyden,
daughter, New York. Feb. 1. Moth¬
er is dancer-choreographer Carol
Haney; father Is an actor.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Her-
scher, son, Hollywood, Jan. 27.
| Father is an attorney; grandfather
is vet songwriter Lou Herscher.

Mr. and Mrs Cyrus Marder,
daughter. New York, Jan. 31.
j Mother is the daughter of Lou
Frankel, head of the WCBS. N. Y.,
publicity dept.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gordon,
son, Feb. 3. N. Y. Father is an
actor-director.

Mr. and Mrs. John Malcolm, sen,
at Edinburgh, Scotland, Jan. 28.
Father is staffer on “TV Guide,”
Edinburgh.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Byron, daugh¬
ter in Houston, Tex., ;ecent!y.
Father is disk jockey there on
KPRC.

104

n&am lTedaeeday, Febnuu-ji 8, 1961

BIG BUSINESS!

• Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles •

“Paul Anka has a voice and personality that captures
audiences’ and holds them spellbound. The Cocoanut
Grove was jammed for his opening, and should con¬
tinue so throughout his engagement, for Anka is in
rare voice—as usual. Anka comes through brilliantly
... he has a maturity well beyond his years, consider¬
able charm and microphone authority—you know you
are listening to an extremely talented entertainer.”

10WEU REDELINGS, L.A. CK1z#n-Ntw«/ Jan. 1*, 19*1

“Paul Anka shows a smartness in song selection un¬
usual in a young performer ... as a singer and com¬
poser, he is a double threat man.”

GEORGE JACKSON, L.A. H«raW-fxpr«*, Jan. 17, 19*1

“Paul Anka, always at ease, displayed a stage presence,
personality and flair for the dramatic that would have
complimented men twice his age . . . those sceptics
who came to whet their curiosity about this teen-age
idol were paralyzed by his exciting delivery.

BARNEY GLAZES, LA. liimligM, Jan.~ 19, 19*1

“Paul Anka is a one man Texas oil gusher. His talent
is the real kind.” hedda hopper, n«w York Daily n*w»

• Eden Roc, Miami Beach # #

“Paul Anka has showmanship ... his voice of unusual
pitch possesses an emotional quality translatable to
more adult terms . . . Anka’s past appeal may have
been principally with the juke record buyers, but he
has the stuff to switch adults to his corner ... he has
real talent.” GEORGE BOURKi, Miami Harold, Ba*. JO, I960

“Paul Anka’s singing of T Can’t Give You Anything
But Love’ even brought smiles to the faces of the older
women ... he really comes into his own when he sings
songs he composed and made popular. A surprising
number .of those present knew all about them ... he
had the entire audience with him.”

PAUL BRUUN, Miami loach fun, D«. 19, 19*0

THE SAN JUAN STAR

An Editorial—January 10, 1961

Anka's Away---■

If the sun is less bright today, and the sky a duller
blue, then you’re a teen-ager and Paul Anka has left
the island. Paul Anka, as you probably know, is a
young man who sings songs, composes them too, and
the manner in which he does things fouls up the femi¬
nine endocrinic mechanism in an age range from lower
teens to middle sixties.

These disturbances manifested themselves last week
during his singing .at the Club Caribe of the Caribe
Hilton, and at the new Woolworth’s on Ponce de Leon
Avenue where Mr. Anka was rescued by helicopter
from his idolaters.

We cannot understand how a Mr. Anka can pro¬
duce these results. We know they occur, however, as
we recall in our day having seen the same reaction of
teenhood in full flower over the crooning of a Mr.
Rudy Vallee.

ABC PARAMOUNT
Records

Public Relationss

JAY WESTON ASSOC., New York

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NEW YORK; WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1961

TV’S MAJOR TALENT EXPLOSION

Banker-Censored Morbidity

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

Bad news for Mexican fringe film producers is the accord .
reached last week by Federico Heuer of the Film Bank and Jorgt
Ferretis of the Film Bureau.

In a joint statement the two federal executives said that they
will “guard" public morals in motion picture field. The Bank now, -
too, will have a say in film supervision.

Scripts submitted to the Bank for budget advances will .be care¬
fully read and those with morbid or indecent themes weeded out.
Both the Bank and Bureau are agreed that only family type en¬
tertainment Will pass muster of pre-production censorship.

Cuban Distribution Rights Part

Of New Soviet Coproduction?

511 CONTRACTS NBC-TVs 20th Features For
IIP IN THE AIR S*t Nite ; % Reach $25;

A possible indication of Cuba's+■
entry in the Soviet Union's orbit i^
the distribution demands the Rus-
fians are making in coproduction
arrangements with western film¬
makers.

The* Russians have teamed up
occasionally with a film producer
from a non-Communist European
Country. As part of the coproduc¬
tion deal, the Russians received
the release rights in all the Com-

e unist countries, including ^ those
Asia. f

A Soviet film unit, according to
Reports, has just closed a new co-

S roduction deal with a French pro-
ucer. As part of the agreement,
the Russians are said to have re¬
ceived the release rights for all the
Communist countries as previously,
hut this time Cuba was added for
the first time as part of Russia’s
distribution sphere.

Vacated Ei Morocco
As Off-Broadway Legit
With Cafe Overtones

The old El Morocco at 154 East *
54th St., New York, now that John
Perona has moved his bistro one 1
plock further east, becomes a John
jiCrlmsky operation as an off-Broac(-
Way theatre, with cabaret influ¬
ences, as soon a:> the lease is ap¬
proved and the Alcoholic Beverage
Control okays a liquor license.
Ferona has agreed to the terms of
the sale of his nltery equipment
to Krimsky, who resigned from
Donahue & Coe, the ad agency
where he was account executive on !
MGM Records, Holland-America :
. tine and % Dworman Associates
(builders^. New cabaret-theatre
will be known as The Strollers
Theatre-Club and is earmarked for
April opening.

Danny Lavezzo is^ the landlord.
His family owns the antique shop
above El Morocco’s premises.

Krimsky who, with Lucius
Beebe, operated the American Mu¬
sic Hall and Chez Firehouse in a
former church on East 55th Street
(between Park and Lexington) !
from 1935-1940 put the accent then
on musical melodramas. New poli¬
cy wi'l be more legit, possibly tee- :
ing off with a musica*. b » Krim- 1
(Continued on page 79) |

[ South African Ban

Johannesburg, Feb. 14.

Government here has banned
Elyis Presley’s “Flaming Star"
because thesp plays the offspring
of an American Indian woman and
a white man in pic.

Country has strict laws to keep
the races separate in South Africa.

Texas Outcry:
Recent Films To
Plants Via 16m

Dallas, Feb. 14.

More than 450 feature films
made between 1950 to 1960 are
being distributed in 16m for gen¬
eral use, at low' rentals, and ap¬
parently without safeguards to pro¬
tect exhibitors, according to Texas
COMPO.

Some of the biggest moneymak¬
ers in recent years are now offered
(Continued on page 69)

By GEORGE $OSEN

These are restless, gruelling
days around the television net¬
works, notably at NBC and CBS,
as they attempt to resolve their re¬
spective contractual snarls Involv¬
ing tv’s major personalities. With
the possible exception of Jack
Benny and Ed Sullivan, practically
all of the few' diehards remaining
In the bigtime talent sweepstakes
—Perry Como, Dinah Shore, Jackie
Gleason, Red Skelton, Garry
Moore, Jack Paar—are a cause of
major concern as to their future
status and paychecks as the net¬
works seek to put their next sea¬
son’s talent houses in order.

It’s not only a matter that 6ome
$50,000,000 in hillings are repre¬
sented in the cumulative stale¬
mates, but compounding the vexa¬
tions Is that it is going to take more
executive manhours than all the;
other network projects combined
before the webs, for better or forj
worse, manage to extricate them- |
selves from the pile-up of harass-
ments and disputes. j

Como and NBC, from all ac¬
counts, have been going at it tooth
and nail in talking about the sing¬
er’s new contract. The decks are
cleared for Kraft's return to the
Wednesday night 9 to 10 period
next season, but Como wants his
paycheck status upgraded and has;
been anxious to cut down on that
weekly exposure. It’s still up In
the air.

At the moment It looks like
Dinah Shore is through with her
decade-long identification with
Chevy and the Sunday 8 to 9 slot.
(See separate story.) The Chevy
dealers wanted her (and they had
a considerable stake in the show)
but apparently the corporate auto¬
motive people have won out in
(Continued on page 50)

Atkinson Nixes Series

Brooks Atkinson, dean of the
N.Y. drama critics now writing a
column for the New York Times,
was asked by WNTA-TV whether
he would like to do a series of com¬
mentary on the theatre for the
station.

Atkinson, replying to the inivita-
tion by station topper Ted Cott,
said “thanks .. . but I am enjoying
very much not having to make any
critical appraisal of the theatre,
and in fact not attending the plays
that are not recommended by the
critics . .

Kennedy As Fan
Cheers Film Biz;
Sets Back Golf!

Theatre managers in Washing¬
ton, D.C., are showing up to work
in tuxedos and are staying around
until closing time in the hope that
President Kennedy will show' up
unheralded. So goes the latest
Capital gag, as related by UPI
White House correspondent Merri-
man Smith on the Jack Paar tv
show last week.

The genesis of this remark, of
course, was the President’s unan¬
nounced visit to the Warner Thea¬
tre, three blocks from the White
House, to see Univeral’s “Spar-
tacus.” The President’s film-going
excursion was widely covered in
the nation’s newspapers, resulting
in an unexpected and most wel-
(Continued on page 15)

Vegas Now More Names Than Games

By ABEL GREEN

Las Vegas, Feb. 14.

Hollyw'ood agent-producer-pack¬
ager Charles K. Feldman had
French film producer Raoul Levy
in tow, and latter had some French ’
stars making their first visit to
the "Land of the Gamb(o)ling
Green," and as one Gallic person¬
ality summed it up, “It’s like a
plus grand movie set."

Despite the glamorous artificial,
ity of this gaming oasis on the
Nevada sands, there is a solidity
of showmanship that continues to
maintain its own bull market. Spot
Frank Sinatra, Victor Borge, Bob¬
by Darin, Dinah Shore, Andy Wil¬
liams, the Folies Bergere, the Lido
de Paris, the Harold Minsky revue
with Johnnie Ray, “La Plume de
Ma Tante,’’ Davis & Reese, Billy
Gray, Prof. Backwards (Jimmy Ed¬
mondson), not to mention lounge

acts like Duke Ellington, Sarah
Vaughan, Arthur Lyman, Billy
Daniels, Jerry Colonna, Monseig¬
neur Strings, Dick Contino into
the plush hotels that dot the fab¬
ulous mile-long Strip and it’s little
wonder that they make “paying
their dues in the casinos a pleas¬
ure."

Important also is the facade of
solidity that Vegas now presents,
so much so that a proposed vidpix
series about the Strip, wherein
mayhem and murder are compon¬
ents (as with/ any nltery beat met¬
ier), is meeting resistance because
it might undo the affirmative im¬
age that this gambling community
has built up. .

The hotels ate now operated as
Inns, with not as much giveaway
to the gamblers as in the past. The
appointments are ultra and the
competition for banquet and con¬

vention facilities is as legit as in
any conventional key-city Hilton or
Sheraton operation. The conven¬
iences of the casinos and the fun
are projected as incidental, w'hich
of course is as naive a pitch on
the part the local bonifaces as it
is with the organizations which
pick on Vegas as a powwow point.

Now Have $4 Minimums
None the less, all the joints now
have $4 minimums—no more of
that $1.50 and $2 trade just to
churn the traffic. The draw from
the entertainment is the funda¬
mental pitch.

Intratrade it is noteworthy that
the charm of a Sinatra seems to
stir the quidnuncs the most, Le.,
the hip Hollywood set. Sinatra has
probably never worked in an L.A.
joint, per se, other than a benefit,
so the show biz bunch migrates to
(Continued on page 64) ;

'*• _ Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Deal that could eventually in¬
volve more than $25,000,009 was
firmed over the weekend by NBC
and 20th-Fox for a year’s supply
of 50 features made by the studio
in the 1950s. Transaction is
“for many years,” according to
Pete Levathes, head of 20th’s tv
operation, who negotiated for the
studio.

As previously noted in Variety,
the feature pictures would be
slotted against CBS-TV’s Saturday
night powerhouse (“Have Gun, Will
Travel” and “Gunsmoke,” the lat¬
ter extended to an hour) starting
in early fall. Saturday has been
one of the NBC’s weakest rating
nights. It marks the first time in
the history of television that a
weekly series of feature pictures
is scheduled in prime time. Natur¬
ally it will be held In web’r maga¬
zine concept, witli perhaps as many
as six or seven advertisers sharing
the tab, which will have a weekly
impost, time included, of approxi¬
mately half million dollars. Year’s
supply, according to Levathes, Is
50 features and repeats. Range of
prices paid by NBC reportedly
start at $100,000 and touch ceiling
at $200,000.

Tom Sarnoff said no titles has
(Continued on page 50)

Rest-a-While Angle For
Fatigued, Accident-Prone
Drivers at Texas Ozoner

Cleveland, Tex., Fet>. 14,

Twin Ranch Drive-In Theatre in
cooperation with .the Cleveland
Pilot Safe-Teen Club has under¬
taken a project designed to cut
down traffic fatigue and resulting
accidents. The club has established
a “Stop and Rest Center" at the
ozoner.

Free coffee and refreshments
are served at the center to those
motorists who wish to pull off the
busy highway and relax a few mo¬
ments before moving on.

OFF-B’WAY HITCHING
TO A SPUTNIK STAR

The launching by Russia of a
Venus-targeted rocket last Sunday
(12= represents a case of perfect
timing for playwright Harry Jen-
kips. whose drama. “Jumping
! Jonas,’’ is being presented this
week at the Eleanor Gould The¬
atre, N. Y. The play, set in con¬
temporary Russia, wgs copyrighted
in 1959.

In referring to a secret project
that “will electrify the world.” Jim ,
Campbell, as one of the characters
in the play, states, “On Wednesday
morning, *we are going to fire our
first manned rocket satellite to
! Venus and try to get it back to
I earth again."

MISCELLANY

P'^rWi

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

December Payroll (or California
Reveals 12-Year Employment Peak

Hoffman’s Dates

Vancouver, Feb. 14.

Vancouver Symphony conductor
and music director Irwin Hoffman'
will lead the Israel Philharmonic
in 25 concerts throughout that
state this spring. Previous guest
conductors have been Toscanini,
Kouusevitzky, Ormandy and Leon¬
ard Bernstein.

Hoffman, now in ninth season
with Vancouver Symphony, is also
permanent summer conductor of
St. Louis Little Symphony. He also
makes regular summer appear¬
ances with Grant Park Orchestra,
Chicago.

Hollywood, Feb. 14. 4*

Up to a new 12-year peak, De¬
cember paychecks to employes In
production, * distribution and ex¬
hibition, including self-hired hands,
tallied 42,000. Of total, Gaylord
Pitts, area analyst for California
Dept, of Employment, estimates
7,000 as staple exhibition figure.

Low point was reached in April
when only 32,200 were on payrolls,
due to Writers’ strike.

Average 1960 weekly earnings in
industry was pegged at $153.49,
compared with $149.34 for 1959.

Average hourly wages pinpointed
at $3.62 last year against $3.59 for
1959. Average weekly hours w ork¬
ers were on jobs w T ere 42.4 for
1960 against 41.6 for year previous.

Money spent by industry for
average 24,175 workers in 1959 1 CJTTCJ 1 IT CTD ACBEDT’C
officially was $290,479,328. In 1949, | OUOilH dllUiijDLllU O
average wage earners were 21,069
with $200,086,962 spent by various
companies.

Difference In 10 years shows
$90,392,366 increase in tender
ehelled out for numerous divisions
of workers which jumped 3,106 for
decade.

Total employment disbursements
now are being collated by govern¬
ment agencies. Studios for past few
months have been pacing men and
women night and day, in telefilms
and theatrical production, to make
up for second quarter setback due
to strike. Teevee producers are
reportedly claiming majority of
regular studio workers. It’s esti¬
mated new tv season will see from
2.500 to 3.000 half hour and full
hour shows produced, about 1,700
(Continued on page 77)

Hechi-MacArthur ‘Page’
Perpetuated False Image
Of Papers, Says Editor j ij

Milwaukee, Feb. 14.
Arville O. Schaleben, managing
editor of the Milwaukee Journal,
talking before Rotary Club here ex¬
pressed his surprise at the per¬
sistence of the image of the “hard-
boiled, ,hard-driving, story-at-any-
price” editors created 30 years ago
in the Ben Hecht and Charles Mac
Arthur stage play, “The Front
Page.*’ He implied that the
characters were caricatures even
in their own day and have little
lalidity today, when the ideals

‘KAPO’UNEXPECTED HIT

Hollywood, Feb. 14.
From an actress’ point of view,
European filniYnaking has one dis¬
tinct advantage. Susan Strasberg
pointed it out yesterday: “They’re
not so ready to type-cast an ac¬
tress in Europe. After doing ‘The
Diary of Anne Frank’ on Broadway
and ‘Stage Struck’ on film, I never
would have gotten the chance at
home to play in ‘Kapo.’ ”

“Kapo,” in which Miss StrasDerg
stars as a hard-bitten inmate, of a
Polish concentration camp, * was
filmed in Italy and Yugoslavia. It
won a warm reception at the Ven¬
ice Film Festival out of competi¬
tion. Vides Production also drew
Miss Strasberg the “best actress’’
award two weeks ago at the Ar¬
gentina Film Festival.

Young actress’ association with
the film provides her with a per¬
centage of the film’s gross. v It
comes-right off the top,” she said,
“and the producer, Morris Ergas,
is now' doing everything he can to
get the percentage back.”

Apparently, no one figured
“Kapo,” which has paid fur-itself
in Italy alone, would do well. “If
(Continued on page 77)

Sen* Javits Intros Bill
For Gov’t Arts Project

Washington, Feb. 14.
Sen. Jacob K. Javits, asserting
that “Congress is on the verge of
recognizing that the Federal Gov-
( ernment has a responsibility tow-
cf a daily are truth, taste, fairness; ard» the performing arts in our na-

and completeness.

Said Schaleben: “A good news¬
paper cannot be content to give its
readers just sparkle, or froth, or
gingerbread and gimmicks of
strong interest appeal at the mo-j
ment. A good newspaper will hon¬
estly collect, edit, interpret and
then print its main commodity-
news, and in doing so draw from,
and give back to, news about both
the personal and the community
affairs of its readers.”

tion,” has introduced a bill to es¬
tablish a U.S. Foundation to pro¬
mote their study and advancement
throughout the country'.

The N.Y. Republican proposes
that the foundation, under the gen¬
eral supervision of a director and
a board of trustees comprised of 12
private citizens appointed by the
president to serve six-year terms,
operate on a budgfet not to exceed
$5,000,000 during its first year and
$10,000,000 annually thereafter.

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ED SULLIVAN

■Who, not only has a widely cir¬
culated column, conducts his popu¬
lar TV Bhow, every Sunday CCBS
Network) but also deputized suc¬
cessfully for Red Skelton last week,
says:

“Repeated PAUL ANKA this Sun¬
day, a hit again, naturally, PAUL
ANKA IS A GREAT TALENT, per¬
sonable, appealing, but above all

PAUL ANKA IS A SHOWMAN.”

‘Crazy Years
(1920s) Inspire
Paris Coutoure

By LUCETTE CARON

Paris, Feb. 14.

A blaring Marseillaise rocked
the building: in less than two
hours, new designer Marc Bohan
saved the Dior Empire and the
Prestige of the French Couture Dy
lowering the waist a few inches,
giving a “bloudjinnzes” (blue jeans)
swagger to the hips and flaring the
skirt. As simple as that. The Im¬
pact was terrific.

Hail to the new Wonder-Boy!
Yves Saint-Laurent is out—long
live Dior the Third. Fickle Fashion
World! Hysteria, kisses, upset
champagne glasses, press Taves-—
bewildered Marc Bohan faced it all.

Difficult to explain the stagger¬
ing success of the collection. "With
good timing, Bohan gave women
w’hat they r wanted: a TV Western-
hero stride with a dash of 1961
flapper nonchalance. He punches
the same idea for day and night in
different fabrics and colors: hip-
hugging bouncy numbers in rough
tweeds for playing golf are cut in
white satin or black flowing chif¬
fons for evening. Colors are fun,
clothes comfortable, and simplicity
(Continued on page 77)

Cantinflas Shrugs As
Some Mexican Producers
Rap His Tepe’ Emphasis

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

A banquet tendered by directors
of the Mexican Assn, of Film Pro¬
ducers to honor Mario Moreno
(Cantinflas), was not a 100% acco¬
lade affair. Ostensibly dinner
hailed comic for his beating pub¬
licity drums for Mexican* product
at the recent Mar del Plata festi¬
val in Argentina. In this vein he
w r as praised by producers Oscar
Brooks, Cesar Santos Galindo, Raul
de Anda, Gregorio Wallerstein and
Alfonso Rosas Priego.

Other producers were skeptical of
the occasion, saying privately that
he plugged only his American film,
“Pepe,” and his presence at the
fest was “coincidence” for he had
not been specifically part of the
Mexican delegation. Those Mexi¬
can producers taking the negative
declared comic mentioned Colum¬
bia Pictures at every opportunity.'

Cantinflas, full of plans for a
world personal appearance tour in
connection with “Pepe” promotion,
shrugged off criticism as baseless.
He said he always took his full
share of load at the festival to plug
Mexican pictures as w r ell as putting
in. a word or two, naturally, for
“Pepe.”

As an indicator of his readiness
to help the local industry, Cantin¬
flas offered his full support ana
collaboration for organization and
promotion of the- Mexican World
Review of Film Festivals event. He'
said that this could and should
be converted into the best interna¬
tional film i'esL

‘Cruel & Unusual Punishment’

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Cast and crew of* Harold Hecht’s “Birdman of Alcatraz” pro¬
duction have encountered a new hurdle in their association with
aging Robert Stroud, subject of the Burt Lancaster starrer.

Latest hurdle—one in a long list—is prison officials’ refusal to
allow Stroud’s receiving cards and gifts sent him by the cast for
his recent birthday. All have been returned unopened.

Bob Smiley, crew member of the United Artists release skedded
for completion this week, has penned a protest to President John
F. Kennedy concerning Stroud’s circumstances. Latter has spent
52 years in prison, 42 of them in solitary, stemming from original
sentence that he b« segregated until hanged, though Constitution
forbids “cruel and unusual punishment” When penalty was re¬
duced to life, prison brass continued the solitary confinement
clause.

2 Israelis, Pantomimist & Publicist,
West Germany’s Hottest New Act

--4 By HAZEL GUILD

Israel’s Own Humor

Tel Aviv, Feb. 14.

Atheneum is bringing out this
month “Look Back, Mrs. Lot!”, a
collection of humoresques by
Ephraim Kishon, Israels foremost,
all-round humorist: columnist, au¬
thor, playwright and founder of
“Green Onion” satyrical theatre.

This will probably be the first
Israeli hook to appear in the U. S.
without pathetics and heroics. Just
plain, good, edgy humor on the
prosaic side of Israeli life.

It Is remarkable how different
Israeli humor sounds contrasted to
the usually accepted “Jewish hu-
l mor” in America. Kishon’s humor
has a Thurberian flavor, based on
Israeli reality. - About the collec¬
tive settlements, the much cher¬
ished kibbutzim: “Collectivism is
a great theory , the only trouble
with it is that it can be realized ”—
a witty person once said, and how
right 1 was.

Book, which carries the subtitle
“grins and groans from the Holy
Land” is w T ell translated from the
Hebrew original by Yohanan Gold¬
man.

EAST GERMANS JAIL
ELVIS PRESLEY FANS

Frankfurt, Feb. 14. '

The East Germans have formed
an anti-Elvis Presley. Red organiza¬
tion, claiming that the hip-swinger
is head of a U.S. movement to use
jazz as psychological warfare
against the Eastern block. Rock-
and-roll music is an expression of
opposition to the Red government,
according to the hard words of the
Communist court. And just to put
action behind these wards, the
court has sentenced a groups of
youths to prison sentences of 18
months.

The youths were found guilty of
breaking up an anti-jazz lecture
with cries of “We want rock-and-
roll” and “We want Presley.” And
they allegedly compounded the
crime by dancing in the aisles, the
court said.

Frankfurt, Feb. 14.

A pair of captivating young Is¬
raelis have taken West Germany
by storm. They’ve had, in a th«
words of a German newspaper'edi¬
tor, more publicity than ever be¬
fore given a single act here*
They’ve accomplished an Incredi¬
ble booking that was sold out the
first hour tickets went on sale.
And they’ve received countless of¬
fers from television, concert man¬
agers and stages all over the
country.

The most amazing part of all this
is—no one, except for a few local
directors and actors, has even seen
the act. But because of sheer guts,
publicity and personality, this
unique young pair has created a
strange sensation in Germany.

Here’s how it all came about.

Twenty-six-year-old pantomimist
(Continued on page 68)

Philatelists Specialize
In Musical Collectiofis;
Ask for Gershwin Stamp

Among the ranks of philatelists,
collecting of stamps with musical
angles has developed into. an im¬
portant speciality. Stamps eligi¬
ble for such a collection would fea¬
ture composers, lyricists, music, na¬
tional anthems, musical instru¬
ments, opera houses, etc.

The U.S. Government has pos-
tally honored relatively few Amer¬
ican composers. Stephen Foster,
John Philip Sousa, Victor Herbert
Edward MacDowell and Ethelbert
Nevin have all been placed on
stamps, ranging in denomination
from lc for Foster to 10c for Nevin.

At the present time, the U.S. Post
Office has • been petitioned to is¬
sue a stamp to honor George
Gershwin. A group of New York
collectors has asked the Postmaster
General to consider favorably a
Gershwin stamp before some other
country beats the U.S. to it. Many
famous longhair composers, such
as Mozart, Haydn, Handel, Men¬
delssohn and Beethoven have
been honored on stamps by many
other countries than their own.

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INDEX

Bills . 69

Ckstlng News. 74

Chatter . 78

Film Reviews . 6

House Reviews . 69

Inside Music . 55

Inside Radio-TV .48

Inside Vaude . 64

International .21

Legitimate .;... 70

Literati . 77

Music . 52

New Acts . 69

Night Club Reviews .... 66

Obituaries . 79

Pictures . 3

Radio . 25

Radio Reviews. 44

Record Reviews . 52

Television . 25

Television Reviews . 34

TV Films . 28

Unit Reviews. 65

Vaudeville . 62

Wall Street. 17

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Wednesday February 15, 1961

ricrcKES

PROTESTANTS’ FILM SCHISM

Screen Actors Dues Going Up

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Screen Actors Guild, operating In the red for the past two years,
has developed a new dues structure which has been approved by
the Guild's board and submitted to members for ratification.

Proposed new dues structure ranges from $15 to $125 semi¬
annually compared with present semi-annual spread of $12 to $80.
Proposal also increases from one-half to two-thirds the rate for
members whose parent union is another braneh of Associated
Actors and Artistes of America.

In detailing structure to its members, SAG. reported, “survival”
of SAG as it now operates depends on ratification. Letter stated
SAG went into the red over $40,000 in 1959, with deficit exceeding
$100,000 in 1960. . .

Proposed structure changes from six to nine the number of
classifications which, based on annual earnings, determine SAG
dues for each member.

. Following is the dues structure up for ratification:

Membership Classification
Based on Annual
Motion Picture Earnings

Class 9, up to $2,500 .

Class 8, over $2,500 .,3,000 ..

Class 7, over $5,000 to $10,000 .
Class 6, over $10,000 to $15,000
Class 5, over $15,000 to $25,000
Class 4, over $25,000 to $35,000
Class 3, over $35,000 to $50,000
Class 2, over $50,000 to $100,000
Class 1, over $100,000 .

New Semi-

Semi-annual dues
for members having
other. Four A's uhion

Annual Dues

as parent

.. $ 15.00

$ 10.00

.. 18.00

•_ 12.00

.. 24.00

16.00

.. 31.50

21.00

.. 43.50

29.00

.. 57.50

57.50

.. 75.00

75.00

.. 100.00

100.00

.. 125.00

125.00

Frawleys Happy Technicolor Note

Outlook Includes Film Camera ‘Even a Child Can
Operate’—Other Expansions

-- 4 ----

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Technicolor Inc. boosted its 1960
earnings by 45.87% over previous
year, consolidated net after taxes
for company and its subsids hitting
$345,942, or 16c per share on 2,-
211,670 shares outstanding at Dec.

^31. Consolidated net after taxes
for year ended Dec. 3i. 1959,
amounted to $237,160, or 12 cents
per share on 2,034,346 shares out¬
standing.

Year-end sales stood at $28,458,-
945, according to Patrick J. Fraw-
ley Jr., newly-elected board chair¬
man and chief executive of com¬
pany,-against $27,250,407 in 1959.
Net income for last two. periods
(eight weeks) of 1960 was reduced
due to nonrecurring expenditures
for consolidation of certain manu¬
facturing facilities, he reported.

In his year-end report, Frawley
expressed optimism over improve¬
ment of earnings during ; 1961.
“This will be accomplished”’ he
stated, “by an increase in earnings
in our present operating divisions
and by the introduction of new
products in our Consumer Photo¬
graphic Division. The first new
product will be a motion picture
projector for the amateur that is
so easy to use that a young child
can operate it. Shipments are ex¬
pects to start in mid-April.”

Projector was developed for
Technicolor by Eversharp Inc., and
will be manufactured principally
in Eversharp’s New Milford, Conn.,
plant, exec declared. He noted, too,
that Tech had been negotiating
with Du Pont to market color film
under the name, Du Pont-Techni-
color, “but so far no definite con¬
clusion has been reached. We have
also been negotiating with other
companies, and Technicolor will
definitely market an amateur color
film during 196r."

Frawley also reported that his
company contemplates further ex¬
pansion by acquiring other busi¬
nesses where it is felt such acqui¬
sitions can contribute to improve¬
ment in earnings.

Sellers Names Jacobs’ °
Company as U.S. Rep

London, Feb. 14.

The Arthur P. Jacobs company
has been appointed to represent
Peter Sellers in the U.S. The deal
was made here last week when
Jacobs came in for 48 hours from
Monte Carlo where he had been
supervising press arrangements for
the first international tele festival.

Earlier in the month it was an¬
nounced that Sellers has named
Ralph Cooper, former Empire
News show columnist, to handle
his public relations in the United
Kingdom. Cooper has now ' ned
his own company and Sellers is on
the board- ., 4 , \ . i 3 .,

May 0.6. Frisco Fest

- San Francisco, Feb. 14.

International Federation of Film
Producers has sanctioned fifth an¬
nual Frisco Film Festival and
okayed Nov. 1-14 dates.

Letter from IFFPA Secretary-
General O. Duby to fest- director
Irving M. Levin also indicated fed¬
eration for first time may"send an
official delegate to Frisco affair.

‘Misfits Carrying
‘Adults Only Tag
Ducks Legion V.

United Artists is believed to have
avoided a Class C, or condemned,
classification from the Roman
Catholic Legion of Decency un
“The Misfits” by agreeing to ln-
. elude an “adult” rating on all ad¬
vertising for the picture.

As a result of UA’s consent to
follow this procedure, the film re¬
ceived a Class B rating, which lists
the picture as morally objection¬
able in part for all. The ad for the
N.Y. engagement at the Capitol
Theatre contains a box saying “For
adults only.” It notes, too. that
children under 16 will not be ad¬
mitted unless-accompanied by an
adult.

It’s understood that UA made a
similar agreement with the Legion
on “Elmer Gantry.” Warner Bros.'
“Girl of the Night” contained a
similar warning. Thus, in effect,
the Legion has succeeded to some
extent in introducing a classifica¬
tion system. Distributors, although
reluctant to indicate the “adult”
classification, have been forced to
accept the tag. the alternative be¬
ing the loss of a substantial num¬
ber of playdates. Many theatres, in¬
cluding the majority of the big
chains, refuse to play a' picture
that has been condemned by the
Legion of Decency.

More and more theatres appear
to be adopting classification pro¬
cedures of their own. On certain
pictures^ trailers warn that the at¬
traction is recommended “for
adults only” or “for more enlight¬
ened teenagers.” Thus the theatres
are turning over the responsibility
to parents. !

■ Newspapers in some cities— To¬
ronto and Indianapolis, for exam¬
ple—have accepted ads with the
“for adults only” or “adult enter¬
tainment” notations, but have re¬
fused to run copy indicating that
children under 16 will not be ad¬
mitted unless accompanied by an
adult.

WEAK VIS-A-VIS
DECENCY LEGION

By VINCENT CANBY

To be or not to be a pressure
group.

That’s the question which con¬
tinues to plague the Broadcasting
and Film Commission of the Na¬
tional Council of the Churches of
Christ. At the windup of the three-
day annual meeting of the commis¬
sion’s board of managers in New
York last week, the Protestant
group seemed to be no closer to a
decision than before the meeting.
After many speeches and the pass¬
ing of a number of resolutions, j
group, in effect, boldly espoused
the status quo. Board of managers
agreed: |

(1) To continue the operations 1
of its West Coast office which has
stirred up disputes in the past be¬
cause of outspoken statements by
its director, George A. Heimrich,
relating to the claimed increase of
sex and violence in films;

(2) To refer to the commission’s
executive board a new proposal
(made by the West Coast office) for
the establishment of a three-man
committee to approve film scripts
and to classify completed pictures
(see separate "story); and v

(3) To “experiment with the de¬
velopment of a program” for the
selection and vigorous support of
a number of good films every
year.

Principal difficulty Is that the
umbrella-like Churches of Christ
embraces 34 constituent Protestant
communions, including such deno¬
minations as Quakers, Congrega-
tionalists, Baptists, as well as the
Polish National Catholic Church,
the Greek Archdiocese of America
and the Russian Orthodox Greek
Catholic Church of America. Ob¬
viously the points of view range
widely.

Oppose Legion Idea

Traditionally, the Protestant
stand has been against the pressure
group idea as most effectively car¬
ried out by the Roman Catholic
Legion of Decency. Spokesmen
for the Protestants’ Broadcasting
and Film Commission in the past
have emphasized that it was the
commission’s desire to educate the
public to make up its own mind,
rather than to advise Protestants,
as the Legion of Decency advises
Catholics, w’hat films they should
or shouldn’t see.

This position was spelled out
again at the meeting last week
when Dr. S. Franklin Mack, exec
director of the Commission, told
the managers that the commission
is “ill-equipped to sit in judgment”
on the broadcasting and film in¬
dustries and that the churches are
too much a part of the American
culture which has moulded these
two industries to “escape involv-
ment” when the industries are
criticized. Said Dr. Mack: “The
appeal must be to the informed in¬
dividual conscience.”

East Vs West

. Nevertheless, while Mack and
his associates in the Commission’s
East Coast office have been pro¬
moting the traditional Protestant
line, Heimrich on the West Coast
has been seeking to exert the very
kind of pressure which the East
Coast people were trying to avoid.

The conflict reached such a point
that last December the executive
committee of the board of man¬
agers recommended that the West
Coast office be placed under the
jurisdiction of the Dept, of Public
Interpretation. This would, in ef¬
fect, have kicked the West Coast
office upstairs, and insured that
its officers “cleared” with overall
policy.

In reversing this recommenda¬
tion, the managers last week actu¬
ally gave Heimrich a vote of con¬
fidence. At same time, board
asked that its executive committee
study ways of defining the West
Coast office’s “functions, objec¬
tives and financing, and strength¬
ening its program."

Likelihood seems remote, how¬
ever, that the BFC will vote to
strengthen the West Coast office’s
*•* (Continued on page-HR-

UA Dickering Multi-Picture Deal
With Don Murray-Walter Wood After
Upgrading Team’s ‘Hoodlum Priest’

4- A modest budget picture which
United Artists originally envi¬
sioned as an exploitation effort has
emerged as an important entry on
the company’s release slate. The
film, “The Hoodlum Priest,” made
by the new production team of
actor Don Murray and producer
Walter Wood, is getting the kind
of attention from UA that is usu¬
ally accorded a multi-million dol¬
lar picture. The enthusiasm of
sales chief William J. Heineman
and other UA execs resulted in a
revision of the original sales and
advertising campaign. Moreover,
UA is discussing a multi-picture
deal with the young production
team on the basis of their first
effort.

The idea for the film was
sparked by Murray who met the
real-life Rev. Charles Dismas
Clark, S.J., a Jesuit priest from
St. Louis who has won reknown
for his work in rehabiliating ex¬
convicts. Murray, who plays the
priest in the film, took the idea to
UA v.p. Max Youngstein, and after
| ’ providing ai screen treatment and
a screenplay on which he collabor-

ctorrinff o lt? ated under the pen name of Don-

Starrmg In a Chicago quickie Is rjepr received thp ffrppnlipht

Ipsrrihpri hv Daninn H'TTrmrft lor. ? 1Q £f celv _ ea tne greenngnr

Fred Hift on ‘Hostler’

Fred Hift, who just recently com¬
pleted his assignment as publicity
coordinator on 20th-Fox’s “Francis
of Assisi” in Italy, has been as¬
signed to a similar post on Robert
Rossen’s “The Hustler,” which will
be shot entirely in New York start¬
ing March 8.

“Hustler,” which stars Paul New¬
man and Jackie Gleason, will also
be distributed by 20th.

Hift shifts to the Daryl Zanuch
picture, “The Longest Day,” there¬
after.

Chi Quickie Star
Spurns Nude Bit
For O’Seas Trade

from UA. The picture was shot in
38 days, 24 of which were spent
on locations in the St. Louis area.
It was made at a cost of $600,000.

The initial selling approach,
somewhat in the style of the cam¬
paigns employed to market gang¬
ster films, was refined to give the
film the dignity of a top Class A
production. In New York, “The
Hoodlum Priest” has been set at
the Astor Theatre to follow the
current “Facts of Life.” At the
same time, negotiations are pro-

described by Danica d’Hondt (ex-
Miss Canada—’59) in Maclean’s
magazine in Canada. She played
title role on “Living Venus” for
Mid-Continental Films Inc. Her-
schell Lewis, producer-director,
w&nted her to repeat some scenes
nude for European market, where
he expected to make 53% of his
gr6ss—if he had nude scenes. She
refused. She was her own coiffeuse
and cosmeticist, shared a small
dressing room with 15 others and
often had to change costume in a
cafe washroom while on outdoor; ceed j n g f or a simultaneous east

l0 w 1 j n ’»+. _ . I side date, probably at the Beek-

Production manager F*eston Col- man Theatr e.
lms beat the il-day sked by almost t In other parts of the country,

\ *l° un L by al ™ st Jl ever -i UA will employ the saturation
retake. Miss d Hondt, with little * technique similar to the one it
acting experience, knew some takes used successfully in the marketing
were terrible! and slipped in a of “ The Magnificent Seven.” “The
swear word to compel retake. Only jHoodIum Pries t” will have its
one camera was used and budget— | world premiere at Loew’s State 'in
including cost oL 250 prints— was' < st Lp uis on Feb. 28. This en-
reportedly $60,000. In the film she ; g a g emen t w ill be followed on the
commits suicide and Is buried m i nex t day b v 300 engagements in
a Roman Catholic cemelery, against i the Missouri territory
church laws When Lewis was; Fo ' r -their future projects, the
warned of it he joked Well just team, operating under the Murray-
hang a Star of David on every j-wood Productions banner, expects
tombstone’ and went ahead. ‘to team up with French director

Miss d’Hondt got $350 per for. Jean Renoir on two films—“Hun-
three weeks and was out $280 at <, e r,” based on a Nobe l Prize-win-
the end—having paid both-way j n g novel by Knud Hansum. and
audition fare and return fare after i a mo dern version of Gorkv’s
shooting. She joined Screen Actors j “Lower Depths” transferred to the
Guild for $75. She’s seen a preview ■ ««i 0 w i ife 0 f Los Angeles.” Also on
of “Living Venus,” cut to 72 min-.their slate is “A Most Contagious

utes.

Equity Pics-Chesapeake
films - to - Video - Sale

Game.” a property which UA owns.
Murray would star in all three
films. Wood, an account executive
with the Cunningham & Walsh ad¬
vertising agency for seven years,
was an RKO Pictures-publicist in
... ti, |, _ 1 IN. Y. before he entered the adver-

Dispute rmally hnds > isin s bu siness. _

Los Angeles. Feb. 14.

Settlement of all litigation in
case of Equity Pictures Inc., and
others against Chesapeake Indus¬
tries, et al, started nine years ago
over sale by defendants of five
films to television, was resolved
last week (7) by the filing in Dis¬
trict Court of Appeals of a satisfac¬
tion of judgment and filing of a

MODIFIED PRIDE

Pantheon In Toledo Flying
On Dead Reckoning

Toledo.

Editor, Variety:

i Kindly be advised that at consid¬
erable expense, in excess of $75.-
stTpu.rtion^brparUes 'dismissing-MO- remodelled the Pan-

the pending appeal. .theon Theatre in oountown Toieoo,

Plaintiffs, who also Included Jack 1 have installed the latest in
Schwarz Productions Inc., Frost: 70ra Projectton and sound equip-
Films Inc., Orbit Pictures Inc., Or- rnf L nt *, . . , _

bit Productions Inc., Russ Vincent : In tms day and age I thought the
and Dave Kessel, were awarded J1 bove might be quite a news item
damages of $65,350.55 in a judg-. b e c a u s e frankly I don’t know
ment entered March 7, 1958. Case; whether we are crazy for doing
was filed in October, 1952, apd trial this. We had hoped that the dis-
started Feb. 4, 1954. Judgment has tributors would give us a more cor-
been paid in installments, with final dial reception and some warm en-
payment being made last month. jCouragement which we find up to
Defendants also included United;ibis point has not been forthcom-
Artists Corp., Motion Pictures for ing; nevertheless, we thought that
Television Inc., Eagle Lion Classics i this item was worthy of announce-
Inc., Eagle Lion Films Inc., -Pro- ment. Skirball Brothers Theatres is
ducers Releasing Corp. J proud of the beautiful theatre we

Films in question included inow have in Toledo. I wish the dis-

“Headin’ for Heaven.” “Enchanted I tributors were equally enthusiastic.
Valley,” “Shed No Tears,” “Ali- Joseph w T. Lissauer

mony” and “Parole." * I General Manager

ntM BKYTEWS

PSttlETr

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Beat-That-LA. County-Tax

Annual Drive to Empty the Vaults

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Between $50,000,000 to $75,000,-
000 worth of celluloid product,
representing 46 films, is currently
being rushed through editing by
film companies in order to beat the
M.-vr-h 6 Los Angeles County tax
deadline.

Every year, on the first Monday
in March, the county takes inven¬
tory on all industry assets to
determine what is, and what isn't
taxable. In each instance the tax
imposed varies—depending on the
value of product involved. The tax
] - "ci • o is similar tn r • ' i” ej
that’s u«ed in taxing homeowners.

The film companies every year,
realizing that the less product they
have in their vaults means the tax-
savings of many thousands of
dollars, begin snipping pix around-
the-clock for the express purpose
of shipping them beyond the tax- j
able boundaries. All films currently j
shooting at the time of the March
6 tax date, as well as those in other j
stages of production, are, of course,;
tax-bait.

Breakdown of studios and pix in .
cutting rooms follows. Topping the .
heap is 20th-Fox with eight films •
being sheared: “Sanctuary,” “All 1
Hands On Deck,” “Return To Pey- j
ton Place,” “Pirates of Tortuga,” 1
‘‘Francis of Assisi.” “Misty,” “The
Right Approach” and “Wild in the
Country.”

Universal International is second .
with seven films being snipped: >
“Back Street,” “Come September,” !
“Posse from Hell,” “The Outsider,” •
“The Secret Ways,” “.lay of the !
Gun” and “Romanoff and Juliet.” ;
Paramount and Warner Bros, both j
have four. At the Marathon lot are {
“Pleasure of His C o m p a n y,” j
“Breakfast At Tiffany’s,” “On the
Double” and "Love in a Goldfish
Bowl.” W’B: “Portrait of a Mob¬
ster.” "Susan Slade,” "Splendor in
the Grass” and "Fanny.”

Worker*’ Cinema

Honolulu, Feb. 14.

Consolidated’s rural Wahi-
awa theatre has been doing
some unusual programming.
House the other night showed
a Filipino feature at 5:30 p.m.,
a Hollywood feature at’
8:30 p.m.

Theatre serves early-to-bed,
early-to-rise sugar and pine¬
apple plantation workers.

HUMANE ASSN. RAPS
‘MISFITS’ NAG ABUSE

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

American Humane Assn, has ob¬
jected to story content of United
Artists’ "The Misfits,” charging the
film depicts brutality and abuse to
animals. Organization pointed out,
however, that AHA inspectors
supervised all animal action in the
picture and stated, "There was no
cruelty or injury to any animal
used during production of this
film.”

According to Humane spokesman,
public protests agree with the or¬
ganization’s objection to content
of "Misfits.” Final portions of the
film depict capturing of wild
horses for sale to dog-meat firm.

AHA also revealed the organiza¬
tion’s supervision of animal action-
carried on in the U.S. since 1940—
is now being expanded throughout
the free world through interna¬
tional cooperation. AHA bulletin
showed 1,298 "animal * actors”
worked in 57 feature films and
telepix during December, all pro¬
duced under AHA’s supervision.

IATSE PENSION AGE .
REDUCED: 65 TO 60

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Change in International Alliance
of Theatrical Stage Employes eligi¬
bility rules governing retirement of
employes reduces age, for qualifi¬
cation for pensions from 65 to 6 Q.
Heretofore, 400 work hours in each
of three years between ages of 60
and 65 were required, New plan
provides same minimum between
55 and 60.

George J. Flaherty, IA veepee
ahd international rep, has retired
from Pension Board. Paramount’s
Ted Leonard succeeds him. Paul
O’Bryant of Cinetechnicians Local
789 is new secretary. Hank Rohr-
back of M. P. Laborers & Utility
Workers union is new vice-secre¬
tary.

Magnetic Tape
Due From Kodak

Eastman-Kodak, the giant film
manufacturing house, is going into
magnetic recording tape. Company
expects to have a sound recording
version of the new tape product
ready for the general market to¬
ward the end of the year.

An official announcement from
E-K in Rochester, N. Y., says that
its professional film division will
distribute the tape to professional
outlets. No mention is made of
magnetic vidtape, but entry by Ko¬
dak into this area seems likely:
firm talked of experimentation in
all areas of magnetic tape. This
would put E-K into competition
with Ampex and RCA, makers of
magnetic tape both for tv and
sound recording.

Have To Run Fast,” “When the
Clock Strikes” and "Decoy”;
H-H-L’s "The Young Savages”;
Bert I. Gordon, "St. George and
the Seven Curses”; Pennebaker’s
"Paris Blues” and “The Naked
Edge” co-produced with Baroda
Prods., “Goodbye Again,” an Argos
Film, and "Something Wild,”
Prometheus Prod.

Amusement Stock Quotations

Metro is next with three: "Spin- 1
ster.” "King of Kings” and “Ring

Week Ended Tues.

(14)

of Fire.” Allied Artists and Ameri¬
can International both have two

1961-61

is. y.

Stock Exchange

Net

pix for cutups. AA, “The Big Bank¬
roll” and “Operation Eichmann.”

High

Low

♦Weekly Vol. Weekly Weekly Tues.

Change

In 100s High Low

for wk.

And at A.I is “Master of the World”

45^4

.2334

’2534

ABC Vendlng?273

45%

42%

441.4

+ %

and “Pit and the Pendulum.”

49%

Am Br-Par Th 364

49%

461.4

+ %

Columbia Pictures has one,
“Devil At Four O’clock,” and Walt

42%

1914

Ampex -

.1425

2234

2034

21%

— %

4514

CBS .

290

3734

3656

36%

— 34

Disney is also one with “The

27^6

14%

Col Pix ....

742

27%

23%

2414

+ 3 4

Parent Trap.”

3934

17%

Decca .

233

35%

33%

+ %

Among the independents to be

49%

Disney

130

34%

3334

+ 1

distributed by United Artists are

136^4

Eastman Kdk 479

111%

104%

10834

—134

14 pix currently being sheared.

EMI.

983

57k

— 36

They include the Stanley Colbert

237b

11%

Glen Alden .

498

14%

131/4

4- 34

production, “The Arena”; Edward

19 V4

Loew’s Thea. 245

1E%

17%

— %

Small’s “Jack the Giant Killer”;

48i6

2214

MCA Inc. ..

168

48%

43%

+4%

Miriseh Piets, "By Love Possessed”

4916

Metro GM ..

27G

49%

471.4

48%

— %

and "Town Without Pity” co¬

66"s

12%

NAFI Corp...

270

29%

27%

+214

produced with Gloria Films; Mark

434

Nat. Thea. ..

315

— %

VII production, "The Last Time I

67%

39%

Paramount ..

, 240

611,4

—+%

Saw Archie”; Harvard Films. “You

3814

1574

Philco .

883

2234

18%

2274

+3 %

261 3 4 16314 Polaroid .... 429 1903.4 175

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Addicts Go Distance
Five Hours, 23 Minutes
For 3 Films From India

Making the rounds and doing
good business is a film program
that runs five hours and 23 min¬
utes—all in one sitting. Show is
made of Satyajit Ray’s made-in-
India trilogy, “Pather Panchali,”
“Anarajito” and “World of Apu.”

The marathon package has
played in several art situations and
is booked for others. Dates have
included the Movie Theatre, San
Francisco; Rideemont, Seattle;
Academy, San Diego, and the Var¬
sity. Minneapolis.

Theatres for the most part are
offering eight performances week¬
ly, one starting early each evening,
with a matinee on Saturday. Ad¬
mission price is $ 2 .

Edward Harrison, distributor of
the Indian pictures, figures he’s
putting on the road the longest
film program in the history of the
Industry. Could be.

In any case the mammoth footage
of his package comes at a time
when many complaints are being
heard about thp length of certain
hard-ticket epics.

78%

46%

RCA .557

5676

5434

—1

1334

Republic .... 334

1334

12%

1334

+ %

1634

12%

Rep. pfd. .. 21

1634

15%

1634

+ 1

42-%

19%

Stanley War. 72

30%

29%

2974

— %

30%

2674

Storer . 27

29%

. + 76

48%

20th-Fox _304

4” »6

4634-

4”%

+ 1%

3634

23%

United Artists 672

38-74

34%

35%

+ %

70%

Univ., pfd. . : '42Q

59%

37%

Warner Bros. 81

59%

+274

129%

89%

Zenith . 146 10974 106

American Stock Exchange

107%

— 74

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Allied Artists 61

574

47-6

+ 74

276

Buckeye Corp. 242

276

1236

Cap. City Bdc. 72

11%

+ 3 4

714

336

Cinerama Inc.2348

7L4

534

+ 3 4

1434

91.4

Desilu Prods. +53

12%

11 3 6

11%

— %

Filmways 24

+ %

15%

MPO Vid. . 1420

15%

12%

+ 134

214

Nat’l Telefilm 153

+ %

17%

6 %

Technicolor 2817

17%

1434

+ l n 6

14%

Teleprompter 35

1034

10%

1034

— %

434

Tele Indus... 24

334

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U. A. Theatres

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. 1376

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. 256

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2576

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. 12%

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Shadows

Powerful, provocative impro¬
vised drama imaginatively
reined by John Cassavetes.
Brings fresh, raw, naturalistic
approach to U.S. filmdom.
Might kick off cycle of similar
homemade efforts..

Lion International release of Maurice
McEndree-Seymour Cassel production.
With Ben Carruthers. Leila Goldoni. Hugh
Herd, Rupert Crosse, Tony Ray, Tom
Allen, Dennis Sallas, Davey Jones. David
Pokitillow. Directed by John Cassavetes.
Camera, Erich Kollmar; editor, HcEndree;
sets, Randy Liles, Bob Reeh; music,
Charlie Mingus. Shlfi Hadi; sound. Jay
Crecco; asst, director. A1 Giglio. Reviewed
at Paramount Studio Theatre, Feb. 6 , '61.
Running time, #1 MINS.

Benny ... Ben Carruthers

Lelia . Lelia Goldoni

Hugh . Hugh Herd

Rupert . Rupert Crosse

Tony .... Tony Ray

Tom . Tom Allen

Dennis .. Dennis Sallas

Davey . Davey Jones

David . David Pokitillow

’Shadows” is a "significant” mo¬
tion picture. If it creates the stir
domestically that it did overseas,
where it walked off with awards i
and critical superlatives, it may
well be the standard bearer for a
radical swerve in U.S.-manufac-!
tured screen entertainment. And
there Is every reason to believe it
will be a smash success in this coun¬
try’s art theatres, for this is a film
that tangles and tingles with life.

Produced by Maurice McEndree
and Seymour Cassel via the most
modest of cinema expenditures
(reportedly $40,000), released by
Lion International and ticketed for
domestic bow March 21 at New
York’s Embassy ^Theatre, the re¬
lease establishes John Cassavetes,
already well-known as actor and
occasional television director
("Johnny Staccato”), as a gifted.
Inventive, perceptive director.

In "Shadows,” Cassavetes has
accomplished something all too
often forgotten, disregarded or un¬
attained by many of his veteran
colleagues. He has succeeded in
utilizing the motion picture as it
rarely has been utilized since the
era of the silent screen putting
drama in visual terms, telling the
story in pictures, thus reducing the
improvised dialog of his actors to
secondary status. There are mo¬
ments, in fact the film’s most vital
and arresting passages, when the 5 '
actors do not say a word, yet all
that has to be said is said through
the expressions in their eyes, pro¬
ducing the enchanting effect of a
montage of. unforgettable snap¬
shots.

The technical quality of "Shad¬
ows” is crude. At times the audi¬
ence can barely hear or even see
what is going on, but one can al¬
ways feel the impulse of excite¬
ment generated by the picture. Its
very crudeness captures the spon¬
taneity, the unpredictability, the
raw, unruly pattern of human ^be¬
havior.

i But what separates, what ulti¬
mately distinguishes "Shadows”
from several other recent, abortive
screen attempts at dramatic im¬
provisation is the substance of its
characters. The underlying drama'
is pegged on the tragedy of a pair
of fair-skinned Negroes, free souls
adrift in the never-never no-man’s
land between the overlapping
white and colored social jungles of
New York. One. the girl, has an
ill-fated love affair with an un¬
aware white boy, abruptly termi¬
nated when he is confronted by
her dark-skinned brother in her
apartment, the film’s most remark¬
able, and unforgettable, scene.
His sincere, but clumsy attempts
at apology for dashing off in
shocked confusion produce an¬
other noteworthy passage.

Other story, the boy’s, is told in
a somewhat lighter vein as he
romps about with his white bud¬
dies in search of stimulation, only
to emerge physically beaten fin a
very natural fistfight sequence)
but spiritually unbowed in spite
of the social chaos and confusion
that is to be his lot.

There are a number of sharp,
vivid performances in spite of the
acute uncertainty engendered by
improvisation. The actors all have
their momentary lapses, but they
have done an exceptional job and,
in concert, the effect is quite over¬
powering.

Among those who excite special
attention are Ben Carruthers <the
boy), Lelia Goldoni (the girl), Tony
Ray (her white lover), Hugh Herd

(their brother), Rupert Crosse (hia
manager), Tom Allen and Dennis
Sallas (Ben’s buddies). An Import¬
ant factor in the exciting chemis¬
try of this film is the improvised
music by Charlie Mingus and Shifi
Hadi, effectively split among a
moody sax and a driving string and
tympany. Tubej

The Full Treatment

(BRITISH)

Psychiatric meller which holds
a morbidly gripping interest,
though the climax is contrived
and obvious. Bather too chatty,
but a strong sex angle and
good performances by a sound
cast makes this easily exploit¬
able.

London, Feb. 9.

Columbia release of a Val Guest pro¬
duction (in association with Falcon

Films). Stars Claude Dauphin, Diana
Cilento, Ronald Lewis, Francoise Rosay.
Features, Bernard Braden. Produced and
directed by Val Guest; screenplay. Val
Guest Jc Ronald Scott Thorn, from tho
latter’s novel; camera, Gilbert Taylor;
editor. BUI Lenny; music, Stanley Black.
At New Victoria, London, Feb. 7, ' 6 L
Running time. 109 MINS.

David Prade . Claude Dauphin

Denise Colby . Diane Cilento

Alan Colby .. Ronald Lewis

Madame Prade .Francoise Ro 6 ay

Harry Stonehouse.Bernard Braden

Connie . Katya Douglas

Nicole . Anno Tirard

Baroness de La Valllon..Barbara Chllcott

Dr. Roberts .. Edwin Styles

Mr.* Manfield. .George Merritt

There’s not a great deal of star
value in this rather gabby psychia¬
tric melodrama, but it is well
played and directed with force.
With a strong sex streak in it, “Thu
Full Treatment” should be easily
exploitable and is a worthwhile
booking. Excellent locations in the
South of France should add to its
interest for many people. The film
is often rather confused, but the
somewhat tortuous events curiously
add to the pic’s suspense*value.

Under the credit titles the film
opens with a bang, when an. auto '
crashed into a truck. Hurt in the
accident is the International racing
driver (Ronald Lewis) just off on
his honeymoon with Diane Cilento..

It takes a year for his wounds to
heal and he sets off on his delayed
honeymoon in the South of France,
But though physically he lx fit he
still suffers from mental blackouts.
He finds to his horror that every
time he goes to rfiake love to his
wife he has an irresistable urge to
strangle her, which hardly makes
for a happy honeymoon.

The meet a psychiatrist who
promises to help readjust Lewis if
he will put himself in his bands.
But Lewis is suspicious, moody and
jealous of the psychiatrist’s inter¬
est in his young wife. It eventually
transpires that Lewis is walking
into a trap set by the psychiatrist
whose mind is even more disturbed .
than his patient’s. The twist is kept
pretty well to the end, but it is
fairly predicable and the climax
does not come with the necesary
punch. However, the acting and
direction is vigorous and effective
and "The Full Thealment” adds up
to a well-produced, holding enter¬
tainment with two or three highly
sexy sequences, notably one where
the hero makes love to his wife in
the bathtub.

There are five important acting
roles and all are handled effec¬
tively. Lewis, though tending to
play rather sullenly, is a goodlook¬
ing and virile hero and he well
conveys his varying moods of
passion, despair, jealousy and the
like. Diane Cilento, though handi¬
capped by a phoney-seeming Ital¬
ian accent, gives an encaging per¬
formance. She looks pleasant yet
, sexy and the pair make an attrac¬
tive young married couple.

Claude Dauphin, tackles the im¬
portant role of the psychiatrist
with bland assurance and for quite
awhile excellently k’ds the audi¬
ence into believing uhat he is not.
He is less hanpy in the brief finale.
Francoise Bosay. as his deaf
mother, is dignified and sympa¬
thetic. though this talented artist
isn’t given scope. Bernard Braden,
as an auto-driver buddy of Lewis’s,
makes a rare appearance on the
screen and is perfectly natural in
the way he handles his few breezy
scenes.

Val Guest’s direction of an off¬
beat script (which he partially
wrote) holds the suspense well
until the pie falls anart at the end
and carherawork and art woric are
both firstclass. Rich.

PfatiEfr

ncnnn

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

CLASSIFY-AND-SHOW-SEAL, TOO

N.Y. Censors Budget Cut

Albany, £eb. 14.

The record high, $2,400,000,000 budget submitted by Governor
Nelson A. Rockefeller to the Legislature eliminated the position
of assistant director of the Division of Motion Pictures and the
jobs of three reviewers, at a savings of $25,638.

Division hopes for some restorations, at least, In the supple¬
mental budget—on the ground that the cuts would “seriously
curtail" its “constructive Work." . ■ '

Marked for axe were: Sidney Bernstein, assistant director—at an
annual "salary of $9,990—three reviewers whose stipends totalled
$16,598. Left untouched were: Director Louis M. Pesce, whose
salary will be $11,500; three reviewers, to be paid an aggregate of
$21,740; five inspectors, at a combined figure of $2B,802; two
projectionists drawing a total of $10,318; two clerks, two stenog¬
raphers and a mail and supply helper, with aggregate pay checks
of $23,970.

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Texas Drive-Ins Will Join TOA

Meanwhile TOA’* Calm Give* It Come-Thither
Superiority Over; Allied State*

Christian Century
Raps Top Court

Chicago, Feb. 14.

It's one thing for churchmen to
assail adult-themed pix as bad for
morals. But the sectarian ramparts
aren’t letting this hostility deflect
them from, sober looks at the 5 to 4
ruling for Chicago's .film licensing
©ode. As reflected in the public
prints and from pulpits, the clergy
seems almost as dismayed over the
decision as any other segment of
opinion.

In the welter of outcry, for ex¬
ample, Christian Century, non¬
denomination liberal weekly, artic¬
ulates a “shocking surprise" at the;
U.S 4 Supreme Court’s decision and
terms it a “retreat from one of the
basic freedoms guaranteed by the
First Amendment.”

It adds: “Parents, educators and
the church are rightly disturbed by
the movie industry’s preoccupation
with crime, violence and sex. We
deplore particularly the industry’s
appeal to prurient tastes in its
hunger for a profitable box office. :
Nevertheless, to compel this indus¬
try to submit the productions for
previewing by a board of censors
not only places undue hardship
upon the industry and subjects it
to the possibility of irreparable
damages but also, in constricting
its-freedom, makes the production
of aesthetically tasteful and so¬
cially wholesome films less likely.”

Blunt Words Bother Her;
Atlanta Censor’s Defeat;
Another Appeal Pends

Atlanta, Feb. 14.

A chink may have been made in
the armor of Atlanta’s lady censor j
of motion pictures, Mrs. Christine
Smith Gilliam. Atlanta Public Li-|
brary Board overruled her deci¬
sion stopping Lopert Film Corp.’s
'Tunes of Glory,” starring Alec
Guinness.

Decision to vpld Mrs. Gilliam’s
ban came after board took a gander
at film at special showing.

Atlanta attorney Morris Abram,
whose firm, Heyman, Abram
& Young appeared before the
special audience, discussed film’s
merits and the board (to which
Mrs. Gilliam Is responsible) agreed
to allow pic to be exhibited in
Atlanta.

Mrs. Gilliam, after viewing film
in her official capacity, refused to
allow it to be shown, objecting to
use of word “bastard" in it by Guin¬
ness. She demanded that objection¬
able word to be eliminated, but
Lopert representatives refused to
accept her taste as mandatory.

Another Lopert production,
"Never On Sunday," has been re¬
fused green light by Mrs. Gilliam
and that decision also is under ap¬
peal. In that case, Mrs. Gilliam;
also disapproved of a word in tne
dialog—to wit, “whore."

As a rule, board goes along with
lady bluenose’s decisions and pres¬
ent action is one of the rare times
in her long tenure of office (some
15 years) she’s been set down.

Today (Tues.) has been set for
the Library Board to view the
Greek-made “Never On Sunday”
and decide if the Anglo-Saxon
word is too much for Georgia. |

EVANSTON TRUE TO FORM

This Time Ban "Hiroshima* and
‘Sunday* Releases

Chicago, Feb. 14.

Evanston, the university suburb
just north of Chi, has rejected
Zenith's ’^Hiroshima, Mon Amour"
and Lopert’s “Never on Sunday,”
both greenlighted and current in
Chicago. Evanston, of course, has
a long bluenose tradition-—it’s dry
and the home of the Women’s
Christian Temperance Union,

As one tradester puts it, the
town’s code “covers a multitude
of sins.” It’s administered by one
woman, Mrs. Joanne Marlant,
who's responsible to the chief of
police. Both imports are slated
for the Coronet, Balaban & Katz
arty, which still hopes to get re¬
versals.

San Francisco, Feb. 14.

Fox West Coast wants to get rid
of its 4,651-seat showcase, the Fox,
one way or another. The. main
question seems to be how to go
about it. Irving Epstein, chief of
the circuit's real estate operations,
confirmed last week that:

(1) A theatre that size “is as
necessary as two heads";

(2) Wrecking companies have
been asked to bid on demolishing
the huge, 32-year-old structure;

(3) “Those real estate taxes are
killing us—$1,500 a week";

(4) “We’re looking for a buyer
for the site, possibly a hotel oper¬
ator or office building developer.”

The Fox, biggest theatre west of
the Mississippi, cost $5,000,000 to
put up in 1929 and was personaly
furnished by William Fox and his
wife, who took special pride In the
[structure. Will Rogers presided at
the opening ceremonies.

BAPTIST DOESN'T SEE
FILM, READS REVIEWER

Memphis, Feb. 14.

Memphis film reviewer Archie
Quinn of the ayem dally Commer¬
cial Appeal, ignited several Mem¬
phis ministers via his blasting re¬
marks on “Go Naked in The
World,” MGM release now at the
Loew State.

Quinn, who recently started re¬
viewing pics, heretofore covered
by Jim Guenther, labeled “Naked”
as “distasteful presentation of
questionable subject matter and
the book is closed as far as I am
concerned.”

Dr. R. Paul Caudill, Baptist pas¬
tor, said the review by “Archie
Quinn in the Commercial Appeal
sounds a note of warning that had
better be heard all across our city
and throughout our land." The
'minister who also launched a per¬
sonal telephone brigade to fellow-
preachers to “join his cause” (and
they said they would) also pointed
out that “the story according to
Mr. Quinn amounts to no more and
no less than glamorization of pros¬
titution.’ I have not seen the film.
The title is enough for me,” he
added.

Caudill in a sermon before his
congregation asked his flock and
Memphis—“Must Memphis come
to this? Is there not enough moral
fiber left in the backbone of the
citizens of our oft-called place of
(Continued on page 11)

, ; . .4 * . • •; ••

THAT'S TIM’S PLAN
TO SPIKE CENSORS

By HY HOLLINGER
Theatre Owners of America is
ready to take^ the bold step and is
expected to come out shortly with
a fortnight declaration in favor of
the use of the “adult” classification
on certain films. At .the same time,
TOA will recommend that all thea¬
tres, including art houses, play only
pictures that have a Production!
Code seal. These recommendations
are almost certain to be made at
TOA’s mid-winter board meeting
in Washington early next month.

The TOA step seeking a system
of industry self-rCgulaton is being
made to stave off a rash of censor¬
ship efforts by state legislatures,
under U. S. Supreme Court's recent
encouragement. The exhibitor or¬
ganization is extremely concerned
about the effect of the outside blue-
pencilling and is hopeful that the
strong self-regulation program will
bring a halt to the efforts to pass'
new film censorship legislation.
Many state lawmakers believe that
the recent 5 to 4 decision on the
“Don Juan" test of City of Chicago
Is a greenlight authorizing removal
of censorship, until recently on the
wane.

TOA will probably recommend
the establishment of a “symbol,"
which in effect would tell the pub¬
lic that a particular picture has
been screened, approved and/or
classified by the industry.

TOA’s classification suggestion Is
not expected to raise too much of a
row, since support for this method
has been building In recent months
both among exhibitors and distrib¬
utors. However, it’s figured that the*
“Production Code only” stipulation
^will raise the roof among art house
operators and the distributors of
the specialized films.

Many Imports are simply never
submitted for Production Code
perusal. The dealers in arty prod¬
uct feel that unless the Production
Code is liberalized whereby their
entries can at least qualify for an
“adult only” classification they
cannot subscribe to the TOA pro^
gram and survive economically.
A spokesman for TOA, however,
contended this situation will not
represent a problem. He main¬
tained that a majority of the Im¬
ports could qualify for the Produc¬
tion Code seal, especially under the
“adults only” classification now be¬
ing advocated.

The TOA program is a voluntary
one, but it’s felt that the pressure
of public opinion as well as the
example set by most theatres in the
U. S. will induce' all exhibitors to
accept the self-regulation. The fact
that TOA is prepared to make the
self-regulation move appears to in¬
dicate that it has received some
encouragement from the film com¬
panies or at least from individual
producers.

Motion Picture Assn, of
America is mailing out 6,700
copies of a brochure contain¬
ing press comments blasting
the Supreme Court's five-to-
four decision in the Times
Film-City of Chicago censor¬
ship case.

Brochure is going to key
newspaper editorial writers ,
film writers and critics, tv sta¬
tions, government officials, re -
ligious and women’s organiza¬
tions, and, .through COMPO,
approximately 1,200 exhibitors.

N. Y- ‘Classification* Drive
Albany, Feb, 14.

A vigorous drive is expected
here to secure passage of a new
film “classification” measure Intro¬
duced into the New York Skate
legislature by Assemblyman Luigi
R. Marano. Latter, a Brooklyn Re¬
publican, was recently named
chairman of the Joint Legislative
Committee on Offensive and Ob-
scene Literature.

New Marano bill would give the
state’s Motion Picture Department
right to designate certain-pictures
as “acceptable for exhibition to
children attending elementary or
secondary schools.” By this “posi¬
tive" approach, backers of the bill
hope to lessen industry opposition
1 (Continued ou page 15)

He’s for Bingo

Columbus, Feb. 14.

A proposal to submit a con¬
stitutional amendment to
voters next November in order
to legalize bingo, now banned
by the lottery laws in the Ohio
Constitution, has been intro¬
duced by Sen. Anthony O. Cal¬
abrese of Cleveland in the
Ohio Senate. “What’s the mat¬
ter with bingo?” he asked.

“Would you rather some 70-
year-old lady hang around bars
or taverns for company, or go
to her church, pay $1 or so,
and- have a little innocent
fun?" His proposed amendment
would grant cities, villages,
and townships the right to au¬
thorize bingo games by non¬
profit organizations by local
option, with net proceeds to go
to charitable or religious
groups, and no prize to exceed
$250.

Texas Drive-Ins
Hates and Likes

By BILL BARKER

Dallas, Feb. 14.

Aside from new censorship head¬
aches resulting from the recent
U. S. Supreme Court ruling, the
three-day, ninth annual convention
of the . Texas Drive-In Theatre
Owners Assn. (Feb. 7-9) at the
Sheraton-Dallas Hotel had a gen¬
erally upbeat, optimistic attitude
by some 400 delegates. Anticipated
500 attendance was curtailed by
bad weather in other states (though
delegates were here from 11 other
states), and north Texas, including
this city, was blanketed with snow
Feb. 6-7.

All business sessions were well
attended, and void of pessimism,
and the 1961 theme, “Drive-In of
Tomorrow,” was stressed by virtu¬
ally all speakers.

At the closing session Thursday
(9), the board of directors elected
outgoing president Tim Ferguson,
of Downs Drive-In, Grand Prairie,
to be the organization’s first chair¬
man of the board. He had served
two terms, 1959-1960, as prexy.
Elected new president was Bob
Davis of Perrin Drive-In, Sherman.
Also elepted were Boyd Scott,
Frontier Theatres. Dallas, first v.p.,
Albert H. Reynolds, veepee-general
manager of Claude Ezell & Associ¬
ates, Dallas, second v.p. and Bob
Milentz, Milentz Theatres. Liberty,
Tex., third v.p. Reelected Were
M. K. McDaniel, Bayou, LaMarque,
secretary and A. J. Valentine. Sky-
Vue, Lockhart, treasurer. Eight
new directors voted three-year
terms were Ferguson, McDaniel,
John Fagan, Rafael Calderon, Earl
Podolnick, S. K. Berry, Alex Mc¬
Kenzie and Philip Tidball. Again
retained were Edwin Tobolowsky,
general counsel, and Ben Waldman,
executive secretary, both of Dallas.

Third annual John H. Hardin
gold statuette award to “the out¬
standing personality in the drive¬
-in industry for 1960” went to newly
'elected veepee A1 Reynolds. Asso¬
ciation’s certificate of award, de-
diced by three days of balloting,
to “booker of the year,” was given

A major step toward the organi¬
zation of a single, national exhibi¬
tor trade association was taken
last week when the Texas Drive-In
Theatre Owners Assn, voted to af¬
filiate with Theatre Owners of
America. The action was taken
at the conclusion of the Texas
unit’s convention in Dallas. The
entry of the Texans brings into
the TOA fold one of the largest
remaining unaffiliated exhibitor
groups in the country.

During the past year and a half
TOA has been engaged in an ag¬
gressive membership drive and its
efforts have resulted in the addi¬
tion of units in Texas, Louisiana,
Virginia plus scores of independ¬
ent small theatres. TOA says it
has increased its enrollment by
1,000 theatres in the past 18
months.

With its main national rival. Al¬
lied States Assn., torn with dis¬
sension, TOA is presently in a
good position to pick up additional
[ members and units. As a matter
of fact, the atmosphere—perhaps
for the first time in several decades
—appears ripe for an amalgama-
! tion between TOA and Allied. Al-
! though officials of both organiza-
j tions deny such an intent, the
chances for such a merger or the
| establishment of new overall or-
[ ganization under a different name,
is more favorable than ever. The
get-together tomorrow (Thurs.) of
TOA topper Albert M. Pickus and
Allied chieftain Marshall Fine in
New York is described as a “social
meeting,” but it won’t come as a
surprise to industryites if the ex¬
hibitor leaders open preliminary
talks which would lead to an even¬
tual merger of the organizations.

As a result of the affiliation of
the Texas unit, headed by Bob
Davis, in TOA, the exhibitor org
will increase its activities in the
drive-in field and will place new
emphasis on drive-in operations
in its semi-monthly bulletin and
other membership sendees. T? : e
Texas unit will shortly name its
representative to TOA’s board of
directors and will send a delegate
to TOA’s mid-winter board meet¬
ing in Washington on March 20.

Julias Caesar Reworked;
Lex Plans Italian film;
Nix Bard & Shaw Slants

A new company. Lex Films of
America, has been formed by Ed
Gray and Renato Spera for produc¬
tion in Italy next year of a spec¬
tacle film based on the life of
Julius Caesar. Gray Is prexy of
Exclusive International Films, with
headquarters in New York, and 1
Spera head of Lex Films of Italy,
in Rome.

Film, to be in the multi-million
dollar category, will have a script
by Herbert Kline, who screen-
played “The Forgotten Village”
and “The Story of Ruth.” Klin*
will eschew both the Shakespeare
and Shaw approaches to Caesar,
■basing his story on material taken
directly from the near-contenmo-
rary (of Caesar) Roman historian,
Seutonius.

JUDGE RULES NT&T
CAN BUILD IN PHOENIX

to Lee Sherron of Allied Artists
local office.

Resolutions unanimously adopted
by the organization at the closing
biz session included:

(1) Protest siiortage of product.

(2) Opossition to roadshows
and extended runs.

(3) Opposition to release of
post-48 pictures to tv.

(4) Opposition to all forms of
toll tv.

(5) Opposition to all forms of
censorship which vioUte the con¬
stitutional rights of its citizens.

(6) Opposition to proposed mini¬
mum wage law.

c (7) Need for more research in
'development of sight, sound and
(Continued on page 15)

Federal Judge Edmund L. Pal-
mieri last Wednesday (8) in New
; York approved petition of National
'Theatres & Television to build a
!new drive-in in the Phoenix area,
j At hearings in December. U. S. did
not oppose NT&T, but judge with-
j held immediate decision pending
study of opposition filed by a num-
; ber of exhibs, led by Bert Pirosh.
j Judge has now ruled that the
public interests would not be af-
j fected nor competition unduly re¬
strained by NT&T’s new drive-in,
! which will give circuit three thea-
; tres in Phoenec area. There are
i presently 10 drive-ins and 11 con-
1 ventlonal houses in area.

MtinDBK CROSSES

PfatlETY

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Det. Torrid; ‘Exodus Wham $30,000,
‘Family’ Whopping 20G, ‘Window’ 15G,
‘Misfits’ 22G; ‘Spartacus’ 13G, 15th

Mpls. Still Big; ‘Misfits’ Boffo 11G,

6G ; ‘Grass’ Lush jog 'Suae Wow $16,000, ‘Gold’ Dim 5G

Detroit, Feb. 14. -

A sensational grossing week
looms currently for downtown
first-runs. And for the uptown Mer¬
cury. playing '‘Exodus,” looks
headed for a wham take in first
week. “Swiss Family Robinson”
is smasheroo at Michigan. “Look
in Any Window” looms good at the
Fox.

“Misfits” is having a giant sec¬
ond round at the Palms. “World
of Suzie Wong” .stays torrid in
eighth at the Grand Circus. “Where
Boys Are” is hep in third session
at the Adams.

Meanwhile, the longtermers are
doing fine biz. “Ben-Hur” is sock
in 52d week at United Artists.
“Spartacus” remains hotsy in 15th
week at the Madison, “Seven Won¬
ders of "World” is good in seventh
week for second time around at
Music Hall.

Estimates for This Week

Fox ‘Fox-Mich.) ; 5.000; 75-51.49)
—“Look in Any Window” (AA> and
“Sniper’s Ridge” -20th). Good
$15,000 or dose. Last week, “Sword
and Dragon” Valiant' and “It
Takes Thief” tVal>, $12,500 in sec-]
ond week.

Michigan 'United Detroit) <4.000;
$1.25-$1.49>—“Swiss Family Robin¬
son” <BV). Huge $20,000. Lastweek,
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) and “Pass¬
port to China” <Col) (3d wk),
$16,000.

Palms (UP) '2,961; $1.25-$1.49)—
“Misfits” *UA) >2d wk). Gigantic
$22,000. Last week, $24,000.

Madison «UD) <1.408; $1.50-$3)—
“Spartacus” <U) <15th wk). Strong
$13,000. Last week, same.

Grand Circus <UD) <1,400; $1.25-
$L65) — “Suzie Wong” (Par) <8th
wk). Sizzling $15,000. Last week,
$17,000.

Adams 'Balaban) (1.700; $1.25-
$1.50)—“Where Boys Are” (M-G)
<3d wk). Hep $8,500, Last week,
$ 10 , 000 .

United Artists <UA' (1,667; $1.25-
$3,_“Ben-Hur” <M-G) (52d wk).
Great $11,000. Last week, $11,200.

Music Hall 'Cinerama, Inc.)
(1,208; SI.20-$2.65)—“Seven Won¬
ders of World” (Cinerama) (reissue)
<7 h wk). Fine $12,000. Last week,
$11,800.

Trans-Lux Krim (Trans-Lux)
(1,000; $1.49)—“Hiroshima Mon

Amour” (Janus) and “The Lovers’*
(Indie). Good $15,000. Last week,
“Please Turn Over” <Col), $3,500 in
third week.

Mercury (UM) '1,465: S1.50-S3)—
“Exodus” <UA). Wham $30,000. Last
week, “Grass Is Greendr” (U) (6th
wk), $6,500.

‘Suzie’ Terrif $22,000,
Pro?.; ‘Misfits’ Big 10G,
‘Gold’Mild at $7,000

Providence, Feb. 14.

Some snow Saturday hurt week¬
end biz but most stands are still
sturdy with Strand leading the list
with a mighty play for “World of
Suzie Wong.” State’s second of
“Misfits” looms big. Majestic with
“Circle of Deception” is good but
“Gold of Seven Saints” at Albee
is modest.

Estimates for This Week

Albee <RKO) <2.200; 65-90) —
'‘Gold of Seven Saints” <WB) and

Sign of Zorro” <BV). Nine-day run
hoping for mild $7,000. Last week,
“Marriage - Go - Round” ( 20 th) and
“Shakedown” (20th) (2d wk). $3-
£.00.

Elmwood (724; $1.25-$1.75) —
“Alamo” <UA). Opened Sunday <12).
Last week, “Ben-Hur” <M-G) <33d
wk>, good $4,500.

Majestic <SW) '2,200; 65-90) —
“Circle of Deception” <2Gth) and
“For Love of Mike” =20th). Good
$'.000. Last week. “Sundowners”
<WB) ‘2d wk), S5.000.

4 State > Loew) <3,200; 90-$1.50) —

Misfits >LA) '2d wk'. Stepping
aJong to sock $10,000. Frst week
was $12,000, way over estimate.

Strand ‘National Realty) <2,200;
$i.25-$1.50) — “Suzie Wong” <Par>.
Wham $22,000 or near. L-ist week,
“Wackiest Shin” ‘Col' and “Hell Is
City” (Col) «2d wkt, $3,000.

Broadway Grosses

Estimated Total Gross

This Week.$683,400

iBased on 28 theatres)

Last Year .$556,843

(Based on 26 theatres)

‘Gorgo’Great 26G,
PhiDy;‘Exodus’33G

Philadelphia, Feb. 14.

With city released from deep¬
freeze over the weekend, trade is
much brighter currently. The mid¬
town area was crowded Saturday.
Lone important newcomer,
“Gorgo.” shapes wow opening week
at the Fox, with all-day lines over
weekend.

“The Misfits” looks solid in sec¬
ond at Randolph. “Exodus” also'is
<jmash in second round -at the Boyd.
“Spartacus” is rated big at Gold-'
man in 15th sesison, a pickup over
last week.

Estimates for This Week

Arcadia (S&S> (536; 99-$1.80)—
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (8th wk). Lush
$10,000. Last week, $7,500.

Boyd <SW) (1,563; $2-$2.75)—
“Exodus” <UA) 1 2d .wk). Socko
$ 33,000. Last week, $38,000 with
an extra matinee.

Fox iMilgrami <2,200; 99-$1.80)—
“Gorgo” <M-G). Wow $26,000. Last]
week, “Grass Is Greener” (U) (8th
wk). S5.000.

Goldman (Goldman) (1.200; $2-
S2.75—“Spartacus” (U) (15th wk).
Big $10,500. Last week, $9,000.

Midtown (Goldman) (1,000; 99-
$1.80)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (3d wk). Great $14,000. Last
week, $11,000.

Randolph (Goldman) (2.500; 99-
$1.80)—“Misfits” <UA) (2d wk).
Solid $17,000. Last week, $19,000.

Stanley (SW> <2,500; 99-S1.80)—
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (4th wk).
Trim $9,000. Last week, same.

Stanton (SW) (1.483; $1.40-$2.25)
—“Cimarron” (M-G) (7th wk). So¬
so $6,000. Last week, $4,500.

Studio (Goldberg) (483; 99-$1.80i
—“Love in City” (Indie) and
“Naked Holiday” (Indie) (2d wk).
Fast $7,000. Last week, ditto.

Trans-Lux (T-L) (500; 99-$1.80)—
“Never on Sunday” iLope) (11th
wk). Big $5,000. Last week, $4.8u0.

Viking <Sley) (1,000; 99-51.80)—
“Where Boys Are” (M-G) (2d wk).
Smart $12.500.'Last week, same.

World (R&B-Pathe) <449; 99-

$1.80)—“Love Game” (Indie*. Oke
$2,900. Last week, “Virgin Spring”
(Janus) (6th wk), $2,600.

‘Misfits’ Mighty 10G,

Seattle; ‘Family’ 11G

Seattle, Feb. 14.

“The Misfits” still is great in sec¬
ond session at Coliseum after a
new opener. “Guild of Seven
Saints” lone newcomer, looms dull
at reopened Orpheum. “Swiss
Family Robinson” is solid in fourth
at Music Hall. "Spartacus” is
rated good in eighth round at Mu¬
sic Box.

Estimates for This Week

Blue Mouse ‘Hamrick) (738;
$1.50-$3)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (54th
wk). Potent $8,000. Last week,
$7,700.

Coliseum (Fox-Evergreen) (1,870;
$1-$1.50)—“Misfits” (UA) (2d wk).
Great $10,000. Last week, $16,000.

Fifth Avenue (Fox-Evergreen)
(2,500; S1-S1.50)—“Can-Can” (20th)
<3d wk). Okay $6,000. Last week,
$6,500.

Music Box i Hamrick) (739; $1.50-
$3’—“Spartacus” <U> (8th wk).
Good $7,000. Last week, $7,300.

Music Hall < Hamrick) (2.200; SI-

51.50) —“Swiss Family” <BV) (4th
wk'. Big $11,000. Last week,
$13,200.

Paramount iFox-Evergreen)
<3.000; $1-S1.50i—“Suzie Wong”

'Par) (7th wk). Swell $7,500. Last
week, $6,700.

Orpheum <Fox-Ev) (2,600; $1-

51.50) —“Gold of Seven Saints”
•WB) and “Tormented” <AA). Drab
$4,000 or close. Last week, house
dark*

Toronto, Feb. 14.

Only newcomers are “Wackiest -.—--

Ship in Army,” off to a big start _

in three Rank houses but “Savage Kpy f|fy KrnccAC

Innocents" looks sad at Imperial. aC J wl J

Leading city holdovers are “World -

of Suzie Wong,” wham in second Estimated Total ’Gross

stanza at Hollywood, and “Grass This Week .$2,795,300

Is Greener” in fourth frame with (Based on 22 cities and 245
a hefty take. “Never On Sunday" theatres, chiefly first runs, in-
in third stanza looms big. "Two- eluding N. Y.)

Way Stretch” in seventh frame L ast year .$2,555,343

shapes nice. (Based on 22 cities and .240

Estimates for This Week theatres .)

Carlton, Danforth, Humber ‘

(Rank) (2.318; 1,330; 1.203; $1- j'

$1.50)—“Wackiest Ship” (Col). Big <fl • 9 fl - A1 f\
$20,000. Last week, Carlton only, \1171A f*K02| /II*
“League of Gentlemen” (20th) (2d Ulliilw HI will Mill}
wk), $8,000.

Eglinton (FP) (918; $1.50-$2.50) I\ 1 /I/I

—“Windjammer’’ (NT) (8th wk). ||0Y|VAy* l*S)n£fl IN*
Picked up to $6,500. Last week, I/vIIfl/I} ilUllVU Uli
$ 6 , 000 .

Hollywood (FP) (1.080; $1-$1.25) Denver. Feb. 14.

—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (2d wk). Film biz shapes spotty here this
Wham $16,000. Last week, same, round but “World of Suzie Wong”

Hyland (Rank) <1.357; $1-$1.50) looms great opening week at Or-
—“Two-Way Stretch” (20th) (7th pneum. The Misfits continues
wk). Fine $5,500. Last week, smas h in second w^eek at Para-

‘Suzie’Great 21G,
Denver;‘Naked’6G

eg QQo ’ ’ ’ mount. “Swiss Family Robinson”

imperial (FP) (3.343; $1-$1.25)— J s h rated n6at ^ ei S hti stanza at

$6,OOof e Last° C wee'k '“Fever B ?n HowVer, “Go Naked in World”
Blood” (WB), $5,000.’ Jf SeUing frost-bitten at the Centre

Loew’s (Loew) (2,748; $1-$1.50)

np PJ , p- T., # fT\ /iii. cr« And Private Lives oi j\clam

t act* w ltv and Eve” is no great shakes on
^ k nnn Hefty $10,000. Last week, session at the Denver.

$ 11 , 000 .

Tivoli (FP) (935; $1.50-$2.50)—
“Alamo” (UA) (14th wk). Holding

Estimates for This Week
Aladdin (Fox) (900; $1.25-$2.50)—

at steady $7,500. Last week, ditto. “Spartacus” (U) (4th wk). Sturdy
Towne (Taylor) (693; $1-$1.50)— $8,000. Last week, $10,000.

“Never On Sunday” (Lope) (3d Blue Bird (Fox) (700; $1) —
wk). Big $6,500. Last week, $7,500. “Carry On Nurse” (Gov) (m.o.) (2d).

University (FP) (1.360; $1.50- Oke $1,600. Last Week, $1,700,
$2.75) — “Ben-Hur” (M-G) <6lst Centre (Fox) (1.270; $1-$1.45)—
wk). Consistent $8,000. Last week, “Go Naked In World” (M-G). Drab
same. $6,000 or near.. Last week, “Can-

Uptown (Loew) (1.304; $1.50- Can” (20th) (m.o.) (3d wk), $10,200.

(U) (Indie) (800; $1.25-$2.50)

Sturdy $10,000. Last week, $11,000.1 _ “Ben-Hur” <M-G) (44th wk).

“--- Okay $f,000. Last week, $8,000.

‘Mv/thi-A* Denver (Fox) (2,432; $1-$1.25)—

miSntS PMV “Private Lives of Adam and Eve”

AlAatruitr . fU) an(} « shakedown " 1U). Lean

a ^ $8,000. Last week, “Wackiest Ship”

$18,000 Paces D.C.

¥ ’ a Cocked Hat” (Show). Oke $2,400.

Washington, Feb. 14. week, ‘‘Please Turn Over”

Snow is still eating into film biz (Col) (7th wk) > $ 1 *8°°*
here currently, but most situations Orpheum (RKO) (2,690; $l-$1.25)
are in good, shape. “Misfits” at —“Suzie Wong” (Par). Wow $21,000
Keith’s looks wow in second round or over - Last week, “Where Boys
after topping expectations. “Virgin Are” ( M-G) and “Five Guns Tomb-
Spring” counts on robust initial stone” (U) (4th wk), $6,000.
lap at the Mac Arthur. “European Paramount (Indie) (2,100; 90-
Nights” at bandbox Plaza likewise $1-25) — “Misfits” (UA) (2d wk).

is rated hotsy.

"Swiss Family Robinson” main- $21,000.

Great $15,000 or near. Last week.

tains an okay pace at tvtfo houses
in third session. “Spartacus”

Towne (Indie) (600; $1-$1.451—
“Swiss Family Robinson” <BV) <8th

looms sock m fourth! Warner w k). Neat $7,000 or close. Last
stanza. week, $8,000.

Estimates for This Week --

Ambassador-Metropolitan (SW) T*„«r ocp.

(1.490; 1.000; 90-S1.49);— “Swiss ^UZie lOpS -Buff., 2t)G;

Family Robinson” (BV) ! (3d wk). ‘Familv’ Fat $20 000

Fair $12,500. Last week, $15,500. Buffalo F th 14

Capito 1 iLoew) (3,426; 90-$1.49) Biz generally is on upswing here
r« e ° fr 3d this round, being paced by “World
wk) 111 fi ve -.^ays. of Suzie Wong,” smasheroo at Cen-

Last week, $10,500. ter. “Swiss Family Robinson” is

Keith’s (RKO) (1.850;. $1-$1.49) ! next best with a great take at
—“Misfits” <UA) <2d wk). Wow Lafayette. “The Misfits” also is
$18,000 after $22,000 opener. boffo at the Buffalo. “Circle of

MacArthur <K-B) (900j'$1.25)—.Deception,’* however. Is only mild
"Virgin Spring” (Janus). Nifty at Paramount. All four pix are in
$7,500. Last week, “Make Mine °P® n i n S’ sessions.

Mink” (Cont) (7th wk), $3,000. Estimates for This Week

. Ontario <K-B) <1,240; <$1-$1.49) Buffalo (Loew) (3,500; 75-$1.49)
—“Grass Is Greener” (U)^7th wk). ~‘ Misfits” (UA). Mighty $20,000
Modest $2,500. Last wee!, $3,300. ° r clos f,; Last * eek i, Villa g e of
,t non An\ Damned ’ (M-G) and "Operation

fn‘ ) w 2,? S!; Bottleneck” (UA), $15,000.

wk? N S ?R^n rld t 3 u Center (AB-PT) <3,000; 70-$1.75)

io k nnn M ld 56 ’ 50 °‘ Last Week ’ —“Suzie Wong” (Par). Socko $25,-
$9,000. 000 or over. Last week, “Can-

Playhouse (T-L) (458; Sl-$1.48 Can .. (20th) (2d wk _J days)>

— One Summer of Happiness $6,000.

(I ” die) -. Gdod 55.000. Last week, Century (UATC) (2.700; 70-$l)—
“Hiroshima, Mon Amour” (Zenith) “Wackiest Ship” (Col) and “Hell
and “Lovers” (Indie) (reissues) I s city” <Col) (4th wk). Okay
(4th wk), $3,100. $5,500. Last week, $8,000.

Plaza ‘T-L) <276; $1-$1.80)— Lafayette (Basil) (3,000; 70-$l>—

^European Nights” (Indie). Hot “Swiss Family Robinson” (BV).
$9300. Last week, “Love By Ap- Great $20,000. Last week, “Mania”
pomtment (Indie) (3d wk), $2,100. dndie) and “It Takes Thief” (In-
Town 'King) (8C0; $1.25-r.l.49)— die), $5,000.

“Suzie Wong” (Pan (8th wk). Still Paramount (AB-PT) (3,000; 70-
hefty at $6,500. Last week, $6,400. $1)—“Circle of Deception” (Indie)
Trans-Lux (600; $1.49-31.80)— and “Sniper’s Ridge” (Indie).* Mild
. “Wackiest Ship in Army” (Col) $8,000. Last week, “Gold of Seven
(8th wk). Fair $4,000. Last week. Saints” 'WB) and “Black Tide”
$3,700. (Indie), $6,000.

| Uptown (SW) d.300; Sl.f’5-32.25) Teck (Loew) (1,200; 75-$1.49)—
j—“Alamo” (UA) <8th v.k). Thin “Alamo” (UA) (8th wk). Oke
j $5,000. Last week, seme. $3,000. Last week, $3,800.

Warner (SW) (1,440; $1.49-^°.25) Cinema tMartina) <450; 70-$l)—
—“Spartacus” (U> '.4th v.k). Sock “Carry On Nurse” (Gov) (15th wk).
| $15,000. Last week, ditto. Okay $2,000. Last week, $2,500.

I- _ Minneapolis, Feb. 14.

With holdovers monopolizing
first-run screens, trade is down
slightly at most Loop showhouses
this session. However, four boffo
entries are keeping the biz outlook
on the cheerful side. Hard-ticket
“Exodus” shapes tall in third chap¬
ter of Academy. “World of Suzie"
Wong” at State shapes sock and
“Misfits” at Orphenm looms boff,
both in second rounds. “Swiss
Family Robinson” stays very strong
in eighth canto at Uie Gopher.

Lone mainstem newcomer is
“Gold of Seven Saints,” only okay
at Lyric. Town’s second hard-
ticketer, the reissue of “Cinerama
Holiday,” appears just okay in
eighth stanza. Two nabe first-runs
ending profitable engagements this
frame are "Facts of Life,” at Up¬
town on eighth -and “Never on
Sunday” at St. Louis Park, for
seventh.

Estimates for This Week

Academy (Mann) (947; $1.75-
$2.65)—“Exodus” (UA) (3d wk).
Falling short of pace set by block¬
busting predecessor, “Ben-Hur ,r
(M-G), but still should be lusty
$15,000 this round. Last week,
same.

Century (Cinerama, Inc.) (1.150;
$1.75-$2.65)—“Cinerama Holiday”
“Cinerama) (reissue) (8th wk). Nic*
$8,500. Last week, $7,500.

Gopher (Berger) (1,000; $1-$1.25)
—“Swiss Family Robinson” 'BV)
(8th wk). Hep $6,500. Last week,
$7,400. Holds.

Lyric (Par) (1,000; 85-$l)—"Gom
of 'Seven Saints” (WB). Light
$5,000. Last week, “Savage Inno¬
cents” (Par), $5,000.

Orpheum (Mann) (2,800; $1-

$1.25)—"Misfits” (UA) (2d wk). Bojf
$11,000. Last week, $15,500.

St. Louis Park (Field) (1,000;
$1.25)—“Never on Sunday” (Lope)
(7th wk). Winding up nifty run
with good $3,000. Last week, $3,000.
“Tunes of Glory’” (Lope) opens
Friday (17).

State (Par) (2,200; $1-$1.50>—
"Suzie Wong” (Par) (2d wk). Socko
$16,000. Last week, $19,000.

Suburban World . (Mann) (800;
$1.25)—“Life, Right, Centre” (In¬
die) (2d wk). Mild $2,500. Last
week, $4,500.

Uptown (Field) (1,000; $1.25)—
“Facts of Life” (UA) <8th wk). Big
$2,800 in final chapter. Last week,
$3,300.

World (Mann) (400; 85-$1.50)—
“Please Turn Over'- (Col) (3d wk).
Finishing up with mediocre $4,000.
Last week, $5,000. “Ballad of
Soldier” (Indie) opens Friday (17).

‘Misfits’ Hotsy $20,000,
Hub; ‘Family’ Fast 15G;
‘Ship’ Snappy 14G, 3d

Boston, Feb. 14.

After getting bopped by the
snowstonri of last weekend, exhibs
heaved sighs of relief with clear,
brisk weather. The storm, which
sloughed the biz, is making second
weeks of pix launched last round
run far ahead of the openers. With¬
out a single new opening in town,
biz on overall is just fairish. Big¬
gest of snowstruck incomers was
“Misfits,” big in second week at
Orpheum. “Swiss Family Robin¬
son” in second at Metropolitan
also surged ahead. "Whackiest
Ship in Army” in third at the
Memorial is far ahead of second
week. “Suzie Wong” is holding
stoutly in seventh at Paramount.
“Ballad Of Soldier” is holding nice¬
ly at Kenmore in third round.

Estimates for This Week

Astor (B&Q) (1,170; $1.90-$3)—
“Spartacus” (U) (16th wk). Qke
$7,800. Last week, $6,500.

Beacon Hill (Sack) <678; $1.50)—
“Tunes of Glory” (Lope) (8th wk).
Oke $6,000. Last week, $5,000.

Capri (Sack) (900; $1.80-$2.20)—
“Ben-Hur” mi.o.) (8th wk). Neat
$5,000. Last week, $4,500.

Boston (Cinerama, Inc.) (1.354;
$1.20-$2.65)—“Cinerama Holiday”

• Cinerama) (reissue) 113th wk).
M:ld $5,500. Last week, $4,500.

Exeter (Indie) (1,376; 90-$1.50)—
“Virgin Spring” <Janus) <7th wk).
Sixth week oke $6,000. Last week,
$ 8 , 000 .

Gary (Sack) <1,277; $1.25-$2.50)
—“Alamo” <UA) 18 th v.k). Okay
$7,000. Last week, $5 000.

Kenmore (Indie) <700: $1.50-

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Wcdsctda^ FeSromy 15, 1961

Pitt Perking; ‘Can-Can’ Boff $11,000;
‘Misfits’ 23G, 2d, ‘Spartacus’ 13%G, 8

Pittsburgh, Feb. 14. 4-

The snow held up until 11 o’clock'
last Saturday night to give the
downtown deluxers a good start for
heavier grosses this session after
last week’s dismal round. “Can¬
can” looms boff in its first popscale
week at the Gateway. “Misfits” is
still leading the city with sock
second round at Penn.

"Spartacus” is having a sharp
up-tum in eighth week at Nixon.
“Alamo” at Warner also in eighth
looks neat “Circle of Deception”
shapes quite thin in first at Fulton.
Other new entry, “General Della
Rovere" looks trim at Squirrel Hill.

Estimates far This Week

Fulton *Shea> (1,635; $2-$I.50)—
“Circle of Deception” *20th.). Thin
$4,000.

Gateway fAssociatedl ($1-$1.50)
—“Can-Can” <20th>. Wow $11,000
in first week at popular prices.
Last week, “Plunderers” - (AA),
$0,400.

Nixa* (Rubin) <1,760; $150-$2.75>
—"Spartacus” (U) <8ib wkL Push¬
ing hardy $13,500. Last week,
$7,500.

Pern* (UATC) (3,300; $1-$1.50)—
‘‘Misfits” <UA) <2d wk). Wham
$23,000. l«ast week, $20,000.

Squirrel Hill *SW) 834; $1.25)—
“General Della Rovere” iCont).
Trim $3,000. Last week, “Make
Mine Mink” iCont) f 5th wk),
$ 2 , 000 .

Stanley (SW) (3,700; $1-$150)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” <BY) i4th
wk). Good $10,500. Last week,
$9,500.

Warner <SW> (1516; $1.25-$1.80>
—“Alamo” tUA> (8th wk). Climb¬
ing to neat $8,000. Last week,
$5,500.

LOS ANGELES

(Continued from page 9)
Baldwin, Orpheum, Hollywood,
Loyola, “Misfits” ftJA), "Operation
Bottleneck” (Indie), $50,500.

Baldwin, Orpkeam, HaUywaod,
Loyola < State-Metropolitan-FWC)
41,800; 2J213; 756; 1,298; 90-$1.5O>—
“Misfits” tUA) (2d wk) and "Mag¬
nificent Seven” (UA) (repeat) (Bald¬
win) “Operation Bottleneck” (Indie)
(Orpbeum, Hollywood, Loyola) (2d
Wk>. Torrid $29,000 or close.

Los Angeles (FWC) (2,019; PC
$1 50) — -Teahouse of August
Moon” (M-G) and "Raintree
County” (M-G) (reissues). Slow
$4,000. Last week,’ “Naked Jungle”
(Par), “Elephant Walk” (Par) <re-
iss.es) <2d wk), $3,000.

Vogue (FWC) (810; 90-$1.5O)—
“Angry Silence” (Indie) (2d wk).
Thin $2500. Last week, $3,000.

Music Hall <Ros) (720; $1.85-
$2J25)—“Ballad of Soldier” (Union)
(2d wk). Hotsy $8 y 800. Last week,
$8,600.

El Key (FWC) (861; 9Q-$1.50>—
“Elmer Gantry” (UA) (reissue) <3d
wk). Pale $2,000. Last week,
$2500.

Hillsireet, Crest (Metropolitan-
State) (2,752; 750; 90-$2)—“Psycho”
(Par) (reissue) (1st wk, Hillstreet;
2d wk. Crest). Busy $7,500. Last
week. Crest, $4500.

Warner Beverly (SW) (1,316;
$1.50-$3.50)—“Pepe” (Col) (7th wk).
Potent $16,500. Last week, $17,000.

Fox Wilshire (FWC) (1,990; $1.80-
$3.50)—“Exodus” (UA) <8tb wk).
Lusty $22,000. Last week, $22,300.

Four Star (UATC> ($68; $1.25-$2)
—“Where Boys Are” (M-G> (8th
wk). Solid $5,000. Last week, $4,900.

Hollywood Paramount (State)
(1,463; $1.25~$3.50) — “Cimarron”
(M-G). Started 8th week Sunday
(12) after okay $5,500 last week.

Chinese (FWC) (1,408; $2-$2.40)—
“World of Susie Wong” (Par) (9th
wk). Loud $15,000. Last week. $15,-
400.

Fine Arts (FWC) (631; $2-$2.40)—
“Never On Sunday” (UA) (12th wk).
Fancy $8,200. Last week, $8,700.

Warner Hollywood (Cinerama,
Inc.) (1,389; $1.20-$2.65)—‘"Ehis Is
Cinerama” (Cinerama* (reissue).
Started 16th wk Sunday (12| after
food $12,300 last week. 5

Carthay (FWC) (1,138; :$l-75-
$3.50)—“Alamo” (UA) (16th wk).
Mild $9,500. Last week, $9,8§0.

Vantages »RKO> (1,513; $1.80-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (17th wk).
Fine $16500. Last week, $16,000.

Egyptian (UATC) (1,392; I $1.25-
$3.50)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) <$4*b wk).
Brisk $21,000. Last week, $18,000.

‘SUZffi’SOCK $18,000,
OMAHA; ‘CIRCLE’ NG 4G

Omaha, Feb. 14.

Return of better vreather and
strong new entries are helping
make biz brisk at first-runs this
week. "World of Suzie Wong,” at
slightly upped scale, looms smash
at Orpheum. “Where Boys Are” is
nearly capacity at State. “Circle of
Deception” is drab at Omaha. Sec¬
ond week of “Misfits” is dropping
at three houses but still is rated
sock.

Estimates for This Week

Admiral, Chief, Skyview (Blank)
(966; 1,234; 1,122; $1)—“Misfits”
(UA) and “5 Guns Tombstone”
(UA). Still excellent $10,000 after
$16,000 bow.

Omaha (Tristates) 42.066; 75-$l)—
“Circle of Deception” (20th> and
“Cossocks” <U). Dull $4,000 or near.
Last week, "3 Worlds of Gulliver”
(Col) and “Desert Attack” (Col),
$ 8500 .

Orpheum (Tristates) (2,877; $1-
$1.25)—“Suzie Wong” (Par). Great
$18,000, tops here for some months.
Last week, "Gold of Seven Saints”
(WB), $7,500.

State (Cooper) (743; $V—
“Where Boys Are” (M-G). Big $7,-
000. Last week, “Swiss Family
Robinson” (BY) (7th wk), $5,000.

BOSTON

(Continued from page 8)
$1.T5>—“Ballad of Soldier” (Union)
(3d wk). Good $8,000. Last week,
$7500.

Memorial (RKO) (3,000; 60-

$1.10)—“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (3d
wk). Better at big $14,000. Last
week, $13,000.

Metropolitan (NET) (4,357; 70-
$1.10)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BY) (3d wk>. Upped to hot $15,000.
Last week, $11,000.

Orpheum (Loew) (2500; 90-

$1.50)—“Misfits” <UA) (2d wk).
Good $20,000. Last week, $21,000.

New Fenway (Indie) (1.350; 90-
$1.50)—“World of Apu” (Indie) (2d
wk). Pallid $3,800. Last week,
$3,000.

Paramount (NET) (2.357; 70-

$1.10)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (8th
wk). Mighty $9500. Last week,
$ 6 , 000 .

Pilgrim (ATC) (1,900; 60-$1.10)
—“Blueprint for Robbery” (Par).
Returned after playing one week
earlier because of house commit¬
ment for “Mania.” Fine $8,000.
Last week, “Mania” (Indie) and “It
Takes Thief” (Indie) (2d wk),
$4500.

Saxo* (Sack) (1,100; $1.50-$3)—
“Exodus” (UA) (8th wk>. Capacity
$28,000. Last week, ditto.

State (T-L) (730; 75-$1.25)—

“Sunlovers* Hqliday” (Indie) and
"Girl on Run” (Indie) (2d wk).
Breezy $7,000 for nudie. Last
wehk, $8,100.

aock $145*0 after $11,000 in
seventh.

i Gmlt (Guild) (450; $1-$L75>—
“Two-Way Stretch” (Indie) (4th
wk). Third round finished Sunday
(12) was very big $12,700 after
$13,000 for second week.

Murray Hill (R&B) (565; 95-
$1.80)—“Ballad of Soldier” (Un¬
ion) (8th wk). Seventh session
concluded Monday (13) was smash
$9,000, same as for sixth week.

Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568; 90-
$1.80)—“General Della Rovere”
iCont) (13th wk). The 12th stanza
ended Sunday (12) was lofty
$6,5Q0 after *$6,700 for 11th week.

Plaza (Lopert) (525; $150-$2)—
“Never On Sunday” (Lope) (18th
wk). The 17th round completed
Monday jl3) was smash $16,000
after $i3,000 for I6ih week.

68th St. Playhouse (Leo Brecker)
(370; 90-$1.65> — “The Millionair¬
ess” (20th). Initial frame finish¬
ing tomorrow (Thurs.) is heading
for record $13,000. Stays. In
ahead, “Don Quixote” (M-G) (3d
wk), $5500.

Sutton (R&B) (561; 95-$1.80)—
“League of Gentlemen” (Kaye)
(4th wk). Third round ended
Monday (13) was smash $14500
after $14,000 for second.

Trana-Lnx St (T-L) (540;
$1-$1.50)—“Wackiest Ship” (Col)
(2d wk). Initial session ended yes¬
terday (Tines.) was big $12,00ft. In
ahead, “Grass Is Greener” (U)
(7th wk-5 days*. $4500.

Trans-Lux S5tk St (T-L) (550;
$1.25-$2> — “Left, Right. Centre”
(Indie). First week ending today.
(Wed.) looks headed for okay
$7500.

World (Perfecto) (390; 90-$I.8O)
—“Summer of Happiness” (Tim^s)
and “To* Live in Peace” tJacon)
(reissues) (3d wk>. f’urrent week
ending tomorrow (ThursJ is likely
to bold at okay $6,000 after $7,000
in second. “Male and Female”
(Mishkin) opens Friday (17).

BROADWAY

(Continued from page 9)
—“Exodus” (UA) (9th wk>. This
frame finishing tomorrow (Thurs.)
continues capacity $54,000 after
ditto for eighth week.

First-Run Arties

Baronet (Reavie) (430; $1.25-$2)—
“Make Mine Mink” (Cont) (9th wk).
The eighth stanza completed Sun¬
day 7i2) was nice $7,000 after
$6,000 for seventh.

Fine Arts (Davis) (468; 90-$1.80)
—“Breathless” (Films Around
World) (2d wk>. Initial frame end¬
ed Monday (13) was great $18,500,
one of top opening weeks at houae
after setting a house record on
Sunday (12>. Looks in for long run.

Beekroan (R&B) (590; $1.20-$1.7o>
—“Facts of Life” (UA). First ses¬
sion. ending tomorrow (Thurs.)
looks like wham $20,000 or near.
Holding. Pic hit new record for
Saturday, Feb. 11, and all-time high
for Sunday, the following day.

Fifth Ave. Cinema (R&B) (250;.
$1.25-$1.80) — “Virgin Spring”
(Janus) First round finish¬

ing tomorrow (Thurs.) looks line
great $6,500, remarkable for a
moveover. Continues.

Normandie (T-L) (592; $1.25-
$1.80)—“Hand-in-Hand” (Col) (2d
wk). Initial frame ended Sunday
(12) was nice $10,000.

Little Carnegie (L. Carnegie)
(520; $1.25-$2)—“Tunes of Glory”
(Lope) (9th wk). Eighth session
completed Monday (13) pushed to

PAT BOONE’S SEVEN,
TWO OF'EM TUNERS

Hollywood, Feb. 14
Pat Boone.’s Cooga Mooga Rim
Production Co. will shoot seven
properties within two years, two
of which are musicals. Boone plans
to star in two of the projected
films..

Initialer rolling under the C-M
banner is "The Deadly Game,”
filmizatfon of the Broadway play
by James Yaffe which Bernard
Wolf will screenplay. Negotiations
are on for a March 15 start and
20th-Fox release.-

Followup pic is “They Also
Serve,” Merwyn HaU story, which
Phil Shuken screenplays. Alec
Guinness is being paged to star.
Also on tap and in various pro¬
duction stages of development are
“A Child Is Crying,” John D. Mac¬
Donald yarn, which Mare Siegel
screenplays; "The Day of the
Damned,” suspense yarn by Frank
DeFelitta who also produces; and
"Young Man About Washington.”
Latter is an original screenplay by
Ronald Alexander and will top¬
line Boone.

Also on the planning board are
two untitled musicals, one of which
also stars Boone. Mort Abrahams,
is exec producer for C-M.

Hail Broidy, Rifkin

Boston, Feb. 14.

Steve Broidy, prexy of Allied
Artists, and Herman Rifkin, head
of Rifkin Theatres, are being hon¬
ored at Cinema Lodge B’nai
B’rith’s third annual “Man of the
Year” award luncheon at Hotel
Bradford today, (Tues.).

Abe Montague, executive veep
Columbia Pictures; and Jerome
Pickman, Paramount Film Distrib¬
uting veep, and distributor head of
Brotherhood Week, are the speak¬
ers.

The award to Broidy is being
made by Joseph E. Levine, recipi¬
ent of last year’s “Man of the Year”
award, and Rifkin’s award by Sam
Pinanski, prexy American Theatres
Corp., and honorary chairman of
the hoard of directors of TOA.

Cole Still Leading 854

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Prexy William Cole reelected
for another term by Story Analysts,
Local 854, IATSE. at annual meet¬
ing last week. Marguerite Knott
steps in as vp; Marjorie Duffy,
financial secretary; Bruce Brad¬
bury, treasurer; Lucille Brannon,
corresponding secretary.

Ed Hogan and Polly Connell
were elected directors, and Joan
Sotherden full-time biz agent.

‘SFAmCUS’lHGlft
PORT^TAMUr 10G, 4

Portland, Ore., Feb. 14
First-runs here currently are
10054? or extended-run, but trade
holds uniformly strong. Second
week of "Spartacus?’ is topping
opener for fancy tafriwg * at Broad¬
way. “Exodus” likewise is sturdy
in fourth at the Music Box. “Grass
Is Greenes” still is sharp is second
at Fox while “Swiss Family Robin¬
son" is lofty in fourth at Para¬
mount

Estimate* for This. Week
Broadway (Parker) (983; $L5Q-$3)
—“Spartacus” (U) (2d wk). Tall
$11,000- or dose. Last week, $10,200.

Fox (Evergreen) (1,60(1; $1-$1.49>
—“Grass Is Greener” (U) and
“Shakedown” (U> (2d wk). Solid
$7,000. Last week, $8,400.

Music Bex (Hamrick> (640; $1.50-
$3)—“Exodus” (UA) (4th wk).

. Sturdy $12,000. Last week, ditto.

Orpheum (Evergreen) (1,536; $1-
' $1.49) —“Can-Can” (3d wk) at pop-
scale. Okay $4,560, Last week,
i$55SO-

Paramount (Port-Par) (3,400; $1-
$150)—“Swiss Family Robinson"

! (BY> and "Mysteries of Deep” (BY)

| (4th wk). Lofty $10,000. Last week,
,$ 13500 .

*5136’ Leads St. Lmr,

Ret 30G, ‘Circle’ Sad 66

St. Louis, Feb. 14

Trade at downtown deluxers
looks uneven currently but there
are some strong spots. One is
"World of Suzie Wong," rated
wham at the Fox. The other new¬
comer, “Circle of Deception,” in
contrast* looms sad at the Sf.
Louis.

“The Misfits” shapes smash in
second at State while "Swiss- Fam-
; ily Robinson” is still great In third
! at Loew*s Mid-City. "Spartacus” is
: rated lag In eighth round at Es-
> quire

Estimate* for This Week

Ambassador (Arthur) (2,970; 60-
i SO)—“Summer Place" (WB) and
1 "Bramble Bush" (WB) (reissues).
Good $10,000. Last week, "Mar-
i xiage-Go-Round” (20th) (2d wk),
$7,500.

, ApaUo Art (Grace) (700; 90-
I $1.25)—“Never On Sunday” (Lope)
(2d wk). Good $1500. Last week,

f $2,000.

I Esquire (Sch uchart-Levin) (1-
800; $L25-$2J50)—“Spartacus" tU)
(8th wk). Big $9,60ft Last week,-
$9,100.

Fox (Arthur) (5,000; 60-90)—

“Suzie Wong" (Par). Whan* £30,-
000. Last week, “Can-Can" (20th)
(2d wk), $9,000.

Loew’s Mid-City (Loew) (1,160;
60-90)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BY) (3d wk). Great $12,000. Last
week, $14,0001

State (Loew) (3,600; 60-90)—

"Misfits” (UA) (2d wk). Sqiash
: $16,000. Last week, $23,000.

Pageant (Arthur) (1,000; 60-90)
—"Ben-Hor” (M-G) (8th wk). Ole
$1,500. Last week, $1,600.

St. Lauis (Arthur) <3,800; 60-90)
—“Circle of Deception” (20th) and
"Love of Mike” (20th). Sad $6,000.
Last week, "Gold of Seven Saints”
fWB) and "Tiger Bay” (Indie),
$9,000.

Shady Oak (Arthur) (760; 60-90)
—“Please Turn Over” (Col) '3d
wk). Okay $2,000. Last week,
$ 2 , 200 .

Delacy Dallas Barker

Dallas, Feb. 14.

W. P. DeLacy has been named
club manager for Variety Tent 17,
replacing Joe Caffo, who resigned.
DeLacy has been editor and pub¬
lisher of Prevue of Dallas, a local
entertainment monthly, which he
will continue.

Caffo has jofned Leo. Corrigan,
operator of hotels and hotel din¬
ing rooms.

Buchanan Expanding

Dallas, Feb. 14.

Larry Buchanan, owner of a lo¬
cal industrial film company, un¬
veiled his venture into theatrical
feature production before an in¬
vited midnight audience in the
Fine Arts Theatre.

The film, “Swamp Rose,” is al¬
most exclusively a Texas product,
though Lacy Kelly came from Hol¬
lywood and the color processing
was done in Hollywood.

Players Norman Smith, Pat
Cranshaw, George Russell, George
Edgely and Luhtbelle Bdnjamin,
are strictly homefolks. * i

'Exodus* Big 25G,

; Frisco; Gable I7G

San Francisco, Feb. 14.
i First-run trade shapes very tor¬
rid. here this stanza, with “Exodus”
heading for * big opening week on
hard-ticket at the Alexandria. “Vil¬
lage of Damned” is rated smash in
initial round at Paramount while
“The Misfits” looms boff in second
l at Warfield. “Swiss Family RobiiS-
;soitf* looks fine in fourth- at the
>Fojc

* "Spartacus” shapes big in eighth
stanza at the United Artists.

, “World of Suzie Wong” still is in
, the chips In eighth at Golden Gate.

Estimate* for This Week
^ GoUen Gate (RKO) (2,859; $125-
! $1.50) — "Suzie Wong" (Par) (8th
wk). Dandy $10,000. Last week,
$13,000.

Fen (FWCT (4,651; $1.25-$L5G)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BY) and
“Rayode” <BV> (4tfe wk>. Fine $14,-
009 or over. Last week, $12,500.

VMkli (Leew) (2,656; $1.25-
$150) — "Misfits?* (UA) (2d wk).
Sedko $17,009 for Clark Gable pic.

’ Last week, $26,909.

Pmamepat (Par) (2,646; $1.25-
$1:50) — “YIHage Of Danmed”
(M-G) and "Incredible Petrified
World* (M-G). Smash $24,000. Last
‘ week. "Gold Seven Saints" (WB)
■and “Louisiana Hussy* (WB), $21,-
'009.

St. Francis (Par) (1.400; $1.00-
$1.50) -— “Angry Silence” (Indie).

’ Dull $3,000. Last week, "Behind
Great Wall” (Par) (2d wk), $8,000.

Orpbeum (Cinerama, Inc.) (1,456;
$1.7542.65) — "Seven-Wonders Of
World” (Cinerama) (reissue) (7th
wk). Okay $22,000. Last Week.
$I&0O0.

Rafted Artiste (No. Coast) (1,151;
$1.75-$3.50)—“Spartacus” CU) (8th
wk). Big $26,000. Last week. $18,-

•99.

Staredoor (A-Rl (440; $1.25-

$1.50)—“Tunes Of Glory** (Lope)
(5th wk>. Fine $4500. Last week,

$9009

Yog*# (S. F. Theatres) (364;
$1.50) — "Virgin Spring” (Janus)
(8th wk). Solid $3,000. Last week,
$3500.

FresMte (Hardy) (774; $155-
$1.50>—“Forgy and Bess" (Col) (re¬
issue) (2d wk>. Good $2500. Last
week, $3,000.

Coronet (United California)
<1,250; $1.50-$35O> — “Ben-Hur"
(M-G) (60th wk). Excellent $24,000.
Last week, $13500.

Alexandria (United California)
(1515; $1.49-$350) — “Exodus”
(UAL Big $25,0001 Last week,
closed.

MORRIS' PHIL KELLOGG’S
EUROPEAN CONTRACTS

: Hollywood, Feb. 14

! A flock of motion picture deals
' have been closed in Europe by
; William Morris Agency exec Phil
Kellogg, just returned from three
weeks on the Continent.

Kellogg set:

David Niven for one film with
Din# DeLaurentiis and another
^with Carlo Pcmti.

I Stewart Granger for two pix with
Jacques Bar’s Cipra Films; both
to follow Metro's “I T hank a Fool,”
;in which he’ll star.

Deborah Kerr for a Warner
’ Bros, production, as yet unselected,
in 1962.

John. Farrow’s production of
‘Winston Graham’s “The Tumbled

■ House’ with British Pictures.

t Robert Pirosh’s “Paris Iii the
, Fall” to star Alaltt Delon.

’ Kellogg additionally initiated
negotiations for Anita Eckberg for
role in Bdly Wilder's “One, Two,
'Three” and met with DeLaurentiis
on “Last Judgment,” in which Miss
f Eckberg will star. He concluded

■ arrangements wdth Robert Aldrich
'for “Cross of Iron” to start Curt
Jurgens and John Mills and opened
1 negotiatians with Stanley Doneia
for Robert Mitchum to star in
‘“Man Running.”

In London, Kellogg confabed
with Nunnally Johnson on plans
for “Stranger in Gallah” and
“Twist of Sand.”

New Status For Egberts

f Arthur (Whitey) has

[been named director of theatres
for Metro InternaGonal. He suc-
‘ ceerfs William Melniker who exited
last month.

Egberts started as an usher 30
.years ago in Loew’s Jersey City.
[He joined the international divi¬
sion in 1940 as a booker and as¬
sistant to Melniker.

pictcms

Fdamuy 15 , 1951

nsaett

HIGH COST OF ‘ARTIE’ COME-ON

New York Sound Track**^ JJ J| p[J | IATSEAgrecs to Confer first

As everybody expected, Metro will release Bowel SnuM "King

Kings” as a roadshow attraction. The film runs for two hones and
<43 minutes. Prints arc »>w being made by Technicolor it StperTech-
anrama 76 . . . Three KKO Theatres—the 96th St In Manhattan, the!
Ferdham In the Bronx, and the Madison in Brooklyn—will cany the
large-screen closed-circuS; telecast of the Hey& Pattrmoa Ingeaur
Jehaacscn heavyweight ehamplonrfiip fight on March 13 , . „ Metro 4 *
‘*HnfcterfieId 3” has Mt the $1*,6004>00 theatre gross mark in domestic
■ytnjgagements . . ,~How to Get Along -with Otic Prewinter,” described
as an investigation of “thos« highly-publicized tantrums” of the pro-
itocer-director is the subject of an article in the March Issue Of Es-
^rnr* , . . Metro will launch “Cimarron” in the Intenmtfaraal market ,
set Easter. The film is one of the key releases in the sales drive honor- 1
tag MGM International proxy Merten A. Spring. The drive ran* from
March 26 to June 17.

Tirian Leigh will come from London for the return preem of Metro**
’Gone With the Wind*’ in Atlanta on March 19. It was 21 years ago
that Miss Leigh, then an unknown English actress, skyrocketed to l
fame via the Scarlett O’Hara role in the David O. Sehniik production. !

She attended the original Atlanta opening_Former Prendewt Eisen-

Aewer is honorary tprofeaMy absents chairman of the Council -of Motion
Picture Organizations’ dinner honoring MPAA topper Eric J i tedim
on his 15th anni in the film industry. Will be held at the Waldorf-As¬
toria on April 10. ' i

Dallas-postmarked card, in a child’s scrawl, asked Variety about the
next Three Stooges picture,' like when it’s coming, mid when are the;
boys to be given an Academy Award. Knowledge Is lacking herein merit
the Oscar. But the intelligence is just flashed that Nmnas Manreris
indie company is about to produce "The Three Stooges Meet Hercules”•
for Columbia release. . !

Harvey Matofsky, publicist working on “Wanders of Aladdin” for
producer Joseph E. Levine in North Africa, was called upon to make
like an actor. Director Henry Levin needed someone in m hurry to
portray a soldier who’d say to Donald O’Connor, "Horsemen, horsemen!
approaching!" Matofsky was given the assignment, rehearsed religious-j
ly, probed the psychology of his line, bedecked himself In beard and ;
shining costume. Finally, the time came for Levin to’call for action,’
the camera rolled, and Matofsky exclaimed: "Horsing horsing approach-
ment!" Levin asked for another take.

More than 225 leaders of the film biz turned out for the motion pic¬
ture* division of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropic* luncheon
honoring former Loew’s Theatre board chairman LoojmM FrieJatan.;
Leo Jaffe, Columbia v.p. and treasurer, presided at the Hotel Astor;
feed on Thursday (9) . . . Believed that Eugene Picker 1 * recent contract
settlement with the theatre chain prevents him from accepting a hew!
post in exhibition for a specified period of time ... The Ber. Charles j
Dismas Clark, S.J., whose work in rehabilitating ex-convicts is drama- ’
tized in United Artists’ "The Hoodlum Prist” 3* the subject of an ;
article by William Krasner in the February issue of Harper’s . . . A
UCLA award for Hume Cronjn for his performance in. "Sunrise at
Campobeilo” is his eighth this year in the best supporting actor cate-'
gory . . . Carroll Baker and James Sftogeta are back hr the U. 3. follow-:
ing the completion of ’abridge to the Sun” interiors in Paris . . . Eva i
Marie Saint has organized her own indie production company, Mande-
ville Productions. Ihm’s first picture will be "Scandalous,” the story of!
George Sand . . . Mel Heynuren, of Metro's homeeffSce pub-ad staff, is;
recuperating following recent surgery ... Medallion Pictures has*
acquired release rights to ’Girl From Granada,” Starring Suite X«-
tie! . .. Otto Breariager to New Orleans to meet wsth Alexander Fefier-;
-off, author of "The Side of the Angels,” which Preminger will film ;
next year. Pair will scout locations and also witness the Mardi Graij
-celebration. A sequence -of the novel take* place during Mardi Gras.

Helen Kamber, coprodacer with Noma* Twain of Jack Skhardserfs
new play, ‘Galgehumor" far off-Broad way, is the wife of Bernard M.
Xamber, vet film industry publicist.

Jack Brodsky, 20th-Fox’s assistant publicity manager, off to the
Coast today (Wed.) far conferences at the studio . . . Producer Don,
Maxtowe has a March £ starting date for new film version of Poe**;
"Tell-Tale Heart.” Pic, star r in g Berts Karloff, will be shot entirely at :
new Lake Dallas Studies near Dallas . . . Contemporary Film* has
acquired 16m lights to eight Continental Distributing features . . .
Indie publicist Mike Beck is mapping a public relations campaign for
HTDA stressing increased importance of foreign films in the U. S.

Glenn Norris, general sales manager of SOth-Fox, back at the home-
office after an extensive swing around the country visiting branch
offices . . . Add incidental intelligence: Julie Newmar has been named
1961 Mink Queen. I

Ed Gray’s Exclusive International Films has acquired rights to
French classic "Mayerling,” originally released here in 1937, for re¬
issue this year . . . Magna Pictures will handle the Britirii comedy,!
"Watch. Your Stern,” in this market.

Mvnio Podfaoraer has changed name of his Casino 73m Exchange
to Casino Films Inc..-Outfit, which in past has specialized in importing
and distributing German language pix, will expand to handle other
foreign films as well as product suitable for art house re l ease.

In . advance of what? An American International press release- an- ]
©ounces that Barbara Steele, star of "Black Sunday,” which opened
here yesterday (Tues.), arrives here tomorrow for 10 days Of "advance j
publicity” on the pic.

Publisher Harry Steeper takes inventory of films made from stories,
first appearing in Argosy, to wit: “Tarzan” by Edgar Bice Barreughs;
"Shane” by Jack Shaefer; ‘The Sea Hawk” by Bafael Sabantiwi;
"Horatio Hornblower” by C. S. Forester; ’Doctor Kildare” by Max
Brand; "The Miracle Man” by Frank Packard; “Hopalong Cassidy" by
Clarence Mulferd; "The Unholy Three” by Todd Bobbins.

Jermae HH1, writer, -director and producer of "The Sand Castle,"
upcoming Louis de Bochement release, last week built a re p li c a of.
the picture’s sand castie in the 57th Street window of Gunther-Jaeckel
. . . France’s Oscar-winning director ("Black Orpheus”) Marcel Camus
in town.

Gottfried Reinhardt has Ferenc Molnar old stage comedy, "The Play's
the Thing,” for indie filming on French Riviera this spring with Maria
Sbhell . . . John Michael Hayes will script Mirisch Co.'s remake of
T.iTHyn Heilman's "The Children’s Hour,” slated for United Artists
release and topbillmg Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLxine . . -
George Hamilton and Lnana Patton costar in Metro's "A Thunder of
Drums,” to be produced by Robert J. Enders . . . 20th-Fox hoisted
option of British actor John Richardson . . . Metro Inked John Mortimer
to write screenplay of "I Thank a Fool," Susan Hayward-Stewart
Granger dualer to be produced by Anatole de Grunwald.

Addendum to story on public seating trend, elsewhere in this Issue:
American Seating Co. has started manufacturing hospital patient fur¬
niture, orders exceeding capacity for 1961, and also a school language
instructional device of war years origin, the electronic learning centers.

As expectci, Manchester Union-Leader has published a lengthy front
page editorial signed by its publisher, William Loeb, which gives the
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Further Blasts Against ‘Runaway Production 9 Should
1 Be Silenced Hereafter

The cast ©f inducing the public
to see a particular picture has
received considerable attention
in recent years. The problem
baa. worried the major Him
companies, but their concern Is
when compared with the
obstacle faced by the distributor*
of art houses pictures.

It cost between 50c and $1 in
advertising outlay for cadi per¬
son who pays his way into a first-
run art theatre. This is the care-1
fully calculated estimate of C.
Robert Manby and Fred Sehneier,;
who operate Showcorporation of!
America, a comparatively new com¬
pany in the theatrical distribution
field.

Take New York, for example.
The seating capacity of art houses
range between 200 and 600, with
file average at 400 seats. To
induce the public to visit these
theatres, the distributor, who
pays the advertising costs, must
rely on the media available in the
N.Y. metropolitan area. The m ag i
media—newspapers, televirion, and
radio—©over a huge marketing
area **6 their rates are designed
to take tare of the mass coverage.

But the art houses draw only sa t
irifinitesmal number of the people
exposed to the various media.
Even tiie most successful art house
picture—one which ixms for per¬
haps 20 weeks—caters to only 1*6,-
909 to 200,000 people. Tfet*,Inxe-
lafion te the cost of the advertising
expenditure, Manby and Sehneier
figure that it takes 56e to $1 for
each person who pays an admission
charge at an sat house. Opening
costs alone, thejr estimate, run be¬
tween $S,000 to m««.

A M-1S Contract

Mori; art house deals ere on a §0-
16 basis. After the advertising
costs are deducted and the theatre]
operator takes house expenses, j
which are between $1,809 and
$3,300 depending on the theatre,;
the distributor receives 90% of
what is left.

Despite ihe tough economics of;
the situation, the Showcorporation
execs, who originally organized j
their company to distribute fea¬
ture pix to television, are intrl-1
gued with the possibilities of thea- ]
trical distribution. Both Manby i
and Sehneier were staffers of RHO ■
Teleradio and were involved in the i
tv -distribution of the pre-1948 RKO!
backlog. When Tom O’Neill de¬
cided to halt the RKO Tderadioi
operation, Manby and Sehneier in-;
-duced -O’Neill to turn the distribu¬
tion of the RKO pix over to them
and they organized their own firm,,

About a year ago, they derided
to segue into theatrical -distribu-;
tion, deriding their modest opera¬
tion was Ideally suited for such a
purpose. Both ex«s had been in-,
vblved in the selling of features
to tv stations and they figured that
as long as they were visiting vari¬
ous cities to see tv station execs
they could, at the same time, Study
the art house situation in each day.

‘ Moreover,. they concluded -that
their two-hat existence couM work
to tiie advantage of both opera¬
tions. For example, as part of
their theatrical distribution deals
they also obtain the later tv rights.
In addition, they employ their tv
association to market their theatri¬
cal films. On a number of occa¬
sions, they have bought tv time to
ping their theatrical entries, utiliz¬
ing the periods during which their
tv product is displayed.

The team is constantly experi¬
menting with the marketing prob¬
lem, the big task being the discov¬
ery of media suitable for the sell¬
ing job-that has to be done. For
the engagement of their -“Home Is
the Herb” at the small-seat 5th
Avenue Playhouse in Greenwich
Village, they eschewed the mass
media and concentrated on the po¬
tential audience in Greenwich Vil¬
lage. The bulk of the campaign
was earmarked for local Village
papers, with the Manhattan com¬
munity being treated as if it were a
small, separate city.

Showcorporation hit pay dirt last
(Continued on page 68)

DIRECTORS AWARDS;

THE APARTMENT TOPS

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Billy Wilder** theatrical feature
"The Apartment," and Georgi
Schaefer’s 99-mins. tele T Ion film
“MiBcbeth," are winner* this yeai
of the Director* Guild of America
awards. Presentation was made
Sat. (4) In Beverly Hills, and si-

Trmlfxnpr^rrcly ,

The assistant director kudos
went to ad Priaire for "Apart-;
rnent” and to Adrienne Luraschi
for "Macbeth."

Directors annual honoring of a
film critic singled out Paul V.
Beckley of the N. Y. Herald Trib¬
une. A new award to a television
critic had Sherwood Kohn of the
Louisville Times as leadoff man.
Honorary life membership in the
Guild went to Y. Frank Freeman
Paramount production chief, now
retired.

Gagging, Alfred Hitchcock said
of critic Beckley: "Instead of bit¬
ing the band that feeds ns, tonight
W8 feed the hand that bites us.”

Oscar Eligibles:

183 05. Features
And 16Q Fordgns

HcSywpod, Feb. 14.

Foreign film* nearly equal the
number of American entries in fiat i
of 343 festoons eligible for Oscars;
in upcoming 13d annual Academy
sweepstakes, compiled and sent to!
Academy members far reference in)
nominations for this rear's derby.
Marking the largest forei&tadm
ratio In history of the Academy,
total number of eligible* both do¬
mestic and foreign tins year is 2&<
over last year.

A total of 160 features produced
by foreign companies will be dig!- ]
Me thi* year, against 183 American \
features. British films lead the’
overseas parade, with 56, but sev¬
eral other countries are strongly ;
repped, including Russia, an Iron
Curtain country, wifiah 17 features. ?
France has 23 entries; Italy. 18;
French-Italian, seven; Germany,;
12 ; Japan, 11; Sweden, seven; ;
French-Japanese, two. There also
are one each from Greece, India.
Ireland, Russian-Indian, Japanese-
Chinese. ■

Of the 343 total, 148 were pro-;
duced in color and 195 in black-;
and-wtute.

Only those feature-length films 1
in English or with English subtitles
shown commercially for first time!
during 1966 in Los Angeles are
eligible for Oscars, under Academy
ruling. Separate consideration is
given pix competing for best for¬
eign language film award. Pix
submitted in this category need not
have been shown in U. S.

Awards ceremonies will be held
April 17 at Civie And in Santa
Monica, adjacent to L. A.

NEW WSTRIB SET;

‘ANGEL BABY’ ID AA

Hollywood Feb. 14.

"Angel Baby,” Madera Produc¬
tion announced one time as a Co¬
lumbia Picture project, will be dis¬
tributed by Allied Artists.

Pic, produced in Florida by T. F.
Woods with Francis Schwartz as as¬
sociate producer, stars George
Hamilton, Mercedes McCambiidge,
Joan Blondell, Henry Jones, Roger
Clark and marks debut of Salome
Jens. Paul Wendkos directed from
Orin Borsten screenplay.

Matt Donohue, ex-Paramount in
Chi and Milwaukee branches, has
• joined sales staff of Valiant Film,
| Chicago.

, Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Understanding has been reached
between International Alliance of
'Theatrical Stage Employee** baste
craft union* and producer* to stop
unfavorable publicity on American
feature* made abroad. Called '"run¬
away production" on several occa-
rions by some union spokesmen,
hereafter a Cooperative Commit¬
tee of workers and basses will
examine facts when a complaint is
registed.

Cooperative (part of new deal
with studios) will be small com¬
mittee with two or three reps sit¬
ting in for producers and like
number for unions. Meetings will
be called when issues arise,
i If union has reason to believe
pic being made overseas is run-
| away, producer will relay facts
J why pic being made abroad, and
not here at mutual meeting date
with crafts.

Detail* trill be revealed only
after fact, producers hold: after
plans are completed. There will
be no'faedgfng car reason or circum¬
stance at seshes.

Producers feel Cooperative Com¬
mittee can forestall bad publicity
alleging lack of “patriotism."
Spokesman for producers advised
unions American companies prefer
to make pix here, but under some
circumstances it’s to better ad¬
vantage to shoot in original story
setting.

Sometimes it’s stars who insist
pix be made abroad. In such in¬
stances producer concedes, if he
wants particular star or perform¬
ers, directors and others.

"Butterfield 8* As
Hoag Kong Pacer

Hoag Kong, Feb. 14.

Metro** “Butterfield 8,” with
Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence
Harvey, netted $42,518 on first-run
for 17 days to emerge as No. 1 in
the boxoftice for January. It Was
shown at Hoover and Gala with
whom MGM here are still negoti¬
ating for the release of "Ben-Hur"
-on 70-36 terms with proviso that
the film be shown In 70m. Nego¬
tiations are expected to be pro¬
tracted.

Second on January’s h.o. list was
‘The Apartment” {UA) which
netted $37,621. The Shirley Mac-
Laine starrer was shown for 19
days at the King’* and Broadway.

Third, fourth and fifth on the
first-run b.o. derby for January:
"Under Ten Flags" <Par) $28,068,
shown for 14 days at the Royal and
State; "Ocean’s II” <WB> $27,978,
12-day run at the Lee and Princess;
"Midnight Lace” (U) $25,857, 13
days at Lee and Princess.

Goes By Critic

CMfHBued rrem pace 7

good abode to Turn such offensive
tripe away from our screens?”

Then the Minister turned to
Hollywood producers and posed
several questions also when he said:
"Is such a presentation, intended
to afford a basis for further fears
-of the so called ‘blue noses’ and
censor-crazed puritains? And I also
would like to know,” he asked from
his pulpit, “if this film is to be re¬
garded as more of the ‘avant gar¬
de’ which the movie Industry pro¬
poses to introduce In order to dis¬
cover whether there are any ob¬
jectors left to the ‘progressive’
changes that screen dialogue and
screen plots are constantly under¬
going?”

Loew State manager Arthur
Groom told newsmen that the pro¬
tests by the Memphis ministers
and the critic hypoed his b.o.
plenty. “We had unusually good
crowds" he stated.

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Wednesday, February 15, 1961

An Embarrassing Political Film

Mayor of San Francisco Endorses, Then Backs Away
From ‘Operation Abolition 5

San Francisco, Feb. 14.

. The strange case of “Operation
Abolition” continues to boil and
bubble in Frisco.

“Operation Abolition” is the
title of a 45-minute film focusing
on the May 13, 1960 riot at Frisco’s
City Hall against the House un-
American activities committee. The
film was spliced from newsreel
shots seized by the committee and
turned over to a Washington com¬
mercial film lab. which has sold
more than $70,000 worth of prints,
at $100 a copy.

Last week Frisco’s politically
ambitious Republican mayor,
George Christopher, injected him¬
self into the controversy over the
film's slant and got burned.

At almost the same time, Episco¬

tions in the area publicly protested
the mayor’s endorsement of the
film, and two days later Christo¬
pher was visited , by two Episcopa¬
lian clergymen and a rep of the
American Friends Service Commit¬
tee. At week’s* end the mayor,
considerably chastened, said:

“The commentary in * Opera¬
tion Abolition ’ is merely some
person's opinion of what took
place ... I would say Com¬
munists were present (at the
riot), that Communists were
gleeful. I cannot say Commu¬
nists went over to our univer¬
sities and rounded up the
students."

Local chapter of the American
Civil Liberties Union then jumped
on the mayor by writing him: “It

Bishop Pans 'Operation Abolition’

San Francisco, Feb. 14.

Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike has denounced “Operation Abo¬
lition,” a film made of video newsreel footage showing events
leading up to San Francisco City Hall riot against the House Un-
American Activities Committee, as containing “deliberate distor¬
tion.”

Bishop of California, speaking to the annual convention of the
Diocese of California, lashed out against the congressional com¬
mittee, but at the same time denied he was “soft” on Communism
or that he condoned the riot. He described the diocesan position
this way: “We were against the Un-American Activities Commit¬
tee.”

Bishop Pike referred those particularly interested in facts of
“Operation Abolition" and of the Frisco riot to the “excellent and
objective series which the San Francisco News-Call Bulletin has
been running ”

Next day directors of*, the Northern Califomia-Nevada Council
of Churches, meeting in Frisco, also voiced a strong “caution”
about the film, which was put together for commercial purposes
by a small Washington film lab after the congressional committee
had commandeered all TV newsreel footage shot.

The church council passed a resolution saying:

“Many responsible publications, including <Scripps-Howard’s)
News-Call Bulletin, have suggested this film in fact presents an
inaccurate account ... it is strongly suggested that any member
church which plans to show this film approach the project with
caution, making clear to the film’s viewers that objections are
voiced to its accuracy and serious questions exist as to the validity
of its interpretation . . .”

FOR A RAP, A PUFF

Music Hall's Leonidoff Praised By
One Italian Bloc

New York’s Radio City Music
Hall received a love letter the past
week from D. A. Bullard, exec di¬
rector of the Italian Centennial
Celebrations, anent the theatre's
“Viva l’ltalia” . stage show, now
winding fourth and final week side
by side with Metro's “Where the
Boys Are.” It came on the heels
of a blast . unleashed against the
on-the-boards display by John W.
La Corte, as rep of the Italian His¬
torical Society of Brooklyn, who
also complained about the picture
as being ill-fitting for both the
Hall and the accompanying stage
performance.

Bullard, addressing himself to
Hall’s senior producer Leon Leoni¬
doff, cited the “artistic excel¬
lence and beauty of the show
itself” and the “happy and fitting
salute to Italy on the centennial
of Italian nationhood.”

It was a toug^i undertaking but
ii was accomplished, Bullard told
Leonidoff, “with taste, grace and
joyousness.”

Details of the Brooklyn Society’s
complaint appeared on Page 2 of
last week’s Variety.

Negro Collegians
Plot Stand-Ins Vs.
Dixie Theatres

Atlanta, Feb. 14.

Under discussion last weekend
were ways of expanding Negro
student stands-ins at segregated
theatres throughout Southland.
Here for meeting were so'me 25
student leaders, representing 12
Southern states. Sessions were
held in Butler Street YMCA.

Edward King (no kin of the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.), speaking
for the Student Non-Violent Co-
Ordinating Committee, was talking
to press.

Theatre stand-ins already have
been staged in 10 towns below
Mason & Dixon Line since student
group started planning movement

Dixie Widely Picketed

American Negroes are conducting a “ stand-in ” campaign against
film theatres. Scores of houses are being picketed by carefully organ*
ized small groups following a pattern of behavior which is essentially
the same in all communities and which is characterized by the quiet
approach of those who infiltrate the ticket queue, approach and ask
for tickets.

Apparently the demonstrations are aimed at “whites only'* situations,
although houses with balconies segregated for Negroes are also the
target. Campaign runs throughout Dixie but there are sympathy picket
situations in the North. They have appeared in New York and San
Francisco notably and point the finger of accusation against nationally*
controlled circuits like American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres
which operate in the South and under the racial segregation pro¬
cedures which have become rigid in that area since the 1890’s, when '
the Southern white reaction to The Civil War developed its full force.

White students are joining with colored in some of the demonstra -
tions. A scattering of news reports on the quasi-national campaign, op¬
erating under a variety of local names, is collated herewith.

About 50 representatives oj the Congress of Racial Equality staged a
protest in the vicinity of the Paramount Theatre, Times Square. Pickets
numbered 15 while the others marked with their sign displays on ths
area’s traffic island .

This demonstration lasted two hours , quietly.

Racial Pickets
Multiply in Dixie

Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 14.

Negro college students demon¬
strated in front of Greensboro’s
three downtown theatres last week
as part of a campaign to end thea¬
tre segregation here. Two white
students joined them. This par¬
ticular wave of picketing began
on the first anniversary of the
“sitdown” or “sit-in” movement
that spread through the south.

The demonstrations began when
about a half dozen students tried
to buy tickets at the all-white
Center. They were told that the
theatre does not have accommoda¬
tions for Negroes, but that such
facilities exist at the other two
downtown houses, the Carolina and
National, where Negrqes protested
having to sit segregated in
balconies.

sent to stand by any demonstration
“as a matter of protecting all citi¬
zens.”

Earlier the police chief had
issued a written report to all offi¬
cers instructing them on how th*
law reads on unlawful assembly
and obstruction of public passage¬
ways. In that report, Bichsel or¬
dered his men to warn persons par¬
ticipating in the demonstration of
the violations.

“If after warning, they refuse to
cease such violations,” Bichsel
said, “make an arrest.”

The theatre move was the first
new integration effort since last
year’s partially successful effort to
integrate restaurants and cafes.

Close Negro Part
Durham, N.C., Feb. 14.
The manager of a Durham the¬
atre has closed his facilities for
Negrses because of picketing in
front of his establishment.

“In view of the obvious fact that
, our separate facilities for Negro
the | patrons are no longer acceptable
to many, and what we believe, a
Revolving lines of six students ! majority, we are closing these fa-

were set up at the theatres’ ticket
booths with the students continu¬
ously asking for admission. Picket
lines marched in front of the
cinemas. Marchers carried signs
reading “Love, Justice, Peace and

cilities,” said manager Charlia
Lewis of the Center. Pickets began
parading in front of two Durham
theatres Jan. 20 and pickets were
still on the streets 10 days later.
' We’re going to keep up picket-

Truth” and “Balance- the Scales! ; ing until we get them .(Negroes)
Give Us Equality.” in,” said Ralph Luker, a Duka

Daring the afternoon a light- University white youth,
skinned Negro girl bought a ticket

pal Bishop James A. Pike, who
thinks the film libels California
youth, agreed to debate the virtues
of the House committee with Con¬
gressman Francis A. Walter,
Pennsylvania Democrat who heads
the committee, via CBS’s “Face
the Nation” — whereupon Walter
pulled out. Pike is a formidable
debater.

Christopher got into the act at
the instigation of Fulton Lewis III,
aon of the Mutual web commenta¬
tor and an investigator for the
House committee. In the course of
the week, it was also revealed the
younger Lewis did the commentary
in the film.

Christopher told the younger
Lewis the reels of “Operation Abo¬
lition” are "true ... authentic...
they tell the real story.” He elabo¬
rated this for Fulton Lewis'Jr., who
taped the remarks and carried
them on his Mutual radio broad¬
casts several times.

All three Frisco dailies carried
Christopher's remarks to Lewis,
along with paragraphs reporting
that the mayor was not in the City
Hall at the time of the riot. He.
was 20 miles away giving a speech.

In his Mutual tape, however,
the mayor said. “I was an eye¬
witness to most of the events
described. The films speak lor
themselves.”

To reporters who tried to pin
down Christopher, the mayor said:
“I don't thick it matters in what
order the various events are por¬
trayed, r.or what the commentator
had to say. The crux of the ques¬
tion is there was a violation of the
law. that a large group of people
stormed the gates cf City Hall, tnat
they booed ar.d laughed and jeered
in accordance with a prearranged
plan which had been written out
and distributed to them, ancl this
was an o\crt attempt to interfere
with, the burinc-ss of a committee
cf Congress.”

The dailies went to considerable
trouble to add. parenthetically, as
Scripps-Iioward's News-Call Bulle¬
tin did: “The distribution of a di¬
rective as described by the major
Is not mentioned in any police. FBI
or committee report of the May
13 ruckus."

Next day five student orgamza-

seems to us that you and your of¬
fice have been exploited to help
perpetuate a giant and malicious
fraud . . . you must knew that the
film suffers from grave inaccura¬
cies and distortions.’-
This followed a “caution” against
the film by the Northern Califor-
nia-Nevada Council of Churches.

last November. A number of! at the all-white Center, entered! ittatit

! Negroes have been arrested and j and sat through the entire show. j INTrKnAl.lAI. WflW

. This incident was confirmed by a j

spokesman that the demonstrations
are not sponsored by the National
Assn, for the Advancement of
Colored People as has been re¬
ported In other sections.

Meanwhile In Manchester
Manchester, N.H., Feb. 14.
Manchester Union-Leader has
reported that the film, “Operation
Abolition,” which it recently pur-
, chased to provide free showings
j throughout New Hampshire, has
’ already been seen .by more thai:
2,000 persons in the Greater Man¬
chester area, with many more
thousands expected to view the 45-
minute film in the weeks ahead
Film, snowing the student riots
protesting the House UnAmerican
Activities Committee hearings in
San Francisco, is being handled by
J. Donovan Mills, national advertis¬
ing manager of the newspaper.

given jail sentences.

Meeting . here was to perfect
technique for stand-ins in any city
of town in South where theatres
practice racial segregation. This, of
course, affects almost 100% of all
i white theatres in Dixie.

Students at Austin, Texas, Lex¬
ington. Ky., and Chapel Hill, N.C.,
jumped the gun and staged stand-
ins before agreed kickoff date.

Last week stand-ins got under
. way in Richmond and Hampton*,
I'Va., Nashville. Tenn., and* Char-
! lotte, Greensboro and High Point,
N.C.

Richmond may see a break-

‘El GIsT Bally

• Continued from page 3 ;

Spain ahead of domestic openings.
[Aug. 10 is date first print reaches
| New York. Shooting sked of 24
i weeks is on clot.

| “This is a different kind of spec-
{tacle,” Broidy said at press con-
jiab. “Nothing like this has been
j done before, where love story is
! motivating force combined with
! greatness.”

j AA topper indicated special unit
| will be set up under Goldstein’s
| supervision to handle roadshow en-
i gagements. Time for this is not
; ripe, but will be organized before
iNov. 1 dates.

j Sophia Loren and Charles Hes-
: ton star. Anthony Mann is direct¬
ing from Philip Yordan and Fred-
jer.ck M. Frank script.

In Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, N.C., Feb. 14.

Twelve youthful Negro men and
women picketed three downtown
motion picture theatres here for
several consecutive days protest¬
ing racial segregation policies.

Separate groups of four Negroes
have been picketing the Winston,

Carolina *and Center theatres. A
through""^theatre manager~there ' ?° Uc .? ma ? was assigned to each of
. agreed to negotiate with students. 1 1 ™ e .f s *. , , , .

! Among group? with voting status The picketing has been orderly
■ represented at meeting were Na- and one policeman said the
! tional Student Assn.. National Stu- j^egroes cooperated ^ promptly
! dent Christian Federation and [when he ordered two of them to
I College and Youth Councils of the ! Picket the side of a theatre and
1 National Assn, for the Advance- I not the front. The patrolman said
ment of Colored People. ! this was necessary to prevent im-

| Others represented included pedmg heavy downtown pedestrian

! Americans Friends Service Com- j traffic. . J San Francisco, Feb. 14.

rnittee. Southern Regional Council,' There have been a number of | Between 50 and 100 college-age
^Southern Christian Leadership I curious onlookers, but police don t, youths picketed AB-PT’s 2 646-seat
I Conference and Southern Confer- ! permit them to congregate. There - -

7TH WEEK, HOUSTON

Houston, Feb. 14. y
Texas showmen stick to the old,
old rule, that their business is not
for reporting, though they don’t
object to intimations of prosperity.
Currently Paramount’s “The World
of Suzie Wong” with William
Holden loving and ultimately wed¬
ding Nancy Kwan is doing big bis
at the Majestic here. It’s the
seventh week of no-quote grosses.
Majestic will say that over 100,000
have paid to see the interracial
romance.

Paramount exchange respects
the reticence of its theatre clients
here. Won’t reveal terms or its
share.

SAN FRANCISCO ECHO

Students Picket AB-PT Pair—
‘Write Goldenson’ Pitch

1 ence Educational Fund.

Vandals Inc. has been authorized
to conduct a motion pictures busi¬
ness in New York. Capital stock is
299 shares, no par \alue. Robert
Kagan of Manhattan was filing at¬
torney at Albany.

Still Shut Out

Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 14.

Negotiations aimed at racial
desegregation at Chapel Hill’s
two film theatres have failed.

A spokesman for the negoti¬
ating group said its four mem¬
bers met with tire managers
of the two houses. The state¬
ment was released by David
Dansby, U. of North Carolina
Negro student from Greens¬
boro. He said the statement
was drawn up at a weekend
meeting by the executive com¬
mittee of the newly organized
bi-racial group intregrationist
group that sponsored picketing
of one local theatre for tw6
days earlier this month.

The statement declared that
“both theatre managers said
they would not change their
policies but indicated that
their decisions would not be
irrevocable.”

were no incidents. One passerby
■said quietly, “Yes you must,” when
he passed a Negro girl carrying
a placard reading “must we be
segregated in 1961?” The girl
smiled and the pedestrian con¬
tinued on his way without stop¬
ping.

On Lincoln’s Birthday
San Antonio, Feb. 14.

Campaign to break segregation
in theatres, as part of a nationwide
movement, opened Sunday (12i by
a local group, Students for Civil
Liberties, composed of students
from the majority of local col¬
leges. Feb. 12 is, of course, Lin¬
coln’s Birthday.

Under the treatre stand in plan,
participants line up in single file,
approach the ticket window, and
request tickets admitting Negroes
to any seat in the house. Demon¬
stration here was participated in by
both whites 'and Negroes, with the
whites asking tickets for Negro
guests.

Police Chief George Bichsel
stated that an officer would be

Paramount and 1.400-seat St. Fran¬
cis from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday
(12) in extension of beef over cir¬
cuit’s Austin, Tex., theatres.

Sign-carrying youths passed out
brochures urging “don’t patronize”
pdlicy and asking public to write
AB-PT prexy Leonard Goldenson.
to change segregation policy in
Austin, where U. of Texas student
body has already been integrated.

Brochures sard youths repre¬
sented California Intercampus Co-
Ordinating Committee, composed
of nine organizations from Cali¬
fornia, Frisco State College, Frisco
City College, San Jose State Col¬
lege, Oakland City College and
Los Angeles City College. Among
nine organizations mentioned was
Young People’s Socialist League.

Theatres we r e notified in ad¬
vance that pickling was planned
and this resulted m an oddity: stu¬
dents had planned to picket 2,800-
seat Paramount, in Oakland, too,
but at last moment that theatre's
management let students know
house was ownui by Fox West
oast, not AB-PT, and pickets were
pulled off.

We4iM*d*j, Fdbnuuy IS, 1961

MSsmff

PICTURES

Hollywood Production Pulse

ALLIED ARTISTS

Starts, This Year ...2

This Data, Last Year ...... 0

"EL CID"

(Samuel Bronston Prod, with D.E.A.R.
Films for Allied Artists and J. Arthur
Rank!

(Shooting In Spain)

■Prod.—Samuel Bronston
Dir.—Anthony Mann
Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf
Vallone, Ralph Truman, Michael Hor¬
dern, Genevieve Page, John Gary,
Raymond. Frank Thrign, Christopher
Rhodes, Ralph Truman, Michael
Hordern. Hurd Hatfield
(Started Nov. 10)

"OPERATION EICHMANN"

(Allied Artists)

(Bischoff-Diamond Prod.)

Prods.—Samuel Bischoff, David Diamond
Dir.—R. G. Springsteen
Werner Klemperef, Donald Buka. Bar¬
bara Turner. John Banner, P?ul
Thierry, Ruta Lee, Hanna Landy,
Lester Fletcher, Carla Lucerne, Steve
Gravers

(Started Jan. 12)

(James ,H. Nicholson-Samuel Z. Arkoff
Prod.)

(Shooting California Studios)

Prod.-DIr.—Roger Carman
Vincent Price, John Kerr. Barbara
Steaie, Luana Anders. Anthony Car¬
bone, Pat Westwood. Lynn Bernay
(Started Jan. 4)

"JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET"

(Shooting in Copenhagen)

Pmd.-Dlr.—Sidney Pink
John Agar. Greta Thyssen, Anne
Smvrher, Cal Ottosen
(Started Jan. 24)

COLUMBIA

Starts, This Year .

...I

This Dale, Last Year.. ..

.. I

"VALLEY OF DRAGONS"

(ZRB Prods.)

Exec. Prod.—Alfred Zimbalist
Prod.—Byron Roberts

Dir.—Edward Bernds

Sean McClory. Joan Staley,
DeMetz. Mike Lane
(Started Jan. 30)

Daniele

WALT DISNEY

Starts, This Year .......

.. 0

This Date, Last Year ....

.. o j

METRO

Starts, This Year ...

.. 7

This Date, Last Year....

.. 0

"FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE

APOCALYPSE"

(Julian Blaustein Prod.) /

20th CENTURY-FOX

Starts, This Year ... .4*

This Date, Last Year. . 2

"CLEOPATRA"

(Suspended Shooting)

Prod.—Walter Wanger
v Dir.—Rouben Mamoulian

Elizabeth Taylor, Stephen Boyd. Peter
Finch, Harry Andrews, Elizabeth
Welch, Francis DeWolff, William Dev¬
lin, .Ronald Adams
(Started Sept. *5)

"SNOW WHITE A THE 9 STOOGES"

Prod.—Charles Wick
Dir.—Walter Lahe

Carolyn Helss, 3 Stooges. Patricia
Medina, Edson Stroll, Guy Rolfe,
Edgar Barrier, Burry Baer, Craig
Cooke

(Started Dec. 12)

"THE BATTLE OF BLOODY BEACH"

• Dir.—Herbert Coleman
Prod.—Richard Maibaum
Audie Murphy. Gary Crosby, Dolores
Michaels. Alejandro Key. Barry At¬
water, Dale Isliimoto, Miriam Colon,
Pilar Seurat. Kevin Brodle
(Started Jan. 17)

"TWENTY PLUS TWO"

Exec. Prod.—Scott R. Dunlap

Prod.—Frank Gruber

Dir.—Joe Newman

David Janssen. Jeanne Crain. Dina
Merrill, Agnes Moorehead, Brad
Dexter, William Demarest, Robert
Strauss, Teri Janssen
(Started Jan. 24)

'Voyage to the bottom of the

SEA"

(Irwin Allen Prod.)

Prod.-Dir.—Irwin Allen

Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Bar¬
bara Eden. Peter Lorre, Robert
Sterling, Frankie Avalon. Micbael
‘ Ansara. Re" J * Toomey, Henry DanielL
Howrrd McNear
(Started Jan. 25)

AMERICAN INT’L

Starts, This Year.. .2

This Date, Last Year.......2

UNITED ARTISTS

Starts, This Year _..... 2

This Date, Last Year ...... 2

"WEST SIDE STORY"

(Mirisch Picts.-Seven Art* for UA)

Prod.—Robert Wise
Dir.—Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
Natalie Wood. Richard Beymer, Russ
Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Cha-
kiris, Simon Oakland
(Started Aug. 8)

"BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ"

(Harold Hecht Prod, for UA Release)
Prod.—Harold Hecht
Dir.—Charles Crichton
Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma
Ritter Betty Field, Neville , Brand.
Hugh Marlowe. Frank Richards. Telly'
Savalas, Crehaw Denton. Leo Perm,
Dick Dennis
(Started Nov. 7)

’THE YOUNG DOCTORS"

Prods.—Stuart Millar. Lawrence Tur¬
man

Dir.—Phil Karlsbn

Frederic March. Ben Garza ra. Dick
Clark. Ina Balin, Eddie Albert
(St rted J.-n. 9.)

'WAR HUNT"

T-D Ent. for UA Release)

Prod.—Terry Sanders
Dir.—Denis Sanders '

John Saxon, Robert Bedford. Charles
Aidman. Sidney Pollack. Gavin Mac¬
Leod. Tommy Matsuda. Tom Skerritl.
Tony Ray
(Started Feb. 1)

UNIVERSAL

Starts, This Year . 2

This Date, Last Year . 0

Prod.—Julian Blaust-in
Dir.—Vincente Minelli
Glenn Ford. Ingrid Thulin, Char’es
Boyer, Lee J. Cobb, Paul Henreid,
Paul Lukas. Karl Boehm, Yvette
Mimieux

(Started Oct. 17)

"MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY"

(Areola Prod.)

(Shooting in Tahiti)

Prod.—Aaron Rosenberg
Dir.—Sir Carol Reed

Marlon Brando. Trevor Howard, Hugh
Griffith. Frank Silvera, Tarita, Rich¬
ard Haydn, Richard Harris, Tom
Seely. Duncan Lamont. Keith McCon¬
nell, Ashley Cowan. Chips Rafferty,
Percy Herbert, Ed Byrne, Noel Pur¬
cell, Gordon Jackson
(Started Nov. 29)

Susan Hayward. Dean Martin. Raloh
Meeker, Wilfrid Ilvde White, Martin
Balsam. Frank Maxwell
(Started Jan. 9) *

PARAMOUNT

Starts, This Year .. 7

This Date, Last Year .5

'TAMMY, TELL ME TRUE"

Ross Hunter Prod.)

Prod.—Ross Hunter
Dir.—Harry Keller

Srndra Dee. John Gavin, Virginia
Grey. Cecil Kelaway, 'Beulah Bondi,
Charles Drake, Julia' Meade, Juanita
Moore

(Smarted Jan. 5)

'LOVER, COME BACK"

(UI-7 Picts.-Nob Hill-Arwin)

Prods.—Robert Arthur. Stanley Sha¬
piro, Martin Melcher
Dir.—Delbert Mann

Rock Hudson. Doris Day. Tony Randall,
Edie Adams. Jack Oakie, Jack Kru-
schen. Ann B. Davis
(Started Jan, 5)

WARNER BROS.

Starts, This Year .... I

This Date, Last Year. .2

"THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE 1

(Shooting in London)

Prod.—Louis de Rochemont
Dir.—Joe Quintero

Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty. Lottie
Lenya, Corale Brown. Jeremy Spenser
(Started Dec. 6)

"CLAUDELLE INGLISH"

Prod.—Leonard Freeman
Dir.—Gordon Douglas
Diane McBain, Arthur Kennedy, Gon-
slance Ford, Frank Overton, Chad
Everett

(Started Dec. 14)

‘Dolce Vita’ in States

Publicist Bill Doll has been re¬
tained by Astor Pictures to promote
U.S. release . of the decadence
theme Italo pic, “La Dolce Vita.”
At same time, Doll has been named
Astor veep in Charge of advertising
and publicity.;

_ Both Federico Fellini, -director
of “Dolce," and- Giussepi Amato,
producer, are expected to come to
the States next month to partic¬
ipate in promotion of the pic. it’s
due to premiere in New York either
in April or early May.

Astor also is reported to have
clinched U.S. and Canadian rights
to another top Italo pic, “Rocco
and His Brothers,” one of the
award winners at last year's Venice
fest.

"HATARI"

(Shooting m Africa)

Prod.-Dir.—Howard Hawks
Assoc. Prod.—Paul Helmick
John Wayne, Gerard Blain, Valentin
De Vargas. Elsa Martlnelli, Michele
Giradon, Bruce Cabot, Hardy Kruger
(Started Oct. 10)

"THE LADIES MAN"

(Jerry Lewis Prod.)

Prod. Dir.—.Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis. Helen Traubel, Diana
Dors, George Raft, Gloria Jean.: Hope

Knlirinv. .Rev.rlv Will..

"SUMMER & SMOKE"

(Hal Wallis Prods.)

Prod.—Hal Wallis
Dir.—Peter GlenviUe
Laurence Harve.\, Geraldine Page. Rita
Moreno, Pamela Tiffin, Una Merkel,
John Mclntire. Malcolm Atterbury
(Started Dec. 12)

"MY GEISHA"

(Sachiko Prod.)

(Shooting :n Japan)

Prod.—Steve Prr’ccr
Dir.—Jack Cardiff

Shirlev MaoLii-c, Yves Montand. Ed¬
ward G. Robinson, Robert Cummings,
v oko Tnn ! . .Vex Gerry
(Started Jan. 16;

. INDEPENDENT

Starts, This Year.... .9

This Date, Last Year „. 0

"THE WONDERS OF ALADDIN"

(Embassy Piets. Inti.-Lux Films)

(Shooting in Tunisia)

Prod.—Joseph E. Levine
Dir.—Harry Levin

Donald O’Connor, Noelle Adam, Vit¬
torio De Sica. Michelle Mercier
(Started Dec. 18)

"SODOM AND GOMORRAH"

(Embassy Piets.—'Titanus)

(Shooting in Morocco)

Prod.—Joseph E. Levine
Dir.—Robert Aldrich
Stewart Granger. P er Angell, Rossana
Podesta, Stanley Baker
(Started Jan. 12)

"THE DEADLY COMPANIONS"

(Carousel Prods.)

(For Pathe-America)

Prod.—Charles B. FitzSimon*

Dir.—Sam Peckinpah
Maureen O’Hara, orian Keith, Steve
Cochran, Chill Wills
"RIDER ON A DEAD HORSE"

(Phoenix Film Studios)

(Shooting in Phoenix)

Exec. Prod.—.Jules Schwartz
Prod.—Kenneth Alf-se
Dir—Herbert Strock
Jo K n ’’ Lisa Lu, Bruce Gordon.

Kevin Hagen

(Started Jan. 80) 1

Kennedy As Fai

—i Continued from page 1

come plug for the Universal hard-
ticket release. The picture also re¬
ceived a national television break
when Smith talked about the in¬
cident on the Paar latenighter.

Pressagents, of course, have,Iong
tried to associate the resident of
the White House with a product or
a cause. But President Kennedy’s
unsolicited visit to a theatre is
unprecedented. Although former
Presidents may have been film
fans, none—as far as is known—has
slipped out of the White House to
see a Dicture at a local theatre.
The White House is equipped to
show motion pictures and most
Presidents have enjoyed the latest
films in privacy. However, the Ex¬
ecutive Mansion is not. equipped
for showing the new 70m pix and
it’s anticipated that President Ken¬
nedy, a film fan, will occasionally
drop in at his neighborhood house.

The President’s interest in films,
of course, has been heralded by
the industry, particularly since the
biz is faced with problems that
might involve Government action.
These problems are mainly in
three fields—censorship, minimum
wages, and antitrust. Also of con¬
cern to legislators is the type of
films the U.S. industry is sending
abroad.

It’s significant that the Kennedy
Administration’s new bill for min¬
imum wage legislation specifically
exempts theatres. Exhibitors have
long campaigned for this exemp¬
tion on the ground that theatres
are a distressed industry and that
inclusion in the hew minimum
wage law would force many the¬
atres to close.

Aside from the basic govern¬
mental angles, the fact.that the
man in the White House likes to
see films proyides an intangible
lift for the motion picture indus¬
try. Some industryites are hope¬
ful that Kennedy will do for pix
what Eisenhower did for golf.

Kennedy, to be sure, has a back¬
ground associated with motion pic¬
tures and is apparently aware 6f
the business problems of the in-
dusty. His father, Joseph P. Ken¬
nedy, had been president and
board chairman of ^ilm Booking
Office of America and was also
connected with the Pathe Ex¬
change, both of which were later
part of RKO.

In addition to touch football, a
favorite recreation of the Kennedy
family is seeing' motion pictures.
The elder. Kennedy has a fully
equipped projection room at his
home in Hyannisport, Mass., and
showing recent Hollywood pictures
to his family and friends is on*=> of
his favorite pastimes. President
Kennedy’s more publicized link
with the film biz is, of course, his
brother-in-law Peter Lawford, long
a top Hollywood personality.

Reports of the President’s visit
to see “Spartacus” related that he
talked to theatre officials during
intermission, had coffee in the
manager’s office, and asked ques¬
tions about the picture—how it
was doing at the boxoffice and how
much it would have to gross to
break even. He was told that the
picture, which cost $12,000,000, was
doing well and would begin making
money after the first $20,000,000.

' An extraordinary angle to the
President’s choice of “Spartacus”
is that the picture has been at¬
tacked by the American Legion be¬
cause the screenplay was written
by Dalton Trumbo, a member oLj
the so-called Hollywood 10. Ameri¬
can Legion posts have picketed the
film in several cities.

Canada’s Slow-Going Statistics

Data for 1959 Only Now Revealed — Show 107
Closings, More Drive-In Operations and Patrons

FILM'S BRINKMANSHIP

Massachusetts Cons View. Pic
Based on Their Caper

Boston, Feb, 14.

Bryan Foy’s “Blueprint For Rob¬
bery,” for Paramount, based on
the Briifk’s holdup in Boston, went
under a special critics test when it
.was viewed as entertainment (or
education) at Walpole State Prison
where eight members of the
Brink’s gang are serving their life
sentences.

Officials at the prison said they
booked the film because of numer¬
ous requests from the inmates.
Producer Bryan Foy, when in town
on promotion trip, had asked the
commissioner of prison’s for per¬
mission to show the film there.

The film is having almost as
strange a time as the story it por¬
trays. It was booked into the Pil¬
grim Theatre where it did good
business, but was pulled out after
the first week and “Mania” was
brought In for two weeks. Then
“Blueprint For Robbery” was re¬
turned to the Pilgrim for second
time.

Disney Earnings

—— Continued from par* X —^
mately the same as last year but
television revenue was down $617,-
670, due mostly timing of de¬
liveries which should even out by
the end of the year, stockholders
were told. Disneyland 1 ark rev¬
enue was off $363,916, due primar¬
ily to smaller attendance because
of Inclement weather.

Stockholders also were apprised
that charges for amortization of
film and tv subjects for current
ouarter account mainly for the re¬
ductions in costs and expenses.
Shareholders were told, too, that
the first quarter Is normally the
low period of the year, with major
take coming from last six months,
and company looks forward to
profits in second quarter and to a
good profitable year.

Board of directors, following
stockholders meet, declared com¬
pany’s regular dividend of 10c per
share payable April 1 to stockhold¬
ers of record March 17.

All Incumbent directors and of¬
ficers were reelected, with excep¬
tion of John E. Barber, not a can¬
didate for coming year because of
reasons of health. George'Bagnall
was . elected to this vacancy on
board of directors.

Drive-In JtoK

; Continued from past 1'mSSSS

color and also in public relations
coverage.

(8) Improving relationship be¬
tween exhibition and production-
distribution.

(9» Appreciation to the firms
and trade suppliers who supported
convention by occupying the 39
available exhibit booths.

Dale Robertson, of NBC-TV’s
“Wells Fargo” series, spoke briefly
at Wednesday’s (8) luncheon. Prin-
cipal speaker was Albert M. Pickus,
prexy of Theatre Owners of Amer¬
ica, who gave the TOA formula for
fighting the censorship rise.

A concession forum occupied the
closing day’s (9) sessions, moder¬
ated by Bob Milentz, a director,
and Augie Schmitt, v.p. of National
Assn, of Concessionaires of Hous¬
ton, with five speaker having brief
turns. ,

Speaker at the closing banquet
and dance Thursday (9) was Robert
Mochrie, sales veep for Metro. He
stressed “the importance of the
theatre in your community; know
your people and your patrons and
engage in civic work.”

Delegates’ wives were treated to
a screening of “World of Suzie I
Wong” at Paramount’s screening
room Wednesday (8> and to a pink
champagne luncheon and bingo
party Thursday (9i at the Variety
Club’s new quarters, where Dean
Allen, KRLD-TV personality, sang.

Toronto, Feb. 14.

A falloff in receipts of 9 r o in
Canada, plus the closing of 107
film houses, but an increase in the
number of drive-ins and attendance
figures for the latter—is disclosed
in the Dominion Bureau of Statis¬
tics’ annual report for 1959.

(Though belated, this gives a
complete cross-Canada picture of
the film industry, marked as the
overall survey is by DBS records
and tables compiled from tax re¬
ports of the chains, Independents
and exchanges which operate in
this country).

Tagged as the status of “Regular
Motion Picture Theatres” (in Can¬
ada), the summary showed 1.749
operating houses; the receipts as
$75,513,974; amusement taxes,
$6,464,403; paid admissions, 128,-
859,395.

Other than the sale of tickets,
revenue was $11,732,322, this in¬
cluding $10,817,214 of candy,
drinks, popcorn and cigarets from
Inside booths and vending ma¬
chines.

The Dominion Bureau of Statis¬
tics figures for drive-ins (just is¬
sued and covering 1959) show
gains in number, car capacity and
receipts on paid admissions over
the previous year, with results
being put. down to year-round
operation and earlier runs on qual¬
ity films.

On 234 drive-ins with a capacity
of 90,488 ears, there was an in¬
crease of two, with an upped num¬
ber of 604 in car capacity. Receints
increased over the year by $889,-
515, to an all-time peak of $7,143,-
9?5. The number of paid admis¬
sions increased over the previous
vear from 10,148.774 to 10.225.995.
Total receipts were $3,008,128 from
sale of candy, drinks and cfearets.

Classify

Continued from pace 7 — .

because bill does not actually
“classifv,” and, in fact, provides
for no labels at all for those films
it finds unsuitable for children.

Bill is similar to one introduced
I '»st vear by Assemblyman Joseph
R. Youuglove, then chairman" of
the Joint Committee. This hill
was passed by the Assembly, but
di^d in Senate committee. New
bill, like last year’s, omits any ref¬
erence to “classification” or “seal
aooroval.” Bill provides that
Motion Picture Departmert review¬
ers will check whether films con¬
tain nudity, sex relationshios vio¬
lence, horror, crime, delinquency,
drug addiction, or disrespect for
duly constituted authority “to
extent considered contrary to the
proper emotional, ethical and
moral training of such children.”

Apnlicants whose films do hot
win the board’s recommendation
will receive a written report on the
reasons for the action, and will be
able to appeal the decision to the
state’s Board of Regents. Effective
date of the bill would be July 1.

Cartoon Admish

—— Continued from page 4 —

Hur” “Spartacus” and “Alamo.”

What’s.it all mean? It obviously
means that the one-for-all enter¬
tainment of pictures has ceased to
be. Pictures are costlier in their
production phases and consequent¬
ly are becoming costlier for the
public.

And where do we go from here?
More and more pictures are being
made involving upper-stratosphere
budget figures. To embue them
with economic soundness means
that they musfbe marketed on in¬
creased scales.

So, it can no longer be said that
theatricals are on the menu for
the impoverished. The man in the
street has to contend with baby¬
sitting prices and, if he has an
automobile, the parking charges.
If he’s out to dinner, that's* an¬
other abundance of loot. It
adds up.

Curiously, the pennies and
nickels added to food and parking,
etc., don’t seem to matter. But the
enhanced boxoffice price for films
evidently is a detriment.

PfotlETY

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

“TJiS
SERPENT
BEgUJlED
ME,
JINDJ
VJD EAT"

GENESIS IB, 13

Seared by the fires of
her desperate desires,
tormented hy the
new-found emotions
within her... she rose
from degradation
to find, at last,
redemption at the
hands of the woman
her silence had
condemned to the
gallows.

From the great American novel
that won the world’s acclaim
and Ks author the Nobel Prize
for literature.

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. presents A CinemaScope Picture

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One of the national advertisements for this great motion picture!

PICTURES

Wednesday* February 15, 1961

PffisiEfr

National Boxoffice Survey

Snow Stops, Biz Up; ‘Exodus’ No. 1, ‘Misfits’ Zd x
‘Boys’ 3d, ‘Suzie’ 4th, ‘Spartacys’ 5th

The storms have stopped in key-
cities along the Atlantic seaboard
and in middlewest localities. Hence,
exhibitors are much happier this
stanza as film biz rebounded. Also
new strong fare is opening in nu¬
merous keys, resulting in better
business.

“Exodus” (UA) again is back in
first place after being supplanted
last session by “The Misfits” (UA).
“Exodus” is being helped by some
fresh playdates, with new engage¬
ments starting out in sterling style.
“Misfits” is copping second place,
and is actually grossing more than
“Exodus,” with ne'arly $395,000
total.

“Where Boys Are” fM-G) is cap¬
turing third position. “World of
Suzie Wong” (Par) is winding up
fourth.

“Spartacus” (U) is taking fifth
money, now playing in 16 key
cities. “Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV), which has been much higher
in weekly ratings, is finishing a
close sixth.

“Ben-Hur” (M-G), long b.o.
champ, is currently in seventh spot.
“The Alamo” (UA), helped by a
lot of popscale runs, is pushing up
to eighth position.

“Grass Is Greener” (U) is climb¬
ing to ninth place. “Never On Sun¬
day” (Lopez) is edging up to 10th

spot. “Wackiest* Ship”4Col) is tak¬
ing 11th position while “Can-Can”
rounds out the Top 12!pix..' .

“Virgin Spring” ; CJanus) * and
“Please Turn Over” (fcol) are the
two runner-up films. .

“Gold of 7 Saints” “(WB), fairly
new, is okay in Minneapolis' and
good in Providence. “Circle of De¬
ception (20th), good in Providence,
is dull in. Louisville and Omaha,
mild in Buffalo and sad in St. Louis
and Pitt.

“101 Dalmatians” (BV), another
newie, is rated torrid in Chi and
smash in N.Y. “Cimarron” {M-G),
which goes into N.Y, 1 Music Hall
this week, shapes bi^ in K.C. and
okay in L.A. “Gortijl” (M-G) is
wow on its first playdate in Philly.

“Go Naked in World” (M-G)
looms mild in Washington and Chi,
and very disappointing in other
keys. “Blueprint For Robbery”
(Par), slow in K.C., looks fine in
Boston.

“Millionairess (20th) is rated big
in two N.Y. houses, setting a new
record at the arty Q8th Street Play¬
house. "Tunes of Glory” (Lope),
fine in Frisco, is okay in Boston.
“General Della Rovere” (Cont) is
nice in N.Y. and Pitt.

(Complete Boxoffice Reports on
Pages 8-9-10 )

Albany, Feb. 14.

The second of Albany’s'leading
downtown theatres, the Stanley
Warner Str*.v las been closed
for modemiza.^x. It is scheduled
to reopen, following completion of
a $300,000 job, April 5, with UA’s
“The Alamo.”

Fabian’s Palace was darkened
for a time enrly last fall to undergo
I-refurbishing, at an estimated cost
of, $250,000.

The new Heilman Theatre, en¬
tailing the expenditure of $500,000,
premiered last spring.

Deep Thinking Hollywood

; Continued from page 3 ;

he observes, “if toll vision happens
we again don’t want to be the last
to know about it."

Zukor is the one who, despite
Telemeter being Paramount’s baby,
says that if 200,000 “so-called box-
offices in the home can add on a
possible $1,000,000 additional gross,
then there is no ceiling on its po¬
tentials; and frankly I don’t care
whose home-toll process is ulti¬
mately accepted, so long as it hap¬
pens. It may be the salvation of
our industry, when and if it does
happen.”

The younger Wasserman laconic¬
ally observes that “when I’m asked
at parties ‘what about pay-see?' and
I scratch my head and honestly say

people are,” meaning New York or
Chicago or Los Angeles. He takes
a dim view of the “tests” in Canada
or Hartford or Oklahoma.

There are other more. realistic
independent producers who wonder
“how long the picture •companies
can stand off those costs” and “get
away with that dipsydoodle book¬
keeping which beefs up their state¬
ments from residuals, tv and real-
esate deals, and not derived from
the basically healthy picture
business profits.” In some instances
that captious comment is not with¬
out reality. . ^

TV-wise there is thq conclusion
now that a good film producer

x scraicn my neau ana nonesuy say doesn’t necessarily make a good
‘I don t know, because I just don t; tv pro d U cer. This despite the
agency men who v complain

know, they all start to accuse MCA
•must know something.’ AH I do
know is that we’re making sure of
only one things—to find everything
possible while it is happening and,
if we’re lucky, maybe a little before
it happens. Certainly not after.”

Stocks Upsurge

Meantime the booming amuse¬
ment stocks has WB, Metro, Para¬
mount, Columbia, 20th-Fox and UA
all bullish. Ditto Screen Gems with
Its spinoff issue going public,

Joe Vogel and Bob Weitman, the
new MGM-TV production boss, are
coordinating with production vee-
pee Sol C. Siegel. Jack Warner
gives son-in-law and tv bossman
Bill Orr beaucoup hows. The new
Paramount production team, with
Marty, Rackin and administrator
Jack Karp; the incoming Sol A.
Schwartz to help spell Columbia
Pictures production chief Sam
Briskin (Mike Frankovich was also
on the scene from London last
week) are all deemed on the plusi
side.

the

“why

PROOF OF CONFIDENCE

Second Major Remodel Job Due
In Albany

‘SENIORITY’ ORGANIST
CAN’T MAKE IT RUN

Kansas City, Feb. 14.

Theatre organs apparently are
stilled forever, following a series of
incidents involving the Durwood
Theatre circuit, young organist
Guy Gillette Jr., 23, and the K.C.
local of the American Federation
of Musicians.

Durwood circuit recently took
over the former Missouri Theatre,
converted it to the deluxe Empire,,
and discovered among other prop¬
erties acquired a four-console or¬
gan, the last remaining full-fledged
theatre organ in the area. The last
previous organ of this type was in
the Plaza Theatre, a Fox Midwest-
National Theatres operation, but
it was removed recently when some
major remodelling took place at the
Plaza.

Young Gillette had been practic¬
ing on the Plaza organ, had given
it up, and then had resumed on dis¬
covering the -organ at the Empire
and on the Invitation of Stanley
Durwood, circuit' chief. Gillette’s
playing was good enough, in fact,
that Durwood offered him a job for
half hour concert preceding the
.week-end showings of “Exodus” at
the theatre. This at $10 per night.

Union officials heard of the sit¬
uation, discovered Gillette was not
a member, and demanded the job
go to a member of the union.
Gillette offered to join the union
at $123.50, but was told the job
must go to a member with senior¬
ity.

One organist sent by the union
could not turn on the instrument
Another after trying the organ for
two hours asked for two weeks to
practice up. A traveling organist-
union member qualified, but
wanted $65 for the job on week-
i ends. In order to silence the

dSn’t they get a Zamick or a Jackjw hole , ,™ tter ' Durwood has si-
Warner or a Sol Siegel or a Buddy; * ence “ or £ an *

17|c Wometco Class A
Quarterly Dividend

Miami, Feb. 14.
The board of Wometco Enter¬
prises voted a regular quarterly
dividend of 1714c per share on the
company’s Class “A” common
stock. A regular quarterly dividend
of 614c per share was voted for the
Class “B” stock. The dividends are
payable March 15 to stockholders
of record March 1.

Wometco operates theatres, tele¬
vision and radio stations, the Mi¬
ami Seaquarium, vending machines,
a Pepsi Cola franchise, and Play-
lands. The stock Is traded over-
the-counter.

Adler-type of production brains to!
supervise television production.”

Actually, the tv technique re¬
mains the “young man’s metier.”

JFK’s Projected Image

And don’t think the Jack Kennedy
image of “youth above all” isn’t
the password from Chasen’s to thfc
Brown Derby, from Culver City to
the Valley. The success story of
the tv production plants revolves
largely about the youthful ap¬
proach.

Vogel, on the other hand, points
to “Ben-Hur,” awaits “King of

Kings” and is gambling $11,000,000
on “Mutiny on the Bounty” for
smash boxoffice gross-getters:

Y. Frank Freeman, Paramount’s
dean, bemoans the new IATSE con¬
tract with its 10% and 5% in¬
creases as “pricing us out of busi
ness.” It is estimated this adds

Spyros Skouras- advent, because! *1.000,000-a-day on to the overall
of Lew Sehreiber’s passing, has the! , ?££’° J nC, ‘

rumor factory stirring anew at I ^i n . a . y ’ has a

20th-Fox, although Bob Goldstein I f. ® J h f♦

•till holds down the top production! to p ° f ^

re ins. ■ the end-result is closser to 18-20%,

reins.

Zukor’s Perspective
On tollvision, Zukor traces -the
•volutions and revolutions of the
flicks, even unto his own “Queen
Elizabeth” 50 years ago which was
the first full-length feature. “They
used to talk about $1,000,000
grosses, and now we have at least
10 features which cost over $5,000,-
600 each to make. They used to
talk about ‘too long features’ and
now we have them running three
and four hours.

“And so with tollvision. I don’t
care whose system it is so long as
It works. What’s more, the public
doesn’t care. But if that $1,000,000
potential from 200.000 sets makes
sense, then figure for yourself what
the potential Is with 4O-to-50.OOO.-
000 tv sets in American homes.”

Test ‘Big’!

Wasserman frankty ’ feels that

Fundamentally, the general pro¬
duction pattern remains a unit set¬
up on virtually every lot. Packaging
of talent with script (whether
player or director linked to a prop¬
erty) continues to make the agent
the key in the overall operation.

Despite the mercurial attitudes.
Hollywood circa ’6l again proves
the Irving Berlin adage, vets and
newcomers, all now attuned to. re¬
siduals, participations and partner¬
ships, join In the chorus that
there’s no biz like it

tollvision “should go where the I reeling.

Saskatoon’s $1,100 Theft
Saskatoon, Sask., Feb. 14.
Thieves who broke into a safe
In the Tivoli Theatre recently got
more than $1,000.

They were believed., to have hid¬
den, in the theatre after late un-

Reveal Details of New
* Anglo-Italo Film Pact

London, Feb. 14.

Details of an Anglo-Italian film
agreement negotiated in Milan late
last year between the British Film
Producers Asso,, and the Federa¬
tion of British Film Makers with
ANICA were released here last
week. Pact is subject to the pro¬
visions of any Italian law altering
the existing system of dubbing tax
exemptions, and will run until thef
end of 1961.

The dubbing tax, which Involves
a compulsory deposit of .5,500,000
lire for the distribution of foreign
pix in Italy, will be waived in cer¬
tain circumstances. Exemptions
will go to two British 'iilms im¬
ported into Italy for evep r tlalian
film given a major circuit deal in
Great Britain involving not less
than 300 bookings; to one British
‘film for every Italian film which
earns a minimum of $28,000 for
the producer in the United iKng-
dom; and to one* British film for
every Italo pic in which a British
company has invested 50% of the
cost, provided the total budget is
not less than 200,000.00 lire.

Rugoff-Becker’s 2-Level Theatre.

On East Sides ‘New Bway (3d Ave.)

sun GRACE METAL!OUS

Novelist Liability for Injury to
Mother at Issue

Concord, N.H., Feb. 14.

Mrs. Grace Metalious of Gilman-
ton, who wrote the novel, “Peyton
Place,” which was made into a
successful motion picture, is the
defendant in a $30,000 suit which
has gone to trial before a -Federal
Court jury here.

The aq$ion was brought by her
mother, Mrs. Lauriette Kugel of
New York City, and her husband,
Charles Kugel, as the result of an
automobile accident in Belmont,
April 22, 1959.

It is claimed that Mrs. Metalious
was driving the car in which her
mother was injured. Kugel Is suing
for the loss of his wife’s services
and medical expenses resulting
from the accident.

PITTS ALL-OUT FOR
‘GREAT IMPOSTOR’

• Pittsburgh, Feb. 14.

Tactics are set here for the most
concentrated effort in this branch
area’s history to put over a pic¬
ture. The combined work of Uni¬
versal, its field men and its ex¬
change, COMPO and the Pitts¬
burgh Marcus plan workers have
covered every inch of the Tri-State
Territory to bring people Into the
70 theatres who will begin showing
“The Great Imposter” on Friday
(17).

Universal has brpught In men,
money and know-how to give the
COMPO-Marcus Plan a boost. The
company is paying half of all the
newspaper, tv, and radio advertis¬
ing and Is paying for all the satura¬
tion ads. Each theatre has been
furnished with tabloid heralds.
Dave Kane and Bob Zanger from
: Universal have been here for
weeks working with the COMPO-
Marcus people, headed locally by
Phil Katz. Harry Hendel, chairman
of the board for Motion Picture
Theatre Owners of Western
Pennsylvania, has had his org
helping all the time.

No hamlet has been too small to
get saturation treatment. Cooper¬
ation has been received from civic
groups, chambers of commerce and
advertising media. Kaspar Mona¬
han, of the Pittsburgh Press, de¬
voted his entire Sunday (5> column
to the mammoth effort. He wrote
about the picture but his block¬
busting adjectives were used on
the saturation of the promotion.
Last Sunday, Harold V. Cohen, of
the Post-Gazette was all-out on
“Impostor” promotion. Robert
Crichton, the author, was here
and visited as many towns as pos¬
sible on a two day stand. Joan
Blackman, one of the players,* fol¬
lowed. |

Bilgrey Appeal Tone

Felix Bilgrey, Times Films’ gen¬
eral counsel, has obtained a 10-day
extension on the deadline for the
filing of his petition with the U. S.
Supreme Court for a rehearing of
his case vs. City of Chicago. Bil¬
grey Is appealing the court's flve-
to-four decision upholding the
right of a state or city licensing
board to view films before issuing
a license.

Original deadline , for the filing
of the ! petition was Feb. 17. This
has now been extended to Feb. 27.
Additional time is expected to per-
mit Bilgrey to marshall the forces
„of other “interested industries”
•who expressed dismay at the high
court’s ruling.

Interstate's Digest Handout

Dallas, Feb. 14.

Intel state Theatres throughout
Texas are handing patrons the new
monthly publication, “Movie Di¬
gest.” Some 10,000 copies of the
publication are being distributed
in Dallas alone. (More than 1,500,-
000 copies of the Introductory' is¬
sue have been printed, complimen-
taries in theatres throughout the
nation.)

Lead in first issue was on “The
Alamo” (UA), deemed a happy
coincidence here.

An east side equivalent of Broad¬
way, so far as the film industry is
concerned, appears to be develop¬
ing on Third Ave. in the upper
50’s, an area surrounded by new
expensive apartment building
since the Third Ave El was demol¬
ished.

Rugoff & Becker, leading Man¬
hattan art house operators, will be
involved in the constructon of a
new, qnique two-level theatre be¬
tween 59th and 60th Sts. on Third
Ave. directly opposite Blooming-
dale’s, - The site is now a parking
lot.

The ground level of the new
double house will be a 750-seater
while the basement unit will con¬
tain 250 seats. According to Don¬
ald Rugoff, head of the chain, the
basement theatre will be utilized
either for an overflow audience or
for special*.! art films. The larg¬
er theatre i play both Hollywood
product, including hardticket en¬
tries, or foreign product that has a*
larger appeal.

The building will be a one-pur¬
pose unit and neither an apartment
house nor an office building will
be partof the structure. There may
be one or more stores.

The plans are to break ground
this spring, with the opening sched¬
uled for late 1951. Ralph Abrams,
a N.Y. realtor, will construct the
theatre and Rugoff & Becker will
be the operating agents. Theatre
architect Ben Schlanger has been
assigned to the project.

The dual unit will increase
R&B’s Manhattan operations to 10
theatres. The chain presently runs
the Sutton, Paris, Beekman, Mur¬
ray Hill, 5th Aye. Cinema, 8th St.
Playhouse, Art, and Gramercy. In
addition, it operates a number of
houses outside the Manhattan
area. It has been in the forefront
in building new theatres In recent
years, having built the Beekman in
1952 and the Murray Hill in 1959.

The R&B project is among three
planned for the area. Charles Moss,
who operates the Criterion end
Forum on Broadway, has revealed
plans for a new house at Third
Ave. and 58th St. Loew’s Theatres
is also negotiating for a site in the
same area. At present, there are
two theatres in the immediate
neighborhood—RKO’s refurbished
58th St. and Walter Reade’s Baro¬
net.

If the building trend continues
along Third Ave.", industryites en¬
vision the street T as the new home
of important first-run pictures, in¬
cluding hardticket entries.

MANSON TO COLUMBIA
AS FERGUSON AIDE

Arthur Manson this week was
named ad manager of Columbia,
switching from Stanley v ’arner
where he was assistant to ub
director Harry Goldberg.

Manson previously was ad-pub
director of Cinerama and was re¬
sponsible for the campaigns which
introduced this screen process in
many parts of the world. He’ll
work under Robert S. Ferguson,
ad-pub national director, at Col.

‘Spartacus’ Nominations
By HVooct Foreign Press

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Kirk Douglas’ Universal produc¬
tion of “Spartacus” picked up six
nominations for Golden Glebe
Awards, leading the field of 69
nominees in the Hollywood For¬
eign Press Assn.’s annual competi¬
tion.

Close on the heels of “Sparta¬
cus” were Jerry Wald's 20th-Fox
pic, “Sons And Lovers,” and Ridu
ard Brooks’ United Artists release,
“Elmer Gantry,” each with five
nominations.

Winners will be named March
16 when the newspaper group
holds, its annual Golden Globes
banquet at the BevHilton.

Spero Also Atlantis Prez

Harold L. Spero, general sales ■
manager of Atlantis Films, has been
elected prexy of the c ^pany in
addition to his sales d^.ies.

He succeeds Nathan N. Mileo,
who severed his ties with Atlantis
to devote himself to other business
interests. Atlantis specializes in’
handling foreign product

PfotTEff

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

RICHARD GORDON

Exclusive Representative in the United States for

NAT COHEN and STUART LEVY

Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors , Ltd.

“CARRY ON CONSTABLE”

A Peter Rogers Production
DistriSuted by Governor Films

“CARRY ON TEACHER”

A Peter Rogers Production
Distributed by Governor Films

“KONGA”

A Herman Cohen Production
!n SpectaMation & Eastman Color
Distributed by American International Pictures

“BEWARE OF CHILDREN”

A Peter Rogers Production
Distributed *by American International Pictures

“WATCH YOUR STERN”

A Peter Rogers Production
Distributed by Magna Pictures Corp„

Current Releases

“CARRY ON NURSE”

A Peter Rogers Production
Distributed by Governor Films

“CARRY ON SERGEANT”

A Peter Rogers Production
Distributed by Governor Films

“CIRCUS of HORRORS”

In Eastman Color

Distributed by American International Pictures

“HORRORS of the BLACK MUSEUM”

In Eastman Color & CinemaScope
Distributed by American International Pictures

“PLEASE TURN OVER”

A Peter Rogers Production
Distributed by Columbia Pictures

Ready for Distribution

“PEEPING TOM”

A Michael Powell Production
In Eastman Color j

Starring Carl Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey

“THE CRIMINAL”

The toughest film ever made in Britain!
Starring Stanley Baker and introducing Margit Saad

“THE FRIGHTENED CITY”

Daring expose of the protection racket!
Starring Herbert Lom, John Gregson, Yvonne Romain
and Sean Connery

“PAYROLL”

A master plan for the perfect crime!

Starring Michael Craig, William Lucas, Francoise Prevost

“CARRY ON REGARDLESS”

A Peter Rogers Production
The funniest ”Carry On” of them all! *

“DENTIST ON THE JOB”

A laugh-happy sequel to ”Dentist In the Chair 9
Starring Kenneth Connor, Bob Monkhouse and Shirley Eaton

And Three Other Great Comedy Hits I

“ON THE FIDDLE” “THE IRON MAIDEN” “THE HAPPY BAND”

A Peter Rogers Production

In Technicolor'

A Peter Rogers Production

Contact

GORDON FILMS, INC.

Phones: PLaza 7-9390-1-2

120 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y.

Cables: Gordonfilm New York

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

PICTURES

Heimrich s Script 0.0. Project

Plan whereby the Broadcasting and Film Commission, National
Council of the Churches of Christ, would pass on film scripts and
then give rating for finished pictures, envisions the cooperation
of the Motion Picture Assn, of .America, according to George A.
Heimrich. Latter is director of the Commission’s West Coast office.
Plan is now being studied by the Protestants’ executive board and
by a policy committee, but chances of its approval seem remote.

As explained by Heimrich, while in New York for annual meet¬
ing of the Commission’s board of managers last week (see adjoin¬
ing story), the Churches of Christ would select 10 dr more “quali¬
fied” people, and the list would be submitted to MPAA prexy
Eric Johnston. “Together,” said Heimrich, "we would select three
people who would read the screenplays before they go into costly
production. They woul'd rate them (range being from ‘approved
for the family’ to ‘totally objectionable’) and submit in writing
reasons for the ratings and how a specific screenplay can be
changed to be suitable for a broader audience.”

Key to the plan would be the ratings on the final picture, which
ratings would be passed on to church members and, if followed,
might give the Protestants a certain amount of power with film
producers.

Plan has not yet been submitted to Johnston,

Never Before In State Censoring

Mishmash, New Mexico Considering

Gone With Wind-
Next At State

“Ben-Hur” engagement at Loew’s
State Theatre in N.Y. will termi¬
nate some time this spring to make
way for the Civil War Centennial
reissue engagement of “Gone With
the Wind.”

The exact date when “Ben-Hur”
will be pulled hasn’t been deter¬
mined as yet by Metro and LoeW’s
officials, with the final decision
resting on the way business holds
up in the next few weeks in light
of new "Ben-Hur” dates In the
periphery of New York. “Ben-
Hur” opened at the State In No¬
vember, 1959, and has never
grossed less than $25,000 a week
during the run. The low mark
was hit last week during the city’s
crippling snow storm-

"GWTW,” which has grossed
over $50,000,000 to date, will be
coming back for the fifth time
since it was first released in 1939.
The flim is said to have grossed
$7,000,000 during its fourth expos¬
ure six years ago.

Although Metro has been urged
to experiment with hardticket en¬
gagement for “GWTW,” sales
chief Robert Mochrie is inclined to
proceed with a regular run.

Metro is hopeful of keeping
“GWTW” at Loew’s State until
October when it will be ready to
bring in Samuel Bronston’s Mad¬
rid-made "King of Kings” as a
reserved-seat attraction.

FRISCH NEW PREZ OF
/ACE NOT MARKLEY

Emanuel Frisch, longtime execu¬
tive of the Randforce circuit, will
be chaiman of the American Con¬
gress of Exhibitors, succeeding Sol
A. Schwartz who resigned the post
at the time he exited as president
of RKO Theatres to become a v.p.
and member of the management
team of Columbia.

Frisch, former president of the
Metropolitan Motion Picture Thea¬
tres Assn., has been active In the
C. of E. conclaves and has been a
leading figure in exhibitor affairs.
He is a member of the N. Y. State
Minimum Wage Board for the
Amusement & Recreation Industry.

Frisch’s main task as new C. of
E. chairman will be to activate the
group’s proposed production-dis¬
tribution company for which al¬
most $4,000,000 has been raised.

Earlier reports had it that Sid¬
ney M. Markley, v.p, of American
Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres
had been tapped for the C- of E.
post, but the pressure of his duties
at AB-PT forced him to decline.

Police Chief s Word Alone
Closes ‘For Members Only’

Rocky Mount, N. C., Feb. 14.

The showing of a film about life
in a nudist colony was cancelled
here after police chief said in his
opinion it is “obscene.”

After hearing the opinion of
police who viewed the film. Cameo
manager Jim Carver cancelled
"For Members Only.”

Same release met some prudery
in North Carolina. A theatre op¬
erator in Charlotte was charged
with showing an "obscene” film
when he ran it last year. He was
acquitted and Continued screen¬
ings.

Republic Utility AppL
Combined Sales Totals
Of $50,000,000 in ’61

Hollywood, Feb. 14.
Republic Corp, and Utility Ap¬
pliance Corp., which former ex¬
pects to acquire in an expansion
move, will chalk up combined sales
of more than $50,000,000 for fiscal
1961, an increase of 80% over
fiscal I960, according to Rep prexy
Victor M. Carter. Earnings would
thus step up by 60% to at least
$1.25 per common share, he said,
Ref>’s takeover of Utility has
already been approved by Utility
directorate and now awaits stock¬
holder approval-April 4 at annual
meeting. Rep’s anticipated fiscal
1960 profit .will be around $1,600,000
after payment of $400,000 in pre¬
ferred stock dividends, or 80 cents
per share. Carter noted.

MEMPHIS’CENSORIOUS
COMPLEX A-STIRRING

Memphis, Feb. 14.

A new flurry of civic Indignation
against films is developing locally.
Catholics are joining with Protes¬
tants this time. Threats of boycot¬
ting certain theatres are heard. As
is typical of this community’s in¬
dignation, generalities take priority
over facts, few having the knowl¬
edge, or courage, to name names.

Here, as elsewhere, the tendency
is to speak loosely of “lewd” or
“immoral” films. Often enough the
pastor has not seen the feature he
attacks. Hearsay accusation from
national headquarters is sufficient
to trigger the holier-than-thous.

Since Memphis’ era of notoriety
as a censoring town, largely the
result of one’s man (then age 68)
being a powerhouse personality,
there has been a small respite. But
the habit of finding fault with the
screen is strong here, usually good
for headlines.

“Go Naked in The World” with
Gina Lollobrigida is one film speci¬
fied recently as objectionable al¬
though the Memphis Censor Board,
per its chairman, Mrs. Judson Mc-
Keller, explained its license was
against the board’s disapproval but
in the absence of legal grounds for
banning.

Cinerama Into Omaba

Omaha, Feb. 14.

Cinerama will make its debut
in these parts tonight (15) at the
plush Cooper, downtown flagship
of the Cooper Foundation circuit.
The 693-seat house Is scaled at
$1.55 for Saturday and Wednesday
matinees and $2.20 for Sunday j
mats and all evenings. Advance
hard-ticket sale has been brisk.

Meanwhile, the Todd-AO equip¬
ment formerly " at the Cooper for
“South Pacific” and “Ben Hur,”
both of which ran close to a year,
has been moved to the Dundee,]
■ also owned by Cooper. Nabe house j
is slated to reopen March 15 with'
1 “Spartacus.” I

Swciter's Chest Surgery

Minneapolis, Feb. 14.

Paul Swater, managing director
of the Century Cinerama theatre
here since June 1957, is recuperat¬
ing from chest surgery at the home
of his sister in Mercerville, N. J.

Swater came to the Century from
Miami Beach, Fla., where he was
managing director of the Roosevelt
theatre. He has also managed other
Cinerama installations in Buffalo
l and San Francisco.

I Protestants Schism

j Continued from page E =

program by approving the pro¬
posal to set up a script and film
reviewing board. Not only is there
a strong and highly vocal minority
within the board of managers dead
set against such pressure-activity,
but also there is the cnicial matter
of finances. According to one
member, the West Coast office has
enough trouble raising money for
present activities, without taking
on the added burde^ of a fuU-time
reviewing staff.

Support The 'Good*

Much more likely is that the BFC
will come * up with some sort of
program to actively support
selected good fjlms each year,
which commission has done in the
past to a" limited extent for vari¬
ous religiously-themed pictures.
No controversy there.

Understandable, perhaps. Is
the West Coast office’s feeling
of frustration, re the Holly¬
wood producers, and Heim-
rich’s desire to solidify the
Protestant position via a re¬
viewing board. Last year, for
example, producers of “Elmer
Gantry,” which dealt with a
fairly disreputable Protestant
preacher, consulted the Legion
of Decency on a number of
points in the picture, hut did
not show the film to Protestant
reps until it was completed.
Obviously, the Legion, with its
smoothly functioning rating
system, was more feared- than
the Protestants.

In his annual report to the board
of managers last week, H^mrich
cited the cases of “Gantry” and
“Rachel Cade” and expressed dis*
apointment that his office had not
been able to do more by way of
counselling their producers. He
added: “Pictures which portrays
religion In a derogatory and dis¬
respectful manner can only serve
one purpose — the communistic
line.”

The Production Code has become
increasingly ineffective, he said,
adding that the major companies
are in for a good share of the
blame for the low moral tone of so
many pix.

Civil War Centennial
Reissue (Spring ’61) Of.
’Gone With The Find’

“Gone With the Wind,” David O.
Selznick’s 1939 production owned
by Metro, is headed again for su¬
premacy in the all-time boxoffice
sweepstakes. This Civil War epic
is going out again as a reissue / fn
the spring and doubtless will catch
up to, and surpass, the picture that
in 1960 took the crown, this being
Cecil B. DeMille’s “Ten Command¬
ments."

It was on the basis of last year’s
rentals that “Commandments” had
forged ahead. The tally was $34,-
200,000 for “Commandments” in
domestic revenue, compared with
$33,500,000 for “Wind.” In both
cases this Is money actually ac¬
crued to the product.

“Commandments” is now out of i
release In the domestic market and
there are no Immediate plans for
a re-release. In other words. Its
standing still at the $34,200,000
figure.

In contrast to this, “Wind” is in
line for major play dates In Its up¬
coming market go-round and is a
cinch to gross (in domestic rentals)
more than the $700,000 needed to
cop the spotlight as all-time money
picture. «

Metro .policy is to reissue
“Wind” about once every five or
six years. And It’s good for about
$5,000,000 with each outing, on
the basis of experience to date.

Spencer A* Chairman

Rev. Dr. Harry C. Spencer,
of Nashville, was elected chair¬
man of the Broadcasting arid
Film Commission of the Na¬
tional Council of the Churches
of Christ last week in New
' York..

Spencer, who succeeds Mrs.

T. O. Wedel, will serve for two
years., He also is general sec¬
retary,'of the Methodist Tele¬
vision, Radio and Film Com¬
mission.

Denver Cinerama Sells
Ducats in 14 Burgs;

See Tourist Come-Oo

Denver, Feb. 14.
Anticipating that a large portion
of attendance will come from all
over Colorado and adjoining states,
Denver’s new million dollar Cooper
Cinerama theatre, which v-ill open
March 10, has established box-
offices and ticket agencir ^ in 14
Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska
cities to handle reserved seat
orders. Additional outlets will be
opened in Colorado and New Mex¬
ico tourist centers as the summer
season opens.

House, first theatre to be de¬
signed and built exclusively for
Cinerama presentation, hat* a com¬
pletely round auditorium seating
800, its own parking facilities for
! 350 cars. Also a 100 foot wide
I screen. The radically different
‘architecture is expected to make
it a sight-seeing attraction for its
unique design as well as for its
Cinerama presentations. As Cine¬
rama has never been seen in the
Rocky Mountain and Plains regions
surrounding Denver, the ‘ theatre
will have as Its opening attraction
“This Is Cinerama,” first of the
triple-projection releases which is
expected to run for a year or more.

Theatre is located in semi-subur¬
ban Denver adjacent to all major
motor highways, a factor important
in drawing out-of-state business.
Seven evening and three matinee
shows will be given weekly. The
Cooper is being built by the
Cooper Foundation, a philanthropic
and educational organization estab¬
lished by the late Joseph H.
Cooper, long-time theatre owner.
The Foundation and its manage¬
ment subsidiaries own and operate
15 theatres in the mid-west. Head¬
quarters are at Lincoln, Neb.
Profits from operations go to sup¬
port various educational and chari¬
table projects.

Omaha is also getting Cinerama
for first time.

PUBLICISTS DICKER
ON INDUSTRY BASIS

For the first time in several
years, New York Screen ‘Publicists
Guild will negotiate a nety contract
with the major companies on an
“industry-wide” basis. Negotiations
get pnderway Friday (17) for a
contract to replace ene that expires
April 15 (for all companies except
Metro, whose contract expires June
1 ).

In recent years, negotiations
have been carried .on separately
with the individual companies.
Guild, which is seeking wage hikes
and increased job security, has es-!
tablished a fund to publicize their i
fight in consumer as well as trade
publications if their negotiations
fail. Contributions have been going
into the fund since Jan. 1.

Albuquerque. Feb. 14.

Bills granting district courts
power to enjoin firms against the
sale or distribution of “obscene”
materials last week were introed
in both houses of the New Mexico
State Legislature, now in session.

Affected would be material
classed as “obscene, lewd, lascivi¬
ous, filthy or indecent.” Injunc¬
tions could be obtaired against in¬
dividuals, firms a d corporations.

Materials affected would include
“books, magazines. pamphlets,
comic books, story papers, writing,
paper, newspaper, phonograph
records, magnetic tapes, electric
or mechanical transcription, pic¬
ture, drawing, photograph, figure,
image or aqy written or printed
matter of an Indecent character.”

Motion pictures, per se, were
not specifically mentioned in the
bills, which were referred to com¬
mittees. Presently the state . has
no censorship boards or groups.

In the event an injunction were
issued, court orders would be re¬
quired to contain a provision or¬
dering the county sheriff to seize
and destroy the material.

Sponsors of the bill said that the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. William Bradley,
director of schools in the Santa
Fe Catholic diocese, asked that the
bills be Introduced.

142-SEAT ARTIE’S
UNIQUE EXPLOITS

San Francisco, Feb. 14.

Satyajit Ray’s 5^-hour “Apu”
trilogy Is proving a commercial
success In a 142-seat Frisco artie,
with more than $15,000 grossed
after seven weeks.

House cut nothing but titles and
credits out of the second and third
films, so that It is one cceVi ! n»ious
picture with a running time, of five
hours and 26 minutes. He estab¬
lished a policy of no admission
once the picture started, and
played the trilogy seven nights
weekly, plus a Sunday matinee. He
added coffee, Italian pastries and
cookies to his lobby, in case patrons
got itchy, and he charged $2 admis¬
sion. The result?

“It’s gone over- very well, with
far less drop than anything we've
played, and the percentage of walk¬
outs is far less. It’s a tribute to
public taste. This picture has no
sex, no violence, and It’s been
nearly capacity-since we opened.”

Possible—weekly gross at this
house is $2,272. Taylor said he’s
averaged better than $2,200 weekly
i since the trilogy opened, and ho
doesn't know when it’ll stop.

He had planned to open the
French “Marius”-“Fanny”-“Cesar”
trilogy on- the same policy last
month, but now finds this backed
up on him. Since he has to play off
the French trilogy quite soon, n®
said, he may establish “a repertory
policy . . . the French picture on®
week, the Indian film the next.”

In addition, he has purchased a
dozen and a half other films and,
last week, having bought another,
decided he better get another
house.

“So I went down to the bank and
got the financing."

He’ll call the second theatre Th«
Movie No. 2 and plans to follow the
same procedure he used to open
No. 1—In that case he revamped
an old bar In Frisco’s North Beach-
bohemiari sector.

Taylor, who played the Nazi
“Triumph of the Will” for eight
months in 1959-60 and made con¬
siderable money with it, has found
that “once people get • seated for
the ‘Apu’ trilogy they get so en¬
grossed they don’t want to go out.”
Therefore, he’s been passing out
only four or five cups of coffee
nightly in his lobby.

Last week'he also relented, fin¬
ally, on his policy of no admission
after the film starts.

AIP Up* Earl Dyson

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Earl Dyson has been upped from
Kansas City branch manager to,
post of Midwestern Division Sales
Manager of American International
Pictures, effective immediately.

Territory will include K.C., Den¬
ver, Omaha, Des Moines and St.
Louis exchanges, with headquar¬
ters in K.C.

Berpan Knows His Critics

Stockholm, F*b. 14.

A few months ago Swedish egghead film mag “Chaplin” an¬
nounced that it was planning an anti-Ingmar Bergman issue and
was on the look-out for contributors. When publication date rolled
around the mag had to announce that the prominent Swedish critics
who had promised attacks had changed their mind at the last
moment. As a result it claimed that the main anti-Bergman article
had been submitted by a less prominent French “wave” member.
The current issue of “Chaplin” revealed that the so-called French
critic was Bergman himself.

Ingmar Bergman’s anti-Bergman article shows very clearly that
he has studied his critics very closely. The article included all the
major critiris n that has been directed at Bergman’s films by
Swedish and foreign critics.

Ficnnss

P^RIEYr

Wednesday, February 15* 1961

New York Art Situation Operators
Foresee 1961 Good As Its Kickoff

- 4 ,---

If current biz being racked up
by product in New York’s 13 first-
run arties is any indication, 1961
bodes extremely well for the indie
distribs as well as artie exhibs
around the country.

However, there may be a dark
L.nng to this silver cloud. Long
and profitable runs in these much-
sought-after small seaters have a
way of backing up other art prod¬
uct seeking release. Most distribs
of quality foreign product are
Ica+he to give their pix U. S. pre¬
mieres outside New York. Thus
with the key New York outlets tied
up. arties in other parts of the
country, who use up this product
more quickly, may actually be feel¬
ing a pinch in a couple of months.

Indie distribs, nevertheless, are
pleased with the current showing.
They also note that of the fare now
being shown in the New York
arties, only three pix are American
—Buena Vista’s “Swiss Family
Robinson” (at the Normandie),
20th-Fox’s “Marriage - Go - Round”
(at the Trans-Lux 85th Street) and
Universal’s “The Grass Is Green¬
er” i at the Trans-Lux 52d Street),
all three of which are day-dating
with Broadway showcase runs. This
is termed significant after fears ex¬
pressed last year that the arties
were being “taken over” by U. S.
major company releases.

There may, in fact, be Increasing
resistance this year to the practice
which became widely established
last year of Broadway showcase-
East Side house dual runs, utilized
almost exclusively by the major
U. S. companies. One artie exhib
said last week that he would never
agree to such a run, because he
makes his money on the long runs
and if his attraction is available in
another house, his run must inevi¬
tably be shortened. Managements
of a couple of the Broadway show¬
cases are equally against the dual
run procedure for the same reason.

However, whether or not the
dual run practice continues and
flourishes may not be a decision
left up to the exhibs themselves.
It depends on the quality of the art
pix available to the east side
bouses and on how’ anxious the ma¬
jor distribs are to utilize this kind
of procedure. The interested ma¬
jors are prepared to offer pretty
attractive terms which a smalr ex¬
hib might find hard to turn down..!

Not Misnomers

Be that as it may, there is cur¬
rently a lot of "art” in the New
York arties—Berghnan’s "Virgin
Spring” at the Beekman, the Russo
“Ballad of a Soldier” at the Mur¬
ray Hill, Rossellini’s "General
della Rovere” at the Paris, Dassin’s
“Never On Sunday” at the Plaza,
and the Alec Guinness-John Mills’
tour de force, “Tunes of Glory” at
the Little Carnegie, among others.

"Tunes of Glory,” in fact, set a
pew New York art house record at
the 5'20-seat Carnegie New Year’s
week with a total take of $30,945.
Interesting angle here is that here¬
tofore there has been a tendency to
regard this plushly appointed
bouse as somewhat badly situated
(simply because it is west, instead

of east, of Fifth Ave.). Smash, busi¬
ness now being done by. "Tunes”
; may push the Carnegie up into the
; ranks of the top two or three most
; sought after of the arties.
j British dominate with art scene
with four pix in the local atries,
followed by Italy with two, and
; Sweden, India, Russia and Greece,
| with one each. Oddly enough,
t there isn’t at the moment one
French import playing firstrun,
though “Hiroshima, Mon Amour”
is still doing big business in second
runs: Upcoming shortly, however,
are a couple of promising French
entries, Kingsley International’s
“La Verite,” starring Brigitte Bar-
dot and directed by Henri Georges-
Clouzot, and Films Around The
World’s “Breathless,” one of the
more highly touted of the “new
wave” productions.

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576 Madison Av*. PL 1-1496

Say Not So That
Pictures Survive
Only Weekends

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Surveys to the contrary, AB-PT
veepee Edward L. Hyman declares
theatre biz is not a weekend affair.
He took exception to statements
made recently that if not for Fri¬
day, Saturday and Sunday exhiui-
tors per se would be behind the
eight ball.

Hyman, who arrived from Chica¬
go, Insisted “If you’ve got a good
picture you will do correspondingly
better every day in the week.”

Pinpointing specific facts instead
of measuring reports from inter¬
viewers allegedly furnishing factual
material, Hyman says he relied on
largest theatre circuit in the world,
AB-PT, for good first quarter,
based on figures to now.

Additionally, he anticipated an
increase in second quarter in face
of annual drive from April to
June.

Exhib leader pointed out: “As
AB-PT goes so does the industry,
theatre and distribution - wise..
We’ve found this to be true in past
years and the pattern shouldn’t
change now,” he said.

As for pix specifically, numbers
mean little: "It’s the quality that
counts,” in his opinion. This is all
he is interested in as he spends
next two weeks gandering 10 stu¬
dios finished and near-completed
product for annual "Report from
Hollywood” analysis to industry.
The report Is basis for orderly re¬
lease guide.

To give body to his quality plea,
Hyman revealed "Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof” played 12 weeks in circuit’s
Salt Lake house, was moved over
to second house for additional
month. This one picture represent¬
ed 32 run-of-the-mill pix in playing
time, he said.

"Quality pictures today will draw
more attendance and more gross
than the heyday of our industry,”
according to exec. “If you have
the picture, the public will come
out to see It.” This, he emphasized
in view of pic fighting against ter¬
rific competition for public’s
leisure time.

A diehard for new faces, he re¬
minded this was theme for his cir¬
cuit’s fourth quarter drive last
year. However, in pix producing
story comes first, stars next. Stais
must appeal to audiences between
16-34, constituting mass audiences
today. Beyond 84, they come infrt
quently, he said.

Hyman’s attitude at meetings
with affiliates on month’s tour, is
go after local level approach, do-it-
yourself and roll up your sleeves
on all pix, not specials only, and
biz will be a lot healthier for ail
concerned.

DRUCKER TO BUFFALO

Buffalo, Feb. 14.

Maurice Drucker of Kansas City
will replace Frank Arena of Cleve¬
land in the third managerial shift
at the Shea (Loew) theatres here
since December.

Arena, who replaced Edward
Meade at that time, returns to
Cleveland as supervisor of Loew
theatres there.

AB-PT Pays 25c

Board ef American Broadcasting-
Paramount Theatres at a meeting
in New York Monday (13) declared
the regular quarterly dividend of
25c per share on both the com¬
pany’s common and preferred
stock issues.

All payable March 15 to holders
of record on Feb. 24.

Lipstick aMajor
Theatre Problem

Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 14.

Consider.for a moment the big¬
gest of all problems facing theatre
managers. A quick reportorial sur¬
vey has just been made in Greens¬
boro. What, managers were asked,
is your biggest problem?

Ticket sales? Popcorn and soft
drinks? Keeping help?

Those are problems, all right,
but none is the big one. In one
word, the answer is: Lipstick.

Girls and women write their
names, their initials or their boy
friends' names or initials on the
walls and mirrors of restrooms.
It’s pretty easy to remove from
mirrors, but getting the stuff off
the walls without removing the
paint presents some problems.

Listen to A1 Cogsdale, manager
of the National. “They blot, their
lipstick just above everywhere ex¬
cept on the tissues which we pro¬
vide—free—for that purpose.”

Right now, at the Carolina, ac¬
cording to manager Neil McGill,
nailpolish is giving lipstick con¬
siderable competition.

Sol Schwartz

Continued from pas* 3

timetable—whether London first,
'before Hollywood, or vice versa—
will be determined this weekend
when Col prexy Abe Schneider
and exec veepee Leo Jaffe return
from Hollywood.

• On the Coast, incumbent pro¬
duction veepee - Samuel J. Briskin
has expressed himself as “looking
eagerly to the advent” of Schwartz.
Briskin’s new three-year pact calls
for another year’s active duty, plus
two years’ consultation, but It is
deemed likely he may ease the
production load within six or eight
months.

Meantime, also, Mike Franko-
vich. Col’s British production head,
has returned to his London base
after studio powwows.

Albert A. List, president of
Glen Alden Corp., holding com¬
pany which includes RKO Thea¬
tres among its assets, suggested
Schwartz “take the last two weeks”
as a vacation. Latter must return
next Friday (24) for the intratrade
luncheon being tendered in his
honor by Industry friends. S. H.
Fabian, Harry Brandt and Leslie
Schwartz are chairmaning the
shindig.

Meantime Harry Mandel has al¬
ready assumed presidency of RKO
Theatres.

FEAR OF BAD IMAGE

“Liaisons Dangereuses” may be
an amoral film, which doesn’t pre¬
sent a very pretty picture of a cer¬
tain segment of French society, but
producer Robert Woog, veepee of
Unifrance, is not sure such pictures
actually damage the French image
abroad.

Producer made this comment in
New York last week when asked to
comment on the lifting of the ex¬
port ban on the picture for certain
world markets, Woog said he hadn’t
understood the ban in the first
place.

He said he fully agreed with the
ban on export of “Le Petit Soldat,”
which he described as . "anti-gov¬
ernment,” but he is for the free
export of almost everything else.
“Look at the Russians,” he said.
' For years they exported one dull
propaganda film after another, and
they bored the world.” Audiences
abroad, he added, understand and
appreciate a certain amount of
candoir and self-criticism more than
they :do goody-goody propaganda.

Mo&Sinafra&Lawford

(Herewith, "by request of a number of showfolk, the verbatimjtext
of what President John F. Kennedy said on the night of Jan. 19
follotoing the Pre-Inaugural Gala Revue at the Armory in 'Washington,
Readers will recall Variety’s earlier page one box, “Prez Praises Pros,"
, on the same matter. The headline remains pat. Historically there is this
pointr never before has a Mr. President of the United States seen fit
to acknowledge and accolade talent in such a manner.)

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY:

“I first of all want to say that I’m proud to be a Democrat tonight,
because all of you are here. There is an old saying, that only in winter
can you tell which trees are evergreen. Only when the winds of
adversity blow can you tell which individual . . . which party . . . which,
country has qualities of character and steadfastness, and the fact that
there was in the worst storm of the year hardly an empty seat in this
great hall, shows what kind Of a party we’re members of.

“And secondly, I am proud to be a member of a party which owes
four million dollars. Any party can balance its books, but to spend
four million dollars more than you’ve got in a close election, is the
kind of democratic tradition with which I wish to be associated with.
We’ll never be out of debt . . . we’ll be paying this debt off at th#
convention in 1964. But I must say, that Matt McClosky, who owes it
all, tonight we’re going to give him that honor all to himself. I didn’t
get a bit disturbed until one day I saw a one way ticket to Mexico
dated November 9th, and I knew we had to win.

“Lastly, I’m proud to be a Democrat, because since the time of
Thomas Jefferson, the Democratic Party has been identified with the
pursuit of excellence . . . and we saw excellence tonight. The happy
relationship between the arts and politics which has characterized our
long history I think reached culmination tonight.

“I know we’re all indebted to a great friend . .. Frank Sinatra. Long
before he could sing, he 1 used to poll a Democratic precinct back in New
Jersey. That precinct lias grown to cover a country. But long after he
has ceased to sing, he is going to be standing up and speaking for the
Democratic Party, and I thank him on behalf of all of you tonight. You
cannot imagine the work he has done to make this show a success.
Tonight, there are two shows on Broadway that are closed down, because
the members of the cast are here. And, I want him and my sister Fat's
husband, Peter Lawford, to know that we’re all indebted to them, and
we’re proud to have them with us.

“My brother-in-law has been a citizen for less than a year, but he
has learned of one of the greJt delights of citizenship which is paying
off a party debt. While we are all Democrats, we’re all Americans.
Today, it is now nearly 1:30 and it is Inaugural Day, and I'm sure that
everyone here will join Lyndon Johnson and myself at twelve o’clock
today is committing us all to the defense of the Constitution of the
United States.”

If ToB Comes, Let It Be British

Telemeter Terms: $1,000,000 Capital Outlay For
Rights Plus 4Vi% of Take

By HAROLD MYERS

London, Feb. 14.

A strong appeal urging that toll-
vision, if permitted In the United
Kingdom, should only use British
systems, Is made by the Rank Or¬
ganization in its submission to the
PilHngton Committee on broad¬
casting. The Rank group, which al¬
ready has a stake In pay tv through
its Choiceview firm formed last
year together with Associated-Re-
diffuslon, is firmly in favor of the
process being given a chance and
recommends an early field trial.

In a personal statement accom¬
panying the submission, John Da¬
vis, deputy chairman of the R^nk
Organization, says that all the time
this question remains sub judice
the American systems are gaining
experience. “American domination
of the film industry, as we so well
know, dates from its earliest.years
and we feel it is imperative—for
toll television must surely come—
that Britain should have a home
grown system, both for domestic
use and for exploration overseas
where there will be great oppor¬
tunities.

In its submission to the Pilking-
ton Committee it Is recalled that
many years ago the Organization'
has foreseen developments in this
field and had In fact negotiated the
British rights for the American
Telemeter system (Paramount-
owned) for a sum not much in ex¬
cess of $500,000. At that time the
proposition was turned down by
the British Treasury for currency
; reasons.

Today, the statement notes, Tele¬
meter Is asking for the UK rights,
capital payments of $1,000,000, to¬
gether with a royalty of 4on
the gross boxoffice proceeds. Such
a -proposition, the report adds,
might involve this country in a sub¬
stantial and unnecessary drain on
foreign currency. “It is our view
that a British system is perfectly
practicable and that there is no
need for royalty payments of this
scale or nature.”

The Rank memorandum suggests
there is no case for Government
resistance to toll tv and the public
should have the opportunity of be¬
ing able to pay for programs if of¬
fered to them. Whether or not such
a system would or could be eco¬
nomical was entirely another ques¬
tion to be decided by those who
were prepared to take the risks.

The installation of a cash box in
the home was Only another method,
of presenting entertainment, for if
the public would not go to th#
cinema then entertainment must b#
taken to the homes. It is suggested
that -wire transmissions would b#
more suitable for the purpose that
air relays.

On other points the Organization
recommends that the third tv net¬
work should go to commercial in¬
terests but that there should be a
reorientation of the commercial tY
regions. Instead of having four
majors as at present, it is suggested
there should be six leading areas
more or less serving equal areas
of population with two program
companies to each. The report also
favors retention of the 405 lines
transmission system, urges imme¬
diate introduction of color and
recommends the launching of com-
merical radio on a regional basis.

Writers Dilemma

Continued from page 3

Guild did not reveal names of two
of its members who are among
plaintiffs. Among dozen are eight
writers—Albert Maltz, Ned Young,
Lester Cole, John Howard Law-
i son, Herbert Biberman, Robert L.
f Richards, Philip Stevenson and
Fred I. Rinaldo. Remaining four
—Alvin Hammer, Gale Sonder-
gaard, Mary Elizabeth Farmer and
Shimen Ruskin—are players.

Action pends in U.S.' District
Court of Washington, D.C. It seeks
injunction, treble damages—re¬
portedly $7,000,000—from Metro,
Paramount, Universal, Disney, Al¬
lied Artists, Columbia, Warner^
20th-Fox as well as MPAA.

Plaintiffs say they were black¬
listed, thus denied Hollywood film
jobs.

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Pix Biz Reps May Refuse to Serve
On New French Film Censor Board
Because So Dominated by Outsiders

Paris, Feb. 14. ■

The recent creation of a new
governmental film censorship
board, Commission De Control,
With pressure group members, has
led to an industry reaction which
may lead to a refusal by film peo¬
ple to serve on it. Originally its
participants Were about half in¬
dustry people and half ministerial
reps. But- now, the national reps
and family, mayoralty and peda-

K members far outweigh film
imbers. It is felt this will
lead to an undue majority and
tightening of the blue pencilling.

It is also thought that federal
reps and organizational people
would tend to have the same out¬
looks, and eventually overrule in¬
dustry people. This could lead to a
patronal film setup with pix even¬
tually losing their individual- and
freer outlook on frank, outspoken
adult fare. This type pic has
usually been the forte of the
French film and gained it local
and foreign prestige since the war.
No film people will serve on this
commission in its present form,
and with no government move in
sight, it looks like a boycott is on.

Film crix also have made it
known they side with the industry
and will also refrain from serving
on this commission. At. the Com¬
mon Mart meeting in Brussels, now
going on, the growing censorship
in France and Italy was brought
up and felt detrimental to an easy
interchange of_ pix between the
countries involved, and also with
outside nations.

Various solutions have been
broached such as an industry self-
censoring board like the U.S. Mo¬
tion Picture Production Code. This
idea just does not seem practicable
because of the. myriad of indie
producers in each country. In
France, several pix are completely
forbidden distribution, many are
not allowed to be exported, and
more and more are being forbid¬
den to those Under IS making
through distrib difficult.

Here the agonizing Algerian
problem has led to political censor¬
ing, too, as well as the more strin¬
gent cracking down on the moral
aspects of films.

Lloyd Martin Becomes
lie Tivoli Circuit’s Joint
Topper; Maver Resigns

Sydney, Feb. 14.
Following the resignation of Neil
Maver as chairman .of Directors
and Joint Managing Director of the
Aussie Tivoli vaude-revue loop,
Lloyd Martin, son of the late David
N. Martin, the circuit’s founder,
moves into Maver’s position. He
becomes joint m.d. with Gordon
Cooper. Martin will be based in
Sydney, with Cooper located in
Melbourne.

No official reason was given for
the Maver bowout, but it’s under¬
stood that he plans entering the
local commercial field, mainly real
estate. Prior to his upping, Martin
was in charge of the loop’s pub¬
licity,- a position he had held for
many years.

Cooper said that the loop had
some big plans in mind for this
year and that dickers were going
ahead in New York and London
for talent. Meantime, Cooper
pointed out, the Tivoli, Sydney, and
Tivoli, Melbourne, were on lease
covering limited terms to Tibor
Rudas for the Dresentation of re¬
vues such as “Ziegfeld Follies” and
the pantomine “Snow White.”

Deals were made, accoring to
Cooper, because Rudas, an indie
producer did not have his own
houses in which to stage his shows.
Cooper added that Rudas had no
other connection with the circuit.
This also applied to Garnet Carroll
for show presentation on house
deals. Currently, Carroll is playing
“The Music Man” at the Tivoli in
Sydney, and will follow with “West
Side Story-” The Tivoli loop is cur¬
rently playing “Artists and Models”
at the Royal, Sydney, on a house
deal with J. C. Williamson.

Understood that Martin may go
abroad shortly on a talent looksee.

Shooting Started On
Mex Film, ‘White Rose*

Mexico City, Feb. 7.

' Production has started on “The
White Rose,” last pic of the fed¬
erally-owned Clasa Films Mundl-
ales. Based on: a B. Traven novel,
this film deals with the expropria¬
tion of foreign oil Interests back
In 1938. Shooting schedule will run
seven to eight weeks, with location
shots in Poza Rica and about two
weeks of interiors at the Churu-
busco Studio.

Before the picture got under way
a number of problems had to be
overcome. It looked as though ne¬
gotiations for rights to Traven’*
novel would fall through. The au¬
thor finally accepted an undis¬
closed amount, probably $10,000.

Casting was a headache. The
starring role went to German actor,
Reinolhd K. OlszewskL And Rob¬
erto Gavaldon has a real accent
problem. He has Olszewski playing
an American with a thick German
accent; Christianne Martel, a
Frenchwoman, as his daughter, and
an Irish actress in the role of sec¬
retary. This makes veritable tower
of Babel attempting to interpret
the American idiom.

Oppose New Levy

Edinburgh, Feb. 7.

Exhibitors here are suspicious
about the need to impose on them
a statutory levy and suggest there
may be a move afoot to make this
replace the entertainment tax. They
say so in their annual report, pre¬
sented to the Scot meeting of the
Cinematograph Exhibitors Assn, of
Great Britain.

j “It would be quite anomalous to
j get rid of one tax merely to have
it substituted by another,” they
add, “and the Edinburgh section
has made various representations to
the Scottish branch to investigate
more fully the incidence of the
statutory levy. “Our members have
a shrewd suspicion that quite a
number of producers have far less
need of the levy now than formerly.
The members. are not satisfied,
either, that the producers’ expenses
are kept to the necessary minimum.

“Particularly, when the cinemas
; are passing through a difficult time
j it is utterly galling to have' to pay
away a considerable portion of the
year’s profits to producers who may
be considerably better off than the
1 exhibitor.”

' . The exhibs describe as particu-
I Iarly exasperating the refusal of
: the Board of Trade to Incorporate
j a hardship clause in the regula-
i tions which would exonerate from
i payment “those cinemas who are
i making a loss themselves or a near-
I loss.

Hong Kong’s Nos* Count

Hong Kong, Feb. 14. ’
Hong Kong Colony’s popula¬
tion has always posed a prob¬
lem and challenge to the gov¬
ernment to tackle. Now the
stage is set for the first cen¬
sus-taking here in 30 years and
about 10,000 men and women,
predominated by students, are
sworn as enumerators.

The census, according to
Commissioner K.M.A. Barnett,
will unroll in two stages on
Feb. 11 and 25. The problem
has been aggravated by the
influx into the Colony of un¬
known thousands of refugees
from Red China.

Pel-MexReorg
Dictated; Latin
Receipts Down

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

Situation at Peliculas Mexlcanas,
which handles distribution in Span-
ish-Ianguage areas for national
product, and releases some Span¬
ish production in the republic, is
“critical,” according to Film Rank’s
Federico Heuer. He said the $720,-
000 (U. S.) capitalization of the
distributorship is insufficient for
the widespread activities of the
firm.

A total reorganization of Pel-
Mex Is promised and producers will
have to reduce budgets for pictures
to minimum. Reduced receipts
from Venezuela* Cuba and other
Latin American trouble spots, and
curtailment of loans by the Bank
of Mexico has contributed to the
uncertain conditions of the distrib¬
utorship.

Heuer labeled the current situa¬
tion as “transitory” and that the
firm, which handles 90% of na¬
tional production in Spanish lan¬
guage markets will recuperate via
reduction of overhead and revision
of film exploitation methods. The
distributorship will also intensify
its theatre building program in
markets where this is deemed nec¬
essary, Heuer said.

London Views Brit Lion
& Col Merger as Major

London, Feb. 7.-

The Joint announcement here
and in N.Y. last Friday (3) of an
alliance between Columbia and
Britisfl Lion Films represented one
of the major merging of trade in¬
terests in recent history. It was
particularly significant because
British Lion Films is a government-
owned production and distribution
company in. which the majority
stockholding is owned by the state
through the National Film Finance
Corp.

The deal becames operatively ef¬
fective at the end of March. BLC
Films Limited will have a share
capital of £. 100 ($280), divided
equally into “A” and “B." stock.
BL will hold “A” shares and Co¬
lumbia “B.” Each will have equal
voting rights and it is, in every
sense of the word a 50-50 deal.

James Woolf Drops Suit Vs. CEA
In Films-^Television Squabble

London, Feb. 14.

Legal proceedings started by
| James Woolf against the Cinemato-
| graph Exhibitors Assn, have now
Ibe.en discontinued, and in an
agreed statement issued by both
j parties last week, it was recorded
that each side would be responsi¬
ble for its own legal costs.

The producer started legal ac¬
tion against the CEA Tast year
after it had been announced that
he had been signed by Warner
(Brothers. The CEA wrote to
Jack L. Warner recalling that earl'
ier in,, the year an embargo had
been slapped on John Woolf after
he had offloaded a package of. fea¬
ture films to tv, and, though
brother James was not actually
mentioned in the resolution, his in¬
clusion in the embargo was im¬
plied.

The agreement to terminate pro¬
ceedings was confirmed by the
CEA executive committee last
week following the CEA decision

In December to withdraw the im¬
plications. At the same meeting,
there was a long debate on the
present position in connection with
claims by David O. Selznick, who is
also the subject of a CEA boycott
following his previous deal with
BBC-TV.

It was reported to the executive
committee that correspondence and
discussions had been continued
with the registrar of Restrictive
Trade Agreements and the com¬
mittee had requested further ad¬
vice from several quarters. It was
anticipated that a full report
would be made to next month’s
meeting of the CEA General
Council.

CEA embargos, however, con¬
tinue in respect of John Woolf
and Daniel Angel, both of whom
made commercial tele deals for
their backlogs a year ago. Neither
has been actively engaged in fea¬
ture film production since the
time of the boycott.

Main’s Indie Film Prods. Worried
Oyer Possibility That Rank Soon
May Disband Its Major Natl Chain

Mex Film Players May
Do Personals in U.S.

Mexico City, Feb. 7.

Personal appearance tour* of
American film house* *howlng
Mexican pix, by supporting players
and starlets Is being seriously con¬
sidered by the Cimex distributor¬
ship as a promotion to hike box-
office receipts.

Concentration would be on pleas-
ing-to-eye starlets for song and
. dance routines and comics for spe¬
cial patter and use of brief black¬
out skits.

If the decision is reached, the
variety turns would be sent out on
a regular schedule with cinemas
most likely to be visited in the
southwest as well as In New York
and Chicago’s Spanish-language
areas.

More Foreign Pix
Sought in Aussie

Sydney, Feb. 7.

Foreign film companies, French,
Italian, German, Greek and Japa¬
nese, present^ are figuring on a
wider coverage in Aussie key
cities as foreign lingo pix show
better grosses at Intimate houses
coast to coast. Right now, Greek
film$ are being screened success¬
ful^ at the Lawson theatre, Red-
fern, a key Sydney Industrial
suburb, at $1.50 top.

French and Italian product long
has been established here via the
distribution efforts of Robert Kap-
ferer, Blake Films and New Dawn
Films, with top release in the key-
ers to outstanding trade, with some
films running as long as three
months.

Major distributors such as Metro,
Columbia and British Empire Films
are adding foreign language pro¬
duct to their schedules and finding
ready outlets in those spots with a
high percentage foreign popula¬
tion. Japanese producers are look¬
ing for putlets here through their
consulate.

CANNES PIX FESTIVAL
TO HAVE FEW CHANGES

Paris, Feb. 7.

The 14th Cannes Film Fest, May
3-16, will have only a few changes
in - hopes of streamlining it, ac¬
cording to the new prexy Michel
Fourre Cormeray, who also Is head
of the governmental Centre Du
Cinema. Cormeray has already re¬
duced the festival to 14 days.

Also, two prizes have been
clipped to give more weight to
kudos with no more original script
prize or one for the best selection
which was usually a sop anyway.

Cormeray also feels that though
the quality of the films is vital to
surrounding festivities and meet¬
ings between film people should
have a defenite meaning. The
selection committee already has
started viewing pix. In View T of the
shorter Fest, there may be fewer
entries with screenings confined
to no more than two official ones
per day sans any double features
which have overloaded previous
festivals.

Durrenmatt’s Legiter
Now Filming in Berlin

Berlin, Feb. 7.

Swiss writer, Friedrich Duerren-
matt, 40, often termed the most
eminent contemporary German-
language dramatist, is currently
here where his play, “The Mar¬
riage of Mr. Mississippi,” is being
produced by Praesens-Film, a Swiss
outfit. Germany’s Kurt Hoffmann
is directing this with a cast is com¬
posed of such local names as Mar¬
tin Held, O.E. Hasse, Johanna von
Koczian, Hansjoerg Felmy and
Charles Regnier. UFA Filmhansa
is distributor.

Duerrenmatt, who also wrote the
script, said that “Mississippi” is
not a filmization of his stage play,
being only the fable of the latter.
Pio is to be * political satire.

+ By HAROLD MYERS

London, Feb. 7.

An impending decision which
will limit available first-run play¬
ing time in Britain is causing con¬
siderable concern to producers,
particularly the Indies without af¬
filiation to either of the major
groups. It Is now regarded as rea¬
sonably certain that before long
the Rank Organization will decide
to disband the National Circuit,
which came into existence as part
of its rationalization program.
Such a decision would leave only
two major chains, the Odeon or
Rank circuit, and the Associated
British group.

Apart from the fact that a circuit
release plays a major part in help¬
ing the prdoucer to recoup his pro¬
duction investment, it also plays a
vital role, because of the booking
pattern in British exhibition, of
influencing concurrent and sub¬
sequent-runs throughout the coun¬
try. It could result, therefore. In
a new grouping of indie theatre in¬
terests.

Such a development was inspired
a few years ago when the Rank Or¬
ganization stopped playing 20th-
Fox product. The distrib company
succeeded in lining up an influen¬
tial group of small circuits and
independents to establish what be¬
came known as the fourth circuit.
That was disbanded some tim*
back when Rank and 20th-Fox re¬
sumed normal trading relations.

See Ist-Run Circuits Halved

From the producers point of
view, a breakup of the National
Circuit would mean that first-run
circuit strength will have been
halved within a couple of years,
that would not only lead to a
scramble for playing time. for
British films, but could also seri¬
ously affect the position of tlio
U.S. major companies.

If the National Circuit is to go
(Continued on page 24)

Film Bank Tells Mexican
Pix Producers to Line
Up Prod, for Foil Yr.

Mexico City, Feb. 7.

In conformity with an edict of
Federico Heuer, head of the Film
Bank, the Mexican Asso., of.Film
Producers is outlining its produc¬
tion plans for the year. This is tha
first time in the history of Mexican
pictures that a full year’s work
program has had to be presented.
Oscar Brooks, head of the Asso¬
ciation, said that a minimum of 80
films will be completed, with ac¬
cent on quality via heavier budget
investments.

Heuer, in laying down this edict,
said that an accord between pro¬
duction and exhibition is necessary
so that exploitation programs fn
first-run and rerun houses can bo
worked out in advance. He pointed
out that government-owned cine¬
mas fall into various categories and
that films must be made for each
of these, actering to distinct tastes.

The Film Bank will continue giv¬
ing advances for production at raio
of seven a month. But in .asking
for production plans, Heuer also
suggested that a certain percent¬
age of films be “of high literary
and artistic qualitf” to insure fast
recuperation of budgets internally
and abroad. On the average, Mex¬
ican productions this year will re¬
quire $76,000 or about 15% mora
than 1960. The band advances
about 60% of budgets but Heuer
indicated that in future producers
will have to reinvest more money
in production so that the bank
need only advance 25% to 30% in
the past.

To Boost Underwriting on Some

If an unusualy quality script is •
turned up, the Film Bank will un¬
derwrite 80% to 85% of the costs,
as has been done in the past with
“Macario,” “The White Rose,’*
(currently shooting), “Tomorrow
Is Ours,”-and a few other outstand¬
ing pix.

The association has petitioned
the Film Bureau to be more “lib¬
eral” in supervision of Mexican
pictures. Producers also intend ia
explore other credit resources out¬
side of the official Bank for film
production.

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5th Theatre of Nations Festival
In Paris, April 8, With 25 Nations
Sending Drama, Dance, Opera Units

Paris, Feb. 7.

The fifth Theatre of Nations sea¬
son will run from April 8 to July
8 this year and utilize three thea¬
tres with 25 nations expected to
participate, with 34 troupes giving
47 different entries of which 27
will be dramatic, 31 lyric offerings
and nine will be dance programs.
Main theatre will be the Sarah
Bernhardt with the Theatre Des
Champs-Elysees housing only the
inaugural show while the Vieux
Colombier will have the more in¬
timate and offbeat offerings.

Of the countries sending shows,
seven are from Western European,
four from Eastern Europe, five
from Africa, three Asia and six
from the U.S. and South America.
The following countries will be
presented for the first time: Hun¬
gary, Lebanon, Madagascar, Egypt,
Nigeria, South Africa, Peru, Chili,
Mexico and Cuba. Countries will
have to pay their own transport
expenses but get the boxoffice re¬
ceipts In their entirety to pay for
©n the spot expenses. In some
case, the Theatre of Nations will
advance needed funds if not cov¬
ered by b.o. Hits could conceiv¬
ably go off with money.

Sometimes hit offerings stay on
In special commercial holdovers.
Project Is underwritten by the
French government and the mu¬
nicipal setup of Paris. It Is headed
by A. M. Jule inland supervise by
Claude Planson. It began as a
Paris Drama Fest in 1954. In 1957,
It got official recognition to become
the TON. Since its beginning, 40
nations have taken part in it, with
145 troupes which have presented
191 shows for 526,274 spectators.
The lingo barrier has been definite¬
ly passed, with earphones giving
translations in four tongues also
helping.

One of Most Important Fests

The show is now one of the most
important drama festivals extant
and helps dedicate new r trends, au¬
thors, actors and directors. The
Stadische Opera of West Berlin
will kick off the Fest on April 8
at the Theatre Champs-Elysees
with Schoenberg’s "Moses and
Aaron.” This will have 500 partici¬
pants including a corps de ballet,
musicians, singers etc. Direction is
by Rudolf Sellner.

Drama entries already pencilled
in are the following:

Theatre Eslava of Madrid, with
Federico Garcia Lorca’s "Yerma,”
directed by Luis Escobar with Au¬
rora Bautista.

Royal Court Theatre of London
with Nigel Dennis’s "Card of Iden¬
tity.” John Arden’s "Sergeant Mus-
grave’s Dance” and Anton Check-
hov’s "Platonov,” with Rex Harri¬
son and Diana Wynard.

The Lullo Falk-Guamleri Co; of
(Continued on page 24)

; Hoyts Circuit Signs

Deal for UA Product

Sydney, Feb. 7.

After longtime “feud” over prod¬
uct terms, Hoyt’s pic loop and
United Artists have inked a new
pact covering 20 films, with a fur¬
ther renewal after the initial run.
New pact was signatured by Ernest
Turnbull, of Hoyts, and Ron
Michaels, of United Artists.

Now reported, after this new
deal, Warners and Hoyts are at log¬
gerheads over terms covering new
product.

Tremper’* Second Film,
’Russians Coming,’ Also
Financed by U.S. Money

, Berlin, Feb. 7.

Michael K. Schwabaeher, presi¬
dent of Unexcelled International,
Zurich, Swiss affiliate of American
Unexcelled Chemical Corp., which
financed the German film, "Escape
to Berlin,” has revealed that his
company will continue to dedicate
itself to the film biz.

Next project Is "The Russians
Are Coming," which like "Escape”
will be produced by Stun-Film, a
subsid company of Unexcelled In¬
ternational. Will Tremper, director
of “Escape,” also will direct “Rus¬
sians,” a satirical pic in which no
Russian will appear. Film will con¬
cern the fear people have of the
Russians. Shooting is to start early
in April. Tremper will funish the
script. Stun-(Film), Incidentally,
stithds for Schwabaeher, Tremper
and Unexcelled.

"Escape” budget amounted to
around $125,000 when the film was
completed. The distributing com¬
pany has not been settled as yet.
Deutsche Film Hansa, Constantin
and DTR (an organization of 1,000
German exhibs in whic’ Artur
Bruaner holds about a third of the
shares) have shown the biggest in¬
terest. Film-Hansa pulled out after
having seen the film. Schwabaeher,
a 32-year-old Swiss national who
lived several years in the U.S.,
called "Escape” an important film
because of the fact that it shows
what’s going on behind the Iron
Curtain in East Germany.

Mexico City, Feb. 7.

This capital has a new drive-in,
the Del Valle Autocinema,’ having
a capacity for 850 cars. Program
features dual bills of national or
Hollywood pix. Admission is 96c
per auto no matter how many per¬
sons are passengers.

Architects Guillermo Ibarra and
Jose Gosselin y Gutierrez^ major
shareholders of the drive-in, said
this is the biggest ozoners of its
type in Latin America.

They said it cost over $40,000
for construction alone. Part of the
setup includes a cafeteria and soft
drink stand and a nursery for the
kiddies.

Mexico to Revise
All Film Pacts

* Mexico City, Feb. 7.

Mexico will subject all its film
pacts with foreign nations’to strict
revision this year, according to
Jorge Ferretis of the Film Bureau.
Goal is to achieve "a just reciproc¬
ity which will permit greater ex¬
ploitation of Mexican films.”

France is the first nation to be
approached although no formal
pact exists. French films are being
shown in Mexico but few Mexican
pictures are released in France.
Heuer said that he was awaiting
: concrete proposals but if these
j were not. forthcoming then "dras-
j tic*' action would be taken. With-
! out exactly saying so, Heuer indi-
j cated this could mean a ban on
j French product In Mexico.

I Other countries with whom Mex-
j ico will revise pacts include Great
; Britain and Italy. Only nations
! where acceptable pacts exist are
! Germany, the U.S. and Argentina,
and there is "n p problem’’ with
these nations, Heuer said.

HALF OF U.K. CINEMAS
PLAY RANK COLOR MAG

London, Feb. 7.

More than half of the cinemas in
the United Kingdom are now play¬
ing Rank Organization’s "Look at
Life,” a weekly color mag which
reaches its 100th issue this week.
The first edition appeared March
12, 1969.

The short came into existence
when the Rank Organization de¬
cided to terminate its two black
and white newsreels because it was
felt they had been outpaced iff news
coverage by television.

Since Last War, French Films Create
Only One Inti Star; Others Just Miss

Lionel Bart Named 1960
Show Biz Personality

London, Feb. 14.

Composer Lionel Bart, who has
two hit musicals current in the
West End, "Fings Ain’t Wot They
Used T'Be” and “Oliver." has been
named show biz personality of I960
iby the London Tent of the Variety
Club. Other top awards go to
Peter Sellers as film actor of year
("The Millionairess,” "The Mouse
That Roared”), Hayley Mills, film
Actress of 1960 (“Pollyanna”>, and
Nigel Patrick stage actor ("The
Pleasure of His Company” and
"Settled Out of Court”!. Billie
Whitelaw is accoladed as actress
©f the year for her work in films,
legit and tv.

Albert Finney, currently starring
In the hit legiter, “Billy Liar” and
flso star of Bryanston Films’ “Sat¬
urday Night and Sunday Morning.”
|s cited as the most promising new¬
comer. Other awards go to David
Jacobs as BBC-TV personality,
Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser as joint
Commercial tv personality for their
Granada programs, "The Army
Game” and "Bootsie and Snudge,”
and Freddie Grisewood as radio
personality. A special "Cinder¬
ella” award is to be given to a
young show biz figure for success
in 1960, but the winner will r.ot
be named until the yresent:‘ion
luncheon at the Savoy March 14.

Paris, Feb. 14.

Since the last war French films
have managed to create only one
big international star and that one
is the sex-kitten herself, Brigitte
Bardot. Actually, the big Yank re¬
action to her in "And God Created
Woman” was the fillip that helped
react in Europe and elevate her to
the position of a topflight pic per¬
sonality. Fernandel and Jean Gabin
are pre-war favorites, but no others
have appeared to make the grade.

In spite of the "new wave” ef¬
forts to use new talents, none has
broken into the charmed circle of
the worldwide stars. Many make
pix as much In Italy as here, but
none has shown the BB potential
yet.

Two fine actresses have come
into their own and rate as stars.
But they still lack that pull and
projection to make them topflight.
They are Jeanne Moreau (“The
Lovers”) and Annie Girardot (the
Italo, “Rocco and His Brothers”).
Simone Signoret and Yves Montand
were solid staples here but it took
a fine British pic and Yank Oscar
for the former ("Room at Top”)
and a big singing success and then
Hollywood adaptation for the latter
• "Let’s Make Love”) to make them
international bets. Maurice Chev¬
alier is an oldtime regular getting
another big Yank career filmwise.

But the going has been tought
in forging extra-territorial names.
Gerard Philippe had made a name
in Europe but died prematurely
last year. H. G. Clouzot almost
.fabricated, a star in Cecile Aubr^ in

, "Manon,” who then .made a Yank
: pic "The Black Rose” before fading
| entirely from the screen.

1 Rene Clair intro ed Dan^ Robin
In "Silence is Golden” w'ho has
I done well but did not make the
^real big time. Ditto Martine Carol.
i Roger Vadim, who succeeded

■ with BB, has not quite been able
r to shake stardust over his present
; wife Annette Stroyberg. Others
; who flared briefly but faded have

been Myrian Bru, Mylene Demon-
•geot, Yvonne Monlaur, Odile Ro¬
din, Isabelle Pia, Jeanne Valerie,
Gillian Hills, Mijanou Bardot and
i Cathia Caro.

Some Male Comers
| Some male names have come up
jbut few snared actual top honors.

! Jacques Charrier. Jean-Louis Trin-
tignant, Laurent Terzieff, Christian
; Marquand, Sami Frey, Jean-Paul
i Belmondo, Jean- Claude Brialy and
‘ Gerard Blain are all good names
! who work steadily but yet have not
1 emerged with the kind of talents or
! personalities to insure them excep¬
tional careers. A solid player like
Serge Reggiani has finally been
' tagged for a Yank pic “Paris
] Blues” tUA). There are also, of
I course, such oldtime French Holly¬
wood notabls as Charles Boyer,
Jean-Pierre Aumont and Claude
Dauphin. Such French femme stal¬
warts as Michele Morgan, Danielle
Darrieux and Micheline Presle
have been in Hollywood but never
; clicked even though they have re¬
mained big in France. Such French

■ names ?<- Denise Dareel and Corinne
Calvet made only short-lived dents

j in the. U. t S. ^ ^ a ^

Mex Film Rank Chief Paints Not So
Rosy Pic of Industry; Urges Caution

Nippon Pix Producers
Protest RKO Tele Deal

Tokyo, Feb. 7.

The Japan Motion Picture Pro¬
ducers Assn, will file a protest with
the government about the recent
pact signed by the government tele
web (NHK) for telecast of 100 films
from the RKO library. Some of
these already have been aired.

It was pointed out at a meeting
of. the Association, that it must,
raise objections to such a pact be¬
cause it puts increased pressure on
the local film industry. It was par¬
ticularly opposed to the move be¬
cause the NHK-tv web is the big¬
gest in Japan, with its stations
blanketing the nation.

Arg. Film Fest Visitors
Found Punta del Este
(Uruguay) Festival Okay

Buenos Aires, Feb. 7.

The Mar del Plata Film Fesival
this year had a sequel, in the
Punta del Este even ,with a num¬
ber of delegations attending the
first crossing over to Uruguay, for
another eight days of junketing.
The American delegation was an
exception as all members had en¬
gagements to meet up north. Of
the British delegation, Karel Reisz,
whose "Saturday Night and Sunday
Morning” won the best picture and
best direction and script awards at
Mar del Plata, was able to visit the
Uruguayan resort, but Shirley
Anne Field, convalescent from a
Mar del Plata appendectomy, was
unable to travel so soon.

On the other hand the Spaniards,
including Juan Antonio Bardem,
and the French, also Polish direc¬
tor Jerzy Passendoerfer, were in
the contingent at the Cantegril
Country Club at Punta del Este.
They have had to undergo another
bout of viewing entries submitted
at the latter fest.

The press found the daily racket
less gruelling in Punta del Este,
since the serious debates on free¬
dom of expression and exhibitor-
distribution problems are not a fea¬
ture of the Punta del Este contest.
But the lack of accommodations
at the Cantegril Country Club
pushed the press over to settle¬
ment considerably distant, over
difficult roads, with a single bus
service every hour, which practi¬
cally isolated them from the cen¬
ter of events and roused Indignant
protests. Hire of automotive
transport in Uruguay at present is
difficult and exorbitant in cost.
Hence this was a serious mistake
on the organizers’ part.

The distinguishing part of the
Punta del Este Festival this year
was the quality of the (European
only) feature pix entered. Some
feel they were superior to the Mar
del Plata entries. Eleven feature
films were entered; two German,
three French, two Spanish, two
British, one Swedish and. one Ital¬
ian. “El Cochecito” (The Small
Car), directed by Marco Ferreri,
one of the Spanish entries, has
drawn the highest praise while
Carlos Saura’s semi-documentary
"Los Golfos,” also interested be¬
cause of a certain originality of
outlook.

Jean Cocteau’s “Testament d’Or-
feo,” rated overly fantastic, how¬
ever, made an impact as does most
work by this Frenchman. Ingmar
Bergman’s “The Maiden’s Foun¬
tain” was rated not up to par with
other of his films. The Italians
also attracted attention, through
submitting a comedy (all the Mar
del Plata entries were exception¬
ally grim), "The Great Impostor,”
with a fine performance by Vit¬
torio Gassman. Jacques Doniol-
Valcroze’s "Le Coeur Battant”
proved a disappointment and so
did the British entry, "The Con¬
spirators.” Non-arrival of prints
led to frequent changes In pro¬
gram.

Most of the Argentina film
people, who had been at Mar del
Plata, went on to Punta, and had
the satisfaction of finding their
popularity among the Uruguayans
stressed by the cordial reception
given them by the autograph hunt-

' Mexico City, Feb. 14.

In ji frank appraisal of the Mexi¬
can picture industry, Federico
Heuer, Film Bank head, painted a
not so rosy picture and laid down
the law to producers. The bank,
is not a "golden goose” with an
inexhautible supply of coin, Heuer
said, and the sooner producers'
realize this, the better it will b*
for film business in general. Heuer
claimed producers are making ex¬
cessive demands on the govern¬
ment for financing. While they
had always received total budget
coin asked for in the past, this is
now ended. The bank will exercise:
strict control and not release more
funds than those actually needed
for picture making.

Producers as a rule do not con¬
form with the stricter federal at¬
titude, claiming that the bank
merely provides "loans” which they
always repay, with interest. But th*
tighter credit has another angle.
Heuer frankly admitted that Cimex
(handling U. S. distribution) and
Peliculas Mexicanas (distributing
ih Spanish language areas) have
"enormous liabilities.” For the.
first time in seven years it has
been disclosed that Cimex has lost.
$1,040,000 with poor management
of former administrative execu¬
tives flawed. Salvador Amelio, now
at head of distributorship, has re¬
duced losses by $80,000. Reorgani¬
zation of the Cimex distributor
pattern in the U. S., and retrench¬
ing in Europe is resulting in sav¬
ings.

But a cold analysis of the situa¬
tion by top film federal brass has
decided that quality pix are needed
to pull Cimex and Peliculas Mexi-
i eanas out of the hole; While noth-
i ing official Is said, latter distribu¬
torship had to seek a $560,000 loan
[to continue fulfilling its commit¬
ments.

Bank Okays Financing 6 Pix

The Film Bank has finally ap¬
proved financing of six films for
month of January, with release, of
purse strings effected late in Janu¬
ary. "Ajusco Turtledove,” has had
to be bypassed because “there was
not enough money to finance sev¬
en pictures in January.” Financial
problems are only transitory, how¬
ever, Heuer said, and these reflect
a lack of b.o. receipts from Vene¬
zuela, Cuba. Chile and other Latin
American areas because of political
or exchange difficulties. The gov¬
ernment is working on a vast reorg
plan for ■ the industry, Heuer re¬
vealed. Aim Is for budget invest¬
ments to be almost wholly recup¬
erated within Mexico.

The "new deal” in Mexican pic¬
tures requires cooperation of all
segments, Heuer said. And particu¬
larly that of producers who must
boost quality. As a whip to achieve
this, the Fihn Bank will follow
policy of granting necessary credits
for seven films a month only if
two of these-are “of great quality
and importance.”

Must Outline Year’s Plans

In the drive 'for quality stand¬
ards, producers must outline fully
their production plans for year
(this still pending) so that the Bank
can know how many musicals,
comedies, oaters, melodramas and
quality pix are to be made. Somt
producers such as Raul de Anda
and Pedro Galindo have complied
| with the federal request. But the
! rank and file producers are hedg¬
ing, claiming lack of sufficient
[financing to boost quality,
j On the exhibition front it has
j been learned that Theatre Operat-
iing Company and the Gold Chain
j will cease to exist as separate en-.
i tities Feb. 12, then becoming part
! of the National Theatre Operating
! Company. Cpnsolidation will ease
j administrative burdens although it
j still leaves wide open- the fate of
110 top administrative execs of each
| of the twoj chains. In purchase
; agreement tne State held out for
! a clause thaf it could let this per-
| sonnel go, irl which case old man-
jagements wbuld have 'to handle
the legal enids and severance pay.

Not much change in the exhibi¬
tion pattern under federal control
has been noted in recent weeks.
About the only big switch is that
the Roble aind a few other first-
runs which formerly favored U. S.
product, no\v show a bigger per¬
centage of films. The Roble partic¬
ularly, formerly reserved mostly
, for Hollywood product, is now fea-
) lujipg ^nauy „Mexican* - * » •

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French Pix Prod. Mounting Steadily
In Last 3 Years But Playdates Lag

Paris, Feb. 7.

Recent film statistics show that
French production has been mount¬
ing steadily over the last three
years though releases have not
gone up in proportion.-This is nat¬
urally leading to a backlog for
many pix, especially by newcom¬
ers on the “new wave” kick who
find it hard to get playdates. There
were less Yank-dubbed films in
1960 than in '39. About 400 pix
were released, more than usual,
because more dubbed West Ger¬
man and Italian pix were handled.

There were 82 completely French
pix made in 1960 as compared with
the 67 and 70 of '39 and '58. There
were also more French majority
coproductions, with 42 as opposed
to the 36 and 26 of 1959 and 1958.
Of the 400 films released in last
year, 104 were French and major¬
ity coproductions. 29 were minor¬
ity French coproductions. Also
there were 219 dubbed foreign pix
of which 97 were American, 34
British. 38 West German, 25 Ital¬
ian, four Spanish, three Mexican,
one Austrian, four Russian and
eight from among smaller coun¬
tries.

Top grosser, judging by Paris
first-runs which usually determine
the overall picture gross, was the
Italo “The Sweet Life” followed
by three French films pix and the
Greek-American “Never On Sun¬
day” !UA>.

Yank pix among the 40 top
grossers were “Psycho” <Par\
"Nun’s Story” ‘W’B), “Let’s Make
Love” «20thi, “Last Train From
Gun Hill” *Par>. “Unforgiven”
<UA\ “The Apartment” <UA>.
"Five Marked Women ‘Par), and
"Ben-Hur” <M-G).

Scots’ Alex King Gwen
Decoration by French

Glasgow, Feb. 7.

Sir Alexander King, cinema mag¬
nate here, was given the decoration
of Officer of the Legion of Honor
by the French Ambassador to Brit¬
ain, M. Chauvel. Citation spoke of
Sir Alexander’s work in develop¬
ing French-British cultural rela¬
tions and organizing many manifes¬
tations of friendship between the
two countries. Cinema topper was
made a Chevalier of the Legion of
Honor 10 years ago. He is now 71.

Sir Alexander is commencing a
new cai’eer in commercial tele as
chairman of the new Grampian
Television Ltd. company outlet
serving northern and north-east
Scotland. He began in show biz as
a program seller in the old Prin¬
cess’s vajudery here.

Allied Gets Okay For
Free Tanks Plus Troops
For Its ‘Command’ Pic

Frankfurt, Feb. 7.

Filmites are up to their ears in
gossip about just who gets permis¬
sion to use tiie troops and tanks,^
and who gets the turndown and
why in Europe. When Otto Prem¬
inger was filming “Exodus” in
Cyprus, special word went out to
the U. S servicemen in Europe
that they should not participate in
this film in any way. although
Preminger was looking for Ameri¬
can types and was willing to pay
the men, on leave in Cyprus, for
working as extras during the shoot¬
ing.

The army, though, nixed the
venture, warned its troops not to
take part in the filming, even
though the men were on leave, ex¬
plaining to this overseas command
that the film was “a commercial
venture” and therefore they should
not help in any way with it.

But now the army and Allied
Artists are combining to make a I
film called, “Armored Command.” j
In Germany, with the military put- I
ting up the troops and tanks, for j
free, and Allied backing it with j
•bout $1,000,000.

Pic concerns Col. “Devil” Dev¬
lin, commanding officer of the 14th
Armored Division, and his tank
force’s operation to hold off the j
Germans who were trying to shove
out the Americans during the Bat¬
tle of the Bulge in 1944. About
150 soldiers stationed in Germany
have been assigned to duty on the
film, without pay. But the film
producer Ron Alcorn explained,
"We contribute to unit funds.”

Two years ago, the unions in the
U. S. protested that Alcorn and
other producers overseas, were us¬
ing soldiers to avoid paying State¬
side salaries to unionized profes¬
sional actors. At that time, Alcorn
was producing the television show
"Citizen Soldier.” which also had
• free cast supplied by the U. S.
military.

Likewise, producer Hal Wallis
got the okay to use troops and mili¬
tary equipment to shoot back¬
ground scenes for the Elvis Pres¬
ley picture “GI Blues” iPar) al¬
though Presley, still in uniform
in Germany at that time, was not
allowed to taake part in the film¬
ing. Men in Presley’s outfit, how¬
ever, were assigned to play sol¬
diers in the film, and were paid
extra for their pic work.

YANK CORP. EXPANDS
BRIT. BOWLING SETUP

London, Feb. 14.

AMF., local member of the
American Machine and Foundry
international setup has now
grabbed contracts for bowling alley
equipment worth over $7,200,000.
Figure has been reached via a deal
just struck with Excel Bowling and
its associate Ten Pin Lanes for
about $3,080,000 worth of material.

Excel Bowling, with plans to
open several howling centres
throughout the southern Home
Counties of England, has been
formed by a group of London and
Overseas businessmen, topped by
Gilbert Childs as Excel’s m.d.
Hopes are that by the end of 1962
there'll be at least 10 centres in
operation. Excel is leasing 250
automatic 10-pin pin-spotting ma¬
chines from AMF and buying the
associated equipment.

Indie Film Prods.

s Continued from page 21
; by the wayside, and if British pro¬
ducers do feel the pinch, two im-
j mediate developments can be an-
: ticipated. Firstly, it can be taken
| for granted that the unions will im-
> mediately campaign for a higher
j screen quota so as to guarantee
more statutory playing time for!
British pictures. They have al¬
ready indicated that the present
30 c .c quota is not an adequate in¬
centive for British production.
Hence they would presumably re¬
new agitation for a much higher
figure, possibly as much as 50^.
All major circuits regularly exceed
the stipulated quotas.

Another likely development
would be a union demand for the
government to take direct action
and enter the exhibition portion
of the industry. At least, one the
unions has been agitating for some
time for a government-controlled
theatre circuit. It’s being argued
that the government is already in¬
volved in production, distribution
and studios through its wholly-
owned British Lion, and also has
stake in many indie films through
the National Film Finance Corp.
So why not go into exhibition as
well and have a finger in each part
of the pie?

Although the end of the Na¬
tional Circuit has been the subject
of widespread gossip along Lon¬
don’s film row for some time,
added credence to the whispers was
given by the recent statement made
by Kenneth Winckles, assistant
managing director of the Rank Or¬
ganization. In this, he asseited
that “there are only films of qual¬
ity capable of supporting economi¬
cally the two main circuits. The
other films, some of which are rea¬
sonable in quality, but not too
many, performance play the Na¬
tional release.

Winckles commented that the
process of attrition, which had re¬
duced the number of outlets on Na¬
tional release, and made it "still
less attractive,” would have hap¬
pened even if the former Gaumont
circuit had been retained, “because
one comes down to the fundamen¬
tal fact that lack of sufficient films
with boxoffice drawing power
makes theatres uneconomic and
causes their closure.”

Theatre cf Nations

Continued from page 22 —s

Italy, with Goldoni’s “The Woman
of Good Humor” and a modern
opus, “Anima Nera,” of Patroni
Griffi, with Giorgio De Lullo di¬
recting.

Moscow’s Vachtangov Theatre,
with Gogol’s “The Inspector Gen¬
eral” and a contemporary piece,
“The Irkoutsk Story” of Nicholas
Okhlopov.

The National Theatre of Cairo
will do Tewfik El Hakim’s “For
Our JEarth,” and the Municipal
Theatre of Casablanca Kenafoui’s
“The Bone Player.”

The U.S, Theatre Guild, under
ANTA, will do Thornton Wilder’s
“Skin of Our Teeth,” with Helen
Hayes; Tenessee Williams’ “The
Glass Menagerie,” and William
j Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker.”
I The Living Theatre of off-Broad-
j way is due with Jack Gelber’s
! "The Connection” and - Willaim
| Carlos Williams’ “Many Loves”

‘ plus Bertolt Brecht’s “Jungle of
the Cities.” Incidentally, “Skin”
was done here in 1955, with Miss
Hayes and Mary Martin to luke¬
warm reception.

Rio De Janeiro’s Seven Company
has a musical comedy, “Mamem-
! be,” and the West Berlin Schloss-
park Theatre “Rasklnikbff, based on
Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punish¬
ment,” directed by Willi Schmidt.

The Theatre Shiki of Tokyo
sends a modern Japanese play as
well as Jean Anouilh’s “The Lark.”

An Indian Group TO Appear

An Indian group will do Tagore
one-act plays and long ones to
celebrate his centenary while the
i Leonard Schach Cockpit players
I of South Africa will present Basil
I Werner’s play on race problems,
i “Try For White.”

I The' Schlosspark Theatre of
: Celle in West Germany comes in
: with Fernando Arrabal’s ‘Guern-
| ica,” directed by Hannes Razum,
and The Bochum Theatre Georges
Schehade’s ‘The Violets."

The Catholic University Players
of Chili will do Georges Bernanos’
“Dialogue Des Carmelites” while
The Choral Group of the Atlanta
College from the U.S. will give a
gospel' show.

Opera entries will have the
Opera of Berlin, The Theatre
Royal De La Monnaie of Brussels,
with Karl Birger Blomdabl’s sci¬
ence fiction opera, “Aniara,” the
English Opera Group’s rendition
of Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsum¬
mer Night’s Dream,” the Stuttgart
Opera, with Carl Orff’s “Oedipus
Rex;” the Zagreb Opera’s “The
Queen of Spades” of Chaikovsky
and Prokofiev’s “The Marriage in
the Convent.”

Many Dance Entries

Dance entries already marked
for appearance are The Berlin
Opera's “Pa^an” of Remi Gassman
and Oskar Sal and' Brois Blacher’s
“The Moor Uf'Venice. “The Buda¬
pest Opera will do two Bartok bal¬
lets, “The Marvelous Mandarin”
and “The Prince of the Woods.”
Maurice Bejart’s Ballet of the 20th
Century doing dances to modern
w-orks. as well as folk dance groups
from Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Lebanon,
Nigeria and Madagascar.

Hence, it looks like Paris will
hum with leading drama, opera
and dance groups for three months,
plus some offbeat drama readings
and recitals. The latter are Bar¬
bara Jeffords of the Old Vic doing
Shakespeare readings and Michale
Mac Liammoir’s “Importance of
Being Oscar” on Oscar Wilde. Par¬
ticipating nations are West Ger¬
many, • Spain, Hungary, Italy,
USSR, Belgium, Great Britain,
Lebanon. Nigeria, U.S. Czechosla-
vakia, Yugoslavia, Madagascar,
Egypt, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Peru
and Morocco.

Par Terms on ‘Psycho’

Irk Some Aussie Exbibs

Sydney, Feb. 7.

Some Aussie exhibitors are re¬
ported as being peeved with Para¬
mount about terms set for
“Psycho.” Certain exhibs complain
the terms are the same as those
asked by Par for “10 Command¬
ments.”

“Psycho” was a solid success at
the Prince Edward in Sydney, Par’s
showcase, and other Aussie key
cities, hut has not gone out on
blanket release because of this
rental terms’ hitch. George Welt-
!ner, Par sales chief, in here late
I this month.

j Inside Stuff—International

Record dealers In Italy have noticed these last months that a definite
trend of sales favoring “longhair” records has started. Also a market
for literary works—poetry and prose alike, read by prominent actor*
and lecturers. Latter trend started a year ago with a collection of Gar¬
cia Lorca works. Since then there have been, recordings of d’Annunzio,
Dante and Leopardi, excerpts from books like Giovanni Paplni’s “Lift
of Christ” as well as of the Gospel itself — or from Beaudelaire’s
“Flowers of Evil.” ,

Arts Council of Britain granted $280,000 to 33 theatre companies last
year, and will likely raise it to $420,000 this year, according^ to th#
Economist". Contribs from local authorities totalled nearly $100,000.
Arts Council beneficiaries Include both London and Bristol Old Vies,
English Stage Co. at Royal Court Theatre, London, and Glasgow
Citizens’ Theatre.

Dino DeLaurentiis No. 1 indie Prod.?

Italian Producer Soon to Launch Four-Picture
$17,000,000 Program of Film-Making

Another Session Feb. 16
- On Anglo-French Pact

London, Feb. 7.

What Is confidently hoped will
be the final meeting to agree on
details of an Anglo-French treaty
for coproduction is due to start
in Paris on Feb. 16. Session will
be attended by producers and
union reps from both countries.
If the two sides can at last reach
agreement, the next and final step
will be for both governments to
conclude the essential treaties to
enable coproduction to get started.
Such a treaty could be concluded
by April or May.

The initial agreement will run
for two years.

Once the French treaty is out
of the w r ay, the British producers
will pursue further the prelim
negotiations which they have al¬
ready had with Italy.

Rome Foreign Pressmen,
Italo Film Critics Pick
‘Rocco’as Top ’60 Pic

Rome, Feb. 14.

Both the Italian Film Critics
Assn, and the Rome Foreign Press
Assn, voted “Rocco and His Broth-
! ers” (Titanus) top film honors. The
former named it the best Italian
film of 1960 while the Italian Film
crix designated it as best film of
the past year. Pic is directed by
Luchino Visconti.

The foreign crix group, compris¬
ing some 200 foreign correspond¬
ents stationed here, also cited “La
Dolce Vita” for its outstanding
^values. It also gave special men-
Ition to Alberto Sordi for his per¬
formance in “Back Home,” Dino
DeLaurentiis, and to Annamaria
Ferrero for “Hunchback,” also De¬
Laurentiis.

Award ceremony was televized
over RAI-TV, Italo telenet. Reports
that RAI would refuse to cover
proved untrue. Hassle had made
local headlines, leftwing sheets
making a politico issue out of the
purported refusal. Result of the
fracas is that the foreign scribes
voted to abolish the prize in the
future.

The Italian Film Critics Assn,
also gave Sophia Loren the “Silver
Ribbon” for her performance in
“Two Women” (Ponti). Marcello.
Mastroianni was winner for his key
role in “Dolce Vita.” Last-named
pic also won the best original story
prize.

Other winners named by these
crix were Dino DeLaurentiis, best
producer of year; “Rocco,” best
screenplay; Enrico Maria Salerno
best featured performance <“That
Long Night in ’43”) and Didi Pere-
go, ditto for “Kapo.” Ingmar Berg¬
man’s “Seventh Seal” won best
foreign pic honors!

Confusion of Englands

London, Feb. 7.

A similarity of names has caused
considerable embarrassment in
Britain and the U.S. to Paul Eng¬
land, a veteran artist of 50 years
standing, who is also an author and
producer.

The embarrassment resulted
from the considerable publicity ac¬
corded to W. H. N. England, trad¬
ing as Paul England, theatrical
agent of Lecarls, Ltd., whose the¬
atrical agency license was with¬
drawn by the London County Coun¬
cil last year.

Rome, Feb. 14.

An unprecedented $17,000,000
four-film production program will
be launched here within the next
30 days by producer Dino DeLau¬
rentiis (this week voted top pro¬
ducer of 1960 by Italy’s film cri¬
tics), who thus lays claim to th«
role of No. 1 independent producer
in the world. Believed here this is
the biggest production schedule
ever attempted by a European film-
maker. Four pix, three of them
English-speaking and the fourth
multi-lingual, are specifically^in-
tended for the world market.

First item is “Barabbas,” bud¬
geted at $10,000,000 with 100
speaking parts, 30.000 extras and
five Hollywood “name” actor*
about to sign for leading roles.
DeLaurentiis was expected to leave
for N. Y. this week to personally
jell deals as well as conclude a
worldwide distrib deal with Co¬
lumbia Pictures. “Barabbas,” will
also have some of the largest sets,
including a huge reproduction of
the city of Jerusalem. Story deals
with a thief who was pardoned
when Christ was crucified, and
what this pardon did to the thief’s
life. Richard Fleischer directs.

“Two Enemies.” listed as an
“unusual World War II story,”
stars one of Italy’s leading actors,

| Alberto Sordi, plus a top Holly¬
wood name yet to be announced.
Pic is to be directed by Guy Ham¬
ilton, with locations in Israel and
Italy.

! “Black City” is the third film
bn the DeLaurentiis slate, to be
j shot in Naples under the direction
[ of Duilio Coletti. who recently
made the popular “Under 10 Flags”

| for the same producer. This deals
, with the man who set himself up
as King of Naples in the 1900’s,

| it stars Ernest Borgnine.

No less than 131 star names
from Hollywood, France, Britain,
and Italy ^including Fernandel,
[Jimmy Durante, Ernest Borgnine,
Simone Signoret, Jack Balance, Al-
! berto Sordi, Anita Ekberg, Vittorio
; Gassmann) will appear in an ambi-
i tious picture “The Last Judgment,”
directed by Vittorio DeSica. from
a screenplay by Cesare ZavattinL
Locations in Naples, Rome, Switzer¬
land, France and the U. S. are
slated for this production, which
tells of the reactions of various
peoples around the globe to ths
news that the next day is to b«
Judgment day.

Lewenstein From Legit
Joins Film Company

London, Feb. 14,

Following, his recent split, with
Wolf Mankowitz, legit impresario
Oscar Lewenstein has gone on the
board of Woodfall Productions, the
film company headed by John Os¬
borne and Tony Richardson. This
means that in the future Woodfall
will have the first grab at any play
put on by Lewenstein. But an early
snag has been hit. Woodfall had
expected to film “Billy Liar,” the
Keith Waterhouse-Willis Hall play
now running in the West End.
Lewenstein holds a third share.
Woodfall’s confidence was also
boosted by the fact that it has an
option on the services of Albert
Finney, star of the play. Bryanston
Films was to distribute.

But indie producer Joseph Janni
stepped in. and outbid Woodfall*
offering the authors $33,600 and •
share of profits. Finney will not
play the role and it’s understood
that he’s passed up the chance “be¬
cause he was afraid of getting
typed.” Anthony Newley is now* ex¬
pected to play the lead.

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

P&RIEff

*ABIO-TE*JEyiSI«_Y

THE POWER PLAY THAT FAILED

TV’s Hit of the Season’

CBS Begins to Get t Clear View

The first two national Nielsens of the new year generally reflect
which show among the tv networks’ new entries made it as the
“hit of the season.” The honbrs for '60-’61 fall to CBS-TV’s “Candid
Camera.” On the Jail. 1 Nielsen tallies, it reposed in No. 5 position,
with a 31.1, nosing out the “Andy Griffith Show’s” 29.1, in 11th
position. (For the second week of the two-week report, “Camera”
hit a whopping 34.6.)

Candidates for the flop of the season are divided among “Peter
Loves Mary,” “My Sister Eileen” and “Dante” (already scratched),
none of them managing to muster up even a 12 rating.

Shakespeare, Salant Hassle Over
N.Y. Slatting of Pubaffairs Entries

TOGRABBINGGF

By GEORGE ROSEN
It’s more or less academic, now
that General Foods has decided to
continue to .throw in its lot with
CBS-TV and-maintain the Monday
night status quo on Danny Thomas
and Andy Griffith (with CBS
also getting the new GF-sponsored
Gertrude Berg show for Wednes¬
days). But had NBC’s Bob Kintner
succeeded in wooing over the

A major policy hassle is shaping
Up at CBS between the CBS News
division and the CBS Television
Stations Division over when tele¬
vision public affairs sustainers will
be televised on WCBS-TV, the
CBS-TV flagship station in N.Y..

Key participants in the hassle
are Dick Salant, newly installed
prexy of CBS News, and Frank
Shakespeare, v.p.-general manager
of WCBS-TV. The shows Involved,
both of which premiered pver the
network this past Sunday (12), are
“Washington Conversation” and
“Accent,” two new pubaffairs
stanzas. The dispute is over
whether the shows will be aired
simultaneously with the network
feed, or at least on a same-day
basis, or delayed for as many as
six days.

Fight broke out when Salant’s
'pubaffairs unit scheduled “Conver¬
sation” and “Accent” for Sunday
Afternoons, starting last weekend.
WCBS-TV immediately decided to
schedule them on a six-day delay
basis, slotting both stanzas for
next Saturday (18), and on the
same weekly six-day delay there¬
after. Salant immediately raised
objections, and several meetings
resulted.

So far, it looks as if Shakespeare
is having his way, except for one
consideration. Kickoff show of
“Conversation” featured Secre¬
tary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg,
much in the news at present, and
Salant Insisted that the show
would probably have considerable
news value and that a delay in
N.Y. would be inappropriate.
Shakespeare gave in on that point,
rescheduling the kickoff “Conver¬
sation” for the same day, Sunday
(12), on delayed basis of a couple
of hours. Show, incidentally, de¬
spite the “Washington” tag to. its
title, was done in Pittsburgh be¬
cause Goldberg this week is on a
tour of depressed areas.

But the compromise applied
only to the Goldberg show, and
* After the premiere,* "Washington
Conversation” will be run on
WCBS-TV the Saturday after the
network feed. So will “Accent.”
Shakespeare’s position in the has¬
sle Is that he’s got a station sched¬
ule to maintain, and the two shows
which the pubaffairs stanzas
would affect if carried live have
Already been buffeted around
enough by network sustainers.
Shows are "New York Forum” and
“American Musical Theatre,” both
of which have changed timeslots
several times in the past year.

Danny Does A Hideaway

London, Feb. 14.

It was a case of not on your
life when professional foot¬
baller Danny Blanchflower de¬
clined to go on “This Is Your
Life” on BBC-TV last Monday
* ( 6 ).

As soon as he realized that
he was not wanted for a radio
program, the footballer walked
out of the studio, though his
wife and other relatives, as
well as many friends, were
waiting to take part in the
show. Viewers were not told of
the walkout, and a previously
recorded program was substi¬
tuted.

CBS Wont Bump
News for JFK

CBS-TV will not carry the Ken¬
nedy press conference live tonight
(Wed.)-, because it doesn’t want
to interfere with the 7:15-7:30
Doug Edwards newscast. NBC-TV
and ABC-TV, on the other hand,
will air the Presidential telecast
as it occurs, beginning at 7 p.m.

“We’re willing to give up even
an hour of sponsored entertain¬
ment (7.30-8:30),” said a CBS
spokesman, "but not 15 minutes of
news.” Network said that it was
willing to carry the live press con¬
ference If it started at 7:30, but
not at 7. As it is, CBS said it
might cut into Edwards’ regular
newscast with taped excerpts or
«ven a portion of the live Wash-
(Continued on page 48)

P&G’s $22,000,000
Stake in ABC-TYs
Sked for ’61-’62

Procter & Gamble likes ABC-TV.
Although the company’s entire net¬
work tv budget is not set, P&G has
-nonetheless virtually committed it¬
self once again to ABC-TV to
spend another $22,000,000 there In
’61-’62.

Sponsor will be back again, “as
was revealed earlier, on the Tues¬
day “Rifleman” series. But It has
now pinned dow’n continued bank¬
rolling of “The Real McCoys” half-
hour series and its two minutes a
week in the 6Q-mlnute “Cheyenne”
skein.

Unusual feature of the commit¬
ment for next season to ABC-TV is
that P&G (even though such of its
shows as “The Detectives,” “The
Law & Mr. Jones” and “Rebel” are'
“up in the air” as ’61-’62 entries) is
said to have promised to spend the
same amount of money on ABC-
even if the three shows get humped.

Will NBC’s ‘Rain’ Also
Defrock Rev. Davidson?
MM’s Sadie Up In Air

When NBC-TV tapes its dra¬
matic version of “Rain” it will like¬
ly keep Mr. Davidson the reverend
he was meant to. be, which would
suggest that the network isn’t as
timid as Music Corp. of America.
In an abbreviated musical version
on NBC last week, producer MCA
turned Mr. Davidson, who became
Sadie Thompson’s enamorato in
the Somerset Maugham’s work, into j
a politician, possibly allowing that ■
j politicians are less sensitive than ;
i men of the cloth. *

I Of course, in its own version j
NBC-TV could follow MCA, since
the NBC spokesman only “thinks” |
I that the network will pursue the,
i original and keep the Mr. David- j
json character what he was meant.

1 to be. {

! Meanwhile, apart from all this ;

: wondering whether Mr. Davidson j
is again to be defrocked, there is
| the affair of Marilyn Monroe,
[whom NBC has taken on to play
; Miss Thompson. Ill in New York
! Hospital, there Is some doubt to-
| day whether or when she’ll get
| around to signing her network con¬
tract for the part. NBC says, “She’s
I probably . reading the script now
jin the hospital,” and the web ex-
! pects her to sign—naturally; noth¬
ing’s definite.

three shows and the $18,000,000
in billings, he would have been off
to the races next season as a con¬
tender for ’61-’62 supremacy in one
of the biggest program coups since
the old radio days when Bill Paley
made Columbia the gem of the
airwaves with the raids on Amos
’n’ Andy, Jack Benny, et al.

There was a point last week
when it looked like Kintner, in a
major power play to take NBC out
of its cellar status in the three-
network nighttime program sweep-
stakes, would *win out in the three-
way fight for the GF business and
two of the toprated tv shows. It
was a calculated gamble, since it
meant breaking up Wednesday
night—the web’s one strong night
—and slotting “Price Is Right”
Monday 8:30 as the lead-in to
Danny Thomas and Andy Griffith.
It also meant bumping a client by
turning over half of “Price Is
Right” to GF and turning over to
Gertrude Berg the choicest half-
hour on the web— 8:30 on Wednes¬
day, following “Wagon Train.” It
was a dream parlay for GF, aided
and abetted by some purported
persuasion front a close Kintner
friend, Lou Edelman, who is co¬
partnered in the Thomas-Griffith
program ventures.

But for all its attractiveness and
the salesmanship applied by Kint¬
ner, who was personally calling the
signals, it w’as not to be. CBS’ Jim
Aubrey had engineered a little
strategy of his own, permitting GF
to fall heir to half sponsorship of
the new “Gunsmoke” hour entry
next season and putting the new
Robert Young series into. Monday
8:30. This was Young’s original
time slot on CBS in the days when
‘Father Knows Bestf’ 0 was riding
wide and handsome on the Niel¬
sens, and as such an inviting lead-
in for Thomas and Griffith. To
accommodate GF on the Wednes¬
day Gertrude Berg entry, CBS is
moving “I’ve Got a Secret” to Mon¬
day night at 10:30.

CBS, from all accounts, also had
going for it some of Danny Thomas’
own personal brand of persuasion
to “let well enough alone and stay
put.”

Had Kintner succeeded in at¬
tracting the GF biz, it would have
also dealt a serious blow to the
CBS program “image” as the home
base for the situation comedy hits.
And it’s highly conceivable that
NBC (since all it takes are two or
three hit shows to change the suc¬
cess pattern of a network) would
be slugging it out with CBS and
ABC for nighttime dominance next
season.

TRICE’ TO MONDAY
AS A LEVER ENTRY

Lever Bros, and “Price Is Right”
are reportedly moving next season
from their present Wednesday-at-
8:30 berth to the Monday half-hour
to be vacated by "Wells Fargo.”

(NBC-TV had offered the same time
for “Price” to General Foods in
an unsuccessful attempt to take
the large GF billings away from
CBS-TV.)

Evidently Lever thought enough
of the Weduesday-to-Monday shift
to do what GF wouldn’t do. No show
has been specified yet as the Wed¬
nesday replacement. NBC figures
that the 3:30 anchorage, which
comes directly after “Wagon
Train,” is sufficiently hot to keep j
Lever there, too, with a new show. 1

Of Next Seasons Sked—Almost

- +

HKS on JFK

Howard K. Smith, in his
CBS Radio News Analysis
staflza, raised some Washington
eye/brows when he elaborated
on reasons why President Ken¬
nedy has announced he will
engage in electronic debates
with a Republican .entry in
1964. Said Smith:

“As Mr. Kennedy told this
reporter on an earlier occasion,
he expects that at the end of
four years, Institutional oppo¬
sition to him will be so great
and newspapers will be so edi¬
torially hostile that his best
chance will be to go into the
debating arena before televi¬
sion cameras and on the radio
to restore the balance.”

JFK’s admission he will de¬
bate again recalls the early
days of the New Deal when
FDR freely scheduled fireside
chats to combat what he char¬
acterized as a “generally un¬
friendly national press.”

Looks Like Dinah
& Chevy Sponsor
Calling It Quits

Dinah Shore and her sponsor of
a decade, Chevrolet, It appears, are
ready to part ways. After lengthy
dickers in which the Sunday night
music-variety star held out for
fewer shows and more money,
Chevrolet ■ has virtually decided
that it's about time to change its
identity anyway. However, if the
sponsor had gotten Its way, it re¬
portedly would have stayed with
her at least another season.

It’s held likely that Chevy (whose
own dealers wanted the company
to hold onto Miss Shore, regardless
of how few shows she wanted to
do in ’61-’62) will retain its current
Sunday, 9-10 p.m., slot. There is
heavy talk by network and agency
sources that the first possibility
this week is to replace Dinah
Shore with “Bonanza,” an hour
j western now seen Saturdays on
NBC-TV at 7:30. Theoretically,
Chevy would ride along.

Miss Shore wanted to appear in
only eight hours next season. NBC
wanted 12, and apparently Chevy
wanted her to continue with the
same number (20) that she now
has.

Although the rift between the
sponsor and star seems Irreperable,
there is a chance that Miss Shore
will do her eight to 12 stanzas on
NBC-TV anyway. Either they’ll be
treated as out-and-out specials or,
as they do now, alternators with
other musical-variety shows, prob¬
ably to be prepared by producer
Henry Jaffe. Jaffe bosses the Dinah
productions.

Gleason to Quit His
CBS Show in March;

To Do Film in Paris

Jackie Gleason will call it quits
on his current CBS-TV Friday
night stanza at the end of March,
after having done 11 shows in the
series. He leaves for Paris at that
time for a feature film commit¬
ment, starring in “Gigot,” and will
be overseas for at least three
months.

The pic commitment wasn’t en¬
visioned as a problem when Glea¬
son first .contracted for his Friday
night stand, since the show was
to be the “You’re in the Picture”
paneller and Gleason planned to
tape enough shows in advance to
cover his absence. However, “Pic¬
ture” turned out, in Gleason’s j
words, to be a “bomb." and he’s
been groping for a new format
(Continued on page 44)

Now that CBS-TV has locked up
the General Foods business for
next year (see separate story), it
Is beginning to take the “tentative”
tag off its planned schedule for
next fall. As of the moment, Sat¬
urday and Sunday are locked in,
Monday and Tuesday are virtually
set, Wednesday is blocked out and
Friday is partially firm. Only big
area of speculation is Thursday.

Lineup for Monday Is firm from
8 to 11, with only the 7:39 niche
now occupied by “To Tell the
Truth” in doubt. At 8, “Pete &
Gladys” repeat. At 8:30, it’s the
new Robert Young show, followed
at 9 and 9:30 by Danny Thomas
and Andy Griffith. At 10, “Hennes¬
sey” returns and at 10:30, it’s “I’ve
Got a Secret” shifting from Wed¬
nesdays.

- Tuesday starts with “Gunsmoke”
reruns at 7:30. The 8-8:30 slot is
still open. Rest of the lineup is
stet—“Dobie Gillis,” Tom Ewell,
Red Skelton and Garry Moore.

Wednesday is firm from 9:30-11,
with the new Gertrude Berg “Moth¬
er Is a Freshman” in at 9:30 and
“Armstrong Circle Theatre” and
“U. S. Steel Hour” returning at
10-11. Looks like the^ new Bud
Yorkin-Norman Lear comedy-ad¬
venture stanza, “Three to Mak®
Ready,” will get the nod for 8:30-
9:30. Still up in the air is whether
CBS will tackle 7:30-8:30 In terms
of a single hour or two half-hour
programs, first of which would bo
a cartoon show. Probability is an
hour.

Thursday is wide opeu-^p to &
point. Definitely set is* “CBS Re¬
ports” at 10-11. If “Gunslinger,’'
which bowed last week, makes it,
the western has the 9-10 berth.
If not, it’s up for grabs, probably
for an hour actioner. Bob Cum¬
mings looks set for 8:30-9, with
an hour action show preceding at
7:30.

Friday is stet through 9:30, with
“Rawhide” and “Route 66” set to
return. There’s a possibility of

(Continued on page 38-

Ann Sothem As
CBS-TV Casualty

Chalk up another program casu¬
alty at CBS-TV—the Ann Sothern
show will be dropped from th®
network roster at the end of April,
following a run of two and a hair
years. Series hadn’t been doing too’
well on Thursday nights, and Gen¬
eral Foods decided to call it quits
at the t end of 26 weeks.

Whether GF will stay in the
timeslot <Thursday, 7:30-8) with a
replacement hasn’t yet been de¬
cided. Nor has the replacement
show itself. Probability is a film
rerun series, possibly the old
“Sclilitz Playhouso” Tepeats, which
CBS owns.

Sothern show, owned jointly by
the star and Desilu, started in th®
'58-*59 season as the Monday 9:30
replacement for “December Bride,”
and with Danny Thomas leadin,
did nicely until this season, when
GF switched it to Thursday at
9:30. Earlier this season, CBS
switched it to 7:30, in hopes of im¬
provin'? on the poor 9:30 rating*.
That didn’t help either.

Joyce Davidson Exits
Canada for WNEW-TY;
Westinghouse Sponsor

Toronto. Feb. 14.
Controversial Canadian tv per¬
sonality Joyce Davidson, former
Westinghouse factory’ worker at
Hamilton, Out., near here, leaves
the CBC at the end of February to
co-host a 90-minute, late-night* in¬
terview show on New’ York Metro¬
politan Broadcasting outlet WNEW-
ITV with Westinghouse bankrolling.

Miss Davidson was for five year*
on the CBC show’, “Tabloid.” Un¬
titled WNEW show is scheduled
for a May 1 start. 4

HAwemjmsidM _ jEjfigygyy _ _Wednesday, Febrnary 15, 1961

TV Webs Okay $150,000 Tab On
Eichmann Trial, But No Deal Yet

Some Vail St Reflections

Even If the networks are fighting the establishment of toll video,
one reputable Wall St. house has informed its clients to expect
the entry of the webs into the field if it finally does become a
reality. j

In a recent research bulletin, Hayden Stone & Co. told clients:
“The question of pay-tv is important. We do not believe the major
networks are particularly enthused at this time over the prospects
of pay-television. However, if pay-tv does become a reality, the
networks would surely be the group whose experience and facili¬
ties would project this new medium into wide proportions.”

Along different lines, Hayden Stone researchers noted “Al¬
though tv remains at the forefront of broadcasting, radio appears
to be making a recovery, and has once again become quite profit¬
able. (Evidently, this reference is to more than merely local radio.
NBC Radio reported a slight profit last year and, now, ABC is
ready to report a bullish first quarter, though still short of black
ink.

Besides the webs, the Wall St company plugged the "bright
prospects” of chain outfits, "notably Metropolitan, Storer and Taft”

Paris Won’t lift TV on

Simone Signoret, Producer Quits

—- +

By ART WOODSTONE

The tv networks may just go
along, after all, with the Capital
Cities coverage of the Adolf Eich-
mann trial in Israel, but ABC, CBS
and NBC refuse to recognize the
broadcasting chain’s exclusivity.
The networks, each paying about
$50,000 apiece to cover their share
of the costs during the duration of
the internationally famous trial of
the former Nazi Colonel, insist that
the Capital cameras in the court¬
room be looked upon as “pool cam¬
eras.” Besides, a second “bug”
arose.

If Capital is merely known as the
“pool" reporting outfit at the trial,
this holds to a principle that the
nets find near and dear; Capital, at
first, wanted to be recognized as
the sole holder of tv and film rights
to the Eichmann affair, but the
webs feel no single indie source has
the authority to command exclusive
rights to any news event.

Yesterday (Tues.), just when It
finally looked as though the tv
webs and Capital Cities had tied
up all the loose ends, a new con¬
sideration shook the negotiations
and yet (according to one key ob¬
server), make the temporarily
found friendship between the nets
and the chain go kaput.

Capital Cities, suggesting still
that it holds exclusive rights to the
Eichmann trial, refused to give
CBS, NBC and ABC right to use
the Eichmann tapes locally (on
web owned & operated stations) or
for distribution overseas. For in-'
stance, if ABC’s "Close-Up” series
wanted to make even casual use
of the Eichmann footage in one of |
its programs and then distribute
the entire program abroad, the
circumstance would not meet Cap¬
ital’s restrictions against distribu¬
tion, and either the segment or
the whole show w r ould thus have
(Continued on page 50)

37 Min. Shows
On Purex Roster

New details on the new Purex
contract with NBC-TV show that
the public affairs sponsor is in¬
cluding in < its $4,000,000-plus
purchase 37 full-hour offerings.
Additionally, there will also be
time bought in 140 daytime quar¬
ter hours on NBC-TV beginning
in July.

Purex will do 11 60-minute
nighttime stanzas this summer—
all repeats of first-run “Woman”
specials (done originally daytime),
plus eight new "Woman” daytimers
for next season and eight "World
of . . .” biographies (five originals
and three repeats) for nighttime
slotting.

The Edward H. Weiss agency of
Chicago both negotiated and signed
the new NBC pact for Purex. It
is also the agency of record, not
Foote, Cone & Belding (which
handles some of the Purex biz) as
erratumed last week.

Gleason to Warmup
Heavyweight Title Boat-

Jackie Gleason’s March 10 CBS-
TV show will be a warmup for the
Floyd Patterson. Ingemar Johans-
sen title bout three days later.

The half-hour program, under
a deal with TelePrompTer, will
feature Gleason interviews with
Patterson and Johanssen at their
respective training camps. Another
highlight will be filmed clips of
Johanssen’s knockout of Patterson
in ’59 and Patterson's kayo of
Johanssen last June 20th.

TelePrompTer, which owns the
ancillary rights to the bout, will
act as coproducer of the Gleason
pre-fight special. W. C. Heinz,
who is director of sports program¬
ming for the web, will supervise
the sports content of the Friday
*how, telecast at 9:30 p.m.

The Miami Beach bout itself
will be seen on closed circuit and
reported on ABC Radio web.

TV Swings to Riviera

NBC-TV Is taking a gamble
—on the popularity of the
Riviera as a setting for new
tv action-adventure program¬
ming.

Shooting for the web began
last week on an hour pilot of
"The House on Rue RiviePa”
(formerly "Monte Carlo”) at
20th-Fox. "Portofino” is an¬
other hour, set in the Italian
Riviera, being done for NBC-
TV by Metro.

CBS-TV on Game
Spree in Setting
Morning lineup

CBS-TV has finalized its revampf
of morning programming, in line
with its new rotating participations
sales setup, and is converting the
a.m. almost exclusively to game
shows in a direct challenge to the
NBC and ABC competition.

Moreover, to add balance to its
live production overhead, all the
new programs, which hit the air
March 13, will originate from Tele¬
vision City in Hollywood, which has
had space begging for use. Shift
involves * loss of one live stanza
from N. Y., "Video Village,” which
will move west.

New lineup includes three new
packages, one from Heatter-Quig-
l ley Productions, one from A1
Singer Productions arid a third
from the Irving Mansfield-Peter
Arnell IMPA Productions. Being
dropped from the lineup are two
soapers, ‘The Clear Horizon” and
"Full Circle,” both comparative
newcomers to the schedule, on
since last summer. Both were Coast
originations as well.

New lineup has "I Love Lucy”
reruns replacing "December Bride”
repeats at 10, "Video Village” re¬
maining, at 10:30, "Strategy” com¬
ing in at 11 vice "Lucy,” followed
by “Surprise Package” at 11:30,
and “What’s Your Decision” at 2.

The era of specials as a major
programming factor is all over, as
far as CBS-TV is concerned. Net¬
work laid it on the line last week
when it notified all Class A adver¬
tisers that network contracts for
the fall will be drawn on a "52
broadcasts for 52 w'eeks basis,”
which means no preemptions of
regular programming.

Web, however, will retain the
right to exercise two contractual
preemptions on 60 days’ notice,
“but with the understanding that,
in order to maintain the highest
possible audience levels for our
regular advertisers, special pro¬
gramming of a preemptive nature
will be on a very limited basis.
•'What we do plan would be of a
highly selective character intended
to enhance, rather than to diminish,
the value of the time periods where
regular programmirig may be dis¬
placed.”

Letter, which went out under the
signature of sales administration
v.p. Bill Hylan, in effect said that
CBS has "had it” with the specials.
He said that the network’s plan for
up to four preemptions per time
period this season has borne re¬
sults which "have not justified the
high expectations we had at the
time the plan was devised. Our
schedule of week-in and week-out
programming has suffered substan¬
tially by reason of numerous in¬
terruptions.”

Tliis season, CBS’ contracts
called for two mandatory preemp-
tiqns, or a 50-program commitment
over a 52-week contract year, plus
rights to an additional two preemp¬
tions on approprrite notice. Next
season, contracts will give CBS

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March 24-July 21.

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Personal Management
Frank Fasks

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Jack Eigen Back
At Old Chi Stand

Chicago, Feb. 14.

Jack Eigen has been rehlred as
WMAQ’s latenight spieler, the job
he had held for eight and a half
years before he w 7 as fired a year
ago New Year’s Day. As anticipated
last week, station-has forgiven all
past transgressions because Eigen
has always been able to deliver
a rating. He resumed again last
night (Mon.).

While terms of his contract
aren’t being disclosed, it’s under¬
stood he’s been brought back on a
trial basis, the trial being that he
stays out of trouble on the air.
It’s also understood the station
wants to originate his show from
the lounge of a local nightclub
again, as it had for seven years
from the defunct Chez Faree, and
will soon open dickers with the
local spas.

Decision to rehire Eigen was
made by new WMAQ station man¬
ager John Keys. General manager
Lloyd Yoder, who okayed the
firing last year, gave It his bless¬
ings.

rights to two preemptions, most of
which will never be exercised. '

Web’s planning for specials for
next season is minimaL There will
be several dramatic specials, a la
“Playhouse 90,” with details on
producers being worked out now.
Balance will be specials built
around web personalities—Jackie
Gleason, Red Skelton, Jack Benny,
Phil Silvers and Judy Garland.
These and a eouple of holdover
projects from this season which
are still possibilities are the only
projects on the CBS specials slate.

Web had a tough year with spe¬
cials this season. Du Pont’s "Show
of the Month” ran its final course
and will no longer be around. Se¬
ries of “Family Classics” went Only
half-sold, to poor ratings, and final¬
ly wound up as a single hour in¬
stead of two. Some of the most
highly touted of the special entries
fell a-cropper—most recent, Leland
Hayward’s "The Gershwin Years,” I
with a raft of top stars and a time
& program budget upwards of
$500,000, managed only a . 23.9 av¬
erage audience rating on the Na-
toinal Nielsens and wound up in
25th place, behind the very pro¬
gram it preempted, "General Elec¬
tric Theatre,” which'landed in the
Top 20 circle.

CBS did have a couple of suc¬
cessful specials. One was Red
Skelton, who scored nicely. But'
the biggest spec for the web this
season was its annual repeat of hte
"Wizard of Oz” pic, which reached
the high '30s in ratings and ended
up fourth among all shows during
the pre-Christmas weeks. On the
other hand, CBS also had "CBS
Reports” on a rotating, preemptive
basis, whereas that has now been
placed into its fixed timeslot on
Thursday night*. |

Bob Blake On Own

Veteran tv publicist Bob Blake
has set up his own publicity shop
in Beverly Hill* and established
a West Coast tie with a major
N.Y. p.r. outfit, identity of which
Is still being kept under wraps.
New outfit. The Robert Blake Co.,
will handle personalities, shows
and special exploitation projects.

Blake was formerly CBS-TV
publicity chief in Hollywood, prior
to which he set up the web’s spe¬
cial projects unit to handle spe¬
cials with Judy jGarland, "Ford
Star Jubilee,” the Noel Coward-
Mary Martin special and .the
"Playhouse 90“ series. Earlier,
in N. Y., he was head of
publicity for the NBC o&o sta¬
tions, for WCBS and for WOR-TV.

Revlon-Ford Tie
On ‘Wagon Train’
Hits NBC-TV Snag

NBC-TV has deferred its okay
4>f a proposed move by Ford to sell
of 12 to 16 weeks of its sponsorship
in "Wagon Train” to Revlon. It’s
not 100% clear why NBC won’t per¬
mit the cosmetic house to relieve
the automotive sponsor on the hot
Wednesday action hour, but one of
the reasons is said to revolve
around the web’t desire to simul¬
taneously tie up all Revlon special
tv programs for the coming season.

Ford is reported to want Revlon
as its relief sponsor this spring, be¬
cause Revlon’s ad needs match
Ford’s own; Revlon wants to in¬
crease national advertising at a
time and season when Ford wants
to lessen its own.

Other point in the stimie by NBC
may be that the network heads feel
they could just as easily get any¬
one of several major bankrollers to
buy into "Wagon Train” on a stead¬
ier, longterm basis than Revlon
seeks to do. But, in any event,
whoever the sponsor on "Train” Is
to be NBC would naturally like to
tie the buy to others so as to fill
up time periods that are not as for¬
tunate on the Nielsens as the Wed¬
nesday telefilm.

CBS, Ziv, Schulberg

In ‘Everglades’ Pact

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Threeway partnership between
Ziv-UA, CBS and Budd Schulberg
has been set up for projected
"Everglades!” teleseries, pilot of
which has been completed. Schul¬
berg is producing and his brother,
Stuart Schulberg, wrote teleplay
for initial segment.

Half hour series stars Ron Hayes
and features Nancy Rennick. Plot-
line revolves around a law enforce¬
ment officer in Florida Everglades.
Handling production reins for CBS
is Hunt Stromberg Jr., v.p. of pro¬
gram development.

New program bears no similarity
to Schulbergs’ 1958 Warner Bros,
feature, "Wind Across the Ever¬
glades.” I

Paris, Feb.il4.

Though the Algerian situation is
still touchy, in spite of th'e win¬
ning referendum recently for
President De Gaulle, it is felt here
that the sanctions against people
who signed the petition advocating
insubordination among French
troops sent to Algeria, should be
eased. But this week one of the
leading video producers Tefused to
go on the air when the ban on
signees, as far as appearing on any
nationally controlled means of
communication are concerned, wa*
upheld.

Francois Chalais, who does
“Cinepanorama,” a daily film di¬
gest, found that a proposed inter¬
view with petition signer Simone
Signoret was nixed by the Infor¬
mation Minister. He then declined
to go on with the show. He felt
that too many Important film peo¬
ple would lose access to their nor¬
mal rights of public communica¬
tion.

Chalais pointed out he had never
•signed but he was against depriv-
lng' the public of its right to infor¬
mation as well as the rights of the
signees on these grounds. The vari¬
ous show biz syndicates are be¬
hind Chalais.

M-Gs Dr. Kildare
As NBC Hr. Series

|By late last week, NBC and
Metro had an "agreement in prin¬
cipal” on co-production of an hour
tv; film pilot of "Dr. Kildare,”
with Raymond Massey playing the
elder Dr. Gillespie, the role played
in the motion picture versions by
the late Lionel Barrymore. How¬
ever, just Jwo days earlier, on
Wednesday (8), Metro was report¬
edly over at CBS-TV’s N.Y. head¬
quarters trying to line up a-half-
hour version of "Kildare,” which
the network tentatively rejected on
the grounds that it didn’t like tha
casting and other features of tha
proposed program.

Shooting on "Kildare” has already
been started. The NBC-Metro ar¬
rangement—allowing that there are
no last minute hitches-—calls for
them to split the cost right down
the middle on a $150,000 pilot
hour. -

WGN's Wee Hours Payoff
On Sentimental Poetry

Chicago, Feb. 14.

Off the latest local Pulse re¬
turns, WGN Radio is claiming new-
fojiind supremacy of the after-mid-
nignt hours in Chi, but by a narrow
margin. Station’s two-year-old over
night stanza, hosted by Franklyn
MjkcCormaek who gives out senti¬
mental poetry between records, is
computed to have a 23% average
hourly share of audience from mid_
night to 6 a.m., vis-a-vis WIND’*
22%. Both stations, however, aver¬
age an 0.9 rating over the six-hour
span.

There are five AM-ers here cur¬
rently broadcasting through the
wee hours. Pulse, as WGN dopes it,
gives WBBM .third place with its
all-night classics show (sponsored
seven years by American Airlines)
with 18%, WLS fourth with 17%,
and WCFL fifth with 9%.

(Continued on page 50)

CBS-TV Sours on Specials,
Drops Preemption Pattern

By BOB CHANDLER

RAMO-IUJBVISIOX

“Wednesday, February 15, 1961

WBC, GE’S STATION STATUS?

The New Nielsens: Top 20

(Ttoo Weeks Ending Jan . 22)

.The script 1s becoming tired for everybody but CBS-TV, which
again pulls out the topdog position in the new National -Nielsen
ratings, the Jan. II report coverting the two weeks ended Jan. 22.
Web is on top in every category: its average ratings for the period
(on a 6-11 p.m. basis) Is 21.1, vs. 19.4 for ABC and 19.1 for NBC.
It cops six out of the Top 10 (vs. two each for ABC and NBC) and
11 of the Top 20 (five for ABC, four for NBC). It takes 24 half-hour
wins, with 19 for ABC and 10 for NBC. And it grabs supremacy on
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Friday nights. ABC takes
Thursday and NBC Wednesday.

On the Multi-City Nielsens, ABC-TV made it six straight weeks
In '61 in dominating the 24-city sweepstakes, posting a 21.5 rating
as against CBS’ 20.2 and NBC's 16.3. ABC again led the way in the
51 competitive half-hours during the week ending Feb. 5 with
21 firsts. CBS had 20 firsts and NBC' had 10. ABC led the Nielsens
Monday, Thursday and Friday; CBS was ahead Saturday and Sub-
day and NBC was tops Tuesday and Wednesday.

The top 20:

Gunsmoke (CBS) ....... 37.5

Wagon Train (NBC) ..... 34.5

Untouchables (ABC) .... 32.2

Rawhide (CBS) 31.8

Candid Camera (CBS) ... 31.1

Have Gun (CBS) :.. 30.6

Bob Hope (NBC).30.0

Real McCoys (ABC).30.0

Ed Sullivan (CBS) ...... 29.3

Dennis, Menace (CBS) .. 29.2

“WNTV, first in Africa,” Is an 4
ID boast that wouldn't get a second
thought from U. S. broadcasters.

But Segun Olusola, 25-year-old
producer of local shows for the
pioneer Nigerian outlet, is pensive:
“I suppose the identification Is vul¬
gar, but that's what we say.”

Olusola recently wound up a
four-month State Department tour
of U. S. television centres, and his
restrained attitude toward extro¬
vert promotion cues the outlook of
a new democracy as regards the'
new medium. The conservative
approach, no doubt inherited from
the years of British rule, extends
to programming and commercials.
Newscasts are unsponsored. Blurbs
are limited to two in a row. Two
out of six to eight hours of daily
air time is educational.

Same time, the American influ¬
ence is strong. U. S. programs in¬
clude ‘‘Lassie/’ “Wagon Train,”
“Life of Riley” and “Highway
Patrol.” Broderick Crawford, says
Olusola, is a national hero. If
Olusola can swing it, the U. S. pro¬
gramming fare will be extended to
documentaries. What impressed
him most during his months of
U. S. viewing were the network
pubservice specials on integration
sit-ins, Cuba, migrant farm v'ork-
(Continued on page 48)

Hagerty Rolls On
New Appointments

Washington, Feb. 14.

Jim Hagerty has made one ap¬
pointment to his news staff, re¬
portedly made a second (with a
femme) and is on the verge of
making a third.

The new ABC News veep and
former White House Press chief
under President Eisenhower has
hired Robert Clark of the Wash¬
ington Star. Clark, who once
covered the White House for INS,
may end up with an overseas cor¬
respondent assignment for ABC-
TV and ABC Radio. Hagerty is
definitely looking to bolster the
foreign ranks of the department.
For the time being, Clark is ex¬
pected to tfork out of Washing¬
ton.

Hagerty has also approached
John Scali, who writes about the
Defense Dept, for Associated
Press, but a deal is not signed.
He’s reportedly taken on Gwen
Gibson, who covers the capital
city for the N.Y. Daily News.
She’ll apparently work under
Robert Fleming, who will continue
to head an expanded D.C. news

staff for ABC.

Andy Griffith (CBS) .... 29.1
My Three Sons (ABC) .. 28.7

Price Is Right (NBC) _ 28.6

Jack Benny (CBS).28.3

Bonanza (NBC) . .27.8

77 Sunset Strip (ABC) ... 27.5
GE Theatre (CBS) . .... 26.2
Danny Thomas (CBS) ... 26.2
The Flintstones (ABC) . . 26.2
Perry Mason-(CBS).25.7

TB Toy Budget Upped

Kldvid sponsor Colorforms toys
Is upping its ’61 ad budget 23%
following an 18% sales increase
last year.

Firm’s tv advertising includes
three days a week on CBS-TV’s
“Captain Kangaroo” and a heavy
spot schedule on local kid shows.
Both the spot- and web schedules
are for a full 52 weeks. Kudner is
agency..

‘KuUa&Ollie In
5-Min. TV Format;
Mebbe For 7 -Up

Chicago, Feb. 14.

Burr Tillstrom’s “Kukla Sc Ollie”
(sans Fran Allison) may return to
network tv this season in a five
minute format. Four pilot episodes
have been taped in New York by
Kuklapolitan Productions, new
corporation headed by Tillstrom
and former NBC sales staffer Jory
Nodland, and have been screened
so far for midwest agencies.

J. Walter Thompson has op¬
tioned the proposed series for 7-
Up, with hopes of being able to
strip the shorties in an adult pe¬
riod. Negotiations are understood
to be under way with NBC-TV for
a possible Jack Paar adjacency.
Also evincing interest—to the ex¬
tent that Kuklapolitan has shot a
sample commercial for It—is Camp-
bell-Mithun, for American Dairy
Assn.

Tillstrom has settled on the five-
minute format because he feels
half an hour might be too long
and 15 minutes tob impractical.
Short form, he believes, gives the
effect of a comic strip. A network
deal failing, Tillstrom Sc Co. may
shoot the series for syndication,
since it lends itself to use in kiddie
shows in lieu of cartoons.

Except for occasional guestshots,
Tillstrom’s hand-puppet gang has
been off the air since 1957, after
10 years (most of them on NBC-
TV ) as one of tv’s most charming
pioneer shows. Team broke up
when the live principal, Fran Alli¬
son, spun off as a single; director
Lou Gomavitz moved to the Coast;
and producer Beulah Zachary died
in a plane crash.

Always before a Chi origination,
new series would be a Gotham pro¬
duction, since Tillstrom now re¬
sides there. However, they’ll be
using the mobile tape facilities of
Tele-Tape Productions, a Chi outfit.

RAP VS. Q&O'S

Washington, Feb. 14.

Question has arisen as to what
affect—if any—the severe criminal
antitrust punishment imposed on
Westinghouse and General Electric
by a U. S. District Court in Phila¬
delphia last week will have on the
two companies’ radio-tv -interests.
The cases . are history’s biggest
criminal antitrust convictions of
broadcast licensees, although their
radio-tv interests were in no way
involved in the Government’s suc¬
cessful indictmests against the
companies.

Commissioners of the Federal
Communications Commission, as
would be expected, have no com¬
ment.

But applications of stations of
both companies for license renew¬
als are currently before FCC.
Westinghouse has properties in
four cities up for renewal WBZ-
AM-FM-TV, Boston (expired April
1, 1960); KDKA-AM-FM-TV, Pitts¬
burgh (expired Aug. 1, 1960); WJZ-
TV, Baltimore (expired Oct. 1,
1960; and KjEX-AM-FM, Portland,
Ore. (expired Feb. 1, 1960). West¬
inghouse has another application
to acquire KLAC-AM-FM, Los An¬
geles. GE has an application for
renewal of WGY-AM-TV, Schenec¬
tady, N. Y., the license expired
last June 1.

The Philadelphia court slapped
fines totaling $437,500 on GE and
$372,500 on Westinghouse, plus ad¬
ditional fines on execs of the two
companies. Also two GE vicepresi-
dents and one Westinghouse v.p.
drew 30-day prison terms, with the
jail sentences not subject to ap¬
peal.

FCC has no clearly worded pol¬
icy relating to licensees convicted
of violating federal law outside the
communications act except that
each case shall be judged on its
own individual merits.

On March 28, 1951, FCC Issued
a long statement on this subject,
but some of the language w r as
vague. The most important excerpt
seems to be this: “nor do we be¬
lieve that any rule could adequate¬
ly prescribe, what type of conduct
may be considered of such a na¬
ture that in all cases It would be
contrary to the public interest to
grant a license . . . There is no
easy formula or slide rule which
can be used to give the answer to
every such case that comes before
us. We must and will decide each
case on its individual merits . . .
violations of federal laws, whether
deliberate or inadvertent raise suf-
ficent question regarding charac¬
ter to merit further examination.”

The Federal Court had the
power to strip either or both of the
companies of broadcast licenses,
(Continued on page 48)

$464,598,318 In
CBS ’60 Sales;
$23235,074 Net

Despite the internal upheavals at
CBS in the past year and a half
and the growing competition in
network television, CBS posted rec-
I ord sales during 1960 of $464,598,-
318 and emerged w r ith a net profit
of $23,235,074, third highest in its
history.

The net was down from 1939,
which with 1958 set profit records
for the company. The 1959 net
w r as $25,267,187, equal to $3.02 per
share, as contrasted with the 1960
earnings of $2.77. But the 1960
sales topped the 1959 level of $444,-
311,357 by 5%, and cash dividends
distributed in 1960 were $1.40 per
share, compared to $1.25 per share
in '59. Stock divvies of 3% were
paid in both years.

CBS board last week also de¬
clared a first quarter cash divvy of
35c per share, payable March 10 to
stockholders of record Feb, 24.

UJS. Tempo Strong in Nigerian TV
Where Brod Crawford’s a Natl Hero

NBC-TV In Drastic Burbank

Cutback As Production Slacks

CBS Ups Arnold Becker

Arnold Becker has been upped
from assistant manager—ratings to
manager of coverage and research
analysis at the research department
of CBS-TV. Becker has been with
the'Web for nearly two years, hav¬
ing earlier been at ABC-TV.

Appropriately enough, his pro¬
motion came on the heels of the
retirement of his father, I. S. (Zac)
Becker, as v.p. of CBS Radio, in
the middle of last month. Becker
reports, in his new post to Jay
Eliasberg, CBS-TV research di¬
rector.

Mario Lewis Sets
Turbulent Years
(Look Mag) Series

Mario Lewis, the former Ed Sul¬
livan producer, has made a tieup
with Look magazine for a half-hour
documentary series on film called
“Turbulent Years.” Lewis has got¬
ten John Gunther, Pearl Buck, Sir
Charles P. Snow, Henry Steele
Commanger, Catherine Drinker
Bowen and Edward Weeks to sup¬
ply material to be adapted for TV.

These same six winters will first
supply the story material for print¬
ing in Look. Lewis, who is now out
peddling the package to networks
and sponsors, hopes the full series
will run next season for 20 weeks.
He’s inked Victor Wilson as story
editor, the production services of
Charles Romine and David Moore
and reportedly he’s dickering w'ith
Frederick Loewe (Lerner &) to
supply original music.

Series will be a history of the
past 25 years, with Gunther stress¬
ing “great decisions,” Miss Buck
“human tragedies,” Snow the
“great illusions,” Commanger the.
“great advances” and Weeks the
“great retreats.’*

BRIT. DAIUEStTV

LINK FACES PROBE

London, Feb. 14.

Relationship between newspa¬
pers and tv is to be probed by a
new Royal Commission on the
Press. Prime Minister Harold Mac¬
millan told House of Commons that
the Pilkington Committee, now
studying broadcasting and tv, will
report to Commission on press
links.

Special attention will be given to
question of changes in effective
control of tv program companies as
a result of press mergers or take¬
overs.

Macmillan's quickie Royal Com¬
mission will report within one year
Instead of more usual two. Probe
was set up as result of current
merger battle Involving Odhams
Press, Daily Mirror Group and Roy
Thompson newspaper chain.

Mirror has 22% interest in Asso- -
elated Television. Thompson is
Scottish Television topper. Odhams
have no tv interests.

Grid Star Gifford’s

WCBS Sports Strip

N.Y. Giants football star Frank
Gifford has joined WCBS, the CBS
Radio flagship in N.Y., as a sports-
caster, replacing Bob Cooke, who’s
moving to the Coast. Gifford will
host a 10-minute nightly sports
strip bankrolled by Schaefer Beer
and Monroe Auto Equipment

Gifford Is the second pro gridder-
to become active in Gotham broad¬
casting; other is Kyle Rote, also
of the Giants, who is sports and
community relations director at
WNEW. Gifford's also a former
screen actor, having held a term-
pact at Warner Bros. He’* quit
football to take the job. 1

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Slackening production has re¬
sulted in the dropping of 40 studio
employees at NBC-TV’s Burbank
plant. Caught in the cutback we.e
22 stage hands, 14 technical opera¬
tors, two assistant directors and
two stage managers.

With the seasonal close-out of
the Shirley Temple series, the four
studios, are now shared by the
Chevy Hour, Ernie Ford and “Thi*
Is Your Life” night time, and day-
lighters “Truth or Consequences”
and “It Could Be You.”

CBS-TV is equally hit by the ab¬
sence of live shows, with only
Garry Moore, here for two weeks
and Jack Benny occasionally keep¬
ing the stages lighted at night. Red
Skelton show's are taped at his owm
studio. ABC-TV has only Lawrence
Welk at night and “About Faces”
and “Soapy Sales” daytime.

CBS is still involved.in negotia¬
tions with IBEW to convert one of
the studios to film. NBC in Holly¬
wood was successful in turning on*
of its studios to film for the
Groucho Marx show but it can
never again be used for live pro¬
duction. Cost of conversion to NBO
was $150,000.

Sealtest Waits In
Perrys Stalemate

Sealtest appears unwilling to
commit Itself to a new half-hour
series on NBC-TV next season until
it finds out what its sister company
Kraft and Perry Como wind uf»
doing for '61-’62. Sealtest presently
has “Bat Masterson” but wants a
replacement.

Sealtest and Kraft are part of
the large National Dairies empire
and, as result, they mutually con¬
tribute to the overall Dairies’ time
discount on NBC-TV. Until the
Como-Kraft dickers (how many
show's Como will do, what the price
will be) are completed, the “Mas¬
terson” sponsor is said to be
charry about tying itself up to a
new stanza of its own. Sealtest is
reported to have just enough,
money to buy a new' show' only
if the full Dairies discount goes
into effect. As it Is, “Masterson”
is carried by Hills Bros. Coffee
in certain markets because the
Sealtest budget doesn’t call for
coverage of the entire NBC-TV
lineup.

Sealtest w r as interested in buy¬
ing the new Bob Cummings pack¬
age, but its desire to aw'ait the
outcome of the Como negotiation*
gave CBS-TV time enough to lure
it away.

The Como dickers this week
iseem to show more promise than
they did when they started. Like
Dinah Shore and her Sunday ap¬
pearances on NBC-TV, Como wants
to do few'er Wednesday shows next
season than he is doing this vear,
and both at NBC-TV and J. Waller
Thompson, agency for Como’s
sponsor, Kraft seem amenable to
filling in during the Como recesses
with a Roncom-made hour called
“Rio.” Roncom is Como’s own
production house.

HARVEST OF SHAME’
STILL UNDER ATTACK

Washington, Feb. 14.

Sen. Spessard Holland ( D-Fla )
has assailed the CBS “Harvest of
Shame” documentary as “grossly
unfair” to both the migratory farm
workers whose plight it depicted
and the farmers w’ho hirte them.

Holland, whose state is the
winter home for east coast
migratory workers, declared in a
Senate speech that the program
“presents migrant workers in a
highly unfavorable light and their
employers as hardhearted exploi¬
ters of their labor.” He added:

“It is. unfair not only to Florida
agricultural employes and-employ¬
ers but also to those of other State*
in which agricultural migrants
work."

TV-FILMS

P^RIEfr

Wednesday, February 15,. 1961

‘Gotta Have Bluechip Product’ To
Survive Syndie Biz: Oliver Huger

By MURRAY HOROWITZ f

National Telefilm Associates
rexy Oliver Unger feels that the
ottom has been hit in the svndie
biz and that “bluechip” product can
find berths and turn a profit.

Unger, who, in the past, has
been out§poken about syndie pit-
falls, spoke against a backdrop of
NTA losses. For tne last fiscal
year, ended September, ’80, NTA
suffered i. loss of $7,001,891. Its
operating revenue for the fiscal
year was $19,018,860. Qross and
net figures cited encompass all
NTA activities. WNTA-TV, AM-
FM. Newark-N. Y., Telestudios, etc.,
as well as syndication.

Syndication, though, represents
the bulk of the company’s reven¬
ues, and the high amortization
tables set up for film writeoffs par¬
tially explain the company’s fat
red ink. All told, the company
wrote off $11,000,000 in film amor¬
tization for the fiscal year.

First quarter of the current fis¬
cal year has been quite satisfac¬
tory, according to Unger. He men¬
tioned good sales on the post-’48
feature pix. “Play of the Week,”
“Third Man,” and “Assignment
Underwater.”

Syndication remains a tough
row to hoe, Unger went on, but he
warned against over-pessimism.
The day of the in-between half-
hour series, which is neither too
bad nor too good, is over.,Unger
feels. Today’s market is highly se¬
lective and the way to beat it is
Via “bluechip merchandise.”

He said the company was inter¬
ested in acquiring additional sta¬
tions, as an avenue of expansion.
After years of expensive trying,
NTA no longer is in the network
program supply derby. Unger said
that webs, for reasons of their own.
never stopped viewing NTA as the
jobber, in pilot selling, and there¬
fore, NTA found itself unable to
cop a web deal.

When queried about the network
option time situation, Unger spoke
pointedly about the new adminis¬
tration in Washington and the new
tenor of the Federal Communica¬
tions Commission. NTA, he said,
won’t engage in expensive FCC or
court presentations about the op¬
tion time situation which finds the
webs programming way beyond
their contractual two-and-a-half
hour option time period. The FCC
and other government agencies,
though on their own may alter the
■present network structure.

In the internal structure of the
company, a major realignment in
the sales operation has taken place,
returning the overall sales opera¬
tion of NTA in Beverly Hills. NTA
moved its sales headquarters to
the Coast, following its acquisition
(Continued on page 38)

Metro TV Limits
Its Pilots to ,4

Metro TV, under restricted pilot
approach for next season, only has
four properties definitely slated for
pilot production.

Tfro of the pilots, “Father of the
Bride” and “Cain’s 100,” are being
financed by outside parties, “Fa¬
ther” by General Mills, and “Cain’s
100,” an hour series by NBC-TV.

Metro TV is heavily committed
on Alan Jay Lerner’s “Harry’s
Girls’,” having completed three
episodes of the half-hour series and
gone ahead with scripting on
others. The other property coming
Into the market uncommitted is
“Dr. Kildare.”

Television Industries’

2d Year Go-Round For
‘Underwater,’ ‘3d Man’

National Telefilm Associates w-ill
go into second year production
on two series, “Assignment Under¬
water” and “Third Man.”

"Underwater” has been sold in
some 70 markets to date. “Third
Man,” coproduced with the British
Broadcasting Corp., has been
picked up on a national spot basis
for all markets in the U.S., other
than N.Y., by Budweiser Beer. In
N.Y.. first year production, was
bought by Rheingold Beer.

Cuffoed Shorties
(Industrials, Etc.)
In Big Demand

Trend toward capsule five-
minutes-and-uncler series for syn¬
dication is being paralleled in an¬
other phase of the vidpix business,
the production and free distribu¬
tion of industrial or pubrelatioris
films.

Experiment (in the shorties) at
Newsfilm Inc., subsid of Konstan¬
tin Kaiser’s Marathon Inter¬
national, has hit the jackpot in
terms of station response. Kaiser,
noting the capsule trend in syndi¬
cated programming, decided to
prepare a series of shorties for
bankrolling by a prospective new
client. But Volkswagen, one of
his oldest accounts, saw the plan
and, decided to bankroll the series
itself.

Series comprises 12 (one-ar
month) offbeat sports shorts, run¬
ning two and a half to four min¬
utes in length. Subject matter
covered by producer Ken Brighton
ranges from gliding to boar hunt¬
ing. Before Kaiser went ahead with
production, he polled some 300
stations asking whether the series
would be useful. He got back 175
replies, all but two enthusiastic.

Stations get to keep the prints,
and the print order on the first two
shorts was 135 each. Stations are
using them in various ways, some
for fillers on news shows, some for
features on local sports programs,
some as leadins and leadouts to
network sports telecasts and others
as individual* features. Several of
the stations even requested that
future segments be made shorter,
so they could be used more flex¬
ibly, and others edited them down
themselves.

Shorts contain no plugs, but
Volkswagen gets in its licks pic-
torially. In the gliding, or sai&
planing short, the car is used to
tow the glider. In other outdoor
shows, a VW trailer or panel truck
would be shown. In a waterskiing
Fcc-uenre, the auto tows skiers I
through a shallow pool.

Kaiser is currently negotiating
—with the original prospect—to
bankroll 12 more, so that he can
extend the service to at least two
shorts a month.

Peter & Ella Are Set •

For Jo Stafford Segs

Peter Sellers, British comedian,
and Ella Fitzgerald, have been
signed as guests to appear in sep¬
arate vidtaped hour “Jo Stafford
Show” specials. Series, to be vid¬
taped by Associated Television in
England, is being handled by ATV’s
American subsid, Independent
Television Corp.

There will be 13 shows in the
series.

100-Pic Japan Deal

Television Industries, which has
retained the foreign rights to the
BKO Pictures library, has inked a
1 CO-pie deal with Japan's NHK
Television Network.

Norman B. Katz, v.p. in charge
of foreign sales, called the deal the
largest of its kind ever made for
telecasting in Japan. Television
Industries is the parent* company
of C & C Films, which controls
the foreign rights to the RKO
librr ;' of some 750 features and
1,100 shorter films.

New ‘M-Sqnad’ Sales

Another 14 stations 'have inked
for MCA TV’s “M-Squad,” putting
the series in 30 markets.

New deals include two Westing-
house outlets, KYW, Cleveland;
and KPIX, San Francisco; Mere¬
dith’s WHEN, Syracuse; WHIO,
Dayton; WF-MJ, f Youngstown;
KOOK, Billings; KHSL, Chico;
KCPX, Salt Lake City; WWJ, De-
tro t: KFDA, Charleston, W. Va.;
and KGMB, Honolulu.

Vidpix Chatter

Pete Levathes, 20th-Fox tv top¬
per, returned to N.Y. . . . Alan Jay
Lerner in from Paris for confabs
on “Harry’s Girls,” produced un¬
der MGM-TV banner . . . Music
Department of School of Perform¬
ing Arts presented certificate of
appreciation to WNTA-TV, New-
ark-N.Y., for its “Great Music from
Chicago” program, and to, its spon¬
sor, Albert E h 1 er s '. . Oscar
Homolka signed to guestar in “The
Shadows of The Sphinx,’ 1 ’ a two-
part presentation and the first in
Desilu’s “Counter Intelligence
Corp” . . , Saul J. Turell, who is as¬
sociated with David L. Wolper in
Wolper-Sterling Productions, has
taken over as producer of the hour-
long special, "The Legend of
Valentino.” Production has been
shifted from Hollywood to N.Y. . . .
WPIX, N.Y., has set the preem of
“Seven League Boots” for Tues¬
day (21) at 10 p.m. Station also
has bought Lakeside Television’s
“White Cargo” ... Gaylord Hauser,
Art Linkletter and Baroness Maria
von Trapp among the guests of
“Mike Wallace Interviews” on
WNTA-TV this week . . . Lester E.
Wa'ddington has joined Transfilm-
Caravel as ah exec producer in the
business program sevices division.
He was a convention show produ¬
cer at Young & Rubicam . . . Lewis
Schwartz has switched from J.
Walter Thompson, where he was a
production supervisor, to HFH Pro¬
ductions as exec producer.

MCA TV PREPS O’SEAS
PUSH ON PAR LIBRARY

MCA TV which has sold the
Paramount library in 98 domestic
markets, is gearing for an allout
push in the foreign market with
Canada as the first target.

The Paramount library already
has been sold in Australia. It’s un¬
derstood thtat MCA TV, under its
deal with Paramount Pictures, is
bound to hold off the telecasting of
certain pix until agreed upon dates
in the future. Number of such pix
in the special hold-off cateeory has
dwindled with time. MCA TV made
its Paramount deal about two and
a half years ago.

New ‘Snpennan’ Sales;

Now in 35 Markets

Flamingo Films reports sales of
the “Superman” half-hour series in
10 new markets.

Added to the roster of 25 sta¬
tions currently playing the kidvid
series are WREC, Memphis; WJW,
Cleveland; WOI. Ames, la.; WHYN,
Springfield; WDAU, Scranton;
WFMG, Youngstown; KSYD, Wich¬
ita Falls; KTHV, Little Rock;
KPHO, Phoenix; and KSL, Salt
Lake City.

It’s the first time “Superman”
has been available in general syn¬
dication and open to sponsorship.
Silvercup is bankrolling in Chica¬
go, Detroit and New York.

Guild’s Liabilities

Put at $1,101,000

Guild Films, forced into bank¬
ruptcy after application for Chap¬
ter XI bankruptcy relief was
turned down in U. S, District
Court, last week filed with the
court in New York liabilities of
81,101.000 against assets of
$277,475.

Filing showed the film company
to have more than 300 unsecured
creditors with claims totaling
$8,500,000. When the Chapter XI
procedings failed, Lawrence Kohan
was named receiver.

Desilu Taps Nelson

Hollywood, Feb. 24.

W. Argyle Nelson has been
named to the new post of v.p. in
charge of production and studio op¬
eration at Desilu Productions. Nel¬
son, a veteran Hollywood produc¬
tion expert, has been Desilu’s pro¬
duction manager since 1952 and
has been a v.p. and director as well.
New post is aimed at centralizing
operations at the three Desilu lots.

Named under Nelson was James
Paisley as studio production man¬
ager; he’ll be in charge of produc¬
tion under Nelson, while N. Gayle
Gitterman continues to head up
studio management, also reporting
to Nelson.

‘Caftiria Too Hot to Handle

Federico Fellini’s feature film, “Nights of Cabiria” was first
listed and then cancelled by WNBC-TV, N. Y., because In its full
form it was too hot in the eyes of the NBC owned & operated to
show tv audiences. It had been scheduled for showing in a Sunday
(12) latenight feature film slot, but was replaced by another foreign
made pic, “Confessions of Felix Kroll.”

WNBC-TV audiences were only told that “Cabiria” would not
be shown because of some kind of distribution problem, when
actually, it was admitted later, the station Continuity department
had some abjections to the feature.

Station does not know whether it will air “Cabiria” later on. It’s
possible that cuts can be made to satisfy WNBC continuity staffers.
If it is not shown, it will be returned to the distributor. Flamingo-
Tilms.

SG Into Live Programming In

Setting Deal With Herb Sussan

Manson Sets Up Own
Latino Distrib Outfit

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

John Manson, who pioneered the
Screen Gems Latin American
operation over the last six years,
has set up his own Latino film
distribution firm, under the ban¬
ners of Magnum Television Inter¬
national, Panama, and its first sub¬
sid, Producciones Marc IV, Mex¬
ico City.

First new product to be dubbed
for immediate selling is “Peter
Gunn.” In addition to handling
American and European made
product. Magnum will also dis¬
tribute Latino product, produced
in Mexico, Argentina, Puerto Rico
and Brazil. >

In May, Magnum will open its
Argentina subsid, and a branch j
in Brazil will be opened in July.

4 New Pilots Off
CBS Films Shelf
For’61-’62 Season

CBS Films has just completed
production of four new half-hour
pilots, all designed for network i
sale for the ’61-62 season.

They are: “Mister Doc,” de-.
scribed as a sentimental comedy
based on life in the early 1900’s,
starring Dean Jagger; “Baron Gus”
co-starring Ricardo Montalban and
Pippa Scott, a comedy series re¬
volving around the life of a foreign =
writer who travels around the U.S. I

Herbert Sussan, former director
of specials for NBC-TV, has been
retained by Screen Gems to pion¬
eer ^live” projects for the com¬
pany.

Addition of Sussan and his com¬
pany, Herbert Sussan Enterprises,
on a retainer basis puts SG in all
facets of tv, vidfilm networking
and syndication, feature distribu¬
tion, station ownership and com¬
mercial production via Eliot, Un¬
ger, Eliot.

Sussan, in developing tv vehicles
for SG, will utilize stage, literary
and motion picture properties. He
will serve as exec producer for the
“live” projects, most of which
probably would be taped in N. Y.
He said he would hope to do from
six to 10 “live” shows for next sea¬
son, each of from 60 to 90 minutes
in length.

One major source of properties,
Sussan explained, would be the li¬
brary of Columbia Pictures, He
made it clear, though, what he bad
in mind was not a transplanting
of a pix property to a tv vehicle.
That procedure, he added, could
only lead to a watered down version
of the original property. His terms
of reference, he declared, was what
done with “Moon and Sixpence,”
a property which once served as a
motion picture, but which stood
on its owm fine legs in tv.

Properties once culled from the
Columbia library would be assigned
to tv producers and tv stars, with
the script completely rewritten fof
today’s times. In some instances,
only the title may be utilized. Of
special interest to Sussan are the
light comedies and musicals in the
library. For instance, if “Cover
Girl” was selected there might be
a retention of the score and title,
with the plot lines completely dis¬
carded.

Sussan was director of specials
for NBC-TV from 1958 to 1960. His
credits include a producershfp of
“Wide Wide World” and producer
of “Eddie Fisher Show.”

with his American wife in a house
trailer; “Daddy-O,” a comedy star¬
ring Don DeFore, Lee Philips and
Jean Byron; “Russell,” starring
Fess Parker, a western based on
the life of painter-author Charles
M. Russell.

CBS -Films programming v.p.
Robert F. Lewine said that two of
the pilots are now in completed
form—for showing to prospective
1 sponsors—with the remainder in
final finishing stages.

“Mister Doc” is produced by
Ralph Nelson, who directed
"Mama” during Its first six years
on tv. It also reunites other
“Mama” members, writer Frank
Gabrielson and actress Ruth Gates.
Producer writer of “Baron Gus” is
John D. Hass, with Dan Petrie di¬
recting. “Daddy-O” was created,
written and produced by the team
of Max Shulman and Rod Amateau,
same team which does “Dobbie
! Gillis.” I

Muccilo, Traiman Exit

Lawrence for Gerald

Two top production execs of the
Robert Lawrence blurbery have
ankled to go with the Gerald Pro¬
ductions film subsid of Advertising
Radio Television Services, Inc.

Louis Muccilo, formerly veepee
of studio operations at Lawrence,
joins ARTS as a veepee of the
senior corporation and exec veepee
of Gerald Productions. Henry Trai¬
man, Lawrence’s veepee of editor¬
ial operations, also joins ARTS
with chevrons and becomes an exec
producer with Gerald.

The film subsid plans both pro¬
gram and commercials production.
Both Muccilo and Traiman were
with Lawrence eight years.

WPIX’s Offshore
Telementaries

WPIX, N. Y., received a salute
from the new commercial station
in Montreal, CFCF-TV, Sunday
(5) in the form of the Canadian
station telecasting “Secret Life of
Adolph Hitler,” produced* by the
Daily News indie.

Station’s newest telementary,
“Castro, Cuba and Communism,"
has picked up sales both domesti¬
cally and abroad. Sales include
KBTV, Denver; WFLA, Tampa;
KGEO, Fresno; WROC, Rochester;
KHVH, Honolulu; KSL, Salt Lake
; City; KVTK, Phoenix; WBAL, Bal¬
timore; and WTMJ, Milwaukee.
Abroad, the hour documentary was
bought by RAI-TV, Italy, a nation
plagued with its own Communist
problem.

Domestic distribution is handled
by Durham Telefilm, with Fre¬
mantle handling overseas sales.

WPIX, which will telecast the
show on Feb. 16, has picked up
Thermo-Fax Sales as the sponsor.

WPIX’s ’Dick Tracy’ Series

N.Y. Daily News indie V/PIX has
picked up UPA Pictures’ “Dick
Tracy” series. The Tracy cartoon
strip has been with the Daily News
publication as long as Orphan An¬
nie, according to comic savants.

New five-minute vidversion will
have most of the unusual Tracy
villians such as “The Brow,” “Flat-
top” and “BB Eyes” in comic roles.

P^SSSETT

TV-FDLMS

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

THE VIDTAPED SYNDIE TRAIL

Breakdown of U.S. Shows in U*K.

London, Feb. 14.

Table shows breakdown of American distrSbs in .U. K. in terms
of potential audience tv coverage:

DISTRIBUTOR POTENTIAL COVERAGE PERCENTAGE

(millions of set-hours)

NBC Int’L .

.. 208.02

25.8

CBS ..

161.18

20.0

MCA ..

.. 119.44

14.8

Warner ..

.._ 118.66

14.7

Screen Gems .......

. 58.94 .

7.3

ITC ..

.. 44.52

5.5

ZIV ..

. 35.84

4.5

AAP .

... 20.38

2.6

ABC-Films .

. 17.85

2.2

20th-Fox ..

.. 15.50

1.9

Others ..

.5.50

805.83

100.0

"Klondike Author: 1 Don t Know
Why Ziv Bought Book in First Place

Ottawa, Feb. 14.

Some possible' reasons why so
many tv series nosedive are of¬
fered, directly and by implication,
by Pierre Berton, Klondike-born
author of best-seller “Klondike
Fever" in commenting on the
demise of the “Klondike" series.

“I am really at a loss to know
why they (Ziv-UA) bought my
book at all," writes Berton, “since
only two Qf some 22 episodes were
actually based on anything I
wrote." One, he says, was based
on an anecdote about the first hen
to lay eggs in Dawson City; they
were auctioned off at skyhigh
prices. But the incident was moved
to Skagway, where “food poured in
by ocean liner dally. As several
of the stories in the series men¬
tioned or showed these ships, the
viewer's intelligence was properly
insulted."

Berton says he dutifully watched
the first four NBC stanzas (via
CBC), then forgot about it. As
technical adviser, however, he was
sent each script ahead and every
week wrote in suggestions. He
doesn't know how many were
heeded later, but in the first four
were many obvious errors.

Then he cites “so much In the
tale of the Gold Rush that could be
exciting tv fare: The famous race
down the Yukon River by two
newspapers for the honor of being
the first to publish in Dawson City;
the fantastic story of Jim Daugher¬
ty, who started a stampede to no¬
where to prove how a rumor could
spread; that memorable night in
the Monte Carlo dance hall when
Mabel LaRose auctioned herself
off to the highest bidder; the day
a Montreal barber disguised as a
French count won the hand of
Belinda Mulroney, the richest and
ugliest woman in Dawson; the story
of the men who tried to cross the
fearful Malaspina Glacier to reach
the goldfields; the night that One-
Eyed Riley sailed through town
cleaning up at every faro table
with a fantastic winning streak;
Texas Smith’s vain attempts to
reach the goldfields in a device
(Continued on page 38>

Turell Sees 30 %
Hike for Sterling

Sterling Television prexy Saul J.
Turell expects a 30% income rise
for the company in. the fiscal year
ending March 31 with sales for
the same period up about 20%.

Briefing a gathering of security
analysts at a New York session
called by the company, Turell re¬
ported Sterling’s earnings at $31,-
649 for the previous fiscal year on
sales of $922,078. For the six
months ending Sept. 30, he said
earnings were $16,883 on gross
billings of $383,642, up 27% over
the same period of the year be¬
fore.

He also reviewed projects in the
works, including the company’s
sale of a second “Silents Please"
cycle to ABC-TV, and six specials
underway via subsid Wolper-
Sterling Production*,

‘Margie’to CBS O&O’s

c Official Films has sold the “My
Little Margie" film story to four
CBS o&o’s.

Pacting individually for the car¬
toons were WCBS, New York;
WCAU, Philadelphia; WBBM, Chi¬
cago; and KNXT, Los Angeles.

Diversification
InMexTVBIow
To U.S. Entries

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

The heyday of American shows
on Mexican television is virtually
over. In recent weeks there has
been a growing trend towards pro¬
gram diversification, with this
threatening to develop into an
avalanche of foreign, as distinct
from American, imports.

Breakthrough was made by Brit¬
ish distributors with “High Ten¬
sion," a counterspy adventure epi¬
sodic. Now T^lesistema Mexicans
has also acquired rights to a series
of 26 shorts based on the memoirs
of Sir Winston ChurchllL And
there’s more to come.

Emilio Azcarraga Jr., Telesls-
tema head, indicated that the firm
has signed exchange pacts with
France for filmed and videotaped
programs. Exchange deals are also
to be Initiated with England, Japan
and Germany this year. This policy
is to be expanded even further,
Azcarraga said.

The Russians are also getting
into the act for a series of dramatic
plays by top Soviet playwrights, to
be released here shortly. The
Russian Embassy has cleared an
initial lot of 25 Jilmed programs
including classic and contemporary
dramatic works, interpreted by
leading Russian players, some
dubbed In Spanish. There are also
a number of documentaries.

Jean Domette, intermediary be¬
tween Embassy and Mexican tv in
distribution of Soviet programs,
said that show's will premiere
shortly and that , a steady flow of
Russian material, including musi¬
cal programs, will be regularly
available.

Coincident with this diversifica¬
tion drive is the continuous at¬
tack against alleged “bad influ¬
ences’’ of American shows featur¬
ing mayhem, blood and guts.

Rouse-Green SG Pacts

Hollywood. Fdb. 14.

Russell Rouse and Clarence
Green have formed two new com¬
panies for producing Screen Gems
pilots: Aregree Productions and
Deed Productions. Officers for both
corporations are Robert M. Leven-
berg, president, Mona Walker and
Dorothy Cowden, directors.

Aregee Initial film w'ill star Mike
Connors of “Tightrope.” Deeds
will do “Daring Deeds of Donny
Dru."

PROSPECTS TOR.
FUTURE BRIGHT

From drama, to personalities to
news, vidtape is stretching its
young muscles, as the third anni
of vidtape syndication approaches.

It’s no small item when a $5,000,-
000 gross for a 12-month period Is
realized on vidtaped shows, pro-
duped and distributed by one com¬
pany. That grbss was tabbed by
National Telefilm Associates for
its last fiscal year, and although
NTA suffered a whopping loss for
that fiscal year, the vidtape opera¬
tion ran in the black.

The third anni of vidtaped syn¬
dication, which roughly falls in
June of this year, finds more and
more stations equipped for vid¬
taped telecasting. Most every major
market now has vidtape installa¬
tions, and the possible pool for the
market has broadened widely.

The prime Vidtape dramatic
showcase remains NTA’s “The
Play of The Week,” now syndicated
in 72 markets. NTA and others,
notably some station groups such
as Metropolitan Broadcasting, are
planning other entries. The nature
and range of the vidtaped entries
now on the market and planned for
the. future is a far cry from the in¬
itial vidtaped plunge. In the early
days, most of the vidtaped entries
were confined to court shows of
one sort of another, produced lo¬
cally and given a syndication ride
for added revenues.

The overall grossing performance
of vidtaped shows remains far be¬
low the ‘ vidfilm entries. It’s for
that reason most of the major syn-
die houses have not gone beyond
their initial dip in the vidtape der¬
by. Independent Television Corp.
•had Dr. Francis' Horwich’s “Ding
Dong School;” Screen Gems had
“Medicine ’60;" and CBS Films
“Robert Herridge Theatre.”

It’s interesting to note that while
all the above shows did not achieve
as wide a circulation as vidfilm en¬
tries, they didn’t run in the red,
as so many vidfilm entries did in
the period. “Herridge Theatre,"
because of its popularity abroad,
will come out ahead, even though
it’s a slow entry in the U. S. “Ding
Dong School” for ITC did okay
and ditto “Medicine ’60" for SG.

For NTA, the vidtaped show
category, for the fiscal year ended
September, '60, outgrossed the vid¬
film operation.. The NTA gross pat¬
tern for the year found revenues
from vidtaped shows second in
categories, led by features and fol¬
lowed by vidfilms. Other than “Play
of the Week,” NTA had “Bishop
Sheen," “Mike Wallace Interviews’
and “David Sussklnd’s Open End.’
NTA is thinking of reviving “One
Night Stand," and has two projects
on its drawing boards, “The Chil¬
dren’s Play of The Week,” and a
good music vidtaped show, spot¬
lighting famous artists and small
musical groups.

The versatility that vidtape lends
(Continued on page 44)

Ann Sothern’s Show
As Pilot Test Ground

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

A pair of pilots, one of which
was shot last week, are being spun
off “The Ann Sothem Show’’ and
will be up for sale through the
William Morris Agency. Filmed
last week was “Always April,”
Constance Bennett-John Emery
starrer, with “Pandora and
Friend,” Pat Carrol starrer, to roll
at Desilu Gower Feb. 20.

Shows are being produced by
Anso-Desilu and will be aired as
part of “The Ann Sothem Show,"
over CBS, just as the new “Andy
Griffith Show” was spawned on
“The Danny Thomas Show.”

Arthur Hoffe produces o both,
with Richard Whorf directing the
pair. Bob Van Scoyk penned
"April" teleplay, and John Fenton
Murray and Benedict Freedom
wrote “Pandora."

More TV Film News
On Page 46

Despite Quotas, BBC £ Com! TV
Ride With 58 D.S. Shows Weekly;
NBC Inti, MCA, CBS, WB in Lead

ITC’sSyndie Shuffle

Independent Television Corp.'s
syndication division, under v.p.
William Andrew, has experienced
some promotions and additions.

Kevin O’Sullivan has been
named general sales manager of
N.Y. and network sales. Jack
Roades has b€en appointed district
manager of syndicated sales for
the central division.

Jack Meadow, formerly with
California National Productions,
has joined ITC as roving account
exec. Other new additions include
Harold Danson, Tony Wysocki and
Christopher Remington.

SAG s Crackdown
On Delinquents In
Residual Payment

-Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Screen Actors Guild has cracked
down on television distributors de¬
linquent in residual payments to
actors and has taken action involv¬
ing more than a dozen teleseries
whose residuals are one month to
one year overdue.

SAG’s action comes on three
fronts, first of which is aimed at
National Telefilm Associates and
three NTA series, “The 20th Cen¬
tury-Fox Hour,” “Man Without a
Gun” and “How to Marry a Million¬
aire.” SAG’s board of directors
will meet next week to approve
filing of a law suit against NTA lor
delinquent residual payments on
the three skeins. Series were
filmed by 20th for NTA distribu¬
tion, and NTA some time ago con¬
tractually agreed to assume' re¬
sponsibility for the residual pay¬
ments. „

In SAG’s second action, pressure
has been brought on Desilu Pro¬
ductions for residuals due on six
series being. distributed by NTA.
Under SAG’s contract with Desilu,
the telefilmery Is responsible for
the residual payments. Shows,
which Desilu filmed for NTA, are
“The* Sheriff of Cochise,” “The
Walter Winchell File,” “Official
Detective,” “Qrand Jury," “This Is
Alice” and “U. S. Marshal.”

A SAG spokesman made it clear
that no problems are anticipated
with Desilu but that, as far as tne
Guild is contractually concerned,
NTA has not assumed the respon¬
sibility of making the residual pay¬
ments directly to the! Guild and
therefore action must be taken
with Desilu.

Guild’s third action involves
Bernard L. Schubert Inc., wun
SAG having filed suit in New York
Supreme Court to collect on a
series of promissory notes which
guaranteed residuals on “Reader's
Digest” and “Crossroads” tele¬
series.

In the past SAG has. in various
ways, brought pressures in tne
area of delinquent residual
(Continued on page 50)

ANOTHER P0ST-’48
BUNDLE FOR UAA

United Artists Associated is
prepping a new package of post-
’48 pix to be culled from the library
of parent United Artists.

Like the previous packages, the
new one will consist of a small
group of about 26 pix. UAA is op¬
erating on the principle that sta¬
tions want and need small groups
of fresh pix to upgrade the back¬
logs of pix previously ; bought by
stations. Current package of “Box-
office 26” now is sold in about 70
markets. 1

London, Feb. 14.

Though restrictions on both of
Britain’s tv networks severely limit
available playing time .for import¬
ed programs from all sources other
than the British Commonwealth,
there are. in almost any given
week, at least 50 American shows
playing on both webs. The com¬
mercial network has a 86% British
quota imposed by the Independ¬
ent Television Authority and the
BBC has a self-imposed British-
quota of approximately 90%.

Yet notwithstanding these lim¬
itations, around 40 Yank programs
play the commercial outlets each
week and about 10* penetrate the
whole BBC network.

Hefty quotas, however, have
taken their toll of selling prices
with the result that the average
rate for a 60-minute imported
American program is in the re¬
gion of $7,000, though dispropor¬
tionately a half-hour show only
grosses around $3,000. There are,
however, exceptions to the rule
and in some unusual cases, top
prices for 60-minute shows will be
as much as $12,000 or more. The
more than two-to-one price for
the hour shows as against the 30-
minuters in indicative of the cur¬
rent trend favoring the longer pro¬
grams, which attract bigger ratings
and are consequently regarded as
more attractive buys.

In a specially prepared break¬
down for the month of January
about 10 American companies are
shown to have the bulk of the Brit¬
ish market. Leaders for the month
were NBC International who col¬
lared 25.8% of the sales based on
potential coverage of viewers to
set hours. Runners up were CBS
with exactly 20%, followed in
turn by MCA with 14.8%, Warners
with 14.7% and Screen Gems
7.3%. (Full details are on the ac¬
companying chart.)

The breakdown of American pro¬
grams on British tv does not in¬
clude the format shows such as
“Concentration,” “Candid Cam¬
era,” “Criss-Cross Quiz,” “What’s
My Line," and others. Nor does it
include news programs, even
where these had been supplied by
American distribs.

An analysis of program sales in¬
dicates that the British tv compa¬
nies are now more than ever be¬
fore using the Nielsen Top 20 as
a buyers’ guide. It seems to be a
case of what is good for the United
Slates is also good for the United
Kingdom. Sometimes, however,
it takes quite a time before a Brit¬
ish network will pick up a Top 20
hit, and a recent case in point is
that of the “Perry Mason Show,”
which has only just started on the
BBC.

‘Ghost Squad* As
ITC-Rank Entry

London, Feb. 14.

Production is due to sari on
April 17 of “Ghost Squad” a
rather long vidpic series which is
to be made jointly by Independent
Television Corp. and the Rank
Organization. The skein is to be
produced by Connery Chanpel,
former assisant executive producer
at Ranks Pinewood studios. He
was responsible for producing “In¬
terpol” last year while still in
that post.

In the first instance it is pro¬
posed to make 26 features in the
series and a further 13 may follow
subsequently. Donald Wolfit will
play a major role in each of the
entries but other cast is now being
.determined. ITC will have world¬
wide distribution rights.

KABIO-TELEV1SION

Pfo&Eff

Wedieidbiy, February 15, 1961

WNEW Radio Shift to Small Agency
Reflects Yen for ‘Creative Muscle
-On Other Madison Ave. Fronts

By BILL GREELEY

Papert, Koenig, Lois agency,
which has touched off a lot of
favorable comment with its trade
campaign for Great Britain’s
Granada Television, plucked a
prestige plumb last week in the
WNEW Radio biz.

PKL will prepare a full-page,
N. Y. newspaper campaign for the
New York radio outlet of Metro¬
politan Broadcasting, which is first
rank in the nation for ad volume
and ratings.

Agency will work on a fee basis,
because WNEW, like many another
metropolitan broadcaster, negoti¬
ates virtually all its print cam¬
paigning via trade-offs — on air
promos for the newspapers in re¬
turn for space. Billings, therefore,
are zip, but the trade rep of the
relatively new and small shop will
not suffer from a creative consumer
media campaign.

From a business standpoint, the
selection was an unusual one for
WNEW. Media accounts almost in¬
variably go to agencies that can
reciprocate with substantial bill¬
ings. But PKL currently has no
important radio spot billing to
spread around. WNEW account was
with Hicks & Greist (where
WNEW-TV still resides), an agency
that handles some important spot
tv and radio clients. When Hicks
Greist took on the account, WNEW
was spending about $10,000 a
month in subway car cards. Tv out¬
let still bills, according to reports,
somewhere in the vicinity of $100,-
000 .

WNEW switch In a small way
parallels ABC network’s move to
Doyle, Dane, Bembach several
months ago. DDB offers the web
more creative acumen than recipro¬
cal billings.

Papert, Koenig, Lois, incident¬
ally, was formed originally via a
spinoff of Doyle, Dane execs.

Move also reflects advertisers’
new wave of interest in the smaller
agencies with the creative muscle
to provide quality and originality.
Big agencies have been eyeing the
wave suspiciously. Shell’s move to
Ogilvy, Benson & Mather was a hit
of a shock. Compton has held a
press conference to tout its new
creative strength, and has been on
a hiring spree of top creative tal¬
ent. Lennen & Newell has been
scouring Madison Ave. for sharp
copy writers and bringing them in
at substantial salary increases. J.
Walter Thompson promotes three
men to top management echelon,
and carefully points out strong
creative roots of each. BBDO makes
a new biz pitch and takes a hack-
handed pass at advertising that
creates an agency rather than client
image (which makes no sense at all
except in the trade).

Maybe Wexton’s Larry Schwartz
was right when he recently pre¬
dicted, “a return to the individual
in the agency business—the great
creative mind, the great planner,
the great copy writer.

“Clients can ro longer tolerate
the kind of mass mind, the group
hand-holding and group thinking
that characterizes the advertising
factory.”

Modern Times

“Process” failure at several pub¬
lications prompted this memo from
Minnesota Mining & Mfg.: “Some
confusion has arisen concerning
3M Co. releases number 61010
which was mailed to you Jan. 31
announcing new management as¬
signments in pressure-sensitive
tape, decorative ribbons and re¬
lated product areas.

“We would like to emphasize
that,- as indicated on page two of
the release, Mr. C. B. Sampair con¬
tinues as executive vice president
with overall responsibility for 3M
tape and ribbon products. If you
have not already processed this re¬
lease for your publication, we hope
you will bear this in mind in the
handling of the story . . .”

Progressive Edncation

A fourth-grade school teacher In
Jersey City, Mrs. W. Klapp, won an
Austin-Healey Sprite sportscar for
her entry in the Carlsberg Beer
“One-Word” contest Her word to
describe the joys of quaffing Carls¬
berg: “Cheeribeeribeer.”

Carlsberg prexy Leif Wium pre¬
sented Mrs. Klapp the car keys at
a press party in Longchamps Rath¬

skeller, Empire State:Bldg.

Up and down: Charles Fred¬
ericks, Jr., Ogilvy, Benson &
Mather account supervisor, gets
veepee stripes.

Robert S. Fenton, formerly di¬
rector of business affairs, is named
an account supervisor of M-E Pro¬
ductions, broadcast division of Mc-
Cann-Erickson.

Richard Hassell moves from New
York to the Coast as manager of
the traffic and production depart¬
ment of D’Arey’s San Diego office.
He was senior production super¬
visor in the agency’s New York
office.

Veepee stripes for Marvin An-
tonowsky and Sy Lieberman at
Kenyon & Eckhardt

George H. Ogle, formerly with
Benton & Bowles, joins Lennen &
Newell as an account exec on Col¬
gate-Palmolive.

John E. Doble ankles Ted Bates
to join BBDO as account group
head for Pepsi-Cola.

Tom Hicks, formerly with J.
Walter Thompson’s Toronto office,
joins the San Francisco headquar¬
ters of Guild, Bascom & Bonfigli as
gs copy writer.

New Biz: Coca-Cola’s new Sprite
to McCann-Marschalk.

Northrup, King’s farm products
to Gardner Advertising, St. Louis.

Hazel Bishop cosmetics to North
Advertising,'Chicago.

KsUy, Lyons .Named By
New Storer Reppery

Newly-formed reppery for Storer
tv stations, Storer Television Sales,
has appointed John D. Kelly east¬
ern sales manager and George
Lyons sales topper in the midwest

Both execs have been with
Storer. Kelly has been national
sales manager of WJW-TV, Cleve¬
land, and Lyons has been in the
same post with WSPD-TV, Toledo.
Both have been in the group’s New
York office. Lyons will move to
Chicago to head the midwest op¬
eration.

A “revolutionary” new product
in women’s hygiene, Tassette, is the
object of a revolutionary attempt
to break through broadcasting’s
personal product taboos.

In tests that began last spring,
TaSoette, Inc.’s agency, Weiss &
Geller, was able to clear sin gle s ta-
tions in Rochester, N.Y. ( WHEC),
and Harrisburg, Pa. (WHP). There
reportedly were few listener com¬
plaints to the 20 and 30-second
spots, which have been cautiously
prepared after a “depth” motiva¬
tion research study of public atti¬
tudes.

New York campaign for Tassette,
with $200,000 billings planned, be¬
gan this month with an ad in the
New York Times. Herald Tribune
and Daily News also have accepted
ads, and for the first time a Broad¬
way (at 46th St.) spectacular will
be used to promote a product for
menstruation protection. Sign will
be 40 by 60 feet and painted by
Artkraft Strauss.

Late last week, only one radio
outlet in the Metropolitan area had
been cleared, but the agency ex¬
pected to line up three or four
more this week. WNTA, Newark,
N.J., station covering New York,
began a campaign of 20’s and 30’s
Monday (13). Since the New York
Times ad, one Philadelphia station
has solicited the account.

Agency reportedly has tv com¬
mercials in preparation, and will
soon be testing the reaction to‘spot
campaigning on video. Market for
such products is said to be about
$450,000,000 annually, and a sizable
breakthrough could create sub¬
stantial new spot billings.

Some Kind of Nut

Doherty, Clifford, Steers &
Shenfield veepee and media direc¬
tor Sam Vitt gave the agepey man’s
side of time buying in a talk to the!
RTES time buying and selling
seminar.

In a speech titled “Where Did
You Go? Out. What Did You Sell.
Nothing,” Vitt related the follow-

HEARING MARCH 10
ON MIAMI WCn-TV

Washington, Feb. 14.

Federal Communications Com¬
mission will hear oral arguments
March 10 on the reopened Miami
Channel 7 case (WCKT-TV). Spe¬
cial Hearing Examiner Horace
Stern has recommended that the
grant he revoked and three of the
four applicants disqualified for ex
parte activities.

The channel was awarded to Bls-
cayne Television Corp., but the
case was reopened following ex¬
posure of wire-pulling by the House
Harris Subcommittee. In addition
to Biscayne, Stern urged disqualifi¬
cation of East Coast Television I
Corp., and South Florida Televi¬
sion Corp., leaving only Sunbeam
Television Corp. in the clear.

NAB Picks McColIough
As New Bd. Ckairnan

Clair McColIough, prexy and
general manager of the Steinman
stations, was unanimously elected
chairman of the hoard of directors
of the National Assn, of Broad¬
casters. He’11 serve until June, ’62,
when the board meets again.

McColIough, who headquarters
in Lancaster, Pa., fills the spot left
vacant when Harold Fellows, who
was simultaneously NAB president
and board chairman, died last
March. Last year, McColIough was
chairman of the three-man NAB
policy committee which ran the
org until Gov. Leroy Collins signed
on as its new president

Meantime, the NAB board picked
a new three-man committee. In¬
stead of running NAB, this time
they’ll act as advisors to Collins.
McCullough will head the new
committee too.

'BUZZ' HASSETT TO ATIANTA

Atlanta, Feb. 14.

Emmett A. (Buzz) Hassett Jr.,
for the past year general salesjnan-.
ager of Storei\Breadca sting Corp.’s
WTTI-TV, Milwaukee, is headed
back south to join WAGA-TV,
Storer mill here, in same capacity.

His appointment was announced
by Terry H. Lee, Storer regional
vice pret.

ing phone conversation with a time
salesman: “Sam, one of our news
shows has just- ^opened and I
wanted you to know right away.
You know how well It’s doing, and
what a good, media buy it Is. You
might want to recommend it for
one of your clients who has a
number of different products. Now
here is what you have to do to get
it. We have a priority system over
here as you know. The client I’m
thinking about already is running
a large dollar volume on our sta¬
tion, so all you have to do is send
in an order letter. With that we’ll
put you on our list. I think that’ll
make you seventh on the list. How¬
ever, you might have a better
chance of getting this if you recom¬
mend that they buy an early morn¬
ing news show, since if you’re cur¬
rently on with us in a news show
you get a higher priority .. .

“Oh yes, the one thing I can’t
tell you is how much it costs. Our
people are figuring out at new
rates now and we don’t have them
yet.”

I Said Vitt, “There’s an expression
you hear these days that leaped
into my mind as he concluded—
“What are you, some kind of a
nut?”

Vitt had three tips for salesmen
in agency dealings: 1. Understand
basically what an agency does and
how a buyer fits into an agency’s
function. 2. Recognize what a buyer
wants, and help him get it. 3. Keep
continually at those areas sug¬
gested in points one and two.

Briefs: Pulse this month is con¬
ducting special audience surveys
for KAKC, Tulsa, and WKAF,
Allentown . . . Frank M. Headley
and ^Dwight S. Reed (H-R Repre¬
sentatives) are celebrating their
25th anni as partners with a 23-day
Caribbean cruise . . . After clear¬
ing with its station list. Broadcast
Time Sales has taken on the Mu¬
tual web for repping outside New
York (web is now guaranteeing
809o clearances).

With the Station Reps

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IN NEW YORK CITY . . .

Writer Walt Kempley leaving Jack. Faar*» NBC-TV atrip at the end
of March, after three-and-a-half years, to peddle a trio of pilots and
take on comedy scribe assignments In Hollywood . . .“Hallmark Hall
of Fame” produeer-director George Schaefer was named the year’*
best tv director by the Directors Guild of America for his two-hour
"Macbeth” last November . . . Time Inc. stations pj\ man Dick Kro-
lik returning on Feb. 23 to his alma mater, Dartmouth, to address 25th
anniversary dinner of start of campus’ WDCR, which he founded . . •
Barney Martin, ex-honor N. Y. policeman and comedian who has ap¬
peared on the Garry Moore, Pat Boone and Perry Como stanzas,
signed to play role in the new Miller-Turman production, “The Young
Doctors”. . . Writers Guild can’t locate one of its old members, Joseph
Checkley Ellis, who’s got a boodle coming in rerun payments.

Eleanor Riger of WNBG-TV pubaffairs staff off to Miami for respit*
. . . NBC promo chief A1 Ry lander back from two-weeks on Coast . . .
Westinghouse Broadcasting picked Carl Vandagrift as its first staff
coordinator for special corporate projects, in which the former KYW
(Cleveland) manager reports directly to WBC topper Don McGannon
. . . Anthony S. Alatis becomes a WNBC-TV’ production coordinator
. . . Renee Taylor will appear Saturday (18) on a special WNTA-TV
telecast by the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . . . Two teachers:
WNBC Radio program boss Steve White for Columbia U.’s radio-tv
announcing classes and CBS’ special projects director Richard Heffner,
who will do four talks on tv at the New School. . . NBC News’ Reiren
Frank scouting around Paris and London for special program material
. . . Rod Clmiman named NBC News’ special programs coordinator . . .
Jimmy Durante, Paula Prentiss, Dean Martin, Kim Novak and Basil
R&thhoae this week’s guests on Fred Robbin’i syndicated radio series,
“Assignment Hollywood”. . . HarryRasky, who produced “NBC Whita
Paper” last night (Tues.), collapsed from exhaustion and had to watch
the stanza from his Beth Israel* Hospital bed . . . Barbara Dana, daugh¬
ter of the Young & Rubicam exec Richard Dana, currently has a fea¬
tured role on CBS-TV’s “Look tip and Live” .. . Ceeil Barker, producer
of the Red Skeltop show, back to the Coast after a Gotham stay of
several weeks . . . Mel Allen to Europe Friday (10) to show films of
the 1960 World Series to students and GI’s in Rome, Tel Aviv, Paris
and elsewhere . . . Julie Harris this year’s winner, of the annual Char¬
lotte Cushman Club Award, presented “for distinguished contribution
to the vitality of the American entertainment industry.” Presentation
was made following her appearance on “The Heiress” on CBS-TVj
I Monday night (13) . . . Erwin Kramer, formerly film coordinator for
CBS-TV network operations, joined Marathon International Produc¬
tions as production manager . . . Sam Jackson switched from sales
staff of WPIX to Weed Television . . . Julia Meade back in N. Y. after
filming role in “Tammy, Tell Me True” on the Coast.. . Johnny Mathis
set for minimum of two guest shots on BBC-TV in London this summer.

One hundred days after the Inauguration of President John F. Ken¬
nedy, on April 30, WNTA-TV will present “The First Hundred Days,”
a review and analysis of the President’s term to date. Broadcast will
consist of a two-hour segment covering the President’s tv activities,
to be followed by a one-hour roundtable discussion and evaluation by
several leading journalists . . . WPIX’s Regents Educational Television
project preems two new series starting Tues. (21). First is “The Art
of The Theatre,” half-hour series which features Dr. Dallas S? Williams
in a'study of the theatre as a fine art. Other series is “Meant for Read¬
ing,” with Standford U. prof John W. Dodds doing the readings.

13V HOLLYWOOD .

XNXT boosted Bill Alcine to" executive producer in charge of all live
programs. Quite * change for him. For the past three years he has
been director of film programming ... Pat Butiram now a late night
regular on KTLA with interviews and witty sayings . . . Debbie Drake,
who does setting up exercises on KTLA clad in a gray leotard, l eave s
the late watchers (males) panting. She was deemed too hot for XTTY
... Arthur Frenkel, head of Screen Gems legal department, named as
sistant secretary . . . NBC and ABC can thank Ralph Edwards for most
of what little live tv is done at their studios. Eight of the 13-hour total
at the three webs Is supplied by Edwrads . . . Zoomar prexy Jack 1Peg-
ler dropped by on his way to Tucson to visit his brother, Westbrook,
and his dad, who at 96, is'the oldest living newspaperman. In Mexico
Pegler was told the government will open up 100 new tv channels . . .
Garry Moore wfill take a week off in Mexico before resuming his tv
and radio shows in N. Y.

IN CHICAGO

Job* Mitchell, former ABC International veepee who resigned re¬
cently in a policy dispute, rented an apartment In Chi and is casting
for a new situation . . . Pubrel manager Henry Roepken has parted
with WBBM . . „ Chuck Wilsou, head of sales development for WGN-
TV, named director of- farm sales for WGN Inc. and national sales
topper for the Duluth-Superior properties, KDALrAM-TV . . . WBBM
warbler Connie Mitchell making * pair of guest appearances on Arthur
Godfrey’s CBS Radio show ... Bill Shaw, formerly of the H-R rep
firm, joined NBC Radio Spot Sales . . . Linn Burtwi hack in the bread-
cast picture with a 20-hour weekend chore on WCLM-FM . . . WBKB
general manager Matt Vierecker back from Caracas, Venezuela where
he’d spent a month on behalf of ABC International . . ABC News
chieftain Jim Hagerty, here last week to size up the state of the Central
Division, set to address Chi Executives Club March 17 . . . irrKuv-
einet’s “At Random" notched its second anni on WBBM-TV last Satur-
dav (11) .“Queen For a Day” will originate from Uptown Theatre
here the week of March 6 ... . Daniel Knight, ex-Young & Rubicam,
joined the Chi office of M-E Productions as asst, to yeep-manager
John Allen . . . WGN’s Ward L. Quasi named tv man of the year by
Paul Molloy In the Sun-Times.

IN LONDON ...

Denis Mitchell, BBC producer with trick of capturing a neighbor¬
hood with tape-recorder and camera, televises his first impression of
an American city “Portrait of Chicago” on Tuesday (21) . . . Dolores
Gray was star of Val Parnell’s “Sunday Night At The London Palla¬
dium” (12) . . . Peters Sisters guest-star for Billy Cotton on h * s Jong-
ming (fourth year) BBC-TV band show on Saturday (18) : . - Wait
you hear my boy,” said violinist David Oistrach, giving brush to
igratulations after BBC-TV spot in 1956. Now David and his boy
>r are to play Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins for BBC on Sunday
i) Anglia Television’s “Crescendo,” with South Philadelphian

lgster Bobby Rydell, becomes network’s first musical to go out to
ler regional companies on March 9 when Southern, ^ ottls ^®^
jlsh viewers will also scan it . . . Ex-milkman Mrite Watts is author
“Hi Diddle Diddle,” Associated-Rediffusion s TV Playhouse choice
norrow (Thurs.).

WASHINGTON . . .

loy Scouts are plentiful on the New Frontier and Metropolitan
adcastlng’s tribute to the “Be Prepared’ set on WTTG-T1/ was
ded by ex-Scout Mark Evans, Met’s veep, interviewing ex-Scout
dciate Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark. Boy Scout Week was

PS&iEfi

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Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Art Hayes Evolves
TamBy Listening’

Minow’s Views Wow Senate Group

— -B y JAY LEWI S -r:-

Formula for JFK

While the rest of the broadcast-
lag industry is doing a see-saw bit
regarding the day-to-day White
House changes over live or delayed
Presidential press conferences,
CBS Radio has decided to take a
firm stand with a policy of delayed
broadcast In every instance except
those conferences which cover
matters of extreme national ur¬
gency.

Hereafter, CBS Radio prez
Arthur Hull Hayes notified affil¬
iates, the network will air tapes
of the press conferences the same
night at 8;15 p.m. In those in¬
stances where ‘‘national urgency’*
prevails, web will air the coofer T
cnee twice, first live and then a
repeat at 8:15. Additionally, the
nighttime broadcast will constitute
a full program, with the press
conference tape followed by an¬
alysis by CBS newsmen George
Herman, Bill Down':’, Wells Church
and Robert Pierpoint

Hayes said the decision was
based on several factors, among
them the fact that not all con¬
ferences can be carried live and
that some will be held at dif¬
ferent times. With these problems,
plus the White House desire for
the widest circulation of the con¬
ferences, web decided on the
nighttime pattern.

“Because of the current mood of
political alertness on the part of
the public,” Hayes said, there is
a genuine gain to be made in the
are of political education by sched¬
uling the conferences at an hour
convenient for family listening.
National affairs today are the con¬
cern of mother, father and school¬
going children. For these reasons,
we deem it more useful to sched¬
ule nighttime broadcasts of Presi¬
dent Kennedy’s conferences rather
than to become merely another
fragment of the live coverage on
the occasions when the White
House permits on-the-spot cover¬
age/’

Joyce Broilers Sets
An Ail-Media Spread:
Syndication, Book, Etc.

Joyce Brothers seems to be in
vogue, what with the signing of a
taped syndication deal with ABC
Film, the high probability of a syn¬
dicated column, the publishing of
a book by Simon & Schuster and
the continuation (one with a brand
new full sponsor of her two local
stanzas for WNBC-TV. N. Y.

Dr. Brothers, who gives “psycho¬
logical advice** to everyone from
the lovelorn to the overly loved,
lately signed a deal to supply ABC
Film with 5 quarter-hour episodes
of her “Consult Dr. Brothers.** Pro¬
duced so that they can be broken
into five-minute segs if a station!
desires, “Consult** has already been
peddled by ABC in Norfolk, Miami,
New Orleans, Detroit, and Cleve¬
land. (New York is not up for sale |
since she is still doing her WNBC-i
TV shows, and the five-minute l!
a m. version, after Jack Paar, justi
got a 52-week deal, options includ¬
ed. from sponsor Block Drug.)

California National Productions,
the NBC telefilm subsid, was once
thi nkin g of syndicating Dr. Broth¬
ers. but that arrangement never
came off. ABC signed for her ap¬
proximately a month ago. Plus the
five-minute 1 am. show, she does
a half-hour daily on WNBC-TV at
1 p.m.

Also, former quiz winner has
scribbled a tome known as
“Woman,” which S&S now has on
the presses.

Last note In “the rise of Dr.
Brothers” is that her agents are
presently negotiating with a N.Y.
newspaper to carry a regular advice
column and chances are that it will
also be syndicated. Deal Is virtually
closed.

WJZ-TV REPACKS ORIOLES

Baltimore, Feb. 14.

. WJZ-TV, for fourth straight
ear, will be exclusive tv outlet
ere for all televised games played
by the Baltimore Orioles at home
and away.

The 50 contests will be co-spon-
•ored by the Hamm Brewing and
Abe F. Lorillard Co/s.

Washington, Feb. 14.
ether he was working from
script or not Newtown N. Minow
pulled off his Initial appearance be¬
fore a Congressional committee
without a major fluff. He wowed
some members of the Senate Com¬
merce Committee and appeared to
favorably impress all of them. The
Committee swiftly and unanimous¬
ly. recommended his confirmation
as new Chairman of Federal Com¬
munications Commission.

Sole untqward event came after
the 35-year-old attorney’s appear¬
ance when he left behind some
personal notes which were lifted by
a newly hired UPI reporter 'and
made the basis of a feature. The
notes contained sample q. & a. he
might expect at the hearing.

If it was “cribbing,” It paid off.
Adlai Stevenson’s former law part¬
ner was showered with so many
superlatives that at one point Com¬
merce Chairman Warren Magnuson
(D.-Wash) cautioned his colleagues
to restrain from “building him up
too much.” “We wouldn’t want to
Ipse him by Easter,” he said. One
Senator supplied the adjective best
applied to the nominee's conduct
before the Committee. By way of
a compliment he said one of
Minow’s main attributes was his
knack for being “ingratiating.”

Questions on the state of tv
programming, which came under
hot assault from several members,
predominated and elicited the most
significant replies.

In answering the Senators,
Minow:

—pledged to work toward uplift¬
ing the level of tv fare. “Ill do
my best,” he averred.

—opined that FCC monitoring of
programs should be stepped up
beyond present levels.

—said he thought FCC had the
legal basis for withholding licenses
to stations whose offerings were
flagrantly lopsided.

—suggested that the time to
strike at the problem was when
licenses are up for renewal and
programming performance can be
scrutinized in light of original
promises.

Minow gave the Senators this:
aphoristic prescription for tv— j
“more wide open space between
Westerns and more'public affairs
than private eyes.” .

The incoming Chairman stressed.j
however that FCC must give a
wide berth to any action aoproach-
Ing censorship (proscribed by the
Communications Act and the Con¬
stitution itself), taking to acknowP |
edge the field of programming was •
"one of the most sensitive” in
which the Government could enter.

On the other hand, Minow said,
FCC was obliged to see that users
of the airwaves were acting In the

ABC RADIO GETS

STUDEBAKER COIN

Studebaker-Packard is pouring a
wad into ABC Radio in the second
quarter of this year. The automo¬
tive housfc picked up the fore and
aft coverage of the March 13 Pat-,
terson-Johanssen fight and, addi-i
tionally, is buying half-sponsorship
of over 150 weekend five-minute
newscasts on the web.

ABC Radio paid a record $235,-
000 for the championship fight
rights on audio, but the gamble ap¬
pears to have paid off, what with
full sponsorship now of all segs.
Mennen and Carlings Brewery are
co-sponsoring the fight itself on
radio. (The beer-maker did hot
pick up N. Y., Chicago, San Fran¬
cisco and L. A., but Studebaker
will pick up tbe tab In those mar¬
kets instead, that’s for the actual,
fight coverage.) Studebaker has
10 of the. 1''-minute pre-fight show
and a like amount in the post-fight
stanza. Remainder of the pre- and
post-fight stuff is co-op to stations.

The fight biz has helped make
this a hot three-month peroid for
ABC Radio. The network says it?
will show its best gross billings for
any quarter in the last few years.
There still won’t be a profit for
the radio network, but upped sales
in “Breakfast Club,” the news
strips and the biz in new “Flair”
all helped.

public interest. When they aren't,
“then the Commission should find
someone who will,” he testified.

In further elaboration, the youth-
fid attorney said FCC’i legitimate
concern was with the range, or bal¬
ance, of a station's programming,
rather than individual programs.
He explained:

“I* would draw a distinction be¬
tween the quality of a program and
the full range of programming. If
a station puts on a poor Western,
it’s none of the Government’s busi¬
ness. But‘if for three years, it
puts on Westerns all day long, the
Commission would be properly
concerned with the way the license
was used.”

Minow’s positions on program¬
ming were taken in a context of
scathing criticism by Senators of
crime-violence-and-Westem themes.
Some samples:

—Sen. Gale McGee (D-Wyo.),
not altogether serious, warned that
humankind would follow what he
said was a natural inclination and
regress to the jangle state if sav¬
agery' isn’t purged from the tv
screen. He called for a “revalua¬
tion” of broadcasting’s whole
structure.

—Sen. John 6. Pastore (D.-R.L),
Chairman of the Communications
Subcommittee, deplored the tele¬
vised massacres horsewhippings and
other acts of inhumanity he said
he witnessed one. recent night
(The Senator explained' that the
only reason he happened to sample
the fare of the medium his sub-
commitee lords over was the fact
he was snowed In,). The cure, he
said, was FCC action rather than
legislation-on programming, which
he said would be a “terrible head¬
ache” to irame.

—Magnuson disclosed that at a
private discussion among Minow.
Federal Prison Director James
Bennett and himself, a consensus
was reached that one immediate
step should be taken. Broadcasters
should be required to label fact as
fact and fiction as fiction in their
dramatic presentations. Idea was
obviously prompted by Bennett’s
fury over the ABC-TV “Untouch¬
ables” segments on A1 Capone
which Bennett claims, were ficti¬
tious and reflected unjustly on the
characters of Federal prison per¬
sonnel. But the Committee Chair¬
man referred also to untrue-to-life
Western series purportedly based
on the exploits of such big name
gunfighters as Wyatt Earp and Batt
Masterson.

—Sen Ralph Yarborough (D.-
Tex). said foreign exchange stud¬
ents bere have told him motiop pic¬
tures and telefilms were “America's
worst exports.” giving a distorted
and unfavorable impression of the
U. S. abroad.

After viewing in their homelands

“shoot-em-up gangster” product
product from U.S. studios, foreign
students were surprised to see that
there were actually some quality
tr program! aired In this country,
particularly In the news-pubaffalrs
field.

On other matters. Sen. Mike
Monroney (D.-Okla.), foremost
Congressional critic of ratings,
harped on this peeve until Minow
assented that their impact on pro¬
gramming was a subject of “legiti¬
mate and proper concern” for the
Commission. Monroney described
the reliance on ratings as a “vicious
system” whereby control of tv slips
from those within the industry to
the vagaries of what he said was a
very inexact science.

Monroney also laced into the
networks for allegedly wielding a
“tyranny” over affiliates who, he
said, are coerced into discarding
worthwhile programs of local orig¬
ination to make way for network
fare.

Asked what he was going to do
.about the VHF-UHF allocations di¬
lemma. Minow promised to tackle
the problem in earnest, labelling it
“one of those very high priority
matters,” A truly competitive tv
system ‘demands m aking as many
more channels available as pos-
sble, he said.

He said the same thing of the
CATV-versus-local telecasters is¬
sue. Problem here, Minow testified,
was balancing the need to protect
local broadcasters with the de-
sireability of giving the public
varied tv services.

Educatoinal tv. the only phase of
broadcasting Minow has had any
experience, is “close to my heart,”
he told the Senators. He pledged
to strive for more use, of the esti¬
mated 500 unused channels set
aside for non-commercial use. as
well as to encourage commercial
outlets to offer more educational
programs.

Plaudits handed Minow in¬
cluded:

—(by Sen. Paul Douglas (D.-Ill)
“the country will be better for his j
service.” !

—(by Dirksen) “a delightful can- j
dor” exemplified by his admission
that he doesn’t know all there is to
know abont broadcasting. “I unre¬
servedly and unequivocally endorse
his nomination.”

—(by Yarborough) his appoint¬
ment is “extremely fortunate for
the people of the U.S.”

—(by Sen. Norris Cotton, Repub¬
lican of N.H.) his approach to the
programming issue is “excellent”
and “makes me even happier” to ]
back his nomination.

(by Sen. William Proxmire. Wis¬
consin Democrat) ‘‘extremely in¬
telligent” . . . has “demonstrated
substantial imagination” . . . has
“very fine, easy personality.”

Minow Confirmed

The Senate quickly con-
' firmed Monday (13) President
Kennedy’s nomination of New¬
ton N. Minow as new Fed¬
eral Communications Chair¬
man. Approval was by voice
vote without debate or dissent.

Action clears the way for
Minow’s taking the FCC helm
anytime, but he said last week
he does not expect to be sworn
In until about March 1. He
fills out the term of ex-FCC
Chairman John Doerfer which
expires June 30, as well as the
full seven-year term beginning
July 1.

The S5-year-old Illinois at¬
torney will unseat former De¬
troit law school dean Charles
King, who has the old Doerfer
seat on an interim appoint¬
ment by President Eisenhower
last summer. When Minow
takes over, the Commission
will have a 4-3 Democratic ma¬
jority. King is a Republican.

TV Sleuths Go Thataway

Washington, Feb. 14.

Senate Communications Subcom¬
mittee takes off for the West next
week to hold hearings on the prob¬
lem of bringing television to re¬
mote communities.

The subcommittee will meet in
Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 21 and
Casper, Wyo., Feb. 22 for the ses¬
sions which will focus on impact of
new Federal Communications Com¬
mission regulations on VHF boost¬
ers.

HcINURE TAPPED
FOR mON TRAIN’

John Mclntire will be the new
“Wagon Train” master on NBC-i
TV. He’ll start appearing on the
Wednesday night hour western in
mid-April, perhaps for four or five!
consecutive weeks and then, unless
matters turn out unexpectedly bad
in terms of. reception by public
and advertisers, he'll become the
No. 1 cat (along with Robert Hor¬
ton) in ’61-’6E.

The last of the new “Wagon”
hours in which the late Ward Bond
appears as wagon master will be
seen a week from tonight (Wed.).
It’s understood that Bond’s estate
controls a .substantial minority in¬
terest in the MCA production.

Mclntire was lead In a former
edition of Bert Leonard’s “Naked
City/’ but he voluntarily withdrew
from the series, which Is made In
New York, so that he could spend
more time on his ranch In the
west.

BrasseDe’s ‘Beachfront’

CBS-TV is putting contract
player Keefe Brasselle to work in
the pilot of a new telefilm hour
called “Beachfront.” It goes before
the cameras today (Wed.) with
Lunar Productions and Arness &
Co. producing.

Danny Arnold will produce and
Sam Rolfe have done the first
script. CBS is doing the financial
underwriting. 1

Mmowia Brush
With a OF! Han;
Paper Is Swiped

Washington, Feb. 14.

Newton N. Minow*s debut before
Senate Commerce Committee was
a happy success, but it was marred
by a less-tban-triumphal episode
with a newsman.

The incoming Federal Communi¬
cations Commission Chairman
brought to the hearing on his nomi¬
nation some “preparation” in the
form of sample queries he might
encounter from Senators together
with suggested answers. Another
set of papers contained advice as to
how longtime nonpolitical staffers
at FCC might be shedded.

Whether or not his taking the
papers to the hearing reflected wis-
don on Minow’s part (in li<?ht of the
actual questioning, he would have
been as well off without the notes),
the young attorney absent-mind¬
edly left the papers behind on the
witness table. A new Senate staffer
for UPI lifted the personal papers
and wrote a feature piece picking
up verbatim quotes from Minow’s
advisories. (Written by friends
more familiar with FCC than he).

The story, printed by the two
Washington papers serviced by UPI
and clients elsewhere, implied
Minow was working from script at
the hearing. (Newsmen at the adja¬
cent press tables did not see Minor/
refer to any documents while or.
the stand). The piece treated the
whole affair in a fashion intended
to be humorous and referred to the
phraseology of the papers as
“breezy.” Perhaps most embarrass¬
ing were the quotes lifted from the
memo dealing with possible ways of
ousting unwanted Civil Service em¬
ployes at FCC. One FCC staffer,
and the suggested manner of shunt¬
ing him aside, was mentioned spe¬
cifically in the story to the chagrin
of the employe involved.

Minow made a protest—on the
ethical aspect of the newsman's
behavior—to a UPI exec. He also
asked that his papers be returned.
UPI is standing behind its report¬
er’s action, but presumably is re¬
turning the documents.

At any rate, it was Minow’s first
trial by fire with a member of the
Washington press corps, and it
would not seem unreasonable to
assume that the affair left him with
somewhat diminished cordiality to¬
ward the fourth estate.

At any rate, Minow probably will
be a little more circumspect and,
at least, more careful about leaving
potentially embarrassing documents
i behind In hearing rooms.

As a footnote, the FCC employe,
according to reliable sources, is not
going to be ousted.

L’vilie Jems Parade
Of CBS-TV Affiliates

! _ Louisville, Feb. 14.

WHAS-TV, effective • Monday
(13), whacked off two hours of net¬
work programming in the morning
hours, and announced it would fill
the time locally with old Holly¬
wood films. Decision involves the
hours from 9 to 11 a.m^ now carry¬
ing shows from CBS. WHAS-TV
is a CBS affiliate station, and has
carried CBS television shows for
many years. The 9-11 am. bracket
has been carrying “December
Bride,” a rerun of a comedy series,
and “Clear Horizon,” a soap opera.

Replacing the CBS shows, Sam
Gifford p.dL said WHAS-TV will
run “Popeye's Adventure,” 30 min¬
utes of animated cartoons starting
at 9 a"m., followed by a 90-minute
film. Victor A. Sholis, v.p. of
WHAS-TV said “As did CBS affili¬
ates in 15 other cities, we came to
the conclusion we could not join
the network in its new plan for
selling morning television.

WHAS-TV at present has an aft¬
ernoon film, and one late In the
evening.

KTHT Sale Okayed

Houston, Feb. 14.

The FCC has approved th<» sale
of KTHT to th6 Winston-S ’em
Broadcasting Co., in Wins? m-
Salem, N. C., for $1,500,000. The
sale includes the KTHT studios
downtown and the transmitter and
70 acre site.

Each of the 6 Nielsen TV
Reports* issued thus far
in 1961 tell precisely the
same story: ABC-TV is
the strong network on
week nights and the lead¬
ing network all week.

The trend in ’61 is very
definitely to ABC-TV.

Ve^ikaday, Fdbriigy 15, 1961

TELEVISION REVIEWS

i; Tele FoUow-Up Comment ;;

The Nation's Future

This series is shaking down into
one of the most stimulating brain
“exercycles” on video. Some hard
thinking and muscle-building re¬
partee roll at the touch of a switch
end all the viewer has to do is
Just think along for a painless beef-
lip of the intellect.

Last Saturday's 111) NBC session
■was a provocative, if inconclusive,
debate of the question: “Should the
Federal Government Directly Sub-
sidize the Arts?” For the affirma¬
tive, there was Harvard economics
professor and Presidential advisor
John Kenneth Galbraith and, is
the"opposite corner, there was Rus-
jell Lynes, managing editor of
Harper's Magazine. Two highly
civilized citizens, Galbaith and
Lynes brought intelligence and wit
to bear in a discussion that re¬
solved itself into the role of the
arts in a free society. .

Galbraith urged support of sev¬
eral'.Congressional bills that would
provide modest Governmental
funds for the encouragement of the
arts via direct grants, fellowships,
etc. Lynes central objection to this
program stemmed fronrhis fear of
bureaucratic and political domina¬
tion of arts, a fear not so much of
“creeping socialism” as of “creep¬
ing philistinism and mediocrity."
There was no clear-cut resolution
of the question, but at least the
problem of the needs and the
dangers were brought into under¬
standable focus as a starting point
for a wide public discussion.

The question period following
the opening pro and con talks was
marked by the presence of a flock
of key show biz and artistic figures
in the audience. Throwing ques¬
tions at the debaters were Mrs.
Isaac Stern. Robert Dowling. Hy
Fain CAGMA), and Blanche Yurka,
among others. John K. M. McCaf-
fery kept the session moving with a
firm, but friendly job of moder¬
ating. Herm.

Young People's Concert

Leonard Bernstein's chalk-talks
with the N.Y. Philharmonic remain
One of the more musically en¬
lightening as well entertaining
items on tele’s musical calendar.
Bernstein through this route, is ex¬
panding the musical knowledge of
his auditors as well as expanding
audiences for the classics.

The material dispensed by*Bera-
ftein is also an indication of the
enlargement of musical tastes. The
program heard Sunday (12) was
taped before a youth audience and
the subject matter was Aaron
Copland, who 20 years or so ago,
was regarded as one of those mod¬
ernist extremely difficult to take.
Musical tastes have expanded since
then, and the Copland concert is
one that was not only appreciated
by the youngsters gathered at
Carnegie H?tll, but also by virtu¬
ally anyone tuned in. Not the least
part of it was the maestro’s liter¬
ate and articulate delivery and en¬
tertaining comments on the sub¬
ject

In honor of Copland’s 6uth
birthday, Bernstein took as his
text some of the composer’s lesser
known works, along with others
that are considered too harsh for
delicate ears, but all of them were
stirring, provocative and contained
original musical statements. In
some passage. Bernstein illustrated
the relationship with the class¬
ical and romantic school of com¬
position, and in others, it was the
mainstream of American musical
thought that was omnipresent.

One of the entertaining bypro¬
ducts of this show is the commer¬
cials. There is some exciting ma¬
terial in the non-sell of these
spiels. One of them on this show
was a talk by a femme mathema¬
tician who translated formulae to
computerese. She made it sound
exciting and creative. Jose.

Chevy Show

“The musical adaptation” of “Au¬
tumn Crocus” last Sunday (12/ on
the NBC-TV “Chevy Show” Was
nothing but a series of random
tunes strung together by a listless,
sentimental story line. However,
the musical performances of Janet
Blair, who has developed into a
superlative performer over the
years, of Betty Garrett and the
Kirby Stone Four almost saved the
evening.

The story is of an American
schoolteacher who falls in love with
a married innkeeper high in the
Austrian Alps. Ricardo Montalban,

whose “Cherman" accent Was a
mishmash, is a charming man, yet
he was as out of place as an orchid
found flourishing in a snowstorm.
Moreover, his pleas to Miss Blair,
the schoolteacher, to stay on and be
his love did not come out as sweetly
as they were intended. Instead they
sounded like Laiin threats.

“Crocus” was an unwise endeav¬
or to present the music of Miss
Blair, the Kirby Stone Four and
the. highjinx of Miss Garrett, who
essayed a stranded American sing¬
er, Special notice must be taken of.
Miss Blair’s rendition of a folk song
called “Searching for'- Lambs." It
was melodic and warm. Art.

The Play of The Week

Current outing of “The Play of
The Week” is a psychological mel-
ler that starts off conventionally
and weakly, but builds nicely with
twists and turns for an overall sat¬
isfying outing. Titled, “The Sound
of Murder,” it was written by Eng¬
lish author William Fairchild, and
had a London run In 1959.

The small cast performed In pro,
able fashion. Zachary Scott as the
husband and intended murder vic¬
tim was believable, and his miser¬
able character almost warranted
murder. Kim Hunter as the wife
and co-conspirator was competent.
Her.lover in the triangle was Don¬
ald Davis, who, as the killer, hardly
had a relaxed moment. His role
never escaped Its concocted char¬
acter.

As the inspector, Sorrell Book
had a delightful time of it, catch¬
ing all the plot nuances. Felicia
Moqtealegre, as the counter-plot¬
ting spinster, was maddeningly
credible. Direction by Paul Bogart
made the most out of the situation.
“The Sound of Murder” isn’t any
big vehicle, but it does have a flair
with murder. Horo.

Eyewitness To History

Flexible format oil CBS-TV’s
"Eyewitness To History” Friday
(10) night embraced the problem
of growing unemployment and de¬
pressed areas in the U. S. It was
an informative, interesting show,
with Walter Cronkite handling the
narrative ably.

Labor Secretary Arthur J. Gold¬
berg was caught in Gary* Ind. v
visiting an unemployment insur¬
ance office. He spoke of a “full
fledged recession” and the need to
aid the unemployed and to bolster
the economy. Good deal of the
show focused on the depressed
Cairo, Ill., a town which served as
an illustration. There were “man-
on-the-street” Interviews, pictures
of closed shops and factories, a
visit to the local Chamber of Com¬
merce. The Cairo visit ended on a
note of hope, the note being
struck on the basis of local en¬
deavors and other efforts to pull
the city out of a economic dol¬
drums.

Towards the end, Senator Doug¬
las (D-Ill.) came in for a brief in¬
terview on what should be done to
i alleviate the situation. Horo.

JUNIOR LEAGUE MARDI GRAS

BALL

With Bud Collyer, Betty Furness,

Tom Poston, others
Producer-Director: Ray Abel
Writer: John Mossdale
45 Mins., Fri. (10), 11:15 p.m.
WCBS-TV, N. Y.

The snob, appeal in covering the
annual Junior League ball was
mitigated Friday (ID) by the ap¬
pearance of several fully grown
women attired variously as drum
majorettes (the high stepping was
grotesque). Times Square (it
shouldn’t happen even on New
Year’s) or the TWA terminal at
Idlewild (architecture was set back
three minutes). It was hard at first
to visualize these women as re¬
spected members of high society,
although, it must be admitted,
their infectiousness eventually
overcame their costuming.

The pandering toward the ladies
—in the face of contrary visual
evidence—by the narrators, Tom
Poston and Betty Furness (particu¬
larly she) was annoying; ladies of
society, it might be supposed, are
not above criticism, and if nothing
bad can be said on the air then
nothing at all should be said.

Still and all, there was a fascina¬
tion, sometimes lost and sometimes
J overplayed, but still a fascination
in this annual prance by the be¬
decked numbers of the Junior
League. Art.

GUNSLINGER

With Tony Young, Preston Foster,

Charles Gray, Dee Pollock,

Midge Ware, John Pickard,

Royal Dano, Fay Spain, Ray Ban¬
croft, others

Exec Producer: Charles Marquis

Warren

Producer: Seeleg Lester
Director: Andrew McLaglen
Writers: John Dunkel, Louis Vittes
60 Mins., •Thurs., 9 p.m.
PARTICIPATING
CBS-TV (film)

CBS-TV sees Charles Marquis
Warren’s new “Gunslinger” as its
big hope for rebuilding its Thurs¬
day night program structure. Un¬
fortunately, both the network and
Warren are on far less solid ground
than in Warren's earlier venture,
“Rawhide." Not only does “Gun¬
slinger” come at a time, whej^i the
impact of a new western Is highly
dubious, but it comes with- several
built-in weaknesses and deficien¬
cies.

One comparison with '“Rawhide"
is inevitable, and that is that “Raw-
hide” comprised a somewhat fresh
approach at realism in the old
west, whereas “Gunslinger” tends
to find itself in the familiar and
contrived area of an undercover
agent for the Cavalry, the fast
draw, and the myriad cliches of
characterization that accompany
these premises. Moreover, where
the “Rawhide" characters were
easily integrated, the leads iu
“Gunslinger” are vague and shift¬
ing in their relationship.

Taking it* from the top, Tony
Young plays the title role, an un¬
dercover agent for the Cavalry.
Preston Foster is the frontier cap¬
tain'to whom he reports. Charles
Gray and Dee Pollock are Young’s
sidekicks, the former an Irish-
Mexican in the Gilbert Roland
style and the latter a youngster.
Midge Ware is a sexy storekeeper
in the fort, and John Pickard is a
sergeant.

Kickoff story, by John Dunkel
and Louis Vittes, had the trio
tracking down a fugitive Confeder¬
ate prison camp doctor who had
butchered Unior prisoners. Yarn
took them to a border town and a
case of mistaken identity before
Young killed the right man. Story
was serviceable, but hardly stand¬
out.

Trouble with “Gunslinger” lies,
apart from its contrived premise,
with the areas of the relationship
among the characters and the cast¬
ing. Problem in the latter area is
Young, who plays his role in a
surly, unpleasant style that how¬
ever it may match the type of char¬
acter he plays, nevertheless doesn’t
make viewing the show a particu¬
larly rewarding or enjoyable ex¬
perience.

Moreover, on the basis of the
opener, the relationship between
Young and Foster is ill-defined;
indeed, the character of Young
himself Is enigmatic. Nor is the
setup between Young and Gray,
his sidekick, spelled out in any
clear manner.

Foster turns in a professional
job as the captain, though limited
by the contradictions in the script.
Gray and young Dee look promis¬
ing as the sidekicks. Midge Ware
as the home-base romantic entry is
a looker, but pretty awful as an
actress. In the guest-star roles.
Fay Spain and Royal Dano took
honors.

Production is slick, up to the
Metro backlot standards. Andrew
McLaglen’s direction is hampered
by the built-in script problems.
Warren and his new producer, See¬
leg Lester, who moved over from
“Perry Mason,” have a lot of patch¬
ing to do on the basic continuity,
and will have to get better stories
than the opener with which to
make an impact. A Dimitri Tiom-
kin-Ned Washington theme isn’t
particularly good. Chan.

A STRING OF BEADS
(Story of Love)

With Jane Fonda, George Grizzard,
Glenda Farrell, Chester Morris,
Louisa Horton, Roland Winters,
Dino de Luca; Janet Blair, hostess
Producer, Leonard Blair
Director: Fielder Cook
Adapter: Steven Gethers
60 Mins., Tues. (7), 10 p-m.
WHITMAN CANDIES
NBC-TV, from N. Y. (color)

* ( N . W. Ayer)

. Any resemblance between this
NBC production of “A‘ String
of Beads” and W. Somerset
Maugham’s short story is purely
incidental. In outfitting it into a
modern, American hour, Steven
Gethers diluted it into a weak,
pointless, one-hour soap opera with
an abundance of cliches.

But the production wasn’t a total
| (Continued on page 38)

TIME REMEMBERED
(Hallmark Hall of Fame)

With Christopher Plummer, Edith
Evans, Janet Munro, Barry Jones,
Paul Hartman, Sic Amo
Producer - Director: George
Schaefer

Writer: Jean Anouilh
Adaptation: Theodore Apstein

(from English version by Patricia
Moyes)

90 Mins.; Tues. (7). 7:30 pjn.

HALLMARK

NBC-TV (color; tape)

Jean Anouilh’s “Time Remem¬
bered,” a success d’estime on
Broadway a few seasons back, was
fashioned into a sparkling video pre¬
sentation on the Hallmark series
last week. It was 90 high-flying
minutes winged by a delicate and
.witty script, performed in high
style, and mounted in a production
marked by flawless taste. It was
caviar that must have been tempt¬
ing to the masses.

On tv, the play was registered
In a pure romantic key. Whatever
cynical notes Anouilh struck were
dissolved in the warm glow of
sentiment that overlay this story
about , an attempt to cure a young
prince of his morbid passion for a
mad ballerina, who died, by recon¬
structing a new romance in the
precise image of the old.

Under George Schaefer’s direc¬
tion, the cast controlled this fan¬
tasy with a pure theatrical sense
for Its charm, poetry and sophisti¬
cation. Edith Evans, veteran British
actress making her television bow
as the prince’s aunt, a role played
by Helen Hayes In the legit version,
gave a performance of the highest
professional polish. Christopher
Plummer was also brilliantly right
as the prince, striking a pose of
ambiguous heart-break over the
fading memory of his romance. -
Janet Munro, a young actress in
her first major tv role, scored with
an appealing portrayal of the
young shop-girl hired to recreate
the eccentric personality of the
prince’s dead inamorata. It
was a long and difficult assign¬
ment with frequent switches of
mood and Miss Munro carried it
hired to recreate the eccentric per¬
sonality of the prince’s dead ina¬
morata. It was a long and difficult
assignment with frequent switches
of mood and Miss Munro carried it
off with only a few minor incon¬
sistencies of style. Firstrate sup-,
port to the principals was supplied
by Barry Jones, as the c prince’s
cousin; Paul Hartman, as a bistro
owner; and Sig Arno, as a comic
headwaite^. -

Settings and costumes were
marked by an aristocratic air per¬
fectly suitable to a yarn wholly un¬
adulterated by any contemporary
social significance. Herm.

WASHINGTON CONVERSATION
With Paul Niven, Arthur J. Gold¬
berg

Producer: Michael J. Marlow
Director: Bill Linden
30 Mins.; Sun., 2 p.m.

CBS-TV, from Pittsburgh

“Sunday’s (12) preem of “Wash¬
ington Conversation,” with Labor
Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg as
guest, got off to a faltering start.
It’s major weakness was that the
halfhour turned out to be more of a
superficial one-man show than war¬
ranted.

Site of the show was shifted
from Washington to Pittsburgh in
order to accommodate Secretary
Goldberg, who is touring depressed
areas in the U.S. for the new Ken¬
nedy administration. Format of the
show had CBS newsman, Paul
Niven, as the sole interrogator.
Announced format was to feature
questioning by a group of CBS
correspondents.

The superficiality was caused by
the failure of correspondent Niven
to dig more into Goldberg’s Com¬
ments. For example, there is a
area of disagreement about Pres¬
ident Kennedy’s plan to correct
the unemployment situation, with
vocal parts of business community
taking one position and labor lead¬
ers, such as Walter Reuther, con¬
tending the administration’s pro¬
gram doesn’t go far enough.

There were other areas, too
where generalities prevailed, but
over a 30-minute span, with only
two participants, there certainly
was sufficient time for more dig¬
ging which would have resulted in
a livelier outing.

On the credit side, the Informal,
unrehearsed nature of the outing
helped to draw a portrait of the
Labor Secretary, a man in a piv¬
otal position who should be known
by the public. Goldberg expressed
his concern over unemployment,
characterized the administration
[as a “do something government.”

I Horo.

THE HEIRESS
(Family Classics)

With Julie Harris, Farley Granger,
Barry Morse, Muriel Kirkland,
Suzanne Stores, Barbara Rob¬
bins, Mary Van Fleet, David
O’Brien; Robert Cobert, music
Executive Producer: David Susa-
kind

Producer: Jacqueline Babbitt
Director: Marc Daniels
Adaptation: Jacqueline Babbitt,

Audrey Gellen
60 Mins., Mon. (13), 8 p.m.
BRECK’S
CBS-TV (tape)

(Reach, McClinton)

“Half as long and twice as good"
might aptly characterize the “re-
introducion” of CBS-TV’s “Family
Classics,” as a 60-minute presenta¬
tion, how that it’s abandoned its
two-part successive-nights two-hour
productions in favor of a one-night
stand. At least Monday night’s (13)
offering of “The-Heiress” (an adap¬
tation of the Ruth and Augustus
Goetz Broadway play based on
Henry James’ “W ashington
Square”) took on a more solid,
substantial veneer as mature tele¬
vision; a finely executed once-over-
lightly treatment which, for all its
distillation, captured the essence of
James’ 19th Century whirl at psy¬
chological drama.

Under the skillful directorial
hands of Marc Daniels, the produc¬
tion had a > swift, direct, pungent
movement, matched by a Jacque¬
line Babbin-Audrey Gellen adapta¬
tion that hardly seemed to sacrifice
any of the author’s fundamental
capacity for characterization, full
delineation of personality and
tense dramatic effect. It takes a
bit of doing in an hour entry, but
“Heiress” managed It quite suc¬
cessfully.

The performances on the whole
were satisfactory, with Julie Harris
in particular contributing the sen¬
sitivity which demonstrated James’
awareness and understanding of
psychological overtones. Barry
Morse, as her cold and brutally
truthful father, brought conviction
to the role. Farley Granger played
the part of the mercenary suitor in
perhaps the only jarring casting
note, for he played 'it a bit too
bombastically. The others in the
cast acquitted themselves well, in¬
cluding Muriel Kirkland, Suzanne
tStorrs and Barbara Robbins.

Rose .

REMEMBER HOW GREAT
With Jack Benny, Andy Williams,
McGuire Sisters, Juliet Prowse,
Connie Francis, Hermes Pan
Dancers, John McGiver
Producer: Gil Rodin
Director: Greg Garrison
60 Mins., Thurs. (9), 8:30 p.m.
AMERICAN TOBACCO
NBC-TV, color tape from Holly-

Lucky Strike has lost its musical
touch. The ciggie sponsor, long
identified with musical broadcast¬
ing via "Your Hit Parade,” hit a
wrong note in its attempt to recap
30 years of musical Americana on
a color special tagged “Remember
How Great.” It was a hodgepodge
variety show without point or pur¬
pose. Memories aren’t made of
the stuff that was thrown into this
hour.

No nostalgic nerve could be stimu¬
lated with a McGuire Sisters' work-
over of “Let Me Entertain You,"
vintage 1959 from the Jule Styne-
Steve Sondheim “Gypsy” score, or
Andy Williams’ “You Don’t Want
My Love,” a current disclick. or
Connie Francis' salute to A1 Jol-
son, a special material bit she's
currently using in her night club
routine, or the Hermes Pan chore¬
ographed “The Saga of Sadie
Thompson,” which probably was
never done before or should ever
be done again.

Of course, there were some old
songs delivered appropriately by
the McGuires. Miss Francis and
Williams but the continuity was
haphazard. Even Harry James*
sharp trumpeting failed to bring
the hour to life or to bring back
memories of the big band heyday. *
Juliet Prowse. prima ballerina of
“The Rat Pack,” came off best in
a hoedown sequence ana the
strange Sadie Thompson saga.

The narrative thread was han¬
dled by Jack Benny, on loan from
another network. He filled the
gaps between the song , and dance
with some mildly diverting patter
but it was cut from the same old
cloth. John McGiver did thp best
he could in the role of a network
veepee but it was a cliche character
that should be dumped by now.

Through it all Luckies plu" rt ed
its premium LP, “Remember How
Great,” which Columbia Records
put together Gros.

PfaUETT

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

17 out of 30

Including top-rated shows of all kinds: comedies, westernf,
variety programs, suspense shows, drama.

II out of 20

Including five top-rated comedy programs (5,10,11,14,18)—more than
the other two netivorks combined.

6 out of 10

Including television's top-rated show for more than four years (1),
television!s most popular new show (5)
the show with the longest record of popularity in television (9).

6. CANDID CAMERA 6. HAVE CUN

10.DENN1S7HEMENACE 11. ANDY GRIFFITH 14. JACK BENNY

U. DANNY THOMAS £0. PERRY MASON

23 out of 40

Arid of the season*s eight top-rated new programs the >,
CBS Television Network has six (5,11,25,29,39,40) % v

2l,WHAT*| MY LINE? 22. RED SKELTON <4. GERSHWIN YEARS 2S. PETE 6 GLADYS It. ROUTE 66 JO. D06FE (ILLIS 34.T0TELLTHE TRUTH 15. GARRY MOORE 37. LASSIE 3®. HENNESEY 39. CHECKMATE >

This remarkable record, based on the latest
nationwide Nielsen report* is actually an old story t
Throughout the past 234 Nielsen reports
issued since July 1955 the CBS Television Network
has averaged 22 of the 40 top-rated
programs.^ In 100 of these reports it has presented
more of the Top Ten than the other two
networks combined . In sum, if you are an advertiser t
producer , performer or viewer , the place to be is
The CBS Television Network .

*Snd January report, t Evening programs ; average audience rating hade.

RADIO-TELEVISION

PSttlETY

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Television Reviews

; Continued from page 35 ;

loss, thanks to as vivacious a per¬
formance—by Jane Fonda—as tele¬
vision has had in many a year, to
some honest and direct emoting
by the rest of the cast, and to
Fielder Cook’s skillful direction.

Briefly, Miss Fonda played a j
secretary who on impulse bought
a $120 string of pearls to wear to
a dinner party at her boss’ home.
The pearls turn out to be worth
$60,000, and she was all set to re¬
turn them when, offended by the
jeweler's rudeness, she kept them
only to find her own romance turn¬
ing sour because of it. It was only
when the couple who emplpyed
her split and the wife gave her
* stern lecture on the adventure
of youth and marriage that she re¬
turned the pearls and consented to
marry her boyfriend after having
insisted that they wait until they
could afford marriage.

Not much substance in the script,
and most of it burdened by cliches.
But Miss Fonda virtually lit up
the screen in an animated and
spirited characterization of the
young girl, creating a real sense of
believability in even the weariest
moments of the story. Chester Mor¬
ris and Louisa Horton gave strong
and honest, if not entirely credible
portrayals of the married couple;
George Grizzard was fine as the
boyfriend; Glenda Farrell was pert
and sassy as her mother; and Ro¬
land Winters put on his best con¬
descending manner as the jeweler.

Fielder Cook’s direction was ma¬
ture, and managed to lift the pro¬
duction a notch above the level of
the script. But that just wasn’t
high enough. Leonard (Buzz) Blair,
who produced, has apparently
spent too many years in the day¬
time vineyards to escape their ef¬
fect in this, his first nighttime ef¬
fort as a producer. Chan.

greatest enemy, who’s supposed to
rescue me.” But in the main it
was an artless and strident script.

Miss Baxley shouldered it like
a trouper and gave a good account
of herself. Rest of the cast, al¬
though proficient, played it strict¬
ly in the soaper key. Dr. English's
contribution, in the sum-up,
amounted to little more than token
advice that girls should learn to
give and take” and neither expect
nor seek perfection in a man.

Les.

THE SINGLE WOMAN
(Purex Specials for Women)

With Pauline Frederick, reporter;
Barbara Baxley, Michael Tolan,
Patrick O’Neal, Brett Somers,
Norman Rose, Dr. Louis English
Exec Producer: Irving Gitlin
Producer-Writer: George Lefferts
Director: William A. Graham
CO Mins-, Thurs. 4 p.m.

PUREX

NBC-TV, from N. Y. (tape, eolor)

(Edit*. H. Weiss)

With this series of daytime spe¬
cials Irving Gitlin & Co. have
forged, for better or worse, a new
video form, the soaper-documen-
tary. The four outings to date ap¬
parently have been tailored to'the
belief that the ladies at hojne won’t
sit still for the hard facts alone.

THE RAGTIME ERA
(The Mauve Decade)

With Max Morath
Producer: Marvin Hall
Director: James Case
30 Mins., Sat., 10:30 p.m.

WOR-TV, N. Y. (tape)

”The Ragtime Era” is the kind
of show that educational tv folk
strive for and rarely achieve—one
with a high quotient of both
scholarship and entertainment.

The 12-part series, produced for
the National Educational Televi¬
sion & Radio Center by KRMA-
TV, Denver, preemed in New York
on WOR-TV Saturday (11). Series
has__had, or is having, a run on
most of NET’S 48 educational-chan¬
nel affiliates.

In host Max Morath, “Ragtime”
has the ideal spokesman. He holds
forth at an elegant pianoforte,
singing and playing in a lively, au¬
thentic style. He’s a close student
of the period when America’s popu¬
lar music developed, and he
sparked the narrative segs with
anecdote and erudition that was as
bright as the music.

In the opener, Morath covered
the Gay Nineties, “The Mauve
Decade,” when the sentimental
tearjerkers played on parlor piano
and parodies sung in variety houses
and in minstrel halls reflected the
split personality of the times. Par¬
lor fave, “My Sweet Heart’s tne
Man In the Moon,” became “My
Hobby’s a Good Drink of Rye,” on
the variety boards, and Morath
rendered both.

Other numbers, some with orig¬
inal lantern-slide narrative and
closeups of sheet-music covers, in¬
cluded “Little Lost Child,” “The
Band Played On,” “Sweet Rosie
O’Grady,” “The Picture Is Turned
Against the Wall.” And some con¬
trasts, like “Ta Ra Ra Boom Tey-
ay,” composed in a St. Louis sport¬
ing house.”

Morath discussed the song¬
writers of the times—Charles K.
Harris, whose “After the Ball Is
Over” launched the f ‘gold rush”
to New York’s Tin Pan Alley; Paul
Dresser, whose sentimental tunes
reflected the era’s naiveness while

salting it with on-location inter-1
views with such key civic leaders ]
as Boston’s mayor John Collins, i
controversial Boston redevelop¬
ment director Edward J. Logue,!
Gregory Wolfe, exec director of the
greater Boston economic study
committee, and Mass, commerce
dept, planning director, Norman
Pothier, among others.

Complementing the emphasis on
ideas was the visual impact of ‘/Is¬
sues,” as cameraman Phil Galli-
gan’s professional lens work over¬
came the pitfall of most documen¬
taries—lack of motion and pace.
His ground and aerial work ranged
over city and suburb, focusing at¬
tention on the vital issues.

Expertly researched by WBZ-TV
editorial writer Harry Duriring,
who collaborated on the script with
staff documentary writer Mel Bern¬
stein, "Issues” skillfully covered
the complex metropolitan {76 cities
and towns) spectrum in an imagin¬
ative and frank manner. Newsman
Jack Chase’s narration w T as force¬
ful.

Sperry and Hutchinson, distribu¬
tors of S&H green stamps, is spon¬
soring the 12-program series, and
served up thoroughly tasteful com¬
mercials. Keyed to the community-
interest theme of the program,
commercial lead-ins were straight
interviews, one with a member of
Mass, league of women voters, an¬
other with a PTA official. _

The Westinghouse outlet did it¬
self proud with this first outing of
its one-a-month, prime time Hub-
affairs series. Subsequent pro¬
grams will give in-depth treatment
to subjects covered in opener.

Guy.

so they’ve added some syrup. The______ _

idea is noble enough, but thp shows j brother^Theodore" Dreiser’s novels
invariably turn out more syrupy \ were pioneering realism in Ameri-
than informative—the latest entry,; can literature; Negro composer Gus
•‘The Single Woman,” no less than; L Davis. who se tunes had a hint
the previous ones. of the folk blues to come; and

Episode set out to explore rea- others. Remaining stanzas cover
eons why many girls never get ' American pop music to 1920, in-
married. dispensing at the outset i eluding blues, ragtime, musical
such statistics as that 17.000,000 comedy and Tin Pan Alley. The
femmes lack husbands and more v Gay Nineties parlor set and
than half that number may never j Morath's cigar and derby were a
marry, and that the gals spend : good disguise for the entertainer’s
some 20 billion per year in pursuit j 32-vears.

©f men 'for cosmetics, vacations. Off-camera, he scores the Im-
etcA Pauline Frederick had a penal Hotel mellers at Cripple
seven or eight minute interview at! Creek, Colo., plavs club dates and
the wrapup with psychiatrist Louis [cuts ragtime disks on the Barbary
English—and so much for the doc- Coast label. Bill.

umentary. | _

The rest of it (which is to say j , TTm Tino

most of the hour) was a schmaltzy ; \ ITAL ISSUES

dramatization of a “typical” case j With Jack Chase, narrator
study, with untvpically attractive {Executive Producer: Win Baker
Barbara Baxley, who lived In an; Producer: Ron Little
untvpically swank apartment, turn-! Director: Wendy Davis
ing dou n a marriage proposal from j Writers: Harry Durning, Mel Bern-
untypicallv handsome and roman- ( stein
tic bachelor, Michael Tolan, with 1 60 Mins., Tues., 10 p.m.

Vivaldi cascading in the* back-'SPERRY AND HUTCHINSON CO.
ground. She rejected him for a con- j WBZ-TV, Boston
fu ;ion of reasons; she was emotion- | From the opening 'copter shot of
ali f immature, rebelling against j Boston as viewed through simu-
he • mother’s wishes, feared the! lated cracked lens, to the- dosing
re. ponsibilities of marriage, and \ editorial comments 60 minutes later
unrealistically was looking for the j by WBZ-TV general manager
perfect mate. ; It had been ex- j James E. Allen filmed against back-
plained earlier that this was not j drop of frigid Hub skyline, “The
a single case study but a composite, | Vital Issues” w T as a first-rate docu-
eo presumably Miss Baxley was be-imentary on problems and p-ros-
devilled by the full assortment of j pects, challenges and changes fac-
enti-marriage motives). 'ing metropolitan Boston and the

After being nearly adulterated i Bay State during ’61.
bv an ex-beau -Patrick O'Neal), ob- There was plenty of meat sand-
Ecrving how a less attractive bache-! wiched between the opening and
lorette -.Brett Somers) kept strik-1closing of this pubaffairs offering
ing out in search for “Mr. Right,” j —a survey of economy, .business,
end suffering the agonies of lone-! Industry, housing, education, cul-
liness, Miss Baxley summoned back j ture, entertainment, urban renewal,
the hoy friend and saved herself.: transportation and urban-suburban
George Lefferts wrote her at least ! conflict.

One pregnant phrase, which neatly j Exec producer Win Baker did su-
Jpointed up the paradox: “Man, mysperior a job with the production,

MAYOR OF BROADWAY
With Earl Mossman, guests
Producer-Director: Bill Ry gg
45 Mins.; Snn., 8:45 a.m.

KPTV, Portland, Ore.

Dapper vaude vet Earl Mossman,
has turned his many talents to a
weekly tv show for the younger set.
Show is sponsored by a top toy
outfit here, which has been grab¬
bing results with this oldster show¬
man who still has plenty of youth.
Opening with a local Broad¬
way set and the strains of
“Lullaby of Broadway,” Mossman
talks, gags, dances, interviews
guests, and shows Abbott & Costello
films for a fast 45 mins. Guest
list includes experts who teach the
youngsters to draw, dance, and
covers other phases of education.

Sponsor has toy giveaways for
various contests. Mossman han¬
dles the emcee chores nicely and
makes the entire before’ Sunday
School stint interesting enough to
rack up a solid rating. Sponsor’s
blurbs are integrated neatly Into
the action with the entire layout
taped late in the week. Feve.

Unger

Close-Up On a WNEW ‘Close-Up’

That programs can be born under the most casual of circum¬
stances is common knowledge; more unusual Is the creation of newt
documentaries under the same conditions. Example Is last Sunday’s
(12) WNEW Radio, N. Y., “News Close-Up” rundown on the decision
of the Westchester suburb of New Rochelle to appeal a federal
court decision which found the town’s school system to he gerry¬
mandered so as to concentrate its Negro population Into a single
school.

The show started with an innocent dinner Invitation extended by
Phil Cowan, Metropolitan Broadcasting Corp.’s publicity topper, to
Martin Weldon, company’s director of news and special events.
Cowan, a New Rochelle resident, suggested that Weldon sleep over
that night, Tuesday (7), because of the big snowstorm the previous
weekend.

At dinner, they began discussing the school board’s decision to
appeal, made the night before after an open hearing which WNEW
had covered. Weldon asked Cowan his opinion of the situation and
what he knew of his neighbors’ feelings on the matter. As they
talked, Weldon had an idea, and called down to the station to see
whether It could send up an engineer with a tape recording. The
engineer got up to the Cowans’ home. ^ •>

Meanwhile, Cowan began rounding up neighbors. Including tv
emcee Monty Hall, CBS News publicist Milt Rich, a dentist and his
schoolteacher wife and a businessman who’d been active in school
affairs and his wife. Once together, they launched intp a roundtable
discussion on the problem that ran well past midnight, with a wide
range of views on the situation. All of it was taped. Next day,
Weldon started editing it and combining it with the tapes of the
open hearing the previous night. What emerged was the Sunday
hews speciaL

crease in net worth from $2,000,003
to $4,236,000 during the fiscal year.

Although, during the fiscal year,
the company produced 39 “Play of
the Week” vidtape programs and
acquired a new package of 20th-
Fox post-’48’s and certain other
film product at a combined cost of
more than $8,000,000, total liabili¬
ties decreased $10,280,000 with $3,-
989,000 of this decrease related to
current liabilities. In addition, the
inventory of film and tape pro¬
gramming which the company has
acquired over the past five years
has been reduced by amortization
from an original cost of more -than
$74,000,000 to $26,206,000.

The change in the company’s
financial status results from new
agreements affected with National
Theatres and Television, and 20th-
Fox, two of the largest holders of
the company’s indebtedness. Man¬
agement stated that it intends to
further reset and reconstruct its
basic operations and financial struc¬
ture.

^ Continued from page 28

by National Theatres . and Tele¬
vision. It was then shifted east,
period when NT&T separated from
NTA, although retaining the larg¬
est stock interest in the NTA op¬
eration. Now, headquarters of the
sales operation goes back to the
Coast.

Under the new organizational
structure, sales responsibilities will
be as follows: Berne Tabakin, up to
now v.p. in charge of Coast activi¬
ties, will become v.p. in charge of
all sales. Peter Rodgers has been
elected v.p. in carge of Coast sales,
and will undertake the responsibili- I
ties formerly handled by Tabakin.
Leonard Gruenberg becomes v.p.
in charge of sales development. E.
Jonny Graff continues as v.p. In
charge of all eastern sales opera¬
tion, and along with Tabakin has
been nominated for election at the
next annual meeting of NTA’s
board of directors.

Unger added that he would be
spending a major portion of his
time in Beverly Hills, supervising
sales. W'hile Ely A. Landau NTA
board chairman, will be concen¬
trating a major portion of his time
working with the broadcast divi¬
sion, which Includes WNTA-TV,
WNTA AM-FM, NTA Productions
and Telestudios. Corporate respon¬
sibilities will continue to be shared
by Landau and Unger.

NTA, for the fiscal year ended
Sept. 30, '60, reported a net loss of
$7,001,891, after amortization of
$11,955,194 against $14,134,937 in
sales of motion pictures and other
film product.

Company reported operating rev¬
enues of $19,018,000 and an in-

‘Klondike’

^ Continued from pa£e 29 i—

constructed entirely of wooden
wine barrels—there are hundreds
more episodes like these, most of
them wildly improbable and wildly
romantic and all of them authen¬
tic”

Instead the scripts he saw were
“just kicking, punching, gouging
and smashing people over the head
with chairs (In the first episode,
after NBC had announced ‘Klon¬
dike’ as the start of a new ‘non¬
violent’ era in television). After
that the gunplay was almost con¬
tinuous . . . But we w-ill not see
these stories on television now.
Even if (as seems unlikely) a pro¬
ducer could be found mofe in¬
terested in human drama than gun-
fights, it is too late. As far as
television is concerned, the Klon¬
dike gold rush is over and done
with. Meanwhile, back at the
ranch . . .”

GBS-TV Schedule

Continued from page 25
moving “Twilight Zone” to 9:30-10,
if it’s renewed, and filling 10-11
with the hourlong “The De¬
fenders.”

Saturday and Sunday are intact.
Former has “Perry Mason,”
“Checkmate,” “Have Gun” and the
expanded “Gunsmoke.” Sunday,
it’s “Lassie” at 7, “Dennis the
Menace” at 7:30, Ed Sullivan at
8, “GE Theatre” and Jack Benny
at fi-10 and “Candid Camera” and
“What’s My Line?” at 10-11.

Still unaccounted for are two
half-hour comedies for which CBS
has firm production commitments,
“Oh Those Bells” and “Ichabod.”
But they can be slipped into some
of the open spots without too much
trouble.

Rege Cordic Has Radio
Brainchild: Resurrecting
' Those Old‘Movie’Tapes

Pittsburgh, Feb. 14.

Another windfall for the owners
of movie rights and a new source
of income for forgotten radio tapes
may be in the offing as the result
of Pitt radio personality Rege Cor¬
dic trying to put the old film “Top
Hat” on radio. Cordic, whose pro¬
duction firm has'an annual Income
well Into six figures, dreamt up the
idea a couple of weeks ago and
presented It to Les Rawlins, gen¬
eral manager of the station. Given
the go-ahead, Cordic put his brain
factory to work and they came up
with a good treatment of the film
by careful editing and narrating
during the completely visual parts.

The station had a press confer¬
ence on Friday (3) and demonstra*'
ed the new feature which th v .'
were going to make a regular part
of “Program PM,” its nightly show
from 8 to 10. The story of putting
a movie on radio made the wire
services and the law firm of Regan,
Goldfarb, Powell & Quinn, who
represent RKO saw the itepi in the
Herald Tribune In New York.

Mr. Quinn called Rawlins and
told himjhat while KDKA-TV had
the television rights for the pic,
this did not include radio rights
and it would be an infrinjgement
of RKO’s copyright if it was pre¬
sented on radio. C & C, who dis¬
tribute the film, also said they had
only'tv rights. Quinn said he would
try to clear rights for the station
but up until deadline time nothing
had been heard.

However, the idea and Its erasing
got the station a terrific press here
and Rawlins had the program de¬
partment looking at other films in
the station library that would lend
themselves to radio treatment and
the boys came up with quite a few.
Since there had been sponsor in¬
terest on the show. Rawlins is now
exploring further into the possibil¬
ities of bringing back such famous
dramatic radio shows as "Lux
Theatre,” “Orson Welles’ Mercury
Theatre” and even “Lights Out.”

Madsen to Prexy KSL

Salt Lake City, Feb. 14.

Arch L. Madsen was named prez
of Radio Service Corp., which op¬
erates KSL and KSL-TV here, ef¬
fective April 1. He replaces Jay
W. Wright, whose resignation is
effective April 1.

Guy’s NAB Citation

Washington, Feb. 14.

Raymond F. Guy, retired senior
staff engineer of NBC, will receive
the Engineering Achievement
Award of National Assn, of Broad¬
casters.

NAB said Guy, believed to have
had'the longest continuous experi¬
ence as a fulltime broadcast en¬
gineer of anyone in the world, "was
selected for his “long and distin¬
guished service to his profession,
his industry and his country,”

Now an engineering consultant
in Haworth, N.J., Guy retired from
NBC last October after nearly 40
years of service with RCA and the
network. He entered broadcasting
in 1921 as an engineer-announcer
with old WJZ.

Presentation will be made here
May 10 during the NAB Broadcast
Engineering Conference.

Birmingham — Neal Branch,
WBIR-TV program director has
been upped to sales manager, vice
Dick Quinn, who now is senior
salesman. Production manager Pete
, Fennelly will take on programing
! chores in addition to his regular
i duties.

Wednesday February IS, 1961

PfiKtEffr

TV-FDLMS

ARB SYNDICATION CHART

buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable.

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum of 247 markets. The
results of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety. Coupled with the rating
performance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Variety -ARB charts
are designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U. S.

<*) ARB’s November, 1960 survey covered s two week period. Syndicated shows
sharing one of the two weeks with an alternating or special program could not be
properly judged for i comparative performance. Therefore, November data will be
limited to those syndicated shows which played both weeks.

INDIANAPOLIS

STATIONS: WFBM, WISH. WLWI, WTTV. *SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 5

AV.

TOP SYNDICATED PROGRAMS

AV.

TOP COMPETITION

AV.

RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME

STA.

ETG

RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME

STA

DISTRIB.

RTG.

SH.

PROGRAM

STA.

RTG.

1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).......

.WISH

1. Border Patrol (Sat. 10:30) .

..WISH...

..CBS

641

Patrol; Playhouse ....

...WFBM

. .WISH...

.. U.S. Borax

Solent Service .

... WLWI

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).

.WFBM

Col. Flack; Parade....

...WTTV

WT.WT..

. Screen Gems

News-D. Edwards ....

. ..WISH

3. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri, 9:00-10:00)....

News; Weather .

...WISH

.WLWI

4. Quick Draw McGraw (Wed. 6:30)...

..WLWI..

. Screen Gems

Huntley-Brinkley -

...WFBM

4. Checkmate (Sat. 8:30-9:30).

News; Weather .

...WISH

.WISH

4. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:00).

. .WLWI..

. Ziv-UA

Early Report .

...WFBM

4. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).

Weather; Headlines ..

...WFBM

.WLWI

5. Pony Express (Mon. 7:00).

..WLWI..

. CNP

Lock-Up .

...WISH *

5. Flintstones (Fri. 8:30-9:00).

Early Report .

...WFBM

.WLWI

Weather; Headlines ..

...WFBM

6. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10»

5. U.S. Marshal (Tues. 7:00)...

..WISH...

. .NTA

Early Report ....

.. .WFBM

.WISH

Weather; Headlines ..

.. . WFBM

6. Blue Angels (Fri. 7:00)..

..WLWI...

. CNP

Early Report

.. .WFBM

6. My Three Sons (Thurs. 9:00-9:30)...

.WLWI

Weather; Headlines ..

.. .WFBM

• 14

6. Shotgun Slade (Wed. 7:00) ........

. .WLWI...

.. MCA

Early Report

.. .WFBM

6. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30).

WISH

Weather; Headlines ..

.. .WFBM

7. Woody Woodpecker (Fri. 6:30).

..WLWI...

. Kellogg

Huntley-Brinkley -

...WFBM

6. Red Skelton (Tues. 9:30-10:00).....

. WISH

News; Weather .

.. WISH-

HARTFORD

STATIONS: WNHC, WTIC, WHNB. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Checkmate (Sat, 8:30-9:30)..WTIC 38

2. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30).WTIC 36

3. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-1030).WTIC 35

4. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9:00)...WTIC , 33

4. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30).... WNHC 33

5. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). .WTIC 31

6. Pete & Gladys (Sat. 7:00-7:30).......WTIC 30

7. Flintstones (Fri. 8:30-9:00).... WNHC 28

7. Danny Thomas (Mon. 9:00-9:30) ..... . WTIC 28

7. Dobie Gillis (Tues. 8:30-9:00).........WTIC 28

7. Garry Moore (Tues. 10:00-11:00).WTIC 28

1. Rough Riders (Fri. 7:00).WTIC.Ziv-UA

2. Tombstone Territory (Sat. 10:30).WTIC.Ziv-UA

3. Death Valley Days (Tues. 7:00)...;.. .WTIC.U.S. Borax

3. Ivanhoe (Sun. 7:00).WTIC.Screen Gems

4. Four Just Men (Sun. 5:00) .WTIC.ITC

5. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00)... . WNHC-Screen Gems

$. Jim Backus (Thurs.- 7:00>.WTIC..... CNP

8. Quick Draw McGraw (Tues. 6:00) ... WNHC-Screen Gems

7. Man And The Challenge (Fri. 8:30) .. WHNB_Ziv-UA

8. Phil Silvers (Mon. 7:00)_........ WNHC.... CBS

8. Woody Woodpecker (Mon. 6:00)...... WNHC.... Kellogg

News; Weather .

. .WHNB

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WHNB

Mike Hammer.

..WHNB

News; Weather .

..WHNB

Huntley-Brinkley .

.. WHNB

S. Temple: Hall of Fame WHNB

Omnibus; Celeb Golf...

..WHNB

Early Show .

..WHNB

Film; Weather.

..WTIC

News; Weather .

..WHNB

Huntley-Brinkley ... .

..WHNB

Feature Film; Weather.

.. WTIC

Flintstones .

..WNHC

News; Weather .

. .WHNB

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WHNB

Early Show .

..WHNB

Film; Weather.

. .WTIC

HARRISBURG

STATIONS: WGAL, WTPA, WHP. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

I* Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).

2. Perpr Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30)......

3. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30)..

4. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00,-10:00)...

5. Red Skelton (Tues. 9:30-10:00).

6. Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00».

6. Have Gun, Will Travel- (Sat. 9:30-10)

6. Surfside 6 (Mon. 8:30-9:30)

7. Detectives (Fri. 10:00-10:30) .

7. Price Is Right (Wed. 8:30-9:00)..

..WGAL

' 48

1. Manhunt (Sat. 10:30).

....WGAL..

. Screen Gems

Wrestling; M. Shayne..

..WHP

Fight of The Week....

.. WTPA

. .WGAL

Make That Spare.

.. WTPA

. .WGAL

2. Sea punt (Thurs. 7:00)... i.....

....WGAL..

. Ziv-UA

It’s In The Name.

.. WTPA

Scoreboard .

..WTPA

3. Shotgun Slade (Wed. 7:00).

....WGAL..

. MCA

Hour of Stars.

. .WTPA

..WTPA

Scoreboard .....

. .WTPA

4. U& Marshal (Sat. 7:00).

...WGAL..

. NTA

Tales From The Tomb.

. WHP

..WGAL

5. Death Valley Days (FrL 7:00) ...

....WGAL..

. U.S. Borax

Hour of Stars.

. .WTPA

. .WGAL

Scoreboard .

.. WTPA

6. Mike Hammer (Tues. 10:30).

-WTPA . .

. MCA

Garry Moore .

.. WGAL

.WGAL

7. Lock-Up (Fri. 8:00) ..

....WGAL..

.. Ziv-UA

Harrigan & Son .

. .WTPA

..WTPA

8. Johnny Midnight (Sat. 8:30)--

-WTPA...

. MCA

18 1

Tall Man .

..WGAL

8. Pony Express (Fri. 7:30).

....WGAL..

..CNP

Funday Funnies .

..WTPA

. WTPA

9. Popeye (Mon.-Fri. 6:00)--

....WHP....

. King Features

News; Hour of Stars...

. .WTPA

..WGAL

News; Weather .

. WGAL

9. Meet McGraw (Wed. 9:00).

... WHP....

. ABC

Hope; Como.

. WGAL

NEW HAVEN, CONN. STATIONS: WNHC, WTIC, WHNB. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10^23, I960.

1. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30).WNHC 47

2. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00) ..WNHC 42

3. My Three Sons (Thurs. 9:00-9:30).WNHC 38

3. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00)...... WNHC 38

4. Cheyenne (Mon. 7:30-8:30).. : .WNHC 36

5. Donna Reed (Thurs. 8:00-8:30*.WNHC 35

«. Flintstones (Fri. 8:30-9:00).WNHC 34

7. Adv. In Paradise (Mon. 9:30-10:30 .. .WNHC 32

8. Surfside 6 (Mon. 8:30-9:30).WNHC 31

9. Rebel (Sun. 9:00-9:30).WNHC SO

1. Phil Silvers (Mon. 7:00). .WNHC_CBS

2. Death Valley Days (Tues. 7:00)..,... .WTIC.U.S. Borax

3. Sea Hunt (Sat. 10:30) .WCBS.Ziv-UA

4. Quick D*aw McGraw (Tues. 6:00).WNHC-Screen Gems

4. Tombstone Territory (Sat. 10:30)....-WTIC-,Ziv-UA

4. Woody Woodpecker (Mon. 6:00).WNHC-Kellogg

5. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00).WNHC-Screen Gems

6. Best of Post (Sat. 7:00).WNHC-ITC

6. Rough Riders (Fri. 7:00).. .WTIC .... Ziv-UA

7. Shotgun Slade (Wed. 7:00).....WNHC.... MCA

7. Johnny Midnight (Thurs. 7:00).WNHC . . . MCA

Shotgun Slade .

. WNBC

7 O’clock Report.

.WCBS

CBS News ...

.WCBS

Tombstone Territory ..

.WTIC

Early Show .

.WCBS

Film: Weather.

.WTIC

Sea Hunt .

.WCBS

Eariv Show .

.WCBS

Film; Weather .

WTIC

Feature Film; Weather

. WTIC

Pete & Gladys.

.. WTIC

Lock-Up .

.. WNHC

7 O’clock Report.

..WCBS

7 O’clock Report.

. WCBS

CBS News .

. WCBS

7 O’clock Report.

. WCBS

CBS News . .....

..WCBS

GREAT BEND, KAN. STATIONS: KCKT, KTVH. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23. I960.

1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30) .

KTVH

1. U.S. Marshal (Sat. 9:30).

!ktvh.

.. NTA
.. CNP

KCKT

1. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30)

2. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat 8:30-9:00)

KCKT

KTVH

2. Pony Express (Sat. 9:30). .

KCKT..

U.S. Marshal .

.KTVH

42
' 41

3. Two Faces West (Thurs. 9:30).

KCKT..

✓ Screen Gems

June Allyson .. ..

.KTVH

4. Perry Como (Wed. 8:00-9:00) ..

KCKT

4. Roy Rogers (Sat. 8:00 a.m.).

.KTVH. .

Roy Rogers

Ding Dong School.

.KCKT

5. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 8:30-9:00) ...

KCKT

5. Grand Jury (Wed. 8:00).

.KTVH .

. NTA

Bob Hope; Perry Como.

.KCKT

6. Laramie (Tues. 6:30-7:30)

7. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 8:00-8:30*

KCKT

5. Jeffs Collie (Sat. 5:00).

.KTVH..

. ITC

News: Weather; Sports.

.KCKT

7. Chevy Show (Sun. 8:00-9:00) ..

-KCKT

6. Bold Venture (Mon. 10:30)---

KTVH .

. Ziv-UA

Jack Paar.

..KCKT

7. The Price Is Right (Wed. 7:30-8:00)

KCfcT

7. Dangerous Robin (Fri. 10:30).

.KTVH .

.. Ziv-UA

Jack Paar.

..KCKT

7. Wells Fargo (Mon. 7:30-8:00*

KCKT

7. This Man Dawson (Thurs. 10:30) ..

.KTVH..

.. Ziv-UA

19 ; Jack Paar.

..KCKT

7. Red Skelton (Tues, 8:30-9:00).

7. Garry Moore (Tues. 9:00-10:00)......

KTVH
• KTVH

| 8. Four Just Men (Tues. 10:30) . KTVH..

(Continued on page 42)

.. ITC

Jack Paar...

..KCKT

P’&iiEff

, We&teaday, February 15, 1961

What’s NBC Really Like?

O ne of the more persistent puzzlements in
Jack Paar’s life is the frequency with which
people ask, “What’s Jack Paar really like?” .
“Here I am,” he says, “on the air an hour and.
* three-quarters, five nights a week, and in the kind
of show that’s almost completely off the cuff. With
all that time to fill, no man alive could help re¬
vealing the kind of person he is. And yet, people •
want to know what Jack Paar’s really like.”

A valid point, of course. And, in a way, it’s
just as silly to ask, “What’s NBC really like?” A
TV network can hardly hide its character or per¬
sonality when it’s on the air more than 90 hours
per week.

Still, we think it safe to say that a viewer who
—heaven forbid—watched nothing else on our
network but the Paar show would get a fairly good
notion of the kind of network we are.

The program demonstrates, for example,
NBC’s determination to give viewers a generous
chunk of live-on-tape entertainment after 11 p.m.
Our enthusiasm for scheduling live shows in the
late hours dates all the way back to “Broadway
Open House,” which was followed by Steve
Allen’s “Tonight” show and “America After
Dark.”

Each of these ventures represented a consid¬
erable gamble, and it was quite a while before

“Broadway Open House” or “Tonight” began
showing a profit. As for “America After Dark,”
it was simply a fiasco that never really got off the
ground. (No, junior, a fiasco is not one of those
new Italian sports cars.)

The failure might have made a lesser network
swear off live, late-night programs for good. But
not us. Just as if we were in our right mind, we
plunged right back in with another informal for¬
mat for insomniacs. This time we had Jack Paar
carrying the ball. Even Ips strongest boosters were
skeptical. As a Jane Ace might have observed,
“It’s like leading a lamb to Enos Slaughter.” The
prevailing opinion was that TV had passed the
stage when a show as amorphous and casual as
this could make a go of it.

That was ’way back in the summer of ’57.
Paar began slowly (he’s now fond of saying that
when he started he owed Nielsen two points). But
when he began climbing, there was no stopping
the man.

The show became—and still is—the most
talked-about program on TV. It’s a unique offer¬
ing which, by its very nature, virtually creates its
own publicity.

The nation’s great and not-so-great from all
walks of life have come before Paar’s cameras
largely because they recognized the program as

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

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one of the very few on which they could actually
reveal their personalities to the public.

“I’ve been made an honorary Indian,” Presi¬
dential aspirant John Kennedy told Paar during a
45-minute visit to the show last summer. “Now I
root for our side on TV.” Equally informal have
been guests Richard Nixon, Rev. Dr. Billy Gra¬
ham and the late Dr. Tom Dooley.

From the show-business world have come the
country’s best-known performers to swap badi¬
nage—and goodinage—with Jack. It was an exu¬
berant Mickey Rooney who told Paar, “I watch
you every night till I can’t sleep any longer.” It
was Debbie Reynolds who astounded viewers by
playfully but determinedly removing some of
Jack’s clothing as he tried to hide behind his desk.
“She’s the only guest,” quipped her host later,
“who knows what Jack Paar is really like.” And
when a strip of judiciously placed netting still
didn’t subdue a certain comedienne’s ample
superstructure, Paar cracked, “Your net doesn’t
quite cover your gross, my dear.”

Yet, it’s probable that Jack’s fans admire him
as much for his sincerity and unabashed senti¬
mentality as for his ready wit. He was as over¬
whelmed as anyone in the audience, for example,
by the incomparably hilarious performance of
guest Red Skelton on Red’s first visit to the show.
When Skelton finished, Paar could only say to
him: “God must get a great kick out of watching
you.”

Jack’s TV regulars and fairly-regulars—mean¬
ing such as Hugh Downs, Cliff Arquette, Peggy
Gass, Alex King, Genevieve, Jose Melis, Joey
Bishop, Jonathan Winters et al.—are unique in
that they make up just about the only “family” oh
TV that isn’t doing situation comedy.

With this powerful squad of reserves, to say
nothing of the big-name Hollywood and Broad¬
way personages who are eager to appear with him,
Paar cbuld conceivably play it safe and never
gamble with an untried performer.

But nothing pleases him more than present¬
ing an entertainer who’s playing to a network audi¬

ence for the very first time. The Paar clambake
has served as just such a showcase for Mike
Nichols and Elaine May; Phil Ford and Mimi
Hines; Bob Newhart; Pat Harrington, Jr., and a
flock of others, now well established in the enter¬
tainment firmament. The program is undoubtedly
the foremost talent incubator in the medium.

Hie show was also one of the very first Mon-
day-through-Friday programs to stage origina¬
tions in Europe, giving Paar the chance to chat
before the cameras with the European counter¬
parts of his American guests. (Jack still hasn’t
found Oscar Levant’s counterpart anywhere, but
that may be a job for the astronauts.)

Whenever the show has come from such
places 6s Hollywood, Hawaii, London, Havana
or Nassau, it’s managed to make a happy—if
strange—parlay of Jack’s sophisticated wit and his
wide-eyed interest in his new surroundings.

The latest proof of that combination’s appeal
came two weeks ago when NBC presented “Jack
Paar’s Square World” as a special at ten in the
evening. The hour was, in essence, a compilation
of home movies made.during Jack’s overseas
travels with his family (hardly the material from
which specials are customarily wrought). But the
pictures were so honest and Jack’s commentary
so engaging that the “documentary” topped its
opposition in the ratings throughout the hour.
What’s more, a seven-city Arbitron showed that
during the program’s run, there was an 18
percent increase in sets-in-use over any other
Tuesday that month.

As we suggested earlier, any regular viewer
of the Paar show would get a pretty good idea of
what NBC itself is really like, for the program has
the very elements the network believes indispen¬
sable to'TV entertainment. It’s a show that’s can¬
did, spontaneous, earthy, courageous, gemutlich,
funny and peripatetic (one might
even say pericomo). Also, it’s
the kind of program that is being
done by no other television
• network but -NBC. Naturally.

TV-FIUHS

PftfUEff

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

pmm- ARB SYNDICATION CHART

In the syndicated program listings of the top ten shows, rating data such as the
average share of audience, coupled with data as to time and day of telecasting com *
petitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished. Reason for detailing an
exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating
strength of particular series. Various branches of the industry, ranging from media

buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable.

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum of 247 markets. The
results of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety. Coupled with the rating
performance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Variety-ARB charts
are designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U. S.

(*) ARB’s November, 1960 survey covered a two week period. Syndicated shows
sharing: one of the two weeks with an alternating or special program could not be
properly judged for comparative performance. Therefore, November data will be
limited to those syndicated shows which played both weeks.

(Continued from page 39)

EVANSVILLE

STATIONS: WEHT, WTVW, WFIE. *SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960,

TOP SYNDICATED PROGRAMS AY. AY. TOP COMPETITION A V.

|RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA. DISTRIB. RTG. SH. PROGRAM STA. RTG.

TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS AY.

RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA. RTG

1. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).WFIE 40

2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30».WEHT 39

2. Real McCoys (Thurs. 7:30-8:00).WTVW 39

3. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 8:00-9:00).WTVW 36

4. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).WFIE 36

4. The Price Is Right (Wed. 7:30-8:00) ..WFIE 36

4. My Three Sons (Thurs. 8:00-8:30).WTVW 36

5. Lawrence Welk (Sat. 8:00-9:00)....... WTVW 35

5. Naked City (W r ed. 9:00-10:00).faTVW 35

6. Chevy Show (Sun. 8:00-9:00 > .WFIE 34

1. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00)..

...WTVW..

.. Screen Gems

1. Woody Woodpecker (Mon. 6:00)...

...WTVW..

. .Kellogg

2. Roy Rogers (Fri. 6:00).

...WTVW..

.. Roy Rogers

Productions

3. Two . Faces West (Tues. 6:00).

...WTVW..

.. Screen Gems

4. Quick Draw McGraw (Wed. 6:00)..

...WTVW..

..Screen Gems

4. Sea Hunt (Sat. 9:30)_'.

...WFIE...

.. Ziv-UA

5. Coronado 9 (Sat. 10:00) .. 1.

.. .WTVW..

..MCA

6 . Not For Hire (Thurs. 9:30)........

...WFIE...

..CNP

7. Best of Post (Mon. 9:30).

...WFIE..

.. ITC

7. Lock-Up (Thurs. 9:30)...

...WTVW..

..Ziv-UA

7. Manhunt (Tues. 9:30).

...WTVW..

.. Screen Gems

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WFIE

Newslens;. Sportslens ..

..WFIE

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WFIE

Newslens; Sportslens ..

..WFIE

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WFIE

Newslens; Sportslens ..

.. WFIE

Huntley-Brinklev .

..WFIE

Newslens; Sportslens ..

.. WFIE

Huntley-Brinkley .

..WFIE

Newslens; Sportslens ..

. . WFIE

Fight of the Week.

. WTVW

Make That Spare.

.. WTVW

Mounted Police.

. .WFIE

Lock-Up ...

. .WTVW

Peter Gunn .

. .WTVW

Not For Hire ..

. WFIE

Garry Moore .

..WEHT

GREEN BAY

STATIONS: WBAY f WFRV, WLUK. 'SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Red Skelton (Tues. 8:30-9:00).WBAY 46

2. Garry Moore (Tues. 9:00-10:00* . V .WBAY 47

3. Dennis The Menace (Sun 6:30-7:00)... WBAY 42

3. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30).WBAY 42

4. Rawhide <Fri. 6:30-7:30) .WBAY 38

5. Perry Mason (Sat. 6:30-7:30).WBAY 37

5. Tom Ewell (Tues. 8:00-8:30) .WBAY 37

6. Danny Thomas (Mon. 8:00-8:30) .... rWBAY 36

6. To Tell The Truth (Mon. 6:30-7:00).. .WBAY 36

7. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 7:00-6:00) WBAY 35

7. Untouchables (Thurs. 8:30-9:30).WLUK 35

1. Death Valley Days (Sat. 9:30).

...WBAY..

.. UB. Borax

Early Show; Hockey....

• WFRV

2. Grand Jury (Sat. 10:00)...

...WBAY..

.. NT A

f News; Wea.; Sports_

) Lambeau . .... f .....
My Line; Belafonte.

3. Johnny Midnight (Sun. 9:30).

...WFRV..

MCA

22,

. WFRV
. WBAY

4. Highway Patrol (Tires. 10:30).

(Thurs. 10:30) ....

...WBAY..

.. Ziv-UA«

Jack ,Paar .

.WFRV

4. Roy Sogers (Sat. 8:30 a.m.).

...WBAY..

.. Roy Rogers

Three Stooges .

.WFRV

4. Sea Hnnt (Thurs. 9:30).

.. .WFRV..

.. .Ziv-UAi
.. CBS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

June Ally son ..

.WBAY

5. Brothers Branfgan (Tues. -6:30)_

...WBAY..

Bugs Bunnv..

.WLUK

5. Honeymooners (Sat. 5:00)...

...WBAY .

.. CBS

AH Star Golf...........

.WLUK

6. Mike Hammer (Fri. 10:30)...

...WBAY..

.. MCA

Jack Paar .

.WFRV

7. Bugs Bunny (Sat .11:30 a.m.).

...WBAY..

.. UAA

Little Oscars Playhouse:

.WFRV

GREENSBORO-WINSTON SALEM

STATIONS: WFMY, WSJS. 'SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Have Gnu, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). .WFMY 55

2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).WFMY 54

3. Rawhide (Fri. 7:30-8:30) .WFMY 45

4. Checkmate (Sat. 8:30-9:30).WFMY 41

4. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9:00).WFMY 41

5. Dennis The Menace (Sun. 7:30-8.00.)... WFMY 40

5. Route 66 (Fri. 8:30-9:30).WFMY 40

6. Laramie (Tues. 7:30-8:30).WSJS 37

6. Lassie (Sun. 7:00-7:30) ..WFMY 37

6. Perry MaSon (Sat. 7:30-8:30>.WFMY 37

6. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30) .WSJS 37

1. Sea Hunt (Sat. 7:06) ....-.

...WFMY..

.. Ziv-UA

Lawrence Welk.

...WSJS

2. This Man Dawson (Tues. 7:00).

...WFMY..

.. Ziv-UA

Casey Jones.

... WSJS

3. Honeymooners (Mon. 7:30)....

...WFMY..

..CBS

f Riverboat ..

| Story of a Family...

;.. WSJS

3. Roy Rogers (Sat. 6:30) ..

...WFMY..

.. Roy Rogers

Lawr’ence Welk.

...WSJS

4. Whirlybirds (Thurs. 7:00).

...WFMY..

..CBS

Manhunt .

...WSJS

5. Highway Patrol (Mon.-Fri. 6:00)...

...WFMY..

.. Ziv-UA

Harbor Command ....

...WSJS

Rescue 8 .

... WSJS

Martin Kane .

...WSJS

Californians ....

...WSJS

Badge 714 ..

... WSJS

5. Manhunt (Thurs. 7:00).

...WSJS...

.. Screen Gems

Whirlybirds .

. • • WFMY

6. Blue Angels (Wed. 7:00),.........

... WSJS ..

.. CNP

Wyatt Earp .

... WFMY

6. Popeye (Sat. 9:00 a.m.).

...WFMY..

. .UAA

Wild Bill Elliot.......

... WSJS

Gene Autry .

.. WSJS

7. Death Valley Days (Tues. 7:30)....

...WFMY..

.. U.S. Borax

Laramie .

... WSJS

7. VJS. Marshal (Tues. 8:00).

...WFMY..

.. NTA

Laramie .

.. WSJS

GREENVILLE-WASHINGTON N.C. STATIONS: WITN, WNCT. 'SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23. I960.

1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30) .WNCT 51

2. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). .WNCT 50

3. Rawhide (Fri. 7:30-8:30). WNCT 48

3. -Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30) .. ..WITN 48

4. The Price Is Right (Wed. 8:30-9:00)... WITN 45

5. Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00'.WITN 44

5. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:36-8:30) .WNCT 44

6. 77 Sunset Strip fFri. 9:00-10:00).WNCT 43

7. Checkmate (Sat. 8:30-9:30).WNCT 42

7. Lassie (Sun. 7:00-7:30) WNCT 42

7. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).WNCT 42

1. This Man Dawson (Fri. 8:30).WNCT.... Ziv-UA

2. Mr. DA (Fri. 7:00).WNCT.... Ziv-UA

3. Badge 714 (Wed. 7:00).WNCT..-.. CNP

4. Two Faces West (Thurs. 7:00).WITN.Screen Gems

5. Manhunt (Mon. 7:00).WITN.Screen Gems

6. Shotgun Slade (Wed. 7:00).WITN.MCA

7. Huckleberry Hound (Tues. 6:00).WNCT-Screen Gems

7. U.S; Marshal (Tues. 7:00).WITN.NTA

8. Bugs Bunny (Thurs. 6:00). .*.WNCT.... UAA

9. Deputy Dawg (Mon. 6:00)..... .WNCT.... CBS

Westerner .

Rescue 8 .

.....WITN

Shotgun Slade .....

.....WITN

Samm 3 r Bland ......

.WNCT

Flintstones .

Badge 71$ .

.WNCT

Big Mac Show.

.....WITN

Route 66 .

.WNCT

Big Mac Show.

.....WITN

Big Mac Show.....

.WITN

DETROIT

STATIONS: WJBK, WWJ. WXYZ, CKLW. *SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10,23. I960.

1. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00).WXYZ

2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30)..?.WJBK

2. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30).. ..WXYZ

3. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10'.. WJBK

4. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30'. WWJ

5. Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00'.WWJ

5. Rebel (Sun. 9:00-9:30».WXYZ

6. Lawman (Sun. 8:30-9:00 ; .WXYZ

7. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30).WJBK

8. Flintstones (Fri. 8:30-9:00- .WXYZ

8 . Surfside 6 ‘Mon. 8:30-9:30).WXYZ

1. Sea Hunt (Sat. 10:30) . WJBK.... Ziv-UA

2. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 7:00) ... .CKLW. ... Screen Gems

3. Quick Draw McGraw (Tues. 6:30). . - CKLW.. .. Screen Gems

4. Woody Woodpecker (Wed. 6:30).CKLW ... Kellogg

5. Popeye (Mon.-Sun. 6:00).CKLW.... UAA

5. Blue Angels (Sat. 7:00).WJBK_CNP

5. Tombstone Territory (Mon. 7:00)_ WXYZ . .. Ziv-UA

6. Highway Patrol (Sat. 6:30». WJBK.. ..Ziv-UA

7. Brave Eagle (Mon. 6:30) .CKLW CBS

8. Tugboat Annie (Tues. 7:00).CKLW.... ITC

Johnny Midnight ....

...WWJ

Michigan Outdoors .

... WWJ

News; Sports .

... WWJ

Huntley-Brinkley ...

...WWJ

News; Sports .

... WWJ

Huntley-Brinkley ...

.. WWJ

Trackdown .

... WWJ

Early Show ..

... WJBK

Highway Patrol ....

...WJBK

( George Pierrot .. .

) Hall of Fame .

! wwj

Success; George Pi-.-

t wwj

You Asked For It

CKLW

-14

Popeye

CKLW

News: Sports ....

WWJ

Huntley-Brinkley _

.. WWJ

Divorce Court . ..

.. . WJBK

r!5

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

“HIGH AND MIGHTY”
36.0 CUMULATIVE
LIVES UP TO NAME

w ■ . ■ - . v-' n,

Wllllsn? D. Pabst
General' Manager
KTVU, San FranoUo*

BABIO-ISUmSION

Pfi&lETf

Wednesday; Febkflkry 15, 1961

From The Production Centres

jr- ■ .- - - - - Continued from page 30 —jaas

given new interest by the fact that President Kennedy is first Scout to
occupy the White House. Maybe that’s why the fireplace on the Man¬
sion’s first floor are being used for the first time . . . David Brinkley,
NBC news commentator, will tell State Broadcaster Association Presi¬
dents, meeting here Feb. 22-23, about coverage of the capital. NAB’s
prexy Leroy Collins Is chief luncheon speaker on Feb. 23 . . . National
Community Television Association, has moved Frank Nowaczek Jr.
from public relations manager to special assistant . . . WTOP-TV’s;
bone-up-on-the-Civil War project, “Classroom 9: The Civil War — The
Record and Interpretation’’ was launched Monday with three topflight
guests: William S. Paley, member flf the Civil War Centennial Com¬
mission and CBS chairman; Dr. Thomas Carroll, new president of
George Washington U.; and Col. Robert Selph Henry, author, Robert
H. Land, Library of Congress expert, instructs the series seen 6:30-
7 gmi. on Channel 9 . . . Dan Daniels and John F. MacLean will handle
the play-by-play for Washington Senators baseball games this season
on WTOP which will broadcast all games starting April 30 and tele¬
vise 30 games. Daniels is station sports director; MacLean has been
broadcasting “Game of the Day” on MBS since 1956.

IN SAN FRANCISCO ...

No one will confirm it yet, but it looks like Frank Menll has sold
his KHIP-FM and it appears that the buyer is Golden West’s KSFO.
KHIP’s all-jazz policy is out the window. Chances are KSFO will use
the FMer as a straight outlet for its AM material . . . Bill ’Sweeney is-
KFRC’s new promotion man . . . FCC okayed an FM permit for KTIM,
San Rafael . . . Josephine Martin, a 33-year vet of Frisco radio, re¬
turning to KFRC . . . KSFO signed Lucky Lager for a return engage¬
ment of the old “Dance Time”—it resumes this week, 9:30 p.m. to
midnight, with Dick Cook as deejay . . . Jack La Lanne originated live
out of KGO-TV last week . . . Lou Hurley departed KFAX to join
Bolling Co. as a rep . . . James W. Pitts departed CBS-TV sales, Holly¬
wood. to rep Bell-McClure newspaper features out of Frisco . . . Lis¬
tener-sponsored KPFA-FM pitching a $50,000 fund drive.

IN DETROIT ...

“Queen for a Day,’ r ABC-TV show starring Jack Bailey, will origin¬
ate from Detroit’s Cobo Hall for five days beginning Feb. 27 as an
added attraction for the Builders Home and Flower Show . . . Shirley
Eder, Detroit’s “Girl on the Go” is o£E for Hollywood for more inter¬
views to be used on the “Morning Show with Bob Murphy” over
WJBK-TV . . . WXYZ’s- sports director Don^Wattrick off to Miami to
report Patterson-Johannson training for the heavyweight bout and
then the blow-by-blow March 13 . . .“My True Story” is a new WWJ
radio entry . . .“Grass Roots Detroit” was a news documentary of the
Republican State convention in Detroit by WJBK-TV’s news team
headed by Dr. John Dempsey, director of news and public affairs for
the station.

IN PHILADELPHIA ...

Roy Schwartz lipped from program manager to operations manager
at WIBG . . . News director Gunnar.Back marking his fifth anni as
RCA newscaster . . . Robert Monhty, -WIP account exec, appointed,
local sales manager for the Metropolitan Broadcasting. Corp.. , . .
WRCV deejay Tom Reddy ill and faces a Inonth or more hospitaliza¬
tion. Hal JVIoore, with the station in the KYW days, rejoined the; staff
and will sub for Reddy . . . Stu Klein, WCAU news director, exited
station . . .“Brotherhood: Dream or Reality,” moderated by Paul Tay¬
lor, is topic for WRCV-TV tribute to Brotherhood Week (18) . . . Rich¬
ard W. Hanselman appointed manager, product line development-radio
and Victrola, RCA Sales Corp. . . . WRCV threw a surprise party in
honor of Roger Conant, curator of the Philly Zoo, and moderator of
“Let’s Visit the Zoo” for the past 25 years (12) ... A special award
citation was made to WRCV-TV by the U. S. Air Force in recognition
of the news documentary, “Missle Mission,” narrated by Vince Leon¬
ard . . . Pete Boyle, WRCV staffer entertains the Suburban Club of
Rosemont College Alumnae in a program slanted to gal drivers.

dians vacationing in Florida and they’ll make out checks. ,on return,
says Aldred . . . Joyce Davidson, tv gabber, taking a candid look and
interview here with Allen Funt (creator of “Candid Camera”) on trans-
Cana’da “Close-Up” series last night (14) . . , Ted Curl to be host on
Channel 9 of that “Hi-Time” dance party for teenagers to be seen
every Saturday at 4:30 p.m., with a teenage recording artist to be the
guest each week . .. Joan Fairfax’s MCA agents have offers from three
Americah record makers, with songstress now in New York for busi¬
ness discussion. She appears again on the “Jack Paar Show” this
week, plus an appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” March 5.

IN PITTSBURGH . . .

“Open End” may not have an outlet here unless education station
“WQED” comes up with $400 for each week’s showing. Station had
been carrying it free on a three-months delay basis but now is being
asked to ante up this minimal charge. The station is now looking for
a sponsor to pay the money for an opening and closing announcement,
the extent of sponsorship that educational outlets are permitted . . .
WWSW now has three promos to say that it is giving the “Official
U. S. Weather report without qualifications.” It is in line with think¬
ing of merchant and show biz orgs to curb KDKA’s activities in scaring
the people into staying home by their scare weather reports from their
private weather survey company . . . KDKA-TV wound up with eight
out of the 10 top spots in December’s ARB ratings . . . WTAE got No.
1 with “Untouchables” and WIIC No, 6 with “Perry Como Show”. . .
Ernie Tannen, former station manager of WEEP, named president of
Jupiter Broadcasting operating WSAI ip Cincinnati ... Hank Stohl,
WTAE personality, in huddles here with NBC’s Paul Hayward on
Stohl’s original idea for network show.

IN MINNEAPOLIS ...

Richard MeCutchen, head of Time Inc.’s New York broadcast news
bureau, met with-news and executive staffs on WTCN-TV and Radio,
Time Inc. outlet In the Twin Cities, to discuss revamped news service
. . . MutuaJ network prexy Robert F. flurleigh denied KEVE claim
that station dropped web because of offensive commercials. Hurleigh
said Mutual dropped KEVE, rather than other way around, because
of station’s low Nielsen ratings. Network has signed new pact with
WPBC here . . . KMSP-TV’ manager Don Swartz in New York last
; week conferring with ABC officials on transfer of wpb franchise from
[WTCN-TV. Oft-rumored switch reportedly .set for April 16 . . .“Twin
[Cities at Night,” new. WTCN radio show, features interviews with
public figures and visiting celebrities. Hour-long daily show, patterned
after Jack Eigan’s Chez Paree program,*preenied Monday (13).. . . St.
Paul ad club got helping hand from Mutual network when Max
Banzhaf, scheduled to address National Advertising Week kickoff din¬
ner, became snowbound in New York last week. Mutual recorded
speech by Banzhaf, Armstrong Cork Co. advertising exec, fed it to
WPBC. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. transcribed talk on
audio-tap^, and 156 dinner guests heard it via tape recorder.

IN MILWAUKEE ,

j With the discarding of some 15,006 78 rpm disks, an era In recorded
music at WTMJ ended-recently. Milwaukee Journal station’s entire
library of 78’s was contributed to the Salvation Army, as WTMJ
f switched to using 33% and 45 rpm disks exclusively . . . For several
years WTMJ-TV and WTJVTJ, Milwaukee Journal stations, have co-
| operated with the Salvation Army and ’CARE, Milwaukee, in special
I Christmas fund efforts—with these efforts, over and above normal
promotional activities for such causes as. Christmas Seals. During the
I960 drives. The stations raised $74,165.16 for CARE and Salvation
; ArmyV. . Motion picture films.taken for WTMJ-TV’s “Special Assign-
i ment,” program earned Duane Hopp, a Madison photographer an award
! in the 1960 Wisconsin .Press Photographers annual competition . .. The
Milwaukee Vocational and Adult School, operators of WMYS-TV, has
filed an FCC application for.a UHF channel #36, non-commercial and
educational television channel . , . Robert H. Vanroo is now promotion
manager at WITI-TY . . . Vanroo handled promotional chores formerly
at WXIX-TV (Milwaukee), WCBS-TV (New York City), with turn of
-same duties with the A. C. Nielsen Co. . ... WBKV-FM (West Bend)
hitting Milwaukee good music buffs with “Fine Music Concert” and
“Nightwateh” cross-the-board . . . Tom. Nedwek, Milwaukeean, joined
WISN’s announcing staff, with initial chores Saturday nights.

IN CLEVELAND ...

Carl A. Vandagrift is leaving KYW Radio, where he has been, gen¬
eral manager for 18 months, to go to New York to become assistant
to Donald H. McGannon, president of the Westinghouse Broadcasting
Co., which owns the station. He came here from WOWO, Fort Wayne,
Ind. Succeeding Vandagrist is Periy B. Bascom . . . Peggy Pressley is
the new women’s director at WGAR Radio. She last held the same job
on WGBF, Evansville, Ind. . . . Ruth Allen, who had the WGAR post
before, is now with WJW Radio here . . . Now handling the weather
program at WEWS-TV is Susan Sadler . . . Harry Jones, who had been
the Plain Dealer baseball writer for 13 years, switches to tv this season
I and will announce Indians’ games on WJW-TV with Ken Coleman. Bob
[Neal and Jimmy Dudley'will broadcast the Indians’ ball games on
| WERE Radio.

IN BOSTON . . .

Salvation Army reported WBZ Radio raised a total of $24,450 for
Xmas 700 Fund, increase of $6,000 over 1959 . . . Jim Anderson,
recently appointed to WBC news bureau, Lendon, visited Hub station
guested on WBZ’s weekly newspanel, “Newsmakers: . . . WBZ program
PM producer Bill MeGowan, recuperating from broken rib received
after a fall during Hub’s big snowstorm . . . Phyl Doherty, WNAC-TV
press chief, has been tub thumping for new WNAC program featuring
Jeet Shepherd . . . WBZ-TV has acquired 80 outstanding 20th-Fox
features, 57 of them post-1948. • ’?

IN BALTIMORE ...

Thomas Hagner has been appointed account executive for WJZ-TV.
He was formerly account exec with W. B. Doner Advertising Agency
here . . . Don Hamilton, Director of Public Relations at the Peabody
Conservatory, is back at WFMM as host of the daily-concert hour—"On
the Podium” . . . Two new appointments to the WJZ-TV Sales Depart¬
ment are John Burk as national sales coordinator and Claude Taylor, as
assistant sales manager . . . WBAL-AM received highest award of
Department of the Army for public service, the Award of Achievement
for “recognition of meritorious contributions to National Defense” . . .
Lu Calfee, onetime saleslady at WJZ-TV, now making store appear¬
ances as “Tv personality” and fashion coordinator . . . Dave Stickle,
news director of WMAR-TV, represents local Heart Association on
National Broadcasting Committee of American Heart Association . . .
Advertising club of Baltimore named Walter Cronkite TV personality
of 1960 at annual banquet.

IN TORONTO ...

Pat Suzuki, minus the trademarked ponytail, in town as guest&r to
tape the “Jack Kane Show” for future release over the Canadian
Broadcasting Corp. tv network . . . CFTO-TV, Toronto (whose prexv
Is_ Joel Aldred, announcer on the “Dinah Shore Show”), has collected
Bo') of those phoned promises on the telethon appeal for the Ontario
Assn, for Retarded Children which was teeoff of second tv station
here. While warned not to expect more than 25% of pledges to be
honored. CFTO-TV now has $179,000 already in the kitty of the prom¬
ised sum of $210,000. Number of donations were phoned in by Cana¬

IN CINCINNATI ...

Crosley. eXploIteers have Jim Backus. In for two days of guesting on
WLW and WLW-T originating programs . . . More than 50 former
WLW. personalities on the acceptance list for the reception and dinner
to honor the station at the first annual mike award Feb. 26 in the Latin
Quarter. Sportscaster A1 Heifer will be emcee . . . Dale Stevens, Post
and Times-Star amusements editor, doing a weekly interview program
on educational tver WCET . . . Lawrence H. Rogers II, Taft Broadcast¬
ing Co., veep, and Charles E. Scripps, board chairman of E. W. Scripps
Publishing Co., to moderate at “National Security and Communist Con¬
spiracy” panel discussion Feb. 27 at Cincinnati . . . WCKY news staff
has added Lynn Parks as State House reporter in Columbus.

j Syndie Trail

mSSSm . Continued from page 29 SSSSSm
itself to is evident on all levels.
NBC-TV, riding a success wave in
news-pubaffairs, recently inaugura¬
ted a closed-circuit news picture
feed to its affils. Key to the feed
are the, vidtape* machines of the
affils. An Albany station, WAST-
TV, plans to vidtape “Pas s the
Nuts,” a Greenwich Village coffee
house review, for local and region¬
al telecasting. Vidtape’s role in
the pay-tv sun also is finding ex¬
pression. Paramount’s Telemeter
has vidtaped David Ross’ off-Broad-
way production of “Hedda Gabler.”
“Dr. Joyce Brothers” will ride the
vidtaped syndie trail, under a deal
with ABC Films.

The new area of vidtaped spe¬
cials In syndication is being ex¬
plored by ABC Films, ITC and I

Vidtape’* Price Slash

Price of vidtape, since its
introduction in *57, has de¬
clined 33%. Minnesota Mining
and Manufacturing Corp., sole
commercial suppliers of raw
vidtape, had its last price de¬
crease in the fall.

In ’57, a roll of standard .
hourlong tape, was $306.' Cur¬
rently, a similar roll is $205
when bought in lots of 48 or
more.

other companies. ABC Films
copped a gold ring with Its “Nat
King Cole” show, selling it region¬
ally to a beer for a local special
and getting a prime showcase with
sponsorship over WNBC-TV, N. Y.
ITC, owned by Associated Televi¬
sion of England, is doing a series
of Jo Stafford vidtaped specials in
England, which, if not sold to a
network, will find their way into
syndication.

Facet of the vidtape setup which
deserves mention is that many of
the vidtaped produced shows are
transferred to film for telecasting,
if vidtape machines are not avail¬
able.

For a baby, not three years old,
vidtape is evidencing a stature far
beyond its years.

Gleason

Continued from page 25

ever since. He’d like to use guest
stars in a conversational format,
but fias been running into trouble,
as witness last week’s announce¬
ment and cancellation (because of
a slipped disk) of Mickey Rooney.

Web had also thought about the
Idea of taping enough conversation-
pieces in advance to cover his ab¬
sence, but with the trouble, he’s
had lining up guests, that idea was
discarded. Just what will replace
Gleason when he leaves hasn’t been
decided.

Radio Renews

A VALENTINE TO RICHARD

RODGERS

With Richard Rodgers, Abram'

Chasins, Alfred Simon
Producers: Chasins; Simon
55 Mins., Mon. (13), 8:05 pan. , ~
WQXR, N. Y.

WQXR, network of the N. Y.
Times, decided to throw a two-part
valentine salute to composer Rich¬
ard Rodgers mainly because he
had written “My Funny Valentine”
many years ago with Lorenz Hart.
The reasoning may have been
skimpy and the reminscent chatter
old hat but everybody’s heart was
in the right place.

The first 55-minute segment
aired Monday (13) was devoted to
Rodgers’ writing career with lyri¬
cist Hart from 1919 to 1943. The
second section aired the following
day, (and too late for review), fol¬
lowed Rodgers’ musical path with
Oscar Hammerstein 2d to the lat¬
ter’s death last year.

Abram Chasin's, WQXR’s music
director, conducted most of the in¬
terviewing with Rodgers and Al¬
fred Simon, who produces net’s
light music shows, came in for an
occasional reminiscent observation.
Rodgers apparently has total recall
and relayed lots of Inside stuff
about the legendary lyricist with
whom he rose to fame; He started
with “Any Old Place With You ”
their first published song for “A
Lonely Romeo” in 1919 and worked
up to “To Keep My Love Alive,”
which they wrote for the revival of
“A Connecticut Yankee” in 1943.
Of course,, the 55-minute span
didn’t allow for the full Rodgers-
Hart history but It did give show
buffs a taste of the times and the
| tunes.

I Interpolated were disking of
| some of the tunes discussed. Of
unusual interest was a taping of
Jessie Mathews singing “My Heart
Stood Still” with Simon accom¬
panying on the piano. It was a tap¬
ing made by Simon last year and
should make any collector’s mouth
water. A disking of Jack Whiting
doing “On Your Toes” was another
collector’s gem.

Only chronological disorder
came in a disking of Rodgers*
waltzes conducted by the com¬
poser. Creeping in during a lush
rendition of “Lover” were the lilt¬
ing strains of “Oh What A Beauti¬
ful Morning,” which belongs to th®
Hammerstein era. Anyway, It
served as a good trailer for the
next day’s show. Gros.

8TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF
NEGRO MUSIC AND DRAMA
With Bernice Edwards, Georg®
Shirley, Harold Aks and th®
Interracial Fellowship Chorus,
Shockley Singers, Clara Ward
Singers, Billy Henderson.
Producer: Norma Greenstein
Director: Nat Rudich
120 Mins., Sat., 3 p.m.

WLIB, N. Y.

As a windup of its year-round
efforts to improve race relations
indie WLIB, N. Y., stages an an¬
nual festival of Negro Music and
Drama. Its eighth such event was
held Saturday (11) in NeW r York’s
Town Hall. Two hours of the fest
were aired by the station in a
direct pickup.

While the broadcast was rela¬
tively unpolished, nevertheless
there were rewarding moments for
listeners patient enough to stay
with the entire session. The Clara
Ward Gospel Singers, for example,
provided a stirring sequence with
their rhythmic version of “Swing
Low Sweet Chariot.”

Similarly, Harold Aks and th®
Interracial Fellowship Chorus, a
group of 150 voices, distinguished
themselves with an oratorio from
"Joshua.” The sweep and movement
of this mass chorale ran a full 25
minutes and won well merited ap¬
plause at the finale.

Among exponents of the pop
Idiom who appeared were Ernes¬
tine Anderson, Oscar Brown Jr.,
The Playboys and Bob Wilson. Oc¬
casionally there were long pauses
when nothing was aired. Andr fre¬
quently an artist would ask, “Can
you hear me?” But although these
incidents may have . produced a
ragged effect to perfectionists they
also gave a feeling of spontaneity
to the program.

Emceeing the affair were a flock
of WLIB personalities who made a
number of cross-references to .the
station’s shows. On the whole th®
Town Hall event and the accom¬
panying broadcast undoubtedly
added up to lotsa community good¬
will for the outlet despite several
flaws :in the overall production.

Gilb.

¥«dn«day, February 15, 1961

PSttiEfr

An ever-expanding program pattern

Dimension is creating a new depth of audi¬
ence interest in seven of the largest markets,
coast-to-coast.

Dimension—exciting vignettes in sound
that stir the imagination: ‘This is my
Profession,” “Hometown Recollections,”
“American Landscape,” “Bennett Cerf
Stories,” “Wonderful World of Teens,”

“Yesterday’s Heroes Today,” “The Year
2000,” “Richard Joseph’s Travel Notes,”
“Dorothy Kilgallen Introduces,” and more.
Dimension—conversation pieces by the
world’s most interesting people: Raymond
Massey, Vincent Price, Burgess Meredith,
Hildegarde, Carl Sandburg, Celeste Holm,
Shelley Berman, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mischa

Elman, Theodore Bikel, Margaret Mead,
William Zeckendorf, and many others.
Dimension has been added to the strongest
local programs on radio, those of the CBS
Owned Radio stations—the idea stations.
Dimension is an added reason for expand¬
ing your sales by reaching large and atten¬
tive audiences on:

WCAU Philadelphia, KM OX St« Louis, KNX Los Angeles, KCBS San Francisco,

WCBS New York, WEEI Boston, WBBM ChicagoiThe CBS Owned Radio Stations

TV-FILMS

IS&RJEfft

VedMijv' Fefcntaiy 15, 1961

Ziv’s Undercover
117-City Spread

Food product advertisers con¬
tend for the lead category among
“Miami Undercover*' clients this
week, with three more- food firms
joining nearly a dozen other new
tponsors to bring the total market
count to 117.

New food product advertisers in¬
clude Albers Super Market, Colum¬
bus; .Joseph’s Super Markets, To¬
ledo; Piggly Wiggly Stores, KDUB,
Lubbock, Tex.

Among other new sponsors on
the Ziv-UA series are Bockydale
Quarries, WSLS, Boanoke, Ya.;
Hanson’s Service Station, KOVA,
Tucson; Richfield Construction and
Hart Jewelers, WIMA, Lima, O.
Station sales include WJBF, Au¬
gusta. Ga.; KGHL, Billings, Mont.;
WAST, Albany, N. Y.; and KLYD,
Bakersville, Calif.

Sosskind Dashing Off In
In Many Directions: TV,
Legit, Screen and Lectures

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Based on number of projects in
work, near completion and on tapes
for serious consideration, 1961
rates as a big year for David Suss-
kind. Activities ranges over plays,
teevee, films, book and lectures.

Susskind is developing two plays
for Broadway, five new telefilm
series, several to be based on real
events instead of fiction. One of
the stage dramas is “Requiem
for A Heavyweight,” Ralph Nelson
directing as with teevee version.
It goes into rehearsal in August.
Pic deal goes with each play pro¬
duced. Columbia taking on “Re¬
quiem” to be shot in Gotham. Ear¬
lier, starting March 29, “Raisin
in the Sun,” rolls.

Susskind is pitching “Life of
• Evita Peron.” but studios con¬
tacted so far have evinced little
Interest.

With A1 Levy, his partner, Suss-
kind’s Talent Associates will con¬
tinue “Open End,” “Armstrong
Circle Theatre” and Breck “Family
Classics.” Three teevee specials are
pending: “Les Miserables" for
which Laurence Olivier has been
offered the lead and “is thinking it
over.” Next, the life and work of
Eugene O’Neill, for which Suss¬
kind hopes to cast Fredric March,
Helen Hayes and other Broadway
figures; and “Life and Times of
Laurel & Hardy,” which would
interpolate pathetic life of two
film comic’s. Art Carney has indi¬
cated considerable interest to play
Stan Laurel. Zero Mostel would
be cast as Oliver Hardy.

Major item in Susskind’s scheme
of things theatrical is “Hour of
Original Drama,” an hour teevee
play which would be taped for
showing every day. Idea has been
submitted to Channel 13 (NTA) in
New' York. Indie station is inter¬
ested but hasn’t said yes.

Literary-wise, producer is writ¬
ing for Little, Brown “Happy
Shows for Happy People with
Happy Problems.”

Under guidance of W. Colston
Leigh Lecture League, Susskind
has lectured on variety of subejcts
in Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadel¬
phia, Boston, New Orleans, Chi¬
cago and Minneapolis. He has 10
more dates to go before winding
up in June, among them being
repeat in Quaker City, Trenton,
N.J., and New York (Conference
of Education'.

NX STORM STYMIES
‘NAKED CITY’ FILMING

Producer Herbert (Burt) Leon¬
ard is having belter luck with his
on-the-road “Route 6S” than
“Naked City,” filmed in N.Y.

The snow and car taboo in Man¬
hattan and elsewhere set “Naked
City” production back a number
of days, and there were frantic
efforts to do more inside shooting
at the Bronx Biograph Studios to
make up for lost time. “Route 66.”
though, with its roving locations,
is shying away from eastern locales
until tre weather lets up. “Route
66 ” episodes now are being shot
la the environs of Reno, Nev.

MBaffi ARB FEATURE FILM CHART

Vamxty-ARB’s weekly chart offers a day-by-day ana
particular market. "On Saturdays and Sundays , daytime
periods for designation as the top feature slot of the day.
feature slots in the ARB measured .period, broken dotor
period usually covers three or four weeks. Other data s
^ audience is furnished. Top competition and competitive

ATLANTA, GA- • STATIONS: WSB, WAGA, WLW

1A/CD Average Rating: 4

WOD Average Share: 57

Night: MONDAYS 11:15-1:M

Program: LATE SHOW

Nov. 14 "ABBOTT * COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD”
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

1945, MGM, MGM-TY, Repeat

Nov. 21 "FEMALE JUNGLE”

Jane Mansfield, Lawrence Tierney

1956, 20th Century Fox, NTA, Repeat

lysis of the top feature evening ilote in a
feature slots compete with nighttime pix

The analysis is confined to the top rated
by days in the week. The ARB measured
uch as the time slot and overage share of
ratings also are highlighted.

A • SURYEY DATES: NOV. 10-23, I960.

COMPETITION

STATION A

PROGRAM AVG. RATING

Weather, Big Movie WAGA

11:15-11:30 2

Big Movie WAGA

11:30-1:00 1

News, Wea., Sports WLWA

11:15-11:30 4

Jack Paar WLWA

11:30-1:00 %

VJAflA Av#f °9 # 2

WAvA Average Share: 33

Night: TUESDAYS 11:15-1:##

Program: BIG MOVIE

Nov. 15 “THE PLUNDERERS”

Rod Cameron, Forrest Tucker

1948, Republic, HTS, 1st Run

Nov. 22 “GHOST AND MRS. MUIR”

Rex Harrison, Gene Tierney

1947, 20th Century Fox, NTA, 1st Run

COMPETITION

STATION *

PROGRAM AVG* RATING

Weather, Sports WSB

, 11:15-11:30 . «

Late Show WSB

11:30-1:00 2

News, Wea., Sports WLWA

11:15-11:30 2

Jack Paar WLWA

11:30-1:00 2

\a/CD Average Rating: 2

WOD Average Share: SO

Night: TUESDAYS 11:33-1:3#

Program: LATE SHOW

Nov. 15 “THE BRIDE WORE RED”

Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone

1937, MGM, MGM-TV, Repeat

Nov. 22 "NINOTCHKA”

Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas

1939, MGM, MGM-TV, Repeat

COMPETITION

STATION *
PROGRAM AVG. RATING

Big Movie WAGA

11:30-1:00 2

Jack Paar WLWA

11:30-1:00 2

News - WLWA

1:00-1:15 1

\A/CD Average Rating: 7

YV3D Average Share: 50

Night: WEDNESDAYS 11:15-1:0#

Program: LATE SHOW

Nov. 16 “PAYMENT ON DEMAND”

Bette Davis

Q 1951, RKO, Show Corp. of America, Repeat

Nov. 23 “HONKY TONK”

Clark Gable, Lana Turner

1941, MGM, MGM-TV, Repeat

COMPETITION

STATION A

PROGRAM AVQ. RATING .

Weather, Big Movie ' WAGA

11:15-11:30 3

Big Movie : WAGA

11:30-1:00 2

News, Wea., Sports WLWA

11:15-11:30 3

Jack Paar WLWA

11:30-1:00 3*

u/CD Average Rating: 3

WOD Average Share: 40

Night: THURSDAYS 11:15-1:15

Program: LATE SHOW

Nor. 10 “MY DREAM IS YOURS”

Doris Day, Jack Carson
• 1949, Warner Bros., UAA, Repeat

Nov. 17 “FOUNTAINHEAD”

Gary Cooper, Raymond Massey

1949, Warner Bros., UAA, Repeat

COMPETITION

STATION A

PROGRAM AVG. RATING

Weather, Big Movie WAGA

11:15-11:30 ‘ 3

News. Wea., Sports WLWA

11:15-11:30 1

Big Movie WAGA

11:30-1:15 2

Jack Paar WLWA

11^30-1:00 1

News WLWA

1:00-1:15 1

IA/cd Average Rating: 5

Average Share: 50

Night: FRIDAYS 11:15-1:45

Program: PARAMOUNT PREMIERE

Nov. 11 “FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLL”

Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper

1943, Paramount, MCA, Repeat

Nov. 18 “REAP THE WILD WIND”

John Wayne, Ray MiHand

1942, Paramount, MCA, 1st Run ^

COMPETITION

STATION A

PROGRAM AVG. RATING

Weather, 3?ig Movie WAGA

11:15-11:30 6

Big Movie WAGA

11:30-1:15 3 *'

• News, Wea. r Sports WLWA

11:15-11:30 3

Jack Paar WLWA

11:30-1:00 3

News WLWA

1:00-1:15 1

i»jCD Average Rating: 11

Average Share: 41

Night: SATURDAYS 4:00-5:30

Program: ARMCHAIR PLAYHOUSE

Nov. 12 “TARZAN AND THE AMAZON”

Johnny Weissmuller

1945, RKO, Banner, 1st Run

Nov. 19 “TOM SAWYER”

Jackie Cooper

1930, Paramount, MCA, 1st Run

COMPETITION
* STATION A

PROGRAM AVG. RATING

Action Playhouse WAGA

4:00-4:30 2

I Led 3 Lives WAGA

. 4:30-5:00 4

Wrestling WAGA

5:00-5:30 10

College Football WLWA

4:00-5:15 12

Football Scoreboard WLWA

5:15-5:30 . 5

UtAftA Average Rating: 16
"AUft Average Share: 40

Night: SUNDAYS 5:30-7:00

Program: BIG MOVIE

Nov. 12 “JEZEBEL”

Henry Fonda, Bette Davis

1938, Warner Bros., UAA. 1st Run

Nov. 20 “ONE FOR THE 1 BOOK”

Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker

1947, Warner Bros., UAA, 1st Run

COMPETITION

STATION A.
PROGRAM AVG. RATING

Omnibus, this week WSB

5:30-6:00 9

Press, Hall-Fame WSB

6:00-6:30 23

Hands, Hall-Fame WSB

6:30-7:00 14

Pro Football WLWA

5:30-6:00 8

% PF, Scoreboard WLWA

6:00-6:15 3

Score, Score, News WLWA

6:15-6:30 3

Disney Presents WLWA

6:30-7:00 15

YOGI BEAK

PndMert Huun4arter« Fr>ii i <
tlens

Production Supdnrloorr Howard
Hansom

Animators; Low Marshall, Lavarno

* Harding, Brad Caso

Voices: Daws Bailor, Don Messktk,
Dour Youar

Writers: Warren Footer, Mike Mal¬
tese

Distributor: Screen Gem*

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‘ Funniest and most inspired of
all the charming, contagious Bill
Hanna-Joe' Barbers, ckrtoon char¬
acters is Yogi BOar, lovable’veter¬
an of H-B’s “Huck Hound” series
hereby elevated to star status.
Enormously-'popular in support, ho
should be an even' bigger favorite
in his new prestige category. Tho
beauty of “Yogi,” as well as most
of the other H-B creations, is that
he can be appreciated wholeheart¬
edly by adults as well as children.
In the world of animated animals,
he has no peer.

• As on the other two syndicated
tv offerings out of the H-B cartoon-
ery, the new program is divided.
into three episodes, only one of
them featuring the title character.
It is here that the “Yogi Bear”
show can stand some improve¬
ment. The “Augie "Doggie” sec¬
tion, an offshoot of H-B’s “Quick
Draw McGraw” series, Is fine. But
“Snagglepuss,” a new character (a
Bert Lahrish lion), needs work.
Unlike most of the other creatures
that populate these three shows,
“Snagglepuss” seems to lack the
satiric overtone and defies viewer
identification.

Thd wonderfully witty scripts of
writers Warren Foster and Mike
Maltese put the punch into “Yogi”
and his companions. If anyone
can do it, they are the ones capa¬
ble of sprucing up “Snagglepuss.”
Animation, although second in
value to the writing on these H-B
endeavors, is skilled and effective.
Animators on this premiere were
Lew Marshall, Laveme Harding
and Brad Case, First-rate charac¬
ter voicing is by Daws Butler, Don
Messick and Doug Young. Music Is
incorporated with taste and sense
by Hanna and Hoyt Curtin. Pro¬
duction supervisor is Howard Han¬
son. Series should be a winner for
sponsor Kellogg’s and is, of course,
a merchandiser’s delight. Tube.

THE CHEATERS
(Obit or a Champ)

Producers: Harry, Edward Dansiger
Director: Max Vernel
Writer: John Roeburt
Distributor: Dynamic Films
30 Mins.; Mon., 10 pjn.
PARTICIPATING
WNEW-TV, N.Y. (film)

“The Cheaters” is a gumshoe
half-hour In the familiar penny-
pinching production and penny-
dreadful dramatic style familiar to
the Danziger Bros, overseas opera¬
tion (in this case, England).

In the New York preem on
WNEW-TV, lead John Ireland, an
insurance investigator, tracked the
killer of a boxing champ. Wood-
enly he skulked through a statio
round of claptrap interiors, en¬
countering a deadly roster of
meller stereotypes—the hirstited
promoter (who done it); the alco¬
holic housekeeper; the punchy
pug; the gimmick girl, etc.

A John Roeburt script and story¬
line, as stiff and archaic as a cellu¬
loid collar, precluded any meaning¬
ful dramatics. In support of Ire¬
land primarily were Robert lyres
as a nonfunctional partner in in¬
vestigation (this time out, anyway),
Howard Marion Crawford as an
overdrawn killer, Olive Cloane as
a lush housekeeper and Jennifer
Jayne as the champ’s chronically
distraught check.

Six blurbs were sliced in with
no regard for mood—not that it
mattered. Distributor is Dynamic
Films. Bill.'

‘Broken Arrow’ Sales

Thirty-eight markets have inked
for “Broken Arrow,” the 20th-Fox
off-network series being distrib¬
uted by Independent Television
Corp.

Deals, chalked up since the first
of the year, include Miles Labora¬
tories and other sponsors on
WPIX, N. Y.; Municipal Auto
Sales, Miami, Fla.; and other spon¬
sors.

NOW BREAKING

Top sponsors are hurrying to take advan¬
tage of BROKEN ARROWS home-hitting
audience appeal. MILES LABORATORIES
are in their home market, Elkhart-South
Bend, Indiana, and also in New York City.
Others in New York City include AMERI¬
CAN CHICLE, OVALTINE and INSTANT
GRIP. In Miami, Florida, the largest used
car dealer in the Southeast, MUNICIPAL
AUTO SALES, INC. have BROKEN
ARROW exclusively. Other sponsors in
other parts of the country include SHER¬
WIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS, GENERAL
ELECTRIC, OKAY FOOD STORES,

ARCHWAY COOKIES, U. S. BORAX.
Other markets which have snapped up
BROKEN ARROW also are taking partici¬
pating sponsorship. Such markets include
Youngstown, Ohio, WXTV-TV; Phoenix,
Ariz., KOOL-TV; Springfield, Mo., KYTV;
Douglas, Ariz., KCDA-TV; Bellingham,
Wash., KVOS-TV; Billings, Mont., KOOK-
TV; Idaho Falls, Ida., KIFI-TV; etc. Michael
Ansara and John Lupton star in this 20th
Century-Fox produced series. You’ll star in
your market if you’re first with BROKEN
ARROW—in any time period. Don't watt.
Better wire collect today.

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NBC-TV Pacts 20th Features

5 ^Continued from pag* 1 ;

been picked as yet and they'll look
at all 120 pictures In the 1950-1955
’ stockpile before scheduling them.
Deal is for one year with options.
20th pix to be picked will be most¬
ly action-adventure.

No starting date has been set
but will likely be late in Septem¬
ber. Sarnoff said NBC had browsed
through other backlogs, including
UA, Goldwyn. et. al., but finally
decided on 20th as having the most
tv audience appeal. 20th is making
the entire five-year backlog avail¬
able without holding back any top
grossers. for reissue.

Interesting facet to NBC’s show¬
ing of the pictures i? that they wtil
be “uncut and open end.” accord¬
ing to Levathes. "Well, at least,”
he added, “they won't be cut and
edited like they’re doing now.
“They will follow the pattern of a
regularly scheduled weekly show,
with the same treatment given a
special. There will perhaps be a
Prolog with each showing. (This:
is bein-g worked out, with possibly I
a big picture name as host).

“It had to come.” said Levathes, ’
"what with the growing cycle of
hour shows. Old pictures have had;
a terrific impact on the home tv!
audiences and Nielsen has the fig¬
ures to prove it.”

It is to be presumed that each
Saturday night showing of a 20th-i
Fox feature will run close to two ■
hours. It is estimated that a good:
average running time for features:
made in the ’50s is 100 minutes.
With the proposed prolog, trailer
for next week and commercials, it
would consume about 20 minutes.
Networks allot 10 % for advertisers.

While the details are yet to be
worked out, it is understood that
the pictures would be shown from
9 to 11 p.m. on Saturdays. This
would give NBC a half-hour jump,
on “Have Gun” and carry through;
the hour of Gunsmoke.” The
“half-hour jump,” which started
with "Maverick” (and knocked i
Steve Allen out of the box) Is what ]
started the vogue of hour programs i

to cut down the half-hour shows,
which dominated the ratings.

On the basis of averaging off
$225,000 a feature for the first
year, the 50 pictures would cost
NBC approximately $11,250,000 on
a leasing arrangement. Whether
NBC is given tv selling rights
abroad is not known. Levathes did
say "this is a very complex deal”

That the other networks will put
a close watch on the results of the
NBC-20th-Fox association is beyond
speculation. If it “batch e s fire,” as
the saying goes in the .trade, it is
not unlikely that CBS and ABC
will incept similar deals with
other majors for their backlogs.

Cuutumed fma page 29

payments, but this* is by Su¬
its biggest move. Guild's formula
provides additional compensation
of 140% of minimum^ spread over
five domestic reruns. ?

NTA: *Wh* M*r

National Telefilm Associates
prexy Oliver Unger returned to
Coast for confabs witii officials of
Screen Actors Guild.

Prior to leaving, Unger said as
far as “we are concerned we are
not delinquent” on residual pay¬
ments on product made in associa¬
tion with 2Gth-Fox. Because of
some internal company reasons,:
there may have been,some delay:
in meeting current payments, but,
in regard to 20th-Fox product,
there’s no long, outstanding pay¬
ment due the guild. He said the
guild may be under the impression
that some of the 20th-Fox product:
has played more times than ft
actually has around the country.

As far as the product made in
association with Desilu, NTA is
currently having a financial dis¬
pute with Desilu. NTA, he said,,
has been paying Desilti monies sup-!
posedly covering residual pay¬
ments. How Desilu handles those
monies, in light of the financial
dispute between the two compan¬
ies, is not known by NTA.

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their derision to spread their pro¬
gram wings in new directions.
She’ll probably be back for NBC
in some specials—but she and
Chevy look set to call It quits.

CBS is having its problems on
three major fronts—Jackie Glea¬
son, Red Skelton and Garry Moore.
In the case of Moore who, like
Miss Shore, fetches some $12,000,-
000 in advertiser billings, it’s sim¬
ply a matter of more money and
less frequent exposure. Less of
Moore, as CBS all too well knows,
could mean client dissatisfaction;
possible concellations.

Gleason and Skelton pose prob¬
lems of another shade, but of equal
concern. Gleason wants to work
but he has no show. Because the
network can’t resolve the problem
he’ll blow it in March. Skelton’s
serious illness has raised doubts
as to his intentions—or ability—
to check In with the network next
season. As tv*s No. 1 clown and
; concededty one of the funniest
men In the video sweepstakes, a
Skelton loss would be a major
blow to the network.

Paar still wants the primetime
half-hour show he’s long hankered
for and has put a next season cut¬
off date on his late flight entry.
NBC, apparently hopeful that Paar
will have a change of heart, has let
the matter go iby the boards. Paar’s

reaching the stage where he wants
some action.

On other talent fronts; Tennes¬
see Ernie Ford’s next season status
Is still iffy. Groucho Marx, fed up
with his show, is bringing in a com¬
plete new format.

Jack Benny resolved his unhap¬
piness last season, making his deal
direct with Lever Bros, and going
to weekly status.

Sullivan yesterday (Tues.) signed
a new five-year pact with CBS-TV
—substantially the same, network
reports, as his old one. (He sup¬
plies the Sunday hour; CBS
finances.)

VOA Sets Castro
Hr. Documentary

Washington, Feb. 14.

Feb. 25 Is C-Day for Latin Amer¬
ica.

That Is the date the Voice of
America will level its cameras and
microphones on Castro to broad¬
cast a special one-hour documen¬
tary “The Anatomy of a Broken ,
Promise.”

Recorded by USIA’s world-wide
radio network in Miami, Washing¬
ton and New York, the VOA docu¬
mentary is part of a major govern- 1
ment effort to intensify its world¬
wide reporting of the Cuban re¬
fugee situation and particularly to
get the story into all parts erf Latin
America. Other Agency services 1
—press and publications, motion
pictures and television—have sent
representatives to Miami to obtain
first-hand coverage of events.

After a prolog outlining the
hopes of Cubans, “Anatomy” out¬
lines the life of Castro since his
birth in 1926, his participation in
Communist-inspired riots of 1948
in Bogata, and then concentrates \
heavily on Castro’s promise of free I
elections, freedom of the press,
democratization of labor, non-in- !
tervention of outside nations In the i
internal affairs of Cuba, better op- ;
portunities for the people—with ;
VOA reporting how these pledges 1
were broken. Following the spe- ;
cial broadcast, interviews with 1
refugee Cuban teachers, doctors, i
newspapermen and others will be i
aired.

Program will be beamed in Eng- ;
lish to the Carribean, Central and 1
South America at 8:15 (EST) on i
Feb. 25. A Spanish version will ne i
broadcast to Latin American from 1
VGA’s East Coast transmitters at i
8 p.m. (EST) Sunday, Feb. 26, and
repeated an hour later from VOA s ■
West Coast transmitters. <

Shriner’s Chi Spec

Chicago, Feb. 14. '•

Indie station WGN-TV is tele- 1
casting an hourlong special this ■
Sunday night (19), with Herb
Shriner starring, on behalf of La «
Salle National Bank. Variety
format will include Pompoff Thedy ’
Family, Gloria Van, Jimmy Byrnes ■
& Patti, Jim Thomas, Ann Clark, :
Boy Scout Gang Show, and Bob
Trendler conducting WGN staff )
orch.

Show will actually be a video «
tape recording, edited down to an i
hour, of a live vaude revue staged 1
gratis by the bank last Saturday '
(11) at Medinah Temple here. 1
Live presentation was a dividend ]
for the bank’s customers, the tele- ,
version a come-on for new busi¬
ness. Acts benefited by getting
local AFTRA scale, in addition to
their club date price, for the single
performance. ;

Honolulu—ROOD has resumed 1
its marathon newscasts between 6
and 8 am. Segment consists of ]
eight to 15-minute newscasts, one 1
I right after the other. Tedd Scott 1
is the newscaster. 1

Vedwsdaf, FUnuuy 15, 1961

Israeli Govt. Okays Capital Deal

* Tel Aviv, Feb. 7.

The Israeli Supreme Court has thrown out the request of news¬
reel cameramen who have asked to declare as null and void the
agreement reached between the Israeli government and Capital
Broadcasting Co. of New York concerning the Eichmann trial. The
cameramen, who work for foreign—among them American—news¬
reel and tv companies have objected to the exclusive rights given
to Capital to be present and videotape the trial. The Supreme
Court ruled that only the presiding judge at the Eichmann trial
will have the right to decide if and who can bring in cameras to
the trial. Therefore the agreement between the Government and
Capital is not binding and cannot be declared as void.

The Government will ask at the very start of the trial that the
Presiding Judge permit the cameras of Capital. Though there was
no precedence yet to cameras having been invited to a trial in
Israel, the judge will probably agree, due to the historic significance
of the proceedings.

David Landor, director of the governments Public Information
Sendee has explained why Capital was given the monopoly; (a)
.There was not even the slightest chance that the judge will give
permission to more than one crew to be present, so the best avail¬
able crew was chosen; (b) Capital agreed to put in action the best
possible equipment spending more than an estimated million dollars
on the whole enterprise; (c) Capital will do it on a non-profit basis.
This was very important, so that nobody shall be able to claim that
the Israeli government is trying to capitalize on the trial; (d)
Capital will handle all the networks on an equal-rights basis, which
couldn’t be the case if the rights were given to either of the big
networks whether in the U. S. or in Europe.

The trial will start next month.

Eichmaim Trial

Sii— Continued from pag* 24
to be removed from foreign re¬
lease by ABC International.

In addition to the Capital cam¬
eras in the Israeli courtroom, all
three webs will probably have their
own men and cameras situated
around the court building to pick
up color and sidebars. (Moreover,
the CBS, ABC and NBC cameras
will be on hand in the event of a
Capital breakdown.) The Israeli
government made the Capital deal
in the good faith, on the theory
that the courtroom itself will be
too-small to accommodate limitless
tv and film equipment.

In return for the $150,000 (col¬
lectively from the three webs),
Capital will supply approximately
an hour a day of tape. Definite
plans for use of the tape have not
been made by all the webs, but the
likelihood is that not all of it will
be used. Some depending on the
immediate news value—will be
used on the regular network news
strips. Other footage might go into
specials—spaced so as to concur
with trial highlights—for Instance
the day that Eichmann first takes
the trial in. his own defense. CBS
has already arranged one special In
the trial’s early days.

Under the tentative setup, the
webs will have their own tape
editors on the scene to pare the
Capital feed into 60-minutes of
footage a day. Moreover, ABC,
NBC and CBS, either together or
separately, will have to mak» their
own airplane deals to skip the foot¬
age from Israel to the U.S.

Initially, Capital wanted over
$100,000 from each tv web fori
"rights” to the Eichmaim trial,
which trial lawyers expect will run I
some 17 weeks, beginning next
month. i

Understanding between Capital!
and the webs seemed readied last!
week, after a delay In negotiationsj
due to the unscheduled departure :
of Sig Mickleson a few days earlier!
from the top news post at CBS.:
Then the fight over foreign dis¬
tribution arose and may have sty¬
mied the firm-up.

Devon-Comwall
Brit. TV Preem Set

London, Feb. 14.

Britain’s newest commercial tv
outlet, which will cover a popula¬
tion of more than 1,500,000 in the
Devon and Cornwall areas, is
skedded to go on the air on April
29. The station will be operated
by Westward Television, of which
Peter Cadbury is chairman, and
Emile Li tiler is among the direc¬
tors.

In a unique promotion, West¬
ward TV last Thursday i9)
launched an Exhibition train at a
champagne reception in' London
attended by the Lord Mayor of
London, and several local mayors.
The train stayed two days in &
London station before starting off
on a six-weeks whistle-stop tour
through the West country.

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“Package” and ’Decision” replace
[ the soapers.

I “Strategy” Is the Heatter-Quig-
; ley package (they also produce i
; “Village”), a game In which con-
; testants must identify a face, with
the strategy involving paf-laying
of their prizes up to a certain point
after which they can lose them, a
la blackjack.

"Surprise Package” has con¬
testants answering questions lead¬
ing to the identification of a big
package behind them. Winner gets
the package. “Decision,” tentatively
titled, has two actors playing out
an amusing legal poser, with the
contestants delivering verdicts and
the one closest to the actual court
interpretations the winner.

Cambodia to Get TV

Ottawa, Feb. 14.

Cambodia will have its first tv
station by July or August next. A
Japanese firm, Nippon Electric, 1
has a contract to upply and install I
a system there, to cost about I
$390,000. 1

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Ford Defends His FCC Regime

In what probably was oris of his last speeches before stepping
down u Federal Communications Chairman, Frederick. W. Ford
Issued a strong defense of his reign in obvious answer fq attacks
•* the Connnission leveled by White House regulatory adviser
James M. Landis.

Ford, who’ll give up the chairmanship to youthful Newton N.
Minow about March 1, replied to Landis’ biting criticism of FCC—
contained in a report to President Kennedy last month—with these
words:

“There are those who would like to ignore the vigor and reso¬
lution with which the .Commission has attacked the almost insur¬
mountable problems which confronted It a year ago and who with
derogatory. generalizations seek to have the accomplishments of
the Congress and the Commission working in close cooperation
brushed into oblivion.”

Speaking before the annual meeting dinner of the Broadcasting
and Film Commission of the National Council of Churches of Christ
in New York, Ford said FCC’s record over the past year was one
of "courage, resoluteness, firmness In its decision* and ability to
cope with its problems ’’

Running down a long list of FCC and Congressional actions taken*
since he assumed the chairmanship last March, Ford concluded: “I
know of ho commission or hoard in Washington during the past
25 years that in a period of one short year can equal the record Of
progress made by this small group of men in Washington known
m the FCC. I am very proud to have been their Chairman.”

in his speech. Ford also proposed to Commission on Ethics ha
Government as a permanent unit within the Executive Dept. First
task of the group, he said, should be to organize-a "comprehensive
program to clarify and define the standards of ethics expected of
Federal officials.” The Commission, he added. Could mate itself
available to all Presidential appointees and give them advice on
specific factual situations involving conflict of interest or other
ethical problems.

Episcopalians To

Buy a TV Show

Atlanta, Feb. 14.

Sixth annual meeting of Board
of Trustees of the Episcopal Radio-
TV Foundation, Inc., convened
Thursday (8) at foundation head¬
quarters at the Cathedral of St
Philip.

Among prominent men here for
•ne-day annual meeting was board
member Niles Trammell, former
ehairman of the board of NBC and
now president of Biscayne Televi¬
sion Corp., Miami Also present
was the Bt Rev. Girault M. Jones,
bishop of Louisiana and former J
president of Fourth Province of
the church, which organized non¬
profit foundation five years ago.

Main Item oil the agenda was to
approve a budget for 1961 and okay
production of a proposed,new tv
program. This new program, a
half-hour series, would be avait
•hjte for national distribution to
commercial stations if board ap¬
proves pilot Bins.

Among services of foundation
are sending of radio and tv pro¬
grams throughout country and over
Armed Forces Network,

At the present time tape* of
Worship service* made by founda¬
tion are being used on the new
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Another foundation-made pro¬
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four Australian stations.

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radio exec, has been named man¬
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programmed indie. He replaces Ed
Nye who resigned to accept an¬
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Coot of Half-Hour TY New* Show
Set* Something of Record

i The proposed weekly half-hour
| by David Brinkley comes high.
[NBC Newa hat budgeted the pub-
i affairs stanza, “in which the re-
[ porter-commentator will register
[his own personal reactions to the
[week’s news,” at $33,000 net per
half-hour program.

\ "David . Brinkley r i Journal,"
[under new* veep Julian Goodman’s
, personal supervision, might be -for
[ a prime time slot, but In any event,
[if it’s picked up by a banixoller,

' it’ll give Brinkley a slot of his
own to match the Sabbath after¬
noon stanza done by his partner
Chet Huntley.

The $53,000 tag is considered
something of a record for a weekly
news-type stanza.

Gosed-CircmtTV

Chicago, Feb. 14.

i Chicago Fire Dept may begin
fusing closed circuit tv at the scene
| of major conflagrations as a fresult
> of a service p'erformed fortuitously
; by WNBQ. Station was able to get
[a camera bead on a 5-11 blaze from
its roof atop the Merchandise Mart
and had put a picture on the air
just three minutes before a wall
collapsed killing nine firemen.
Someone, fortunately, had thought
to record it on video tape.

Fire department requested the
tape after-the fire and received, as
well, frame by frame stills of the
wall as it began to cave in. There’s
some belief now that if the fire
[Chiefs had had the camera’s above-
the-scene perspective they might
I have been able to foresee the wall’s
1 collapse and evacuated the firemen
'in time.

| Department now Is mulling the
purchase of .closed circuit equip-
[ment for rooftop examination of
.future fixes.

[ Dallas—Pierce Allman, with the
station since ’58, has been named
! program manager of WFAA here.

; Before Joining WFAA, he was with
[several other Dallas stations in
both on-air and production capaci¬
ties.

LA. AfTRA Beds
TyferMcYeyaiPrexy

Hollywood, Feb, 14.

Tyler McVey is the new prexy
•f the L. A. local of AFTBA* for
the ensuing year. He won ont
over John Kennedy, his only rival
for the office of retiring prexy
Art Gilmore.

Other officers eleeted for one-
year terms are Willard Waterman,
first Teepee; Don Rickies, second
v.p.; Ted Be Carrie, third veepee;
Vince Pelletier, fourth veepee;
Alice Backes, secretary; Stanley
Tfcrrer, treasurer.

CBC HeadAbbors
TV Violence Hut
I Viewers Want IF

I Toronto, Feb. 14.

; TV viewers encourage violence
' and it is cheaper to buy filmed "ad¬
venture programs,” laid Dr. An¬
drew Stewart, chairman, board of
broadcast governors,. Canadian
Broadcasting Corp. He also said
that commercials had been in¬
creased on the CBC network re¬
cently - became the Candian people
are not prepared to put enough
money ■=— through parliamentary
grants—to keep advertising off the
Canadian air.

In a question period following
an address, Stewart said that he
was not defending violence but the
vast amount of this did not place
the responsibility on either the
CBC or the private tv stations
across Canada but that the -’rat¬
ings of such programs are high”

; and that “viewer* watch these pro¬
grams in great numbers or the
programs wouldn’t he on the air.”

Second tv stations in eight
Canadian cities, including Toronto,
were authorized to accept commer¬
cials because they needed advertis¬
ing to support them, he said. An¬
swering a question as to whether
high program standards were not
more important than. 55% Cana¬
dian content, the BBG chairman
said that all Canadian stations
were expected to meet certain
standards and provide variety in
programming “but it is too early
to say that the new private stations
have not done this and I doubt
that it is the general feeling in
Canada that we should only have
CBC stations.

“We must make certain that the
f means of communication never
[falls under the control of a small
group of people in Canada, no mat-
iter what economies may be af¬
fected.”

Stewart said that a substantial
proportion of Canada’s tv audience
was not enjoying what it was
watching but “most of them *re
I staying with it because they do not.
[ know what else to do—and this is
ta pity.” Returning to “programs
of violence,” he claimed that the
; "people tend to get the things tney
want.” He advised sponsors to
“press toward truth rather than
[sales” and that “a high standard
[Of living, based on deceit, is no
; good.”

[Triangle Gets Okay
| On Fresno Operation

I Washington, Feb. 14.

Federal Communications Com¬
mission has granted authority to
i Triangle Publications Inc. to begin
f operating KFRE-TV in Fresno,

I Calif., on Channel 30 and at the
same time continue its present op¬
eration of Channel 12 until
1 April 15.

Idea of the move, FCC said, Is to
'provide continuity of service and
an orderly transitio n for Fr esno
from an Intermixed VHF-UHF area
to all UHF.

Tass lie Nuts" £ Praise the Concept
-Ripie’s Ambitious Vidtape Venture

Proxmire Valentine

Washington, Feb. 14.

Sea. William Proxmire (B-
Wis.), who in recent weeks has
given a series of Senato
speeches an good things trie-
vision can do, has devoted his
latest talk on the high quality
of tv writing.

Citing the Jan. 13 NBC
"American Heritage” program
ms Teddy Roosevelt, Proxmire
said reading the script (by Tad
Mosel) made Mm “freshly
- aware of the excellence of the
writing that is going into tele¬
vision.” “As is the caste of fine
. play* based an historical
events, this script uses the
small detail, knowingly per¬
ceived, to give us a better,
clearer understanding of the
broad train of events. To do
this well is a test of the writ¬
er’s art, and this script passed
with to p marks.” _

WBKBs Payoff
fa Dreier Sldft

Chicago, Feb. 14.
Alex Dreier, who left NBC. last
December and signed on immedi¬
ately with the ABC station, WBKB,
so far Is giving the latter its
money’s worth. Not only is his
new 10 p.m. strip sold out, it has
also jockeyed the station into
second place in-the period’s four-
horse news derby, according to
the Jannary Nielsens. What’s par¬
ticularly gratifying, so far as
WBKB is concerned, is that the
Dreier newscast is its first step
toward building a news image.
Station is the only one here start¬
ing from scratch.

The latest four-week Nielsen
survey, however,, gives anything
but a conclusive argument for
Dreier’s second place status. It
covers only the first two weeks
of Dreier’s new show, which are
averaged In with the previous two
weeks when the feature film had
started at 10. Competing stations
hasten to point out that Dreier’s
first two weeks on WBKB had a
million dollars worth o£ free pub-
.lieity (the local dailies frontpaged
'his move) and probably aren’t
typical of what he’ll do in the long
run. Naturally, they point out,
the local Viewers must have been
curious in the beginning.

In any case, with Dreier in for
two weeks of the survey, the
WBKB ratings at 10 p.m. went up
from 12.0 the previous month to
15LL WNBQfs average, meanwhile,
dropped from 14.6 in. the December
survey to 11.4 in the January; and
WGN-TV** from 9.3 to 7.7. Long¬
time champion of the time period,
WBBM-TV stood virtually pat with
a 25.3 average.

Somerset Maugham’s
British Top 10 Payoff

London, Feb. 14.
All but one of 13 programs in
Ass!ociated-Rediffusion5s “Somer¬
set Maugham Hour” were listed in
the network Top Ten, according to
Television Audience Measurement
following the screening of the final
play in the skein cm Jan. 27.

Largest audience for any single
play in the series was that of 6,-
584,000 homes wihch viewed "A
Man with a Conscience” on Dec.
18. The play also notched the rec¬
ord of the largest homes—viewing
audience for any weekday play to
date.

Albany, Feb. 24.
WAST-TY here ha* made a deal
to vidtape a Greenwich Village cof¬
fee house revue, titled “Pass the
Nuts.”

Deal, marking a first for tv pres¬
entation of Manhattan’s new enter¬
tainment circuit, was concluded by
WAST-TY general manager Wil¬
liam A. Bipie. Videotaping will be
under the rein* of N.Y. producing
team of Don Gregory and Norman
E. Kline, who staged the original
revue, as resident producers ef the
Phase Twe coffee house. “Pass the
Nuts” is the team’s fourth presen¬
tation at the Phase Two.

Current plans call for the pro¬
gram to be vidtsped at WAST’s tv
'center on Feb. 27 for presentation
■ on. a Saturday night during the bit-,
ter part •£ March. “Pass the Nuts”
is an original comedy revue with
sketches and lyric* by Kline and
original music by Bob Waxman,
Jim Wise, and A. D. Bernstein.
Show features Larry Hankin, Shir¬
ley DallZell and Bill Farley.

In an unrelated development—
yet as enterprising—WAST-TV has
established *a special four station
hookup throughout northeastern
N.Y. for it* televised “live” special
of the Enthronement of the Rt.
Rev. Allen W. Brown as Bishop of
the Albany Epfseopal Diocese.
Services will be seen from 4 to 5:30
p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22.

WAST will beam the signal to
WPTZ-TV, Plattsburgh; WKTV,
Utica; and to WCNY-TV, Water*
town. WCNY-TY will receive its
signal by a special relay system
from WKTV, Utica. This marks
the first time in area television
history that a tri-city station will
feed a locally produced program to
three other stations. All three sta-
' tions are considering making spe¬
cials produced by WAST.

Price War Starting
i Ok German TV Sets

Frankfurt, Feb. 14.

With the recent downtrend in
television sale* in West Germany,
i one of. the leading manufacturers
i has just announced a price drop of
as much as 20% on some of its
models. And it’s expected that
other West German television
manufacturers will be forced to
follow suit in this highly competi-
i tive market.

The West German government
•has been in the midst of a squabble
about who, if anyone, has the right*
i to start the second television chan-
1 cel 1c this country, and conflicting
reports have been offered as to
what portion of the country will
be able to view the second chan¬
nel, if it comes into existence, and
[ just how present sets can be con-
j verted to receive the new program,
i Meanwhile, the confused custom-
; ers have Just stopped buying until
> some decision is made.

HOWARD E. STARK

Brokers end Flnenctai
Consultant*

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Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Jocks, Jukes and Disks

* By MIKE GROSS .

nanaa pacKson tv^apnuu. jniui
IN CELL BLOCK NUMBER NINE”
(Quintett) Is a high-powered rock¬
er that gains excitement from its
strong vocal pressure. ‘‘LITTLE
CHARM BRACELET” (Central
Songs*)-strings along with a pleas¬
ing rhythmic pattern and a sub¬
dued vocal that's quite appealing.

Linda Green (RCA Victor):
“TRADED OFF” (Rhythm Enter¬
prises*) brings a juve slant to the
switching game with a vocal styl¬
ing that the teenagers go for.
“HONEY BUGGIE” (Virgot) rocks
at a hot pace that showcases this
young singer as a disker worth
watching,

Felix Slatidn (Liberty): “MY
OWN TRUE LOVE” (Remick*) is
the richly romantic "Tara’s Theme”
from the “Gone With The Wind”
pic which is due for a re-release
again and It’s sure to get strong

(Southdale*) has a full bodied
melodic sound in the pic music
groove. It’s from “The Great Im¬
postor.”

Frank D’Rone (Mercury): “ONLY
17" (B. F. Wood*) is a neat ballad
approach to a teenager’s romantic
interest. “YEA, YEA, BABY”
(Lyndalet) rolls at a swinging pace
that the youngsters will find easy
to jump to.

The Harptones: “ALL IN YOUR
MIND” (Figure!) answers Maxine
Brown's “ALL IN MY MIND” disk
in a rocking fashion that could stir
up some spinning noise. “THE
LAST DANCE” (Winnetont) sways
with a lilt arid vocal that could run
nicely in the juke field.

The Four Aces (ABC-Para¬
mount): “BALLAD OF PATRICK
HENRY” (Cornell*) is a breezy
tribute to an American patriot but
it’s no “Davy Crockett." “ME

Best Bets

ELVIS PRESLEY.SURRENDER

(RCA Victor) -.Lonely Man

Elvis Presley’s “ Surrender” (Presley !) is an updating of the
classic “Come Back to Sorrento” and will he another runaway
click because of the vigorous vocalizing that nobody seems to be
able to match. “Lonely Man ” (Gladys*) has a flavorsome country
touch at which Presley is a sure hand and it, too, is headed for big
returns.

* * *

JIMMY JONES.I TOLD YOU SO

(Cub) ...You Got It

Jimmy Jones’ “I Told You So” (Sequence*) has the hit mark
right from the start and it grows with a socko swinging beat and
vocal. “You Got It” (Shallimarf) builds a fair ballad into an okay
spinning via a sharp vocal delivery.

* * *

MARTY HILL.MR. ORACLE OF LOVE

(Columbia) .Somebody

Marty Hill’s “Mr. Oracle of Love” (Ripley t) is a standout item
in the rocking teen ballad genre and is sure to send him to the top
in this initial disk try. ’‘Somebody” (Ripley t) is a solid swinger
that will undoubtedly get a strong share of the spinning action.

JIMMY NEWMAN.EVERYBODY’S DYING FOR LOVE

• (Decca)....'Just One More Night

Jimmy Newman’s “Everybody’s Dying For Love” (Cedarwoodt)
plays around with current morbid disk trends with a happy beat
that null bring it into* the payoff spinning brackets. “Just One
More Night” (Newkeyst) has a fair ballad flair with passable spin-
trig chances.

HEIDI BRUHL.RING OF GOLD FOREVER MORE

(Epic).Immer Will Ich Dir Gehoren

Heidi Bruhl’s “Ring of Gold Forever More” (Symphony House*)
is a strong ballad that’s already clicked in the European market
and the German and English .lyric reading will bring it to the so -
inning forefront here. “Immer Will Ich Dir Gehoren” (BIEM) is
fashioned along light ballad lines that will attract deejay atten¬
tion despite the German lyric.

TOMMY EDWARDS.ONE AND TWENTY

(MGM).Vaya Con Dios

Tommy Edwards’ “One and Twenty” (Jimskip t) sets up A. E.
Housmana’s classic poem in a romantic ballad form that unll pay
off in his spinning proportions. “Vaya Com Dios” (Ardmore*)
brings back a disclick of several years ago in a reading that will
go well on the deejay schedules.

THE RENOWNS.MY MIND’S MADE UP

(Everest) .Wild One.

The Renowns’ “My Mind’s Made Up” (Allendale t) is a socko
rocker that’s built into a surefire click by Marjorie Lake’s fiery
vocal. “Wild One” (Allendale *) stirs up a good beat that will at¬
tract special attention because of the vocal lead by Andrew Nash.

JACK LARSON.THE HAMMER BELL SONG

(Fraternity).I Love The Way She Laughs

Jack Larson’s “The Hammer Bell Song” (Sunfrant) pounds out a
breezy folk beat that has plenty of pop appeal for an overall click.
“I Love The Way She Laughs” (Sunfran-•) sets up a speedy pace
that could meet with some juke approval.

deejay attention. “IT’S NOT FOR¬
EVER” (Gilt) has the kind of
pleasing instrumental qualities that
jocks like to program.

Ray Price (Columbia): "HEART
OVER MIND” (Cedarwoodt.) has a
zingy alfalfa flavor but it’s catchy
enough to make a score in the pop
field. "THE TWENTY-FOURTH
HOUR” (Pampertj is a rhythmic
hillbilly styled ballad that could
cross over into some pop areas.

Whiiiemore & Lowe (Capitol*:
“THEME FROM ‘GO NAKED IN
THE WORLD’” (Robbins*- fea¬
tures the duo piano team out of the
classified field in a performance of
a colorful pic theme that could
give them a pop buildup a la Fer-
rante & Teicher. “LOVE MUSIC”

WITHOUT YOU” (Old Charter!)
hangs up ome okay word pictures
in a fair melodic frame.

Vince Di Martino (Roulette): “IN
ALL MY WILDEST DREAMS”
(Integrity** builds a pretty melodic
feeling with a vocal treatment that
will find lots o friends. “YOU
LOVE, ARE MY LOVE” (Squire*)
is a pleasant programming treat
because of the tasty blending of
melody and lyric departments.

The Troubadors Orch (Kapp):
“ILLUSION” (Sweco!) has a rich,
romantic instrumental quality lots
of programmers will latch on to.
"ILLUSION” (Sweco!) gets a simi¬
lar treatment but this time a cho¬
rus takes over for an appropriate
vocal touch.

Freddl Houston (Carlton): “NO

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Date!”

LOVE SO TRUE” (Arch*) follows
a slow ballad line that’s heightened
by a dramatic vocal approach.
“DON’T YOU FEEL IT” (Pambill*)
is a bright gospel-styled shout that
could develop some spinning in¬
terest

Vio Dana (Dolton): “SOMEONE
NEW” (Cornerstone!) sets up a
pleasing folk-ballad mood that has
a good chance to build into a popu¬
lar programming item. “THE GIRL
IN MY DREAMS” (Modern!) Is a
routine ballad that’s delivered in
a juve vocal fashion that sometimes
gets femme appreciation.

Vinnle Monte (Jubilee): “ONE
ALONE” (Harms*) puts the oldie
in. a rocking setting and shows off
the singers big piping push.
“THESE THREE WORDS” (Be v
nellt) has a zingy quality that could*
pull In some juke interest.

John Buck & His Blazers (War¬
ner Bros.): “CHI CHI” (Sherman-
DeVorzont) trots at a neat instru¬
mental pace for occasional spin¬
ning action. “FORBIDDEN CITY”
(Sherman-DeVorzont) has an ex¬
citing instrumental beat that could
develop programmers’ interest.

Tommy Knight (Gold Eagle):
“THERE’S NO PAIN” (Kim!)
rocks with a blues shout that will
find approval in some areas.
“THAT’S ALL I ASK” (Kimt) has
a neat swinging blues feel that will
bring some fans into the singer’s
fold.

The Nomads (Rust): “BOUNTY
HUNTER” (Karolyn*) shoots up a
spirited instrumental beat that
ought to travel nicely along the*
various spinning routes. “DESERT
TRAMP” (Karolyn*) has some ef¬
fective instrumental turns that the
jockeys may want to showcase.

*ASCAP. tBMI. tSESAC.

“This Is Norman Luboff” (RCA
Victor). Is his kickoff album under
the RCA Victor banner, Norman
Luboff showca&es his choral en¬
semble in a cracker jack program
due for wide spins. This is an ex¬
cellent layout of songs, richly and
tastefully harmonized in an attrac¬
tive variety of tempoes. Tunes
range from “All the Things You'
“Are” to “Beer Barrel Polka” and
include a charming “Band of An¬
gels” and a fine version of '“High
Noon,” among others.

Mitch Miller: “Happy Times!
Sing Along With Mitch” (Colum¬
bia). This is the 11th in the Mitch
Miller “slng-along” series and the
mixture is the* same as before. Why
rewrite a hit? In addition to the
jaunty repertoire iand the happy
presentation which makes singing
along easy, a colorful two-fold
packaging job will stimulate fur¬
ther consumer Interest.

William Clanson: “Stories in
Song” (Capitol). ~ There’s always
room for a new folk balladeer in
the disk market and William Clau-
son has that catch-on quality. By
blending a humorous touch with a
wide stylistic range, Clauson
brings some of the more familiar
folk items into newer and sharper
focus. Among them are “Cockles
and Mussels," “Lord t Randlall” and
“I Shall Never Marry.”

Jon! James: “More Joni Hits”
(MGM). This Is straight pop stuff
that will go well with the juke
contingent who’ve passed the
rock ’n’ roll stage. Joni James
takes such pop items as “There
Goes My. Heart,” “Little Things
Mean a Lot,” “Be My Love” and
“Are You Sorry” and gives ’em an
okay melodic flavor. The musical
supervision is by her husband,
Tony Acquaviva.

Sarah Vaughan: “The Divine
One” (Roulette). In-this small
combo setting, there’s plenty of
room for an appreciation of Sarah
Vaughan’s vocal talents. The sing¬
er has been supplied with some
nifty arrangements by Jimmy
Jones that showcase her ballad and
rhythmic moods importantly.
“Have You Met Miss Jones,”
“Gloomy Sunday,” “Jump for Joy”
and “Wrap Your Trouble in
Dreams” are some of the numbers
that can be pulled out for deejay
spins.

Adam Wade: “Adam and Eve¬
ning” (Coed). With several single
clicks already to his credit, Adam
Wade is going after & more adult
audience with this package. He
could win ’em over easily. He’s
got a warmly romantic tone and a
persuasive phrasing style that

gives each number a highly appeal¬
ing quality. A couple of his single
entries, “Gloria’s Theme” and
“Dreamy,” are reprised here but
his treatment of “The Party’*
Over,” “I Have Dreamed,” “W*
Kiss in a Shadow” and “Polka
Dots and Moonbeams” give him
broader appeal.

Paul Evans: “Folk Songs of
Many Lands”-“Hear Paul Evans im
Your Home Tonight” (Carlton).
Paul Evans is being spotlighted by
his disk firm this month with a
simultaneous two package release.
In “Folk Songs of Mariy Lands,”
the singer widens his appeal by
showing a fine understanding of
the folk genre. He’s gone to Ire¬
land. England, Spain, etc., for his
material and they all come off
handsomely. “Hear Paul Evans in
Your Home Tonight" is mainly a
recap of his previous issues. Some
of them, like “Seven Little Girls
Sitting in a Back Seat,” “Happy
Go Lucky Me,” “Hushabye Little
Guitar” and “The Brigade of
Broken Hearts” are bright enough
for the younger set to want to
hear again.

Marty Gold: * “s Magic” (RCA
Victor). Another entry in this la¬
bel’s “Stereo Action” series, this
package gives sharp sound values
to an excellent group of standards.
Using a large orch with a string
section, -Marty Gold has fashioned
dramatic stereo effects within lush
instrumental settings that stand up
under repeated spins. The train
effect on “Shuffle Off To Buffalo”
is neatly Integrated into a lightly
swinging choral and instrumental
arrangement. Other top numbers
are “The Trolley Song,” “That Old
Black Magic,” “I’ve Got The World
On A String” and “Little Sir
Echo.”

Percy Faith Orch: “Carefree”
(Columbia). This package is Percy
Faith’s composing showcase. More
prominently known as a maestro-
arranger, he’s shown off here as a
cleffer with dash and a variety of
moods. He ranges from the swing¬
ing groove through ballads, Latin*
rhythms and breezy instrumentals
with a distinctive quality that
makes ’em all good programming
bets. The orchestrations are devel¬
oped with care and are presented-
for top listening effect. ✓

Lurlean Hunter: “Blue and Sen¬
timental” (Atlantic). Working with
arranger-conductor Jimmy Giuffre,
Lurlean Hunter is able to get oyer
her jazz vocal message in no un¬
certain terms. She has complete
control over her strong set of pipes
and she maneuvers them to the ad¬
vantage of every song she tackles.
The repertoire in this package will
have special appeal to the jazz buffs
because it doesn’t contain tunes
that have been disked-to-death.
Among them are the Harold Ar-
len-Ted Koehler “As Long As I
Live,” the Fats Waller-Andy Razaf
“Blue Taming Grey Over You,”
and DySylva, Brown & Henderson’s
“Just Imagine.”

Nelson Eddy: “A Starry Night”
(Everest). Nelson Eddy’s big-voiced
baritone tackles a number of ro¬
mantic ballads which has definite
appeal for the sentimental set.
Backed by Skitch Hendefson’s orch,
Eddy builds such numbers “My
Reverie.” “Till The End of Time,”
“Stranger In Paradise,” “Full Moon
and Empty Arms” and the like with
full-blown gusto.

Johnny Maddox: “The World’s
Greatest Piano Rolls” (Dot). This
is a selection from Johnny Mad¬
dox’s private collection of piano
rolls, including numbers by old-
time practioners of this honky-tonk
art. It’s a nostalgic-loaded set of
numbers like “12th Street Rag,”
“Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue”
‘‘The Darktown Strutter’s Ball”
and “Melancholy Baby,” played
with that bright, mechanclal qual¬
ity typical of piano rolls. Th*
sound of these old rolls is remark¬
ably good.

Jessica Tandy-Hume Cronynr
“The Wind in the Willows-Part II”

| (Pathways of Sound). Kenneth
Grahame’s “The Wind in the Wil¬
lows” classic loses nothing in itz
adaptation to the disk form. In
fact, with Jessica Tandy reading
“The Open Road” chapter and
Hume Cronyn reading the “Mr.
Toad" section, the stories will take
bn added meaning to those Chil¬
dren who are familiar with'jEh*
book and will be a pleasurable- sur¬
prise to those who aren’t. Gros.

Longplay Shorts

Liberty Records is coming up with sets by Martin Denny, Julie Lon¬
don, Johnny Burnette, Bobby Vee, Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan and The

Johnny Burnette, Bobby Vee, Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan and The
Ventures on Liberty’s subsid label, Dolton. Also in the release .Is
“Rides, Rapes and Rescues,” Hangnails Hennessey and Wingy Brubeck
are featured. Spike Jones is producer.

United Artists Records is unveiling 11 packages this month, including
the soundtrack album of “The Misfits” score and a new Ferrante Sc
Teicher entry, “Latin Pianos” . . . Pat Harrington Jr., now appearing
at the Blue Angel, N. Y., cut his comedy routine for the UA label . . .
RCA Victor has come up with 18 albums in its combined classical and
pop release this month, including three “electronic stereo reprocessing”
packages by Toscanini and the kickoff LP by Norman Luboff and his
choir on the Victor label. The company is also building its four-track
reel tape catalog with 15 new packages this month, including the
original cast sets of “Wildcat” and “Do Re Mi” . . . FTP Records is
releasing the music and voice track for the “The New Adventures of
Pinocchio” series . . . The ASCO label marking the 50th anni of Lauritz
Melchoir’s debut with a double-LP set covering the singer’s recording
career.

Harold Drayson, national sales director for the Caedmon label, back
at his N, Y. desk after a cross-country tour. He set up Commercial to
handle the line in St. Louis and Bill Lawrence for the Pittsburgh terri¬
tory . . . Ray Conniff to Hawaii for a four-week stay researching local
rhythms for future use on his Columbia albums . . . Sal Salvador, Deeca
disker, currently playing the opening week of the new ballroom in the
Rtioda Arms Hotel, New'burgh, N. Y. . . . James B. Conkling, Warner
Bros, prez, has extended label’s January program through February . . .
The Barry Sisters, currently riding with the Roulette LP “Side By
Side,” set for overseas dates In Paris, Israel and England . . . Tropicana
Records chief Oliver BerHner on a two-week tour of Mexico arranging
new distribution for his firm and for various Other labels seeking
Mexican coverage . . . Jazz accordionist Mat Mathews waxing an album
titled “Roll Out The Welcome Mat” at the Steak Pit, Paramus, N. J.,
for United Tel Records.

Mercury Records is promoting the Smothers Brothers, cafe folksong
duo, by hurrying release of act’s Initial LP, etched recently at the
hungry 1, Frisco. Freres repeat on the Jack Paar show Tuesday (21),
and are booked for Mister Kelly’s Chi, March 27.

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

3MRJSKC

B’WAY-H’WOOD; HOT DISK AXIS

Col Record Club Adds New Labels;
Kapp Joins Fold MGM In Offing

Columbia is continuing to bring-
more outside labels into its’ record
club operation. Kapp Records is
the latest to join the fold and ne¬
gotiations are under way to include
the MGM line.

Col, which started the club with
its own disks only several years
ago, subsequently . brought in its
cubsid label, Epic Records, and
later broadened the field with
Caedmon, Verve, Mercury and
Warner Bros.

Arnold Maxin, president of MGM
Records, has been thinking in the
club direction since he came to the
label several years ago. It’s be¬
lieved that Maxin’s turn to the
Columbia club was spurred by the
fact it already had the Verve label.
Maxin recently took on the direc¬
tion of Verve when it was sold by
Norman Granz to Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer, MGM’s parent company.
The deal between MGM and Col
has not been set yet but Maxin
indicated that it’s in the offing.

Dave Kapp believes it offers a
wider and a different sales outlet
for his product. He pointed out
that LPs that have racked up little
sales interest through ordinary re¬
tailing channels have been pulling
in strong orders from the club’s
membership. Kapp artists already
selected for representation in the
club are Roger Williams, Jane
Morgan, Pete King and Ann Schein
as well as his “Opera Without
Words” series. Kapp’s estimation
of the club business is, “Everybody
else is in it so why shouldn’t I."

RCA Victor, through the Book-
©f-the-Month Club, and Capitol
Records have been operating their
own clubs for several years and a
flock of indies have been moving
into the disk club act via a tie with
the Diners Clu-b.

Meantime, there’s an antitrust
suit pending against the Columbia
record club. Suit was filed last July
by Sam Goody, N. Y. retailer,
claiming that the club was In direct
cbthpetition and harmful to retailer
activities. Columbia and Caedmon
were named defendents in the suit.
It’s estimated that Col's club does
close to $30,000,000 annually.

S’ders Joins MGM-Yerve
To Produce Concerts For
Labels’ Roster of Jazzmen

Irv Siders has joined the MGM-
Verve disk combine as director of
special production. Siders will con¬
centrate on the jazz section of the
Verve catalog but he'll also work
in pop areas for the Verve and
MGM lines.

One of Siders’ first projects will
te a series of jazz concerts to be
called “Genius at Midnite,” featur¬
ing jazz instrumentalists. The first
of such concerts will be held at
N.Y.’s Carnegie Hall March 4 with
Dizzy Gillespie. Other such spe¬
cialized concerts are now being
planned with each concert headlin¬
ing a jazz personality on the MGM-
Verve label. Plans are being de¬
veloped to record the concerts and
package them under the Verve ban¬
ner. A similar program was devel¬
oped by Norman Granz several
years ago when owned the Verve
label. Granz would produce the
“Jazz at the Philharmonic” concert
series and subsequently release
them on disks.

Another phase of Siders’ activi¬
ties will entail the handling of
special tieups with national adver¬
tisers for both MGM and Verve.

During the past few years Siders
has been involved in personal
management, representing among
others Vaughn Monroe and come¬
dienne Phyllis Diller. He’ll be able
to continue w'th his managerial
operation since Arnold Maxjn,
MGY-Vev\ T7, c :es no conflict
of 1 interest involved.

Khrushchev Brush

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Nikita Khrushchev’s Los An¬
geles visit last year obviously
didn’t make too big an impres¬
sion on the town’s radio sta¬
tions. At least this seems to
be the case judging by their
reaction to a disk bearing his
name.

Platter in question, “Hey
Mr. Khrushchev,” written and
waxed by Slick Slavin and re¬
leased by Johnny Mercer and
Marshall Robbins’ Commander
label, is reportedly getting the
cold-shoulder—as far as air¬
play is concerned.

Aside from a 20-second im¬
personation of President Ken-
. nedy at the outset of the wax,
the remainder of the disk is a
plea to the No. 1 Commie for
peace. The musical tempo of
the record is rock ’n’ roll.

Col Launching

Via Hit Pre-Packs

Columbia Records is going all
out to get the 33 rpm single roll¬
ing at the retailer level. The disk-
ery, which started releasing the
33 single on a regular basis last
summer, Is pinning its hopes on
building consumer, interest via a
soecial “Hall of Fame” series on
the 33 speed.

The diskery has packaged its all-
time hits in the pop and country
field into two “Hall of Fame” pre¬
packs containing 50 33 singles.
Both the pod and-country series
Include hit sides cut by 15 differ¬
ent artists. The pre-pack total
comes to 50 disks because some
of the artists are represented by
more than one disk in a pack. For
instance, there are four Johnny
Mathis’ records in the pop pack¬
age and four records of Johnny
Horton’s in the country set

The “two-hit” disks, which have
been culled from Col’s EP “Hall
of Fame” series, \yill be peddled
at the regular retail price for
singles. There will also be a 100%
dealer exchange privilege.

In addition to Mathis and Hor¬
ton, Col artists represented in the
33 singles drive are Mitch Miller,
Tony Bennett, Guy Mitchell, John¬
ny Cash, Percy Faith, The Four
Lads, Frankie Laine,. Rosemary
Clooney, Frank Sinatra, The
Brothers Four, Marty Robbins, Vic
Damone, Stonewall Jackson, Ray
Price. Little Jimmy Dickens, Les¬
ter Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Bob
Wills. George Morgan, Lefty Friz-
elli Gene Autry, Rov Acuff, Carl
Smith, the Chuck Wagon Gang
and the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir.

CHP.0.0 ADDS FAIRWAY
TO ROSTER OF FOB FIRMS

- Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Lew Chudd, prexy of Imperial
Records, has bought out Fairway
Music. 15-year-old Coast pubbery.
Chudd plans to open a N. Y. office
as w’elL as expand coastal opera¬
tions of Fairway.

Fairway, comprised of a catalog
of over 1,200 songs,. is now the
seventh music publishing firm un¬
der Chudd’s rein. He also heads
Commodore, Travis, Reeves, Post,
Marquee and Allen-Edwards .pub-
beries.

BIG SALES IN
CASTS & TRACKS

. Broadway and Hollywood are
giving the recond companies the
best fodder they,ve had in years.
The sales rackup of a flock of cur¬
rent original Broadway cast sets
and- film soundtrack packages is
stimulating broader competition foi*
these sets than ever before.

The high cost of getting an orig¬
inal cast album or soundtracker
into the market had the companies
proceeding with caution for some
time and the field was left virtually
to Columbia and RCA Victor. The
big sales potential of a clicko
caster or soundtraCker and the our-
rent consumer interest in such
packages have opened up the
pocketbooks of many other disker-
ies because they now believe that
their investment has a better
chance of paying off in today’s piar-
ket. In addition to Columbia and
Victor, which still lead the field,
Capitol, MGM, Kaon. Rouletle,
ABC-Paramount and United Artists
are in this year’s running with
Original Broadway cast assets or
film soundtrack packages.

Probably the hottest album from
the current Broadway season Is
Col’s “Camelot." The cast album
of the Alan Jay Lp~ner-Fred"*''k
Lowe tuner went off to a 200,000-
plus sales before it was even in
the store and has been running
j strongly ever since its release last
month. Col . also .is getting plenty
of action from “Irma La Douce”
which has been climbing on the
bestselling charts ever since its re¬
lease in the fall. Col al«o has a
solid seller in Rodgers & Hammer-
stein’s “Sound of Music,” a tuner
entry from last season. Album has
been on the Varety charts for 40
weeks. Capitol also has a top item
(Continued on page 60)

Mancuii Charges
Cleffer Brushoff
In TV Academy

Hollywood. Feb. 14.

Composer Henry Mancini has
submitted his resignation from the
Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences, claiming it is “virtually
impossible” for a composer or ar¬
ranger “to be nominated for an
award, much less win it”

In a letter to Thomas Freebairn-
Smith, the Academy’s executive
secretary. Mancini claimed the un¬
fair competition is the result of the
Academy’s reminder list, sent to
members prior to their voting on
Emmy nominations.

, c r - ‘ ‘-”1

score for “Peter Gunn” and defied
music for last year’s “Mr. Lucky.”
contends composers and arrangers
on non-musical shows must com¬
pete with participants on the high-
budgeted music spex. He addition¬
ally notes that these same musical
shows are listed directly in the re¬
minder’s music category but that
Academy members must look to
other reminder listings for non¬
musical shows eligible for the
music award. “That,” he says, “is
an unfair advantage.”

Said Mancini: “It is obviously
unfair to have a musical show
(usually headed by a star name)
competing with the composer who
has written a score for a dramatic
show. These are two distinctively
different contributions and there is
(Continued on page 60)

New FTC Chief Promises ‘No Let Dp
In Campaign Vs. Payola in Disk Biz

Haverlin’s D._C. Award

Washington, Feb. 14.

The Lincoln Award of the
year was presented to Carl
Haverlin, president of Broad¬
cast Music Inc., by the Lincoln
Group of the District of Co¬
lumbia at a banquet Saturday
(11) a the National Press
Building.

Haverlin, who has lectured
widely on the life of Lincoln,
is a contributor to the recent
Doubleday book, “Lincoln for
the Ages.” He has also written
a marching song, “Jine the
Cavalry,” sung by the U.S.
Army Band Chorus at the
dinner.

MILLER JOINS SAM FOX

Benny Millc-r, former Chicago
rep for Irving Berlin Music, has
joined Sam Fox Mus‘c as Coast rep.

He’ll handle Fox’s film library
of background music ?o • ddition
to general catalog promotion.

Vidor Succeeds
In Wrapping Up
‘Business LP Deal

RCA Victor is running at a hot
pace in this season’s original
Broadway east album sweepstakes.
With "Wildcat” and “Do Re Mi”
already on the market, diskery has
now wrapped up the rights to the
Frank Loesser-Abe Burrows tuner,
“How To Succeed In Business
Without Really Trying.”

The tuner, which is slated to
bow on Broadway in May, is being
produced by Feuer & Martin in
association with Frank Produc¬
tions. Robert Morse, recently in
“Take Me A T ong,” tuner which
was original-casted by Victor, will
star in the new musical.

The grab of the Loesser-Burrows
musical further spotlights Victor’s
stepped up activity in the Broad¬
way musical field. The Victor trib
stressing the Broadway beat are
George Marek, veepee-manager of
t K e disierv, Bob Yc.ke, veepee of
cor I'aereia! records creative
i-partment, and Joe Linhart, art¬
ists & repertoire staffer. It’s re¬
ported that the trio is already on
its way to nailing down important
musical properties for the 1961-62
season.

The deal for “How To Succeed
In Business” was negotiated by
Stu Ostrow. Frank Music veepee,
and Bob Yorke. The musical, inci¬
dentally, is an adaptation of a book
by Shepherd Meade, veepee ° of
Benton & Bowles.

Washington, Feb. 14.

Paul Rand Dixon, Pres. Ken¬
nedy's choice for chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, prom¬
ised “no let up” in the FTC crack¬
down on payola when he takes
over. “It,” he said of payola in
the disk trade, “is unfair and de¬
ceptive to the public.”

Immediate past Government ex¬
perience of both of President Ken¬
nedy’s selections for FTC-Dixon as
chairman and Philip Elman as a
commissioner—lies in the antitrust
field, suggesting their interest on
the commission might mainly rest
in FTC’s own antitrust activities.

“Our responsibility,” Dixon said
In an interview, “will be to admin¬
ister the law—all of the law. And
we hope to do a better job of it.”

Dixon, who will take the place of
outgoing FTC Chairman Earl W.
Kintner who got plenty tough in
the payola area, worked at FTC
from 1938 to 1957, spending most
of his time on “restraint of trade”
cases, which includes payola.

Since 1957, the Tennessean, who
is 47, has been counsel for the Sen¬
ate Antitrust and Monopoly Sub¬
committee, currently headed by
Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) and
formerly by ex-Sen. Joseph C.
O’Mahoney (D-Wyo.).

Elman, 42, is an old hand at the
Justice Dept., beginning in 1944.
Elman was designated for the Ed¬
ward T. Tait seat on the commis¬
sion currently held on a tempor-
jary basis by Edward K. Mills, the
'man ex-President Eisenhower origi-
j nally wanted to put on the Federal
Communications Commission.
When a conflict of interests ques¬
tion arose over a trust fund in his
name. Mills’ FCC nomination was
withdrawn and he was given a few
months on the FTC as Tait’s re¬
placement.

I President Kennedy disclosed that
the next FTC vacancy—which will
occur this September when Rob¬
ert T. Secrest’s term expires—will
be filled by A. Everett MacIntyre,
general counsel of the House Small
Business Committee.

■ Dixon and MacIntyre are Demo¬
crats. Elman is a political inde¬
pendent.

Scopp in O’seas O.O.

Mickey Scopp, general manager
of the Big Three (Robbins, Feist &
Miller) left for London last week
for confabs with Fred Day and;
other execs of Francis Day &
Hunter, B. Feldman and Robbins
Ltd., the London affiliates Big
Three owns with the Day interests, i
Scopp plans to visit the fi”m’s J
: affiliate .in Paris and to huddle
I with h’‘s compands F""‘n<"n repre-
I seritative, Paddy Crooksha ilc. I

ORIGINAL MUSICAL
SET AS'CHEYY ENTRY

An original musical, rare Item
on the tv agenda, is being produced
by Henry Jaffe Enterprises for the
March 12 NBC-TV Chevy show.
Sam Fox Music is publishing the
score.

The hour outing will be an A. J.
Russell adaption of Stephen Vin¬
cent Benet’s “O'Halloran’s Luck,”
scripted by A. J. Russell. Orig¬
inal score will have lyrics by Diane
Lampert and Peter Farrow with
music by David Saxon. Henri
Rene will orchestrate and act as
overall musical director.

Featured in the salute to St.
Patrick’s Day will be Art Carney
and Bil & Cora Baird’s Marion¬
ettes.

Chevy producer Perry Cross sees
the video musical as a St. Pat’s
Day standard And says he hopes to
bring it to Broadway in an expand¬
ed version.

Show’s musical team of Lampert-
Farrow-Saxon is prepping a musi¬
cal for Broadway next season,
“Sean O’Fey.”

Col’s New Garner Album
Sparks Another Row Over
Artist’s Control of Wax

The feud between Erroll Garner
and Columbia Records flared up
again last week. The new hassle
was sparked by Col’s release of an
LP titled “The Provocative Erroll
Garner,” which the pianist claims
is an “unauthorized release.”

The question of “unauthorized
release” first came to the fore
when Col released “The One, The
Only Erroll Garner” last year. Col
and Garner have been at odds-for
close to two years with the pianist
claiming his contract had been
breached by the diskery, and with
the label claiming that he’s still
under contract to it. Garner has
filed a breach of contract suit and
Col has counterfiled against Gar¬
ner. Latter has a court decision,
granting Col he right to release
“The One, The Only Erroll Gar¬
ner.” under appeal.

The current LP release, Gar¬
ner claims, consists of material
mainly from 1951 and '53 sessions
which was at the time deemed not
suitable for release. Garner’s
litigation against Col is now beir.p
handled by Jacob Imberman. oi
’:auer, Rise, Goetz & Mendel¬
sohn.

CHALLENGE UPS BLY

Mel Bly, national promotion di¬
rector of Challenge Records for the
past two years, has been given a
veepee stripe. The appointment is
in line with label’s expansion pro¬
gram of added exploitation and
merchandising concentration.

Dob Costa Hurt

Don Costa, artists & repertoire
j chief for Uni J Artists Records,
'broke ribs last week when his sta-
| tion wagoft turned over during last
■ week’s snow storm.

Costa was on route to a ski lodge
when the accident occurred. He’s
1 now recuperating in f New York.

MUSIC

Js&RIETt

Wednesday, February 15, 1961'

kariETYs RECORD T.I.P.S.

(Tune Index of Performance & Sales)

This weekly tabulation is based on a statistically balanced ratio of disk sales, nationally 9 as reported by key outlets in major cities, and music
programming by the major independent radio stations.

THs last No. Wks.

Wk.

On Chart TITUE, ARTIST

LABEl

CALCUTTA

♦ Lawrence Welk.

TOMORROW

Shirelles..

.. Scepter

SHOP AROUND

Miracles .

,... Tamla

EXODUS

Feitante & Teicher.

EMOTIONS

.... Decca

PONY TIME

Chubby Checker.

,. Parkway

CALENDAR GIRL

Neil Sedaka.

,... Victor

WHERE THE BOYS ARE
Connie Francis.

.... MGM

WINGS OF A DOVE
Ferlin Husky ...

.. Capitol

WHEELS -

String-a-iongs.

. Warwick

DON'T WORRY

Marty Robbins.

. Columbia

THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT
Capris.Old Town

ANGEL BABY

Rosie.

. Highland

GOODTIME BABY

Bobby Rydell.

... Cameo

EBONY EYES

Everiy Bros.

BABY SITTING BOOGIE
Buzz Clifford.

. Columbia

WONDERLAND BY NIGHT

Bert Kaempfert.Decca

STORY OF MY LOYE

Paul Anka.

.. ABC-Par

THERE SHE GOES

Jerry Wallace.

Challenge

JIMMY'S GIRL

Johnny Tillotson..

.. Cadence

WHAT A PRICE

Fats Domino.

.. Imperial

ONCE IN A WHILE
Chimes.

YOU CAN HAVE HER
Roy Hamilton.

C'EST S! BON

Conway Twitty.

.... MGM

GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY

Ramrods .Amy

PEPE

Duane Eddy .

.... Jamie

CORINNA. CORINNA
Ray Peterson ..

.... Dunes

UTOPIA

Frank Gar!.

.. Crusade

APACHE

Jorgen Ingmann .

MY EMPTY ARMS

Jackie Wilson.

. Brunswick

SPANISH HARLEM

Ben E. Xing.

AT LAST

Etta James.

IF 1 DIDN'T CARE

Platters.. Mercury

This

lost

No. Wk*.

Wk.

On Chert HTU. ARTIST

LABEL

RUBBER BALL

Bobby Yea ...

. • Liberty

ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER

Shelbey Flint..

.. Valiant

1 COUNT THE TEARS

Drifters^.

, Atlantic

ALL IN MY MIND

Maxine Brown..

.. Nomar

WHEELS

Billy Yaughn.

.... Dot

MODEL GIRL

Johnny Mastro-Crests ....

• • • Coed

AIN'T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN

Fats Domino.

. Imperial

TEAR OF THE YEAR

Jackie Wilson ...

Brunswick

DEDICATED TO THE ONE K LOVE

Shirelles ..

. Sceptor

NO ONE

Connie Francis .... . .

... MGM

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE

Ricky Nelson.

. Imperial

LITTLE BOY SAD

Johnny Burnette.

. Liberty

I PITY THE FOOL

Bobby Bland ..

... Duke

DON'T BELIEVE HIM. DONNA

Lenny Miles ..

. Spector

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT

Elvis Presley ..

,Victor

NORTH TO ALASKA

Johnny Horton ..

Columbia

SAILOR

Lolita .

•.» Kapp

PONY TIME

Don Covay & Goodtimers.

.. .Arnold

1 WANNA LOVE MY LIFE AWAY

Gene Pitney ..

..Musicor

GEE WHIZ. LOOK AT HIS EYES

Carla Thomas ...

. Atlantic

—

1 3

STAYIN' IN

Bobby Vee .

.. Liberty

LOST LOVH

H. B. Ba~ ' ..

.... Eldo

HOOCHIE COOCHIE COO

Hank Ballard .

.... King

WAIT A MINUTE

Coasters .. .

... Atco

DREAM BOY

Annette ....

»* • • Vista

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS

Della Reese .

... Victor

FLAMINGO EXPRESS

Royaltones..

. Goldisc

SHOW FOLK

Paul Evans..

. Carlton

TUNES OF GLORY

Mitch Miller.

Columbia

CHARLENA

Syvilles.

CHERRY PINK

Harmonicats.

Columbia

RAMONA

Blue Diamonds .........

. • London

WHAT AM 1 GONNA DO

Jimmy Clanton.,

This

last

Na.Wk*.

Wk.

On Chart TITLE, ARTIST

LAIR

1 CANT STOP LOVING YOU

Roy Orbison ..

Monument

A TEXAN & A GIRL FROM MEXICO

Anita Bryant..

... Carlton

1$ THERE SOMETHING ON MIND

Jack Scott ..

. Top Rank

MUSKRAT RAMBLE

Freddie Cannon...

..... Swan

FOR MY BABY

Brook Benton.

.. Mercury

THEM'S THAT GOT

Ray Charles.

.. ABC-Par

2008

Freddy Cannon.

.... Swan

YOUVE BEEN TORTURING ME

4 Young Men.

.... Crest

A THOUSAND STARS

Kathy Young.

... Indigo

.LAST DATE

Floyd Cramer ..

.... Victor

MILORD

Edith Piaf.

... Capitol

LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE

Little Willie John.

DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF MOON

Olympics .

.... Arvee

GREEN STAMPS

T-Birds..

.... Chess

KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF HER

Damita Jo.

.. Mercury

—

1 LOVE YOU SO

Chantels .

.... Trend

HAVING FUN

Dion ....

.... Laurie

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Al Caiola ..

.UA

WHEN 1 FALL IN LOVE

Etta Jones.

THINK TWICE

llrook Benton ..

. • Mercury

—

LIKE LONG HAIR

Paul Revere & Raiders...

.. .Gardena

WHAT WOULD 1 DO

Mickey & Sylvia.___

... • Victor

YOUR FRIENDS

Dee Clark.

.. .Vee Jay

HONKY TONK, Part II

Bill Doggett......

EXODUS SONG

Pat Boone.

HIDEAWAY

Freddy King.

... Federal

WALK RIGHT BACK

Everiy Bros. ..

1 DON'f KNOW WHY

Clarence Henry...

RAM-BUNK-SHUSH

Ventures.,

.... Dolton

—

GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY

June Valli .

.. Mercury

—

WON'T BE LONG

Aretha Franklin

. Columbia

—

LAZY RIVER

Bobby Darin.

WONDERLAND BY NIGHT

Louis Prima.

100

—

THE TOUCHABLES

Dickie Goodman.Mark X

Wednesday, February 15* 1961

Musac

Inside Stuff-Music 1

Unusual Tribute (headed “Death of .a Peer”) to a U. S. jazzman-
satirist, the late Lord Buckley, was In a recent Issue of Britain’s New
Statesman. Francis Newton, one of its regular critics (who, en passant,
quotes a Variety headline “Mort Sahl Boffo At Blinstrub’s in Boston”),
recalls seeing Buckley at the Gate of Horn, Chicago, at 2:30 a.m,*
playing to "a public of artists and night people ... He timed his act
like a striking Tattler. (Mort) Sahl is not thinkable in a Montmartre
cabaret of the Toulouse-Lautrec period. Buckley was, which Is perhaps
why he was the better act, Above all, he'was not a critic but a preacher,
*the hip Messiah,’ as he told the puzzled New York nuns on his death¬
bed. He‘dreamed of a big rock-candy world* where the cats and the
chicks have a perpetual ball bathed in the rays of equality and love,
Gandhi’s and Jesus' as well as Venps’s. It is a sentimental utopia, but
then both America and show biz have soft centres. Nevertheless, it is
a genuine utopia. He had a stroke in November, on the verge of success,
when the New York police withdrew his cabaret card, a well-known
device for shaking down artists. (His death has produced a public
campaign against the police.) He leaves behind ... a few numbers
played in his honor by Monk and Gillespie, a record or two (‘Way Out
Humor,'. World Pacific WP 1279) and a lot of tape which ought to be
issued. May he have a ball wherever he is.”

One of the smallest German. jazz clubs, the Jazz-Club Tuttlingen
(Baden-Wuerttemberg), hit the jackpot In the Oscar Fettiford lottery
which the German Jazz Federation arranged to help the three little
children of the late U. S. bassist Oscar Pettiford. All German jazz
clubs-could participate in the lottery and the club that drew the first
prize-could ask for a gratis concert of one of the leading German jazz
combos. The Tuttlingen club picked the Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet
which will play at Tuttlingen Feb. 19. -

Of all prominent U. S. jazz musicians, Pettiford was he who felt
himself most closely connected with the German jazz scene. For a
time, he played with the German Hans Koller ensemble. Pettiford’s
last wish was that his children, of whom two were bom in Europe,
Should be educated in Europe. Nearly all European jazz federations
organized money collections to raise funds, for this purpose. Sttedwest-
funk,* Germany’s most jazz-conscious radio and tv station, at which Pet¬
tiford had also appeared, arranged a jazz session whose proceeds also
went to the German'Pettiford collection. - .

Jack Mills, prez of Mills Music, will be honored for fostering and
encouraging the creative talents of Jewish composers at the annual
Jewish Music Festival at Temple Beth El, Cedarhurst, N. Y.,'Friday
(17). Featured will be a complete Sabbath Eve Sendee musical setting,
“Kabbalat Shabbat,” written by Sholem Secunda and published by
Mills. The firm lists more than 100 publications of- Jewish interest
representing such other composers as Lazar Weiner, David Diamond,
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Abraham Ellstein.

WCBS, the CBS Radio flagship in N. Y., has taken its plastic bubble
studio out of storage for a one-week series of originations this week at
Penn Station in N. Y. Purpose of the one-week stunt is-to raise funds
for Radio Free Europe, and while the station is- at it, it will also
produce some 20 RFE programs at the remote location.

Bubble was first acquired and used by the station a couple months
back in Grand Central Station as a promotion stunt.

MGM Records has tied in with last week’s Macy’s “Jazz Festival”
With a release of a Lionel Hampton disking of “Forbidden.” Four
hundred copies of the disk were rushed from MGM'* Bloomfield, N. J.,
plant to the N. Y. department store where Hampton was making a
personal appearance in conjunction with the bash. The song, inci¬
dentally, was written by Joe Liebman, senior veepee at R. H. Macy’s
Bamberger division, in collaboration with Doris Menkes.

Council On Radlo-TV Journalism of the Assn, for Education in
Journalism at the U. of Illinois has commended CBS Radio for its
expansion of hourly newscasts from five to 10 minutes. Council
unanimously adopted a resolution praising CBS for the move, stating
that the web has “shown recognition of the importance of providing
listeners with something more than the fragmentary reports that have
become all too common on the air.”

E. B. Marks has acquired the rights to the music, from ‘The Heiress,”
the telecast shown on CBS-TV Monday (13). The music was written by
Robert Cobert “The Theme From The Heiress” disking by Bernie
Wayne’s orch is being released on the Everest Iab^l this week. The
arrangements were by Dick Wolf and the session was produced by
Arnold Shaw, Marks’ general professional manager.

Deadline for entry in the Sixth Annual Merriweather Post Contest
for young musicians Is March 11. Contest, conducted by the National
Symphony In Washington, is open to* all violinists, pianists and cell¬
ists who haven't reached their l»th birthday by March 1. First prize
Is $2,000 sejeond; $500 and third, $100.

Three Texas Symphonies
Set Precedents! Exchange
Setup (her Two Seasons

San Antonio, Feb. 14.

A new cooperative plan through
which three major symphony
orchestras of Texas will exchange
appearances during the next two
seasons has been set by the orches¬
tras of San Antonio, Dallas and
Houston. This Is believed to be the
first such exchange in the annals
of orchestra history in this country
and the administrations of all three
orchestras hailed the plan as “a.
significant, development” in the
musical programs of. their respec-
. tive communities.

In the guest appearances, each
orchestra will perform with its
chief conductor. The San Antonio
orchestra (s conducted by Victor
Alessandro; the Dallas orchestra by
Paul Kletzki and the Houston
orchestra by Sir John Barbirolli.
In each case the appearance will be
on the regular subscription series.

Next season San Antonio will b*
host to the Houston orchestra,
Houston will present the Dallas
orchestra in Houston, and Dallas
will offer th^ Houston orchestra in
Dallas as Its “bonus” concert Dur¬
ing the 1962-63. season, the-San:
Antonio orchestra will play in both,
Dallas and Houston, and the Dallas
orchestra will be heard in San
Antonio. j

OSTROW TO COAST FOR
HUDDLES ON ‘MUSIC MAN'

Stu Ostrow, veepee of. Frank
Music, headed for the Coast yester¬
day (Tues.) for huddles with Mere¬
dith Willson oh the upcoming
Warner Bros, ftlmization of “Music
Man.” Ostrow and Willson, who
wrote the score and libretto for the
longrun Broadway tuner, will dis¬
cuss the scripting and the scoring
of the pic musical as well as make
arrangements for a soundtrack set
to go to a diskery. Capitol Records
put out the original Broadway-cast
album of the show.

During his Coast stay, Ostrow
will also continue negotiations for
the animated cartoon project of
Milton Schafer’s “Mommy Gimifie
A Drink Of Water,” which will be
produced by Frank Music and (Play¬
house Pictures. Ostrow will also
meet with Coast cleffers on proj¬
ects for the 1961-62 Broadway, sea-
son-

Bulzing Rejoins Fischer

Wilfred J. Bulzing has joined
the exec staff of Carl Fischer Inc.
He’ll be In charge of handling and
expediting orders, both wholesale*
and retail.

Bulzing Is returning to Fischer
after an absence of 10 years. Dur¬
ing that time he was a partner and
sales manager of Walter Kane &
Son, and later of Hansen Publica¬
tions and Kays Hansen.

Alien Conductor Cult

Boston.

Editor, Variety:

This is a fan letter, the first that
I have ever written in -praise of an
article appearing in your annual
edition. The article described with
perceptive Insight and uncanny
Wisdom the situation regarding
conductors and their overbearing
arrogance, phony airs and apocry-
phol backgrounds which somehow
impress well : meaning but sadly
naive tea-drinking, super-animated
patronesses of the symphony or¬
chestras.

I have no Idea who your writer
was but I would appreciate your
extending to him my compliments.
He expresses precisely the senti¬
ments of the undersigned who be¬
cause he is an American conductor
without a Mittel-Europascher ac¬
cent finds certain doors closed to
him.

Bravo again to your writer.

Anton Coppola.

Musical director: “My Fair Lady”.
(National Co.). Formerly conductor of:
Radio City Music Hall. Hartford Opera,
Cincinnati Opera, San Francisco Opera,
San Carlo Opera.

Monterey Jazz Festival
Swings Into Black For
Fir$t Time, Nets $6,700

Monterey, Cal., Feb. 14.

Final audit of last fall’s third
annual Monterey Jazz Festival
shows total Income for three-day,
five-performance bass was $88,316,
while total expenditures were $78,-
195, leaving net profit of *$6,709.

It was the first year the Mon¬
terey Fest has -crept into the black.
The 1958 festival ran a deficit of
$1,131 and the 1959 fest ran a def¬
icit of $11,233.

General Manager Jimmy Lyons
showed this breakdown in major
revenue categories: Ticket sales—•
$79,958; program sales—$3,347; re¬
cordings—$3,000; concessions (net)
—$2,265.

Expenditures broke down into
three main categories: production
—total of $52,024, including $38,-
625 for talent and travel,

$2,444 for police and fire security,
$2,179 for groundkeepers’ wages,
$1,139 for stagehands’ wages, $1,400
for sound system and $1,250 for
rental of Monterey County Fair
Grounds. All other production
items ran under $1,000 apiece.

Publicity—total of $12,731, in¬
cluding $4,500 for agency public¬
ity, $5,226 for newspaper publicity
and $1,402 for printing. Rest of
items were under $1,000 each.

Administration—total of $16,106,
including Lyons’ salary of $7,500,
Lyons’ expenses of $1,500, phone
and telegraph of $2,573. Festival
income came in $10,613 under pro¬
jected budget^ chiefly because Ly¬
ons had budgeted $5,000 income
from radio rights and $5,000 from
tv and films rights, none of which
i was Sold.

WB’S LOCALLY MADE
SWEDISH PLATTERS

Warner Bros. Records will begin
to issue in Sweden locfcl-language
Swedish disks produced and re¬
corded by WB’s Swedish licensee,
Telefunken Forsal. The WB-Swe-
dish disks will be available for
release anywhere in the world
under the WB trademark and is
part of diskery’s plan to continue
Its global expansion in acquiring
local-language recordings for the
WB label.

The deal was concluded by
Bobby Weiss, WB’s international
director, and Sixten F.riksson, di¬
rector of Telefunken-^Weden. Kick¬
ing off the net? m will be disks
by Alice Babs and fier daughter
Titti. WB-Sweden win continue t to
record other Swedish vocalists and
instrumentalists for release. in
! Scandinavia and throughout the
j world, concentrating on single and J
EP recordings during the next 12
months. Swedfslr'film soundtracks
are also part of the release plans. j

Diskery Exec Into Pix

Hollywood,. Feb. 14.

Langold Enterprises has Iv ,n
formed by Eugene Landy, who - ar
past year has devoted his activkfars
exclusively to Lectum and Eureka
Records, to produce a feature
film tentatively tabbed “Boome¬
rang” foP art houses. Budgeted at
$75,000, pic will star Rex Haynes,
who does comedy records for
Eureka.

Branching into pop field for
Eureka, Landy has inked Jerry
| Stuart as a blues singer. ,

Rock V Roll Dominates Mex Disk Biz;
Annual Gross at $9,000,009 Level

Holland Disk Bestsellers

Amsterdam, Feb. 7.

Save Last Dance.:.Drifters

(London)

Ramona.Blue Diamonds

‘ (Decca)

Barcelona -The Wilmary*

(Fontana)

O Sole Mio_Elvis Presley

(RCA)

Girl Josephine. .Fats Domino
(Imperial)

Rockin’ Billy ...., Rita Valk
(Fontana)

Lonesome Tonight-Presley

(RCA)

Never Son. . .Melina Mercouri
(London)

I Love Toe_Cliff Richard

(Columbia)

Wooden Hearts . .Elvis Presley
(RCA)

Hits on LPs

1. Dutch version of “My Fair

Lady” (Philips).

2. “Porgy And Bess,” seftind

track from the film (Philips).

3. “G.I. Blues,” sound track of

the film (RCA). _

Jablonski’s Harold Arlen’

A Sobd Biography About
A Giant Pop Music Talent

InHthe bibliography of show biz,
books about pop music, and its crea¬
tors have been stretching into im¬
pressive dimensions on the library
shelves over thf past few years.
Perhaps one of the underlying fac¬
tors for this resurgent interest in
the music biz of the 1920s and ’30s
is that compared to contemporary
level ‘of the biz, those years have
the contrasting appeal of the gran¬
deur that was Rome and the glory
that! was Greece.

Tlie latest tome on the music biz
is Edward Jablonski’s "Harold Ar-
lenr Happy With The Blues” (Dou¬
bleday; $4-85), a biographical por¬
trait of one of the giant composing
talents with a spectacular string of
hits, both quantitatively and quali¬
tatively, to his credit in the ASCAP
catalog.

It can safely be said that Arlen’s
top * tunes, including “Stormy!
Weather,” “Blues In The Night,”
“That Old Black Magic,” “Over The j
Rainbow,’’ “Come Rain Or Come
Shine” and “Happiness Is a Thing
Called Joe,” to name just a half-
dozen, are at the very peak of pop
song artistry.

Jablonski. has written a solid,
straightforward, detailed and de¬
voted biography of Arlen. He has
traced" the development of Arlen
from his emergence within an orth¬
odox Jewish home in Buffalo,
where Arlen, born Hyman Arluck,
imbibed a musical tradition from
his father, a cantor, through his
early -knockabout experiences in
various film bouse and vaude jobs
to his “discovery” by Vincent You-
mans. In 1929.

This was the gateway leading to
songwriting assignments for Broad¬
way shows, the Cotton Club shows,
where Ethel Waters introduced
“Stormy Weather,” and a succes¬
sion of Broadway shows and Holly¬
wood musicals that gave Arlen an
international showcase for his fer¬
tile musical imagination.

. Jablonski could have done more
with Arlen’s early years and the
forces that shaped the man. In¬
stead, the author favors a blow-
by-blow and step-by-step descrip¬
tion of Arlen’s encounters with the
personalities on his road to suc¬
cess.

This Is virtually a “blue book” of j
the pop music biz’s “400” with
anecdotes about Harry Warren, Ted
Koehler,- the Gershwins, tew ■
Brown, E. Y. Harburg, E. H. Morris,
Vernon Duke, Johnny Mercer,^Leo
Robin, Ralph Blane, Dorothy
Fields, et al. Although primarily
a composer, Arlen also on occasion
wrote lyrics notably in collabora¬
tion with Blane.

A consistently readable work for
anyone Interested in the music
business, the theatre and films, the
book is also marked by an excellent
compilation of Arlen’s works, by]
year and by shows, and of a
selected discography, including
show sets, pic soundtracks, LP song
collections by top artists and out-1
standing interpretations of individ-
j ual songs. ' Herm. \

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

Biggest phenomenon of the Mexi¬
can musical year just past was the
wild enthusiasm accorded to Took
'n’ roll rhythms by youth of the
land of manana. Tabbed “rocan-
rol” here, popularity was so great
that it eclipsed all other melodies.
Folklore ditties, generally popular,
had one of their poorest years
because of the frenzied switch to
rock and roll.

Rock *n’ roll got its biggest im¬
petus via the Cuban Los Llopis
singing group, with translation of
lyrics into Spanish. Craze grew to
such proportions that many stand¬
ard trios, singing old fashioned
songs as well as popular numbers
had difficulty In keeping engage¬
ments, There is a tapering off in
interest, but “rocanrol” still is a
heavy contender for public popu¬
larity among young. This led to
creation of new units such as Rock
Rebels, Teen Tops, Crazy* Boys,
The Hoopers, etc. Hearing these
many others wildly vocalizing in
Spanish is an experience not easily
forgotten.

Sales of platters zoomed for the
rock and roll interpretations, with
Industry chalking up sales of $9,-
200,000 for t!Ue year. Of this fig¬
ure $6,000,000 was accounted for
by sales of disks produced here and
balance being imports from various
nations of the globe. About $1,-
200,000 of the* Mexican total was
received from eX£ :£ sales.

While underplayed by the in¬
dustry as a -vfcvk, there was a
marked saturation of the record
market, due to excessive produc¬
tion of disks by major labels. Total
production came to approximately
1,800 platters, with 3,600 songs;
majority of these being new Mexi¬
can numbers. Only about 25
clicked really big with 'public and
about 50 to 100 others just barely
held their own.

Year was also marked by drastic
lowering of LPs, under a dollar,
with this widening the market and
also displacing somewhat lower
priced American imports.

Although nothing is officially said,
there are undercurrents showing
that diskerfes are facing up to a
crisis, with execs attempting to
come up with feasible solutions.

Mexican diskeries are how re¬
vamping their promotional depart¬
ments, or setting* facilities up
where they do not exist, with a
broader bid for publicity plugs.
There may be an. industry wide
meeting to discuss exploitation,
although matter has not been de¬
cided as yet.

Still, with admitted overproduc¬
tion, diskeries Insist that they are
!ln a position and do turn out 20,-
000,000 platters a year on a one
shift basis, and .up to 60,000,000
if demand would increase,

] The RCA Mexicans diskery alone
accounts for approximately 60%
of total Mexican production with
] balance shared by other labels in¬
cluding Musart, Columbia, Gamma,
Vik, Dimsa, and Peerless.

Longplays now account for 60%
of total disk sales, as compared
with 49% in 1959; and this trend
[will move up this .year,, according
to concensus of thinking of platter
execs.

Jazz For lures In Frisco
Sated For Court Test

San Francisco, Feb. 14.

Owners of the Black Hawk, 13-
year-old Frisco jazz club, will be
tried before a jury Feb. 23 on
charges of admitting minors—in a
special section.

Police arrested owners Guido
Cacienti and George and Max
Weiss, contending the special ju¬
venile section, with separate en¬
trance, separate restrooms and par¬
tition splitting It from club’s main
area, violated California liquor
laws.

Club owners asked for jury trial
in municipal court last week % and,
meantime, hope the California at¬
torney general will come ur h
ruling on the case. State liquoi i of¬
ficials had been consulted before
special section was oner • •* h. J
okayed it. Sectior ,w. .*>

tion 14 months «:■ i. • at

urging of Frisco' M.-v< *^ge
Christopher, shut it •‘to* r

PSitnefft

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

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MUSIC

On The Upbeat

New York

Arnold Maxin, MGM Records
prez, named chairman of the rec¬
ord division of this year's Heart
Fund drive for the heavyweight
championship fight on closed cir¬
cuit tv March 13 ... Ed Smollett
joined Dick Gersh’s public rela¬
tions office as ah account exec ., .
Featured with Benny Goodman
when he goes into the Desert Inn,
Las Vegas, Feb. 20 and Basin Street
East, March 9, will be vibester
Red Norvo, trumpeter .Charlie.
Shavers, saxist Zoot Sims and vo¬
calist Jimmy Rushing . . . Peggy
King touring the Baltimore-Wash-
ington area for her first Roulette
release “Up, Up, Up’’ . . . Tara En¬
terprises, an ASCAP publishing
house owned by bandleader Sal
Salvador, has merged with Henry
Adler Inc. ... Singer Jill Allen be¬
gan a two-weeker at Buffalo’s
Statler-Hilton yesterday (Tues.).

Jazz musician-composer Don
Elliott named musical director of
the daytime tv show- “Number,
Please” on ABC . . . Lyric writer
A1 Neiburg has placed nihe new
songs with publishers: three Went
to Bourne, tw T o to Dave Dryer, two
to BVC and two to Northern. His
own firm is publishing “Why Let A
Lie Break Your Heart’’ which he
wrote with J, Fred Coots and which
was recorded by Dick Rogers on
the Da-Mar label . . . Mickey Wal-
lach and Fred Edwards have
formed a publicity r promotion of¬
fice. * Edwards formerly did local
promotion for Dot Records and
Wallach had been head of promo¬
tional operations for Lou Klayman’s
Action Records . . . Buddy John¬
son crrch into Regal Theatre, Wash¬
ington, Feb. 24 . . , BuIImoose
Jackson set for the Picadilly Club,
New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 27-March
5 . . . Leland Rogers and Irv
Trencher Will handle promotion for
Sonny Lester’s newly formed Gold
Eagle Records . . . Bandleader
Freddy Price and Jimmy Day, a
former actor, have opened Global

BLUE TANGO

Bill Black's Combo—Hi
Lsttsr tannin—Epic

CORRINA, CORRINA

Ray Peterson—Dtinos

THEME FROM
THE APARTMENT

_ Ferrante and Tekber—UA

ALL TIME HITS
BY JIMMY McHUGH

WHEN MYSUGA* WALKS
DOWN THE STREET

Mary Kaye Trio—Yenre

I CANT GIVE YOU
ANYTHING BUT LOVE

__ Joni James—MGM

MILLS MUSIC. INC.

1619 Broadway New York 19

BILLY VAUGHN

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Booking Assoc... . Connie Francis,
MGM disker, planes te Germany
March 2 to receive the Lion Award
of Radio Luxembourg.

Herb Kessler, former manager
of the Fonr Aces, off to Europe on
a talent prowl . . . Mills Music is
prepping- a St. Patrick’s Day push
on a new waltz, . “Erin’s Green
Shore,” by two Dublin Songwriters
Thomas Whelan and Pat King.
Tune has been recorded by Willie
Brady on the Avoca label, a Brook¬
lyn company which specializes in
Irish music.

Bobby Rydell, Cameo disker, on
a one-week four of Australia to he
followed by a week in Hawaii ... .
Lawrence Welk will be the na¬
tional chairman of the 1961 Variety
Club’s Week, Feb. 12-18 ... Fabian
making 'his first trip outside the
U. S. with a date at the Arenta
Coliseum m Manila . . . Tommy
Reed on an eight-city tour of dee-
jay hops promoting his Kip disking
of “Young, Dumb and Full of
Gum” . . . Strand songstress Jean-
nie Thomas on a series of one-
nighters through Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Mary¬
land . . . Thrush Genie Pace held
over at the Pillow Talk nitery . . .
Roy Haynes Trio and Eric Dolphey
at Copa City, L. I. jazz club.

London

Ella Fitzgerald and the Oscar
I Peterson Trio have 13 dates lined
up for their tour. It .starts at the
London Festival Hall on March 4
. . June Christy and the Four
Freshmen in for a tour ; . . Tenor
saxist Red Price has formed his
own combo and will tour with The
Shadows, vocal group . . . Shirley
Abicair to give a one-woman recital
at the Festival Hall on March 5
. . . The Jazz Club Promoters have
formed an association. • Ralph
Peters Is chairman . . . First time
for years two versions of two disks
hit the British Top Ten. Petula
Clark and Anne Shelton both score
with “Sailor,” and Bobby Vee and’
Marty Wilde have bounced “Rub¬
ber Ball” into the upper bracket
. . . Alma Cogan is switching from
HMV to Columbia. Different label,
same firm, EMI . . . Lita Roza
signed for a May cabaret season at
Chicago’s Mr. Kelly’s saloon.

Long players and all disks of
“The Music Man” skedded for re¬
lease on April 7, two weeks after
the show bows in to the West End
. . . Drummer Nick Nicholls, only
remaining member of Lonnie
Donegan’s original 1956 skiffle
group, has quit to join Monty Sun¬
shine’s new outfit . . . Cliff Rich¬
ard taping a “Sunday Night At The
Palladium” show on March 5, for
subsequent U.S. screening . . .
Christ Barber group left on Sun¬
day 5) to play the "Millionaires’
Playground” at Gstaad, • Switzer¬
land . . . Bourne Music, after nine
years, will be absorbed in the
Keith Prowse-Peter Maurice setup.

San Francisco

Pat Boone opening Thursday
(16) at the Fairmont — his first:
nitery date . . . New ; Fack’s open¬
ing on site of old Easy Street, with
Bobbi Norris, Mel Young and
George Cerruti Trio , . . Kid Ory
reopened his On the Levee . . .
Victor Borge booked for March 1-
3 at the Masonic Auditorium ...
Faith Wlnthrop, with piapist Bob
Skinner, opening at Yerba Buena-
Village.

The Art Farmer-Benny Golson
Jaaztet opened at the Jazz Work¬
shop . . . Neve’s booked Carmen
McRae for March 21, Joe Williams
and Harry Edison for March 3 . . .
Barbara Dane returning to her
Frisco stomping grounds with the
Boh Newhart concerts . . . Pony
Poindexter playing with the Atlee
Chapman group at Horace Benja¬
min’s Stereo Room . . . Bruce Lip-
pincott, Kenny Elmore, Tom AI-
bering and Bob Marches! formed
.quartet to play the Gilded Cage.

Philadelphia

Kathy Young and Jeanne Black
flying in from the Coast to join
an array of. male rock ’n’ rollers
that includes Johnny Tillotson,
Freddie Cannon, Jimmy Clanton,
Carl Dobklns, Jr.; Buzz Clifford,
Mark Dinning, the Dimensions,
and locals Dick Lee and A1 Al¬
berts, for a. pair of records hops
staged by WIBG disk jockeys in
two area schools, Feb. 17. The

vocalists are being brought !n by
the Record Promotion Managers
Group as stars for the stations
“March of 'Music,” a month-long
high school promotion to aid the
March of Dimes . . . Dave (Baby)
Cortex set for the Randolph Socjal
Club, Feb. 19, followed by Lou
Monte, Feb. 26 . . . Don Cherry
works the Smart Spot, in Jersey,
Feb. 17-19 . , . Chris Connor opens
at the Red Hill Inn, Feb. 17 for
the- weekend . , . Anita O’Day
skedded for the Showboat, Feb.
20-25; John Coltraen, Feb. 27-
March 4; Stan Getz, March 6-11;
Horace Silver, March 13-18 . .
Patti Page current at the Latin
Casino. Nat King Cole slated for
spot, March 2, has cancelled out
but will appear two weeks .early in
l-September.

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British Music Biz Joifcs

With ’Casters to Promote

Eurovision Song Contest

London, Feb. 14.

Music publishers and dish com¬
panies are getting together with
both tv networks, BBC and com¬
mercial, for the greatest plug-
feast of the year.

. Tomorrow night (Wed.) the BBC
Screens ? 'A Sobg for .Europe” in
which a : nationwide 1 jury’ of; 120
voters, grouped in .London and
seven regional centres;, will Pick
Britain’s entry "for fee Eurovision
Song Contest, to be held at Cannes
next month.

On Friday (17) viewers over, the
whole commercial network nil! see
Grade Melds present checks for
$2,800, $1,400 and $7d0 to winning
composers at the Royal Festival
Hall final of the British Song'Con¬
test. Throughout the' week heats
for the contest are going out in
daily half-hour programs. The
Public is again the judge. In t-ch
commercial ; region, a. panel ci 7.6
viewers call up with their votes it
the end of the daily heats, \

Winner of the BjBC’s “A Song
for-Europe” will be chosen from
nine new and- unpublished num¬
bers submitted by Decca, EMI, and
Phillips Records. Decca’s hopefuls
include “Tommy,” sung by Teresa
Duffy, a 20-year-old thrush from
Donegal and written by John Wat¬
son, last year’s winner with “Look¬
ing High, High, High.” On EMI’s
list, former milkman Craig Doug¬
las. now a teenage rave, sings “The
Girl Next Door” by Harry Robin¬
son and Bunny Lewis and the Phil¬
lips ‘ entry includes Jack Water¬
house’s “I Will Light a Candle,”
sung by Anne Shelton. .

Nearly 100 songsters and mu¬
sicians are taking part in commer¬
cial tv’s British Song " Contest.
Tunesmiths represented among
the 25 heat-finalists include
Laurence Jacks, resident m.d. at
the Cafe de Paris (“Marry Me”),
Michael Carr (“When You Speak
to Me of Love”) and London-born
Monty Babson, former shoe shop
salesman who, after a spell In the
States singing with the Harry
James orchestra, returned to Brit¬
ain last year and decided to write
a song, his first, “on a sub¬
ject of national ir.-erest.” Result
is his contest entry; “Fish and
Chips.” •

If Scots Can Raise the Traisprt
Columbia Will Book U.S. Tour

Memphis Dance PaviUion
Books String of Bands]

Memphis, Feb. 14.

Lakeland* Memphis’ newest re¬
sort located about five miles from
the town line, had lLied up an ar¬
ray of name bands for the new
dance pavillion which opens this
coming summer season. Skitch
Henderson and his crew will tee
off June .3-10, followed by Sammy
Kaye June 11-18, Jan Garber,
June 20-24 and June 25-July 2
will find George Mosse and his
Dixieland “Chain Gang” from New
Orleans taking over.

Jack Staulcup and his crew,
move in for the July 4-8 week with
headliners Connie Boswell and
Snooky Lanson as added attrac¬
tions for the holiday weekend. Les
Brown Is inked for July 11-16,
Billy Butterfield sits town July
18-23, with five local bands, Ray
Franklin, Bob Morris, Jack Hale,
Louis Ferini and Andy ;^edbetter
booked for July 25-29. Tvd Weems
is due Aug. 8-13, Clyde McCoy,
Aug. 22-27 and Shep Fields for
the Labor Day weekend beginning
Aug. 29-Sept 4. I

British Disk Best Sellers

London,

Are Yon Lonesome?

Lesley

>RCA)

.... Clark

(Pye)

Rubber Ball.

(London) v

Pepe ..

....Eddy

(Lozfdon)

You’re 16.

Burnette

(London)

Poetry In Motion-

Tillotson

(London)

Portrait of My Love.

. .Monro

(Parlophone)

Sailor .

. Shelton

(Philips)

F. -B. I. .

-Shadows

- (Columbia)

Rubber Ball.

.. .Wilde

(Philips)

E.C. FORMAN, VETERAN
VICTOR EXEC, RETIRES

E. C. Forman has retired as
head of RCA Victor’s special serv¬
ices dept under the 65-3 fi-v man¬
datory retirement age 7-r ”C\ em¬
ployees.

Forman, a veteran of ..iore than
40 years in the record business,
began in 1917 with the old Victor
Talking Machine Co. During that
period he saw the talking machine
arid record business almost wiped
out by radio, come back strong on
‘the strength of electric recording
and reproduction, then suffer near¬
death again because • of the- 1929
depression. He . was especially
popular with record collectors be¬
cause of the patience with which
he provided information concern¬
ing obsolete recordings and al¬
most forgotten performers..

' During most of his career, For¬
mats headquarter*, were in Cam¬
den, N. J., but he transferred a
few years ago to New York. Al¬
though retired, he Is still inter¬
ested remaining active in the disk
biz.

f Glasgow, Feb. 14.

Scottish National Orchestra is
dickering for a tour of the U.S.A.
and Canada in the fall ci 1962.
Trek would be for four ■•:r eight
weeks and would take place after
orch has completed Its engagement
at the Edinburgh International
Festival.

Alexander Gibson, conductor of
the Scottish orch, is in negotiation
with Columbia Artists’ Manage¬
ment of N. Y. He is newly returned
from giving a series of concerts in
Vancouver and Victoria, B. C.

Provided the orch ean increase
their strength to 90 players and
find their own transport to New
York, the American booking agent
will set up' dates for a reported
20 %.

Success of the tour is considered
certain if the estimated $15,000
necessary to cover the double
Atlantic crossing can be promoted.

Gibson recalled how two years
ago when the Congertbebouw Orcli
of Amsterdam undertook a similar
tour, it had the financial support
of the Dutch Government, the City
of Amsterdam, and six major in¬
dustries. The last-named, he said,
took the opportunity to publicise
Dutch products -while the Concerts
were being given, spending $25,000
on advertising.

Schauer Joins Col Prod.

Donald H. Schauer has been set
as Coast account exec for special
[.products at Columbia Record
Productions.

Before coming to Col. Schauer
was an account exec with Hearst
Advertising Service and Adam
Young Inc.

Composers’ Contest Gets
Underway In Albuquerque

Albuquerque, Feb. 14.

The 1961 Competition for Or¬
chestral-Works, set up to encour¬
age budding young longhair com¬
posers with a $300 cash award for
first place, got underway in Al¬
buquerque last week. The event,
now in its' third season, is spon¬
sored by the Albuquerque Civic
Symphony, and the first place
composition—in addition to win¬
ning the cash for the writer — will
also be performed by the sym¬
phony group during its 1961-62
season.

The eompetish is open to all
citizens of the U. S. and those
persons who have lived in this
country for at least five years.
There is no age ^ restriction. The
competition closes Aug. 15. Com¬
plete data on the competition can
be obtained from Mrs. Jay Greer,
P.O. Box 358, Albuquerque, N.M.

The internationally celebrated
conductor Wilfrid Pelletier, co-
founder of the . Montreal Sym¬
phony and director of its “Youth
Concerts/* rehearses the orchestra
with his Norelco tape recorder
close at hand. F<?f many seasons,
Mr. Pelletier was the congenial
conductor of the-N. Y. Philhar¬
monic “Young People’s Concerts,”
the Metropolitan Opera and the
Metropolitan Opera Auditions of
the Air. A familiar figure in the
field -otmuslc education, he estab¬
lished, and continues to serve, as
director of the Conservatoire de
Musique et d’Art Dramatique of
the Province of Quebec. Accord¬
ing to the Maestro, “When it

comes to teaching music, words
alone are never enough. Success¬
ful communication between teach¬
er and student depends, in large
measure, upon the student’s
ability to accurately hear his own
efforts. I have found that the
superb ‘mirror image’ provided by
my Norelco ‘Continental’ Tape
Recorder Is my guarantee of opti¬
mum communication, and thereby
the student’s guarantee of prog¬
ress.” The Norelco ‘Continental’ is
a product of North American
Philip* Co., Inc., High Fidelity
Products Division, Dept. 1LL2,
230 Duffy Avenue, Hicksville,
Long Island, New York.

58 -S

V»fattday, Febrnmry 15, 1961

Macys

says,

To the great Jazz artists who

appeared, to the New Yorkers

who came by the thousands (0

listen, °to applaud and to enjoy

the first Jazz Festival of its kind

in all the world, to everyone who

helped make Macy’s Jazz Feld*

val such a tremendous success

/ •

i ■ ■ ■

To Lionel Hampton, who served
so graciously as Coordinator
of the whole show for Macy’fc

To the Voice Of America, Radio
Free Europe and Armed Forctt
Radio who taped the entireFead*
val for broadcast to United Statu
military personnel overseas and
to peoples all over the world

To MGM for recording "Ciy of
the Blues’,’the theme song com* I
posed for Macy’s Jazz Festival
and played by Lionel Hampton*
The flip side is “Fcrbidden”f
which we think will be the bfg
4-star hit of tomorrow.

says,

” Thank
You”

To these great performers who made
Macy’i Jazz Festival the great'show
It Wait (In alphabetical order) -

MORT FEGA
STAN GETZ
DIZZY GILLESPIE
ARTHUR GODFREY
BENNY GOODMAN
At GREY

LIONEL HAMPTON
MILT HINTON
J. J. JOHNSON
JOE JONES
GENE KRUPA
JACK LAZARE
GERRY MULLIGAN
BUDDY RICH
JIMMY RUSHING
HORACE SILVER
TEDDY WILSON
SOL YAGED

and

to these artists whose appearance
added even more excitement to
Macy’s Jazz Festival, (in alphabeti¬
cal order)

AHMED ABDUL-MALIK
LARRY ELGART
PANAMA FRANCIS
MACEO PINKARD
ANDRE PREVIN

Wednesday, Febmary 15, 1961

MUSIC

Tlombm To Call

Diskery Tune For
‘Navarone Score

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

Dimitri Tiomkin, now scoring
the Carl Foreman production,
“Guns of Navarone,” for Columbia,
has received from Col veepee Paul
Lazarus an agreement whereby
Tiomkin can negotiate and desig¬
nate what waxery gets soundtrack
album and also which first cuts two
pop tunes he has cleffed for pic.
Although this consideration has
been won by scorers in past at
other studios, this is the first time
Col has granted the concession.
Columbia, of course, owns a disk¬
ery of its own, Colpix Records.

Further, Tiomkin has secured
from Col a percentage of publica¬
tion rights to all “Navarone” mu¬
sic—also a first for Col. Shapiro-
Bernstein music will publish the
songs and score.

One of the pop tunes is “They
Call It Love,” with lyrics by Ned
Washington and other, “Legend of
Navarone,” has wordage by Paul
Francis Webster. According to
Tiomkin “the old Greek song,
*Yala, Yala’ forms the basis” of
“Call It Love.” The “Navorone”
score runs at this point 147 min¬
utes, one of the longest in film
annals. It will be recorded for the
film by the London Symfonia, with
Tiomkin abroading to wield the
baton in London.

Artie Mogull Exits As
Kingston 3’s Pub Chief

Artie Mogull and the Kingston
Trio have called it quits. Mogull,
who headed the group’s publish¬
ing activities out of N. Y. for the
past two years, is moving out and
the operation is being transferred
to the Kingston’s offices on the
Coast.

Firms in the Kingston orbit are
Highbridge Music, Flywheel Inc.,
Santa Rosa and Rolling Hills.

Ballroom Destroyed

Des Moines, Feb. 14.

Fire gutted the interior of the
Val Air ballroom here last week
with damage estimated at better
than $100,000, according to T. H.»
Archer Sr., president of the ball¬
room.

Fire erupted only a few hours af¬
ter hundred of teenagers had left
the ballroom at 11 p.m. It is said
to be completely Insured and will
be re-built, according to Archer
who also owns ballrooms in
Marion, Sioux City, and' Sioux
Falls.

John Lewis Clefs Ballet

San Francisco, Feb. 14.

MJQ’s John Lewis is writing
music for a major new ballet,
“Original Sin,” which will be chief
new offering of the Frisco Ballet’s
second annual spring season at the
Alcazar, March 10-April 21.

Company chief Lew Christensen
said poet Kenneth Rexroth is doing
the new ballet’s libretto and that
John Furness will do the settings.

From The

JERRY LEWIS Production

CinderFella

A PARAMOUNT Release

SOMEBODY

Records Aip^abet.cally Lured i

TONY BENNETT

Columbia

JERRY LEWIS

Dot

JANE MORGAN

Kapp

JOHNNY NASH

ABC Paramount

JOE WILLIAMS

Roulette

FAMOUS MUSIC CORPORATION

Mercury Mapping Hefty '
European Disk Schedule

: Chicago, Feb. 14,
Brice Somers, Geneva - based
Continental boss of Mercury Rec¬
ords, Is meeting here with home-
office execs all this week and will
sit in on Friday’s (17) sales and
recording huddle.

It’s Intended during his stay to
firm up plans to boost the waxery’s
recording activities in Europe,
both In the pop and longhair fields.
Label is sending a crew to Lon¬
don, in faet, to cut 30-40 sessions
with maestro Antal Dorati. Somers
goes back to Geneva over the
weekend.

PLATTER GIVEAWAY "

Durham, N.H., Feb. 14.

Radio station WHEB in Ports¬
mouth has given more than 3,000
classical recordings, valued at
between $8,000 and $10,000, to the
music department of the Universi*
ty of New Hampshire here.

NEWPORT JAZZEXECSEZ |
COMEBACK IS POSSIBLE

Newport, R. I., Feb. 14.

While the city council refused a
permit for the Newport Jazz Festi¬
val, Louis E. Lorillard, festival
prexy, says he will not concede the
event is off forever, adding: “It is
always possible to have a eity or
town council with which you can
work, and If so, it might come
back.”

_ The city council unanimously re¬
fused a permit in the most recent
episode of the saga of the Newport
jazz bash. An application was re¬
vived by Councilman Erictt Taylor,
who askdd his fellows to reject Jit
and they complied. Taylor sug¬
gested the mayor appoint a com¬
mittee to study the possibility of
a city sponsored music festival.

Newport Jazz Festival sponsors
are suing the city for $750,000
damages for losses sustained due to
city action in cancelling the iazz
events following the wild melee
last year.

RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS

(A National Survey of Key Outlets)

This Last No. wks.
wk. wk. on chart

ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor)

G. L Blues (LPM 2256)

EXODUS (Victor)

Soundtrack (LOC 1058)

LAWRENCE WELK (Dot)

Calcutta (DLP 2539) •

BOB NEWHART (WB)

Button Down Mind Strikes Back (WI 393)

CAMELOT (Columbia)

Original Cast (KOL 5620)

BERT KAEMPFORT (Decca)

W -derland by Night (DL 4101)

• 7

A iTOVANI (London) .

Music from Exodus (LL 3231)

SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia)

Original Cast (KOL 5450)

.10

HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor)

Returns to Carnegie Hall (LOC 6007)

FRANK SINATRA (Capitol)

Swinging Session (W 1491)

LAWRENCE WELK (Dot) . .

Last Date (DLP 3350)

MITCH MILLER (Columbia)

Memory Sing With Mitch (CL 1542) ,

KINGSTON TRIO (CapitoD
. String Along (T 1407)

• 14

UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (CapitoD * *
Original Cast (WAO 1509)

BOB NEWHART (WB)

Button Down Mind (W 1379)

FRANK SINATRA (CapitoD

Nice V Easy (W 1417)

. 3

RAY CONNIFF (Columbia)

Memories Are Made of This (CL 1574)

GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES (UA)

Various Artists (UAL 3122)

RUSTY WARREN (Jubilee)

Knockens Up (JLP 2029)

SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve)

Edge of Shelley Berman (MGY-15013)

BOBBY RYDELL (Cameo)

. Rydell’s Greatest Hits

PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par)

Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 (ABC-323)

23“"

THE ALAMO (Columbia)

Soundtrack (CL 1558)

24”T

NEVER ON SUNDAY (UA)

Soundtrack (UAL 4070)

25“

SVYATOSLAV RICHTER (Victor)

Brahms Second Piano Concerto (LM 2466)

—

KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol)

Make Way (T 1474)

BOBBY DARIN (Atco)

Bobby Darin at the Copa (LP 122)

IRMA LA DOUCE (Columbia)

Original Cast (BL 5560)

60 YEARS of MUSIC AMERICA LOVES (Victor)
Assorted Artists, Vol. II (LM 6088)

LIMELITEES (Victor)

Tonight: In Person (LPM 2272)

ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp)

Temptation (KL 1217)

—

CONNIE FRANCIS (MGM)

Sings Jewish Songs (E 3869)

JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia)

Johnny’s Mood (CL 1526)

RAY CHARLES (ABC-Par)

Genius Hits the Road (335)

35“

—

MITCH MILLER (Columbia)

Happy Times (CL 1568)

36“

—

~ I ~

WILDCAT (Victor)

Original Cast (LOC 1060) ‘

37“"

—

JUSTIN WILSON (Ember)

Humorous World Of

38“

DAVE GARDNER (Victor)

Kick Thy Own Self (LPM/LSP 2239)

RAY CONNIFF 'Columbia)

Young at Heart (CL 1489)

BRENDA LEE (Decca) -
This Is Brenda (DL 4082)

Arabs Fold Their Tents & Swingingly
Steal Away to U.S.-Brand Jam Sessions

Robert Sfok to Munich

{ Vienna, Jan. 31.

Robert Stolx is off to Munich,
to conduct concert at the Deutsche
Museum) for the Bavarian Broad¬
casting ' System. He’ll also record
the entire score of his new operetta
'’Vienna' : Cafe” with top singers
and the! orchestra-chorus.

Stdlz* hew platter (Folytlor),
“Verliebte muss man nicht erst in
Stlmmung bringen” (Those in Love
Are Always in Good Humor) sung
by Peter Alexander (song Is from
his successful musical “Little Hoax
in Paris”) was voted among the
Ten Bestsellers on the Goman
market

Finkelstein Terms State
Mores Vs. Blanket license
As Invasion of Federal Act

Attempts by various state legis- j
iatures to limit the right of per¬
forming rights societies to Issue
blanket licenses are “unconstitu¬
tional attempts to supersede the
Federal copyright laws, according
to Herman Finkelstein, general j
counsel for the American Society;
of Composers, Authors & Pub¬
lishers. Speaking at a copyright
seminar at Boston University last
week, Finkelstein emphasized that
Federal copyright laws constitute
an all-embracing, exclusive system
for the protection of published
literary and musical properties.

The ASCAP legalite pointed out
that there was no feasible substi¬
tute for blanket licenses clearing
in advance a very large repertory
of music. He illustrated this by
referring to the practice of orch
leader'Jay White, current at the
Statler Hilton Hotel in Boston, to
ask patrons to name their favorite
times. “It would be impossible,”
Finkelstein said, “for the orches¬
tra to play these times if they had
to be cleared on an individual
basis. Every orchestra leader
would have to have at his side a
list of, upwards of 1,000,000 com¬
positions that had been specifically
cleared tifor performance.”

Noting that the average spot had
30,000 performances a year, he
said that the cost of postage in
negotiating individual licenses
would top the annual fee in most
cases. He said that with perform¬
ing rights societies, every copy¬
right owner would have to dupli¬
cate the work of the entire ASGAP
organization. Finkelstein is also
participating in Prof. Walter
Derenberg** „ copyright course at
New York University tomorrow
(Thurs.).

Layton to Tour Europe
As Envoy for Hammond

Chicago, Feb. 14.

Eddie Layton, organist and Mer¬
cury Records pactee, Is set to dupli¬
cate his initial Europe concert tour
last year as Hammond Organ am¬
bassador. Hefty p.a. j schedule in¬
cludes tele appearances where
possible.

Tour kicks off April 5 in Oslo,
and winds with a fortnight,, May 10-
24, dn England. On his return, Lay-
ton then tours this country, includ¬
ing stops in Hawaii. ]

By ROGER BOWER
Damascus, Syria, Feb. 7.

The cats are under control-here.
For the meritorious service, over-
and beyond the call of duty, one
U.S. Marine and a diplomatic of¬
ficer have received the highest
citation that ran be bestowed by
jazz buffs—the sweet sound of a
house coming down,
i Our two heros are U< S. Marine
Sgt Nathan Donald Cl$y, % mem¬
ber of the Consulate General
| Marine Security Guard, and
Samuel K. Brinson, ■ Consulate
General Assistant Administrative
Officer. The action started a few
months ago after the visit Gf Red
Nichols & His Five Pennies. Sgt.
Clay detected ah underground jazz
movement and, with Brinson, de?
elded to smoke it out Into the open.'
The first foray turned up 20 Arabs
and the latest, the fourth, played
to ov-.-r 300.

Tc Variety’s Mid-East camel
tracker these are the most dedicat¬
ed jazz buffs he ever sat with and
the session has a flavor all its own.
This is no smoke-filled bistro wnh
guzzlers of booze, eyes half closed,
making small noises to denote ap¬
preciation, nor is it-a campus caper
filled with uniformly crewcut nog¬
gins* and their dates. This is the
auditorium of the American
Library of the USIS, complete with
stage and projection booth which
heretofore has been used for spe¬
cial cultural and educational films
and lectures. The jazz devotees
range from university students and
professors to laborers.

Clay and Brinson augmented
themselves, after the word got
around, with local musicians who
dig the stuff—or want to. Na 2 -
zareth, a local drummer, is a big
favorite with the crowd. His idol
is Gene Krupa and he copies every¬
thing about Krupa including his
hairdo. All of the other jazz n&mes
are idols with Benny Goodman
waving his licorice stick above
them all.

The unique feature of these ses¬
sions is that anybody can come up
and sit in. Bring your instrument
and be our guest. And they do. A
laborer with a second-hand horn,
wrapped up in a week old newspa¬
per, sits In and-happily improvises
on a couple* of choruses of “Bye,
Bye Blues”; a university student
takes 'his clarinet and makes like
Goodman; an accordion student
squeezes out a chorus; there are
no instruments barred. All you
need to sit in, is an instrument and
the spirit. Some drummers just
bring their own sticks, or Sgt. Clay
lets them beat* out the rhythm on
his bongo aqd tumba.

A surprise in a recent session
was the appearance of Norma
Sharibian, a thrush who is shortly
taking off to' fill engagements In
Italy. She was in the audience,
finally got religion and testified
with “Green Fields” and two Italian
swing numbers. Sgt. Clay figures
to get a rash of “vocalists” in future
sessions.

If Uncle Sam wants a line on how
his “people-to-people” project Is
going over—or wants some hints
on influencing people and winning
friends—he might have a look-see
at what a couple of his nephews
are doing in the oldest continuous¬
ly inhabited city of the world when
they’re off-duty. And when he gets
In town, the boys might have a
treat for him. Maybe a knoun or
nay or oud player will be ripping
off a chorus of "Bye, Bye, Blues.”

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MUSIC

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

jjjC (or your first, for that matter

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us how a personal Shuie microphone can
improve his act wins a 1J' cutting date . .

lock, stock and barrel!)

You introduce an original George
Shearing composition. Solo, with a
group, or as a background.

New Singers, Combos Keep Spinning
In Disk Industry’s Talent Mill

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major label* stereo disc...with your own
choice of sidemen, arrangers, and engi¬
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new number by George Shearing to intro¬
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get all the artist’s royalties-from the disc
because Shure pays all the recording costs
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payable to you for the recording expenses,*

*Total limit for costs usually paid by the artist:
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Elsa Lanchester Show
Grooved by Verve label

Elsa Lanchester’s one-woman
show, currently running In N. Y.,
has been put Into the groove for
Verve release. It’s called “Elsa
Lanchester—Herself.”

The disk was cut in Gotham last
Friday (11) and MGM, Verve’s
parent company. Is prepplng It for
an early release.

Mancinl

Continued from pace S3 a—^

no reason for them to he competing
against each other.”

Composer declared that men like
David Rose, Johnny Williams, Hugo
Frledhofer, Pete Rugulo, Nelson
Riddle and the composers on “The
20th Century” have done much to
effect a maturity on tv, equating it
in many cases with motion picture
quality. .

Problem, said Mancinl, Is clearly
indicated by last year’s list of
Eminy nominations in the “out¬
standing achievement in the field
of music” category. Confusion
created by the reminder list, he
pointed out, resulted in fact that
all nominations were for musical
shows. “For the first time the
composer and arranger were with¬
out representation.” Winner of
that award was Leonard Bernstein
and The New York Philharmonic
(CBS).

Smith confirmed yesterday he
had received Mancinl’s resignation
and said it would be considered by
the Academy’s board of governors.
He also noted that the composer
has two ardent champions on the
board—Paul Weston and John
Scott Trotter—and that they have
urged fair representation for tv
scorers. Smith personally agrees
with Mancinl that, there can be a
better method of listing: eligible
shows on the reminder list and said
■the matter was discussed by the
Academy’s national officers In
Palm Springs last week. “I hope
some corrective measures can he
taken soon to insure that compos¬
ers and arrangers get as good a
break as the conductors on-'the re¬
minder list.”

Smith said he personally would
like to see a separate award for
composers and arrangers but that
the issue is up to the board of gov¬
ernors. The 1954 awards were the
last to honor this segment of tele¬
vision in, a separate balloting. That
year Walter Schumann picked up
on'Emmy for “Dragnet,” winner as
“best original music composed for
tv”; and Victor Young took home
an Emmy for “Dragnet,” winner as
voted for “best scoring of a
dramatic or variety program.”
Problem, as Smith pointed out, Is
that the Academy has been the re¬
cipient of countless attacks for “an
unwieldy awards structure” and
that the answer was to reduce the
number of awards.

‘Mancinl, who has been a member
of the Academy for three years,
said he submitted a complaint last
year but that nothing was done.

Sidemen (or background music).
Arranger*. You pick them, Shure
pay* for them*.

H’wood-B’way

Continued from page 53

in Meredith Willson’s “The Unsink-
able Molly Brown/’ Set has been
picking up sales momentum at a
steady pace and it looks like lt‘s in
for a bestselling run. RCA Victor
has two ca3t sets bubbling its way
into the bestseller bracket. They
are “Wildcat and “Do Re Mi,” both
of which broke into the market In
January and are building strongly
on the sales level. Cap, also, is
picking up okay sales from Its
“Tenderloin” package.

In the soundtrack area Victor is
running away with its “Exodus”
package while its soundtrack ver¬
sion of “South Pacific” has been a
bestseller for close to a year.
Columbia has a hot one with “The
Alamo” while United Artists is
building a solid sales rackup from
“Never on Sunday.”

The packages from MGM, Rou¬
lette, ABC-Paramount and Kapp
will be released within the next
few months.

“ Rosie, a 15-year-old cleffer-
slnger from San Diego, has Joined
the Brunswick roster. Her first two
sides wil be “Lonely Blue Nights”
and “We’ll Have a Chance,” both
her own compositions.

The disk was produced by Nat
Tamopol, exec veepee of Bruns¬
wick, and Dick Jacobs, label’*
artists & repertoire chief.

MGM: Jarvis, DeRosa
MGM Records added Felton Jar¬
vis and Marty DeRose to its stable
last week. Jarvis wil bow with
“Indian Love Call” and - “Goin*
Down Town” while DeRose will
kick off with “Girl of My Dreams”
and “Sentimenta.”

Cub: Partee, Thomas, Darrel
Cub Records, an MGM subsld
label, tagged three new singers to
it’s roster. They are Charlie Partee.
Nancy Thomas and Barry DarveL
Partee will start his Cub work
with “How Come” and “Put Your¬
self in My Place,” Miss Thomas*
first disk couples “Rainbow
Girl” with “Nighty Night" and
Darvel debuts with “Little Angel
Lost” and “Fountain of Love.”

Capitol: Th* Derringers
The Derringers, a new singing
group out of La Puente High
School, Calif., have been tapped by
Capitol Records. The Derringer*
are Len Mon and Jim Grimpe who
broke in with a dance band they
formed at the school.

They’ll record under the super¬
vision of Nick Venet, a Cap artist*
& repertoire producer.

Capl: Rosalie Rand
Rosalie Rand, who recorded for
King Records, has switched to th*
new indie, Capl Records.

Roulette: Barbara McNair

Bo* Thiele, the prez of the Han-
o/er .^nature labels who recently
t v>' as pop artists & reper-

■; to.-, chief of Roulette Records,
' has shifted Barbara McNair to the
; latter label.

Thrush's debut disk under the
Roulette banner will spotlight
“(We’ll Be Doin’) The Things We
Love to Do.” It’ll be Thiele’s first
recording Job for Roulette.

MALCOLM

DODDS

Sings

ALL FOR THE

LOVE OF A
WOMAN

EILEEN ROWERS

tints

“THE NIGHTINGALE
WHO SANC OFF KEY”

KAPP RECORDS K-365

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

P%KU&t

How the Limeliters put their personal
Shure microphone to work for them

..When the Limeliters get rolling on
a roof-raising folk song, the audi¬
ence just naturally wants to join
in. Without a unidirectional* mi¬
crophone (such as their personal
Shure Unidyne III) the Limeliters
would “fight” with the audience
sound over the P.A. system—as it
is, their Unidyne picks their voices
while playing-down the singing
and foot-stomping coming from the
audience.

Too, audiences know what the
Limeliters sound like from their
recordings (such as “Tonight, In
Person”... their new RCA Victor
release). They’ve got to match this

sound in their performance. With¬
out a good, wide-range micro¬
phone to depend on (many clubs
don’t have them), they just would
not sound natural and balanced.

The best investment in lifelike,
audience-pleasing performance
any entertainer, can make is a per¬
sonal microphone outfit. You know
just what it can do ... and what it
can’t, how to place it and how to
“work” it. It becomes a strong
“silent” partner in the act.

*Unidirectional microphone — picks up
sound mainly from the front . . . sup¬
presses sound from behind . . . can be
“aimed” at the sound source.

microphone outfit

You CAN (and should) take it with you. Superb Unidynx
III microphone complete with holder, cable and adaptors
to hook into any club or auditorium P. A. system, or into
better quality home or professional tape recorders. All
in handy case (about the size of a clarinet case). On
special order only—see your sound consultant or write to
Shure. Only $75.00, professional net, complete.

Send jor jree booklet on mike technique:.

Shure Brothers, Inc.

222 Hartrey Ave., Evanston, Illinois

VAUDEVILLE

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Agencies Urge Lower Talent Prices
To Save Florida As Future Market

Talent agency reps are now urg-4
ing Florida hotel operators to re-'
sist demands by performers for
upped salaries. They are telling
the innkeepers not to pay prevail¬
ing prices and to refuse to sign
acts at “Las Vegas salaries.” ‘ They
are recommending cheap shows,
and if necessary, shut down the
room during slow seasons to con¬
serve resources.

The talent reps are taking this
new task, they say, to save Florida
as a market In the future. To keep
milking the hotelmen to the point
wheFe talent operations will not
pay off would injure the offices as
well as the industry, they claim.

Since it’s evident that the Flor¬
ida rooms are having a bad season,
the performer demand for increas¬
ingly higher salaries could con¬
ceivably price acts out of the mar¬
ket. The agents assert that a line
has to be drawn some place, and
it might as well be at a time when
they can still salvage what remains
of the industry.

Repeaters Prime Offenders

The agency men further declare
that the big salary demanders are
those who have played Miami
Beach for years, sometimes twice
in one season. Each time the sub¬
mission price is upped despite the
fact that each year their audience
dwindles, it’s contended.

An important point is involved
in the case of the Florida hotels.

A couple going into an average inn
for dinner will sit down at a mini¬
mal cost of $30 before tips. Such
prices, agency reps point out,
aren’t conducive to attracting a
mass trade, and the normal run' of
vacationers will only apend these
prices when a powerhouse attrac¬
tion is on tap.

In defense of this policy, the
hotelmen say that they have to
charge these tariffs because sal¬
aries are so high. The agency men
are therefore urging that the hotels
either veer from a name policy,
buy cheaper shows or refuse to pay
excessive prices. “We are not hold¬
ing a gun to their heads.”

One agency rep explained, “As
long as high prices prevail, we
have to get them for our acts.
Otherwise they’ll go to lie office
that gets it for them. When more
reasonable prices are the rule, the
act^ will bow to the inevitable. I
hope it can be accomplished before
some of the shaky hotels go into
bankruptcy.”

lotsa Acts & Confusion
Stemming From Public
Domain Ink Spots Tag

Portland, Ore., Feb. A.

Charlie Owens' Sensational Ink
Spots, now packing customers into
the plush Bali Hal Supper Club,
Is one of several groups using the
Ink Spot tag. About 1957, It was
learned that the name Ink Spots
was public domain and it could
be used by anyone, providing a
descriptive word or adjective was
used with it.

Owens registered the name,
“Sensational Ink Spots,” in 1959.
His outfit sounds and appears to
be the closest to the originals, who
broke up years ago. Charley
Fuqua, one of the charter members
of the original gang, started a new
outfit some years ago and Owens
joined his troupe in 1954.

In 1957 a hassle started when
Harold Jackson ankled Fuqua’s
-group and went with another. In
1958, Fuqua took ill and the boys
went their own ways. Owens
gathered some other singers into
the group and worked Fuqua’s
commitments of one-niters and
only received regular pay check
for same.

These boys later became the
“Sensational Ink Spots.” Outfit in¬
cludes Owens, 2d tenor; John Dix,
bass and narrator; Stanley Morgan,
baritone and guitarist; Ted Rambo,
tenor; with Charley Martin, pian¬
ist. They open at the Cave, Van¬
couver, B.C., Feb. 20, and return to
the Crescendo, L.A., March 3.

Some trade sources feel that
AGVA and or the AFM should
clear the air and recognize one of
the Ink Spot groups as successor
to the original one so that bookers
and club owners won’t be con¬
fused.

R&R Riots Spur NJMLBill
For Fairgrounds Police

Albuquerque, Feb. 14.

The New Mexico State Senate
last week okayed, and sent to the
house, a bill permitting the State
Fair Commission to hire a year-
round police force to handle events
on the fairgrounds in Albuquerque.

Bill, introed by State Sen. Bill
Gallagher (a member of the fair
commish), came about as a result of
ar number of riots resulting from
rock and roll dances at Tingley
Coliseum, located on the fair¬
grounds. Most recent melee re¬
sulted in delayed appearance of
singer-bandleader Ray Charles for
an r ’n’ r dance in late January.
In that one, promoter Mike London
was roughed up and had $1,900
snatched from him, as he was giv¬
ing out refunds.

Present law permits fair com¬
missi to hire cops to police the
fair a week preceding and a week
following annual exposition, in ad¬
dition. to actual show. Promo¬
ters who hook shows are required
to hire protection, but generally
settle for. untrained merchant po¬
lice, who usually .can’t cope with
the situations. At least three riots-
have resulted in past two to three
years.

Negro Acts Big
On Japan Junkets

Tokyo, Feb. 7.

The wave of popularity of Negro
entertainers, which began here last
Summer with tours here by Harry
Belafonte and Mills Bros., along
with popularity of the films, “Black
Orpheus” and “Segt. Rutledge,” is
continuing.

Currently touring "Japan are Earl
Grant and Delta Rhytlnn Boys.
Art Blakey k his Jazz Messengers
recently wrapped up a boff swing.
The Modern Jazz Quartet opens
April 1 and Nat King Cole is a
possibility for May. And negotia¬
tions for Sammy Davis,..Jr. are in
the works. .

Ofay Kingston Trio, is here too,
but they’re playing on a U.S. mili¬
tary club circuit. With global spot¬
light on Africa and generally sym¬
pathetic attitude toward Negro in
Japan, along with a jazz boomlet,
interest in the Negro problem is
high here.

JUDY GETTING $10,000
FOR DALLAS ONE-NITER

Dallas, Feb. 14.

Judy Garland is scheduled to
make an appearance here on Feb.
21 at the State Fair Music HalL
She’ll net $10,000 for the night,
paying only the five musicians
accompanying her. Booker J. David
Nichols will foot the fee for the
remaining 25 other musicians.

Mjss Garland’s visit here will
reunite her with her sister and
one time partner in the Gumm
Sisters act, Mrs. Jimmy Thompson,
who occasionally appears on the
local stage.

3 USO Shows En Route
O’seas to Entertain GIs

^Hollywood, Feb. 14.

USO is sending three shows
abroad this month to entertain
GIs in overseas bases. Buddy
Rogers heads unit which shoves
off Thursday (16) for a four-week
tour of the Mediterranean, and
Gil Lamb topbills group beading
out following day for 12 weeks in
the Far East.

Tony Romano left Saturday
(11) for seven weeks In Alaska
with a troupe.

BLACKPOOL READIES SLATE

Blackpool, Eng., Feb. 14.

Allan Bruce, Scot singer, is
pacted for a 23-weeks’ season in a
James Brennan summer show at
Queen’s Theatre here. Layout will
be headed by A1 Read and Yana.

Other Blackpool shows In 1961
will feature Shirley Bassey and
Ivor Emmanuel at Opera House
and Frankie Vaughan at Palace.
Arthur Askey is set for a comedy

Honolulu Rejects Nitery’i
Long-Term Lease Plea

-Honolulu, Feb. 14.

Spencecliff Corp.’s request for a
long-term extension of its lease on
the Queen’s Surf property has
been rejected by the City, which
has owned the site since 1958.

However, acting mayor'said the
nitery-luau-restaurant operations
being conducted by Spencecliff
would be “fairly safe” for at least
another year, with lease presum¬
ably being extended on a month-
to-month basis.

Site is earmarked for municipal
beach development once Parks De¬
partment scrapes up enough funds
for redevelopment. Main building
contains a restaurant, cocktail
lounge and the upstairs Barefoot
Bar.

Friars’ ‘Roast’
ForDurocherAn
* Asbestos Bark

By ARMY ARCHERD

Hollywood, Feb. 14.

There was plenty of lip for Leo
“The Lip” Durocher Monday night
when the 'friars (of California)
tossed a roastmaster, dinner in his
honor at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Over 1,500 pals packed the inter¬
national ballroom to 1 ‘roast” the
ballplayer - showman. It^wa* a
unique mob of sportsmen and
showmen in the audience and on
the double dais.

In addition to resuming his
chores on the diamond as third
base coach for the Dodgers, Duro-
cher also will broadcast a five-a-
week radio show on the Mutual
radio web, plus a ditto length
filmed TVer “Magic Moments In
Sports” via syndication.

A milestone in Friars’ Dinners
marked the absence of Jack Benny
on the dais. He sat out front in the
audience — by choice — to enjoy
members of the lower dais, in addi¬
tion to Durocher included Tom
Harmon, Beans Reardon, Buzzie
Bavasi, Fred Haney, David Janssen,
Sammy Calm, Joe Garagiola, Dean
vyn LeRoy, Buddy Hackett, George
Burns, Milton Berle, Tony Curtis,
Kirk Douglas, Glenn Ford, Del
Webb and toastmaster George
JesseL

Danny Goodman, concessionaire
of the Dodgers, chairmaimed the
event; Mickey Katz’s orch fur¬
nished the music. Jeff Chandler,
an admitted Frisco Giant fan, de¬
livered his pkeaphrased version of
the Gettysburg Address. Jessel in¬
troduced Buddy Hackett as the
“Jewish Yogi Berra” and Hackett
Martin, Jeff Chandler, Dan Dailey,
Gene Barry, Walter O’Malley, Mar-
explained the only reason for Leo’s
return to baseball is to “get money
for booze and broads.” Walter
O’Malley, who referred to Duro¬
cher as “my favorite client," also
admitted “to tell you the truth, he’s
been a pain in the neck to me for
a good many years.”

Former umpire Beans Reardon
stole the evening. “Time does not
permit me to tell you my opinion
of. Durocher,” he started, and pro¬
ceeded to enumerate his unprint¬
able opinion. Most of the evening
(Continued on page 64)

Pact Ken McKellar For
6-Wk. Down Under Trek

Glasgow, Feb. 14.

Kenneth McKellar, Scot tenor
recently in from a tour of Canada
and the U. S., is pacted for a six-
weeks’ trek of theatres and audi-
toria in Australia and New Zea¬
land. He planes out April 1 from
London, and will visit Melbourne,
Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Dune¬
din and Christchurch.

Jimmy Shand, Scot country
danceband maestro, and Alex Fin¬
lay, Scot comedian, are joining the
unit. Lucille Graham, Welsh so¬
prano, is pacted as femme thrush,
and Dennis Wooiford will be ac¬
companist.

After a summer of tv shows for
BBC, McKellar will plane again
to Canada and the U. S. in Sep¬
tember. He will be joined on this
trek by .Duncan Macrae, actor-
comedian; musician Bobby Mac¬
Leod and Jimmy Warren, come¬
dian. McKellar is currently starring
at Alhambra, Glasgow, in the
Howard & Wyndham pantomime
hit, “A Wish for Jamie.” It ends
its run Feb. 25.

Vaude Slips in Paris, But OIppia’s
Brano Coquatrix Denies It Will Fold

Denies Negro Exclusion
In American Show Biz

Hong Kong, Feb. 14.

It’s a fallacy^to say 'that Negro
artists art discriminated against In
the U.S., according to William
Crofut, 27, a lanky,'white Ameri¬
can from Cleveland who is cur¬
rently touring the Far East as an
American specialist of folk songs
on * State Dept grant.

Crofut, here for two weeks from
Japan, said the problem facing
any artist in the gtate was not,
seriously speaking,‘the pigmenta¬
tion of his skin, but just how
talented he was. Mahalia'Jackson,
according ' to Crofut, would be
welcome to sing anywhere, in the
States.

Crofut gave several shows for
Radio Heng Kong and Commercial
Radio, two of the Colony’s three
broadcasting stations, and attri¬
butes the revival-, pf folk music in
America lo such popular singing
groups is the Kingston Trio and
The Weavers. <

From here, Crofut proceeds to
Taiwan, Bangkok, Rangoon and
Indonesia. His wife Emily is trav¬
eling with him and so is his long¬
necked banjo with which he pro¬
vides his own accompaniment

USO Played To
5 MiL Last Year

USO Shows' attendance reached
5,000,000 at assorted overseas bases
during the past year, according to
Jerome Coray, director of the USO
live entertainment program. In its
20 years, USO has played to -ap¬
proximately 250,000,000 troops.

During the past year more than
1,600 performers participated in
USO shows to give 2,673 perform¬
ances, mostly in isolated stations.
Presently, USO shows are touring
in Alaska, Korea, Japan, Formosa,
Okinawa, as well as France, Ger¬
many, Spain, Italy, North Africa,
Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland,
Labrador, Baffin Island and the
Azores. Included in the 60 units
which trouped last year were eight
college drama groups.

POWDER PUFF PET
PUZZLES PROSECUTOR

San Antonio, Feb, 14T

Stripper Scarlett O’Mara, the
night club performer who dances
behind a pair of fluffy powder puffs
at the Green Gate, local nite spot,
posed a legal problem for officials
of Corporation Court. Is this coy
routine an indecent "and obscene
dance, as charged? She’s out on $50
cash bond. Arresting officers said
she allowed a customer to powder
her legs with a powder puff.

Chief Prosecutor Sam Wolf said:
"We’re not sure what charge to
bring against her. Nothing like this
has ever come up before.” With
that, he departed for the legal
library to pore over precedents
which might shed some light. •

Guy Linton, owner of the night
spot, contends that the identical
att has been performed in other
local night clubs here without por
lice interference.

Can. Natl Exhib Faces
67G Roof Repair Bill

Toronto, Feb. 14.

Unless the roof falls in on the
customers. It will cost an estimated
$67,000 to‘Counteract deterioration
of steel supporting the concrete
roof of the 22,000-seat grandstand
at the Canadian National Exhibi¬
tion, according to report of Harry
Rogers, property comVnissioner.
With Toronto’s board of control to
foot the bill, grandstand was com¬
pleted at a cost of $3,400;00G in
1948.

Matter will be considered by the
board of control at estimate time.
Hiram McCallum, CNE g.m., said
exposed steelwork is deteriorating
because of moisture and corrective
measures should be taken imme¬
diately.

Paris, Feb. 14.

Vaudeville, which made a big
comeback here the last five years,
seems to be slipping again. Though
Edith Piaf is now packing the
Olympia, there is talk that this
flagship may return to films next
season. It tfas originally a
vauder, then a film theatre, and
was reverted back to two-a-day
functions, by Bruno Coquatrix in
1955.

Reached at press time, Coquatrix
states'that the Olympia’s next sea¬
son headliners will be Marlene
Dietrich, Gilbert Becaud and
Georges Brassens. He also asserts
that the owner of the house, Mrs.
Jacques Haik, favors ^aude over
films and that the theatre will not
be converted to pix again. Coqua¬
trix thinks Miss Piaf will headline
through March, and. then he will
bring in ajsummer revue.

But while Coquatrix is o confident
that the Olympia will continue as
a vauder, some sources feel that
there aren’t enough headliners to
make a full season and those de¬
veloped by the Olympia have now
gone on to films, etc. .These acts
have little time to'giye to vaude
houses, fearing over-exposure. Still
other names concentrate on one-
man shows.

Dearth of Headliners
This season the Olympia and Al¬
hambra started with a bang' but
soon bogged down when the few
potent headliners were, exhausted.
After Henri Salvador, Gilbert Be¬
caud, Georges Brassens, Colette
Renard, Edith Piaf, Marcel Amont
and comics Raymond Devos, Jean-
Marc Thibault and Roger Pierre
made their bows, the houses were
hard put

Coquatrix holds a lease on the
Olympia and film sources main¬
tain it will expire next season, and
the house will be used for the first
Cine-Miracle show in Paris, This
remains to be seen. A famed le-
giter, the Marigny, will also proba¬
bly become a first-run pic house
next season.

But the nabe houses, the Bobino
and the Concert Pa era, look to con¬
tinue indefinitely as vaude spots
and the Folies-Bergere, Casino De
Paris and the myriad of boites will
also give haven to vaude acts. In
addition, there are the Medrano
and Cirque D’Hiver, one-ring cir¬
cuses.

On the other hand, the attend¬
ance *nd excitement that made
vaude a solid show facet here the
last five years seem to be shout
over. Burgeoning video set sales,
with a second channel in view, may
also prevent yaude making another
big splash here as it seems to do
every time It is counted out.

Famous Players’ Ontario
Houses Dust Off Stages
For Buddy Knox 1-Niters

Toronto, Feb. 14.
Famous Players houses in On¬
tario, currently devoted to films
only, are lighting up their stages
for a series of 15 one-night stands
which will present Buddy Knox
and his group in a 30-minute stage
stint in a package deal with simul¬
taneous showing of “Jamboree”
(WB).

Knox, with four males back¬
grounding, will play his album hits,
including “Baby Doll,” “Hula
Love” and “Lovey Dovey.” Deal
for combo stage and screen show¬
ing was set by Bill Summerville,
Eastern supervisor for FP (Can.),
i Knox appearances opened yes¬
terday (13) at Capitol, Kingston,
with one-nighters inked consecu¬
tively for Paramount, Peter¬
borough; Regent, Oshawa; Tivoli,
Hamilton; Capitol, St. Catherines;
Seneca, Niagara Falls, Palace,
Guelph; Capitol, Galt; Capitol,
Brantford; Capitol, St. Thomas;
Capitol, Woodstock; Capitol, Lon¬
don; Capitol, Sarnia; Palace, Wind¬
sor.

Witters’ Guatemala Dance

Dancing Waters is shipping a
unit and crew to the Guatemala
Spring Fair* to be held in. Guate¬
mala City March 11 to 26.

Guatemalan government hopes
to make the fair an annual event.
The fountain unit Is the sole en¬
tertainment import to be set. Most
of the talent will be of the local
variety.

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

PfiktEFf

VAIIHT1IU 63

PUERTO RICAN UNION TRUCE

Puerto Rkolaknt Head Raps Hotels
For 'Bad Faith' In Contract Stalemate

By AI» DINHOFEB

San Juan, Feb. 14.

Jose A._ Torres Martino, bead of
the Puerto Rico Assn, of Actors
and Technicians (PRAAT), re¬
turned from New York furious with
local hotel managers because, he
claimed, in bis absence the Puerto
Rico Hotel Assn., “broke off” nego¬
tiations that had “never really got¬
ten started effectively.”

He charged the local hotel man¬
agers with “bad Intentions” aimed
at saddling his union with the
blame of any decrease in the is¬
land’s hotel industry.

Torres Martino, who is seeking
recognition for local performers
and technicians in plush Conadado
hotel clubs which have been im¬
porting more and more big names
from the continent, went to New
York last-week for talks with main¬
land entertainment unions, re¬
portedly on the matter of possible
affiliation of his group.

In a press conference held last
week by the P. R. Hotel Assn.,
president John P, Sutherland
claimed the hotels could not possi¬
bly recognize PRAAT, because im¬
ported nightclub entertainers be¬
long already to American Guild of
Variety Artists.

PRAAT officials have maintained
such a position is comparable to
the stand taken respecting Actors
Equity jurisdiction by the San Juan
Drama Festival recently. Festival
producer Barry Yellen refused to
negotiate, on that basis and strikers
drastically reduced attendance of
the first production of “Auntie
Mame,” starring Gypsy Rose Lee.

’ The Sam Juan Drama Festival
subsequently succumbed to the
Puerto Ricans’.picket line and their
friendly supporters who shouted
“Go Home, Yanqui/” outside the
theatre.

This resulted In an agree¬
ment that each Equity member
would “voluntarily” join the San
Juan local, too, pay $11 initiation
and 2% of the salary while in
Puerto Rico. Whether this agree¬
ment extends beyond the present
season is. unknown though the
precedent Is sufficiently signifi¬
cant.

Situation is in some respects a
Jurisdictional dispute, but rendered
delicate because of the political
overtones. New York headquarters
of the theatrical performer crafts
argue that Puerto Rico, a common¬
wealth but not a state in the Amer¬
ican union, is part of their juris¬
diction and that Martino is trying
to break this jurisdiction by estab¬
lishing a purely local situation
which over-rides.

'Strictly AGVA, Won’t
Pay Puerto Rico Dues,’
Say Lawrence & Gorme

San Juan, Feb. 14.

Steve Lawrence and Eydie
Gorme, scheduled to appear at the
San Juan Intercontinental's Club
Tropicoro starting Feb. 11, in¬
formed the hotel their act will
perform here only under an
American Guild of Variety Artists
contract which bans payment of
dues to any other union.

Intercontinental manager John
P. Sutherland said yesterday he
received a contract from New
York with a rider that makes it
clear the couple will not come to
P.R. if obliged to pay dues to any
Other union.

In reply to the demands of the
Puerto Rico Assn, of Actors arid
Technicians (PRAAT), which is
seeking one-for-one representation
at all clubs, Sutherland this week
told a meeting of local hotel man¬
agers that negotiation with PRAAT
was impossible because of com¬
mitments with AGVA.

Montreal Cafe Bows

Montreal, Feb. 14.

First opening of any impact in
local cafe Circles is slated for next
Tuesday (21) when Jacqueline
Francois preems at the Skyway
Hotel.

New inn, built specifically. for
air travellers and not far from
Montreal’s new airport, will fea¬
ture similar entertainers in its
300-seat Salle Du Barry with "mu¬
sic under baton of Nick Martin.

If Tanks Go Home
It K.0.S Tourism

San Juan, Feb. 14.

Noting that tourists select the
place where there is no trouble,
Puerto Rico Hotel Assn. President
John P. Sutherland told a press
conference that "Yankee Go Home”
catcalls could “easily bring our
tourist Industry to a screeching
halt.”

Disputes between San Juan ho¬
tels and the Puerto Rican Assn, of
Actors and Technicians (PRAAT)
could jeopardize the future of the
tourist and industrialization pror.
grams, he said.

Sutherland did not hold the lo¬
cal union directly responsibile for
rowdy behavior and anti-American
demonstrations that hindered the
San Juan Drama Festival’s initial
production of “Auntie Mame” last
month. “We know it is only a, small
minority giving vent to their feel¬
ings,” he pointed out. “But tourists
in the U. S. have no way of know¬
ing this.”

Local hotel managers are find¬
ing “their hands tied,” in the ques¬
tion of PRAAT’s demands, because
all hotels have working agreements
with the mainland-based American
Guild of Variety Artists as collec¬
tive agent for entertainers con¬
tracted by the various night clubs
here.

Sutherland said that unless an
agreement is reached with AGVA,
any attempt by the local hotels to
oblige their performers to join
PRAAT could presumably lead to
ists.

TAB SHOW AGAIN WINS
CHI HOTEL SHOWCASE

Chicago, Feb. 14.

The tab show splurge* here,
mainly via the cabaret-theatre
blossoming, is set to invade the
hotel field for the first time since
the old Sherman Marks produc¬
tions in the Sherman Hotel cellar.
The cycle comes full swing with
advent of “The * Little Revue,”
seven-man Associated Booking
package, into the Edgewater Beach
Polynesian Village Feb. 28.

Entry started in the Bostonian
Hotel, Boston; thence to the off¬
beat Crystal Palace in St. Louis
last fall. More recently the show,
almost entirely re-cast, played the
Statler - Hilton, Dallas. “Little
Revue’s” company consists of four
actors plus the Hal Loman Dancers.

By JOE COHEN

Potential mischief of an open
quarrel between Puerto Rico and
mainland talent has been put on
ice for the time being as a result
of a conference in New York to
which Jose A. Torres Martino of
San Juan and his attorney were
invited by the parent body of all
U.S. performer unions, the As¬
sociated Actors & Artistes of
America. Martino who heads a
union of Puerto Rican entertainers
and. technicians earlier forced Ac¬
tors Equity to a temporary, one-
seasonal deal whereby all Equity
members participating In the
Drama Festival there would “vol¬
untarily” pay Martino’s PRAAT
$11 initiation fee and 2 %-of their
salary.

Drama Festival incident, en¬
forced by mass pickets and “Go
Home, Yanqui” demonstrations,
alarmed the New York talent
unions and also alarmed Puerto
Rico’s own tourist interests (see
separate stories) while Martino
meanwhile has, as predicted, at¬
tempted to force the island’s hotels
to grant separate status to PRAAT,
though the American Guild of
Variety Artists has juriduction
under the Four A’s for all of the
United States, which includes the
self-governing Commonwelth of
Puerto Rico.

The temporary truce negotiated
in N.Y. between the Four A’s and
the Puerto Rican Assn, of Actors
and Technicians gives both the
(Continued on page 64)

SAM LEVENSON'S SALUTE

Humorist Sam Levenson will be
feted by the New York Clinic for
Mental Health at a dinner to be
given March 26 in the Grand Ball-
Room of the Hotel Plaza, N. Y.

It’s a $50 per-plate event.

50G Loss Folds Acapulco
Spot, May Reopen Soon

Acapulco, Feb. 14.

The Senorial night club, within
the grounds of the projected Acap¬
ulco Fair, lost $50,000 during
month of January when it opened.

High costs of the Rodney Tropi-
cana show, with half of the unit
coming down from Mexico Citv to
inaugurate club,'and poor attend¬
ance due to alleged “political” dis¬
turbances here had club on rocky
financial footing from the start.

With Fair still not operating, al¬
though the new Feb. 1 opening
date is long past, club has been
temporarily shuttered. When Fair

FBI Nabs Dallas
AGVA Manager
On Robbery Rap

Dallas, Feb. 14.

James H. Dolan, American Guild
of Variety Artists local branch
manager, was taken .into custody
here last week by eight FBI agents
and charged with interstate flight
to avoid prosecution for .armed
robbery. The charge originated in
Jefferson Parish, La. He is free
on $7,500 bond, and has requested
a three months leave of absence
from his AGVA post.

His attorney', John J. Fisher, ac¬
cused FBI agents of purposely
trying to “embarrass” Dolan when
they took him in custody. “Why
didn’t you call him on the tele¬
phone?” Fisher asked. “We don’t
call fugitives,” the agent replied.

Tee Capades’ to Continue
Summer Break-Ins in A.C.

Atlantic City Feb. 14.
Under a contract authorized by
City Commission, “Ice Capades”
will continue its summer break-in
run here each year through lj)66.
The. John H. Harris show has
played, each season, war years ex¬
cepted, since the late ’30s. Harris
has already leased the ice rink
in the resort’s modernized Con¬
vention Hall for this summer, and
will get a new lease for 1962 with
an option for renewal for the next
four years under the adopted reso¬
lution. ,

The city will receive 10% of the
gross receipts up to $350,000 and
15% above that figure. The 1962
lease is dated from July 20 to
Aug. 26, but if the lease Is ex¬
tended beyond the six-week period
by mutual agreement, the city will
get 10% of gross below $58,000 a
week and 15% above that figure.

Jackie Bright Pushes More to Extend
AGVA Officers’ Terms to three Years

Packaged Ham

. The ham instincts are ap¬
parently deeply ingrained in
Lou Mosconi Jr. The scion
of the noted act of the Keith-
Albee era, the Mosconi Bros.,
Mosconi Jr. spent a few years
in show biz as a single before
he decided to join the Conti¬
nental Packaging Co., Los An¬
geles, where he is now chief
sales engineer.

Mosconi is getting a two-
week vacation starting tomor-
how (Thurs.). He’* booked for
tb£ Bagdad Club, Tucson, for
that period.

Waikiki Inn Biz Off

Honolulu, Feb. 14.
’Waikiki hotel occupancy last

. - --- month averaged 62% capacity,

finally opens, with tentative preem : 18% decline from the January,;
date March 1 at latest, hope is that j i960, figure,
crowds will boost the Senorial ; However, total room count rose
i 45% during the same period, i

Writ Bars Met
Name to Sextet

The Metropolitan Opera Assn,
last week obtained a temporary in¬
junction restraining the Metropo¬
litan Sextet, a vocal group current
at The Latin Quarter, N.Y., from
using the Met monicker. Justice
Sydney A. Fine of the New York
Supreme Court ruled that the Met’s
name has achieved a secondary
meaning in the musical world and
use of the name by"*another musi¬
cal organization is an attempt to
capitalize on the reputation of the
opera company.

Justice Fine also ruled that the
Met did not have to show actual
confusion resulting from the simi¬
larity of the labels, since many who
heard the Metropolitan Sextet were
likely to believe they w r ere being
entertained by performers con¬
nected with the opera company.

The suit is the latest in a long
line of court cases going back
about 50 years. In which the Met
forced similarly named groups to
abandon its name. Among the
units stopped included the Met-
tropplitan Minstrels, the Metropoli¬
tan Trio and the Metropolitan
Quartet.

The Metropolitan Sextet had
been playing at the Latin Quarter
at various times since 1956. The
group was put together by the late
Cass Franklin when he was assist¬
ing the then co-owner Lou Walters
in booking the spot. He sold the
name to its present owner.

VAUDE ACTS BACK IN
MEX RESTAURANT-BARS

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

Rodolfo Landa, head of the Na¬
tional Assn, of Actors, has achieved
a compromise with the federal gov¬
ernment and vaudeville acts in
restaurant-bars are permitted once
again. Suspension had been or¬
dered recently by city authorities
, because many spots had no licenses
to put on live entertainment.

- Now restaurant-bars can put on
shows (these usually limited to
singers or musical combos jn most
cases) esr long as they comply with
existing regulations.

Rockefeller’s $7,000,000
To Develop Hawaii Resort

Honolulu, Feb. 14.

Construction of a 100-room hotel
and 18-hole golf course is expected
to begin soon on Parker Ranch
lands at Kaunaoa Beach, Hawaii
island. Laurance S. Rockefeller
presumably will Invest from $5,-
000,000 to $7,000,000 in the resort
project.

New Yorker’s decision to locate
the luxury hotel on Hawaii island
is hailed as a major breakthrough
in the longrange program to ex¬
pand tourism on the so-called
Neighbor Islands of Haw f §ji, Maui
and Kauai.

The vast Parker Ranch, incident¬
ally, Is owned by quondam singer
Richard Smart.

‘ An attempt to prolong the term*
of the officers of the American
Guild of Variety Artists will be
made at the present board meeting
of the union being held until to¬
morrow (Thurs.) at the Barbizon
Plaza Hotel, N. Y. Resolution ha*
been recommended by national ad¬
ministrative secretary Jackie
Bright for extension from one year
to three year terms. Reason, ac¬
cording to Bright, is to save ex¬
penses for the union and eliminate
two conventions.

One of the first acts of the meet¬
ing was to increase Bright’s salary
by $5,200 annually from his pres¬
ent $26,000, plus a week’s bonus at
Christmas. Action makes him
among the highest paid labor union
officials in the country. Meanwhile,
the Treasurer’s report indicated
that the union had been operating
at a $3,400 loss during the past 11
months.

Another recommendation by
Bright also will seek to have tha
union’s Welfare Trust Fund con¬
tribute to the AGVA Sick & Relief
Fund. It’s likely that both will b»
adopted by the union, but whether
the S&R Fund agrees to contribute
remains to be seen.

The opening day had its usual
rhubarb. This time, the union
prevented the reading of a letter
from Penny Singleton, the former
president of the union, who
charged that the administration’s
failure to adhere to its own con¬
stitution is causing a series of cost¬
ly lawsuits against the union. Sh«
cited the Gene Detroy case, in
which the latter won a decision in
the U. S. Court of Appeals. Mis*
Singleton maintained that instead
of acceding to the law, the union
would fight the case further
against Detroy.

The letter stated that the union
had curtailed her rights as an ob¬
server and her right to look into
records so that previous actions
could not be used in her defense
in the suits brought against her by
Bright and union’s attorney
(Continued on page 64)

Raid on Miami Peelery

An ‘Innocent Casualty*

Miami, Feb. 14.

Beverly Aadland became an in¬
nocent casualty of the continuing
war between Miami’s most notori¬
ous strippery, the Clover Club, the
city commission and its police de¬
partment The “protege” of the
late Errol Flynn ankled her en¬
gagement before skedded end of
her date after a series of raids by
enforcement reps on the B-Girls
who abound in the place.

Miss Aadland, who was doing a
singing act, and was on the prem¬
ises only during showtime—spend¬
ing between-times at her hotel up
the block—asked for release from
her contract, insisting the publicity
on the gendarmes’ forays, front¬
paged in the local press, could
only hurt her rep.

The harassment of The Clover
is a long-months matter, with the
city’s attempts to lift the spot’s li¬
cense resulting in a field day for
attorneys who have kept the mat¬
ter in the courts with appeals and
more appeals on question of local
ordinance constitutional and legal
aspects.

Meantime, state beverage board
and other agencies also entered
the raiders* pic, all to end in still
more legal joustings. The club
keeps running, via injunctions and
decisions, and currently is featur¬
ing Christine Jorgensen.

Ga. Fair Ups M.C. Colemon

Atlanta, Feb. 34.

Maurice C. Coleman last week
w r as named general manager of
Southeastern Fair in Atlanta. He
had been acting general manager
of fair since November, 1959, vrhen
Col. J. J. Carteron resigned.

Fair is an annual 10-day show¬
case for Georgia agriculture and
industry, with an annual attend¬
ance of upwards of 400,000.

VAUBKVILU

PSttiEff

Vegas More Names Than Games

; Continued from page 1 ;

Vegas and it becomes a ball, be¬
tween shows and w r ith private
parties.

Moss Hart shuttled here from
Palm Springs where he Is recuper¬
ating in the old Tony Martin
house. Kitty Carlisle (Mrs. Hart)
is with him. Playwright-producer-
director plans to "go to work on
‘Camelot’ ” in six or seven weeks
when Alan Jay Lerner returns
from Paris, and this already suc¬
cessful musical—which felled both
during its break-in in Toronto—
may set some sort of a Broadway
first, in that the authors will fur¬
ther revamp it despite its already
proved boxo-Tice acceptance.

Tiie third French show—“La
Plume de Ma Tante"—is one of
the best new fresh items on the
Strip and has other impresarios
such as Major Riddle at The Dunes
eyeing “Bye Bye Birdie" and "Do
Re Mi,” along with Steve Parker’s
new Japanese Revue and Mike
Todd Jr.’s “Around the World in
80 Days.” Harold Minsky’s con¬
tract at The Dunes is due to ex¬
pire and seemingly Riddle—"Ma¬
jor is his first name, not a miliary
title—wants to create a new image
for his hotel.

Battle of No-Bras

The battle of the no-bras re¬
mains an intratrade conversation
piece. Carol Channing, Marlene
Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Jayne
Mansfield feel that "nudity kills
comedy” so insist on no strips
when they are booked in. On an
overall basis the undressing Is now
modified and the nudity that re¬
mains is In good taste.

Then there is the sartorial battle
of the Beau Brummels and none
will deny that when Sinatra,
Borge, Williams, Darin, Ray, et al.,
turn on the glad rags they are
pacemakers for male fashions of
rare calibre. Not to mention the
glam gals such -as when Dinah
Shore parades her glad rags.

Marty Hicks, the Thunderbird
boniface, has found a reasonably
successful and relatively moderate
cost formula with his ice revues
which are flexible and can vary
from "Nudes On Ice” (although
not now) to spotlighting gue’sters
that range from Gogi Grant to
Shecky Greene to Billy Gray, as
now. Latter temporarily folded his

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odic flyer to Vegas.

Vegas used to be a two-night
stand for tourists who could com¬
press the cream of the crop shows
into a hectic weekend but now
three (easy) and four (better)
nights are required if the annual
visitor is to touch- all bases and
absorb the constantly changing
flavor of the town. This includes
the “pop-priced” downtown Fre¬
mont Street emporiums (The Mint
is the newest) with their bally-
hooed “more jackpots” and “penny
and nickle” craps, cards and slots.

*10 Downing Street*

The Sands’ steamroom is “the
10 Downing Street” of the town,
especially when Sinatra is on the
scene. The 6 p.m. thaw-out inci¬
dentally, sees a strange galaxy of
specially made robes which, were
presented to “the clan.” Sinatra’s
billing is “The Pope.” Dean Mar¬
tin is “Deano.” Sammy Davis
Jr. is “Smokey the Bear.” Joey
Bishop, because of his penchant
for that phrase, is “Joey the Son of
a Gun.” “JF” is the billing for
Sands boniface Jack Entratter’s
“Feet,” because of those special
shoes he wears.

Even when Sinatra is not on the
premises, he gets a great poolside
and room-to-room p.a. system plug
of all his platters at The Sands.

New York’s Hotel St. Moritz
manager, here on vacash, states
Walter Winchell has given up his
longtime lease on the duplex there
while sojourning in Scottsdale,
Ariz., with his wife June, who is
also recuperating.

N. Y. publicist Frances Kaye
couldn’t get back to the Hotel
Pierre (N. Y.) for the opening of
the new show there because of the
Gotham snowstorm.

got it, but it wasn’t addressed to
j him as a chairman and therefore
he couldn’t introduce, it. Board
member Russell Swann offered to
introduce it from the floor, but a
vote was taken against it. Later
Bright said he had gotten the let¬
ter, and it was put into the minutes
without being read.

Next convention will be in June
at the Canterbury Hotel, San Fran¬
cisco.

In his report on the AGVA Au¬
ditions and Celebrity Nights,
Bright said of their elimination
that they didn’t get people work,
and those jobs that it did obtain
would have been gotten even with¬
out the auditions.

Bright also stated on the dis¬
missals of organizer Bob Marshall
and outdoor organizer Dewey Bar-
to were the fault of Miss Single-
ton. The dismissals, he said were
the result of charges made by a
dismissed organizer Joe Walt, who
alleged that he was assessed a $20
contribution for Joey Adams’
presidential campaign fund. He
was told that he would get back
the $20 merely by putting $5 ad¬
ditional on his expense account
for four weeks. It was alleged that
Marshall and Barto encouraged
Walt to send a letter on these
charges to Miss Singleton and her
previous' actions on this matter re¬
sulted in their dismissals.

Friars

AGVA

Continued from page 63

Harold Berg. At the same time,
she maintained that Nate Cohen,
who also acts as counsel for AGVA
on the Coast, had access to
voluminous AGVA records.

Among other recommendations
by Bright Is a request for an ad¬
ditional $25,000 for the Youth
Foundation, which sends vaude¬
ville shows around to schools and
various halls in the depressed
areas of New York. The Initial
$25,000 appropriation has already
been spent and there is a $1,200
deficiency, it was reported. The
Youth Foundation Fund maintains
a booker, Sid De May, who was
originally hired at $125 weekly
plus expenses.

The Singleton letter was not
read as requested, but was inserted
into the iminutes after a lengthy
battle. The letter was sent to
Bright as well as individual board
members. Bright maintained he
never got it, and Joe Campo, who
presided at the meeting, said he

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was one which can never be trans¬
ferred to print. As Jessel aptly
said, "After tonight, Conrad Hilton .
says our next Friars Dinner will
have to be given at Forest Lawn.”
Joe Garagiola admitted, "I’ve never
heard words like these used so cor¬
rectly.”

Pitcher Don Drysdale, "Leo took
me under his wing and I’ll tell you
one thing—never knock with more
than three.” *.

George Burns revealed “a house
detective at the Garden of Allah ^
gave him the nickname of ‘The
Lip.’ Milton Berle’s nifties also
can’t he printed in a family news¬
paper. Dean Martin, weak from
laughter, sighed, "I got drunk four
times waiting to go on.” Sammy
Cahn penned the parody on "When
He Was A Young'Man” ("Septem¬
ber Song”), sung by Dan Dailey.
"It Was Gin’ Gin’ Gin’ ” with
apologies to Rudyard Kipling, as
recited by Tony Curtis. A new
team was born in the persons of
Mervyn LeRoy and Kirk Douglas
who duetted "Meet Me In St. Louis
Leo”; Don Drysdale sang (and very
well) "Take *Me Out Of The Ball
Game”;. Cahn chirped his own
lyrics of “His Favorite Things,”
and Dean Martin, "He Hates Um¬
pires” ("I Love Paris”) led the
entire audience in "Mr. Big Mouth”
("Pretty Baby”).

It was the funniest, and easily
the dirtiest "Roastmaster” dinner
ever tossed by the Friars. Durocher
was a natural. Jessel admitted "this
Is the finest expression of friend¬
ship that I’ve known in 50 years of
public life.” "The Lip” closed with
a baseball story in which, natch,
Beans Reardon tossed him out of
a game: and Leo promised more of
the same to come with his return
to the Dodgers.

Chi Playboy’* Act*

Chicago, Feb. 14.

Comedy duo of Burns & Carl
signed for a return date at the
Playboy key, with chirper Meg
Myles also on bill. Stand com¬
mences March 80. Spot has Jennie
Smith going Feb. 16 for three stan¬
zas, with George Kirby down for
April 21.

Wednesday, February IS, 1961

Inside Stuff—-Vaude

Reggie Yates, widow of agent Charles V. Yatfes, has joined the Jerry
Rosen Agency In Hbllywood. The association' recalls an earlier setup
in which Rosen worked for Yates at the now defunct Frederick Bros.
Agency. At that time Yates ran the personal appearance dept, and
Rosen was Just making an entry into the perpentery business. Mra.
Yates Is also the mother of agent Steve Yates ol General Artists Corp.

Paul Koy, Honolulu's Royal Hawaiian hotel chef since the resort
reopened after World War II, has retired, with Sheraton moving Fred
MIyaki over from the Princess Kalulani as successor. Koy, well-known
to vacationists from all parts of the world, has doubled for several years
as a songwriter.

Puerto Rico Union Truce

Continued from page 63 ^

headquarters and island disputants trical union along vertical

a time to devise some non-acrimo- lines, in which all crafts relat-

„,ous solution. Martino's demands &

have threatened to ventilate much ganization. He was asked by

bitterness which could exceed the the 4As to forward this certifi-

bounds of mere theatrical union cation along with a copy of his

jurisdictional squabbling and strike organization's constitution.

at American political prestige vis- The Equity agreement with
a-vis the cold war, not to mention PRAAT is regarded as a

the hotel boom in San Juan since powerful precedent which

Havana’s trophies. implies some justice in

A resolution was agreed to by PRAAT's claim to jurisdiction

both sides which provides that the ** s without the realm of

4As and PRAAT cooperate in the possibility that future actions

attempt to resolve difference and ° e settled along the same

neither do' anyihing to aggravate or a mutual recognU

the current situation. £° n . agreement defining dts-

If performers working PR hotels
110X0 tt clause in which

sary to help resolve the Present the act will be relieved of pay-'

J wl Sd K Ct i? nal diSpUt# between any imposts levied by

both bodies. island unions.

Angus Duncan, executive secre-___

tary of Equity, went to San Juan

when PRAAT hit the Drama Festl- lf.flJ. 1-K. fl Ann *
val’s producer Barry Yellen. IfiailBS, AUIUI, LOWlie .

performers who worked in Bow N.Y. Prom Bookings

Puerto Rican hotels. Mainland acts The'N.Y. prom season booking*

America^ Guild’of^Vttrlety «« l ° ’jjape up with th.

Artists. The original jurisdictional Copacabana having set Johnny
dispute stems from an action of Mathis, Paul Anka and Connie
AGVA circa 1956, when PRAAT Francis for the period during which
then seeking to organize what it the highschool and college festivi-
terms its jurisdiction of the island’s ties take place. The International
niteri.es and hotels, was stymied has booked Dion (ex & The Bel-
by Jackie Bright, AGVA’s national monts) to start there May 17.
administrative secretary, who as- Mathis goes into the Copa April
serted that AGVA’s jurisdiction 27, and Is followed by Anka, May
extends to Canada as well as the 18 and Miss Francis, June 1. Other
United States and its possessions, bookings at the nitery Include
There is one stymie to the recent Bobby Darin Feb. 23 following in-
resolution agreed to by the 4As eumbent Jimmy Durante; Andy
and PRAAT. The resolution pro- Williams, April 13, and Bobby Ry-
vides a truce to May 15, a date dell to start June 22.
which the 4As says Is the mini- 1 ■ J

mum because meetings of various AAUFmasm

branches of the 4As which must THE COMEDIAN
take action on the implementation

of the resolution. PRAAT says this the latest — the greatest —
is too long a period of Inaction. the most-up-to-datest

H “7« ver ’ «“t nothing “ViK,

will be done about the date, even «»»**, hackiors, audianc* stuff, mpn*

though the tourist season will be J®**' parodias, doubi* *191, wts.

over by then, provided that the {SEnatSKl* poTihm? "ntarrSittoS*
4As shows good faith by holding Thoughts of tho Day, Humorous Vlawi

meetings during that period. ,h# vi*nattas, ate.

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Vaude, Cafe Dates

New York

Denise Darcel is signed for a
foiir weeker at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel starting March 6 . . . Vicky
Antier starts a repeat at the Vien¬
nese Lantern Feb. 23 . . . Mercury
Artists completed a mutual repre¬
sentation agreement with Klisser
Productions of Durban, So. Africa
... Brascia & Tybee preem at the
Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Feb.
28 on the Frank Sinatra show . . .
Tina Robin to the Chase, St. Louis,
Feb. 18 for two weeks . . . Lu
Anne Morgan on the current
Mickey Shaughnessy bill at the
Holiday House, Pittsburgh . . . Lu¬
cille & EdSie Roberts to the Cedar
Rapids Home Show, April 6 . . .
Art James signed a personal man¬
agement contract with Harry C.
Bell Jr. . . . Marilyn Maxwell pre¬
paring a nitery act to be chore¬
ographed by Billy Daniel.

Peggy Lee booked for the
Pigalle, London, July - 16 . . .
Steve Jacobs of the William Morris
Agency, to wed Judith Weisbord,
niece of Sam Weisbord of that of¬
fice, in August . . . Frank Libuse
booked for the Chase, St. Louis,
March 2 . . . Bobby Darin cited by
the American Heart Assn, for his
work for the Heart Fund ...
Noreen Parker to start a South
American tour in July . . . Sophie
Tucker booked for the Adolphus,
Dallas, March 10.

Chicago

Jorie Remus goes into the Chi
Playboy key club April 7 . . . Deep
River Boys to the Lake Club,
Springfield, Ill., March 10 for two
. . . Howard Beder starts warbling
at Eddys’. Kansas City,' April 14
. . . Freddie's, Minneapolis, inked
a .couple of tab shows: the Kismet
Revue opening May 31,'and John¬
ny Bachemin’s Pointblank ’61 lay¬
out for July 24 . . . Dorothy Shay
booked into Taylor’s Supper Club,
Denver, March 17.

Hollywood"

The Hi-Lo’s holding down at the
Crescendo with Mort Sahl... Nana
Sumi replaced chirp Gloria Grey
at Slate Bros, with holdover comic
Jerry Lester . . . Ruth Gillis is
latest songbird perched at Dino’s
eatery . . . Frankie Laine hits the
Vanors Club. Hot SDrin^s, Ark., for
two weeks beginning March 2 . . .
Tony Bennett opens his annual
four-week engagement at the
Dunes, Las Vegas, Feb. 23 . . .
Georgia Gibbs set for a Cocoanut
Grove date beginning April 1 . . .
Al Escobar’s orch at the Latin
Quarter.

son Eddy, Gale Sherwood and ac¬
companist Theodore Paxson set for
stand at Palumbo’s, Philadelphia,
June 15-24 and Oct. 12-22 . , . Russ
Morgan’s orch celebrated his first
anniversary at Myron’s Ballroom

last week.Don Rickies' opens

in the Casbar lounge of the Sahara,
Las Vegas,'Feb. 28 and follows with
a Crescendo date, April 6 . 88er
Bobby Reed holds over at the Tally-
ho on Bev. Blvd. along with analyst
David Rice . . . Columbia disker
“Big” Miller current at the Summit.

P'M&UPFf

Houston Bookings

Houston, Feb. 14.

Dave Brubetk Quartet, jazz com¬
bo, will be presented here at the
Music Hall on Feb. 22 as one of
three attractions to be brought to
Houston during the month by J.
David Nichols.

Others were Dennis Morgan,
with Shep Fields and his orch at
the Music Hall on Feb. 9 and Judy J
Garland, in her “An Evening With
Judy Garland” at the City Audito¬
rium on Feb. 23.

VACBEVIIXB

Tromise ’Em Anything, But Bring
’Em Into Office/ New Agency Cry

Unit Review

Pittsburgh

Nat King Cole not only gave
back a nice sum to Rose Calderone,
owner of the Twin Coaches, but
gave her another week in the sum¬
mer to satisfy those who had-to
cancel when the big snow, hit here.
Mrs. "Calderone has decided to for¬
get about trying to operate this
winter and will open on a full week
basis after. Easter.

Mickey Shaughnessy, back on
the night club circuit after film
appearances, is in two-week stand
at Holiday House along with the
Playmates. Owner Johnny Bertera
I of that room signed Frank Mar-
! lowe, the comedian he had last
week, to a series of five option
dates . . . This is the first time he
has made a deal with a comedian
although he has had many with
singers, notably Connie Francis
whom he had in last week on a
two-year-old contract. Miss Fran¬
cis worked pro rata on her nine-
day deal and didn’t take money for
the two days the weather kept pa¬
trons home.

Denver

Jane Morgan at the -Elmwood
Casino . . . Jimmie Rodgers at the
Metropole . . . New double-decker
nitery .is The Harem, featuring
Arabic dancers in downstairs main
room and a dance floor upstairs
where customers can dance to
Latin rhythms „ . . Buddy. Greco
at Club Alamo . . . Singer : N6rma
Smith at the Knife & Fork . . .
Miriam Makeba at Baker’s Key¬
board . . . Singer-pianist Jo
Thompson held over at the Fal¬
con . . . Matt Gouze & His Tam-
buritzans in return engagement
at the Top Hat . . . Vaude team of
Dick & Dntchy at Club 20 Grand.

Hollywood

Bud Dashiell, formerly of Bud
& Travis team, brings his Kinsmen
group into the Ash Grove for four
weeks beginning March 7 . . . Nel-

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Nelson Eddy and Gale Sherwood
head for Cleveland and the £lpine
Village for an opening Fdb. 20,
following their sixth stand at
Eddys’ here. It’ll also be their sixth
time in Cleveland. ... Don Roth
Trio out of the Kansas City Club
here to the Town Club, Corpus
Christi. . . . Next up at Eddys’,
Anita Bryant and Del Ray. . . .
Kenny Field Band into the Picardy
Cafe of Hotel Muehlebach, replac¬
ing Tony Caracci Trio, which had a
long-long stand there. .

Detroit

Erskine Hawkins and quartet
at Baker’s Keyboard ... Killarney
Supper Club has gone hillbilly
with Roy Hall & His Tennessee
Mountain Boys . . . Larry Steele’s
“Smart Affairs of 1961” in third
and final week at the Elmwood
Casino . . . Singer-pianist Chuck
Miller at the Knife and Fork . . .
Buddy Greco trio at Club Alamo
. . . Playmates at the Top Hat . . .
Fran Warren at the Metropole.

' Home Show, Omaha

Omaha, Feb. 10..

Bob Crosby Revue with the Chor -
dettes (4), Johnny Matson, Delores
Gay, Lee Williams Orch ( 9). At
City Aud Arena, Feb. 8-12, 75c top.

On paper, the MCA-shaped Bob
Crosby Revue for the Omaha
Home Show looks like a winner.
But it just doesn’t seem to come
off—and the blame should be
shouldered by U) a very weak
show band, (2) overlong acts and
(3) a committee that located its
tallest displays near the stage,
making it very tough on the aud
visually.

Affable Crosby not only opens
and closes -show, but works with
each of the acts. His initial seven-
minute stint warms aud pnd he
winds up with a 17-minute songa-
log highlighted by a dumbbell
tune done" with Ginny Lockhart of
[ the Qhordettes. Gal is a super
mugger and breaks Crosby up re¬
peatedly.

Chordettes, a blonde, redhead
and two brunettes, display show
biz savvy, dazzling costuming and
[okay voices. Open with “Alabama
Jubilee” then go into a blues
medley, barber shop singing and
their excellent “Mr. Sandman.”
Encore is a cute “I Enjoy Being
a Girl.” It’s unfortunate they
weren’t accorded better backing.

Johnny Matson fares well in his
comic inning although his patter
is a bit too brash ior this type
of crowd. Plays accordion, then
adds trumpet and two lit cigars.
Closes by playing two trumpets
at same time. Delores Gay, dancer,
could have dispensed with her
opening song, “Crazy Thing Called
Love,” inasmuch as every other
act on bill was with voice. Stacked
blonde then doffs her skirt for
okay tap routine, coming back for
a flamenco encore.

Early turnouts just fairish, run¬
ning about even with last year’s
Olsen & Johnson Revue.

Trump.

An unusual movement of per¬
formers from one agency to an¬
other is currently taking place.
Although this shift is looked upon
as one of the inevitables of the
industry, the agency hunters are
stalking their prey this year with
exceptional avidity.

The smaller offices among the
indies are complaining bitterly over
the tactics of the large agencies.
They say that promises of a huge
number of television guest stints
and/or a show of their own for the
major turns are. their competitors
important bait. In many cases, the
agents may be able to come
through With the tv guest shots.
However, few of the turns taken
from the variety field will be get-!
ting their own shows, it’s con¬
tended.

There is a general uneasiness
among performers about the future
status of the industry, which is
another reason for the changes of
agencies. Many feel that their
careers need more diversification
into other fields. The shrinkage of
the nitery orbit and the slackening
of trade in Florida (see separate
story) are other factors that cause
acts to change percenters in hopes
that .a new mind will locate new
centers of employment for them.

Iq some cases, the rfeed for an
act to change his agency is so acute
that he’ll flee to another office
even though his contract has not
yet expired with his present affilia¬
tion. To illustrate. Jack Carter’s
pact with MCA has until July to
run. However, he went to the
William Morris Agency nonethe¬
less. MCA, however, will get all
commissions until the expiration
date of the contract. The Morris
office, meanwhile, is booking him
on the! arm.

Thei Barry Sisters swung from
General Artists Corp. to William
Morris, having taken advantage of
The failure of GAC to pick up an
option m time. Bob Newhart
switched" from Morris, where he
was booked sans contract, to MCA
on the premise that he should he
getting a lot more tele guestints.

On thfe question of guest appear¬
ances, there is a basic difference in
concept among many agencies.
There is one school of thought that
says that television can be overdone
| for a headliner and thus cause his
erosion at the boxoffice in niteries
I and one-niters. Another theory is

that proper use of video creates
name value. The big dispute is the
proportion to be used. Which
agency provides the better argu¬
ments on this question often de¬
cides where the headliner will go,

Berman Boff $43,618 Os
1-Niters Despite Blizzards

Shelley Berman has racked up
a hot $43,618 in the first six
dates of a one-niter tour that was
generally beset by blizzards and
ccld. The tour started last Friday
(3) in Symphony Hall, Boston,
which got $8,938. A stand at Vassar
College, Poughkeepsie N. Y.,
brought $6,875; Montreal, $8,971;
Ottawa, $6,806, Rochester, $10,027,
and Queens College, N.Y., $2000.

Reason that the adverse weather
failed to dent grosses lies in the
fact that most of the dates were
sold out in advance.-

Tipsy Ecuadorean Singer
Has Suspension Hangover

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

Julio Jaramillio, Ecuadorean
singer, has been suspended by the
National Assn, of Actors because
he cannot hold his liquor. He can-
inot work in Mexico until further
notice.

Delegate Adela de la Rosa, of
ANDA, suspended Jaramillio when
he showed up at the Lirico last
week completely under the weath¬
er. About , six weeks ago he was
suspended by the Office of Public
Entertainment for the same offense.

Palladium’s Vaude Stopgap

London, Feb. 14.

Vaudeville returns to the Lon¬
don Palladium for a two weeks’
stand from May 1 when the head¬
liner will be Frankie Vaughan in
a bill to be presented by Leslie
Macdonnell and Bernard Delfont.

The short Yaude season will fill
the gap between the end of the
current pantomime, “Turn Again
Whittington,” which closes April
29 and the opening of “Revusical,**
due May 19, with Harry Secombe
and Roy Castle in the leads. The
revue, which Is also being pre¬
sented by Macdonnell and Del-
font, Is expected to run through the
panto season next Christmas.

The Amailnt Stars of "WHAT'S ON JOUR MIND"

Lucille and Eddie ROBERTS

Retani Eiqaqemeat

BROWN HOTEL. Louisville. Ky.

Next: CEDAR RAPIDS HOME SHOW Mtf.t MCA

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Wednesday, Fdbnuuy 15, 1961

IXot^i Plazn, N. Y.

Hildegarde with Fred Stammer;
Ted Straeter & Mark Monte Orchs ;
$3-$4. cover. +

The engagement of Hildegarde at
the Persian Room of the Plaza is
almost traditional by now. It’s a
mating of room and artiste in which
both are admirably suited to each
other. Hildegarde has been a staple
in this spot for some years. She
knows every nook and cranny, how
to work to the ringsiders and still
project to the far tables to create
moods and enthusiasms and ignite
a room in many ways.

She is to this room as say, Joe
E. Lewis is to the Copa or Peggy
Lee to Basin St. East. It seems to
be ultimate in both entertainment
and boxoftice.

Hildegarde comes in with a new
act and new wardrobe, new accom¬
panist and new everything—but it’s
still the same Hildegarde and for
which many of the Persian Room
regulars are grateful. In fact there
were some disappointed customers
when she failed to come up with
certain of her standbys as “Darling,
Je Vous Aime Beaucoup.” But in
its stead the chantoosey provided *
new and colorful catalog which em¬
braced schmaltz and sentiment,
strong rhythm tunes and excerpts
from the classics.

The sole tunes holding over from
previous occasions are a small med¬
ley from “Can Can,” “September
Song,” "Que Sera,” “Mack the
Knife” and “German Band.” Other¬
wise she goes into a wide range
including some special material, an
ivoried and vocal tribute to Grieg,
“Never on Sunday” and an assort¬
ment of Gallic tunes in honor of
the French Quarter of Milwaukee.

Among the assists given the act
include the accompaniment by Fred
Stammer, an imaginative bit of
baut couture by Jenkins and a sec¬
ond gown by Fontana of Rome,
Miss Hildegarde’s production is by
Lea Karina, her vocal coach; and
of course, the topnotch backing is
by Ted Straeter’s band. Mark
Mon*e provides the relief.

This engagement is of four
week’s duration and opening night’s
business indicates a busy session
for maitre John Fossati. Jose.

had the sort of frank and honest
approach that appeals to most au¬
diences. :

The first part of the bill, as al¬
ways, is filled by Robert Nesbit's
‘Ten O’clock Follies/ Two guest at¬
tractions in the current layout are
Gil Dova, a deft and fascinating
juggler and Les Mathurins, a wel¬
come duo of comedy acrobats
Josephine Blake, Pat Ferris and
Steve Arlen admirably take care
of the principal vocal and terp
chores In the production numbers
supported by an attractive line and,
as always. Tod Kingman’s decor
and R. St. John Roper’s costumes
are assets,

Sydney Simone’s resident orch
gives the entire show high quality
backing; his combo admirably
shares the dais for the dance ses¬
sions with Ido Martino and his
Latin Rhythms. Myro.

Flame Room, Mpls-

Minneapolis, Feb. 10.
Kitty Kallen, Jack French, Dan¬
ny Ferguson Orch (8); $2-$2.50
cover.

Talk of Town, London

London, Jan. 31.

Max Bygraves iwith Bob Dixon,
Marti '.> Wo» P n D^nv* Bow¬
den); Robert Nesbitt's *Ten O'Clock
Follies ,’ with Gil Dova, Les Ma-
thur».,s <ki>. Josephine Blake, Fat
Ferris, Sieve Arlen, dancing line
(24 girls, 4 males); Sydney Simone
• Orch, Ido Martino and his Latin
Rhythms; choreography, Billy

Petch; decor. Tod Kingman; cos¬
tumes, R. St. John Roper; orches¬
trations, Burt Rhodes; $6.75 mini¬
mum.

Kitty Kallen, who follows a vir¬
tually uninterrupted succession of
comely thrushes into this tony
Hotel Radisson nitery, had to con¬
tend with the largest but noisiest
crowd seen here in monhs at her
opening show. Size of the audience
was, no doubt, a credit to her rep
as a recording star anil stage enter¬
tainer.

Her ballads, largely old faves,
failed to evoke much response from
tablesitters until, midway through
her performance, the pert redhead
switches to novelty tunes and pep¬
pier numbers. Thereafter, she does
a skillful job of juggling selections
to conform with the mood of the
unusually boisterous audience.

The conversational din was offset
by . Miss Kallen’s invitation to
patrons to join in on novelty num¬
bers and other w.k. songs. These
drew heavy mitting as did a “Dood¬
ling Song” duet with pianist-direc¬
tor Jack French.

Her bowoff. “When the Saints Go
Marching In.” in which Miss Kallen
cavorts with hefty bandleader
Danny Ferguson and male table-
sitters picked at random, is a real
crowd pleaser. It would have been
a more adroit opener on this occa¬
sion than a closer. Ferguson’s or¬
chestra. with an added trombone
for this show, wasn’t up to the
topnotch form of preceding ap¬
pearances.

Miss Kallen continues through
Wed. (15) when still another gal
vocalist, Carmel Quinn, moves in
for two weeks. Rees.

Max Bygraves, a hot attraction
locally for vaudeville and motion
pictures, is essaying his first West
End cabaret engagement at the
Talk of the Town Theatre-Restau¬
rant and is backing his own judg¬
ment bv choosing to work on per¬
centage as against a flat guarantee.
It is a hunch that looks to pay off,
not only for the artist but also for
the management, particularly at
this time when a couple of trade
fairs are bringing in a flock of pro¬
vincial and overseas buyers into
town.

Though it would be easy to fault
Bygraves for his lack of originality,
he deserves full marks for his own
warm individual brand of show¬
manship. He fills the latter half
of the bill as a solo attraction, and
for the best part of an hour has
the audience with him all the way.
It. is not just a simple case of
knowing how to sell a number; he
is also an expert at getting maxi¬
mum audience participation. It
would appear as if the paying cus¬
tomers can hardly wait to be in¬
vited to join in the songalog in
what seems a natural desire to help
the star on his way.

By a stroke of misfortune By¬
graves happened to be a victim of
the cunent “flu” epidemic on his
opening nivrht, but honoring the
tradition, he went on with the
show—and no one could reasonably
have known that he was under the
weather. His opening night per¬
formance never faltered, and it
was a winning presentation all the
way along the line.

His routine includes such stand¬
ard hits as “Tulips from Amster¬
dam.” “Kings Ain’t What They
L'scd t'Be.” “Hands” and “When
You Come to the End of a Lolli¬
pop” and that seems more than
s- ic . ' e n~:,‘ :'

His opening, “I Want M.O.N.E.Y,”

Edgewater Beaelt, Chi

Chicago, Jan. 30.
Chad Mitchell Trio (5), Wes
Harrison, Mattison Trio, Les Wa-
verly Orch (5>; $2 cover, $2.50
weekends.

Partly for budgetary reasons,
booker Merriel Abbott has had her
problems setting click bills for
the square trade that dotes on the
Polynesian Village. Current lay¬
out. while it lacks marquee lustre,
should, however, please spenders
asking no more than an evening’s
sound entertainment.

Triple-decker comes through on
this count, being a sprightly, well-
balanced 50-minute affair. Top¬
lining Chad Mitchell Trio, one of
the best folksong outfits In the
conventional cabaret orbit, scores
with a relatively subdued approach
and a cannily-varied songalog.
Facing square jury, fellows pretty
near wasted some of the more
venerable tunes in the idiom, but
grabbed fine Interest—even a gen¬
uine callback—on strength of their
whimsical offerings.

In this situation., in fact, the
nonsense stuff clearly rates em¬
phasis. Some literate wit spices
session, but the threesome spurns
the more lavish comedies that’s in
folknik vogue. A pair of instru¬
mentalists ably back the chanters.

Offbeat comedy turn, offered
with satisfying restraint, is sup¬
plied by Wes Harrison, whose bill¬
ing as “Mr. Sound Effects” is al¬
together deserved, and further
scrutinized under New Acts.

Mattison Trio’s fast tap-terpery
in the modern idiom has long
since proved a dependable supper-
club curtain-raiser. Two men and
a pert femme run through some
standard hoofwork, capyi.ig stim
with their flashy Rodgers & Ham-
merstein medley.

Les Waverly’s orch is sufficient
to the show’s n^eds md pulls a
nice crowd for dancing.

Show’s in through i-eb. 26.

Pit.

PfinlETf

Cocoant Grave, L.A.

Lot Angeles, Feb. 7.
Della Reese, Dave Barry, Freddy
Martin Orch (14); $3-$3.50 cover,
$3 minimum.

i A swinging performer this Della
Reese! And her distinctive style
and talent should keep the Cocoa-
! nut Grove jumping for the next
three weeks.

l A former gospel singer. Miss
Reese is instinctively emotional on
stage. She’s “with it”, all the way
as she infects an audience with her
own kind of excitement. Her crisp
sound is flawless, and her styling
| is .imaginative. The RCA recording
artist scores well with her hit^
“Don’t You Know,” with ‘That Re¬
minds Me,” “But Beautiful,” “Lady
Is a Tramp” and a zinging “Bill
Bailey.”

Aside from her singing talent,
Miss Reese creates attractive clir
mate around her act, trading asides
with musical conductor Mercer El¬
lington and presenting a fine pic¬
ture (in a tight-fitting red sequined
gown on opening iiight) as well.

Booked with the singer in his
first Grove engagement is Dave
Barry, a comic seen many times
hereabouts. Barry is among the
best of the “sophisticated” come¬
dians. He said he felt as out of
place In the lush Grove as Belle
Barth would at a PTA meeting.
And then he proceeded to prove
how wrong he really was. Barry
is a classy performer both in mate¬
rial and delivery. While he some¬
times counts on used-up lines for
laughs (holding his arms out¬
stretched, he says, “Okay, who put
the 'cement in the deodorant?”),
Barry also proves he doesn’t need
them.

Freddy Martin (13) shows his
usual style in support and dance
tunes.

Ambassador veepee Elliot. Mizelle
tries something new upon windup
of the Della Reese-Dave Barry
show, bringing in Stanley Melba’s
“Anything Goes” from the Pierre
in New York. Condensed version of
/the Cole - Porter show, plus likely
following with “Vagabond King,”
will test concept at the Grove. Re¬
sult could be booking of both legit
shows and star performers.

| - Ron.

Moulin Rouge, Vienna

Vienna, Jan. 31.

Eleonore Guenther, Cottas (3),
The Madcaps (3), Quartet X, Les
| Rayons Duo, Colette Gardens, Eva,
| Rica & Nick, Marisa de Lara, Lilo,
Kathleen, Lucie, Gladys , Linda
Ninos, Dagmar; direction and cho¬
reography, E. Marlitt; lighting, Karl
Balz; Charly Prouche Orch (6),
Z rust Trio; $1.50 admission.

In his highest budgeted show,
Moulin Rouge owner Andreas Hoff¬
mann has considerably augmented
the cafe's variety show format.
However, a number of femmes
have been retained for striptease
roles in the two and a half-hour
production. It’s a well balanced
layout with something for every¬
body.

Exotic danseuse Kathleen Lums-
den kicks off the session followed
by Eva. Rica and Nick who contrib
acrobatic terping to soft classical
music. Les Rayons Duo do* a simi¬
lar number in a sexier vein. Eleo¬
nore Guenther, a 21-year-old Vien¬
nese girl, displays perfect ease and
a delicate sense of balancing as she
zips through some intricate aero
Routines.

Billed as Quartet X, an Ameri-
can-British male foursome score in
some femme impersonations with¬
out resorting to vulgarity. They
also click in songs and dances.
Yanks, who include S. Teal, Bruce
Cartwright and Andrew Rhodes,
plus Londoner Alan Kemp are
booked for Brussels’ Boeuf sur la
Toit in February. ;

Colette Gardens, a stripper ln-
troed as “femme extraordinaire.”
has the most daring routine ever
presented here. She calls her bit.
“Widow in Mourning." Sounds
like a motif used couple seasons
ago at the Crazy Horse Saloon m
Paris.

Two numbers top the bill’s sec¬
ond half. The Madcaps (two males
and a girl) who hail from New¬
castle, Eng., register handsomely in
a well balanced acrobatic act. They
augment their turn with some
hilarious violin and accordion play¬
ing. Three Cottas, a femme whirl¬
ing act, surpasses anything seen
here to date. Two hounds grace¬
fully leap over their rotating
bodies.

During the Intermission a revol¬
ving itage provides some disver-
tissmeit entitled “Sex in the Baro-
qre Er It’s flavored with risque
bunion us poetry. E. Marlitt’s di¬

rection and choreography are ex¬
cellent while Karl Blaz’ lighting
effects are also an asset! Charly
Prouche’s orchestra backs the lay¬
out nicely.

There are two shows nightly, and
for the ball season there’s an added
attractian at two a.m. Admission
is $1.50. On the ground floor
bottled wine and champagne is
obligatory; in the balcony only
drinks are required. Maas.

Harold’s^ Reno

Reno, Feb. 7.

Harry James & His Music Makers
(17) with Pam Gamer; no cover,
no minimum.

Harold Smith Sr. for current
book has made a radical departure
from his normal one-two-three bill¬
ings—and what with the lure of
the James name on the giarquee
he’s assured of full houses for the
orch’s three nightly one-hour ses¬
sions in this room.

There was some speculation that
the 17 pieces would be too much
(decibel-wise) for this intimery, but
opening-nighlers noted no acousti¬
cal displeasures. And there was
no apparent overplay of muted
titles.

From advance reservation re¬
quests It’s indicated three-week
run will make for top b.o. response,
albeit complete show offers nothing
In way of supporting act—which
on conjecture would probably be
superfluous and only serve to cut
act’s time from the James hour.

[ Current stint marks first time
jJ^mes has played local area since
early World War II years, when he
made Reno for a one-nighter. It’s
obvious: he’s been missed,-as evi¬
denced by the heavy turnouts of
local salooners for the show.

I James proves conclusively he’s
! lost none of the appeal. He offers
j a variety of titles and tempoes,

[ and throws in some special stuff.
He’s up front for almost full turn,
and with trumpet in hand.

For this date, orch Is composed
of five reeds, five trumpets, three j
trombones, guitar, drums, string
bass and' piano. Featured are Willie
Smith and Sam Firmature on sax, j
Ray Sims on trombone, Nick Buo-
no on trumpet, Jack Perciful on
piano and Tony DeNicola on
drums. Pam Garner capably han¬
dles the vocal chores. 'Most of the
arrangements are by Ernie Wilkins
and Bob Florence, with both show¬
ing much in talent and imagina¬
tion.

Catalog includes such as “King
Sized Blues,” “Chinese Stockings,”
“Just Lucky,” “Night Cap,” “M
Squad,” • “Satin Doll” and “Sleepy
Lagoon.” Miss Garner shows her
effectiveness (and positively so) on
“In My Solitude” and “Beginning
To See The Light.” More dynamic
approach is offered on “St. Louis
Blues.”

James continues master of his
instrument on intricate solo work
but allows others of the ensemble
to upstage. His fronting is with a
minimum of chatter, and the baton
work is minimized as result of
much rehearsal. Exit title (on
night caught) was a rousing “Two
O’clock Jump.” Larger represen¬
tation of vintage standards James
is identified with would perhaps
enhance appeal with those who
have followed his long career, but
there’s no criticism of the way he
essays the selected titles. Long.

Eddys 9 , K.C.

Kansas City, Feb. 3.
Nelson Eddy with Gale Slier-
wood, Theodore Paxson; Billy
Williams Orch (6); $1.50-$2 cover.

It’s the sixth time around at the
Eddy club for durable Nelson Eddy,
beauteous Gale Sherwood and
Theodore Paxson, their piano-man
and conductor. That’s a fitting
threesome for the week of the
Eddys’ twelfth anniversary, and
the populace is plenteous in turn¬
ing out. The 45 minutes is a sock
show.

There is a fullsome Eddy-Sher-
wood repertory, and most any of it
goes well here. They have only to.
present • a reasonable number of
their standbys, and they’re in. This
time Eddy ably solos “Full Moon
and Empty Arms,” “Donkey Sere¬
nade” and “Ol’ Man River” with a
concert bit, “A Child’s Evening
Prayer.”

Miss Sherwood is tops on “These
Are the Things I Love,” and the
two prove sock on string of duets,
such as “Wantidg You,” “Rose
Marie,’’ and “Indian Love Call.”
Along the^way there Is much kid¬
ding, comedy chatter between the
two makifig for lighter moments
and casualizing the proceedings.

They hold through Feb. 16.

Quin.

Eden Roe, Miami Beaeli

Miami Beach, Feb. 11.
Nat King Cole, Senor Wences,
George Tapps Dancers, Mai Malkin
Orch; $7. 50" minimum.

The season must be here! Nat
King Cole, always a strong draw
in this swankery’s Cafe Pompeii,

‘ topped all records for his previous'
openers here, with spot's banquet
back room doors opened to accom¬
modate the overflow and making
the capacity of the layout 750. The
backroom was kept open through
the weekend, indicating a bulging
take for prexy-booker Harry Muf-
son, who has had the most con¬
sistent booking policy on the cafe-
circuit here, and has been aver¬
aging out a fairly prosperous sea¬
son until now, when it looks like
he’s on the big-profits wing, what
with Harry Belafonle due, to fol¬
low Cole end of the week.

Cole didn’t let down what looked
like the big-money crowd come
back to the Beach. They hadn’t
been around in such large num¬
bers until this week. The till, lithe,
quietly dynamic songster-tinkler
had them in his vocal-palm from
first tune, spelling out all the hits
he’s been identified with, spoon¬
ing up some newies and then
clever-lyric twists on standards, to
evoke giggles and laughs. He then
set up a long-for-him turn at the
88 that had them pounding for
more.

Cole topped it all with his up¬
dated version of a special written
last year, a spoof on the rock ’n’
rollers that has howl-filled ele¬
ments. His lampooning of the
Presleys, et al. brought prompt
and enduring appreciation to point
where he had to beg off, after
some 45 minutes of one of the
more showmanly turns being de¬
livered by the class-nitery regu¬
lars.

Senor Wences is back after a
few-seasons hiatus from these
parts and is as big as ever with
the auditors when he purveys his
artful vehtro-comedy with the
little and big voice tossings. An
ace technician, he’s blessed with an
adroit humor-line that brings the
howls, then peaks his build via
the balancing plate-spinnings
while being “heckled.” He’s solid,
all the way.

. Teeoff spot Is handed George
Tapps and his mixed quartet of
dancers. They set matters off
with a brilliant set.of terp-patterns
that has intelligent balance and
pace with a Hungarian folk dance,
sans-orch tap-estry; and a zinging
“Bolero” interp which sends them
off to continued pounding.

Mai Malkin and his crew, ex¬
panded by nine violins for Cole,
who also has his own quartet, mak¬
ing a total of 25. rate kudoes for
highly adept showbackings.

Lary.

Trade Winds, Chi

Chicago, Feb. 8.
Billy Daniels (with Benny
Payne), Bobbi Baker, Joe Parnello
Trio; $2.50 cover.

Billy Daniels has been absent
from the Chi scene past two sea¬
sons, and the interlude figures to
shake out brisk trade over the
fortnight he’s here. His turn, as
usual, is a smooth-as-silk run¬
down of satisfying durables, all
to click'reaction, and with the pre¬
dictable “Ol’ Black Magic” for
wrapup. "

In terms of impact, the titles are
secondary to the inimitable sexcite-
ment of Daniels’ songology—.the
total personality comprising hefty
dosages of body english, finger¬
snapping, etc. that’s hallmarked
him since the “Magic” catapulting.
But with the showmanship goes
savvy piping that’s lost none of its
vigor.

And another asset Is the nifty
assist via some counterpoint vocal¬
izing from his vet (14 years) 88er
Benny Payne. Daniels fits nicely
in this spot, pacing the turn with
an amiable informality that suits
the room intimacy.

Comedienne Bobbe Baker, first
ing in town, is a petite standupper
who’s got the edge on her material.
She leans on a Bronx dialect
through a splurge of vintage gags
that are too corny here (a dull
firstnight audit attesting), and.
probably ditto in many a situation.
An updated and tighter concept is
needed for the competitive distaff
derby.

As it now plays, act diffuses some
belting, a rock ’n’ roll spoof, a good
Pearl Bailey carbon, a so-so Fannie
Brice number, and a tiresome re
a one-arm airline with the usual
absurd angles. Pit.

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

NICffT CLUB REVIEWS

Basis St* East, BT.Y*

Fauces Faye, Louis Jordan &
T yrhpani 5, Gene Baylos; $3 music
charge.

Franc vs Faye, who recently es¬
sayed a comeback following an auto
accident of more than two years
ago, apparently hasn’t lost her vi¬
tality and zest for her job. She’s
on a bill which is likely to kPep
the room hot very much in the
manner of Peggy Lee who pre¬
ceded Miss Faye.

More important, despite her mis¬
hap and her need for help to mount
and exit the stage, Miss Faye re¬
mains an exciting performer who
carries a contagion for most au¬
diences, especially the hip ele¬
ments.

Seated at the piano, Miss Faye,
articulates a rousing mood. She
gives the impression that her
spoken asides are adlibbed, and
the musical tangents on which she
goes while 88ing are improvised.
Whether they are spontaneous or
not, the impression is that they
are, and thus after all her years
on the boards, she still provides
a fresh facade.

* The essential difference is that
she has come back into style in
such rooms as Basin St. East, some
of the San Francisco, Chicago and
Hollywood spots. In Miss Faye’s
case, it’s difficult to ascertain
whether it’s a full cycle around
from the creative days of the la¬
mented 52d St. where she first
toomeled to attention, or whether
performers such as Miss Faye
never really fell from vogue. Judg¬
ing from the current reception, the
latter seems more likely.

Miss Faye is surrounded by Louis
Jordan’s small band, also a con¬
temporary of hers, whose music is
evergreen. An ace performer -both
on the sax and vocals, he too re¬
calls an era of jazz that recurs so
frequently that it seems always
current.

His magnum opus is “Caldonia”
which he helped catapult to best-
celling ranks in the disk field. With
Jordan is Jo Jones, a famed drum¬
mer of the swing era, who helps
the air of solid musical attainment.
by this outfit.

Completing the lineup is Gene
Baylos, an offbeat comic, who had

* hard time communicating with

this audience. His material has
been around for, lo these many
years, and he never really got to
a peak. He did get into a stronger
groove toward the end of his act,
but the handicap was too great to
overcome. Jose.

Carillon, 31 iami Beach

Miami Beach, Jan. 31.
Lou Walters production of
44 French Dressing of ’61” (Third
Edition) with Patti Moore & Ben
Lossy, Chiquita & Johiison, Janine
Caire, Christine & Piroska, Jacques
Kayal, Monsieur Choppy, Line
(16), Jacques Donnet Orch; cho¬
reography by Mine. Kamerova,
staged by Walters; $5-$6.50 mini¬
mum. —

Lou Walters has come up with
the best staging for his long-run¬
ning Parisienne-themed revue—(in
the third edition) the only year
’round package of the kind in this
resort. Perhaps the object lesson
contained in successfully keeping a
liotel-cafe open all through the
year has started the trend to revue

J roductions at other inns. There is
»tsa talk now among hoteliers on
keeping their big nitery adjuncts
open this spring and summer with
such packages, rather than closing
down because of chancy possibili¬
ties of a ‘‘name’’ act and supporting
show of heavy budget drawing from
the buck-nursing between season
tourists.

In Walters’ case, the summer set¬
up is budgeted at an overall cost
well below the current estimated
$10,000 weekly nut. -Then, there’s
the cost advantage of costumes car¬
ryover, and basic production ideas
w-ith a smaller group of personnel.
The idea has more than proven its
worth to the Carillon management,
who now include a visit to the inn’s
Le Can Can Club for dinner and
show as part of their guest’s all-
inclusive modified American plan
rate.

Walter has a sparkling team
and well adapted to his French
theme topping act in Patti Moore
& Ben Lessy. Not that they have
turned completely Gallic. in their
turn. They are still the laugh-
filled reminders of the fabled teams
of vaude days, updated to present
day demands. The duo work in
smoothly integrated conversance
w-ith each other’s delivery and tim¬
ing of the special material written
for them. The attractive Miss
Moore belts out a bouncy tune with

aplomb while Lessy duos on that
facet with skill. He’* a classic buf¬
foon, a yock raiser with either a
line or in panto; his frustrated pop¬
corn “juggling” still a funny and
original bit; his wacky spinning at
command from Miss Moore to
“dance for Mommy." They’ve a new
book of specials, some Parisian
angled, lined with funnyisms; final¬
ly, Lessy’s standard turn at the
piano, with the rib-tickling chorus
played by nose more than ever a
conversation piece for the auditors.

Chiquita & Johnson have played
the smartest rooms in this resort,
and in this setting, come up with
a big-mitt consistency as they walk
out their acro-terps lined with fine
ballet touch by the lithe, talented
little Chiquita. They’re show-stop¬
pers, per always. Janine Caire is
the singing lead, a highly attractive
chanteuse who does solid in her
solo spot and goes over in equally
effective manner as production
number lead. As does her male
vis-a-vis, Jacques Kayal, a person¬
able young Parisian who takes on
an American or Gallic chant in
adept manner, and in the spot with
Monseiur Choppy and his “models"
sketched for a French “wedding,”
provides a well paced—and written
—line of accompihg waggery-chat¬
ter. The Choppy turn Is as orb-
popping as ever. Christine provides
the near-nude touch, placed with
tasfe at proper intervals, with an¬
other Walter’s “stock company
member” Piroska, again doing solid
with leaps, spins and splits.

Mme. Kamerova has staged the
terp portions with imagination—in'
fact, the entire production runs
well within the flO-minute limit, to
make for a fast-moving revue that
keeps building patronage. Edition
runs through April. Lary.

Crystal Room, N.Y.

Larry Storch, Jay Lawrence, Bar¬
bara Russell, Bill Russell, Charles
De Forest Trio; $4.50 minimum.

The Crystal Room is one of the
newest on the east side. Located
across the street from the new El
Morocco, it may not get the over¬
flow from the John Perona palast,
but it shows an indication to de¬
velop a lure of its own. The own¬
ership is also unusual.

There’s a roster of proprietors
which includes Red Pollack, who
used to operate in both New York
and Flqrida, and comedians Larry
Storch and his brother Jay Law¬
rence. The latter two eliminate
headline worries. Under the pres¬
ent mo-dus operandi, Storch is
comeding, while Lawre'rtce is em¬
ceeing. Later the roles will be re¬
versed.

Storch has always been a clever
operator. He has a lot of offbeat
and za*w Motions of what the cus¬
tomers Tike and is generally right
about it. He works in a literate
dimension with such items as an
impression of. a French Apache
singer, has developed an impres¬
sion of the new president, and has
a lot of stray bits Of business that
commandeer respect and applause.

In a featured role is Barbara
Russell, a blonde singer who is
developing a style. Although she
still needs experience, she indi¬
cates promise. Her voice is firm
and comparatively devoid of the
dbvious tricks while her arrange¬
ments provide an approach that
maintains interest in a tune. She
does a lot ofrupbeat material w : hich
helps her cause considerably.

The music is- supplied by the
Charles De Forest Trio and Bill
Russell at the piano who give the
customers dance incentives and
good show backing. Jose.

Saddle & Sirloin, Tucson■]

Tucson, Feb. 7

Helen Forrest, Jack Smith Trio;.}
no cover or minimum. j

If there is a better popular
singer around than Helen Forrest,
she hasn’t yet played Tucson. The
former big band thrush (Shaw-
Goodman-james) has the patrons
begging for .more in this, her third
time around, at the Saddle & Sir¬
loin.

I Her familiar hit records of the
i big band era, lumped here in med¬
ley form, “I Don’t Want to Walk
Without You,” “I Had the Craziest
Dream,” and “I Cried for You,”
bring solid palming. But, the stop¬
per is her production number of a
little-known tune from an old Mar¬
lene Dietrich flicker, “Then You’re
Not in Love.” Should Miss Forrest
ever get this offbeat number on
wax, she’ll have another hit.

Pianist Jack Smith’s Trio plays
for show-backing and dancers.

Alex.

PSrnEFr

Deauville, Miami Beach

Miami Beach, Feb. 4.

Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro,
Dick Shawn, Eber Lobato Dancers
with Nelida, Henry Levine Orch;
$5-$7.50 minimums.

Sophie Tucker is back for her
annual stay, again at the Casanova
Room of this biggery where she did
well last winter. The ageless topper
of the nitery circuit belies her
years in the looks, the verve and
the dynamics that have always
distinguished her performances.
The customers get a load of show
biz legend still going strong and
react as strongly as ever to her
book of talk-song.

The material, per tradition with
La Tucker, is a smart mixture of
the serious (intelligently held to a
minimum) and Concentration on
laugh-lyrics devoted to the continu¬
ing war between the sexes. This
facet of her act, in other hands and
delivery, might border on the
double entendre. In Miss Tucker’s
case, it’s delivered with aplomb,
the nuances gentled by her “Mom’s
telling you” connotation that
spreads laughs fast and high to all
comers of the big room. Per always,
she has that sock closer in comedy
vein, this time as a tights-boots,
bespangled, gun-totin’ “saloon gal"
from the old tv-West. It rocks them
into a howling bowoff set of hands.

Dick Shawn Is wisely spotted in
the closing slot by Miss Tucker.
He’d be a tough act to follow; the
tablers kept him on nearly an hour,
and demanded more. Shawn is an
all around performer who can be
rated with any of the younger
comics playing the better-cafe run:
There’s been a s?ock change in the
Shawn approach—a touch of zany-
ism not- noted in previous stints
here. It’s all to the good, and with
the raft of new and roisterous ma¬
terial he’s got, a, continuing laugh-
raising stiDt that never lets down.
Always strong on delivery, he
keeps the wacky touch in his up¬
dated lampoon of the idiot rock’n’
roll “president,” then in a spoof on
the undie-revue trend in Vegas
limned with trenchant observa¬
tions, his standard lavender-tinted
Dodger pitcher and finally in a
prize new item, a devastating spe¬
cial lyric workover of the “clan.”
Titled “Lament To The Rat Pack”
he works in the group in song-
satirization and belts with a con¬
tinuing yock line on Peter Law-
ford. It’s a wrap-up routine, and
even though an insidey one, the
pew-sitters dig it all the way. After-
pieces°were request bits done be¬
fore, and as potent as ever.

The Eber Lobato troqpe of
dancers is an eight-persons mixed
group, with makeup and costuming
having . a beatnik-beard for the
boys, a beatnik reverse-“beard” on
the gal’s foreheads. It’s weird, but
in keeping wi,th a wild and winging
sesh of bongo-backed Latin pat¬
terns that are built around Nelida,
the blonde-beaut lead, who out-
Bardot’s Bardot. She’s a wiggler,
slider, bumper, grinder, leaper,
torso-twisters garbed in skin-tights
with pelvis-panties cover that is
as daring an outfit as could be de¬
signed outside of a flesh-tinted
cover. On Nelida, It looks good,
She’s main reason for the big re¬
ception. Lobato, the stager and
producer, is a handsome lad who
emcees in florid style, and sings an
Argentine version of “Mack The
Knife.”

Henry Levine and his orch back
admirably, and per four decades,
Ted Shapiro is the invaluable aide-
'de-piano to Miss Tucker and affably
efficient in cross-dialogue, plus
some gab during her costume
j change. Mickey Rooney having
i bowed out, owner Morris Lans-
; bui'gh is seeking a package for fol-
j lowing show. Lary.

Downstage* Room. Chi

Chicago.'Feb. 9.

Jean Arnold, Larry Green* Orch
(4); no cover or minimum.

The cellar dancery of the posh
Happy Medium cafe-theatre has
made its boxoffice point with a
belated chanteuse policy, and is
currently riding with actress-singer
Jean-Arnold, an inventive stalwart
from the tab revue longrunning in
the upstairs showcase. The double
duty means five performances a
night for her, including three solo
stints on the Downstage floor.

Miss Arnold, a husky-throated

Additional Night Club Reviews j
are on p. 68. j

practitioner In the Rosalind Rus¬
sell Image, naturally relates her
serio-comic stage gifts to her cafe
presentation, alternately satiric and
dramatic. While some of the titles
seem commercial enough, it’s a
rather specialized turn that looks
chancy in other than chi-chi rooms,
especially in the rendering of a
“Threepenny Opera” medley.

Miss Arnold, more than the
vocability (which is theatrically
mannered), is the compelling fac¬
tor, especially torchanting “When
the World Was Young” or “When
Your Lover Has Gone.” And in try¬
ing to balance the session for di¬
vergent appeal, those who relish
her performing may wish for a
more generous dose of the bizarre
humor.

She’s backed ably by Larry
Green’s orch, and Is skedded
through Feb. 28. Yvonne Constant,
of Broadway’s “La Plume de Ma
Tante” cast, follows. Pit.

RItz Carlton, 3fontreal

Montreal, Feb. 9.
Fernande Giroux, Johnny Gal¬
lant, Paul Notar Trio; $1.50-$2
cover.

Although young and attractive,
Fernande Giroux is something of
a vet performer as far as the Ritz
Cafe is concerned. Possessing a
good sense of humor, a sharp sense
of show biz and better than aver¬
age ability to flt a songalog to
her personality, she pulls up close
to some of the best in the chan¬
teuse bracket.

A bilingual thrush who wisely
makes the most of her sometimes-
shattered English, she clicks from
her opener, switching languages'
easily and pacing session with
something for everyone. Her
reasonably wide song range doesn’t
get out of hand to the point where
she is experimenting with the
ringsiders; she knows her limits
and stays within seme.

On night caught. Miss Giroux
scored handily with a new Trenet
tune, “Times Gone By” and a hep
arrangement of “Didn’t Say Yes.”
Patter between songs is lively and
amusing, without being labored
and her reprise of a song-and-
dance routine with house 88’er
Johnny Gallant plus her own spe¬
cial French-Canadian folk tune
combined for a solid begoff.

Paul Notar and his group to¬
gether with Gallant give performer
fine backing.

Miss Giroux is in until Feb. 21.

Newt.

Angelo’s, Omaha

r Omaha, Feb. 11.

. Kim Sisters (3), Ross Mann, Bob
Seeburg €rch (6); $2 cover.

Boniface Angelo DiGiacomo Is
billing and introducing the Kim
Sisters as “The Greatest Act in
Show Business Today.” This they
aren’t. Blit the pert and talented
gals. Sue (22), Ai Ja (20) and Mia
(19) certainly must be ranked as
one of the cutest, most versatile
and hardest-working acts of this
period.

Making their first apperance in
the Midwest’s Bible Belt, the
bright-eyed beauts are getting
well-deserved ovations for their
46 minutes of song, playing all
types, 'Of instruments and hoofing.

Opening in native costumes for
an Oriental ditty that segues into
“Dinah,” gals quickly strip down
to attractive black-and-whie gowns
for a songaglog that ranges from
“Old Shanty Town” to “Now Is
the Hous.”

Smashing windup is “Saints
Come Marching In” with gals on
drum, guitar and clarinet, then
switching to trombones and trum¬
pets. After blackout, little Ai Ja
slips back onstage with trumpet
to blare “Go to Sleep.”

The Kims may not be top sing¬
ers but any shortage in that de¬
partment is more than made up
for by their cuteness. They are
expertly handled by Bob McMack-
in, and ex-GI in Korea who gave
up his export-import biz in Seoul'
to bring his proteges to this coun¬
try. Other member of troupe is
Lenny Esposito, who sold his
jewelry biz to join gals as back¬
ing drummer.

Ross Mann, who mimes AI Jol-
son for three numbers, is an em¬
barrassingly weak opener. House
just half full at show caught (10),
possibly due to hefty (for this ter¬
ritory) $2 cover imposed by Di
Giacomo. Girls close Wed. (15),
with Mill* Bros, following.

Trump.

Hotel Pierre, N.Y.

*Rosalinda ” capsule of the light
opera by Johann Strauss (music),
with bock by Gottfried Reinhardt
and John Meehan Jr.; musical
adaptation by Erich Wolfgang
Komgold; lyrics, Paul Kerby;
adapted in tab form by Stanley
Melba and Dolores Pallet; with
Jimmy Carroll, Lorna Ceniceros,
Wilbur Evans, Randy Kraft, Eileen
Shawler; directed by Miss Pallet;
lighting, Leslie Wheel; musicai di¬
rector, Carroll; musical arrange¬
ments and orchestra conducted by
Lee Hulbert.

[ There’s barely a stage, no cos-
! tumes, no props or backdrops to
communicate the Old Vienna that
Johann Strauss doubtless had in
mind with his “Rosalinda” light
opera composition. Stanley Mel¬
ba’s presentation in the CotilliGn
room of New York’s Hotel Pierre
is a tab version of the Strauss work,
this being consistent with the inn’s
policy away from the names and
with what might be called the off¬
beat In entertainment for the clien¬
tele of & posh situation.

It comes off quite right. Adapted
down to about an hour’s running
time by Melba and Dolores Pallet,
this airing of Strauss is replete
with the corn but done in such in¬
gratiating fashion that no one can
mind. It’s fun.

The story is about as frail as they
come, concerning a married
couple’s attendance at the ball
given by the prince, with husband
and wife deceitfully masquerading.
When they learn of each other's
identity, after the infatuation that
sets in, they sing out the apologies
for the mutual deception.

The staging, in such tight quar¬
ters, is done with remarkable
fluidity by Miss Pallet. Per¬
formers move gracefully on and
off, picking up the tiny mikes as
they burst out in song and placing
them back on the receivers as
they finish. It’s a musical counter¬
part of legit's reading plays.

“Rosalinda” is old hat in original
costumed concept; herein it’s mod¬
ernized economical and pleasure
enough for expansion into an Inti¬
mate theatre.

Lady of the title is Eileen Shaw¬
ler, who has had road and Carne¬
gie Hall concert experience, vocal-
led solo at New York’s Radio City
Music Hall, television, etc. She’s
an agreeable “Rosalinda,” perform¬
ing with the right kind of feel and
authority. Her husband in the play
is Wilbur Evans, another vet, who
plays and sings his roue part to
the hilt, all the while displaying
nice timing and vocalistic ability.

It’s a first time out in New York
for Lorna Ceniceros, the cuitie-pie
and talented maid who often Is the
[target for Evans’ eager-Jfinger dis¬
plays of affection. Prince is ro¬
bust-voiced Jimmy Carroll and ths
commentator is Randy Kraft.

They all work competently, with
the necessary. w?himsy, in belting
out the 16 Strauss numbers, a few
of which, incidentally are brought
in from “Gypsy Baron” and “A
Night in Venice,” thus are not
“Rosalinda” originals.

Lee Hulbert contributes substan¬
tially as arranger and baton
wielder. The musical backing is*
neatly timed ^11 the way. Gene.

I'arnival* Phoenix

Phoenix, Feb. 9.
Ch uck-A-Lucks, (3), Nancy
Lewis, AI Robinson (with Alkali
Ike), Hal Sunday Trio; $3 mini¬
mum.

This is the fifth stop for th«
Chuck-A*Lucks at this desert
spread and the strong marquee
impact of Charlie Dickerson, Reu¬
ben Noel and Adrien Keith lassoed
a SRO room of preem patrons.

On the first few dates here the
Chucks were dismissed as a run-
of-the-mill trio. This time around
they’ve mothballed their hekey
impreshes and Klan instead have
parlayed some hip special material,
classy chanting and solid comic
turns into a winning routine.
Heavest salvos of this new stanza
are the zanies conducting a frenetic
southern revivial meeting, lead
tenor Keith s “Sorrento,” a sharp
blending of a ballad “Uncondi¬
tional Surrender” and an “Old
Black Magic” with carbons of
Louis Prime & Keely Smith. Billy
Daniels. Homer & Jethro and Sam¬
my Davis Jr.

AI Robinson, a salty sourdough
and one of the more convincing
ventriloquists, uncorks some fine
bits of comedies. Nancey Lewis,
a well-stacked terper, challenges
Hal Sunday's crew with a book of
tricky arrangements. This card is
in until Feb. 27. fa'Eaf.

NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS

Pis&eft

"Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Ronndtekle, N.Y.

Dorothy Dcmegan, Mel Tonne &
Dectet conducted by Al Cohn; $4-
$5 minimum.

The Roundtable Is dusting off
the SRO sign with a combination
that seems to be bringing in a
diverse batch of customers. Dor¬
othy Donegan, long a tenant at
the Embers, has moved into this
spot on a three-year deal and is
the principal figure in the b.o. up¬
beat. Mel Torme also contributes
a share of the hypo. The bill is
entertaining throughout.

Now that Miss Donegan no long¬
er needs to hold her torso and her
singing in check because any such
activity would have brought the
cabaret tax into operation, she’s a
free soul. The spot is subscribing
to' the 10% Internal Revenue re¬
lief program, and she can give
vent to her urges to sing and
dance without horrifying the
owners.

The Negro performer plays a
lot of piano with a strong, vigor¬
ous beat. She’s accomplished in
many departments including class¬
ics as well as the jazz pieces, and
each one has a hip twist to gratify
all parts of the assemblage. She
leaves the piano for some im¬
promptu terps and songs, but it’s
-still the Steinway sessions that
rack up the big _applause. Her
magnum opus at show caught was
the “Second Hungarian Rhapsody”
delivered with a wild splash of
color and imaginative musical fig¬
urations.

Torme, at show caught, would
have done better in the bright
upbeat tunes as far as some sec¬
tions of the audience were con¬
cerned. A few noisy convention
tables caused much of his gener¬
ally imaginative arrangements to
be lost. He is a highly stylized
singer depending upon unusual
effects and more than a normal j
amount of musical subtleties. j

Torme sits down for a session!
at the piano to add further sta- ;
ture, and ultimately conquers the i
crowd. He comes into this show’- j
shop backed by 10 musicians, ba- !
toned by Al Cohn.* Jose.

looses her brand of sharp .self-
manufactured double-entenare dit¬
ties to the satisfaction of a full
house of tableholders that seem to
get a charge from her efforts. She
has plenty of tunes—old and new
—and frisks happily through her
numbers. Chantoosie’s facial ex¬
pressions and voice inflections play
a big part in putting over her act.

The Don Brooks Three raises the
curtain on the show with a fast-
paced singing, dancing and fun
turn that generates plenty of en¬
thusiasm. Talent-loaded young¬
sters include two boys, Don Brooks
and Mike Bennett, and a looker
named Peggy Barnes. It’s a spark¬
ling miniature revue and each of
the principals nets a big a big
hand for his or her contribution.
Act is one of the best to play this
room in months.

Providing the music for the show
and customer terping is .the Nick
Stuart musical crew. Former si¬
lent screen star’s aggregation pur¬
veys a delightful brand of Dixie-

Statler-Hlltoa, Balias

Dallas, Feb. 10.

Frankie Larne (with Joe Sina-
core & Stanley Kay), Earl Hum¬
phreys Orch (9); $2-$.50 cover.

Frankie Laine, in his third local
date (his second at this hostel),
has the ropes up again—but the
plush Empire Room opens the ad¬
joining grill nightly
the overflow.

He reprises his click platter
tunes, “Moonlight Gambler,” “Jeze¬
bel,” “Wild Goose,” “That’s My
Desire” and “Mule Train.” This
time around he varies his 60-minute
stint with evergreens—“Someday,”
“Begin the Beguine” and “Shine.”
Laine has added some fine items to
his act—verse and chorus of “Star¬
dust,” the unusual “Rocks and
Gravel” by late folksinger Lead-
belly, “Wanted Man,” “I Believe”
and “Green Leaves of Summer.”

New York Sound Track

; Continued from page 11 s

, After three encores, he gets off
land and other rhythms and filled . belting “Saints Go Marching In.”
the floor during the dance sessions.

Stuart also emcees capably.
Show’s in for two weeks. Lutz.

His permanent accomps, guitarist
Joe Sinacore and drummer Stanley
Kay, lead the house orch for top
showbacking.

Hotel Roosevelt, N.O. I The vagabonds due Feb, 23 for
New Orleans, Feb. 8. ( two frames. Bark.

Ritz Bros., Kitty Kover, Janice
Garber, Julio Maro, Jan Garber .

Orch (12); $2.50 weeknight mini- ^ ® Little Club, BevHills
mum; $4 Sats. Beverly Hills, Feb. 10.

_ I Gloria Smyth, Randy Sparks, Joe

‘ Felix Duo; two drink minimum-

U. S. Supreme Court high praise for its decision upholding the right
of cities and states to censor motion pictures.

Sen. Thomas Kuchel (R.-Calif.) last week voiced his “wholehearted”
, agreement wit h Chief Justice Earl barren’s stinging dissent in the
tn rarp for ; Times . . FUm Cor P. censorship decision. Kuchel, Senate GOP whip, said
he hesitated to speak out against a Supreme Court decision, but noted
he was in “eminent company’" in his disagreement with the majority
opinion written by Justice Tom Clark. He listed editorials In newspapers
and trade mags criticizing the court’s action . . . Kuchel told the senate:
“the truth is that the American tradition of freedom has correctly
recognized that no one has sufficient wisdom, nor the right to say in
advance, what another may publish, paint, produce, exhibit or say.”

Arrangements have been negotiated for Ed Wynn to receive “achieve¬
ment award for 1961” from his alma mater—Philadelphia Central High
School, at a testimonial dinner on March 3. Shooting of Disney’s “Babes
In Toyland” is being rearranged so he can make the trip. Some 2.000
including Governor of Pennsylvania, Mayor of Philadelphia, Mayor of
Philadelphia and U. S. Senators expected attend award-dinner for
Wynn who celebrated 58 years in show biz.

Assemblyman Bentley Kassal, Manhattan Democrat, said he would
seek support from leaders of the motion picture industry, film critics,
patrons of the arts and other influential persons for the bill he intro¬
duced. It establishes a nine-member commission to prepare for the
State’s “active participation” in an annual International Film Festival,
to be held in New York City.

Paramount going with “Psycho” in Latin America on the same policy
as in the States—that is, no admissions after the performance begins.
Did fine at the tryout at the Opera Theatre, Mar del Plkta . . . Geral¬
dine Page in from the Coast next week after work in “Summer and
Smoke” out west.

The spry and inventive Ritz
freres, playing their initial nitery
date in Seymour Weiss’ plush noc¬
turnal rendezvous, provide a
sprightly Mardi Gras package for
show shoppers. Vet zanies, given
a big welcome by first-nighters,
delight with their tall corn and
longtime familiar foolishisms.
Their racy and rowdy nonsense—
like old wine—is most palatable.
They’re equipped with a load of
props and . gags and the laughs
come fast and furious.

They warble tunes such as “the
cheat on the street where you live,”
kid the pants off westerns like

Gloria Smyth and Randy Sparks'
provide a double-barrelled blast of
entertainment that should bullseye
the spenders who congregate here.

Miss Smyth, a sepian who fon¬
dles a song a la Ella Fitzgerald,
evinces definite potential. In 25
minutes she does ballads, up¬
tempo numbers and impersona¬
tions. The lampoons are particu-

Israeli Pantomimists

; Continued from page 2 ;

Samy Molcho and his 24-year-old
publicist, business manager, stage
manager Joram Harel left Israel
just two months ago to invade Eu¬
rope — with their life savings of
$500 apiOce to accomplish this mis¬
sion.

Beverly Hills* Ciney

Cincinnati, Feb. 10.
Billy DeWolfe, Jill Corey, Moro- j
Landis Dancers (9) with Jimmy j
O’Shaun, Gardner Benedict Orch !
< 10», Jimmy Wilber Trio, Larry j
Vincent; $3-S4 minimum, $1-?1.50 ;
cover.

They had just tw T o scheduled
bookings, one in Rome at the end
larly effective, especially carbons J of December a,nd another in Am-
of Eartha Kitt, Nina Simone and . sterdam in March. Between that,
Pearl Bailey. 1 nothing but hope.

- , Sparks, first intro’d locally at j Harel explained, “Molcho has

Gunsmoke. dance and perform : is boite several years back, has had a lot of experience and great

other shenanigans and knockabout: made quite a bit progress since, review’s in Israel. But it’s a little

the pre-tv era.^The .pll , Best of his se i ect i 0 ns are “Scarlet country with a lot of talented peo-

~ Ribbons,” and “Rosie’s House of : Pic, and he felt that he had to be-

Sin.” On opening night (7) his ■ come^ known in Europe because

Funnyman Billy DeWolfe, a long¬
time absentee, and newcomer Jill
Corey make themselves right at
home in this plushery’s current bill.
It’s the first cafe date for DeWolfe
after several years on the hostelry
belt.

DeWolfe is a refreshing de¬
parture from the customary laugh-
makqr. Farce sketches are his stock •
in trade. Classic takeoffs are of j
Mrs. Murgatroyd’s first bender, dif-!
ferent type show girls, a Franken-j
atein monster dash among tablers, \
chasing of waiters, captains andj
maitre d’ from the room, and ’
change to waiter’s coat finish, after j
reading small type in his contract, 1
for spilling a tray of dishes.

Miss Corey, girlish in appearance
and dress, sells her songalog in i
easy fashion. Scoring best at open¬
ing supper show were “Love What
You’re Doing.” a medley of 1920s
pops, “When I Fall In Love” and
“Big Daddy.”

Opening and closing dressing for
the 75-minute floorshow’ are pro¬
duction numbers by the Moro-
Landis ensemble with singer Jimmy
O’Shaun and Rene de Haven, fea¬
tured dancer. Jimmy Wilbert three¬
some supplements the showbacking
Gardner Benedict band for inter¬
mission dancing. Larry Vincent
reigns at the cocktail rofom piano.

Two-framer opening Feb. 24
headlines Vivienne Della Chiesa.

Koll.

hou& was in a carnival mood and
the boys could have stayed as long
as they wanted. They begged off
to hefty nalm-pounding.

Kitty Kover, a strawberry blonde
with a nifty’’ chassis, tees off the
show. Miss Kover, whose specialty
is warbling lusty blues, presents a
highly pleasing song session. She
proved a charmer with an enviable
ability to put her audience in a
happy mood despite some noisy
competition from ringside table-
holders.

Jan Garber’s music shares top
billing with the Ritz Bros. The di-
minitive maestro, a longtime fave
here, serves a choice musical menu
that appeals to.the sentimentalists
and nostalgic patrons. Table-
holders flock to the floor during
the knee-action seshes. Band’s
loaded with capable crewmen and
the music comes out sweet, bouncy
and danceable, with melody
stressed throughout.

Garber gives feature play to vo-

act was enhanced When wife
1 Jackie duetted several numbers
■ with him. Joe Felix Duo backs
i ably.

j Current show holds two weeks,
j Kafa.

‘Artie’ Come-On

^ Continued from page 11 ——

year with its first theatrical entry.
Lion International’s “Man In the
Cocked Hat.” Manby and Schneier
altered the original “Carlton
Browne of the F.Q.” title and pre¬
pared a whole new 'set of selling
tools for the U.S. They’ve also
had modest success with other im¬
ports.

he’s ^limited in what he can ac¬
complish in Israel.”

Lotsa Competish

The tiny country is loaded with
international acts, he pointed out,
and a homegrown talent like Mol¬
cho last year had to compete for
bookings with names like Marcel
Marceau, Jean Louis Barrault The¬
atre, Marlene Dietrich, American
Festival Ballet, Friar Jacques
troupe, Indian dances, Netherlands
Ballet, Harry Belafonte. Yves Mon¬
tand,- George White, Paris on Ice,
three big circuses.

And in Tel Aviv, all these acts
are fighting to get into three big
theatres and five or six little
stages!

The pair started out to conquer
Europe last December, and the
pantomimist’s performance was

m , u ,, . pamyinniuoi 3 uciiui lUdiiLX WdS

-•I -V , 6 . y ^ f° mPe n e ' SOId Out at Rome’s Teatro Quatro

-~-:-. - -- .K lt ^ Joo&'established, well- Fontano. They headed for Vienna,

cals, dividing the assignment be- j heeled indie distributors and there- |- w here Harel has relatives, and

tween two capable young singers, ; fore have to choose entries care- | have arrang ed for a subsequent

pert Janice Garber and Julio Maro, j fully, often winding up with a pic- ttour of Austria organized by the

who share the evening’s applause. : ture that is in some respects in the j Is ra eli Embassy.

Show runs two weeks. Sophie [ problem category. However, by | They then went to Frankfurt

Hofei Monleleone, N.O.

New Orleans, Feb. 7.
Ruth Wallis, Don Brooks Three
(Don Brooks, Peggy Barnes and
Mike Bennett), Nick Stuart Orch
(7); $2.50 weeknight minimum;
$4 Sats.

The spicy songs of Ruth Wallis
prove a big lure for the Mardi
Gras happy crowds which have
filled this plush spot since opening
night (6). In top form, she deftly
puts across amusing lyrics that
won’t embarrass anyone of moder¬
ately broad mind. While much of
her material is risque, there’s noth¬
ing blunt about It and she sings
With finesse.

The titian - haired songstress

Tucker follows Ritz Bros. Feb. 16.

Liiiz.

Riviera Motel, Atlanta

Atlanta, Feb. 10.
Charlotte Politte Trio, Natalie
Woode; no minimum or cover.

Listenable music is the forte of.
the Charlotte Politte Trio and the
combo is scoring handsomely in
the Riviera’s Monte Carlo Lounge.
Spotlighted is pianist Charlotte
Politte, a tallish femme who ex¬
udes personality and can really
thump the 88. Her sidemen are
drummer Dave Gilmore (who dou¬
bles as her husband) and bassist
Bob Daugherty. ■ hands

It isn't often that a gal can put!
such an authoritative touch on the

maintaining a streamlined organ- (because, as Harel explained. “Saifiy
ization ajid doing the essential | likes frankfurters and liked the
services themselves they have man- j sound of the name.”
aged to make a mark in a difficult j Without knowing m soul, they
business. [found that the city’s largest thea-

Because of the success theyjtre is the Grosses Haus and Harel
achieved with “Man in the Cocked j asked to see “the chief” — city
Hat,” Lion International has given!stage director Harry Buckwitz,
them the U.S. release rights to the ! who informed them that the two
new Peter Sellers starrer, “Two- theatres under his domain, Kleines
Way Stretch.” Lion is handling , Haus and Grosses Haus, are city-
the N.Y. engagement at the Guild ‘run repertoire theatre, hence
Theatre, N.Y., itself, but Showcor- , booked out six months in advance
F-oration takes over the distribu-; and no chance for unknowns to
tion for the rest of the country. ! put on a show—unless they wanted
On the basis of the reviews and the | 10 bhy the house for a late-hour
business the picture is --doing in ; performance for one evening.

N.Y., Manby and Schneier appears ! Instead, they talked him into an
io have another hit on their | audition. He invited actors and di¬
rectors of the city stage to view
Molcho’s unusual pantomimes

keyboard as does Miss Politte. And^I

Gilmore and Daugherty prove able I GilhpF'f-fiarnft Tocf
contributors to the sophisticated! 1 1

style of jazz In which they spe-» =— continued from page 3 =

cialize. They’re not way out; so 1
when Miss Politte tells listeners ! ma >' induce Metro to add a score on
they are going to play “Just in Ithe I^ni.

which include such numbers
“Cain and Abel” with what Mol¬
cho calls “an Israeli point of view’.
How is it possible for a man who
works with the soil to be bad? It
•is easier for a shepherd, w’ho has
v „ ... .. ,. ;too much time to think, to become

l hlS ’ ? * may * h,re ‘wicked.” And so Abel is the in-

Time.” the customers can recog- a Piano player or resort to a tape ;sti ., ator of the murder because he
nize the tune. ■ -j c • ng ’ i pokes fun at Cain, who commits

Trio, who work 45 minutes at a The R&B action is another indi-i the murder accidentally and then
stretch, establish the basic melody, cation of the growing interest in ! becomes a homeless w’anderer,
wander a bit into improvisation r ™-- ' T -— . .. ... *

but never lose the original theme.

They get plaudits with such tunes
as “Love for Sale,” “Georgia on
My Mind” and their closing theme
w-hich they call “Opus DeFunk” for
no reason at all. Luce.

film classics. The New Yorker
Theatre on upper Broadway in
Manhattan has operated success¬
fully under such a policy for the
past year and other theatres, espe¬
cially in the Greenwich Village
area, are joining the bandwagon.

Another of his pantomimes is
“The Price of Freedom." also with
an Israeli viewpoint. It tells of a
man who sees an unhappy bird
in a cage, lets the bird free and is
put in jail because of the deed.
“If you want freedom, you have to

give up your own freedom,” Mol¬
cho explains simply.

‘An Actor's Act'

The act was a sensation with the
theatre people, but Buckwitz
termed It “an actor’s act" and
turned down the pair.

The persuasive Harel argued,
and finally Buckwitz agreed to give
up the. 600-seat Kleines Haus for
a 10:30 p.m. performance Satur¬
day (4). (To do so, the repertoire
performance of “Monsieur Topaze”
had to be moved up to an early
start of 7 p.m.).

“He even gave us 70% of the
gross — because he didn’t expect
much business, I think,” Harel
said. They had to print their own
posters — their only expense for
the initial show'. Tickets went on
sale Jan. 24—and were sold out
one hour later.

Television has asked for a Mol¬
cho show, and concert manager*
have contacted Harel to ask* for
bookings. Molcho has been invited
to Berlin, to Stuttgart, and to ap¬
pear at another Frankfurt stage.

Meanwhile, the Imaginative Har¬
el has pasted “sold-o*.- l” sign*
across all the posters of ’he act,
and is working with Mol .-• o n ar¬
ranging the lighting and iv carsals
of* the show. Molcho himself 8 is
working on a new pantomime,
based on an idea he spotted in a
tiny Frankfurt restaurant of a
peddler and his movable dolls.

Molcho, a fourth-generation Is¬
raeli, of Spanish descent, who
speaks, Hebrew, French and Eng¬
lish, hopes for a second sold-out
performance in Frankfurt. . and
then a tour of Germany before his
March date in Amsterdam.

Harel. whose parents came from
Berlin, explains, “We wanted to
show them in Germany. Ours is a
new country, and we have to prove
that we can do as well as other na¬
tions.”

Interestingly, the pair has never
played on the Jewish theme, but
not because they feared any nega¬
tive reactions in Germany. “As an
artist, Samy wants to be accepted,
and not as a Jew.” Harel ex¬
plained. “We just mention that this
is a pantomime actor who lives in
Tel Aviv.”

Drive-In Mats

Continued from page 4

assume their new responsibilities
by selecting films best suited for
their audience, avoiding purely
sensational programming, and op¬
erating within reasonable hours.
He pointed out that since most pa¬
trons have to work the next day,
drive-ins should normally close no
later than 10 p.m. lie recommend¬
ed that drive-in operators take posi¬
tive steps further to identify their
theatres as a recreational center
for the community.

Reade suggested that drive-ins
within a reasonable radius mignt
exchange managerial manpower
over short periods of time. “This
would broaden the experience of
the managers and make them more
valuable to their theatres,” he saia.

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

PSiRPWFf

BEV1EWS

VARIETY BILLS

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13

NEW YORK CITY

MUSIC HALL | Domenecbs

Axldentals I Corps de Ballet

•Kelly Brown I Raymond Paige Ore

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE
Tivoli
Lee Davis
Edith Dahl
Janice Breen
JoAnne Alder
Sherie Cox
Albert Dawking
Peter Crago
Rosemary Butler
Fred Santos
Barney Grant
Judy Gay
John Read
Micky Chapman
Harry Dillon
Geo. Whittaker
Joe Heritage
Herbert Turner
Jack Perry

Graham Cottrell
Rudas Juvenilo

Tiyoli
Boh Hole
Rita Tanno
Wendy Waring
Ben Vargas
Joe Bennett
Robbin Miller
B. J. DeSimone'
Joel Craig
John Mineo
Steven Ross
Patsy Hemingway
Jujie Day
Reg Collins
Ted Ziegler
Philip A’Vard
Lloyd Cunnington

Cabaret Bills

NEW YORK CITY

Basin St. East
Frances Faye
Louis Jordan -5
Gene Baylos
Blue Angel
Barbara Gilbert
Martha Wright *
Woody Allen
Clancy Bros.

Jimmy Lyon 3
Bon Solr
Felicia Sanders
Isobel Robins
Milt Kamen
3 Flames
Jimmie Daniels
Camelot

Bobby Sherwood
Phyllis Dorene
Val Anthony
Chardas
Janine Poret
Lia Della
Tibor Rakossy
Dick Marta
Bill Yedla
Elemer Horvath
Chateau Madrid
Carmen Amaya
Candido .

El Canay^e
Ralph Font Ore
Copacabana
Jimmy Durante
Ellis St Winters
Johnny D’Arc
Paul Shelley Ore
Frank Marti Ore
Embers

Harold Quinn Ore
Herbie Mann Ore
Joan Bishop
Hotel New Yorker
Milt. Saunders Ore
Verna Lee

Hotel Plerra
Rosalinda
Jimmy Carroll
Lorna Cenicers
Wilbur Evans
Randy Kraft
Eileen Shawler
Stanley Melba Ore
Joe Ricardel Ore
Hotel Plaza
Hildegarde
Ted Straeter Ore
M. Monte’s Con¬
tinentals
Hotel Taft
Vincent l.ope' Ore
Hotel Roosevelt
Guv Lombardo Ore
Hotel St. Regi,
Mf.rti Stevens
Milt Shaw Ore
Walter Kay Ore
International
Mvron Cohen
Barry Sis.

McKenna Lane
M:ke Durso Ore
Aviles Ore

Latin Quarter
Rudas Dancers
Gloria LeRoy
Harrison & Kossl
Novelites
Metropolitan S
Dorothea McFarland
Ronald Field
Jo Lombardi Ore
B Harlowe Ore
Left Bank
Alice Darr
Andy Hamon
Living Room
A1 Martino
Iris Paul
Bobby Colo 3
No. ! Fifth Ave.
Evans & Blair
Kim Corey
Joan St. James
Harry Noble
Dick Hankinson
Roundtable
Dorothy Donegan
Mel Tormo

Sahbra
Rinat Yaron
Sara Avani
Baduch St Ovadia
Kovesb Sc Mizracbie
Zadok Zavir
Fershko Ore
Leo FulO

Savoy Hilton
Gunnar Hansen Ore
Chas. Holden Ore '
Ray Hartley
Town A Country
Jewe 1 Box Revue
Ned Harvey Ore
Martinez Ore
Upstairs /Downstairs
Ceil Cabot
Gordon Connell
Gerry Matthews
Bill Hennant
Mary L. Wilson
Pat Ruhl
Carl Norman
Rose Murphy
Slam Stewart
William Roy
M & C Allen

Viennese Lantern
Vicky Autier
Ernest Schoen
Paul Mann
Joe Troppi

Village Barn
Jack Wallace
Johnny King
Carol Ritz
Piute Pete
Rill Oimler
Lou Harold Ore
Village Vanguard
Orson Bean
Oscar Brown
Junior Mance 3
Waldorf-Astoria
Adclph Green
Hetty Comden
t=”mil Cclem-'n Ore
Then Fanidi Ore

CHICAGO

Blue Anqel

"Calypso Carnival”
Olga del Mar
Dave Bynum
Camille Yarbrough
Jamaica Slim
Tino Perez Ore
Conrad Hilton
"Ballads & Blades”
Jo Marie Roddy
Willie Kail
Norm Crider
Angelito .

Fred Napier
Morano & Knowles
Clair Perreau Ore
Bill Christopher
Frederick & Gina
Boulevar-Dears <5)
Boulevar-Dons id)
Drake
Enzo Stuarti
Jimmy Blade Ore
Edgewater Beach
Chad Mitchell Trio

Wes Harrison
Mattison Trio
Kenny Black Qrc
Gate of Horn
Rakhel Hadass
Don Crawford
London House
Jonah Jones
Audrey Morris 3
Eddie Higgins
Mister Kelly's
Jack E. Leonard
Nancy Wilson
Marty Rubinstein :
Marx St Krigo
Palmer House
Dorothy Uandnelge
Nielli & Noel
Ben Arden Ore
Trade Winds
Billy Daniels
Bobbi Baker
Joe Parnello 3 ■

LAS VEGAS

Desert Inn

Dinah Shore
Jimmy Edmondson
Dunn Arden Dncrs
Carlton Hayes Ore
Michael Kent
Dave Apollon
Milt Herth
Henri Rgse 3
Dunes

"Night at Minsky’s”
Johnnie Ray
Davis St Reese
LaTry Griswold
Dakota Staton
Denis & Rogers
Bill Reddle Ore
El Cortez
Freddie Gibson
Spencer Quinn
Banjo Aces
Barbara Neece Trio
Flamingo
Bobby Darin
Frank Gorshin
Sarah Vaughan
Barry Ashton Dncrs
Edi Domjngo
N. Brandwynne Ore
Fremont Hotel
Joe King Zaniacs

Fabulous Jets
Georgie Young Rev
Jet Lorring

Golden Nugget
Lee & Faye May¬
nard

Sons of Gold'n Wsl
Hacienda
Four Tunes
Johnny Olenn
Keynotes
Cathy Ryan
Mint
Pat Marino’s
"Artists & Models
of ’61”

Nevada Club
Vldo Musso
Joe Loco
Princess Badia
Marcy Layne
Dick Sparks
Sally Korby
Johnny Paul
New Frontier
"Around The World
In Sexty Minutes”
Riviera

“La Plume de Ma
Tante”

, Robert Clary

Duke Ellington
Norman Brown 6
Jack Cathcart Ore
Sahara
Victor Borge
Ray Anthony
Freddie Bell
Moro-Landis Dncrs
Louis Basil Ore
Sands
Frank Sinatra
Buddy Lester
Will Jordan
Morrey King
Garr Nelson
Copa Girls
Antonio MorelU Ore
Showboat
Polly Possum
Johnny Ca$h
Merle Travis
Silver Slipper
Hank Henry
Sparky Kaye
Red Marshall
Dannv Jacobs
Charlie Teagarden

Lori Phillip*

Don Santora
Geo. Redman Or*
Stardust
Lido -De Parla
Ray Eberie
De John Sisters
Dick Contino
Roberta Linn
Hawaiian Revue
Thunderbird
“Scandals on Ice”
Billy Gray
Arthur Lyman
Paul Desmond
Garwood- Van Ore
Jerry Stewart
Strings

Peter Hank Duo
Tropicana
Folies Bergere
Jean Fenn
Claudine Longet
Bernard Bros.

Lily Niagara
Florence-Frederie
Dancers
Jerry Colonna

LOS ANGELES

Band Box
Billy Gray Rev
Don Corey
Mike St. Claire
Ben Blue’s.

Ben Blue
“Les Corps de
Paree”

Barbara Heller •
Ivan Lane Ore (5)
Cloister
Belle Barth
Bill Mullikan
Geri Galian Ore
Cocoanut Grove
Della Reese
Dave Barry
Dot Dorben Dncrs
Matty Malneck Ore
Crescendo
Mort Sahl

Mills Bros.

Billy Regis Ore
Dlno's
Jan Tober
Jack Elton
Steve La Fever
Slate Bros.
Jerry Lester
Gloria Gray
Tommy Oliver Trio
Staffer Hoff
"Playmates of ’61"
Skinnay Ennis Ore
The Summit
Barney Kessel
Shorty Roger &
Giants

Ye Little Club

Randy Sparks
Gloria Sraythe
Joe Felix Duo

MIAMI-MIAM! BEACH

Americana

Japanese
Spectacular
Lou Adler Ore
Pupi Campo Ore
Ross Trio

Carillon

Lou Walters Rev.
Patti Moore &

Ben Lessy

Chiquita & Johnson
Janine Claire
Mons. Choppy
Kayal St Christine
Can Can Giris
>■ Jacques Donnet Ore
Chary's

Marion MacPartland
Buddy Lewis 4
Bobby Fields Trio
Ken Hewitt Trio
Iris Robin

Deauville
Ray Bolger
Dorothy Loudon
Muriel Landers
Don Rickies
La Playa Sextet/
Eden Roc
Nat King Cole
Senor Wences
Geo. Tapps Dancers
Mai Malkin Ore
Embers
Gene Austin
The Whipporwills
Fontainebleau
Sammy Davis Jr.

Bob Melvin
Len Dawson Ore
Varadero Sextet
Murray Franklin'S
Murray Franklin
Paul Gray
Jackie Heller
Kay Carole
Frankie Hyers
Carolly
Charlie Callas
Eddie Bernard
Saxony

Casa Diosa Revue
Miguelito Valdes
Diosa Costello
Don Casino Ore
The Sabras
Ivory Tower Revue
Fawzl Amir
Guili Guili
Nezla Iz
Yasmina Yamal
Maritza

Geo. Sawaya Group
Seville

“Fillies Sc Sillies”
Ne.ila Ates
Fisher & White
Melino & Hollis
Barty Elliott
Guy Taro
Ronnie Leonard
Lee Martin Ore
Thunderblrd
Bobby Breen
Richie Bros.

Dick Merrick

RENO-TAHOE

Harold's Club

Harry James
Pam Garner
- Harrah's (Tahoe)
"Holiday in Japan”
Pastors

John Buzon 3
fikeets Minton
Jon'& Sondra Steele
Dorben Dancers
Leighton Noble Ore
Harrah's (Reno)
Hank Penny
Sue Thompson
Tex Williams
Nick Esposito
Cooper Sis
Conley 3

Holiday
Betty Reilly
Hi Brows
Chas. Gould

I Mapes

Starr Sis
f Don Lane
Gloria Tracy
Gwen Harmon
Players

Gloria Tracy 4
Joe Karnes

Riverside
Billy Eckstine
Treniers
Churumbeles
Buddy La Pata
Starlets

Lou Lqvitt Ore
Wagon Wheel
(Tahce)

Gallions & Ginny
Barons

Braman & Leonard
Characters
Bobby Pag*

SAN FRANCISCO

Blackhawk
[ Cal Tjader
Earthquake

McGoon's
Turk Murphy Ore
Fairmont Hotel
Pat Boone-
E. Heekscher Ore
Gay ?ft's
Ray K. Goman
Bee Sc Ray Goman
Hungry I
Jackie Gayle
Carol Brent
Freddie Paris
Jazz Workshop
Farmer-Golson Jazz-
tet

On the Leve*

Kid Ory Ore

Neve

Billy Williams
4 Dukes

Skip Cunningham
flora Bryant
II. Henderson Ore
New Fack's
Mel Young
Bobbi Norris
Geo. Cerruti 3
365 Club

Gonzalez Gonzalez
Jackie Gale
Roberto Navarro
Maria Caruso
Marya Linero
Barry Ashton Dnci
Roy Palmer Ore
Purple Onion
Carol Brent
Jerry Music

Texas Outcry

- Continued from page 1

for f-lat rentals, including 28 re¬
leases of 1960 and 62 features from
1959, the organization revealed in
a preliminary survey of the 16m
market as it affects the commercial
theatre.

Kyle Rorex, executive director,
in a letter to exhibitors, asked for
reports on showings of 16m fea¬
ture films so that a case can be
documented and presented to film
distributors.

Among the 1960 releases being
offered in catalogs of the 16m
distributors, according to Texas
COMPO, are such hits as “From

the Terrace,” “Home From the
Hill” “The Lost World,” ‘The
Bells Are Ringing,” “Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn,” “Dinosau-
rus,” and 1961 release dates
have been announced in the cata¬
logs for such films as “Portrait in
Black,” “The Glenn Miller Story,”
“Too- Soon to Love,” and others.

Recent vintage blockbusters
listed as available include “Pillow
Talk,” “Operation Petticoat.” “The
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” ‘Til Cry
Tomorrow,” “Bus Stop,” “Gazebo,”
“Giant,” “Carousel,” “The Brava¬
dos,” “Diary of Anne Frank,” “The
King and I,” “Les Girls,” “The
Young Lions,” “Sayonara,” “Tammy
and the Bachelor,” “Sink the Bis¬
marck,” “Brothers Karamazov,”
“Jailhouse Rock,” and “Inn of the
Sixth Happiness.”

A large aircraft plant in Fort
Worth, according to Rorex, is show¬
ing relatively recent features free
to employees during lunch hours.
A redent complaint came from a
local exhibitor concerning a local
newspaper ad announcing that
“Imitation of Life?’ would be
shown free at a Methodist church.

Rentals for the features run
from $17.50 to $45 per showing for
free performances, and up to $75
where audiences above specified
figure and a fee is charged.

Rorex stated “that safeguards
which film companies once consid¬
ered essential in protecting their
exhibitor customers are being dis¬
regarded by distributing agencies,
since any group, such as club,
school, factory, church, home, can
pay a small rental fee and show
top 16m feature films without
any check On vague rules that
stipulate films cannot be sold
where they might create competi¬
tion for a commercial theatre.”

BURNS & CARLIN
Comedy
25 Mins.

hungry 1, San Francisco

Jack Bums and George Carlin
are disciples of the Lenny Bruce-
Mort Sahl “sick” school, and han¬
dle their fresh, If derivative, ma¬
terial quite nicely.

They come on with a Huntley-
Brinkley bit, which quickly
switches into a Kennedy-Nixon bit,
then go into a Hollywod sci-fi film,
some ordinary Faubus gags and
some takeoffs.

Interestingly enough, Carlin does
a rather extended impression of
Sahl—interesting because six years
: ago on the same stage Sahl was
-'breaking in his act. This comes as
a kind of jolt to Frisco nightclub
goers with any sort of memory and
sitz-power.

Bums goes on to a David Suss-
kind impression, in which Carlin
acts as a German (Nazi) professor
being interviewed: here’s where
the racial and religious gags, a la
Bruce, play their role. They wind
up with what they call an “Ode to
! Madison Avenue,” which consists
two tv kiddie-show pitchmen pitch¬
ing booze and narcotics in the 5-6
p.m. slot. This is fairly funny, even
deft, at midnight in a nightclub,
i Elsewhere, no.

All of this, of course, is. more
social commentary than straight-
out comedy. The team uses very
few one-liners, depends on audi¬
ence knowing their frames of ref¬
erence. Burns & Carlin, therefore,
are okay for the hip cellar circuit,
but would have a tougher time
using this material on tv or even
’radio. Their delivery and timing
are good and they figure to acquire
more poise with time. .Stef.

OSCAR BROWN JR.

Songs
27 Mins.

Village Vanguard, N. Y.

Oscar Brown Jr., Negro singer
making his club bow with a four-
week stand in this downtown cel¬
lar, is an unusually fresh perfor¬
mer on the strength of his ma¬
terial alone. Catalog is all his own,
music and lyrics, and he puts it
across with a strong voice and
dramatic gift that projects great
sincerity.

Much of Brown’s music has a
simple blues base, and in his pro¬
lificacy he has not always been or¬
iginal. Same applies to the lyrics,
which are mostly in the clear, mod¬
ern folk style identified with such
Negro poets as Langston Hughes.
It’s occasionally cliched and some- :
times meller to over-ripe, like the
tune about the booze hound who
once had a nice wife and kids.

Even so, there’s an overall ef¬
fusive quality which somewhat
compensates, along with occasion¬
ally telling sardonic and comedic
touches.

Turn is to a good extent show¬
case for numbers of an interracial
legit musical, “Kicks & Co..”

which Brown hopes tc open on
Broadway come fall. Meanwhile,
the slim sepia minstrel seems to
be bui’ding a following at the Van¬
guard. and should, be a good bet
for intimeries elsewhere. His ini¬
tial Columbia LP, “Sin and Soul,”
shoqld help. Bill.

Apollo, X.Y.

James Moody Band (7L Eddie
Jefferson T Horace Silver Quintet ,
Hudson & Alice, Nina Simone &
Trio, Sunny Stitt & Gene Ammons
C5), Mort Fega; “12 Hcurs To
Kill” (20th).

Once again the Apollo has come
up with a hot jazz show for the cats
who can’t make the night club
rounds. Vitrually everyone on the
bill, with exception of the comedy
team of Hudson & Alice, of course,
are familiar faces with familiar
sounds to Gotham’s after-dark
prowlers. The setup, however, does
give the younger set a chance to
catch the hipsters at work and n's
also a breather from the routine
rock’n’roll layouts.

The show, which is hosted in an
amiable manner by Mort Fega,
Yv’EVD deejav. gets its lift right
at the start from James Moody’s
spirited crew of two brass, tw r o
reed and three rhythm. A flute
lead on “Yesterdays” and a sax
lead on “It Might As Well Be
Spring” are tasty examples of a
thoughtful jazz mood.

Moody’s instrumental set is fol¬
lowed by some far out vocalizing
by Eddie Jefferson. A disciple of
the Lambert. Hendricks & Ross
school, Jefferson is a bit too hip
for total approval but his salute to
Charlie Parker and his treatment
of Miles Davis’ “So What” found
enthusiasts in the house.

Horace Silver Quintet follows
and they shake up the place with
“Senor Blues.” “Blowin* The Blues
Away” and “Sister Sadie.” Reper¬
toire is all familiar bu* the way
Silver drives his boys with his
solid piano lead, it’s a»i worth
hearing again. He’s assisted by
bass, drums, trumpet and sax.
Strong sidemen, all.

Misplaced on t**~ bill are the
comedies' of Hudsc . Alice. This
guy and gal team . Tn* sepia
circuit performers ?nly nan-
age to build laughs wif-.i an .>ca-
siongl touch of blue.

Nina Simone,, however, brings
everything back 1>:jo proper pro¬
portion. An interesting vocalist,
who seems to be improving with
every outing, she makes a ballad
like “Something Wonderful,” a folk
item like “Plain Gold Ring” or a
freewheeler like “In The Evening
By The Moonlight” take on varied
and exciting melodic moods. She
also gets a proper musical support
from her own pianistics and an ex¬
pert bass-guitar-drums trio work.

The windup has Sonny Stitt aud
Gene Ammons splitting and shar¬
ing the sax assignment with a
piano, bass and drums assisting.
They both blow up a storm and
keep things hopping for a fine
curtain. : Gros.

WES HARRISON
Comedy
14 Mins.

Edgewater Beach, Chicago

Wes Harrison, billed as “Mr.
Sound Effects,” has been around
awhile but somehow overlooked for
“New Act” scrutiny, hence this be¬
lated sizeup. Range and remark¬
able realism of his vocal trickery,
and the not-so-incidental humor at¬
tendant thereto, is impressive, and
a certain plus for any commercial
situation.

Most of his stuff is flashed in
a freely-updated version of the
“Red Riding Hood” yarn, and the
stimulating gamuts various slam¬
ming doors, a cyclonic storm, chug¬
ging vintage auto, falling tree, etc.
He’s convincing on all tries but
perhaps most impressive with his
recreation of a steam locomotive
complete with wheels clicking on
the rails.

Stint, by the way, is family-trade-
clean. Also, his format is obviously
flexible timewise, though clocked
at 14 minutes when caught. Pit.

LAWRENCE & CARROLL

Dance

12 Mins.

Steuben’s, Boston

] Young personable dance team
I employs some of the most unusual
| tricks in the lift spin aero depart-
■ ment and looks to be a natural for
all visual situations. Lad is a dark,
slim 6-2-footer and partner a 5-
5 J £ curvaceous redhead looker.
Floor appearance is slick and the
mid-air twists and somersaults of
femme brings gasps from audi¬
ences.

Tux-attired lad spins partner, in
leotard with breakaway skirt,
through a waltz, jazz and interpre¬
tive opening, then swirls her
around his neck to_ a knee-sit. Se¬
gueing into a polka*, with lifts and
spins up to the roof of Steuben’s
low ceilinged boite, pair go adagio
with femme’discarding breakaway
j skirt to reveal slick gams and
j svelte figure. They go into a back-
bend lift in wiiich redheaded terp-
er is pitched to ceiling, which she
kicks for emphasis; then in faster
tempo a straight lift, a Buddah sit
to the ceiling.

The finale of the act, which gets
them off to tremendous mitting,
starts with series of fast body
rolls, then femme runs from; be¬
hind partner, is pitched up by hips
and does a complete somersault in
the-air to land on partner’s knee
in sitting position. With more
height than the low ceilinged
room, they can work this into a one
and a half. A visual delight, they
light up the stage with their flashy
effortless seeming mid-air work.
Should be winners in any kind of
a visual situation. Guy.

EVELYN PAGE
Songs
35 Mins.

Le Cabaret, Toronto

While she has sung in Manhat¬
tan, Paris, Rome and Berlin, tall
and blond Evelyn Page is breaking
in a provocative new act at the
posh Le Cabaret, Toronto, with
musical arrangements by Jim Toli¬
ver! She is doing her own patter
and table-talk routines. Other pro¬
fessional credits include Broadway
musicals “Plain and Fancy,” and
“Mr. Wonderful,” plus summer
slock productions of “Can-Can”
and “Bells Are Ringing.”

Clad in a jewelled pink sheath
with matching elbow-letfgth gloves
—when caught—Miss Page did 35
mins, with no walk-outs and rapt
attention from the near-capacity,
customers.

Singing English arid French
lyrics this round, Nebraska-bora
entertainer alternates in belting
and ballad style. A bouncy opener
is “Lady Is a Tramp.” Included is
; slow tempo “I Wish I W T ere in Love
: Again” and “September Song.”

( First set climaxes in impudent and
! eye-rolling interpretation of “Good
Way to Lose a Man,” complete
; with comedies. From opener, she
had the customers in her mitt.

Second set is a French-language
medley, including “I Love Paris,”
“C’est Magnifique” and “Who
Gives a Sou,” all done in husky-
\oiced delivery that scored in
Toronto. Encores were “Bill
! Bailey” and “It’s All Right With
j Me.”

j Gal rated on vivacity, sexy ap¬
pearance and wardrobe, ditto sing-
! ing style and comedy sense. In-
i terestingly as to pro integrity, she
j ordered the “radio and television
j star” removed from her billing,
j having never appeared *n -hose
• media. McStay.

MARIE BERNARD
; Songs
= 16 Mins.

; hungry i, San Francisco
] Marie Bernard is a blonde cnan-
iteuse with £ lusty voice, a svelte
I chassis ancF a penchant for too
’much chatter between songs.

| In this stint she did four num-
ibers—“Moritat,” “Falling in Love
] Again,” “L’Aecordioniste” and
j“Poor People of Paris”—and she
.handled these very well. Indeed,
she could probably do nicely with¬
out a mike.i for she seems to have
a big, strong voice and she acts
out her songs effectively.

She should, however, be wary of
slowing down the pace of her trick
with between-numbers talk and
she, perhaps, could wear something
less Continental than a black, se-
quinned dress slit up one hip and
black net stockings. She is pretty
enough, too—her face is what used
to be called “interesting”—but it
would be nice if she’d comb her
j hair. Stef.

IKtlUMATE

USselEtt

Wednesdty, February 15, 1961

Shows Abroad

Magic >Lantern

London, Feb. 7.

STP (Theatres) Ltd. presentation of *
combined film and lire entertainment, in
two prrts. Devised and produced by Al¬
fred Radok, Jan Rohac, Milos Forman
and Vladimir Cvitacek; .artistic director,
Zdenek Mahler: music. Zdenek Llska, Jan
F. Fischer and Jini Slitr: croreofraphers,
Zora Semherova. Martin Tapak and Jlri
Nemecek; chief scenic designer. Josef
Svoboda: costumes. Jindriska Hirscbova:
chief screen, stage and lighting techni¬
cian, Miroslav Stefek. Features Irena
Kacirkova. Miroslav Kuna, Jana Andrsova.
Olga Cechakova. Helena Holubova, Helena
Pejskova, Jaromlr Vomacks, Jiri Kveton,
Xleana Vranova. Aleda Grendarora. Marie
Dudkova. Michal Piroska. Vojetch Vont-
zemu. Alexander Mezsaris. Opened. Feb. 6,
•61, at the Saville Theatre, London: $2.15
top.

“Magic Lantern,” a combined
film and live presentation was first
shown in the West at the Brussels
World Fair in 1958, when it was
the top attraction at the Czech
pavilion. It then ran 45 minutes
and was a very gimmicky novelty,
though it had charm, originality
and ample entertainment values.
Since then, it has heen extended
to full-length proportions, and the
present program (apart from adap¬
tation made by Wendy ToyeJ has
been running in Prague for two
years.

Novelty is undoubtedly the key¬
note of the program, and few peo¬
ple will fail to be fascinated by
the technical proficiency with
which the show is staged. Wide
screens, narrow screens, split
screens and moving screens all
form part of the intriguing presen¬
tation, and live performers on
stage, usually dancers, provide a
complementary foreground to the
on-screen action. But it is rarely
more than that, and only once is
there an absolute “marriage” be¬
tween stage and screen.

In the main, the film sequences
are outstanding, and the standard
of editing ranges from excellent to
brilliant. At times, the cutting is
exceptionally sharp and pointed,
and adds immeasurably to the vis¬
ual effect. The basic weakness,
howevef, is the tenuous link be¬
tween what’s happening live on
stage and what’s being projected
on screen by a battery of synchro¬
nized projectors.

Artistically, the program runs
the gamut from the naive to the
superb. Some of the Prague back¬
grounds are little more thain trail¬
ers for a copimercial, but others,
such as a nfass gymnastic display,
have exceptional quality. Also,
there's an uneasy naivete about
the introduction of the live per¬
formers, though the attractive
femcee, Irena Kacirkova, does the
honors in assured style.

One inherent weakness Is the
over-emphasis on artistic virtues,
and there’s only one unqualified
^comedy sequence, which turns out
to be standout. On one screen, on
the right-hand side of the stage,
an old-fashioned screen meler is
being played out; on the left hand
side, a modern meller is being
enacted. By a neat technical device
both sets of characters get mixed
up to make it an hilarious episode.
Otherwise, it’s all arty, frequently
diverting and always strong in
novelty.

comment, opinions and attitudes
of the time.

The result Is a thoughtful,
though somewhat plodding docu¬
mentary, which is unlikely to have
much general appeal or chance of
a healthy commercial future. De¬
spite two trial scenes, dramatic
highlights occur only occasionally,
though when they do they are ef¬
fective. For the rest, the cast has
to steer its way precariously
through some arid passages. How¬
ever, the play is by no means un¬
rewarding, if only because it marks
the return to the West End of
Anton Walbrook after four years’
absence.

The theme of “Masterpiece" has
the ingredients of high drama, in¬
trigue and irony, but the authors
have complicated their task by the
use of frequent flashbacks on the
now fashionable “open” stage. A
glaring fault is the apparent un¬
certainty of what is supposed to be
the vital dramatic point.

Is the primary theme exposure
of art dealers and critics? The
waste of an artist’s talents if, how¬
ever brilliant, they are employed
merely for copying another man’s
style? Or merely to call attention
to a remarkable incident? All
three are interwoven and some¬
times they smudge each other and
lessen impact.

. Walbrook has a difficult role,
which h? plays with his usual pol¬
ish. For long stretches he has lit¬
tle to do or say except react, and
since he is on the stage virtually
throughout the evening, this pre¬
sents tricky problems. He rises
nobly to several dramatic mo¬
ments, however, and is excellent in
the final moving passages.

Margaret Johnston has a disap¬
pointingly colorless part, but
brings to it her own grace and
sensitivity. Quite-the best oppor¬
tunity goes to Arnold Marie as the
artist’s dedicated critic and friend
whose world is' shattered when he
realizes that he has been tricked
in his judgment.

Sound players like Peter Sallis,
Andre van Gyseghem and Robert
Eddison fulfill the demands of less¬
er parts, and Patrick Magee as
prosecutor and William Abney as
defense counsel have several stim¬
ulating trial clashes.

Henry Kaplan's direction is more
conscientious than inspired and
Richard Negri’s decor ably fulfills
the demand of the “hither and
thither” action. “Masterpiece 1
falls short of its title, being short
on humor, superficial in its charac¬
terizations, but surviving a slow
start to provide a not unrewarding
evening. Rich.

ris are the young husband and wife |
who take over the caretaking job|
in a house in Kensington, in the
hope that he’ll have the time to
write the play which will make his
name. The tenants include a
noisy Pole with a passion for
Yoghurt, a young cabaret guiarist,
a girl who is always in her under¬
wear and has an assortment of GI
friends, and a plumber’s wife,
apparently having an affair with a
man from the Civil Service.

The actions and dialog are fre¬
quently uncontrolled, and Joan
Littlewood, normally an able di¬
rector, has apparently made little
effort to bring order to the chaotic
proceedings. The cast, as always
at Theatre Workshop, is profes¬
sional, and most of the players dou¬
ble and triple assignments.

Roy Kinnear even plays three
parts, and brings a note of in¬
dividuality to each. The two or
three songs are not intended to
have much significance, but are
adequate in context. John Bury’s
excellent dual-purpose set is read¬
ily adaptable from basement apart¬
ment to night club, the latter scene
being meaningless. Myro

We’re Just Not
Practical

London, Jan. 24.

Theatre Workshop presentation of
two-act comedy by Marvin Kane. Features
Brian Murphy and Barbara Ferris. Staged
by Joan Littlewood; decor, John Bury;
music, Ronnie Franklin, lyrics, Ronnie
Franklin and John Junkin. Features Brian
Murphy, Barbara Ferris. Opened Jan. 23,
'61. at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, E.
London: $1.50 top.

, Don Woods ...Brian Murphy

It’S frankly difficult to assess the ; June Woods.Barbara Ferris

staying power of “Magic Lantern,” . zSSSv

particularly in view of the sub- ! Mrs. Batt .Marjorie Lawrence

stantial operating nut, but it’s not' Tn ’' 1

Mary, Mary

New Haven, Feb. 9.

Roger L. Stereni production of coija-
edy in three acts by Jean Kerr. Stars
Barbara Bel Geddes. Barry Nelson.
Michael Rennie; features Betsy von
Furstenberg, John Cromwell. Staged by
Joseph Anthony; setting. Oliver Smith;
costumes, Theoni V. Aldredge; l i ght i ng .
Peggy Clark; associate producer. Lyn
Austin. Opened Feb. 8. '61, at the Shu-
bert Theatre. New Haven; KM ton.

Bob McKellaway.Barry Nelson

Tiffany Richards.. .Betsy von Furstenberg

Oscar Nelson . John Cromwell

Dirk Winsten .. Michael Rennie

Mary McKellaway....Barbara Bel Geddes

Gaggiegalerm

Glasgow, Jan. 24.

Glasgow Citizens Theatre presentation
of revue, by Ronald Emerson; music, Ar¬
thur Blake. Staged by Callum Mill; chore¬
ography, Jean McLellan; musical director.
Olive Ogston: settings, Sally Hiilk e; cos¬
tumes, Elizabeth Friendship. Stars Una
MacLean. Opened Jan. 16, TJ1« Citizens
Theatre, Glasgow.

This new revue is a fairly enter¬
taining mixture of items, some
bright, others ms.g. It offers a new
comedienne in Una MacLean, who
has yet to develop a style of her
own, avoiding repeating the work
of others. The star is best in a
travesty on a stage dancer who is
too tall for one sliow and too small
for another. She also contributes a
skillful tilt at “Peter Pan.”

Commercial tv, theatre topics, air
commentators and Spanish dancing
are ridiculed by the revde writers,
hiding their various names under
the pseudonym of Ronald Emerson.
The show has many local topicali¬
ties, including a friendly attack on
the local “palace of culture,” head¬
quarters of scot commercial tv.

Sheila Shaw impresses as a sweet
warbler with much potential. Alex
McAvoy is best in femme, comedy,
while distaffers Anne Kristen and
Morag Forsyth merit attention by
bookers, the latter for films.

Andrew Mackenzie rates a nod
for his solo dancing. Others proving
useful cogs in the layout are Clarke
Tait, Eleanor McCready, Charles
Baptiste and Geraldine Newman.

The Jean McLellan choreography
merits praise, as do the Sally Hulke
settings. Callum Mill has handled
the overall staging with a firm
hand. Cord.

Impossible to overlook the fact that
“Cinerama” has been a smash at¬
traction at the nearby Casino for
many years. Myro.

Klad . Sean Lynch

Sandra .Norma Ronald

Janine .Marjorie Lawrence

Mr FVi'rV

Mr. Dick .Griffith Davies

Mrs. Brent.Amelia Bayntun

Mr. Brent ...Glynn Edwards

Cherry La Rue.Joanna Davis

Workman.......Stephen Cato

Mr. Wood ..................Roy Kinnear

Mrs. Wood......Amelia Bayntun

American .Glynn Edwards

Male Labourer .Stephen Cato

■'•f.t Club Manager..... John Junkin

Waiter .Griffith Davies

Drums .Glynn Edwards

’•-‘’nnet . John WaUbank

Drunk.Roy Kinnear

Masterpiece

London, Jan. 27.

Stephen MitcheU & Richard Friedman
presentation fin association with Carroll
& Harris Masterson & David EUis and
by arrangement with Bernard Delfont)

of a two-act drama by Larry Ward and , .—— -

Gordon Russell. Staged by Henry Kaplan; j 2sa Zsa Stromboh.Joanna Davis

decor, Richard Negri; lighting. Richard j -

Pilbrow. Stars Anton Walhrook. Mar- Thp author of “WpVo Tnct Mot
garet Johnston. Arnold Marie. Opened! J-Ue autnor 01 Were JUSt NOt
Jan. 27 . ' 60 . at tho Royalty Theatre, Practical’ is an American resident

Ha" d “i .Anton wmwk ; “ Lond “ n who. according to a pro-

Lt. De Witt . Harvey Ashby : gram note, wrote it originally as a

Commissioner Stryker .... Frank Gatliff script for tv and “it was adapted
Pnillip Vanderkamp . Peter Sallis ■ - _

Gerald waiters . Waiter Goteii; for the stage by the actors per-

Mar-e v?m Maasdijk Margaret Johnston J forming the play.” It bears ample
J^ e th ri |n“iema e n er .. * NichSiS sfiby ! evidence of improvisation, but

Fritz Kiuwer . Patrick Magee , that doesn’t justify its presentation

7.7.7. •KXK’JiESlby the notable Theatre Workshop.
Judge Strengholt.. Andre Van Gyseghem The SllOW is Unlikely to follow the
8gKb*!T!..7 ••.TSS. ! ““*» .*«« of Other originations

Alexander, Tom Adams ’ from this theatre.

RiuS'Etti,- jSSf&SS: j Another explanatory note In the
Nicholas Pennell program suggests that the back-

- ! ground to the play is based on

Larry Ward and Gordon Russell, j “hard experienced fact.” Perhaps
two young American writers, have; struggling young artists and writ-
based this play on the case of an j ers do have to take jobs as care-
obscure Dutch painter who con- j takers in rooming houses to free
fessed forging six Vermeer master- themselves economically, but it
pieces in an attempt to expose the S seems questionable whether real-
frailty of judgment of so-called; life janitors behave as naively or
“experts ” The authors have ere- suffer the misfortunes of the hero
ated fictitious situations and char- = and heroine of “Practical.”
acters and have used the actual l Brian Murphy and Barbara Fer-

Tokyo 1961

London., Jan, 31.

S. A. Gorlinsky presentation of Tohe
production of two-act revue. Stars Mitsu-
ko Sawamura. Misao Kamljo. YoshiakI
Takei; features Nortkunl Baba, Teruka
FuJu, Elichi Hatoria, Shigeru YamaguchL
Kazuko Wagamitsu. Uiyoko Kawato, Na-
kano Brothers, Kakami Family, dancers
and chorns. Produced by Kousuko Ito:
staged by Masashl Hldaka; London stag-
lighting supervised by Stanley
Willis-Croft; conductors, Tadaosa Ohno
and Reginald Burston. Opened Jan- 28,
61 at the Coliseum, Loudon; $2.80 top.

Tagged a song and dance musi¬
cal this is virtually a vaude show,
with the accent on dancing. The
cast of 18 makes a colorful eyeful,
particularly in the costuming, but
as entertainment it is spotty. Now
elty appeal may allow it to stand
up for its limited run, but, the
overall effect is that of watching
a prolonged cabaret show.

What is lacking is variety. An
audience may be forgiven for ex¬
pecting that in a Japanese show
there would be plenty of special¬
ity acts in the form of tumblers,
jugglers, trampoline artists and the
like. But this show relies mainly
on dancing and only rarely breaks
away from routine. There is a
Westernized air about the show
which belies its titles, decor and
costumes and the Yank influence
is particularly predominant.

The slant-eyed Oriental cuties
are pleasant enough, but to label
them to Tokyo Rockettes is enough
to cause eyebrow raising from any¬
body who has seen the New York
Rockettes or, indeed, Britain’s
Tiller Girls. The chorus dances,
varying from soft shoe shuffle to
ballet, offer nothing sensational.
According to the program certain
of the 22 scenes are based on tra¬
ditional Japanese ceremonies, and
the Sword Dance of the Hamurais
by Elichi Hatori, a “Falling
Leaves” dance and the finale have
something.

But a “Back Street In Tokyo’
(Continued on page 761

Shows Out of Town

“Mary, Mary” opened here as
something of a 'laughing jag. It
shapes up as one of the better local
break-ins this season, with the at-
(•iributes of a resounding click.

Packed with a range of comedy
running from chuckles to guf¬
faws, plus insight into marital rela¬
tionships. “Mary, Mary” gets; off to
a rousing start and maintains its
pace right up to closing. It’s too
long—three hours' elapsed time—
but the necessary slicing should hot
be too difficult.

The basic story is ageless, but
authoress Jean Kerr has made the
trimmings so amusing that the
familiarity of plot is overlooked.
The comedy concerns a young pub¬
lisher and his ‘wife who, after sev¬
eral months of an interlocutory
decree, meet again as he’s about to
marry a youthful food-and-exercise
faddist. The obvious conclusion
after a series of funny situations
is that they will reconcile. There's
a side-issue romance in the person
of an easy-lover film star to whom
the wife almost capitulates.

Mrs. Kerr’s dialog Is witty, pene¬
trating and earthy, including sev¬
eral references to the actions and
reactions of the digestive system.
How much of the humor may have
originated in the playwright’s own
family circle is anybody’s guess,
but the representation of marital
chatter seems authentic.

Polish is the word for the troupe
assembled for the Roger L. Stevens
production. Barbara. Bel Geddes
again demonstrates her talents as a
comedienne. Barry Nelson again
teams with Miss Bel Geddes for a
sock reprise of their efforts as a
smooth-working duo in “The Moon
Is Blue.” Nelson gets the laughs
where and when they count
Michael Rennie makes his Amer¬
ican stage dehut as the gaily amor¬
ous film actor; playing with a
gracious ease that readily wins the
audience. The other cast members
are Betsy von Furstenberg, who
packs considerable sincerity Into
her role as the fiance, and John
Cromwell, giving an ace delinea¬
tion of a venerable family lawyer.

Oliver Smith has designed an
attractive New York apartment liv¬
ing room and Peggy Clark has
lighted it effectively. Theoni V.
Aldredge has not only created a
stunning wardrobe but, through
one of those quirks an audience is
not supposed to notice, she has
achieved a bit of minor magic by
having several complete ensembles
(even including sleeping ‘togsV
taken from a single bag Miss Bel
Geddes totes along for an over¬
night stay.

Joseph Anthony’s staging keeps
this merry-go-round revolving at
a rollicking pace. The film rights
to “Mary,” already acquired by
Warner Bros., should be a plum.

Bone.

Carleton Carpenter and Wanda
Hendrix. That is particularly trua
in the case of Miss Bari, as a dis¬
reputably aggressive, fading and
uncouth woman, an, unattractive
role which the actress handles
gamely. All the characters are on
the make in "Postcards." The joke
is that the makers and takers are
incompatible for a variety of rea¬
sons ranging from apparent homo¬
sexuality to overlapping promis¬
cuity.

Carpenter dispatches his sofa¬
hopping role agreeably enough.
Miss Hendrix, attractive when she
is playing a girl, spends most of
the play masquerading as a boy*
a difficult task for her. The stand¬
out performance is Alan De Witt’s
a believable swish. Yvonne
Adrian and Carol Ford are decora¬
tive additions. Teddy Hart draws
a few laughs as a lecherous old
debauchee.

The Rick Newberry production
has been directed by Edward Ludr
lum. Charles Ti Morrison Jr. has
designed a cheerful replica of a
Monte Carlo settings which is well-
lighted by Conrad Penrod.

Collaborators Green and Feil-
bert presumably were hoping to
repeat with “Postcards” the finan¬
cial if hardly prestige success they
had with a previous touring adapta¬
tion of a French sex farce, “Pajama
Tops.” It doesn’t look as though
they’ve made it this time.

Tube.

French Postcards

Hollywood, Jan. 11.

Rick Newberry presentation of three-
act farce by Mawby Green and Ed Feil-
bert, based on the Jean De Letraz play.
*La Bettse De Cambrai.” Staged by Ed¬
ward Lndlum; settings, Charles T. Morri¬
son Jr.; lighting. Conrad Penrod; cos¬
tumes, Larry Evans, Stars Lynn Bari,
Carleton Carpenter. Wanda Hendrix.
Opened Jan. 10. *61, at the Civic Play¬
house. Los Angeles; $4.40 top.

Gerard . Carleton Carpenter

Billie . Wanda Hendrix

Narcisse..... Alan De Witt

Harry Bouche .Teddy Hart

Olivette Bouche ...Lynn Bari

Margo Bouche . Yvonne Adrian

Tempesta . Carol Ford

Possibly “French Postcards” can
hold on for a run at the limited
capacity Hollywood spot. The hint
of sex and the familiar cast names
may do that. However, outside of
its appeal to only the most primi¬
tive appetites for broad comedy,
there is nothing very amusing,
{"hovel or diverting about this dubi¬
ous attraction.

The naughty Gallic farce by Jean
De Letraz, which racked up a com¬
mercial repuiation in Paris, doesn’t
translate gracefully into the Eng¬
lish language or the American
theatre, although it was a touring
vehicle a couple of seasons ago in
this same adaptation.

Among other things, the Mawby
Green-Ed Feilbert treatment is an
unbecoming vehicle for Lynn Bari,

Noel Coward’s Articles
Rapping Modem Stage
Raise Dnst in London

London, Feb. 14.

Noel Coward ignited a lively dis¬
cussion on the modern British
theatre with his recent series of
three articles in the Sunday Times.
The pieces dealt respectively with
the “New Wave” playwrights, the
modern “mumble and scratch” ac¬
tors and the critics.

The noted author, composer, ac¬
tor and director accused the re¬
viewers who write for pop sheets
of discourtesy to playwrights and
actors. He urged them to rid them¬
selves of their more obvious pre¬
judices, endeavor to be more ob¬
jective and, “if possible, more con¬
structive.”

Coward partially blamed the cir¬
cumstances under which critics
have to work, especially those on
daily papers, noting the lack of
time allowed to meet a deadline
and the fact that most of them are
held in the thrall of an omniscient
being called a sub-editor.

The star was given plenty of
space to air his views, in line with
the increasing attention the thea¬
tre is getting from editors after
a longish period when, except for
the egghead papers, it was general¬
ly ignored. Cowards blast, although
pertinent and knowledgable, tend¬
ed to reflect a bygone era. It was
not allowed to pass unchallenged.

Bernard Levin, critic of the
Daily Express, replied with a brief
series In which he defeated the
modern legit era and contemptu¬
ously dismissed Coward and his
contemporaries as Canutes, “and
you know how successful Canute

as.”

Far more effective was a piece
by Robert Bolt, also in the Sunday
Times. The writer, a new drama¬
tist who has hit the jackpot with
several plays including the current
“Man of All Seasons” and “Flow¬
ering Cherry” and “Tiger and The
Horse,” clearly respected the tal¬
ent and achievements of Coward,
but defended the new generation
in the theatre, pointed out that it
had the same right to try and forge
a new form of writing acting and
directing as Coward and his con¬
temporaries had when they were
new in the business.

He politely dismissed Coward
with the remark, “We’re sorry If
our first effort at a vintage of our
own should taste so nasty to cul¬
tivated palates. It doesn’t taste so
good to us. But it can’t be helped.
We think that other bottle is
quite, quite empty. It was Coward
who had the last of it.”

SCHEDULED B'WAY PREEMS

Once Russian, Music Box (2-lfr61).
Comedle Franchise, Center (2-21-6D.
Come Blow Horn, Atkinson (2-22-61).

13 Daughters, 54th. St. (3-2-61).

Mary, Mary, Hayes (3-8-61).

Devil's Advocate, Rose (3-9-61).
Importance of Oscar, Lyceum (3-14-6D.
Big Fish, ANTA (3-15-61).

Hamlet, Phoenix (3-16-61).

Far Country, Music Box (3-22-61).

How to Succeed, 46th St. G-25-61).
Happiest Girl, Beck (3-30-61).

Carnival* Imperial (4-13-61).

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

LEGITIMATE

Winch Authors Are Writing What?
The Perennial Question of Bway

Inactive as a playwright since "The
Climate of Eden” eight years ago,
has an Idea for a new script -and
expects to start work on it soon,
sparked a Broadway lunch-table
conversation about various Idhg-
time projects by noted authors—
and what their prospects may be
at the moment.

What has become of that still-
incompleted drama by Arthur Mil¬
ler, for instance? How about that
series of one-act plays by Thornton
Wilder, or several others of his
durable projects for the stage?
What’s the status of that new script
by Sidney Kingsley?

Then there’s the what’s-he-up-
to-now in . legit category, which
might include playwrights Gore
Vidal, Robert Anderson, John Pat¬
rick, Lillian HeUman, William Gib¬
son, Howard Lindsay and Russel
Crouse, S. N. Behrman, Archibald
MacLeish, Samuel Taylor, George
Axelrod, and such musical writing
talents as Richard Rodgers, Irving
Berlin, Cole Porter, Arthur
Schwartz,, Harold Rome, Harold
Arlen and Leonard Bernstein.

There’s also the whatever-be-
come-of classification, which could
include Rose Franken, Samson
Rapbaelson, Clifford Odets, Nor¬
man Krasna, Ruth Gordon (as* an
author), Clare Booth Luce and
John Steinbeck. Noted names with
definite works en route to Broad¬
way include Frank Loesser, Abe
Burrows, Jean Kerr, Dore Scbary,
Samuel Spewack* Wiliam Inge,
Tennessee Williams and George
Abbott.

There are, as always, the indi¬
viduals presumably relaxing in the
flow of royalties from new hits,
such as Jule Styne, Garson Kanin,
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
and Meredith Willson. Finally,
there are the casualties still in a
state of shock. They shall be name¬
less.

. As with most such table-talk
Broadway pastimes, make Up your
own lists.

Eifiish Stratford Sets
Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft,
Edith Evans, Plramer

London, Feb. 14.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” open¬
ing April 4, will launch this year’s
Stratford-on-Avon season. It will be
followed by “Hamlet,” “Richard
m,’* “As You Like It," “Romeo
and Juliet” and “Othello.”

Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft,
John Gielgud and Max Adrian will
head a company to include Ger¬
aldine McEwan, Christopher Plum¬
mer, Elizabeth Seliars, Ian Barmen
and Dorothy Tutin, among others.
Franco Zeffirelli, William Gaskill,
Michael Elliott, Michael Langham,
Peter Wood and Peter Hall will
stage the plays.

Casting is not complete, but Giel¬
gud will play Othello for the first
time, with Miss Ashcroft making
her initial appearance as Emilia.
Bannen will portray Hamlet, with
Miss McEwan as Ophelia and Miss
Sellars as Gertrude. Plummer is to
play Richard Illi with Miss Evans
as Queen Margaret and Bannen as
Buckingham.

Bannen will also play Orlando to
Miss Tutin’s Rosalind in "As You
Like It,” and Miss Tutin will play
Juliet, with an as yet uncast Romeo.

Pitlochry Theatre To
Open 'Away From Home’

Glasgow', Feb. 7.

The Pitlochry Festival Theatre
company this year departs from
normal practice by opening its
annual summer season of plays
“away from home.” Group will pre¬
lent “The Circle,” by Somerset
Maugham, at the Empress Theatre
here April 10. Formerly a vaud-
ery, the Empress is now owned by
the new Falcon Theatre organiza¬
tion.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is
meeting a growing tourist and sum¬
mer-season demand by staging new
and established plays in their semi¬
canvas theatre, set in the heart of
the Scottish hills. Management has
a re-building scheme under way.
Situated in the center of Scotland,
Pitlochry is a health and holiday
resort.

Critics Are Individuals,
Not Cabal of Faceless

London, Feb. 14.

Milton Shulman, legit critic of
the London Evening Standard who
is noted for his uninhibited com¬
ments on shows, is an advocate of
individuality for. reviewers. In a
recent talk at an Arts Theatre Club
supper he said, “Apart from a
slight anxiety, neurosis on the part
of one and a chronic state oj bili¬
ousness on the part of the other,
both the theatre and the critics are
doing as well as can be reasonably
expected.”

Shulman appealed for critics not
I to be lumped together. “We are
1 not,” he said, “as some people
! think, a cabal of faceless men
meeting in the gents* lavatory dur¬
ing the interval, plotting the as¬
sassination of some helpless play.
We have only one thing in common,
and that is that .we don’t, think
alike.”

Ionesco Whacks
Bway'Rhinoceros’

Paris, Feb. 14.

Eugene Ionesco; author of
“Rhinoceros.” doesn’t think much
of the Broadway production of the
play. Writing in the weekly. Arts,
the playwright says be was misled
about the U. S. editors of the show.

After attending a dress re¬
hearsal, he left and never went
back, for he noticed that characters
were differently played, portions of
the piece were burlesqued, and the
very theme of the play changed. He
intended tb« wc"*c as ? •« r-»

totalitarianism, but on Broadway It
became a criticism of U. S con¬
formism, he declared.

The author conceded, however,
that perhaps the American version
was acceptable, since it pointed to
i other things that could bring, on
forms of rhinoceritis. To him the
original rhino type was a Nazi who
also conformed with false ideologi¬
cal slogans and brought on a herd
following and the great wave of
Nari horror.

The Roumanian-born Parisian
wrote that the recent West German
version was -a tragedy and the
French mounting a cross between a.
farce and a fantastic fable. Both
were preferable to the English and
Yank versions, which gave it.too
much of a brash burlesque twist.

However, Ionesco concluded, he
is resigned to his play being In¬
terpreted differently in various
productions.

BLANCHE WITHERSPOON
HAS STROKE ON COAST

Denver, Feb. 14.

Blanche (Mrs. Herbert) Wither¬
spoon, president of the Wither-
spoon-Grimes concert management
office here, is hospitalized in Van
Nuvs, Cal. as a result of a stroke
suffered last week at the Sherman i
Oaks home of her sister, Mrs. John
Young, whom she was visiting. I
She’s expected to be able to leave
the hospital this week, . but will
probably take an extended rest with
her sister before returning to
Denver.. She is not expected to be
permanently affected by the attack.
Mrs. Witherspoon is the widow of
Herbert Witherspoon, a former
opera and concert singer who was
briefly general manager of the
Metropolitan Opera in New York.
He died in 1935. He was her sec¬
ond husband.

Morr-Purvis to Offer
Equity Co. in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 14. |

Alexander Morr and Rique Pur¬
vis have taken over the Kalamazoo
Playhouse, local amateur house
which folded after three plays last
year. They plan to operate an
Equity stock company for a 16-
week season opening June 13. The
idea Is to do three musicals and
five straight plays.

The proscenium theatre is lo¬
cated in the loft of a barn, and
seats 350. It will be renamed
Playhouse Kalamazoo. i

Habimah to Pfe^ Lesion;
Discus? !k> j Dates

Tel Aviv, Feb. 7. ‘

Habimah, the Israeli National
Theatre, invited to London next
May-June, is negotiating for an
i Italian engagement en route to
| England. The latter project is be-
I ing discussed with the Theatre
Club of Rome, a non-profit organi¬
zation subscribing to foreign per-
| formances. The idea is to play
Rome, Torino and possibly Mi¬
lano and Bologna.

, The Habimah repertory abroad
is to include ‘The Dybbok” and
“The Golem,” both Jewish classics,
and two plays by contemporary Is¬
raeli authors, “In the Negev Des¬
ert” by Yigal Mossihsohn, and
“Hanna Szenes,” by Aharon Meged.

As always, the Habimah will per¬
form in Hebrew. No arrangements
have yet been made for transla¬
tion.

Calls Ionesco Bill
Scots’ Disaster

Edinburgh, Feb. 14:

Programs may be broadened at
the Gateway Theatre here in a last
attempt to keep this legit house
alive. Attendances this winter
have been the poorest Is- which the
company has ever pished.

Robert Ke; v p, n-.^iber of the
board of di v:' or s, said here they
had never lxuSy recovered from
a double bill of plays by Eugene
Ionesco, ‘The Lesson” and “The
New Tenant, presented last No¬
vember. This production has
proved to be a disaster, having at¬
tracted the smallest audiences the
theatre had' ever had. Since then
business had failed to make any
substantial improvement.

Their Christmas presentation
“Listen to the Wind” had also
been unpopular with Edinburgh
customers, he added. The next
season would be their most critical
ever.

“It is all very weB talking about
avant garde theatre, but experience
has * shown that the response of
Edinburgh's intelligentsia to such
productions has been marked by its
absence,” be said.

The future of th<? Gateway de¬
pended entirely on their being able
to reverse the alarming trend
which, although it began during
1959, became really discernible
when the new season started last
fall.

Kemp revealed that the program
next season, under their new chair¬
man, Moultrie Kelsall, would “be
more broadly based.”

Kelsall is succeeding John B.
Rankin, who resigned in November
after the play “Lysistrata” had
been withdrawn after objections
from Church of Scotland represen¬
tatives. (The Gateway Theatre is
owned by the Home Board of the
Church’ of Scotland).

Last September an appeal for
$15,000 to help sustain a high level
of performance was launched by
the Gateway Theatre company.
So far a little more than $3000 has
been subscribed.

Plight of the Gateway pinpoints
the dangers into which small legit
theatres in the U.K. are running.
It is also indicative of the growing
ties which video is forging to keep
customers housebound by their
armchair tv sets.

RODGERS, HELEN HAYES
ON STATE ARTS GROUP

Albany, Feb. 14.

Composer - producer Richard
Rodgers, actress Helen Hayes, Ac¬
tors Equity executive secretary
Angus Duncan, Metropolitan Opera
general manager Reginald Allen
and Yale Drama School head Cass
Canfield have been confirmed by
the N. Y. State Senate as members
of the State Council of the Arts.
They were among 15 members ap¬
pointed by Gov. Nelson A. Rocke¬
feller.

The Council, authorized under
legislation adopted during the clos¬
ing days of the last session, is sup¬
posed to survey public and private
institutions in the state, for the
purpose of encouraging and devel¬
oping the arts. The group was given
a $50,000 appropriation to make
the study.

| Rodgers was appointed to serve
on the commission until 1963. Miss
Hayes’s term is until 1962 and Dun¬
can, Allen and Canfield are to
serve until April 1 of this year.

G.M.’s, Anonymous VIP/s of Bway;
Harris, Schlissel Lead the Field

New Pitt Arena Delayed;
CLO Under Canvas Again

Pittsburgh, Feb. 14.

The labor strife which held up
work several weeks on the new
arena in downtown Pittsburgh has
upset plans for “the Civic Light
Opera Assn, season domed arena.
The summer musical series was to
have opened In the indoor spot in
June.

Instead, the Opera will return
for a third season in the Melody
Tent, adjoining the area. William i
Wymetal, producer and managing
director. Is lining up shows and
casts for the season which will now
open in July, the latest in the his¬
tory of the operas.

The season will probably be ]
eight weeks, the usual length, al-!
though reports indicated the sched -1
ule might be cut to six, because c.
the strike. The new arena wn-
now be ready in September, *e> :
cording to present plans.

How to Succeed’
May GetYaBee

Rudy Vallee has been men¬
tioned for the cast of the upcom¬
ing Broadway musical, “How to;
Succeed in Business without Real¬
ly Trying,” The -show, in which
Robert Morse has already been set
for a lead assignment, is being
capitalized at $400,000 with provi¬
sion for 20% overcall

The musical, with book by Abe
Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Wil¬
lie Gilbert and songs by Frank
Loesser from Shepherd Mead’s
I novel, is scheduled to open next
| May 25 at the 46th St. Theatre,
N. Y., currently tenanted by “Tend-
I erloin.” It’s being produced by
I Cy Feuer & Ernest H. Martin with
Frank Productions, Inc. The man¬
agement is to get 1% of the gross
as a producers’ fee and the office
expense is to be $500 a week, an
increase of $150 over the usual fee
for musicals in recent years,
l The backers of the production
will not share In album royalties
nor souvenir program revenue.
The show is scheduled to go into
rehearsal next March 10 under
Burrows’ direction.

An unusual angle .on the produc¬
tion is that it is not being filed with
the securities & Exchange Commis¬
sion for clearance for public m-
| vestment The idea is that SEC
approval normally takes a couple
of months, and the management
wants to start rehearsals in mid-
March. It’s pointed out that al¬
though the venture is considerably
over the ageney’s $300,000 limit for
clearance, the investors will all be
residents of New York State and
there will be no mail solicitation.

SPOT STRIKES PLAGUE
GOV’T THEATRES, PARIS

Paris, Feb. 14.

A series of spot strikes have
been sweeping the nationalized
theatre setup here. Houses affected
include the National Opera, Opera-
Comlque, Comedie - Francaise,
Odeon-Theatre De France and the
Theatre National Populaire.

Actors and technicians want a
substantial increase promised by
the governmental Ministry of Cul¬
ture. They will work till late
March and they may call a continu¬
ing strike. However, the Ministry
notes that one raise has been given,
and there should be no more work
stoppages until the March dead,
line.

It’s a£tossup, as usual, who’s
Broadway’s leading general man¬
ager of file moment. But although
it’s a shifting situation, the ups
and dowps of most general man¬
agers are less extreme than in
other major employment categor¬
ies of legit.

Playwrights, actors, directors
and even producers come and go
with hits* and flops, but a select
group hf general managers get
paid a U the time—well, it seems
that way. The g.m. is the behind-
the-scenes Poo-Bah who, whether
the show is a smash or a tryout
fold, gets a basic salary (generally
$250 to- $350) and may handle any
number of shows simultaneously,
with additional pay ($50 to as much
as $250 in some cases) for each.

Although the g,m, may get bill¬
ing only in small type in the back
of *he program and is unknown to
tfv? f^iiwaS public, he’s a key fig¬
ure in he commercial theatre. He
most contracts, handles

; * .*klng, works out tour-

in.:? : y V.., oversees boxoffice and
.^ucy operations and
mat f-s -' it day-to-day business

decLi.: ^ job is not under the

jm-lwto . the Assn, of Theat¬
rical V: ‘ **< ^its &'Managers, al-
thswS’ & idl but rare instances,
general managers are members of
the union.

Until the current two-week lay¬
off of “Wildcat,” due to star Lu¬
cille Ball’s illness, Joseph Harris
was heading the pack as Broad¬
way’s top gJTL, with six shows cn
the Main Stem. With that musical
comedy dark, however, Harris is
just back of Jack Schlissel, who’s
'handling five shows on Broadway,
(Continued on page 76)

B’way lost a Business,

| Jack LewMi Declares;
Framie Reid Raps TV

> Palo Alto, CaL, Feb. 14.

"Americans are not theatre-
| minded," Jack Lemmon told a
panel discussion of the 15th annual
Northwest Drama Conference at
Stanford' Univ. last Friday (10).
Discussing "Today's Challenge to
the Actor,” the star said the U.S.
public just doesn’t go for theatre,
“Unlike the situation in Europe,
there’s no place here for the young
actor to train. In Hollywood he is
taught to be a personality and a
star. 'Acting is 80% intelligence.
I’ve never met a good actor who
was stupid.”

And as for Broadway, he summed
up, "It is a business.” Also on the
panel were actors John Kerr,
Philip Bourneuf and Frances Reid
(Mrs. Bourneuf).

The actress had her own target
for criticism. “Television Is a
monster,” she said “It eats talent
and then discards it. Most of those
who were popular a few years ago
have now been forgotten. The
actor's basic challenge today is to
earn a living.”

Bourneuf pitched for the need
to bring theatre to every part of
the U.S. and called for Govern¬
ment-subsidized drama. He noted
the U.S. plays host to “national
theatres” from all over the world,
but has none of its own. Kerr
suggested the nation's universities
would be good sites for. profes¬
sional playhouse?

Some 450 deit-qmes from col¬
leges and universities, community
theatres and Hollywood attended
the conference. Other speakers
included film producer Sidney
Franklin, Jay film director Delmar
Daves, costume designer Edith
Head and writers Mark Harris and
Herbert Gold.

Marty Wilde to Costar

Figure $17,500 Budget
For Off-BVay ‘Barabbas*

In ‘Birdie’ in West End

London, Feb. 14.
Rock ’n’ roll disk singer Marty

The planned off-Broadway pro¬
duction of Hugh Dickinson’s Eng¬
lish translation of Belgian play¬
wright Michel de Ghelderode’s
“Barabbas” is budgeted at $17,500.
That’s revealed in a solicitation fo
prospective backers sent out by co¬
producers Isaiah Sheffer and
James Antonio. The presentation
is to be directed by Sheffer.

Dickinson is chairman of the
drama department of Loyola Univ.,
Chicago, :

Wilde and Angela Baddeley will
co-star with Chita Rivera in the
West End production of “Bye Bye
Birdie.” It will be Wilde’s first
appearance in a London musical.
The show will open May 25 at
Manchester, and will follow “West
Side Story” at Her Majesty’s The¬
atre, London.

Gower Champion will repeat his
Broadway staging of “Bye Bye
Birdie,” which is to be presented
by H. M. Tennent.

LEGIT1MATS

PRUETT

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Off-Broadway Reviews

( all Me By My BUght&il
ZVame

Judith Rutherford presentation of three-
act drama by Michael Shurtleff. suggested
by the S. F. Pfoutz novel “The Whipping
B m ” Staged by Milton Katselas; designer,
Charles Evans. Features Robert Du\ all.
Join. Hackett, Alvin Ailey, Robert Hogan,
Mito Boulton. Dortha Duckworth. Opened
Jan. ;tl, ’61. at One Sheridan Square
Theatre. N.Y.; 54.50 top.

Doug.Robert Duvall

Paul . Alvin Ailey

Chris i. Joan Hackett

Mfj. WWkms.Dortha Duckworth

Mr Watkins . Milo Boulton

Elliot . Robert Hogan

Broadway producer David Mer¬
rick’s pronorted Midas touch seems
to apply to his staff as well as his
productions. “Call Me By My Right¬
ful Name,” at the One Sheridan
Square Theatre, N.Y.. is written by
his casting director, Michael Shurt¬
leff. and is being produced by
Judith Rutherford, a former office
employee.

A first attempt in their respec¬
tive capacities, they have hit it
big. Shurtleffs drama of the con¬
fusions, tensions, hopes and fears
of today’s young adults is moving
and potent. It is direct, unaffected
and absorbing, even though it
sheds little new light on its sub¬
ject.

Although it contains several
cliches and certain inevitabilities,
the story of a young Negro’s strug¬
gle with racism, a Columbia grad¬
uate student’s search for truth,
love and himself, and a lonely
girl’s involvement in their lives, is
unraveled in a touching manner
that seems to freshen the issues.
When he is being funny, Shurtleff
displays a sharp comic ability and
when involved in more somber at¬
titudes h* offers a smooth and
understanding flexibility of mood.

Milton Katselas has directed
With astute and exacting aptitude,
maintaining an undercurrent of
tension that explodes in a violent
fight between the roommates and
is never really extinguished. Shurt-
leffs characters are well-defined
and credible and a fine cast gives
them knowing vitality and senti¬
ment.

As the Negro student whose sen¬
sitivity to the color issue creates
a deepening emotional problem,
Alvin Ailey offers a smooth, sensi¬
tive performance. Robert Duvall is
expert as his roommate who tries
to be special but is just an intelli¬
gent version of any conventionalist
rebelling against himself and so¬
ciety.

Joan Hackett is attractive and
delicate as the girl in search of a
man who’s interested in something
besides sex, and Robert Hogan is
credible as a would-be beau.
Dortha Duckworth and Milo Boul¬
ton are fine as typical parents from
the sticks. Charles Evans has de¬
signed a simple, practical upper-
west side apartment setting.

In terms j>f the general run of
off-Broadway theatre “Call Me By
My Rightful Name” is one of the
best of the season. Kali.

»pects to live on his attractive ap¬
pearance.

! John C. Becher is acceptable as
the husband and Jane Hoffman is
often amusing as his domineering
wife. Sudie Bond gives a limber
and acute performance as grandma
i and Nancy Cushman and Ben
i Piazza are effective as the busybody
! and “dream” respectively. Alan
| Schneider’s direction is swift, lucid
! and unaffected.

j In “Bartleby,” for which Flana-
| gan has composed the music and
j James Hinton Jr. and Albee the
lyrics, there is also a note of nega¬
tivism. The title character, a mys¬
terious scrivener employed in a law¬
yer’s office in the mid-19th century,
is given to answering requests
made of him by saying. “I would
prefer not to.” His employer is a
kindly man who eventually must
discharge him when he discovers
he is living in the office copying
room.

W r hen there is conversation be¬
tween characters, the piece Is awk¬
ward and uninteresting, but when
Bruce MacKay, as the lawyer-nar¬
rator, Is alone and simply thinking
out loud or filling in details, there
is compelling focus. The music and
lyrics have a unity and flow at
these times that is missing in other
scenes in which the words often
seem at odds with the sqore.

Flanagan’s music is often rich
and emotional and the Hinton-
Albee libretto has a natural quality,
but the piece is generally too un¬
balanced to sustain interest. Mac-
Kav displays fine vocal range and
ability as the lawyer and Allen
Gildersleeve and Emory Bass are
vocally sound as clerks. Edmund
Gayqes has difficulty with the
trickier passages as a moppet er¬
rand boy. and Roberts Blossom. In
the onlv non-singing assignment, is
a credible Bartleby.

Bill Penn has directed with ap¬
propriate simplicity and Ritman’s
setting and costumes are good.

Kali.

(“Bartleby” closed Feb. 5 after
14 performances and has been
replaced on the dual-bill. — Ed.)

The American Dream
and Bartleby

Theatre 1961 (Richard Barr and Clinton
Wilder, producers) - presentation of one-
act comedy by Edward Albee. staged by
Alan Schneider, and one-act musical' with
score by William Flanagan, libretto by
James Hinton Jr. and Albe.e, based on
Herman Melville’s story; staged by Bill
Penn. Settings, lighting, costumes by Wil¬
liam Ritman: musical direction. James
Leon. Opened Jan. 24. ’61, at the York
Playhouse, N.Y.: 54.50 top.

AMERICAN DREAM

Mommy . Jane Hoffman

Daddy . John C. Becher

Grandma . Sudie Bond

Mrs. Barker . Nancy Cushman

Young Man.Ben Piazza

BARTLEBY

Mr. Allen _;. Bruce MacKay

Turkev . AUen Gildersleeve

Nippers . Emory Bass

Ginger Nut ... Edmund Gaynes

Bartleby . Roberts Blossom

In “The American Dream,” play¬
wright Edward Albee has sketched
a disquieting caricature of con¬
temporary life. As presented at the
York Playhouse. N. Y.. on a bill
with William Flanagan’s musical
adaptation of Herman Melville’s
“Bartleby,” the comedy has
polish that is both funny and dis¬
turbing.

Bumbling about in William Rit¬
man’s simple setting reflecting the
shallow and negative tone of the.
play, are a “typical” middlecluss
couple, with the wife’s mother pres¬
ent for laughs. They don’t seem to
know whether they’re coming oi
going, and are siameesed to cliche
and convention.

They are presently joined by a
clubwoman-busybody type and
later by “the American dream.” a
shallow youth who apparently ex-

9, Oysters

Art D’Lugoff & Eric Blau presentation
of two-act <19 numbers) revue with lyrics
and sketches by Erie Blau; additional
material by Bill Heyer; music by Doris
Schwerin; additional music by Jacques
Brel, HaroW Beebe and Danny Meehan.
Sta ? ed J*-'’ w, Hiam Francisco: choreog¬
raphy. Don Marsh: settings, lighting and
costumes. Paul Sylbert; musical direction.
Art Marjrls. Features BiU Heyer. Zale
Kessler, Dannv Meehan. Louise Troy, Jon
Voight, Elly Stone. Opened Jan. 30. ’61.
at the Village Gate. N.Y.: 54.60 top.

Musical numbers: "O. Orsters.” "I’m
Afraid/ "Big Names. Big News," "Fable
of Chicken Little.” "Keep Off the Grass."

Fab!e of Emperor and Nightingale."

Dasvadanya/’ “Fable of the Nightingale
and the Immigration Officer.” "529.50,"
Me Oultte Pas." "Marching Song."

Edkar s Hoedown." “Fable of the Mouth
and the FI->me.” “Squeek," "Least of All
Love." “Fable of> the Analyst and the
Nightinga Ie ’’’ “12 Days of Christmas."
"Fable of the Third Little Pig.” "Carou-
sels and Cotton Candy/*

Somewhere in the first act of
“O, Oysters.” mc-performer Bill
Heyer quips that his group had “a
wonderful idea we’re not going to
do.” Although the remark is made
as a gag, it sums up the entire
offering at the Village Gate, N.Y.
The show is billed a “topical, satiri¬
cal revue,” but almost, never lives
up to its tout.

There are names, places and
events of current interest men¬
tioned. but little depth or wit is
applied, and “O. Oysters” never
• gets off the ground. Various dis¬
tortions based on the “Chicken
Little” kiddie fable are woven into
the production,, presumably for
continuity, but the device doesn’t
register, either.

An amiable cast puts in a solid
efforts to bring the material to life
and manages to provide an occa¬
sional flicker. In “$29.50,” a ditty
[.about take-home pay vs. salary.

’ “Edgar’s Hoedown,” a bit on the
F.B.I. chief, and “Dasvadanya.” a
skit about a Kentucky-Khrushchev
meeting, there are hints of a satiri¬
cal point of view. The group in¬
cludes exhuberant Zale Kessler,
j clear-throated Danny Meehan, loud
. Louise Troy, pleasant Jon Voight,
j charming Heyer and ill-fated Elly
Stone. The latter is stuck with the
chicken little bit throughout the
evening, and an uninteresting bal¬
lad called “Ne Me Quittc Pas.”

William Francisco directed and
Don Marsh choreographed with
generally uninspired affect and
Eric Blau’s lyrics are dry. Doris
Schwerin’s music has an occasional
| spark and Paul Sylbert’s designs
are adequate. The availability of

liquor at the Gate, formerly a
nitery where folk singers and the
like*were presented, puts the show
under AGVA jurisdiction, although
the cast are all Equity members.

Kali.

Detective Story

Equity Library Theatre revival of
three-act drama by Sidney Kingsley.
Staged by Chuck. Gordone; settings,
Leonard Auerbach; lighting. Wynn GImon.
Opened Dec. 16, '60, at the Lenox HU1
Playhouse, N.Y.j admission by contribu¬
tion.

Det. Gallagher. -.Harvey Shahan

Det. Dakis .George CosteUo

Shoplifter . SteUa Longo

Mrs. Farragut.Marion J. Battenfield

Joe Feinson . Bob Elross

Det. Callahan .!. Daniel Pollack

Det. O’Brien .Stephan HaU

Det. Lou Brody.Godfrey M. Cambridge

Det. James McCleod. James Luisi

Arthur Kindred .Frank Farmer

Patrolman Barnes... Len Monroe

Charlie Genninl.James Beard

Lewis Abbott . Hugh Hurd

Mrs. Bagatelle . Sylvia Mann

Lt. Monoghan . Joe Marr

Susan Carmichael. Bobby Dean

Endicott Sims . Scott Cunningham

Mr. Pritchett .-.Mel Haynes

Kurt Schneider . MerrUl E. Joels

Willy . Emanuel Nureck

.Mr. Feeney . Beau SUver

Mrs. Feeney . Sandra Fischer

Crum Bun .. John Szkodzinsky

Mr. Gallants . Robert Burke

Miss Hatch . Vivian Brown

Mary McCleod . Merlyn Purdy

Tami Glacopettl...John Haidar

Gentleman •. BUI Price

Lad}- . Lucille Brandt

Photographer . Art Berwick

Indignant Citizen.Leslie Rivers

Patrolman Baker.Ed Boyce

Sidney Kingsley’s “Detective
Story” is a bit moss-covered, but
as an Equity Library Theatre pre¬
sentation it provides good showcase
material. The 1949 drama of the
trials and tribulations of an over-
zealous detective, the men he
works with and the people he en¬
counters now resembles a rule
book on the cliches of cops and
robbers melodrama, yet it has an
earnestness that keeps above most
of its tv counterparts.

Judging from the station house
series on television recently, “De¬
tective Story” is virtually the pro¬
totype. All the classic characters
are present, except they all appear
in one showing instead of a dif¬
ferent one each week. The stand¬
ard. hood, detective, psycho, first-
timer. long-timer, stoolie, lawyer—
they’re all there. As drama, they
are Shopworn, but as showcase pos¬
sibilities they give ample oppor¬
tunity for the actors.

By and large, the cast at the
Lenox Hill playhouse does a fine
job. James Luisi is credibly cold
as the detective whose hatred for
evil becomes his undoing, and Mer¬
lyn Purdy gives a sensitive per¬
formance as his emotion-torn wife.
James Beard muggs and grimaces
with sinister effectiveness as a
captured four-time loser, and Frank
Farmer and Bobby Dean give
knowing performances as a first
offender and a girl who tries to
help him.

Stella Longo is amusing as a
shoplifter who can’t help herself
and Joe Feinson presents an arrest¬
ing portrait of a humane police
reporter. George Costello, Godfrey
M. Cambridge and Daniel Pollack
are good cops, Scott Cunningham
as a slick lawyer, John Haidar as
a hood and one-time friend of
Luisi’s wife, and Merrill E. Joels
as an abortionist, add variety and
realism to the action. Joe Man¬
goes a bit too far as a tough lieu¬
tenant.

Chuck Gordone’s direction is
well-paced and simple, and Leon¬
ard Auerbach’s setting aptly con¬
veys the atmosphere of j;he squad
room, while Wynn Olmon has pro¬
vided appropriate lighting. Kali.

Off-Broadway Shows

(Figures denote opening dates)
After Angels, W. 3rd St. (2-10-61).
American Dream, York (1-24-61)

Balcony, Circle in Square (3-3-60).

Call Me, 1 Sheridan Sq. (1-31-81).

Cicero, St. Marks (2-6-61).

Connection, Living Th'tre (Rep) <7-15-59).
Elsa Lanchester, 41st St. (2-4-61).
Epitaph for Dillon, Actors (12-28-60).
Every Other Evil, Key (1-22-61).

Fantasticks, Sullivan St. (5-3-60).

Hedda Gabler, 4th St. (11-9-60).

Jungle Cities, Living (Rep) (12-20-60).
King Dark Chamber, Jan Hus (2-9-61).
Krapp's A Zoo, Cricket (1-14-60).

Leave It to Jane, Sheridan Sq. (5-25-59).
Mary Sunshine, Oroheum (11-18-59).
Moon and River, East End (2-6-61).
Mousetrap, Mews (11-5-60).

O, Oysters, Village Gate (1-30-61).

Stewed Prunes, Showplace (12-14-60).
Theatre Chance, Living (Rep) (6-22-60)
3 Japanese Plays, Players (2-3-61).
Threepenny Opera, ae Lvs (9-20-55)

To Damascus, Theatre East (2-14-6D.
Two for Fun, Madison Ave. (2-13-61).
SCHEDULED OPENINGS

Play Tonight, Marquca (2-15-61).
Kreutzer Sonata, Maidman (2-15-61).
Tiger Rag, Cherry Lane (2-16-61).
Double Entry, Martinique (2-20-61),
Walk-up, Provincetown (2-23-61).
Rendezvous, Gramercy Arts (2-27-61).
Death of Bessie, York (2-28-61).

Five Posts, Gate (3-6-61).

Roots, Mayfair (3-6-61).

Worm Horseradish, Mrldman (3-13-61).
Merchant of Venice, Gate <3-'9-bl>.
Night at Gulgnol, Gutgnol (3-25-61).

She Stodjas to Conquer, Gate (4-23-61).
CLOSED

Banquet for Moon, Marquee (1-19-61);

closed Feb. 3 after 22 performances.
Donogoo, Mews (1-18-61); closed Sunday
(12) after 35 performances.
Montserrat, Gate (1-8-61); closed Sunday
(12) after 41 performances.

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I Aside s and Ad -Libs J

“Critics I generally do not' object to. But I don’t think they’re active
enough in driving the theatre along. Their job is to push up the public
taste. But they aren’t doing that job. They’re too hard on serious plays
and. too easy on obviously commercial items.”—David Merrick, pro¬
ducer of “The World of Suzie Wong” and other Shows, as quoted by
William Glover, of the AP, and published in the Winston-Salem (N.C.)
Journal and Sentinal.

Stan Fuchs and Mike Lintz, proprietors of The Lobster, restaurant,
N. Y., have opened a new establishment, Mike’s Fish House, in West
49th St., N. Y. . . . The name of Flloyd Ennis, who plays Solon in “The
Octoroon,” at the Phoenix Theatre, N. Y., was misspelled in a recent
issue.

The League of N. Y. Theatres has started Issuing a periodic bulletin
to its producer-theatre owner members . . . The Dramatists Guild is
also circulating its membership with a monthly bulletin, edited by
Philip Dunning. The February Issue has four pages . . . Although
Variety first broke the story of the American National Theatre &
Academy investment in “The Conquering Hero” and other publications
have since explored the situation in some detail, there’s still a trickle
of mail from indignant readers demanding (in some cases anonymous)
an “explanation” of the matter. Why not take it iip with the ANTA
board?

David Ross has postponed his planned off-Broadway revival of Ib¬
sen’s “Ghosts” in order to continue the run of the same author’s
“Hedda Gabler” at the 4th Street Theatre, N. Y. . . . Robert Porter¬
field, producer of the Barter Theatre; Abingdon, Va., has written an¬
other of his periodic letters to the barn's patrons, whom he addresses
as “Dear Friends, Countrymen and Kin-folk,” and gives a characteris¬
tically chatty account of his “first vacation ever.”

The new bulletin of the N. Y. Convention & Visitors Bureau lists
scheduled conventions, with expected attendance of each, in New York
during March, April and May . . . Broadway producer Alexander H.
Cohen is enclosing in each mail order or window sale envelope contain¬
ing tickets a small 'card with a reproduction of the Playbill cover for his
current show, “Ad Evening .with Mike Nichols and Elaine May,” and
suggesting restaurants where patrons may eat before the perform¬
ance. In a reverse twist, the Lobster restaurant attaches a card to its
menu recommencing the Broadway play, “All the Way Home.”

“I don’t care for the climate on tne Coast In fact, I don’t care for
the Coast. And they conduct their business at such strange hours.
Five a.m. they start. Acting doesn’t seem to be a moral thing to do in
the daylight. Actors and burglars do their best work after dark.”—
Cedric Hardwicke, costar with Gertrude Berg of the touring “Majority
of One,” as quoted by columnist Will Jones In the Minneapolis Tribune.

Things have been tough for the Brooks Atkin sons lately. Following
only a few days after the fast fold of “Julia. Jake and Uncle Joe,
Howard M. Teichmann’s dramatization of Oriana (Mrs.) Atkinson’s
book, “Over at Uncle Joe’s,” in which she and her N. Y. Times col¬
umnist and ex-critic husband were characters, they got the vicarious
blackeye of the fiasco. “How to Make a Man,” at the Brooks Atkinson
Theatre, N. Y. . . Shelley Winters is mentioned for the leading part

in “Natural Affection,” the new William Inge play due for production
next season. . ' ,

/ Legit Followups

The Importance Of
Being Osear

(ROYAL COURT THEATRE,
LONDON)

London, Jan. 24.

Having had a sellout fortnight
in London's West End last fall,
Micheal MacLiammoir has been
recalled for a further four weeks to
the Royal Court Theatre with his
ingenious and largely satisfying
“Importance of being Oscar.” This
biography cum-recital of Wilde’s
activities is due on Broadway in
March.

MacLiammoir provides the
same selection of material, re¬
viewed in' Variety at its Apollo
Theatre opening, and has made lit¬
tle alteration to his linking pat¬
ter. He seems even more assured
in his delivery. If he can be
faulted at all,- it could be that the
play excerpts from “Ideal Hus¬
band" and “Importance of being
Ernest," with the Irish actor tak¬
ing all the parts, doesn’t entirely
come off.

But the show’s avowed object is
to give a conspectus of Wilde’s
varied achievement. With a cast
of one, there is no other way of
representing the stage comedies.
In all other respects, MacLiam¬
moir repeats his previous triumph,
mightily moving in the passages
from “De Profundis” and quoting
gaily from the witty lines.

The whole thing is, as before,
subtly and effectively directed by
Milton Edwards. Otta.

Fairy Tales of Xew York

(COMEDY THEATRE, LONDON)
London, Jan. 25.

After the critical attention it
attracted recently at the Pem¬
broke Theatre in the Round, Croy¬
don, J. P. Donleavy’s four “sketch¬
es” made the expected transfer to
the West End. It has accomplish the
move with about equal critical ac¬
claim, but its obscure and offbeat
character limits appeal to the in¬
tellectual type of playgoer.

As it was not exceptionally
suited to its original in-the-round
staging, “Fairy Tales” does not suf¬
fer by conventional presentation,
nor is it improved by It. It re¬
mains a colorfully written four-
part exercise, "With one recurring
character to provide $he link.

There is no continuity of ac¬
tion, but each playlet takes a gen¬
tle though decisive swipe at

authority and conformity, and the
message is brought home vividly in
the final scene, in which the hero
is denied service in a fancy restau¬
rant because he denies convention
by wearing peach-colored shoes.

After his young and impression¬
able companion is reduced to tears
watching the passing waiters, the
young man makes a dramatic ges¬
ture and leaves the restaurant. He
returns in a few minutes in full
dress, but with 'rings on his feet
instead of shoes, to receive the
full courtesies of the snobbish
staff.

The fact that each of the four
items is somewhat overlong ham¬
pers Philip Wiseman's crisp.direc¬
tion, though he has certainly got
the best out of his cast Barry
Foster Is excellent as the man who
defies convention, Robert Ayres
adroitly suggests authority and
Harry Towb is first rate as the mid¬
dle-of-the-roader. Susan Hamp¬
shire pleasntly supplies the
feminine decorative touch.

Myro.

The Gazebo

(SAVOY THEATRE, LONDON)
Londcn, Feb. 1.

“The Gazebo,” which has been
running at the Savoy for some 10
months under the Harold Fielding
banner, has undergone its first
major cast change with playwright
and tv personaliiy Alan Melville
taking over the role created in the
West End by Ian Carmichael.

It is certainly offbeat casting and
it is hardly fair to make direct
■comparison. Carmichael added his
own business to give the character
a screwy flavor, but Melville plays
it in almost warm and cosy fashion.
There have been two other minor
cast changes since the Alex Coppel
play was first reviewed, with David
Moloney assuming the part of rthe
visitor and George Lee stepping In
for the role of Druker.

Melville’s costars. Moira Lister
and Michael Goodliffe, continue to
give the comedy a fresh look and
there is no apparent reason why it
should not continue for some time.

Myro.

Bill Hayes will costar with
Elaine Dunn in the touring edition
of “Bye Bye Birdie,” opening April
24 at the Curran Theatre, San
Francisco.

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

ixcmmn

J^SutEff

Road OK; ‘Mary $27,674 for 5, N. H.;
Devils’ 27G, Hub* ‘Russian' 12G, D.C.;
‘FioreHo’ $56,782 in 2d Week, Cleve,

The road was generally fair ^ast
week. Receipts were meagre for a
eouple of shows, but as usual the
musicals mopped up.

Beginning pre-Broadway tryout
tours last week were “Mary, Mary,”
whicb was a sellout in five per¬
formances in New Haven, and
“Devil’s Advocate,” which played
to so-so business in a full Boston
frame.

Estimates for Last Week

Parenthetic designations for out-
of-town shows are the same as for
Broadway, except that hyphenated
T with show classification indicates
tryout and RS indicates road show.
Also, prices on touring shows in¬
clude 10% Federal Tax and local
tax, if any, but as on Broadway
grosses are net: i.e., exclusive of
taes. Engagements are for single
week unless otherwise noted.

ATLANTA

Music Man, Auditorium (MC-
RS). Previous week, $60,609, Au-1
ditorium, Memphis.

Last week, $65,095.

BALTIMORE

Once Upon a Mattress (Hurok),
Ford’s (MC-RS) <$6.50; 1,819; $60,-
OOQ) iDody* Goodman, Buster Kea¬
ton). Previous week, $30,364,
seven-performance split.

Last week, $28,337 with Theatre
Guild-American Theatre Society
subscription.

BOSTON

Devil's Advocate, Colonial (D-T)
(1st wk) ($4.95-$5.50; 1,550; $44,-
€00) (Leo Genn, Sam Levine, Ed¬
ward Mulhare).

Opened here Feb. 6 to four fav¬
orable notices (Doyle, American;
Durgin, Globe; Maloney, Traveler;
Wolffers, Herald) and two unfav¬
orable (Maddocks, Monitor; Nor¬
ton, Record).

Last week, about $27,000 for
eight performances and one pre¬
view Jan. 4. with Show of the
Month Club subscription.

My Fair Lady, Shubert (MC-RS)
(6th wk) <$6.50-$7; 1,717; $67,355)
(Michael Evpns, Caroline Dixon).
Previous week, $66,971.

Last week, $66,470.

CHICAGO

At the Drop of a Hat, Blackstone
(R-RS) (3d wk) ($4.50-$5; 1,447;
$38,500 (Michael Flanders, Donald
Swann). • Previous week, $31,059
with TG-ATS subscription.

Last week, $32,394 with TG-ATS
subscription.

Flower Drum Song, Shubert
(MC-RS) (13th wk) >$5.50-$6.60;
2,100; $67,613). Previous week,

$56,057.

Last week, $52,966.

CLEVELAND

Fiorello, Hanna (MC-RS) (2d
wk). Previous week,. $48,872 with
TG-ATS subscription.

Last week, $56,782 with TG-
ATS subscription.

MONTREAL

Hostage, Her Majesty’s (CD-RS)
($5.50; 1,704; $50,000). Previous

.week, $49,656, O’Keefe, Toronto.
Last week, about $29,500.

NEW HAVEN

Mary, Mary, Shubert (C-T)
($4.80; 1,650; $27,300) (Barbara Bel
Geddes, Barry Nelson, Michael
Rennie).

Opened here Feb, 8 to two en¬
dorsements (Johnson, Journal-
Courier; Leeney. Register).

Last week, $27,674 for five per¬
formances.

PHILADELPHIA

Come Blow Your Horn, Walnut
(C-T) 1 2d wk) ($4.80-$5,40; 1,360;
$33,000). Previous week, $8,521 for
four performances.

Last week, $23,076.

13 Daughters. Shubert (MC-T)
(2d wk) i$6-$7.50; 1,876; $69,000)
(Don Ameche^ Previous week,
$30,880.

Last week, about $36,800.

_ST. LOUIS

Five Finger Exercise, American
(D-RS). Previous week, $17,142
with TG-ATS .subscription, Shu¬
bert, Cincinnati.

Last week, $22,889 with TG-ATS
subscription. .

TORONTO

Andersonville Trial, O’Keefe (D-
RS) ($4.50-$5; 2,100; $55,000)

(Brian Donlevy, Martin Brooks).
Previous week, $31,218, seven-per¬
formance split.

. Last week, $19,846 with twofers
for seven performances. The thea¬
tre curtained off 1,100 of its 3,200
seats for the presentation.

WASHINGTON -
Once There Was a Russian, Na¬
tional (C-T) (2d wk) ($4.50-$4.95;
1,685; $42,900) (Walter Matthau,
Francoise Rosay, Albert Salmi, Ju¬
lie Newmar). Previous week, $11,-
501.

Last week, $12,050.

WILMINGTON

Midsummer Night's Dream,
Playhouse (C-RS) ($5.50; 1.251)

(Bert Lahr). Previous week, $35,-
147 with TG-ATS subscription,
Forrest, Philadelphia.

I Last week, $26,617 for seven per¬
formances with TG-ATS subscrip¬
tion.

SPLIT WEEKS

J.B, (D-RS) (John Carradme,
Shepperd Strudwick, Frederic Wor-
lock). Previous week, $19,366, Bnt-
more, Los Angeles.

Last week, $22,319 for six per¬
formances: Memorial, Fresno, Mon¬
day (6), one, $4,719 with partial
Broadway Theatre League sub¬
scription; California Theatre, San
Bernardino, Tuesday (7), one par¬
tial BTL, $3,100; Temple, Tucson,
Thursday (9), two partial BTL,
$4,500; Union High School, Phoe¬
nix, Friday-Saturday (10-11), two,
$ 10 , 000 .

Majority of One (C-RS) (Ger¬
trude Berg. Cedric JHardwicke).
Previous week, $43,656 with TG-
ATS subscription. Auditorium, St.
Paul.

Last week, $26,715 for eight per-
j formances: Rivoli, Toledo, Monday-
Tuesday <6-7); Hartman, Columbus,
Wednesday-Saturday (8-1 i).

i Once.Upon a Mattress (bus-and-
truek) (MC-RS) (Imogene Coca,
Edward Everet Horton, King Dona-
van). Previous week, $33,523, six-
performance split.

Last week, $33,301 for six per¬
formances: Memorial Hall, Inde¬
pendence, Kan., Monday (6), one,
$2,326; High School, Topeka, Tues¬
day (7), one BTL, $6,014; Municipal,
Tulsa, Wednesday-Thursday (8-9),
two BTL, $13,212; Robinson Memo¬
rial, Little Rock, Friday-Saturday
(10-11), two BTL, .$11,749.

Pleasure of His Company (C-RS)
(Joan Bennett, Donald Cook). Pre¬
vious week, $24,969, six-perform¬
ance split.

Last week, $22,004 for six per¬
formances: McAllister, San An¬
tonio, Monday-Wednesday (6-8),
three BTL, $8,842; Texas Christian
College, Ft. WOrth, Thursday (9), j
one guarantee, $3,110; Northwest¬
ern Classic High School, Oklahoma
City, Friday-Saturday (10-11), two
BTL, $10,052.

Raisin In the Sun (D-RS) (Clau¬
dia McNeil). Previous week, $41,-
251, Geary, San Francisco.

Last week, $21,529 for five per¬
formances: Music Hall, Omaha,
Tuesday-Wednesday (7-8), two
$8,229;' Music Hall, Kansas City,
Thursday-Saturday (9-11), three,
$13,300 with TG-ATS subscription.

London Bits

London, Feb. 14.

Sheila Van Damm has produced
her first Windmill non-stop revue,
following the death of her father,
Vivian Van Damm, in December.

H. M. Tennent, Ltd. will present
a new revue, “On the Avenue,”
opening May 18 at the Queen’s
Theatre, with George Rose, .loan
Heal and Beryl Reid.

Gordon Boyd will be stand-by
for Van Johnson in “The Music
Man.” He’ll be available to sub¬
stitute during performance time,
will be free to do non-legit work.

Margaret Lockwood will star in
Philip King’s new comedy, “Milk
and Honey,” with Patrik Cargill,
April Olrich, Derek Farr and John
Stone.

Abominable Snowman

During last week’s snow
woes, “Camelot” audiences got
a bonus laugh when Richard
Burton sings the line in the
Broadway legit musical’s
theme song:

“There’s a legal limit to the
snow here—in Camelot . . .”

Canadian Ballet $18,674
On 2d Week in Toronto

Toronto, Feb. 14.

The National Ballet of Canada
grossed $18,674 last yeek in the
second stanza of a fortnight’s run
at the 1,525-seat Royal Alexandra
Theatre here. The potential gross
capacity was $29,000 at the house,
scaled to a $3 top weeknights and
$3.50 weekend eves.

The previous week's take was
$17,800.

Ballet Theatre O.K. $6,526,
2 Performances, St. Paul

St. Paul, Feb. 14.
The American Ballet Theatre
grossed $6,526 in two perform¬
ances last Saturday (11) at the
2,695-seat auditorium here.

The house was scaled to a $4
top.

Afro Ballet $23,100, L.A.

Los Angeles, Feb. 14.

Ballets Africains grossed a good
$23,100 last week in the initial
stanza of a fortnight’s run at the
Biltmore Theatre here.

The house is scaled to a $4.85
top.

Tonring Shows

(Feb. 12-26)

Andersonvill* Trial—E. Illinois U.,
Charleston (13); Orpheum, Davenport (14);
Civic. Omaha (15); Music Hall, K.C. (16);
Municipal, Sioux City (17); Municipal,
Pueblo (19); High School. Grrnd . unc¬
tion (20); Capitol, Yakima (23); Queen
Elizabeth, Vancouver (24-25).

At the Drop of a Hat—Shubert. Det.
(13-25).

Come Blow Your Horn (tryout)—Wal¬
nut, Philly (13-18. moves to N.Y.)

Devil's Advocate (tryout)—Colonial,
Boston (13-18); Forrest, Philly (21-25).

Fiorello X2d Co.)—O’Keefe, Toronto
(13-25).

Five Finger Exercise—KRNT. Des
Moines (14); Aud., Denver (16-18); Hert¬
ford. L.A. (21-25).

Flower Drum Song—Shubert. Chi (13-25).

Happiest Girl in the World (tryout^-
Shubert, New Haven (18-25). .

Hostage—Forrest, Philly (13-18); Civic,
Chi (20-25).

J.B.—Civic, Lubbock, Tex. (13); Sewell,
Abilene (14): Municipal, Srn Angelo (15);
Municipal, Austin (16); New Downtown
Municipal, Dallas (17-19); Aud., Oklahoma
City (20); College Aud., Texarkana <2l);
Music Hall, Lafayette, La. (25).

La Plume de Ma Tante—Riviera, Las
Vegas (12-26).

.Malority of One—Shubert, Cincy (13-18);
American, St. L. (20-25).

Mary, Mary (tryout)—Wilbur, 'Boston
(13-25).

Midsummer Night's Dream—National,
Wash (13-25).

Music Man (2d Co.)—Municipal Aud.,
Birmingham (13-18); Robinson Memorial,
Li" It Rock (21-25).

My Fair Lady (2d Co.)—Shubert. Boston
(13-25).

Once Upon a Mattress (Hurok)—Erlan-
ger, Philly (13-25).

Once Upon a Mattress (bus-and-truck)—
Memorial. Shreveport (13); City Aud.,
Beaumont (14): Aud.. New Orleans (15-18);
Del Mar, Corpus Christie <20>: Municipal,
Harlingen. Tex. (21); McAllister. San
Antonio (22-24); Will Rogers. Ft. Worth
(25).

Pleasure of His Company—McMahon,
Lawton (12); Miller, Wichita (I3-J4); Jn-
d : ana U„ Bloomington <17); Quiraby, Ft.
Wayne (18); Americ-m. Roanoke P0-2J);
Marine Corps. Air Station, Cherry Point,
N.C. (22); Municipal. Savannah (27): Ritz.
v aid* a, . Ca. (20; Rojai, Columbus,
Ga. (25).

Rrisin In the Sun—American, St. L.
(13-18); Aud., St. P. (20-25),

LONDON SHOWS

(Figures denote opening dates)
Amorous Prawn, Piccadilly (12-9-59).

And Another Trink, Fortune (10-6-60).!
E*rsain. St. Martin’s (1-19-61).

B lly Liar, Cambridge (9-13-60).

Bride Comes Back, Van- - M e (11-25-60).
C-retaker. Duchess (4-27-60).

Chin-Chin, Wyndham’s (11-3-60).
Cinderella, Adelphi (12-23-tO).

Fairy Tales, Comedy (1-24-61).

F:nss Ain't, Garrick (2-11-60).

Flower Drum Song, Palace (3-24-60).
Gazebo, Savoy (3-29-60).

Hostage, Lyric Ham. (2-13-61).

Importance Oscar, Royal Court, (1-23-61).
Irmv La Douce, Lyric (7-17-58).

Magic Lantern, Saville (2-6-61).

Man All Seasons, Globe (7-1-fO).
Masterpiece, Royalty (1-26-61).

Mousetrap (Ambassadors (11-25-52).

My Fair Lady, Drury Lane (4-30-58).
Oliver, New (6-30-60).

Pool's Paradise Phoenix (2-16-21).
Repertory, Aldywich (12-15-60).

Ross, Haymarket (5-12-60).

Settled Out Court. Strrnrt OO 19-60).
Simple Spymen, Whitehall (3-19-58).

Stop It Whoever, Arts (2-15-61).

Suzie Wong, Prince Wales (11-7-59).

Three, Criterion (2-1561).

Tiger and Horse, Queen’s (8-24-60).

Tokyo 1961, Coliseum (1-78-61).

W3fftng in Wings, Duke York’s (9-7-60).
W->tch It Sailor, Apollo (2-24-60).

West Side Story, Majesty’s (12-12-58).
Young in Heart, Vic. Pal. (12-21-60).
CLOSED

Art of Living, Criterion (8-18-60).

Emil & Detectives, Mermaid (12-15-60).

SCHEDULED OPENINGS
John Gt'briel Borkman, Merm’d (2-16-61).
Changeling, Boyal Court (2-21-61).

King Kong, Princess (2-23-61).

Snow Rough on B way B.Q. Traffic,
But ‘Faust’ $63,400 Center Record;

‘AH Way $20,856, ‘Miracle’ $18,420

Business was uneven on Broad¬
way last week, with grosses re¬
maining slim for many shows.
Snow-covered streets, snarling traf¬
fic and bringing an official ban on
private vehicles In the city, con¬
tributed to a slowdown in b.o.
activity the early part of the week.

One show, “How to Make a Man,”
quit last Saturday night (11) and
i two more, “Midgie Purvis” and
“Period of Adjustment,” are sched¬
uled to fold next Saturday night
(18). “Wildcat,” the Lucille Ball-
starrer, is currently in second week
of a fortnight’s layoff. A house rec¬
ord for a straight play was estab-
• lished at the City Center last week
by the German-language presenta¬
tion of “Faust, Part I.”

Estimates for Last Week

Keys : C (Comedylr, D (Drama),
CD (Comedy-Drama), R (Revue),
MC (Musical-Comedy), MD (Musi¬
cal-Drama), O (Opera). OP (Op¬
eretta), Rep <Repertory) t DR
(Dramatic Reading).

Other parenthetic designations
rejer-, respectively, to weeks played,
number of performances through
! last Saturday, top prices (where
two prices are given, the higher is
( for Friday-Saturday nights and the
lower for weeknights), number of
seats, capacity gross and stars.
I Price includes 10% Federal and
5% City tax, but grosses are net:
| i.e., exclusive of taxes.

Advise and Consent, Cort (D)
(13th wk; 100 p) <$7.50; 1,155; $40.-
500). (Ed Begley, Richard Kiley,
Chester Morris, Henry Jones,
Kevin McCarthy). Previous week,
$33,075.

Last week, $37,452.

All the Way Home, Belasco (D)
(11th wk; 85 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 967;
$38,500). Previous week, $14,950.

Last week, $20,856 with Play of
the Month Guild subscription.

Becket, Royale (D) (19th wk; 145
p) <$6.90-$7.50; 1,050; $45,507)

(Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn).
Previous week, $36,882 with two¬
fers.

Last week, $35,363 with twofers.

Duke). Previous week, $31,496
with Anne Bancroft costarred with
Miss Duke.

Last week, $18,420.

' Music Man, Broadway (MC)
(164th wk; 1,303 p) ($8.05; 1,900;
$73,850). Previous week, $30,430
with twofers.

j Last week, $30,648 with twofers.

My Fair Lady, Hellinger (MC)
(256th wk; 2,039 p) ($8.05; 1,551;
$69,500) (Michael Allinson. Margot
Moser). Previous week, $32,43i).

Last week, $30,222.

Period of Adjustment, Hayes
(CD) (14th wk; 108 p) ($6.90-$7.50;
1,139; $43,530) (James Daly, Bar¬
bara Baxley, Robert Webber). Pre¬
vious week, $19 799'. Closes next
Saturday (18).

Last week, $19,006.

Rhinoceros, Longaere (CD) ;5th
wk; 40 p) ($6.90; 1.101; $37,000)
(Eli Wallach, Zero Mostel). Previ¬
ous week, $29,279.

Last week, $24,701.

Show Girl, O’Neill (R) <ath wk;
36 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1.076; $45,052)
(Carol Channing). Previous week,
$23,451.

Last week, $£*,846.

Sound of Mnsic, Lunt-FontannO
(MD) (61st wk; 4”4 p) ($9.60; 1.407;
$75,000) (Mary Martin). Previous
week, $75,872. Lays off next July
3-15.

Last week, $71,575.

Taste of Honey, Lyceum <D)
(19th wk; 151 p) (£6.90; 955; $32,-
000) (Joan Plowright, Angela Lans-
bury). Previous week. $17,329.
Moves next Monday (20) to the
Booth.

Last week, $17,686.

Tenderloin, 46th St. (MC) *17th
wk; 136 p) ($8.60-f9.60; 1,342; $65,-
331) (Maurice Evans). Previous
week, $36,742 with twofers.

Last week, $45;213 with twofers.

Tenth Man, Ambassador <D)
(66th wk; 519 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1.155;
$41,562). Previous week, $14,875
with twofers.

Last week, $15,817 with twofers.

Best Man, Morosco (D) (45th wk;
352 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 9P9; $41,000)
(Melvyn Douglas, Lee Tracy. Frank
Lovejoy). Previous week, $20,427.

Last week, $20,295.

Bye Bye Birdie, Shubert (MC)
(43d wk; 336 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1.453;
$64,000). Previous week, $41,140.

Last week, $35,694.

Camelot, Majestic (MC) (10th
wk; 81 p) $9.40; 1.626; $84,000)
(Richard Burton, Julie Andrews).
Previous week, $84,140 with par¬
ties.

Last week, $83,629 with.parties.

Critic’s Choiee, Barrymore (C)
(9lh wk; 69 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1.067;
$40,000) (Henry Fonda). Previous
week, $28,431 with parties.

Last week, $29,380.

Do Re Ml, St. James (MC) (7th
wk; 56 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1.615; $69,-
500) (Phil Silvers). Previous week,
$70,589.

Last week, $70,363 with sale of
obstructed view seats, which are
not reflected in the parenthetic
potential capacity figure.

Evening With Mike Nichols and
Elaine May, Golden (R) (18th wk;
147 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 773; $30,439).
Previous week, $28,973.

Last week, $26,736.

Fiorello, Broadhurst (MC) (63d
wk; 500 p) ($8.35-$9.40; 1,182; $58.-
194). Previous week, $42,996.

Last week, $39,355.

Gypsy, Imperial (MC) (83d wk;
654 p) $8.60-$9.40; 1,428; $64500)
(Ethel Merman). Previous week,
$45,821 with twofers.

Last week, $45,836 with twofers.

Irma La Donee, Plymouth (MC)
(20th wk; 156 p) ($8.60; 999; $48,-
250) (Elizabeth Seal, Keith Michell).
Previous week, $46,476.

Last week, $40,042.

Midgie Purvis, Beck (C) (2d wk;
12 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1.200; $48 000)
'Tallulah Bankhead). Previous
week, $10,760 for four .performance.

Last week, $8,787. Closes next
Saturday (18).

Miracle Worker, Playhouse <D)i
(68th wk; 540 p) ($6.90-57.50: 994; |
$36,500) (Suzanne Plesheite,* Patty I

Toys in the Attic, Hudson <D)
(50th wk; 392 p)~ ($6.90-$7.50; 1.065;
$39,600) (Maureen Stapleton, Irene
Worth, Anne Revere, Robert Log¬
gia). Previous week, $16,997 with
twofers.

Last week, $15,386 with twofers.

Under the Ynm Yum Tree, Mil¬
ler’s <C) (13th wk; 101 p) ($690-
$7.50; 912; $30,486). Previous week,
$10,528.

Last week, $10,454.

Unsinkable Molly Brown, Winter
Garden (MC) (15th wk; 116 p)
($8.60-$9.40; 1,404; $68,000). Previ¬
ous week, $56,282.

Last week, $58,411.

Wall, Rose (D) (18th wk: 143 p)
($6.90-$7.50); 1,162; $46,045). Pre¬
vious week, $11,287 with twofers.

Last week, $12,478 with twofers.

Miscellaneous

Faust, Part I, City Center (D)
(1st wk; 8 p) ($3.95; 3,090; $80,000).

Last week, $63,400, house record
for a straight play. Ends limited
two-week run next Sunday (19).

Octoroon,* Phoenix (D>’'3d wk;
21 p) ($4.60; 1,150; $20,382). Previ¬
ous week, IS10.600.

Last week, $11,098.

Closed Last Week

How to Make a Man, Atkinson
(C) (2d wk; 7 p) ($6.90-57.50; 1,090;
$43,522) (TOmmy Noonan, Barbara
! Britton, Pete Marshall, Vicki Cum¬
mings, Erik Rhodes). Previous
week, $2,150 for opening perform-
: ance. Closed last . Saturday
at an estimated $225,000 loss <see
separate story).

Last week, $506 for six per¬
formances.

Opening This Week

Once There Was a Russian,
Music Box (C) ($6.90-57.50; 1.101;
$49,107) (Walter Matthau, Fran¬
coise Rosay, Albert Salmi, Julie
Newmar).

Leonard Key, Morton Segal,
Kenneth Schwartz, Mel Howard (in
association with Justin. Sturm) and
Dick Randall presentation of play
by Sam Spewack; opens next
Saturday night (18).

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CASTING NEWS

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Following- are available parts in upcoming Broadway, off-Broad-
way, and touring shows, as well as ballet, films, industrial and tele
vision shows. All information has been obtained directly by the
Variety Casting Department by telephone calls, and has been re¬
checked as of noon yesterday ( Tues .).

The available roles will be repeated weekly until filled, and addi¬
tions to the list vnll be made only when information is secured from
responsible parties. The intention is to service performers with leads
provided by the managements of the shows involved rather than to
run a wild goose marathon. . This information is published without
charge.

in addition to the available pans listed, the tabulation includes pro¬
ductions announced for later this season, but, for which, the manage¬
ments, as yet . aren't holding open casting calls. Parenthetical designa¬
tions are as follows: (C) Comedy, (D) Drama, (MC) Musical Comedy,
(AID) Musical Drama, (R) Revue, (Rep) Repertory, (DR) Dramatic
Reading.

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BROADWAY

“All The Best People” (C). Pro¬
ducers, Joel Spector & Buff Cobb
(147 W. 57th St., N.Y.: PL 7-2691).
Available parts: naive femme, 21;
male, 30-35; middleaged femme;
executive male, 50-60; callous male,
30-35. Mail photos and resumes,
c o above address.

“Donnybrook” (MC). Producer,
Fred Hebert (130 W. 57th St., N.Y.;
JU 6-1962>. Available parts: man,
45. burly, agile, 6 feet tall or over;
several male and femme character
singers. All roles are Irish. Mail
photos and resumes, c/o above ad¬
dress. Auditions today (Wed.) for
open call singers; Equity dancers.
Thursday (16»; all calls for men at
10 a.m. and women, at 2 p.m.; at
the 46th Street Theatre (226 W.
46th St., N. Y.)

Drama (untitled, formerly “Gen¬
eral Seegar”). Producers Shirley
Ayers, Charles Bowden & H. Ridge-
ley Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St.,
N. Y.; CO 5-2630). Available parts:
male lead, 45-55; woman, 50; girl,
30; man, 24, military; five officers,
35r50; 10 reporters. Mail photos
and resumes, above address

“Get it Up” (MCk Producer, i
Charles Curran (c/o Lambs Club,
130 W. 44th St., N.Y.; JU 2-1515».
Available parts: six femme singers,
20-23, must double with specialty;
bMiroom dance team. 20-23;
young comedienne. Accepting
photos and resumes, c'o above
address. Don’t phone. Applicants
must have intimate night club ex¬
perience.

“Gypsy” (MC). Producer, David
Merrick (246 W. 44th St., N.Y.;
LO 3-7520 1 . Available parts: girl,
50-54 inches tall, must sing and do
toe and tap dance work;' man
17-20, good-looking dancer, must
also sing; boy singer-dancer, 7-11,
under 54 inches tall; girl, 25, to
sing, danqe and play trumpet. Ac¬
cepting photos and resumes, c/o
Michael/Shurtleff, above address.
See also touring notice.

“How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying” (MC>. Pro¬
ducers, Cy Feuer & Ernest Martin
(Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W.
46th St., N.Y.; JU 6-5555 \ in asso¬
ciation with Frank Productions.
Available parts: ingenue, unusual
character; baritone, 50. charming,
personality, wide vocal range,
handsome; soprano, 45-50, sophis¬
ticated, cold; man, 20, Ivy League
type, cold singer-dancer; character
man, 55, vaudevillian. Mail photos
and resumes through agents only,
c/o Larry Kasha, above address. 1
Do not phone or visit theatre. Audi¬
tions Monday (20' for Equity
dancers, boys with Ivy League ap¬
pearance, at i0 a.m. and girls with
secretarial appearance, at 2 p.m.;
Tuesday (2D for open call dancers,
same types and schedule; at the
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 W.
46th St., N. Y.).

“Jennie” (MD*. Producer, New-
burge-Porter Prods. H48 W. 24th
St., N.Y.; WA 9-6836... Available
parts: male lead, 30’s, tall: femme,
20, etherial, small, lovely, must
sing well; character woman, 30;
barmaid, 40*s, plump; character
man, 40s; Irish man, 50’s. Mali pho¬
tos and resumes, through agents
only, above address.

“Love A La Carte” (MC*. Pro¬
ducers, Arthur Klein, in associa¬
tion with Conrad Thibauit (St.
James Theatre Bldg., 246 W. 44th
St.. N. Y.; LO 5-6376«. Available
parts: girl, 22; leading man, 30;

second leading man, 30; character
comedienne, 30. Accepting photos
and resumes, above address.

‘Medium Rare” (R). Producer,
Robert Weiner (146 CPW, N.Y.;
SU 7-1914). Parts available for
male and femme revue types. Ap¬
ply through agent or mail photos
and resumes, c/o above address.

“Musie Alan” (MC). Producer,
Kermit Bloomgarden (1545 Broad¬
way, N. Y.j JU 2-1690). Parts avail¬
able for two femmes, 40’s, heavy
appearance, must sing well. For
appointment contact Lillian Stein,
above number.

“Night of the Iguana” (D). Pro¬
ducers, Charles Bowden & H.
Ridgeley Bullock (137 W. 48th St.,
N. Y.; CO 5-2630). Available parts:
ingenue; leading lady, 25; two
Alexican boys, 17; German charac-
, ter man, 60; German girl, 22; Ger¬
man man, 30; Mexican man, 25;
character man, 35. Mail photos and
resumes, above address.

“Nine Millionth Star” (D). Pro¬
ducers, Michael Charnee & Geof-.
frey F. Rudaw (340 E. 66th St.,
N. Y.; RE 4-1478). Available parts:
girl, 14; b^y, 15; boy, 16. Mail
photos and resumes, c/o above.

“Sound ofTfilnsIc” (AID). Produc¬
ers, Richard Rodgers Sc Oscar
Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison
Ave., N. Y.); casting director, Eddie
Blum. Auditions for possible future
replacements for girls, 7-16, and
boys, 11-14 all with trained voices,
characters. Mail photos and
resumes to above address.

OFF-BROADWAY

“Achilles and the Maidens” (Cl
Producer, Leonidas Ossetynski (40
W. 45th St., N.Y.; MU 2-4390), in
asso. with Richard R. Roffman.
Available parts: several girls, 16-
18, beautiful; leading man", young,
handsome, muscular; woman, 35-
45, beautiful; woman, 35-45, cul¬
tured, dignified; man, 40’s, mili¬
tary. regal; man, 40’s, easygoing,
aristocratic; buxom, redhaired
maid; middleaged man servant.
Mail photos and resumes, c/o
Anthony Smith, above address.

“Cal! Ale by My Rightful Name”
(DK Producer, Judith Rutherford
(31 Grove St., N. Y.; OR 5-1854).
Parts available for man and wom¬
an, 40-50, as understudies. For
appointment, contact Dorothy Fow¬
ler, above number.

, “Country Girl” (Di. Producer,
Equity Library Theatre (226 W.

147th St., N.Y.; PL 7-1710 >. All
parts available except George El¬
gin; however, a standby for that
part is sought. Auditions today
(Wed.), at 2-6 p.m.. at ELT Re¬
hearsal Hall (133 Second Ave.,
N.Y.) All applicants .must bring
Equity membership cards. Script
is available at Drama Book Shop
(51 W. 52d St., N.Y.).

“Double Entry” (AID). Producers,
Albert C. Lasher Sc Paul Lehman
& the Happy Medium (L Sc L
Theatre Prods., 245 Lexington
Ave., N.Y.; MfJ 5-7484). Available
parts: Negro tenor, 18-23; bass-
baritone, 35-50. Legit voices only.
For appointment, call Joe Del San-
ti, LO 5-8559.

“Feast of Panthers” (D). Pro¬
ducer, John Bowman (c/o Lambs
Club, 130 W. 44th St. N.Y.; JU 2-
1515Available parts: character
man for role of Oscar Wilde;
femme, 26-30, slight, pretty, sensi¬
tive; man, 40-50, slim; man, 20-22,
gracious; man tall, austere, hawk¬
like stare; man, 50-60,' large,
kindly; four interpertive dancers.
Mail photos and resumes, <above
address.

“Hobo” (MC). Producer, Prego
Productions (21 Niqth Ave., N. Y.;
BU 8-3448). Available parts: base
or baritone, 25-30; femme, 25-35,
stylish: comedienne, 30-40; man,
30’s, ladies man; character man,
35-50; man, 35-50, tough; Salvation
Army femme; man, 35-50, business¬
man; Negro man, 35-40, plays gui¬
tar; comedian; man, large, comic;

English vaudvlllian; comedienne,
30-45; man, 21. All roles are sing¬
ing. Auditions next Saturday (18)
and Monday (20), Equity call, at
2-6 p.m. and non-Equity call, at 11
a.m.-2 p.m., at the Qrpheum Thea¬
tre (Second Ave. and St. Marks PI.).

“Hamlet” (D). Producers, Philip
Dean (52 W. 91st St., N.Y.; LY
5-0086). All parts available for this
all-Negro production. Auditions
for Equity performers tomorrow
(Thurs.), at 3-6 p.m., Avon Studios
! (223 W. 43d St., N. Y.>. -

“Leave It To Jane” (MC). Pro¬
ducers, Joseph Berhu Sc Peter
Katz (c/o Sheridan Square Thea¬
tre, Seventh Ave. Sc Fourth St.,
N.Y.; CH 2-9609). Auditions for
male and femme singers as replace¬
ments, every Thursday at 6 p.m.,
above address.

“Premise” (C). Producers, Theo¬
dore J. Flicker, Allen Mankoff &
David Carter (154 Bleeker St.,
N.Y.; LF 3-5020♦. A second com¬
pany of the improvisational group
is being formed. Audition appoint¬
ments being arranged by Zev Put-
terman, of above number.

OUT OF TOWN

“Flower Drum Song” (AIC). Pro¬
ducers, Rodgers Sc Hammerstein
(488 Madison Ave., N. Y.; MU 8-
3640). Part available for replace¬
ment for Juanita Hall. Contact
Edu r ard Blum, above address,
“Vintage '61” (R). Producer, Zev
Bufman (1605 N. Ivar Ave., Holly-,
wood 28, Calif.; HO 4-712D. Parts
available for six male and six
femme singer-dancer-actors under
30. Alail photos and resumes,
above address.

STOCK

BOILING SPRINGS, PA.

Allenberry Playhouse. Producer,
Charles A. B. Heinze (c/o Play¬
house, Boling Springs, Pa.; CL
8-3211). Parts available for male
and femme musical and dramatic
performers and paid apprentices.
The 29-week season opens' April
22. Mail photos and resumes, c/o
Richard North Gage, above ad¬
dress. _

CHICAGO

Chicago Music Theatre and Chi¬
cago Tenthouse Theatre. Producer,
Herb Rogers (45 East End Ave,,
N. Y.; RE 4-5146). Parts available
for male and femme musical princi¬
pals. Mail photos and resumes to
above address. New York auditions
will be held April 3-14, through
agents only, and Chicago auditions
will be conducted March 10-12, at
the Pat Stevens Studios (22 W.
Madison St.).

FORT WORTH

Casa. Manana Musicals Inc. Man¬
aging director, Michael Pollock
(545 Fifth Ave., N.Y.; Rm. 1015).
Parts available for male and femme
musical and dramatic stock per¬
formers for the Ft. Worth theatre,
opening April 19. Mail photos and
resumes, c/o above address.
Ensemble auditions . will be held
late in February.

JONES BEACH, N. Y.

“Paradise Island” (MC). Pro¬
ducer, Guy Lombardo (c/o Mayor,
635 Madison Ave., N. Y.; PL
1-5420). Parts available for Ha¬
waiian specialty acts and attractive
femme singer-dancers. Mail photos
and resumes c/o Arnold Spector,
above address.

KALAMAZOO, MICH.

Deux Productions. Producer, Al¬
exander Morr (P. O. Box 1832,
Cleveland 6, Ohio). Parts available
for male and femme musical com¬
edy performers apprentices and en¬
semble. Mail photos and resumes
I c/o above address.

PALM BEACH, FLA.

West Palm Beach MusicarnivaL
Producer, John Price (940 S. Mili¬
tary Trail, West Palm Beach, Fla.;
P.O. Box 2108). Parts available for
leading men and women, and male
and femme chorus performers.
Mail photos and resumes, through
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Tent at the Lake. Producers,
Jane Stanley Buckles Sc D. G.
Buckles (c/o Buckles Theatre Co.,
1472 Broadway, N. Y.; Rm. 904).
Available parts: leading man and
woman; ingenue; character woman.
Mail photos and resumes, c/o
above address.

agents only in the case of the leads,
c/o above address.

SULLIVAN, ILL.

Summer of musicals. Producer,
Guy S. Little Jr. (Box 185, Sulli¬
van, Ill.). Parts available for male

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

and femme Equity musical per¬
formers and paid apprentices. Mail
photos and resumes, above address.

TOURING

“Gypsy” (MC). Producer, David
Merrick (246 W. 44th SI., N.Y.;
LO 3-7520). Available parts; Tes-
sie Tura, Weber, Uncle Jocko, Ag¬
nes, Hollywood blondes, Miss
Cratchitt. Mail photos and resumes
to Michael Shurtleff, at the Merrick
office. Script, published by Random
House, available at Drama Book
Shop (51 W. 52d St., N. Y.).

“La Plume de Ma Tante” (MC).
Pioducer, David Merrick (246 W.
44th St., N.Y.; LO 3-7520). Avail¬
able parts: two femme dancers.
Mail photos and resumes c/o
Michael Shurtleff, above address.

SHOWS IN REHEARSAL

BROADWAY

“Big Fish, Little Fish” (C>. Pro¬
ducer, Lewis Allen (163 W. 46th
I St., N. y.; PL 7-5100).
j “Carnival” (MC'. Producer,
David Merrick (246 W. 44th St.,
N.Y.; LO 3-7520).

[ “Far Country” (D). Producer,
Roger L. Stevens (745 Fifth Ave.,
N.Y.; PL 1-1290).

“Hamlet” (D). Producer, Phoe¬
nix Theatre (198 Second Ave., N.Y.;
OR 4-7160).

OFF-BROADWAY

“Five Posts in the Market Place”
(D). Producer, Repertory Co. of the
Gate Theatre (162 Second Ave.,
N. Y.; OR 4-7160).

“Rendezvou at Senlis” (C). Pro-
; ducers, Claude Giroux Sc Manny
Azenberg (c/o Gramercy Arts Thea¬
tre, 138 E. 27th St., N.Y.; MU 6-
9630).

“Roots” (D\ Producer, Norman
Twain (40 E. 72d St., N. Y.; TR
9-1190).

“Walk-up” (D). Producers, Ellie
Horn Sc Bill Holzman (c/o 41st
Street Theatre. 125 W. 41st St.,
N. P.; BR 9-4641).

“Worm in Horseradish” (C), Pro¬
ducers, Gerald Krone Sc Dorothy
Olim (785 West End Ave., N. Y.;
UN 6-1220).

TOURING

“Broadway USA-’61” (R). Pro¬
ducer, John Effrat (1619 Broadway,
N.Y.; CO 5-6440).

“Sound of Musio” (MD). Pro¬
ducers, Leland Hayward, Richard
Halliday, Richard Rodgers Sc Os-
car Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison
Ave., N. Y,; MU 8-3640).

Films

“Chicapee Falls” (D). Producer,
Oscar Lerman (1472 Broadway,
N. Y.; BR 9-5218, suite 1109). Parts
available for leading lady, 20-30,
and leading man, 25-35. Mail photos
and resumes, c/o Jeanette Kamins,
above address.

“Younff Doctors” (D). Producers,
Lawrence Turman Sc Stuart Mil¬
lar, for release through United
Artists (729 Seventh Ave., N. Y.;
Cl 5-6000). Parts available for
Screen Actors Guild extras. Bring
photos and resumes to Central
Casting (200 W. 57th St., N. Y.;
CO 5-0756—rm. 1110). All appli¬
cants must bring SAG membership
cards.

Television

“Camera Three” (educational-
dramatic series). Producer, CBS
(524 W. 57th St., N. Y.; JU 6-6000);
casting director, Paula HIndlln.
Accepting photos and resumes of
general male and female dramatic
talent, c/o above address. No dupli¬
cates.

“Defenders” (dramatic series).
Producer, Herbert Brodkin (Plau¬
tus Prods., 44 E. 53d St., N. Y.;
j PL 1-2345). Parts available for
Screen Actors Guild extras. Bring
photos and resumes to Central
Casting (200 W. 57th St., N. Y.;
CO 5-0756—rm. 1110). All appli¬
cants must bring SAG membership
cards...

“Naked City” {dramatic series).
Producer, Herb.ert B. Leonard
(Screen Gems, 711 Fifth Ave.,
N. Y.; PL 1-4432). Accepting pho-
tos and resumes of general male
and female dramatic talent by mail
only, c/o above address. Appoint¬
ments will be made for interviews.

NBC-TV. (30 Rockefeller Plaza,
N. Y.; Cl 7-8300). Casting director
Edith Hamlin is accepting photos
and resumes of male and femme
dramatic performers for several
shows. Mail Information to her,
c/o above address.

“Lamp Unto My Feet” (religi-
ous-dramatlo aeries). Producer,

[CBS (524 W. 57th St., N. Tr JU '
6-6000); casting director, Paula
I Hindjin. Accepting photos and re¬
sumes of general male and female
dramatic talent, c/o above address.
No duplicates.

Miscellaneous

American Mime Theatre. Man¬
aging Director, Paul Curtis (192
Third Ave., N. Y.; SP 7-1710). Parts
available for Equity character man
and young leading lady with move¬
ment background. Auditions
Saturday (18), at 2 p.m., by appoint¬
ment only. Call above number,
2-8 p.m. daily, for appointment.
The repertory group plays concert,
tv and off-Broadway engagements.

U.S.-Born Hindu Dancer,
Nala Najan & Troupe
In Strong Premiere

By ROBERT J. LANDRY

A Hindu temple dancer born in
the U. S. of Spanlsh-Russian
parentage made a successful Sun¬
day debut (12) with his own com¬
pany at Kaufman Auditorium,
Manhattan. The musicians, were
nearly the only members of a 11-
person troupe actually bom in
India.

Not yet 30, Nala Najan, as he
calls himself, was sent to India at
age 15 by Theosophists tc study
the dance techniques there. He
has since done a certain amount
of Off-Broadway an'd television
choreography in Manhattan, but
the present recital was mostly put
together with his own students, in¬
cluding Amrita, Saroja, Kamari,
Deepa. All assume Hindu names
in the tradition of yesteryear,
when most classic ballet dancers
pretended to be Russian. (Najan’s
family. name is Roberto de Burg-
hos.)

That Najan is a superb tech¬
nician became clear after his first
solo, “Varnam.” But following in¬
termission his display of nerve
Control over the ankle bells dem¬
onstrated his virtuoso status. This
number is a certainty to bring au¬
dience outbursts wherever even a
modicum of appreciation Is pres¬
ent.

Just how such a troupe can get
itself booked is not easily an¬
swered. However, the YMHA hall
was a sellout, with standees Sun¬
day, bespeaking- a certain poten¬
tial audience. Campus bookings
would seem the natural market.
The recital Is generally absorb¬
ing, occasionally exciting and free
of the tedium that has hampered
some recent Hindu dance offerings
j seen in N. Y.

A second male dancer, Mohan
Dev, a Polynesian, is a strong fig¬
ure on his own, making several
appearances, one as the puritanical
prince who spurns the “Heavenly
Courtesan” and loses-his-all when
she invokes her revenge as a
spurned goddess. Shrimathl Gini
is the zoftic zowie with the I’ll-fix-
you, and a remarkable terp she
is, in technical and pantomimic im¬
pact.

Only an expert could evaluate
the ethnic authenticity of the
dances. Suffice that the artistry
speaks for itself. Indian dancing
is reputedly hard to find these
days, even in India.

This is group that ought to be
subsidised one way or another. It
is excellent, exotic and unusual.

Spur Mex Participation
In International Legit

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

Rodolfo Landa, head of the Na¬
tional Assn, of Actors, has been
named president of the Mexican
Center, associated with UNESCO’*
International Theatre Institute. Ho
has previously attended theatre
conferences in Paris, Brussels and
Tel Aviv.

Mexico plans an intensified pro¬
gram this year to become rein-
corporated in the international
theatre movement. One of the
projects is to be a Mexican folk¬
lore ballet troupe to participate in
the Paris theatre festival In the :
Theatre of the Nations this sum¬
mer.

Other plans for the program are
for revision of the rules for prize*
for talent, playwrights, directors,
scene designers, and other theatre
technicians, and a general drive
to strengthen the Mexican theatre,
especially in giving major incen¬
tives to new playwrights.

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Wednesday February 15, 1961

Lars Schmidts lady in Dutch

Cabaret-Name Troupe May Open Way for. Transla¬
tions of B’w&y Musical Comedies in Netherlands

By HANS SAALT1NK

Amsterdam, Feb. 7.

‘‘My Fair Lady” has broken the
ice for American musicals in the
Netherlands. The Alan Jay Lem-
er-Frederick Loewe adaptation of
Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”
opened recently at the Carre The¬
atre here, the first Dutch version
of a Broadway musical comedy to
be presented on the Holland stage.
It looms as another addition to
the international string of success¬
ful “Lady” productions.

Adding to the favorable advance
publicity emanating particularly
from the American and British
presentations of the tuner is the
local appeal of actor-nitery per¬
former Wim Sonneveld (playing
Henry Higgins) and comedian
Johan Kaart (as Alfred P. Doo¬
little). The role of Eliza Doolittle
is played by 21-year-old Margriet
de Grott, a newcomer from caba¬
rets.

The musical is being presented
by Swedish impresari? Lars
Schmidt, who owns the Continental
rights, in partnership with, Willy
Hofman and Piet Meerburg. Sven
Age Larsen, who staged the
Scandinavian productions of
“Lady,” repeated that assignment
for the local presentation and
Erik Bidsted, who choreographed
the show in Copenhagen, dittoed
in that capacity here.

The Dutch translation is by Hu¬
bert Janssen and Alfred Pleiter
(book) and Seth Gasikema (lyrics).
The lyrics presented a particular¬
ly difficult problem, since exact
translations obviously wouldn’t be
suitable. Thus, “The Rain in
Spain Stays Mainly on the Plain”
Is “Het Spaanse Graan De Orkaan
Doorstaan,” the literal English
translation of which is ‘The Span¬
ish Grain Prevailed the Hurri¬
cane:”

The musical has an all-Dutch
cast except for American tenor
Richard Prince as Freddy Eyns-
ford-Hill. The sets, originated by
Oliver Smith for the longrunning
Broadway production, have been
reduced in size to fit the Carre
stage.

Phase 2 Coffee House
Plays Down the Volume,
Gets OK From Neighbors

Phase 2, a Greenwich Village
espresso-entertainment spot, • has
turned down Its volume . dial.
Soundproofing of the streetlevel
coffee house has apparently ap¬
peased the .residents of upstairs
apartments. The occupants had
complained to the landlord about
the noise from the java joint, and
action for the possible eviction of
thp management was launched.

While the spot was being sound¬
proofed, the entertainment policy
continued with earlier-than-usual
evening performances. Applause
was also eliminated in favor of
quieter finger-snapping response
by the audience. The soundproof¬
ing job evidently satisfied the land¬
lord, who withdrew his eviction
action.

The performance schedule is
now back to normal and regular
applause is again permissable. The
current ent**y at the coffeehouse is
a three-character offering titled,
“Pass the Nuts,” written by Nor¬
man Kline and co-produced by him
and Don Gregory.

Phase 2 is one of the espresso
spots involved in an effort to work
out an acceptable formula for the
employment of members of Actors
Equity in coffee house presenta¬
tions.

Plan Off-BVay Theatres,
Cafe, Galleries, Studios

Two off-Broadway theatres, a
cafe, an art gallery and drama
studios are planned for a low r er
eastside site previously used as a
firehouse. Ownership of the build¬
ing, located on E. 12th St., has
been acquired by James S. Lyons,
of New Rochelle.

The project, according to a soli¬
citation to prospective investors,
will be financed at $75,000 to cover
renovation of the -building and a
down payment of $16,000 Oh the
property itself.

Katanga Tournee Group
Due in April for Tour

Katanga Tournee, a group of 35
male dancers and Instrumentalists
augmented by a dozen jungle belles
and six native children, will come
to the U. S. from the former Bel¬
gian Congo. This should be in
April, at an unnamed house, fol¬
lowing break-ins in Montreal, Tor¬
onto and perhaps Chicago.

The booking recalls Luben
Vichey’s import of Les Ballets,
Africains from French Africa. The'
Katanga booking has been, lined up
by Mercury Artists, Inc. The troupe^
has previously performed in Brus¬
sels, London, Copenhagen and
Paris.*

Showmen think" all the publicity
at the United Nations and else¬
where about Katanga, part of the
Congo, and the section where Pa¬
trice Lumumba was killed, is aure- i

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TflakeaMan in

$225,000 Flopola

An estimated $225,000 was lost
on “How to Make a Man,”' which
ended a seven-performance Broad¬
way run last Saturday night (11).
The William Welch adaptation of
a Clifford Simak story also estab¬
lished what’s believed to be a rec¬
ord low gross for a Broadway play
in recent years. The take for six
evening performances last week
(there were no matinees) was
$505.81.

The play, capitalized originally
at $150,000 under the production
auspices of Jay Garon, Morgan Wil¬
son and Spice Wood Enterprises,
folded last month after an unsuc¬
cessful tryout In Detroit. The prop- '
erty was then fcakep over by Dick
Randall, who raised another $60,-
000 to reactivate the presentation
for its Broadway bow Feb. 2 at
the Atkinson Theatre.

According to Randall, the fresh
capital was used up and about $15,-
000 more was sunk Into the* 7 venture
by the management. Although the
program for the play lists it as a
Randall presentation, it also states
the vehicle is “A presentation of
Play Producers, Inc., Richard. Swir-
now, president.” The show, which
opened to unanimous pans, -played
only one performance its. opening
week. ;

It resumed Feb. 6 for another si
performances. Randall’s deal fo
the takeover of the prbductlo
called for repayment of theifres
capital first with the oyiginc
backers then sharing in c

the profits, which means the sho)
would have had to net $600 : j000 t
enable repayment of the origins
$150,000 investment.

Randall was to have .signei
papers yesterday (Tues.) which wil
return him to the Broadway man
agerial lineup :as‘co-producer c
“Once There ,;Was a Russian,
opening next Saturday (18) at th
Music Box Theatre. N. Y. Th
Sara Spewack comedy is figtifed t
have had a substantial loss in
two-and-a-half-week out-of-tow
tryout, which ended last Saturda
(11) in Washington. Randall: is un
derstood to have brought in fresi
capital for the presentation b
Leonard Key, Morton Segal, Ken
neth Schwartz and Mel Howard, i]
association with Justin Sturm.

Royal Opera Board Will
Run English Onera Group

London, Feb. 14.

Though retaining its own iden¬
tity, the 14-year-old English Opera
! Group will henceforth be adminis¬
trated and developed by the Royal
Opera House, Covent Garden. The
idea is to enable the English Opera
Group to perform more often at
home and abroad. It will also be
able ta draw on Cavent performers
to boost its casts.

The new board will consist of 10
members, five to be nominated by
Covent Garden. Anthony Gishford
will be chairman, wtih the Earl of
Harewood remaining as president.
Benjamin Britton will continue,
with Peter Pears and John Piper as
advisers on artistic direction.

Tony Quinn’s Lincoln

Anthony Quinn, current in
“Becket” will portray Lincoln
In a reading of the speech be¬
fore a joint session of the New
Jersey Legislature, in Tren¬
ton, Feb. 21. Date marks the
centennial of Lincoln’s ap¬
pearance before both houses
shortly before his inaugura¬
tion.

Appearance is part of the
program of the state’s Civil
War Centennial Commission,
of which Donald Flsmm,
former owner of WMCA, N.Y.,
is chairman.

Wary Optumsm
On Prospects Of
Dean Road Setup

Echoes of the sale of the Broad¬
way Theatre Alliance by Columbia
Artists Management to the Har-
lowe Dean setup amount to a cau¬
tious note of optimism. The new-
cited- “ifs” center on whether the
quality of shows available for the
81 one-nighters can be assured.
That is widely considered the main
rub, as It is with the road gener¬
ally.

There is a money audience
ready. The bigger stands are re¬
ceptive. But choice of plays and
casts remains a serious point of
Main Street criticism, as always,
not only in the one-night towns
but in the major cities, including
, Chicago and the Coajst. !

If the quality of the merchandise
continues always the prime consid¬
eration in roadshow economics,
there is the hardly-less-pressing I
question of overhead. During the I
present season Alliance tours have
required an advance agent ($300)
and a company manager ($275),
usually paid $25 each over mini¬
mum, or $625 weekly. The advance
man's traveling expenses average
$200 weekly and the company man-_
ager lias some reimburses Items,
so about $900 a week is the over¬
head for these two members of
the Assn, of Theartical Pressagents
& Managers.

Stagehands vary as to number. 1
With Alliance shows, they have
usually travelled in a station wag- j
on or bus. All part of overhead
which the local guarantors must :
meet. Along with the rental of j
film theatres, the typical site used
by one-nighters, crews are a main
item. The difficulties of the jumps,
with the irregular hours of arrival 1
in new towns means that overtime
charges under IATSE scald loom
as a factor.

Talk has been heard of late that
the goal of Harlowe Dean, the pol¬
icy of no single ticket sale what¬
soever, could initiate important
economies. Publicity and advertis¬
ing materials supplied from New ;
York to the local sponsoring com- j
mittees is also under scrutiny. •
One chairwomen speaks of $157
for 2,000 heralds. 50 window cards
and 10 three-sheets.

It’s doubtful if ATPAM would
consider waiving its requirement of
an advance man for each show,
even if all engagements were
100% pre-sold. And there would
almost certainly be union resist¬
ance to any other suggestion of
payroll economies.

Ask British Trade Union
lie to Legit and Music

London, Feb. 14.

British factory workers will l?e
able to buy theatre tickets at the
plant if an idea of playwright
Arnold Wasker bears fruit. The
young author of “Root*” and othrr
plays aims to eliminate what he
calls some of “the unnecessary mid¬
dlemen in the theatre, arts and
music.” He thinks that will bring
culture to the workers at prices
they can afford.

It. all dcr n ”c T s on how far-reach¬
ing is the Trade Union Congress
decision to take more interest in
cultural activities. Denis Winnard,
secretary of TUC’s Education De¬
partment, Is working on a report
• on how trade unions and the arts
can mingle to mutual benefit. The
Education Committee and the Gen¬
eral Council will huddle over his
recommendations and the TUC will
ponder them when it meets in the
fall.

New Bard Season for Teeners

Theatre in Education to Play 65 Shakespeare Shows
In 58 Schools in 44 Towns

Jeannie Carson, McGuire
Doing Tinian’ in Britain

Glasgow, Feb. 14.

A revival of “Finian’s Rainbow,”
presented in the United Kingdom
by Peter Bridge and John Gale,
will play an extensive provincial
tour prior to London. The Harold
Arlen, E. Y. Harburg and Fred
Saidy musical will open April 3 at
the Opera Hbuse, Blackpool, and
play in a fortnight at Liver¬
pool, Manchester, Glasgow, Edin¬
burgh, Newcastle - on - Tyne and
Leeds, before London.

The show will star British come¬
dienne-singer Jeannie Carson and
her American husband. Biff Mc¬
Guire, whom she met last year
when they appeared together in
the musical in New York.

Theatre Bu3dmg
Boom in Mexico

Mexico City, Feb. 7.

Growing competition between
the National Institute of Fine Arts
and the Mexican Social Security
Institute is causing a local theatre
construction boom.

The Institute is building a thea¬
tre in the Peralvillo district for
a repertory company to do popular
plays for lower income groups.
The plan Is to give semi-profes¬
sional actors a chance in this per¬
manent company,,. which will be
patterned somewhat after the
Mexican Comedy Theatre.

Although Institute officials are
reticent, the idea appears to be to
set up theatres in worker neigh¬
borhoods for presentation of plays
within . grasp of these special
audiences, at popular prices, prob¬
ably 40-50c. It’s also hoped that
the operation will develop of new
talent.

Another Institute project la to
form graduates of its theatre school
into a special company to present
the classics. The first Mexican
theatrical seminary is to be held
in April or May, with elements
from all parts of the republic par¬
ticipating. The Institute also plans
to revive the Children’s Theatre,
presenting plays in school audi¬
toriums for audiences totaling
300,000.

The Mexican Social Security In¬
stitute plans to form its own the¬
atrical company. The group will
concentrate, on the Institute’s
Tepeyac, Xola and Legeria Thea¬
tres. V

The SSI also plans the construc¬
tion of a nupiber of 300 to 400-seat
theatres in worker districts for
the presentation of lighter plays.

To Invite Civic Heads
-To EcHnburgii Festival

Glasgow, Feb. 7.-

j Civic heads of 24 European capi¬
tals, including Moscow and six oth¬
er Communist cities, will be in¬
vited to attend the opening of the
1961 Edinburgh International Fes¬
tival. Four English Lord Mayors
and the Lord Provosts of Glasgow,
Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth will
also be asked. \

These guests will walk In proces¬
sion to St. Giles’ Cathedral fbr
opening service of dedication Aug.
19. They will also attend the opeh_
ing concert in the Usher Hall, city's
3,000-seat auditorium. Civic heads;
from Europe have attended the
Festival opening on two previous,
occasions, in 1949 and 1958. ^

Googie Withers Opens
In Melbourne in Wife’

Melbourne, Feb. 7.

Somerset Maugham’s “The Con¬
stant Wife” Is being presented in
Australia for the first time. Googie
Withers is the star. The Flay,
written in the 1920’s, opened Jan.
28 at the Comedy Theatre here
under the production auspicies of
J. C. Williamson Theatres, Ltd.

Miss Withers will tour major
Australian cities in “Wife” and
Clifford Odets’ “Winter Journey.”
John Sumner directed “Wife,” in
which Clement McCallin appears
opposite Miss Withers,

The Shakespeare program of The¬
atre In Education, Inc., which plays
mostly Connecticut hlghschools,
will begin Its sixth annual tour
March 1. The non-profit organiza¬
tion, under the direction of Lyn
Ely, will present scenes from
Shakespearean plays In 58 second¬
ary schools, of which all but four,
are located in Connecticut.

The tour, to run six-and-a-h&If
weeks, will Include 65 perform¬
ances In 44 cities and towns. The
58 schools represent an increase
rf 50% over the 39 visited last
year. It’s figured that by the end
of the upcoming tour, 168,000 Con¬
necticut" students will have seen
the* Shakespearean offerings since
Theatre In Education first began
touring high schools in that state.

Scenes from “Romeo and Juliet,”
“Richard II” and “Midsummer
Night’s Dream” will comprise this
year’s program, which will be per¬
formed by an all-Equity troupe
consisting of Page Johnson, David
Lunney, David O’Brien, Roger
•Hamilton, Laurind* Barrett and
Gwyda DonHowe. The scenes
which will be introduced by a nar¬
rative text written by Marchette
Chute, are being directed by Ernes¬
tine Perrie.

Many of the performances of the
program, which runs 50 minutes
to fit school assembly periods, will
be at 8:30 a.m., with another a few
hours later at a different school.
On two occasions, the company will
give three performances in one
day.

The tour, beginning at the St
Jean Baptiste Highschool, N. Y.,
ends the afternoon of April 17 at
the Hillhouse Highschool, New
Haven. No admission is charged for
performances, which the students
are obliged to attend as a regular
assembly. The program, incident¬
ally, will be presented March 10
in Manhattan at the Highschool of
Performing Arts.

According to Miss Ely, more than
$125,000 has been raised by Thea¬
tre in Education in the last six
years. Of that amount, 20% has
been paid by the schools with the
other 80% raised by the organiza¬
tion Itself,, which is sponsored by
the American National Theatre ^
Academy. Financial support is pro¬
vided by individuals, organizations
and foundations.

London Legit Longevity;
Whitehall Farce Champ,
Tops 10 Years, 7 Mos.

London, Feb. 14.

Brian Rix’s Whitehall Theatre
company will become Britain’s
longrun fafree champ on April 17.
It will then have outstripped the
tenure of the Aldwyeh Theatre
company of the late ’20s and ea-ly
*30s, headed by Tom Walls, Ralph
Lynn and Ben Travers, by one day.
On April 17 Rix will have staged
three farces, “Reluctant Heroes,”
“Dry Rot,” and “Simple Spyman,”
which, between them, will have run
for 10 years, seven months and
four days. Next month “Simple
Spyman” will enter its fourth year
and 'he aggregate run of the'trio
of yock-raising -blockbusters will
total 4,300 performances.

But this is not merely a legit
success yarn. During the success¬
ful Whitehall run, Rix, previously
a small time stock company actor-
manager, has provided 24 tv farces
,for the BBC from the stage of the
theatre, which have been viewed
by an average audience of 12,-
-000.000. Ratings estimate that
viewership of his “Reluctant He¬
roes” telecast reached 15,000,000.

Now Rix is launched a
series. His first was “The Nmht
We Dropped A Clanger," and the?
second, “The Night We Got The
Bird - ,” was released yesterday
(Mon.). A third, “The Night We
Sprang A Leak,” is upcoming. It
wtlPbe seen, from the hv.-g'b of
run of his legit productions and
the-titles of his pix,- that Rix Is not
a man prone to Interfere with a
boxoffice formula.

. Glenna Syse, Chicago Sun-Times
drama critic, is in New York this
week to survey the Broadway
fare.

LECIUMATB

P&RIEff

Wednesday, Febrnary 15, 1961

Shows Abroad

; Continued from page 70 ;

Tokvo 1961 | the orchestra handles the music

sequence in which the Swan Lake well, and there is every evidence
is rather ludicrously used as mu- j that what s being done is being
sic for a scene uhi'ch might have ! done well. The main question is
come out of “West Side Story" i S ! whether much of it is wort ; i do-

uneomfortably naive. There is one
short but excellent act by the
Kagami Family, in which the jug¬
gling and balancing itself is less
remarkable than the props, as, for

ing.

Rich.

Le ( arafon

(The Pitcher)

Paris. Jan. 31.

Claude presentation of corned}
in two acts <ei?ht scenes), by Marc

ever. It Is a slow piece of mock
melodrama with leanings towards
revue.

The confused plot concerns a
series of chloroform murders, the
first of which takes place in han¬
som cab in Melbourne in the
1890’s.

Every so often members of the
cast, sometimes the entire com¬
pany, burst into songs, unlikely
and evergreen, such as, “I Do Like
To Be Beside the Sea,” "One of
the Ruins that Cromwell Knocked
About,” "Painting the Clouds With
Sunshine” (this done by five ot
the murderer victims in angel

balances the business end of a ; Bewrd st^ed by Andre i^jt ; | garb) a „ d .. Co me'into the Garden,

sword on h:s tongue. ! futures Denys juiien. S Lydia vitaiiie! ! Maude.” These are by far best of

The only really novel scene in-
volves Hideto.shi Nohmi and;
Shunji Fujimura as "Speed Mani- j
acs." In a toy car, dexterousiv;
manipulated, thev take the audi- ,
er.ee through a mad car ride with
tlie aid of a film background oi j

s J ,za £u e . Borv - opened N . ov - * 7 ; ’ 60 * at-. t } ie entertainment,
the Theatre en Rond. Paris; $3 top. , „

Mrs. Saussine ... Sylvie : Most of cast .are f air-to-middling,

Bi^ot Picheral ..:: :;:::::'Den?s°e r Ju?.?n I but a few individual performances

.vrs. Pnstre . Lydia Vitaiiie } are' notable. Foremost is Lewis

Mrs. Reboul . Suzanne Borp pj an( j er as the” hero falsely ac-

1 i .. ^ ~ T , _leused of murder. Using a delight-

Marc Bernard’s play is a fragile, , hrnp „ p a tower of

countryside flying past them and ; cr y P ti c character study that doesn’t i ‘ ’

other traffic whipping towards hold up for a full evening, especi- ; s ® ,

them. , • ally in the. sketchy presentation of Solid work also comes from

The three principals are all this small arena theatre. T* p^v ' P a tsy King as the lisping heioine,
singers of the modern "pop” va- \ have a fair run here, but Is doubt- Frederick Parslow as the hearty
rietv. Yoshiaki Takei, described as ; f u i f or export. | villian and George Ogilvie as an

Tokio’s peal: vocal heart-throb,; The yarn involves an old widow f appealing street singer-newsdealer,
sings oldies indifferently. Mitsuko whose established standing in the j The production may not have a
Sawamura also belts out vintage ; neighborhood is apparently threat-I great deal of lasting merit, but at
pop so:r;s and Misao Kamigo is ; ene d bv the arrival of another worn- I least it varies the usual Down Un-
another delectable young lady who 1 an j n 'the house. She breaks the j der imitation of overseas successes,
might well be more at home on a ! newcomer’s cherished liquor i Stan.

nitery rostrum. j pitcher and, feeling that she's now

The production moves swiftly, J scorned by the neighbors, writes

^ i 11 - - — 1 ' ~ ! a poison pen letter and commits

■ suicide.

The widow’s character Isn’t too
: clear, especial’v in her abrupt

icrackup. The dialog is good., but - --- .

•Jllie comic scenes tend to rewmbie >

• sketches. Sylvie is excellent as the Rogato, Wilma Zawar. Enzo Romei, Rec-
Oid woman, and the direction is G^VecS

costumes, M. Monteverde; dances.

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II Rampollo

(The Infant)

:ome. Jan. 14.
Carlo Dapporto presentation of a re-

'Adam, the Creator' Toner
To Bow at Miller, M Vkee

Milwaukee, Feb. 14.

The Fred Miller Theatre here has
scheduled an original musical,
“Adam, the Creator, based on the
Czechoslovakian play by Karel and
Josef Capek, for a three week en¬
gagement beginning April 25. As
closing production of the season,
it will have the latitude to run
extra weeks If business warrants.
The Miller, a three-season stock
operation ' doing mostly straight
plays, has produced established mu¬
sicals profitably on four previous
occasions.

The new show is a collaboration
between Ray Boyle, Miller man¬
aging director, who adapted the
play, and Milwaukee attorney,
Sam Lawent, who wrote the mu¬
sic and lyrics. '‘Adam” will be the
Miller’s second filtration with an
original work, the first having been’
“Last Days of a Young Man,” a
drama by James Andrews, in the
1959 season.

The current production is “Mar¬
riage-Go-Round,” with Gloria
Grahame.

clever.

The Mystery of a
Hansom fab

Melbourne, Jan. 10.

Union Theatre Repertory Co., In asso- !
ciation -with \usi.ralian Elizabethan Thea- :
tre Trust, presentation of three-act c
edy-melodrama by Barry Pree. based ....

[ the Fergus Hume novel. Staged by
| George Ogilvie and John Sumner; setting,
j Anne Fraser: musical director. Wendy

_ Lee

Sherman. Opened Jan. 13, 61, at the
Teatro Sistina, Rome; S3 top.

Prince Gustavo. Carlo Dapporto

S‘via Bennett .?.Marisa del Frate

Lady Eveline . Jole Fierro

.. rnmon. Mario Ferrari

Lady Rose ..Elena De Merit

Carlo Dapporto is one of the last
_f the dozen-odd leading men-
comedians who ruled the musical
stage' in Italy some 10 years ago to

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Frederick Parslow • favor. It is significant that only his
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Graeme Hughes ! j_ p _ nnt
.. Bryan Edward • aoes not -

. Hardv > ' ^ Rampollo” is. despite the

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; current vogue Down Under (“East \ Sar ? t . l i z ^° ■Pj I>lt ° ne .\ 18 in /- hlS S< L nse
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| Melbourne and “The Drunkard” [ }y hich at ? am ? time shows up
fin its fifth month in Svdney), the j lts many deficiencies.

; Union Theatre Repertory has come ! The G - Veccia settings and many
■ up with one specially written. the costumes, are standout
! Fergus Hume, author of novel achievements, while' Franco Pi-
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: tization into a melodrama and the
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i John Sumner, of the Australian
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s——; Continued from page 71 -

plus one on tour and another in
rehearsal.

How They Rate

Bunched just behind them are
Max Allentuck, with three shows
on Broadway and one on tour: Wal-
jter Fried, with one on Broadway,
jone on^tour and two trying out;
Victor Samrock, with two on
i Broadway, one on tour, one trying
! out and one in rehearsal, Carl
i Fisher, with two on Broadway, and
J Herman Bernstein, with one on
! Broadway, plus theatre manager¬
ships in New York and Chicago.

| Harris added to his general man¬
ager list, recently with the acquisi¬
tion of “Advise and Consent,” for
producers Robert Fryer, Lawrence
Carr and John Hermann. He suc¬
ceeded the late Benjamin Stein,
who had. held the job for several
years. Ira Bernstein, company man¬
ager of “Advise,” also assists Har¬
ris on an overall basis as associate
g.m.

Other Harris managerial assign¬
ments are “All the Way Home,”
for producers Fred Coe and Ar¬
thur Cantor; “The Miracle Work¬
er,” for Coe; “The Tenth Man,”
for Saint Subber and Cantor, and
“Period of Adjustment,” for
Cheryl Crawford. “Wildcat” is
presented by N. Richard Nash and
Michael Kidd.

Schlissel is general manager ex¬
clusively for David Merrick, whose
Broadway productions include
“Becket,” “Do Re Mi,” “Gypsy,”
“Irma La Douce” and “Taste of
Honey,” with “La Plume de Ma
Tante” on tour and “Carnival” in
rehearsal. Until recently, he also
managed Merrick’s presentations
of “Take Me Along” on Broadway
and “Destry Rides Again” and
“The World of Suzle Wong” on
tour.

Allentuck, representing producer
Kermit Bloomgarden, is managing
“The Music Man,” “Toys in the
Attic” and “The Wall” on Broad¬
way, and “The Music Man” on
tour. Fried is g.m. for the Leo
Kerz Y> r *duction of “Rhinoceros”
on Broadway, the touring “Raisin
in the Sun” for producers Philip
Rose and David J. Cogan, plus two
tryouts, the Leonard Key, Morton
Segal and Kenneth Schwartz pres¬
entation of “Once There Was a
Russian” and the William Ham-
merstein and Michael Ellis pro¬
duction of “Come Blow Your
Horn.”

Samrock has “The Best Man”
for Roger L. Stevens, and “Under
the Yum Yum Tree.” for Fred¬
erick Brisson and Stevens, both
on Broadway, plus “Five Finger
Exercise,” for Brisson* and Stevens
on tour; “Mary, ' Mary,” for
Stevens, trying out, and “Far
Country,” for Stevens, in rehearsal.

Fisher’s two assignments, both
for Robert E. Griffith and Harold
S. Prince, are “Fiorello” and
“Tenderloin.” Until recently he
also had “West Side Story” on
Broadway, then on tour and then
again on Broadway. Bernstein is
general manager for “Thev. Sound
of Music” for Leland Hayward,
Richard Halliday and Rodgers and
Hammerstein, besides representing
NBC as g.m. and booker of the
Hudson Theatre, N. Y., and also
booking the Erlanger Theatre, Chi¬
cago, which he operates In part¬
nership with James Nederlander.

GENEVIEVE IN TARIS’
MAY TOUR IN SPRING

“From Paris With Love,” a revu*
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Genevieve was to have begun tour¬
ing last month, may be sent on
the road this spring under the
production auspices of Roger L.
Stevens, Gilbert Miller and Ted
Mills. The venture, budgeted at
$130,000, was originally slated for
presentation by Richard Earle and
Stanton Shiffman, operators of the
Carousel Theatre, Framingham,
Mass.

The revue was conceived by
Mills, the star’s husband.

Parella Seeks $125,000
To Do ‘Shooting Match’

Anthony Parella’s planned
Broadway production of Jack
Perry’s “The Whole Darn Shoot¬
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000. According to a solicitation to
potential backers, the comedy, in
which Joey Adams is to star, will
go into rehearsal Feb. 20 under
Jack Whiting’s direction.

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i| SCULLY’S SCRAPBOOK

‘ By Frank Scully ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦»» » ♦

San Diego, Feb. 14.

It was a great day for the clan of Gaels. The Scullys were uniting in
holy matrimony with the Wilsons. The mother of the bride was wearing
a beige frock of Don Loper silk that some Sinatra from Sumatra had
rejected and the father of the bride was decked out in a dark green
uniform of a .Knight of St. Gregory, embroidered with silver, and
wearing a cocked hat with ostrich feathers. The Bishop of San Diego,
too, was arrayed in his finest robes of office.

Poor bride! It didn’t look as if she would finish anything but fourth
in this race, but of course being a filly, young and beautiful, all would
depend on how she ran. She ran like a thoroughbred, and finished first.

With a detachment that is my most outstanding virtue, I think as.
an attraction I finished second, as close behind her as Nixon was behind
Kennedy.

Most Impecunious^ Knight

Though billed as “pVobably the most impecunious knight in the
history of papal honors and a good thing for a change” I am as well
dressed as the richest. Of course I have to watch that the sword
doesn’t trip me and with a bride on my arm I also have to watch that
it doesn’t trip her, but I keep my head in a crisis and accidents don’t
“happen” if you are alert to possible dangers.

There are about 260 of these knights throughout the world. The limit
was set by Pope Gregory XVI at 300. Out of half a billion eligibles
that’s pretty exclusive pickings.

.1 have observed among the few knights I have met that they are
well beyond the years of indiscretion and therefore not likely to bring
disgrace on the church which has honored them.

One I met in Houston, M. E. Walter, vicepresident and editor of the
Houston Chronicle, told me that what he likes about the bunch is they
never have meetings and never pay dues. But they are supposed to
show as papal guards for processions involving bishqps, archbishops
and cardinals, and. are to march directly in front of the highest of
these churchmen.

Just what yardstick is used in choosing these knights I have no idea.
It would be difficult for me to find a good reason why I was picked
beyond that I have the same wife I started out with and none of our
five children has been clinked as juve delinks, nothing to hide under
a bushel these days when kids can be picked up and booked for smoking
on the wrong side of the street.

The $2 Hankie From Paris

Having got three of them through college and married is also some¬
thing to point toward with pride. But frankly I felt nearer to tears as
I walked down the aisle with this beautiful bride in her white brocade
dress and veil, her bride’s maids all dressed alike, except they all wore
blue of different shades. The bride herself was wearing her great¬
grandmother’s pendant of-pearls and rubies, a hankie (something bor¬
rowed) that had cost me $2, a gift to her mother 30 years ago from a
shop on the Rue de la Paix. The groom, dressed in conventional black
with a modern substitute for a bowtie, like all grooms, was lueky to
get a footnote at his own wedding. Tall, 6 foot 3, his bride 5 foot 3,
they made a handsome couple.

The most touching part of the ceremony was when the bride left
the altar and knelt before a statue of the Blessed Virgin, placed her
bridal bouquet there and said some prayers while everybody else stood
and looked on, many no doubt praying with her that her marriage
would be a success. She knelt there several minutes. No one stirred,
no one coughed. Beautiful!

All this, took place in a new and beautiful chapel on the campus of
the University of San Diego which has been transformed from an
unwanted hill into a $80,000,000 plant in 10 years. On private initiative.
And let either Mr. K., the one in the White House or the other in the
Kremlin, match that for a performance.

U. S. D’s first class of the law school passed the state bar exams with
a score of 85%. The next one came through 100%. Let Harvard or
Columbia match that.

The Scully clan gathered for 600 miles, from L. A. and Phoenix as
well as Palm Springs, to pay tribute to the third member of the Scully
Circus to be spliced.

Something left over from the days of barbarism insists that after
such an impressive ceremony, everybody repair to a club, drink cham¬
pagne punch and eat part of the wedding cake.

For the parents of the married couple and the married couple them¬
selves there’s the added ordeal of the reception line. Fortunately I
managed to get the corner of the arm of a. couch to sit on while a
couple of hundred handshakers passed in review. It seems a law not
to sr down on these occasions. Cake and cocktails must be enjoyed
standing up. I call it the Varicose Set.

The end of the festival was none of our arrangement, but it fitted in
beautifully even so. The Little Gaelic Singers came to perform at the
College for Women at the University and while our wedding drew
several hundred, the singers turned away hundreds. Of course every¬
body had seen them On Ed Sullivan’s show and Will be seeing them
again, but seeing them alive and in the flesh is a much more charming
form of entertainment.

They sang in Gaelic and English and while a few old fayorites crept
into the second half, the first half of their two-hour program had many
unfamiliar tunes and lyrics. None of them Was very profound, (the
Irish save their profundity for novels) but they had the unmistakable
Gaelic lilt and their dances, like the country dance from county
Armagh, the three-handed reel and the Kerry dance, were like reading
.Plato for the first time, a sheer delight.

Another Mark Against Cromwell

Of course they sang “Cockles and Mussels” and “Danny Boy,” “Dear
Old Donegal” and “Mother Machree,” but even these were sung with
a simplicity that must have been much nearer the originals than our
old pros employ today.

“The Londonderry Air;” which is the original of “Danny Boy,” |s
only a whisp of the Irish music which has been lost. When the great
Irish families were reduced to practical slavery under Cromwell, their
bards and harpists were left without patrons, forced to take to the
hills like Blind Rafferty. Some held on by merging talents and becom¬
ing harper-composers-and-singers all in one but without rewarding
audiences they soon faded and were gone. At the end of the 18th
Century only 10 could be brought together in Belfast for a festival.

Padraic Colum and Herbert Hughes in our time went through county
Donegal as minstrel boys, listening when not singing and learning
much from oldtimers who sat by peat fires and sang what they re¬
membered of old songs handed down from generation to generation.
Some of these revived songs are in the repertoire of The Little Gaelic
Singers.

1 had heard they were all orphans but whether that is true or not
they are grand little artists trained to simple perfection, irs good to
see young people dancing with their feet again, not with their hips,
their arms, their breasts, not writhing as if in agony of childbirth but
gay and lively like happy children. *

Austi Gaffney, baritone, sang some ballads alone and also with the
children, notalbly “Let Mr. Maguire Sit Down,” “Nora Lee” and
Moriarity.” He got a lot of laughs from some of the lyrics and con¬
sidering he and the children sang without mikes they had plenty of
volume and came over superbly.

James McCafferty directed the music and Breandan DeGlin the
dances. Bridie MacGuinness supervised the choir. The m.c. was Thomas
Seaver, the only articulate Irish voice heard in these parts and not
coming from the throat of a priest.

But I still think that Patricia Ann Scully, now Mrs. Harry Warren
Wilson, stole the weekend show. • - * '

PSsUETt

Literati

‘Crazy Years’

Continued from pare 2

will please male escorts. The new-
ly-blond Duchess of Windsor and
Elizabeth Taylor are already fight¬
ing for cowboy, low-riding hip bells
and jazzy numbers saddle-stitched
in rhinestones.

Now, Dior backstage problems
begin. Saint-Laurent released from
army and hospitals (after countless
nervous breakdowns) is all ready
to take over and resume his con¬
tract but he and Bohan are any¬
thing but congenial. Will Dior mil¬
lionaire-backer Roussac. have to
open a second house?

“Les Annees Folles” (The Crazy
Years), documentary film of the
Twenties now runfiing in Paris, in¬
spired La Couture plenty. The
Scott Fitzgerald Flapper is back
with 30 years of improvement, new
beauty tricks, and a 1961 build.
Nina Ricci’s Crahay admits sitting
through the film night after nighi
.to get the atmosphere (he wasn't
born then). He taught models how
to clutch a coat sideways with one
| hand on the hip, wrap a cape with
bpth arms crossed and enter a room
gracefully slouching backwards
carrying an ostrich fan. Patou
models Mia and Pia — Swedish
twins—(now on their way to Rome
to shoot “Sodona and Gomorrah”),
revived the Dolly Sisters with all
their plumes and gimmicks on
French tv.

The tubular torso breaking low
over a Charleston flounce—the
Firecracker Look—In weightless
floating crepes and chiffons in
candy colors, is the rage of Paris,
even at Jacques Heim, the conser¬
vative president of the French
Couture. At Pierre Cardin, every¬
thing flares wraps, spirals. Fabrics
cross over, turn round “in here and
out there.” Even firemen’s helmets
—in tulle or chiffon (!)—flutter in
the breeze. Technicians’ delight,
but manufacturers’ nightmare.

Buyers afraid of drastic changes
play it safe at Lanvin. Designer
Castillo still likes to hug the body
with pretty clothes, and top model
Sylvia Casabianca—ex-fiance of
Karim Aga Khan and engaged to
glamor-boy tennis star Noel Grinua
—is all waist and curves. As for
Coco Chanel, the “Crazy Years”
saw her at the top of her form—
why change anything? Her stub¬
bornness paid off, fashion is back
to where she started it. Pale ice¬
cream color tweeds, winged chiffon
dresses, she adds gold buttons ana
braid to give a military—or navy—
flavor to her suits. (Does she want
a Chanel army?). It was Shauna
Trabert’s debut on Coco’s team.
No Davis Cup made Tony more
nervous.

Paris Couturiers hit the mark:
1961 outdates 1960. Maybe the
"Crazy Years" weren’t so crazy
after alL

December Payroll

. Continued from pace 2

units stemming from TV Alliance
group.

This would Indicate between
75% and 80% of industry produc¬
tion staffs concentrated in free
movie making. “There have never
been so many employed by crafts
and basic unions as now,” one
union exec confirmed.

Monthly statistics for 1960 in¬
dustry employment follow:

January, 38.600; February. 38,-
200; March 33,900; April, 32.200
(low point of year); May, 32,900;
June, 33.600; July, 36.900; August,
40.200; September, 40,100; October,
39.900; November, 41,700; Decem¬
ber, 42,600.

^Preliminary estimates have Jan¬
uary this year still higher than
December last year.

Walters Exits Chi News
Basil L. (Stuffy) Walters has re¬
signed as editor of the Chicago
Daily News, effective June 1. His
successor will be Thomas H. Col¬
lins, latterly managing editor and
before that features ed (scoping
the entertainment sectors) of the
paper.

Walters plans to enter business
as a publishers’ consultant in In¬
dianapolis.

Ottawa Press Gallery

Doubt is heard in Ottawa of the
[future status of.the Parliamentary
Press Gallery where more than 100
newsmen cover federal government
events for Canadian and foreign
newspapers, magazines, radio and
television. Uncertainty stems from
a current trend of publications and
airers to locate their parliamentary
correspondents in private offices
outside the gallery: Some gallery
members anticipate eventual dis¬
appearance of the gallery while
others see it existing but drastically
reduced in size.

The gallery is located in the
Centre Block of the parliament
buildings where the Senate and
House of Commons are also
located. When the space w’as set
aside half a century ago it was ade¬
quate but today the more than 100
members are virtually sitting in
each others’ laps. Charles King of
Southam News Services wrote that
47 of the members are already in
their own outside quarters. They
include the Southam News Serv¬
ices, The Canadian Press, Toronto
Globe & Mail, New York Times and
the Times of London.

Still occupying free office space
plus free telephone (except long
distance) and stationery are big
dailies like the Toronto Star, Tor¬
onto Telegram and Montreal La
Presse. This is estimated to cost
the Canadian taxpayer more than
$100,000 a year including $18,000
salaries for five civil servants as¬
signed to gallery chores.

Star’s Pirate Crew
Toronto Star boasted on p. 1 that
its team of seven covering Santa
Maria “piracy” was the largest sent
by any newspaper In North Amer¬
ica, It comprised associate editor
Robert Nielsen and reporter Alan
Edmonds in Angola plus reporters
Jeannine Locke (Lisbon), John
Byehl (Belem, Brazil), Hyman Solo¬
mon (Puerto Rico), Lloyd Lock¬
hart (Recife, Bra2il) and Joseph 1
Scanlon (Sao Paulo). One issue
front-paged stories by five of them.

Fire’s Repeat Visit
The headquarters of the 90-year-
old weekly newspapers, News and
Sentinel, have been destroyed by
a fire in Colebrook, N. H., with a
total loss estimated at between
$75,000 and $100,000. The building
also contained virtually all of the
town’s records, which had been
housed there since the Town Hall
1 burned some years ago.

Merle Wright, managing editor
of the News and Sentinel, said the
Littleton Courier Immediately of¬
fered to aid in the publication of
the burned-out newspaper.

Publishing In Japan?

Crowell-Collier may publish
textbooks and encyclopedias in
Tokyo global sales, prez Raymond
C. Hagel told a press confab.

Lower printing costs are the in¬
ducement, Hagel said, plus a
Japan-developed multi-plate, colo'
printing process Ideal for anatomi¬
cal drawings in encyclopedias and
medical texts.

As for sales in Asia, Hagel noted
that the degree of piracy points up
the need for such books.

CHATTER

Greater New York Anglo-Jewish
Publications Inc. has changed its
name: to E. J. Lang Publications,
Inc. A certificate to this effect ha®
been filed in Albany by Weiss &
Wieripr.

A. W. Bramwell, publisher of the
Chico, Cal., Record, was elected
president of the California News¬
paper Publishers Assn, ai Ls an¬
nual meeting in San Francisco.
Other officers named at convention
of 600-newspaper organization in¬
clude Ralph Turner, '.^mple (iiy
Times, first vice-president; Harry
Green, John P. Scripps News¬
papers, second vice-president, and
Jack Craemer, San Rafael Inde¬
pendent Journal, secretary-treas¬
urer.

Capitol Publishing Company,
Inc., of New York, has made ft
name change to CYPO, Inc., ac¬
cording to a certificate filed at Al¬
bany by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison, 575 Madison
Avenue.

Reporter Bill Amott, who wa*
Newspaper Guild’s Ottawa local’s
first president, in ’49, repeats thi?
year, succeeding night editor Wilf
Bell. Charles Whlttem and Adrl
Boudewyn are v-p’s Roy LaBerge,
secretary, and Ted Hanratty treas¬
urer.

Luther Nichols, book editor of
»Hearst’s morning' Frisco Examiner
and a former assistant drama editor
at the Frisco Chronicle, leaves the
Examiner Feb. 15 to become west¬
ern editor for Doubleday & Co.

Marquette University Bylin®
awards go to these seven alumni:
Edward S. Kerstein, of Milwaukee
Journal; Thomas P. Coleman, of
AP in N. Y.; John J. Ducas, exec-
veepee of Gaynor & Ducas, New
York-Beverly Hills, public relation-
ists; Leo Kissel, news editor of the
Milwaukee Sentinel; Eldon H.
Roesler, president of Business
Press and Editorial Service, Mil**
waukee; Clarence M. Zens, man¬
aging editor of Catholic Standard,
Washington, D.C.

Bruce Phillips, Southam New#
Service Ottawa staffer, u r as elected
1961 president of the Ottawa Pres*
Club succeeding J. P. Charbon-
neau, reporter with Le Droit. Other
executives elected included Gor¬
don Lomer of the Ottawa Journal
as v.p., Langevin Cote of the Otta¬
wa bureau of the Toronto Globe &
Mail, secretary; Ben Malkin, edi¬
torial writer with the Ottawa Citi¬
zen, treasurer; Walter, Smith, pub¬
lic relations officer in Ottawa for
Canadian National Railways, cor¬
responding secretary.

Jack Pearl, not the comedian but
quondam “Gangbusters” tv serip-
ter, adman and ex-m.e. of Saga and
Climax magazines, is author of
“Blood-and-Guts Patton,” Monarch
original paperback.

Carole O’Brien, assistant editor
on Ladies’ Home Journal, married
Eduardo Gaffron Feb. 11 in New
York.

Helen Valentine, first editor of
Seventeen mag and later editor-in-
chief of Street ^Sc Smith’s Charm',
has joined Good Housekeeping a®
contributing editor.

Orion Press has retained film
publicist Mike de Lisio to do a spe¬
cial job on Italian author Danilo
Dolci and his new book, “Outlaws,**
which will be released on March 1.
De Lisio, longtime magazine con¬
tact for Metro, has recently worked
on a freelance basis for. Columbia
and United Artists.

Susan Slrasberg

Continued from page 2
I bad set out to take a percentage
of a film which looked like it would
n> > n- icy, I wouldn’t have done
‘l ' riiss Strasberg said, “X-
di it because It-wits a marvelous

Actress declared European film-
.* ake,s are willing to take a chance
and explained, “If someone had
. rought the ‘Kapo’ story to an
. American producer, he would have
said you can’t make this ... no
one want£ to see it. But Ergas did
see it; it happened; and the picture
was made.”

MOVIES—TV

Books, Magazines, new and old, U. ®.
and foreign, bought and sold.
b FREE Catalog. Dept. V.

HAMPTON KOOKS
Hampton Bays. H. Y.

Canada Still Jogs D.S. Pubs

After Time had been caught in several errors of fact by GratL;
O'Leary, chairman of Canada’s Royal Commission on Publication-
Reader’s Digest was trapped in a flock of them. Unlike Time
which were in the mag’s “Canadian edition,” RD’s were in its
submission to the commission, which claimed that its 450 articles
a year were more than twice as many as published by any Canadian-
owned mag; and that it wa r s the first mag in Canada to publish in
both the country’s languages and until this year was the only one
to do so.

Montreal Standard Publishing Co. pointed out that its Weekend
Magazine (carried in dailies) carries more than 750 features a year
and Toronto Star Weekly ^separately sold) even more, while Mac¬
lean’s (unlike them in a straight mag format, sans comics) carries
well over half of 450 annually. It also noted that Canada's first
bilingual mag. was published in 1764—“some time before Reader’s
Digest”—and that there have been 30 in Canada, it said there were
errors of fact or misrepresentations on 35 of the 68 pages in RD’s
broiesion, "and* ditto ■onHr? -of-the -75-pages- in -ap p ro drewtOrit.-

CHATIKB

Broadway

Vet performer A1 Shayne off the
critical list following a series of
operations.

Lindy's has named Its first press
agent in its 40-year history. Mike
Hall got the nodL

Lindv’s new 100% bossman Jack
Kramer has incepted a 2-4 p.m.
“show biz breakfast.”

General Artists Corp. prexy
Larrv Kanaga off today (Wed.-) on
a 19-day Caribbean cruise on the
S.S. Victoria.

Jean Madeira who recently re¬
corded Hie Klytemnestra role in
“Eiktra” for Grammophone in Ger-
manv will sing the part at the Met
Feb.' 13.

Jimmy Durante will head the
show part of the Banshees’ shindig
tomorrow (Thurs.) at the Waldorf-
Astoria in honor of the 65th anni
of American Weekly.

Cronies of basso buffo Salvatore
Baccaloni. now back with the Met
Opera after several feature films
in Hollywood, gathered Monday
(13- a- I 'one’s, in a tieup with
Bovs Towns of Italy.

‘‘Oh Kennedy (We Stand On
Guard For Thee)“ is title of McGill
U.'s annual political-satire revue,
opened on Montreal campus Feb
2 and likely to have a public run
after exams—a la “My Fair Lady”
and others. Title, with word change,
is last line of unofficial national
anthem “Oh Canada”. . . .

Leon Volkov, columnist for
Ncwvveek. spoke at a meeting
of Albany Chapter, Association of
Industrial Advertisers, last week.
A native of Russia and once a
lieutenant colonel in the Russian
Air Force—before he defected to
the West—Volkov discussed Soviet
foreign affairs and their influence
on world conditions.

Log Theatre offering “Send Me No
Flowers” for two weeks through
Feb. 14. Show closed on Broadway
three weeks ago.

| “Raisin in Sun” upcoming week
of Feb. 20 at St. Paul Auditorium
as fourth Theatre Guild offering.

St. Paul Winter Carnival p.a. Bill
Greer hospitalized after breaking
leg during speedskating races last
week.

Charlie Ventura trio slgned-to
new* pact running through June 2
at White House in suburban Golden
Valley.

St. Paulite Dave Daniels home
from Broadway to play lead in St.
Paul Civic-Opera’s presentation of
“Show* Boat.”

Freddie’s toppers this week are
warbler Joanie Sommers and comic
Ray Hastings. Count Basie opens
next Monday.

Schubert club offering concert
by 16-year-old piano virtuoso Lorin
Hollander at St. Paul Auditorium
tonight (Tues.).

Darkened for 10 days by $50,000
fire, Freddie’s nitery scheduled to
reopen this W’eek w r ith Count Basie
in for one W’eek.

Mel Tillis and Marijohn Wilkin
appearing at Flame Cafe this week
with Jimmy Driftwood moving in
for six days Monday.

Minneapolis Armory scaled from
$3.25 to $5 for closed-circuit tele¬
cast of third Floyd Patterson-Inge-
mar Johansson title go March 13.

Cab Calloway heads vaudeville
show’ in conjunction with Harlem
Globetrotters’ appearance in St.
Paul Auditorium Feb. 18, with two
performances slated following day
in Minneapolis Auditoruim.

Albuquerque

By Chuck Mittlestadt
i Diamond 4-1596)

Don Blue new’ staffer at KGGM
radio, replacing Gene Wheeler who
edited station to go with indie one,
KMGM.

Jazz deejay Joe Groves back as
an afternoon staffer at KDEF after
stint with station KLOS, rock and
roll outlet.

John D. Robb, retired dean of
coliege of fine arts, U. of New’ Mex¬
ico. named to head state’s 1961
Heart Fund.

Oldtiine vaude performer Clar¬
ence E. Willard, here last week,
revealed he’s now’ writing a book
on subject of “auto relaxation.”

Outspoken U. of New r Mexico
non-conformist prof. Dr. Morris
Freedman, has just published book
titled “Confessions of a Conform¬
ist.”

Advance tickets, at $6 and $5.
went on sale last week for the
forthcoming telecast of the Floyd
Patterson-Ingemar Johansson title
bout March 13 at Tingley Coliseum.

Interest in daylight savings time
is being hypoed for Albuquerque
this summer by Heights Business
Men’s Assn. Campaign is being
doped out.

Ed Pennybacker, who exited the
post about three months ago to
enter public relations, back as new’s
director of indie ’station KQEO.
He’s still working In PR on part-
time basis, however.

Vern Rogers, former radio-tv
newsman with KOB In Albuquer¬
que. reappointed assistant editor of
state-owned New Mexico Mag. de¬
spite change from Demo to Repub¬
lican administration.

Pianoman Paul Muench elected
for third consecutive year as prexy
of American Federation of Musi¬
cians local 618. Secretary’ Vern
Sw'ingle. in for 11th term, renamed,
along with other officers of local.

Minneapolis

By Bob Rees

(4009 Xerxes Are. So.; WA 6-6955)

Hotel St. Paul’s Gopher Grill has
The Tamburitzans.

Key Club offering Roy Milton
revue featuring Mickey Champion.

Key Club has Roy Milton Revue
With the Horteme Allen Dancers.

Violinist Zino Francescatti was
soloist with Minneapolis Symphony
Frida: •

Greek pianist Gina Bachauer was
guest artist with Minneapolis Sym¬
phony. Friday.

Kitty Kallen in fortnight engage¬
ment at Hotel Radisson’s Flame
Room through Feb. 15.

Carmel Quinn opens Thursday
(16 at Radisson Hotel Flame Room
in fortnight engagement.

Paul Svvater. manager of Cen¬
tury here, recuperating in Mercer-
ville, N.J., after chest surgery.

Nabbing first stock rights. Old

Hong Kong

By Ernie Pereira
(Tel 774156)

Stirling Moss in for a visit from
Australia.

A Japanese products trade fair,
featuring more than 6,000 exhibits,
opened for one week.

Aussie tele star Caremlita and
Duo Wagner, a German act, mak¬
ing nitery circuit here.

“Inherit The Wind” (UA) hailed
by critics as the best picture to
have been shown here this year.

Hong Kong has been chosen a 3
the site for the first Asian Stu¬
dents Conference scheduled for
September.

French actress dancer Mme.
Francoise Arnoul, who starred in
several pix, now visiting Hong
Kong after a 10-day stay in Japan.

American authoress Mrs. W.
Ford Barnes, who composed several
poems, disembarked from the Presi¬
dent Cleveland for her first look-
see of the Colony.

Larry Logan, called the “Heifetz
of the Harmonica,” in from Taiwan
for a two-week visit and to give
shows. He is in Orient on a spe¬
cialist grant from the State Dept.

The Hong Kong and Shanghai
Banking Corp., which has branches
in New York and San Francisco,
made a record profit of $7,577:200
for the year ended Dec. 31, 1960.
The previous year’s profit was $4,
935.910.

Macao’s gambling casino in the
Central Hotel to get a facelifting
w’orth S87.000 in a bid to attract
more tourists there. The tiny Por¬
tuguese colony will soon be in¬
troducing greyhound racing as a
further attraction.

William C. G. Knowles, chair¬
man of the Hong Kong Tourist
Assn., named president of PATA
(Pacific Area Travel Association),
succeeding outgoing chief, Haw¬
aii's Governor William F. Quinn.
PATA’s 1962 confab also takes
place here.

Dong Kingman, one of U.S.’ top
commercial artists, has done it
again. Cover of latest travel, pub¬
licity brochure of Hong Kong
Tourist Association, showing view
of the Peak and harbour is by
Kingman whose drawdng of Hong
Kong had adorned one of Time’s
recent issues.

W. Somerset Maugham’s nephew’.
Lord Robert Cecil Romer Maug¬
ham, a novelist-playwright, here
now to gather material for a new-
book. He writes under name of
Robin Maugham. One of his re¬
cent books “The Rough and the
Smooth,” was made into a film by
Renown Film of London.

Asian Film Festival best actress
Lucilla Yu Ming to star for MPGI
(Motion Picture and General In¬
vestment Co. Ltd ‘ of HK) in a
co-production deal with Toho Film
Co. The film, to be made here,
is titled “Hong Kong Night.”
Shooting starts end of month with
arrival of Japanese film crew.

London

(HYDe Park 4561/2/3)

Greg Bautzer and his actress
wife, Dana Wynter, in from Holly¬
wood.

Harold Prince and Robert E.
Griffith due in from N.Y. on Fri¬
day (17).

Clem Humphries, office manager
of Variety's London Bureau, re¬
tiring this W’eek after 38 year’s
service.

David Merrick in last week for
confabs with Donald Albery on his
upcoming Broadway production of
“Oliver.”

Gradually over the next 12
months, British Movietone News is
to move out of the West End to
Rank’s Denham Laboratory.

Many Consenfotive and Labor
MPs were guests at yesterday’s
(Tues.) Political Celebrities Lunch¬
eon given by the Variety Club.

G. R. A. Rice, owner of CFRN-
Radio and CFRN-TV of Edmonton,
Alberta, and Jonn Shubert among
passengers to arrive on the Queen
Mary last week.

Louis de Rochemont inked Cleo
Laine, the singer-actress, to appear
in “The Roman Spring of Mrs.
Stone,” row rolling at Elstree with
Vivien Leigh starring. ,

James. Quinn, director of the
British Film Institute, to give his
impressions of his recent visit to
India and Pakistan via next week’s
BBC program, “Talking of Films.”

The Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh will attend the world
preem of Carl Foreman’s “The
Guns of Navarone” at the Odeon
Leicester Square April 27. The
proceeds wil go to the Edwina
Mountbatten Trust.

Paris

By Gene Moskowitz

(66 Are. Breteuil, Suf. 5920)
Average cost of a French pic In
I 1960 was $200,000.

! Louis Malle will do Brigitte Bar-
j dot’s next film, “Private Life.”

Mogador bringing back its peren-
| nial hit. operetta “Vialettes Im-
| periales.”

! The late Albert Camus’ novel,

• “The Stranger,” picked up by Italo
’ pic producer Dino De Laurentiis.

Last year, 36 new directors made
their first film features. Of the 86
completely French pix, only four
were in color due mainly because
of costs.

Louis Jourdan and Lili Palmer
into French film. “Leviathan,”
based on a Julian Green novel, and
a first pic for short film director
Leonide Kegel.

A nude backside shot of Nicole
Paquin in a French tv drama, “The
Execution.” has brought her film
offers. Tele pic excited comment
but no censorship.

The Prix Jean Vigo, the critic’s
award for the most unusual new
pic of the year, went to Jean-Paul
Sassy for his first feature pic,
“Skin and Bones.*’

Emmanuelle Riva, star of “Hiro¬
shima Mon Amour,” joins the The¬
atre De France qf Jean-Louis Bar¬
rault to play title-role in reprise of
Jean Giraudoux’s “Judith,” which
has not been done for 30 years.

Henri Marchal, former head of
public relations for Barclay Rec¬
ords, replaced Maurice Vandair as
director of the local E.M.I. Music
Publishing Co. It is the Editions Et
Productions Musicales Pathe-Mar-
coni.

Berlin

By Hans Hoehn
(760264)

“Ben-Hiir,” (M-G) gala-preemed
: at Delphi Palast.

About 56,000,000 records sold in
West Germany last year.

Berlin’s 11th Cultural Festival
will run Sept. 24^-Oct. 10.

The traditional Berlin Filmball
will be held Feb, 18 at Berlin
, Hilton.

Theme song from "Never On
Sunday” still heading local hit
parades.

Top reviews given to Brigitte
Bardot for her role in “The Truth”
• La Verite).

"Fugitive Kind” (UA) declared
particularly valuable by West Ger-
• man film classification board.

. Rochus Giese, German top set
‘ designer, w’ho also has some stag¬
ings to his credit, observing his
70th birthday.

American Ronnie Kahn produc¬
ing “A Child’s Game,” a two-lan-
: guage vidpic for Tele-West. Don
i Cash is directing.

; CCC is producing a remake of
j “The Four Poster” with Maria

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

Schell and O. W. -Fischer. Geza von
Radvanyi directs.

Berlin’s 1960 Youth Film Prize
went to director Erwin Leiser for
his Swedish documentary on Hit¬
ler, “Mein Kampf.”

Will Tremper will soon start di¬
recting his second (after “Escape
to Berlin”) film, “The Russians
Are Coming,” for Stun-Film.

Erwin Leiser, producer and di¬
rector of the Swedish documentary
“Mein Kampf,” w r as handed here
the Berlin Youth Film Prize of
1960.

Playwright Johannes Mario Sim-
j mel (“The School Mate") is author¬
ing a tv play on the divided city
.of Berlin for SFB (Berlin tv sta¬
tion).

West German film production
amounted to 97 pix last year as 1
against 106 in 1959.. East Germany:
18 pix in 1960 as against 24 in
1959.

“Third Reich,” German tv series
on the Nazi era in 14 parts of which
seven have been shown so far,
keeps getting top reviews from
local scribes.

Peter Goldbaum is producer,
staging director and German trans¬
lator of Somerset Maugham’s
“Golden Monkey,” currently at
Berliner Theatre.

Alessandro Blasettl shooting
scenes here for “I Love, You Love
. . .” (Laurentiis). Director is using
no stars for his pic which Columbia
is going to distribute.

U. S. tele producer Ronald Kahn
went to N. Y. and returned to
Berlin within 48 hours. Kahn is
producing here “A Child’s Game”
for Tele-West, a German company.

Boston

By Guy Livingston
(423 Little Bldg.; DE 8-7560)
Sam Snyder’s Water Follies inked
terp team of Lawrence & Carroll
for upcoming tour of S. S. and
Japan.

Boston newspaperman author
Leonard Lerner has his novel,
"Miracle of Sprlnghill,” up for
screenreading by Columbia,

Morrie Steinman, Universal press
agent, bringing in Joan Blackman
for personals on “Great Imposter,”
opening at Keith Memorial, Feb. 16.

“Blueprint For Robbery,” story
of Brink’s holdup in Boston, in crit¬
ical test at Walpole State Prison
where it was shown and where
eight members of the Brink’s gang
are serving life sentences.

Steuben’s Tony Bruno heading
20-piece orch for Calvacade of Stars
and for Hebrew Teachers College
at Symphony Hall with Larry Best,
Jeanne Reynolds and Jack Wake^
field. Don Dennis was emcee..

Leonard Lerner. Hub newsman,
whose book, “Miracle at Spring-
hill,” is being read by three film
companies as a pic produption pos¬
sibility, honored by National Com¬
mittee on Adventures in Reading
by National Fellowship of Congre¬
gational Christian Women.

“Modigliani of Montparnasse”
has its U. S. preem at the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts at $2 admish
for 31 performances in conjunc¬
tion with exhibition of his paint¬
ings. Stanton Davis, Continental,
set up unique playdate in which
theatre equipment will be put in
a 350-seat lecture hall auditorium
at the museum.

Scotland

By Gordon Irving
( Glasgow: DOuglas 9999)

Ballet de Rio do Janeiro Into
King’s Theatre, Glasgow.

Jimmy Young, pop singer, to
Glasgow for guest tv stint.

' Emile Ford set for vaude week
at Empire, Glasgow, March 13.

Larry Marshall signed contract
for' further year with Scot com¬
mercial tv.

Surr^ner season featuring local
comedian Andy Stewart being
planned for Empire, Glasgow.

“A Wish For Jamie,” pantomine
hit at Alhambra, Glasgow, being
taken off Feb. 25 after limited run.

Johnnie Beattie, comedian,
pacted for second summer season at
Popplewell family’s Gaiety Theatre,
Ayr.

Kenneth More to Glasgow to
launch new play “The Angry
Deep.” He’s joint backer with Ste¬
phen Mitchell.

Scottish Equity members tossed
reception for members of Japanese
show, “Tokyo 1961,” currently at
King’s Theatre, Glasgow.

Kenneth McKellar, Scot tenor,
readying trek to Australia and New
Zealand in April. Alec Finlay,
comedian, and Jimmy Shand,!
dance-musc maestro, will accom¬
pany him. 1

Hollywood

Mike Gould joined Buck Ram's
Personality Productions in exec ca¬
pacity.

Oliver Treyz and Thomas W.
Moore in for Coast talks with ABO
TV producers.

Danielle de Metz off to Paris for
femme lead opposite Maurice Che¬
valier In “Angele.”

George Burrows wings to Spain
next month for looksee on “El Cid,”
to be released by Allied Artists.

Thornton named chairman of
Board of Governors Ball Commit¬
tee for upcoming Academy Awards.

Southern California Motion Pic¬
ture Council kudosed “Exodus”
with its “Certificate of Award”
plaque.

Bob Hope first set for dais of
Screen Producers Guild’s March
5 Milestone Awards tribute to
Adolph Zukor.

John Stone to be kudosed with
Jewish War Veterans of U.S. first
National Human Relations Medal
for having made the “greatest con¬
tribution in the area of human rela¬
tions in the field of mass media;”

Chicago

(DElaware 7-4984)

Jimmy Cassidy at honky-tonk
piano in Sheraton Towers’ Brass
Bull.

Matt Donohue, ex-Paramount
here, joined sales staff of Valiant
Films.

After a hiatus, the AGVA audi¬
tions are now back In Trade Winds
Monday nights.

Paul Montague allied with prals-
er Abner Klipstein in behalf, of
“The Hostage.” due Monday (20)
at Civic Theatre.

Follmar’s Log Resturant at the
Illinois-Indiana line, which recent¬
ly incepted a tab show, has taken
bn Bob Howe praisery.

Vet theatremen Basil Charuhas,
Bill Galligan and Milt Levy plan¬
ning a drive-in for west suburbia.
Construction starts March 1.

Walter Simmons upped to Sun¬
day editor for the Chicago Tribune,
vice Lloyd Wendt. Latter shifted
to the Trib-owned evening Ameri¬
can as editor.

Folksinger-actor Alan Arkin iii
from Gotham to replace Howard
Aik in the Second City revue. Lat¬
ter stays as one of the three
basses, how’ever.

George Sidney in over last week¬
end to boost “Pepe,” bowing Fri¬
day (17) at the Chicago. Cantinflas,
who stars, and biz. partner Jacques
Gelman, arrived yesterday (Tues.).

Morey Amsterdam's Palmer
House suite looted of jewelry and
two of his wife’s furs, all valued at
nearly $10,000. He was appearing
at the Empire Room at the time.

Fred Schumacher, ex-Stardust
in Vegas, new major domo at Mis¬
ter Kelly’s, vice Joe Castell who’s
been on sick leave. Latter dus
back soon in another exec capacity
for the Marienthal freres three
nitery properties.

Damascus

By Roger Bower
(25536)

Usamah Wryyes, chief engineer
of Television Damascus, off to West
Germany to study engineering as¬
pects of German TV and trade
ideas.

Meysa Betah, narrator on “Civil¬
izations and Traditions,” assumes
additional duties as producer in
January. Khaldoun Maleh contin¬
ues as director.

New program schedule of Tele¬
vision Damascus calls for eight
hours of programming Sunday
through Wednesday and 12 hours
Thursday through Saturday.

Douraid Laham, local comedy
find of the year, off to Cairo and a
film deal. While there he will hud¬
dle with agents who have become
interested in his legit comedy,
“Two in a Taxi.”

Norma, dark-eyed dish warbling
for Television Damascus, seeking
Ieave-of-absence to finalize pending
deals to appear in Italian night
spots. Proposition hinges on suit¬
able replacement.

Ghada Mardam-Bey and Harwan
Chahine back from Munich and
Selim Kataya back from Hamburg.
Report German directors and tech¬
nicians very enthusiastic over
American equipment and material.

Yugoslav Puppet Team from
Zagreb due to start tour of North¬
ern Region of United Arab Repub¬
lic for 20 days. Kickoff perform¬
ance in Damascus. Also under con¬
sideration is Yugoslav Film Festi¬
val.

Wednesday, February 15, 1961

OBITUARIES

LEW SCHREIBER

Lew Schreiber, 60, executive In
charge of long-range film planning
at 20th-Fox and a pioneer show¬
man of talking pictures, died Feb.
8 in Hollywood of cancer.

He had spent virtually his entire
life in the entertainment biz, start¬
ing at the age of 16 as a vaudeville
booker on Broadway and working
his way to the. top in Hollywood as
one of the leaders of the film in¬
dustry. When Joseph M. Schenck
arid Darryl F. Zanuck merged their
20th Century Productions—formed
in 1932 and with which SchreiBer
was casting director—with the old
Fox Films in 1935, he was asked by
Schenck to help establish the new
Company and was named exec tal¬
ent director. Later, he became exec
assistant to Zanuck, production
chief, and exec manager of the
studio.

Schreiber was one of = the Wil¬
liam Morris alumni association
when first he, William Perlberg,
Rufus LeMaire, Eddie Buzzell and
ethers from the Broadway legit
and variety fields came to the
Coast in the early days of the

In Fond Memory of

S. JAY KAUFMAN

On His Birthday
February 15th

. FlorMce Aaqlia Koufmoa

“Hollywood gold rush,” with the
advent of sound. ■-

A longtime general factotum for
the late A1 Jolson, along with the
late Harry W&rdell and late Lou
(Eppy) Epstein, Schreiber quickly
moved into the executive end of
picture-making.

He was married to Joan Gale, of
the musicomedy and vaude quartet.
Like the Brox Sisters, the Gale
Quadruplets had a vogue in the
George White, Earl Carroll and
Florenz Ziegfeld musicals until
their retirement. June Gale mar-
Tied Oscar Levant and foils for
the latter on his teleshows. Singer-
gone-tv producer Barry Wood mar¬
ried Jane Gale, and Jean Gale
affianced to George White.

The Brox Sisters, incidentally,
also segued to Hollywood; Bobbie
as Mrs. William Perlberg, and Lor-
rayne as Mrs. (the late) Henry
BusSe, and now married to Holly¬
wood realtor Joe Hall.

As Jolie’s aide, when the latter
first made "The Jazz Singer," first

past two years, died last week in
Paris. He entered the French in¬
dustry in 1925, working for Para¬
mount. In 1944 he formed Cocinor,
a leading production - distribution
outfit.

Morgenstern produced Sacha
Guitry’s "Versailles," credited Avith
being the top French grosser since
World War II. He also was the
first industryite to give a "New
Waver” official sanction and
monies via his son-in-law, Francois
Truffaut, who turned out "The 400
Blows.”

Of Hungarian origin, he pro¬
duced the first Franco-Hungarian
coproduction, "The Beauty and the
Gypsy." He sold out to Edouard
Tenoudji’s Films Marceau two
years ago but remained active
through smaller companies. He
was producing two films shortly
before his death.

His daughter survives.

ALEX MURPHEE

Alex Murphee, 53, feature writer
and former drama editor of the
Denver Post, died Feb. 2 in a Den¬
ver hospital where he had been
confined for a week with a liver
ailment.

Murphee, who was on the Post
staff for 15 years, specialized in
covering music, ballet and allied
art events and at one time served
as drama critic handling stage and
motion picture assignments. His
interest in music and the theatre
pre-dated his journalistic career
which began in Texas in' the early
1930s.

Born in Evangeline, Da., he
started his newspaper career with
the Kilgore, Tex., Herald. Later
he was a reporter on several Texas
and Illinois newspapers including
the San Antonio Express, Houston
Press, Chicago Times and the
Champaign-Urbana (Ill.) News Ga¬
zette. He was also co-owner of the
Ballet Theatre School, Denver.

His mother survives.

In Loving Memory

Helena Fredericks

February 14, I960

MICKEY ALDRICH

Mickey Aldrich, 58, New York
representative for tv packager Don
Sharpe, died Feb. 14 in New York
of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was
stricken the previous night.

Aldrich started In show, business
; as a page boy in the Keith-Albee
j office and later progressed to the
! Amalgamated Booking Agency and
I thence to the Eddie Sherman office
| as a booker. Following several
! years with that office, Aldrich
i joined Music Corp, of America and
| followed with the Martin Goodman
; Agency. As the Sharpe office, he
serviced various teleshows con¬
trolled by this outfit and helped
create specs.

Funeral services will be held
Friday i 17) from the Universal
Funeral Chapel, N.Y.

Alexandre Goudinov. When Diag-
hilev died in 1929, he went to
Buenos Aires and became an Ar¬
gentine subject

Goudine later .returned to Eu¬
rope and was soon named top
dancer of the Liceo Opera House
in Barcelona. He taught classical
dancing and for a time toured
Europe and Africa with a nitery
troupe billed as "The Sacha Gou¬
dine Dancers.” Illness forced his
retirement in 1950.

His wife and four sons survive.

ALBANO VALERIO

Albano Valerio Luiz, 72, known
in films as Albano Valerio, died
Feb. 2 in Los Angeles. A native
of San Jose, Cal., where he grew
up to become a professional vio¬
linist. Luiz went to L.A. 45 years
ago and quickly caught on as an
actor.

He appeared as a male lead op¬
posite Theda Bara and others in
silerits. One of his top roles was
in “The Loves of Ricardo." He
continued working in Hollywood
after the introduction of sound,
though no longer in leads. His
last' appearance was a bit part in
"Can-Can."

Brother and two sisters survive.

JOHN T. GORDY

John T. Gordy, 56, died in Nash¬
ville recently of a kidney ailment
after two months illness. Known in
this territory as "Poppa John,” he
was leader of Dixieland Band;
performed on WSM radio and tele¬
vision for more than 20 years; also
at local clubs and college hops in
Mid-South; recorded for Decca and
RCA-Victor in past.

Survivors include wife, two
daughters and son; latter is
Johnny Gordy, regular tackle on
Detroit Lions pro football team.
Burial (8) in Mount Calvary Ceme¬
tery, Nashville.

MATHIAS B. SCHMIDT

Mathias B. Schmidt, 89, oldtime
vaude trouper and early-day friend
of A1 Jolson, died Feb. 5 in Liver¬
more, Cal. A native of Denmark,
he came to the U. S. before the
Spanish-American War, served in
that war and then went to San
Francisco with a riiinstrel troupe.

He was also a trumpet player,
and at San Francisco old Wigwam
Theatre met Jolson and helped
him with his early songs. Later,
Schmidt played with the Frisco
Symphony.

Wife, three sons and daughter
survive.

talking pic, Schreiber was euphem¬
istically identified as his valet,
which was a very loose description.
Schreiber was a songplugger with
Remick’s when he Was 17, and
thus came to Jolson’s attention
when latter made the historic
talker.

He went Into the agency biz on
his own but later joined the Mor¬
ris office, bringing over with him
his stable of talent, including at
that time Gene Markey, Margaret
Lindsay, Lyle Talbot, Robert Pres-
nell and a few others.

Always close to both Mrs. Zan¬
uck (Virginia Fox)—whom he fre¬
quently escorted when the pro¬
ducer was tied up at the studio—
and DFZ, Zanuck called him to
fill the casting director niche when
he and Schenck set up 20th Cen¬
tury.

Schreiber’s big break came when
—while Zanuck was in service dur¬
ing World War II and William
Goetz ran the combined 20fh-Fox
studio operation — the latter
stepped out on his own w-ith the
late Leo Spitz. Schreiber moved
up into No. 2 spot and served at
20th under the late Maurice* (Bud¬
dy) Adler .and ditto with the in¬
cumbent Robert Goldstein, brought
over from London. Under the lat¬
ter regime a reshuffling of duties
was in process up until the time
the film exec took seriously ill.

Besides his widow, Schreiber
also is survived by two daughters,
Susan and Linda.

LEAVITT J. BUGIE

Leavitt J. Bugie, 65, vet Cin¬
cinnati film salesman and execu¬
tive, died Feb. 6 in that city. He
survived two brothers, Harry A.
and William F. Bugie, who had
been active in distributing, operat¬
ing and supplies branches of the
industry.

After several years In the equip¬
ment field, Leavitt became a sales¬
man for Universal Pictures. He
later switched to 20th-Fox and be¬
came its Cincy branch manager
from 1942 to 1947. In that period
he served a term as chief barker
of Variety Club’s Tent 3. A ne¬
phew, Gordon Bugie. is a United
Artists salesman in Cleveland.

His wife and a sister survive.

H. W. WATERS

Honoric W. Waters, 79, former
| general manager of the Canadian
National Exhibition, died Feb. 6
in Toronto. Retired 10 years ago,
be was g.m. of the CNE from
1926-33.

Joining the CNE staff in 1907,
• Waiters later became assistant to
. the g.m., John G. Kent. He was
j appointed g.m. in 1926 following
Kent’s death. He represented the
CNE for two years at the starting
of the Wembley Exhibition in
London, England.

Survived by his wife and two
daughters.

Angeles, where he remained until
firm was dissolved.

His wife and daughter survive.

JAMES LANCASTER JR.

James Lancaster Jr., 50, assistant
director and brother of Burt Lan¬
caster, died of a heart attack on
set of latter’s "Birdman of Al¬
catraz” at Columbia Pictures Stu¬
dio in Hollywood Jan. 27. A retired
N. Y. City police sergeant, he had
worked on all his brothe’r pix since
coming to the Coast six *y ears ago.

Survivors also include his wife,
father and a sister.

WILLIAM A. DUNCAN
William A. Duncan, 80, pioneer
serial and western star, died in
Hollywood Feb. 8. He was one of
the first Broadway stars to swing
over to motion pictures in 1910,
and for years was a top fave in si-
lents. He long teamed with his
wife, Edith Roberts, in serials.

Surviving are his wife, two sons
and daughter.

RAYMOND V. BRADBURY
Raymond V-Bradbury, 64, whose
act hilled at Bob Hammond’s Birds
was a longtime supperclub and
theatre staple in this country and
abroad, died Ffeb. 1 in Chicago.
Besides Bradbury, the turn con¬
sisted of seven cockatoos.

Wife, two daughters and a son
survive.

ALICE F. NORTON
Alice Footson Norton, 78, lyricist
who wrote words for such standard
tunes as "Let Me Call You Sweet¬
heart” and “Meet Me Tonight in
Dreamland,” died in Nashville,
Tenn., Feb. 4.

She also wrote “Backwoods
Trail.”

VINCENT A. TAYLOR
Vincent A. Taylor, 64, vet set
decorator, died in Hollywood Jan.
27. Starting his career-with the old
Fox Films in 1920, he successively
was with Warner Bros., Allied Art¬
ists, Walt Disney, and most re¬
cently with Ziv.

His wife and son survive.

In Hollywood Feb. 6. She formerly
was under contract to Metro.

Jack Murray, 52, Columbia Pic-
utres film editor, died of a heart
attack Feb. 7 in Hollywood.

Mrs. Lillian R. Dodge, 84, re¬
tired organist and pianist, died
Jan. 30 in Montpelier, Vt.

MARRIAGES

Dereth Wright to Aldnch
Graves, Las Vegas, Jan. 29. Bride
is daughter of composer Carter
Wright

Adrienne Ferraris to Dr. Dundar
Tuzson, New York, Feb. 5. Bride
is the daughter of John Ferraris
of the Persian Room of the Hotel
Plaza, N. Y.

Irene Lukachova to Ray Brock,
Istanbul, Turkey, recently. He’s
a foreign correspondent author
and screen writer.

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gordon, son,
,Feb. 3, New York. Mother is ac¬
tress Barbara Glenn; father is an
actor-legit director.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Goldsmith,
daughter, New York,Feb. 2. Mother
Caroline Goldsmith, is a.putitfcist-
promotion writer; father is a legit
pressagent.

Mr. and Mrs. Maury LaPiante,
son. Palm Springs, Cal., Jan. 18.
Mother is actress Wendy Wilde.

Mr. and Mrs. Jules Chaikin, son,
Hollywood, Feb. 6. Mother is act¬
ress Judy Howard; father’s a trum¬
pet player.

Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Hayden,
son, San Francisco, Feb. 11. Father
is an actor and writer.

Mr. and Mrs. George Vogel,
daughter. New York, Feb. 5. Moth¬
er is actress Pauline Flanagan;
father is an actor-stage manager.

Mr. and Mrs. Bart Swift, daugh¬
ter, Stamford, Conn., Jan. 30. Fa¬
ther is director of sales develop¬
ment for Theatre Network Televi¬
sion.

CHRISTINE LA BARRAQUE
Christine Blanche La Barraque,
blind singer who toured eastern
vaude circuits before World War I
billed as "The Lady With the
Green Veil,” died in San Francisco
Feb. 10. She was in her 80’s.
Three nieces survive.

LELA E. 1INUDSON
Lela Evans Knudson, 57, silent
film era pianist for the Balaban &
Katz chain in Chicago, died there
Feb. 7. She was a sister of ex-
j concert singer Princess Tsiamina.
j Husband, son and another sister
| also survive.

IGNACE MORGENSTERN
Ignace Morgenstern, '63, a top
F cnch film producer - distributor
who was in semi-retirement the

CHARLES MCDONALD

Charles McDonald, 71, a director
of the Cincinnati Baseball Club
Co. and longtime concessionaire in
that area, died Feb. 6 in that city
after a relapse from an operation.

A native Chicagoan, he started
in the theatre concession business
in 1913 in Cincy and gradually ex¬
panded to the Reds’ ball park, area
race tracks and U. Cincinnati sta¬
dium. His wife, Mae, assisted in
direction of operations until her
death several years ago. He was
a stockholder in the Reds for years
and a board member in recent
years.

Survived by a brother and two
sisters.

SACHA GOUDINE
Sacha Goudine, former Diaghilev
dancer, died recently in Barcelona,
Spain, after a throe-year illness,
lie w.-ii b-jin in Tifii.s, Russia, a*

ALPHONSE PICOU

Alphonse Picou, 82, vet Negro
jazz man and composer of the New
Orleans and Chattanooga stomps,
di'ed at the home of his daughter
in New Orleans Feb. 8 after a
lengthy illness.

Picou was perhaps best known
for developing the clarinet solo In
"High Society.” A musician since
1894, he had played with a number
of the city's best known jazz bands
including the orchestra of the late
Papa Celestin.

He was buried with a typical
Dixieland funeral. His daughter
survives.

VELMA MIDDLETON
Velma Middleton, 45, vocalist
with Louis Armstrong’s orch, died
Feb. 10 in Freetown, Sierra Leone,
Africa. She had been ill since Jan.
16 when she collapsed during an
appearance with the Armstrong
band on its African tour.

After breaking in as an amateur
singer in school productions in St.
Louis, Miss Middleton came to
New York. She worked first with
the late Bill Robinson and then
joined Armstrong's band for Its
U. S.‘ and overseas engagements.

LOU ELMAN

Lou Elman, 62, vet distribution
man, died of heart complications
Feb. 6 in ; Hollywood. Joining RKO
in 1930, after an association with
other film companies, he worked
variously iir*outfits in Deg Moines,
Milwaukee. St. Louis and Chicago
exchanges . before going to Los

John L. Day, 83, general man¬
ager . for Paramount Pictures in
South America for 20 years, died
Feb. 6 in Melbourne, Fla. In good
health until recently, he had been
living in Florida sinuce his retire¬
ment from Paramount in 1944.

Father, 84, of Norman Botterill,
president of Lethbridge (Alta.) Tel¬
evision Ltd., and former manager
of radio station CKRM. Regina,
Sask., died Jan. 24 in Red Deer,
Alta.

Fernando Dias Giles, 70, re¬
tired Spanish Army bandmaster
who composed many marches as
well as music for revues and op¬
erettas, died*recently in Barcelona.

Wife, 48, of Murray Bolen, for¬
mer iradio singer, director and pro¬
ducer and now v.p. of Benton &
Bowles’ Hollywood branch, died
Jan. 29 in Burlingame, Cal.

Domingo Lanca Moreira, 48,
said to be the top paid sports re¬
porter for the Portugeuse and Bra¬
zilian radio-tv stations, died of
cancer recently in Lisbon.

Marion Sitgreaves, veteran ac¬
tress, died Feb. 2 at the Percy Wil¬
liam Home, East Islip, L. I., where
she had been a guest since 1955.

Edward G. Kolberg, 33, engineer
for WGN-TV, Chicago, died there
Feb. 6 in an auto accident. His
parents survive.

Mother, 57. of playwright Loring
Mandel, died Feb. 4 in Chicago.
Also surviving are her mother,
daughter and another son.

Mother of Gus Lampe, former
entertainment director of Cocoanut
Grove, L. A., died Jan. 26 in Syra¬
cuse, N. Y.

Ficrita Romero, 30, dancer, died*

E! Morocco

m Continued from pace 1

sky plans to do all types of off-
Broadway shows and also possibly
some imports from the intimate
theatres in London which has a
number of "theatre societies” do¬
ing special attractions. The Krim-
sky-Beebe penchant was for
“Naughty Nought” and kindred
scenery-chewing beer-and-pretzels
mellers.

Wolfgang Roth, New York de¬
signer, is working on the special
interior for the converted El Mo¬
rocco which will see the stage on
the left side, i.e., where the bar
used to be.

There will be a .$5 admission,
meaning reservations for such-arfd-
sueh table. Dinner and drinks will
be served until 10 minutes before
curtain time when all cuisine will
be suspended and only beverages
served thereafter.

What is the present Champagne
Room (some 60 capacity) will re¬
main open, to be called the Club
Room, for the leisurely diners, i.e.,
those who don’t want to see the
show.

The $5 admission for the table
location, incidentally, is not an ob¬
ligation for additional food and
beverage expenditures although
the idea will be legit-with-food
sen-ice.

Krimsky's aim w-ill be book mu¬
sicals or straight comedy drama.
He hopes to develop new people
akin to such personalities he and
Beebe had developed at their
American Music Hall and Chez
Firehouse (latter was the bar por¬
tion), among them Bretaigne Win-
dust, John Latouehe, Ted Fetter,
June "Walker, Richard Whorf, Rich¬
ard Lewine, et al.

Ex-Morocco boniface Perona
favors the new policy because it
will complement his new bistro
and shut out competition. Part of
his exiting deal was no opposition;
landlord Lavezzo has had a dozen
or more bids from prospective
nitery ops to take up where
Perona left off.

Strollers Theatre portion will
seat 200 in the main room; in ad¬
dition to the 60 in the Champagne
Room. Assisting Krimsky is the
"21” accountant, Israel Katz, and
that club’s law- firm, Carro & Stan-
bock, but there is no financial or
(.•’■Hr ’;e i-elwcen "21’' and the
new "pcia.tion.,

■

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Wednesday, February 15, 1961

CHILDREN IN FEAR

Parents scare children. Quite properly too—when the threat,
the raised hand, the solid whack teach lessons that friendly
persuasion fails to teach.

But sometimes discipline becomes needless cruelty, and
Granada wanted to find out when and why. The programme

was called “Children in Fear” and it brought together child
welfare officers, doctors, lawyers and neighbours in an area
where a case of child cruelty had recently come to light
We hope that some of the millions of parents in England
were better parents for having watched the programme.

GRANADA TV NETWORK, ENGLAND

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U.S. O’SEAS GOLD-EARNER: FILMS

Hagerty & Toices With Nice Faces'

Oberlin, O., Feb. 21.

James C. Hagerty gava a body of aluminum manufacturers her#
last week a fairly clear picture of his plans as new boss of ABO
News. Abhorring “well-modulated voices and nice faces,'* he Im¬
plied that he was going outside of radio and television to find
most of his on-the-air newsmen.

'These voices and these faces all too often are merely relaying
the reports gathered by the trained reporters of wire service facili¬
ties," the network veepee and former Presidential press secretary
Bald. “They seldom, if ever, actually leave the radio or television
atudio to cover the news.'*

(It was feared at NBC and CBS, when Hagerty took his job a
' month ago, that he would first raid rival broadcasters for new men,
but so far he's been negotiating chiefly with wire service and print
newsmen located in Washington.)

The ABC News boss declared that the guys with the nice looking
faces rarely have any association with, the stories they are report¬
ing. “They know it . . . and the American people are beginning to
know it," he said. “Yet every day these voices report on the news
... and give th# impression that they have personal knowledge
of these events."

H# pledged to change the situation insofar as ABC is concerned.
Hagerty addressed a convention of the Aluminum Assn, at th#
Elyria Country Clu b here. _

See Shopping Centre Road Circuit;

700 Spots Now Have Auditoriums

By JESSE GROSS ^

A circuit of legit theatres in
shopping centres throughout the
U. S. is envisioned by Robert Lud-
lum, president of" the Living The¬
atre of Bergen County, Inc. The
corporation, which last summer op¬
erated the North Jersey Playhouse
In the West Exhibition Hall of the
Bergen Mall Shopping Center,
Paramus, N. J M packaged a produc¬
tion of “Janus" for a recent three-
week tour of southwest marts.

The presentation, in which Jack
Carson starred the first two weeks
and then Anne B. Davis the final
frame, was sent out under the
management of the Empire Pro¬
ducing Co., of Kansas City. George
PeHaven Jr., head of the Empire
firm, and Ludlum have an agree¬
ment whereby the Jersey opera¬
tion will produce shows to be sent
out by DeHaven and for which it
will receive a w r eekly royalty.

Uhdlum hopes ultimately to have
(Continued on page 21)

DOUBLE SILVER ANNI

Wasserman’s Two Marriages: Edie
And-MCA

Lew Wasserman next July 5 cel¬
ebrates his 25th wedding anniver¬
sary (with Edie) and a month later
he marks a similar quarter-century
with the Music Corp. of America
with whom he started at the age
of 23. At 48, Wasserman is among
the youngest* presidents of an
American publicly-held multimil-
llon-dollar corporation, in or out
of the amusement industry.

Starting as an usher in his na¬
tive Cleveland, he was tapped by
MCA board chairman Jules C.
Stein as a protegee, and 25 years
later Wasserman is president and
chief executive officer of the giant
agency-producer-packager.

No ‘Snow* on 55th St.?

During the general mana¬
gerial wailing on Broadway
last week over the continuing
lethal effects of snow r -clogged
streets on legit boxoffice, some¬
one happened to mention that
the N.Y. City Center, with the
Deutsches Schauspielhaus of
Hamburg production of Goe¬
the’s “Faust, Part I," grossed
$63,400, a straight-play record
for the. house.

After a slight pause, some¬
one remarked, “Maybe it didn’t
snow on 55th Street.”

Canadian Threat
To Par Telemeter

Ottawa, Feb. 21.

Closed-circuit tollvision does
not come under Canadian Broad¬
casting Commission regulations,
but a special government-appointed
committee is now looking into ways
of bringing pay-see under those
rulings. In that event, Paramount’s
Telemeter system (testing in To¬
ronto) could be in trouble under
the regulation that specifies 45%
Canadian content in all tv pro¬
grams as of April 1, 1961, going up
to 55% a year later.

Committee, composed of repre¬
sentatives of the Canadian Broad¬
casting Corp., the Canadian Assn,
of Broadcasters (indies I and the
federal transport department, is
also mulling community antennas
as possible targets of tv regula¬
tions.

NO ‘DRAIN’ CURBS
ON BIZ LIKELY-

By VINCENT CANBY n i v j* r» <-.«■ styled comedy acting In the U.S.?

T. , - TT o sSoo fwennectjr* rroritt That’s a question both film ana

Washington, Feb. 21. telepix producers ar# pondering

SSEEi it mnvpfnMhi tt Robert F. Kennedy will giv# these days. When It comes to

rt m cf« es *hL to charity all money he makes casting a mystery, western, adven-

w from the projected film version ture, family or gangster film or

of hIs labor racketeering book, tv series, new personalities, par-

“The Enemy Within." 20th ticularly in the television area*

^Century-Fox plans production blossom forth as the need arises,

company filmmaking in exotic lo- this summer. But try to find the Yank equivalent

ca 5;, ~i vn>n It, The Attorney General will or even the genre, to give just a

VnX ia^A«n S lv£ if earmark his profits for chari- sampling, of Alec Guinness, Peter

th» W MnHnn la pii?fir^ TiVnnrt^AUn* ties helping retarded children. Sellers, Robert Morley, Alistair

Kennedy has similarly given Sim, Peter Ustinov Or Rex Harri-

away earnings from the book son. When you start naming

fn rz ala which was published last American actors with a somewhat

Jnly - similar style ’ such names as Cary

m“ke« ove?seas In ?lcent ?e“ ; : .„d David

th. majors have been "inning «P RJ P . you do a double take? yo.f realize

=% t x u uf $ 3oTooo,ooW lairnes rum rest %:xx T B xi° t o rormer

X? ODeratlne* 1 e t IT H IT- I, «pS E w'hVSS

&e ,r * deducted) ls rem,ttab19 ' As D.S. Vidtaper

h ^A TAan “ j Douglas MacLean, William Powell,

fh aPaHbt r » P n Jm* The Cannes Film Festival as a Robert Montgomery, Ralph Bell-

special is in work via Affiliated a my, William Haines, Reginald

heAn h ^iSinf» on nrn- TV Inc " New York independent Denny (though also British}, Mel-

vidtape production company, by vyn Douglas, the younger Adolph
duction abroad in recent years, its arra * em * nt with Robert Favre- Menjou, ditto Maurice Chevalier.

(Continued on page 19) LeBret,- director general of the Spencer Tracy, Bing Crosby. One

- : annual Riviera romp who hereto- of their important casting traits

# | IIT1 f° r e never granted exclusivity. Sid- was that they could enact sophis-

Mf/ICin/inr WrlA ney smith, president of Affiliated ticated, wealthy guys,

fl 1 ICMUvIIl Tflllr TV and ex-Henry Jaffee Enter- To be sure, the name of Jack

prises (his “Sounds of America” 1 Lemmon will come up nowadays.

# | mg • from Disneyland for Bell Tele -1 He’s certainly been identified with

Afrnnnc lYlAiriAP phone on NBC Feb. 17 is his lat-i th e few recent American comedies.

rlllCllUo iUUViva est), will direct. fuj Lemmon’s type of comedy is

High-Style film Comedians Extinct
Except for Handful of Britons?

Bob Kennedy’s Profits

Washington, Feb. 21.

Robert F. Kennedy will giv#
to charity all money he makes
from the projected film version
of his labor racketeering book,
“The Enemy Within." 20th
Century-Fox plans production
this summer.

The Attorney General will
earmark his profits for chari¬
ties helping retarded children.
Kennedy has similarly given
away earnings from the book
itself, which was published last
July. _

Cannes Film Fest
As U.S. Vidtaper

Washington, Feb. 21.

Exhibitors here are hoping it’ll
become a habit. President Ken¬
nedy, for the second time in two
.weeks, went to a local house
to see a film.

Beneficiaries of the President’s
latest excursion were the prize¬
winning Indian pic, “The World of
Apu,” and the Dupont Theatre,
W'hich held a special showing for
Capital dignitaries Thursday (16).
Kennedy’s attendance came In the j
'-wake of his earlier unannounced ;
drop-in at the Warner to see
"Spartacus.”

Unlike the “Spartacus” epi¬
sode, Kennedy was formally in¬
vited to “Apu" by Indian Ambas¬
sador H. H. M. Chagla. This giave
the management time to sweep!
everything else off the marquee j
and advertise In big letters— |
"WELCOME MISTER PRESI-;
DENT." It also gave Dupont’s Ger-;
aid Wagner an opportunity pre-!
p^re some thank-you rema. /.s on •
behalf of the performing arts gen- ’
erally, since Eisenhower was prac-.
tically never in a theatre. I

After the President was seated .
(Mrs. Kennedy stayed home) Wagr i
ner had this to say: I

“Mr. President, history trill;
show that the first 100 days of your
administration included a promi¬
nent place for the theatre. For this, <
you have the appreciation of those
of us who are associated with the j,
per fanning arts.” 1 1

His outfit has exclusive world- different. He plays a working
wide rights to videotape all Cannes cIa ss schnook type of role 'which
proceedings, functions, parties, etc. f^ uate .^ . w } th T the P art ? portrayed

from May 3-15. ’ ' ' by B ritain ’ s . Ian Carmichael.

_ • The subject of tne lack of

rr j . l ¥ ,ji American thesps to play these

IlO endorsement Dy int 1 sophisticated comedy roles came

_ , , n J Up because of tbe difficulty Pat

expositions Bureau Hits (c ontinued on pag e 2 4>

N.Y. 1964 World s Fair wodehouse's test suit

The New York World’s Fair, slat- -

ed for 1964, is being hit by the On TV ‘Grand’ or ‘Small’ Rights

No Endorsement by Int’l
Expositions Bureau Hits J
N.Y. 1964 World’s Fair

refusal of several foreign nations To His and Kern’s Songs

to participate officially. Although —:-

this does not preclude unofficial A 1959 NBC-TV “Toast to Jerome
exhibits or the entry of fpreign . Kern” presentation has brought
firms from those countries, the of- j what may be a precedential legal
ficial stance of most major nations action involving the use of show
is "hands off.” j tunes on television. The issue can-

This is due primarily to the fail- cerns a determination of what eon-
ure of the Bureau of International j .stitutes small rights, in this cas®
Expositions in Paris to endorse this j licensed by ASCAP, as opposed to
event. The Seattle Fair to be held j grand rights, the use of which re-
next year received a prior endorse- j quires author approval,
ment, and therefore precluded a j P. G. Wodehouse, who wrote the
second imprimateur within two j lyrics for IhYee of the tunes used
years to the same country. I in the Kern tribute, filed suit in

Those subscribing to the BIE : N.'Y. Federal Court last Friday (17)
edict include Britain, France and charging that the handling of th#
Italy, which had the largest pavl- songs on the show constituted
lions during the 1939-40 World’s copyright infringement. Wodehouse

Fair In New York.

! alleges that the numbers, per-

N.Y. Fair prexy Robert Moses formed under an ASCAP license,
said that he is not disturbed by j were presented dramatically and
the failure of several countries to {therefore required a grand right#
come aboard inasmuch as this is an j grant which had not been ot»-
undertaking by private citizens on tained.

a non-profit basis and not an oni-1 The ASCAP license, whicli eov-
cial Government function. I (Continued on page 2D

MISCEIXANY

PSroe^t

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Communications Media Should Face
Dangers of Sup. Ct Censor Decision

By MORRIS L. ERNST <i

The market place of thought had
a thorough going-over in the U.S.
Supreme Court in the case of
Times Film Co. against the censors
of the City of Chicago. As a mat¬
ter of fact, the court only consid¬
ered one part of that market—rnot
tv, not radio, not books, magazines
or newspapers. It directed its at¬
tention to movies, which have all
too long been considered an il¬
legitimate child of freedom.

At 4he Constitutional Conven¬
tion in Philadelphia in 1787 there
was no discussion about censorship
before or after publication. In
fact, the 39 Founding Fathers were
silent on the subject and not until
a fewr years later did the First
Amendment to the Constitution
provide that Congress shall pass no

Tues. '.21) report in N. Y.
Times disclosed steps in Holly¬
wood to form a united front
against censorship by films,
books, radio and tv broad¬
casting,. This has been sug¬
gested heretofore by others,
notably Morris L. Ernst, but
in general each body goes its
own way. Authors League of
America and ASCAP have
been fellow-witnesses in Wash¬
ington on various occasions.

law abridging freedom of the
press. Apparently they believed
that in the early, dangerous days
of the Republic our national gov¬
ernment should keep its hands off
the censor business but that it
would be wise to allow the states
to wield their blue pencils as they
say fit. There is no question that
the states did in fact keep busy
at that job. They confined their
rampages, however, to the fields
©f blasphemy and there was no
substantial move either in the
state legislatures or in Congress
to suppress sexually titillating ma¬
terial until psychotic Comstock
pressed through Congress, in the
1870s, after less than a half hour
< Continued on page 78)

CONNIE GAY GOV.

OF VIRGIN ISLANDS?

Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 21.
Connie B. Gay, a former North
Carolina schoolteacher who has be¬
come a "Country-style” music sta¬
tion operator in Washington and
elsewhere in the country, appears
on his way to becoming governor
of the Virgin Islands.

Gay. a graduate of State College
in Raleigh, has been called to the
Virgin Islands and is there now
for a briefing.

Papers on Gay have been trans¬
mitted from Secretary of Interior
Stewart Udall to the White House.
The Virgin Islands come under the
Interior Department’s jurisdiction.

Preminger’* 85%

Otto Preminger, who pro- !
duced and directed "Exodus,” j
will receive* 85% of the net
profits in his deal with United
Artists.

The picture, made in Israel,
is believed to have cost only
$3,400,000, a small sum in com¬
parison with the cost of other
hardticket pix currently in cir¬
culation.

Italians Attack Adult
Illiteracy Via TV Route;
Program Proves Effective

Florence, Feb. 14.
Most effective attack as yet
launched in Italy to combat adult
illiteracy is a tv program entitled
“It is never too late." The course
was started three months ago after
careful preparation and propa¬
ganda. By the time the first lesson
was flashed on the screen, tv in¬
spectors and coordinators had lined
up two thousand listening posts—
or classes—scattered all over Italy
but mostly in the South and in out
of the way places. Each of these
posts was provided with a regular
instructor, plus a brand-new re¬
ceiver and free textbooks and copy
books. This years’ experimental
course Is aimed only at teaching
the first two of the three “r’s”:
reading and writing,
i The lessons—beamed three times
a week—last half an hour and come
j just before the late afternoon
; newscast. Pupils— mostly in the
; middle-aged group with a sprink-
; ling of really aged—are expected
j (Continued on page 17)

Calif. Indicts 11 Over
‘City of Hate’ TV-Sbow

Riverside, Cal., Feb. 21.
“Right to be Wrong” got a jolt
in Riverside, Calif., when a River¬
side grand jury indicted 11 radio
and city officials over a “City of
Hate” tv program which KTLA
telecast on Dec. 11 and 13, 1959.
Charge Is a conspiracy to commit
! slander.

i Pat Michaels. KTLA commenta¬
tor, charged anti-Semitism was back
of the law enforcement break-
; down in Elsinore. State Attorney
: General Mosk investigated and said
: it wasn’t true. Grand Jury subse-
! quently clinked qyerybody from
[ Michaels to the city attorney, Carl
1 Kegley, who had once been deputy
attorney general himself,
i James Shulke, station exec, no
; longer with KTLA, got off the hook
1 when his indictment was dismissed
in the interest of justice.

! Six attorneys, including the
famed Jerry Giesler, are lined up
Ito defend Michaels.

Cultural Envoy or Independent Artist?

Mexican Circle* Re*pect Van Ciibum But Curious
About Hi* Statu* in Cold War—Only USSR Mu*ic

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COMDEN and GREEN

Well-known writers and lyricists,
currently at the Empire Room.
Commenting on youthful artists
say?

“We were quite young (although)
MOZART and PAUL ANKA both
emerged as composer-performers at
much earlier ages.”

We believe It is not too early to
mention PAUL ANKA In the same
breath with musical Immortals.

$17,000,000 Deal
For Ambassadors
& Sherman, Chi

Chicago, Feb. 21.

William Zeckendorf, the whirl¬
ing dervish N.Y. realtor, after
much maneuvering, finally unload¬
ed the Ambassador East and . West
and Sherman Hotels here. Typi¬
cally, the deal is ultra-complex,
with a Tinkers-to-Evers-to-Chance
quality about it.

Boiling it all down, the upshot
is this: Chi builders John J. Mack
and Raymond Sher now own, and
come September will operate, the
two Ambassadors, plush Gold
Coast properties and longtime fave
residences for stopping-off show
trade nabobs.

The Sherman, mid-Loop com¬
mercial hospice with hefty conven¬
tion biz, was bought by N.Y. ac¬
countant Joseph I. Lubin, but is
to be re-sold in six months tq a
Gotham syndicate. However, Zeck-
(Continued on page 21)

Talent for White House
Correspondents’ Dinner

Washington, Feb. .21.

A roster of show folk, headed
by Danny Thomas, will entertain
President John F. Kennedy at the
34th annual White House Cor¬
respondents dinner this Saturday
(25). With Thomas as m.c., the
program. will include: Julie
London, Dorothy Provine of the
“Roaring Twenties,” ABC-TV
series; Ralph Bellamy; Jerome
Hines, Metropolitan Opera basso,
violinist Mischa Elman; and the
Piero Brothers, an Argentine com¬
edy- juggling-and-acrobatic team.
Eddie Pierce orch of Washington
and U.S. Navy band will furnish
music.

United Press’ Merriman Smith
lined up talent, working with
Harry Kalcheim of William Morris,
AFM prexy Herman Kenin, ASCAP
prez Stanley Adams and Joe Mar-
golis of Loew’a here. Latter is
producing.

About 1,500 White House news¬
men, cabinet officers and other
brass will be on hand for the
affair at the Sheraton Park.

Royal Film Gala

London, Feb. 21.

Royal Film Gala attended
by Queen Mother, Princess
Margaret and Antony Arm¬
strong-Jones netted record
sum of $85,554, for industry
charities'.

National daily cntlcs rated
"Facts of Life” lUA) with Bob
Hope and Lucille Ball as
brightest command choice
ever.

Brief stage interlude had
various film stars introducing
clips from their upcoming re¬
leases. Van Johnson, Joan Col¬
lins, Warren Beattie, Jeannie
Carson, Norman Panama,
Melvin Frank were among
those presented to Royal
Party;

Saved for Culture •

Washington, Feb. 21.
Culture buffs, relax. The
top Congressional champion of
the arts. Rep. Frank Thomp¬
son Jr. <D-N. J.), hai rejected
Democratic pressure to quit
Washington and run for the
New Jersey governorship.

Thompson, who has been
behind virtually every bill
promoting cultural pursuits
for the last decade in Con¬
gress, has said he wants to
stay in the U. S. House.

U.S. Hnmane Society
AH Stirred Up Over
Televising of Rodeos

Washington, Feb. 21.
The Humane Society of the
United States has launched legal
action ultimately designed to ban
rodeos from television.

Society petitioned U.S. District
Court here for an injunction re¬
straining NBC’s Washington outlet,
WRC-TV, from beaming rodeo
shows into states where they are
barred under anti-cruelty laws. It
also sought a temporary Injunction,
which the court did not act on,
against the Chevy-Roy Rogers show
telecast Sunday (19).

The petition alleges that rodeos,
"by their very nature cause cruel
and inhumane treatment to ani¬
mals. It said that they would be
so considered under the laws of
the District of Columbia, Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania—all
within the range of WRC-TV.

Petition, signed by Society ex¬
ecutive director Fred Myers, con¬
cluded that NBC* unless restrained,
would present rodeo shows in vio¬
lation of. state laws, "the rights and
interests of the persons residing in
the areas reached and in violation
of the statutes of the United
States.”

BREAKS IN AS CONDUCTOR

Van Ciibum Expends $1,800 to
Privately Rehearse in L. A.

Los Angeles, Feb. 21.
Pianist Van Cliburn will make
his debut March 5 in Carnegie
Hall N.Y. as a conductor-soloist,
playing Prokofieff’s Third Concerto
at the Dimitri Mitropoulous Mem¬
orial Concert. To prepare himself
for his new role Cliburn personally
expended $1,800 to rehearse the
number three hours with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic.

This concerto was long identified
with the late Mltropoulos who
subbed for an indisposed ’ Egon
Petri at the original Berlin pre¬
miere in 1924 and ever afterwards
conducted the piece from the key¬
board, as Cliburn is now essaying.

Mexico City, Feb. 14.
America’s Van Ciibum did sell¬
out trade at the Bellas Artes con¬
certs on his two appearances here,
the only artist to do so this season
apart from Igor Stravinsky. There
was general respect for Cliburn
as a pianist, though some wonder
about the role the 27-year old
Texan is playing in international
politicking. Mexicans asked:
"Doe* ht perform only Russian
music because he toon a prize in
Moscow?” The answer seemed to
be, yes. It was Russian music and
Russian recognition which lifted
him from a hard-to-book $300-a-
night pianist to one now command-

(Hurok office in N.Y. clari¬
fies that it teas the Mexican
Ministry of Culture through
channels to the State Dept.
that led to the concerts being
arranged, and Cliburn accept¬
ing less than his regular fees.
Actually pianist intended to
play Brahms Second and a piece
by Edward MacDowell, but
Mexican preference led to his
concentration on the Russian
concertos for which he is most
known. Cliburn has a number
of expansions of pianistic rep¬
ertory in prospect and is mak¬
ing his conductor debut under
the tutelage of Bruno WalterJ

ing a $5,000 guarantee from Sol
Hurok.

The politically sophisticated
Mexican diplomatic set, who are
partly the local musical elite, have
heard that Cliburn may add the
Brahms Second to his nlatform
repertory, it being a favorite of his.

(Continued on page 171

MILTON BERLE THIRD
JEWISH GUILD PREZ

Milton Berle will be the third
president of the Jewish Theatrical
Guild. It was founded in 1924 by
William Morris-Sr. who served as
Its first chief officer. Eddie Cantor
succeeded Morris in 1933 and has
been prexy since.

Cantor and vicepresident George
Jessel, in designating Berle to the
chief officership of the nonsectari¬
an Guild, cited Berle as "a lasting
credit to the show business pro¬
fession whenever called upon.”

Jessel, who will toastmaster the
Guild’s tribute dinner to Danny
Thomas April 90 at the Waldorf-
Astoria, will introduce Berle as the
new president at that time. As
heretofore, proceeds from the din¬
ner go to all theatrical and other
charities on a nonsectarian appor¬
tionment.

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New Acts ..

.. 68

Casting News .

.... 74

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.. 61

Chatter ...

.... 77

Obituaries .

.. 69

.... 6

Pictures .

.. 3

Inside Music .

.... 57

Radio .

.. 26

Inside Pictures ....

.... 17

Record Reviews .

.. 66

Inside Radio-TV ...

.... 52

Television '.

.. 26

International .

.... 22

TV Film .

.. 32

Legitimate ..

.... 70

Television Reviews ..

.. 36

Literati .

.... 76

Vaudeville .

.. 61

Music ..

. 55

Wall Street .

.. 15

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"Wednesday, February 12, 1961

PAsUEff

HCTUWES

CANADA’S FEATURE ‘BOOMLET’

Roger Corman And
Small Slate to if A

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

Roger Corman has set a multiple-
picture deal with producer Edward
Small by which he will produce
and direct a slate of films for the
Small indie and United Artists re¬
lease.

Initial fiim on the Cowman-Small
schedule will be “The Intruder/'
to which Corman has held screen
rights for more than a year. Pro¬
duction is planned for spring.

Leyy on Financing Of
‘Marco Polo’; First Comes
‘3 Rooms In Manhattan’

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

Taking a swipe at present fi¬
nancing and selling methods,
French producer Raoul J. Levy
stated here that the $4,000,000 he
will spend making “Marco Polo”
-will come from banks after he has
secured signatures from* important
exhibitors and theatre owner
groups guaranteeing minimum
- playing time and revenue in all
parts of the world.

“We must modernize our financ¬
ing to this new way of thinking.
We have modernized our way of
making pictures and all other ap¬
proaches except selling, which we
have to do now,” he advanced.

He contended that under the
normal plan a $4,000,000 pic must
gross $12,000,000 for producer to
make any kind of money on invest¬
ment. Under his plan, $4,000,000
includes prints and advertising
costs and needs only $6,000,000 to
ride home.

“Polo” won’t be -in shooting in
France until September with Alain
Delon starred. Before then he’ll
roll “Three Rooms in Manhattan”
(tent, title) with Federico Fellini
directing in New York. It’s story
about Europeans in the metropolis.

AMERICAN OIL SHOOTS
$750,000 TUNE FILM

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

Wilding Pictures, commercial
film company, has completed a 90-
minute color musical for American
Oil Co., tabbed “The Big Step,”
turned out specifically for dealers,
salesmen and suppliers and not
skedded for theatrical release.

Believed to have cost around
$750,000, film is premised around
company consolidation on a nation¬
al basis and was produced by WP’s
exec producer, James M. Constable.
Direction was in hands of Danny
Dare and Sobey Martin, and play¬
ers included Janis Paige, Thomas
Mitchell, George Murphy, Jack
Haley, Andy Devine and John Car-
radine.

THIS CONCERNS YOU

Film Biz Bids Press Battle
Censors

Dallas, Feb. 21.

Kyle Rorex, Texas executive di¬
rector of Counsel of Motion Pic¬
ture Organizations, Is requesting
the support of. Initially, some 85
area newspapers, in the fight
against censorship. Compo here In
founding the alarm that censor¬
ship must be attacked since it vio¬
lates freedoms guaranteed under
the First Amendment, to news¬
papers, too.

In his letter Rorex points out
that: “Attempts to censor motion
pictures have always been a prob¬
lem for our industry, but, in the
wake of the Supreme Court’* 5-4
decision in the Chicago case, the
problem became more acute as the
edict opens the door for wholesale
onslaughts against moives by zeal¬
ots, professional reformists and
politicians. The latter, through in¬
voked statutes, would force the in¬
dustry to contribute millions in an¬
nual tribute to local censor boards
for the opportunity to have its pic¬
tures cut to pieces.

Importers Scoff At TO A’s Seal

Proposal: Would Kill Art 9 Boom

Theatre Owner* of America pro¬
posal, reported last week, that all
U. S. theatres agree to play only
those features which have a Pro¬
duction Code seal, drew the ex¬
pected reaction from members of
New York’s importing fraternity.
In a Word: Nuts,

No details were given on how
such a plan might function. The
indie distribs, most of whom spe¬
cialize in “art” product, are unani¬
mous in the opinion that no matter
how the Code might be liberalized,

1 it would be impossible to fashion
an Instrument that could encom¬
pass the kind. of. foreign product
which has made the “class” art
theatres the booming operations
they are today.

They point to such current and
recent hits as “The Virgin Spring,"
“Hiroshima, Mon Amour,” “Breath¬
less,” “Rosemary,” “The Lovers,”
and ask whether anybody or any
Organization, worried about morals
and pressure groups, would have
easily passed those films.

Dan Frankel, prexy of Ze¬
nith International (“Hiroshima,”
“Lovers,” etc.) said simply: “im¬

practical, impossible.” Dick Brandt,
Trans-Lux Distributing topper,
called the plan “ridiculous.” Lat¬
ter, recognizing the reasons which
prompted TOA to come up with
such a proposal, added: “Anybody
who runs scared doesn’t deserve
to be in the film business anyway.”

• Aside from the practicality,
there are other angles to be con¬
sidered. One of these Is cost. At
the present time, any distrib who
wants a Code seal has to pay a
minimum of $500 in fees to get pic
viewed and judged. How many in-
dies, who sometimes run short-
margined operations, are going to
want to add such a “tax” to their
present expenses?

Another is the anti-trust, or con-
spiracy-to-restrain-trade, angle.
That is, should such a proposal be
accepted by all theatres, might not
it be possible for a non-Code seal
pic distributor to sue when his
film is denied any playdates? Such
a suit, in fact, was recently threat¬
ened by a Canadian producer who,
when his film was denied a Code
seal, charged that such a denial
prevented him from getting a ma¬
jor U. S. distrib who, in turn, would

have given the producer playdate*
he could not get through an indie
distrib."

Classify—Maybe

The indie distribs, at least those
who don’t double as theatre owners,
take rather more kindly to the
TOA proposal for a classification
system. However, here too, they
would like to know who would do
the "classifying.” Rather than have
any enlarged Production Code Ad¬
ministration staff do it, they
would like their own org„ the New
York-based Independent Importers
& Distributors of America, to do,
the job. Better still, each distrib
would like to do his own, which
he can, of course, do now. •

Back of the indie indignation
anent both proposals is fact that
the Importers often are accused by
the U. S. majors of having brought
on the “sex and violence” wrath
with their increasingly popular for¬
eign pix. The importers, in turn,
accuse the majors of turning out an
ever-growing number of “sensa¬
tional” films thinly disguised as
morality plays by the dictates of
the Code. The twain doesn’t seem
likely to meet.

‘La Dolce Vita’ Booking
For Manhattan Pending;
Astor’s Sales Convention

Theatre outlet for the American
premiere in New York of “La
Dolce Vita” is expected to be final¬
ized Friday-(24), a spokesman for
Astor Pictures reported Monday
(20). It seems certain that this will
be a dual thealre opening, with
both a Broadway and East Side
outlet participating.

Astor played host to its 25 fran¬
chise distribs at a one-day sales
convention in New York Saturday
(18), highlight of which were
screenings of both “Vita” and an¬
other Astor Italo acquisition, “Roc-
co and His Brothers.” Astor ex¬
pects to launch “Vita” in the late
spring and i.ollow with “Rocco”
in the late summer. Company also
has acquired Roberto Rossellini’s
full - length color documentary,
“India.” and a third made-in-Italy
pic, Titanus’ “The Con Man,” star¬
ring Broderick Crawford and Rich¬
ard Basehart.

Astor will supplement its release
sked for first half of this year with
such other pix as “The Girl In
Room 13,” “Sin of Mona Kent,”
“The Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” (to
be shot in New York and Florida)
and “The State Department Mur¬
ders” (to be shot in Washington).

Franklin F. Bruder, chairman of
Astor, told salesmen that company
will continue to develop its inter¬
national contacts in setting up pur¬
chase agreements to buy and dis¬
tribute films. The company, he
said, has no plans to change Its
franchise setup and has rejected
offers to turn their pix over to ma¬
jor companies for distribution.

“We are interested In building
our own organization,” he said,
“not in supplying product for other
organizations already established.”

Other speakers at the meeting
included Harry Goldstone, sales;
veep; Mario de Vecchi, veep of As¬
tor International; Everett Crosby,
Astor director; Anthony Tarell,
treasurer; David Bader, veep of At¬
lantic Television, Astor subsid; j
George Foley, attorney, and Bill
Doll, advertsing-exploitation veep. I

GAUMONT BRITISH’S
GENERAL CORP. TENDER

The offer made by Gaumont
British of $3.14 per share for the
290,843 15% participating pre¬

ferred ordinary shares of General
Theatre Corp. not already owned
by Gaumont Is now unconditional.
The stock has a par value of 95c.

According to an official state¬
ment last week acceptances have
been lodged In respect of 85% of
the shares which were the subject
of the offer. -

20th Buys Figaro,
&ts Mankiewiez

Scarcity of top directorial talent
was emphasized again this- week
with the disclosure that a key part
of the deal whereby Joseph L.
Mankiewiez agreed to pick up the
reins on 20th-Fox’s ailing “Cleo¬
patra” was the purchase, by 20th,
of Mankiewiez’ Indie Figaro Pro¬
ductions.

Price has not been revealed. One
source said it would involve an
outlay of “a good deal less than
$400,000,” however, since Figaro’s
assets Included “marketable stocks
and securities.” Indie unit is said
to control some story properties,
as well as residual rights in two
pix, “The Quiet American.” and
"Barefoot Contessa,” which are
being distributed to television by
United Artists.

Deal, which allows Mankiewiez a
fat capital gains bonus, is separate
and apart from producer-director’s
earlier commitment to write and
direct “Justine” for producer Wal¬
ter Wanger and 20th.

Producer Status Pends
For Publicist McCarthy

Hollywood. Feb. 21.

Twentieth-Fox and Frank Mc¬
Carthy are discussing deal by
which McCarthy would become
producer for the Westwood studio.
Exee’s current pact as public re¬
lations director for 20th winds up
March 2.

Jerry Wald, whose indie com¬
pany releases through 20th, pre¬
viously had requested McCarthy’s
services as producer ancf veepe*

Gets USSR Classroomer

Des Moines, Feb. 21.

After negotiations that started In
April, 1959, a Russian science film
has finally arrived at Drake Uni¬
versity here and will soon be
shown. The 16-miIlimeteF class¬
room science film In color was pro¬
duced by the Moscow Popular-
Science film Studios. It is called
“The Beginning of Life” and is
narrated in English. “I would guess
it has beeri prepared for the ad¬
vanced Russian highschool stu¬
dent,” Robert N. Johnson, assistant
professor of education and director
of audio-visual services at Drake
University, has said.

Johnson’s interest In obtaining
the Russian science film began in
early 1959 when one of his students
—a “ham” radio operator, made
contact with a Russian amateur
radio operator who sent the Ameri¬
can student a list of possible
sources for obtaining educational
films.

Unsure of Quorum For
20ih’s Board Meeting
Due to G. Washington

Washington’s Birthday today
(22), being a legal holiday, may
force a temporary postponement of
the crucial 20th-Fox board meeting
originally set to be held today, it
was learned at press time yester¬
day (Tues.). Key to meeting is
availability of a quorum. *
Board, when it meets, is expect¬
ed .o act on a proposal to increase
number of directors from 10 to 12,
and then seat two reps of the
large stock interests repped by
brokerage interests headed by
Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. and
by Treves & Co.

Most likely candidates for the
two new seats are attorney Milton
S. Gould, of Gallop, Climenko and
Gould, and John Loeb, of Loeb-
Rhoades.

CAPRA, FORD ESTABLISH
FRANTON PRODUCTIONS

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

Frank Capra and Glenn Ford
have formed Franton Productions
as a clearing house for their re¬
spective companies, Capra Produc¬
tions and Newton Productions, to
jointly undertake a program of
theatrical indies.

Inltialer is skedded to be
“Pocketful of Miracles,” set to roll
In April on Paramount lot. Capra
prexies new outfit.

SELLING 'WONG'

Stark May Unload Rights to EUot
Hyman

Independent producer Ray Stark %
is in process of negotiating sale of
part or all of his interests in
“World of Suzie Wong.” Paramount
release. He acknowledged in New
[York this week that a potential
buyer is Eliot Hyman, who has va¬
ried theatrical (Seven Arts Pro¬
ductions) and television interests.

There’s also another unnamed
bidder for “Wong,” which happens
to be Par’s biggest grosser of the
year so far.

It’s been known for some time
that Stark has had a winner in
“Suzie” and for reasons unknown
he is angling for a quick payoff.
His partner, Paramount, at one
point showed Interest in buying
him out but nothing ever came of
this.

At the rate it has been going,
“Suzie” ought to gross over $7,000,-
000 in domestic film, rentals, and
appears to be equally strong
’abroad.

UPSURGE THIS
YEAH LIKELY

By PAUL A. GARDNER

Ottawa, Feb. 21.

Canadian feature film produc-
tion dropped from four to three
last year, but looks likely to be
up considerably in 1961. That’s
aside from pictures made in this
country by U.S. producers: 20th
Fox’s Saskatchewan-shot “Cana¬
dians” starring Robert Ryan and
Teresa Stratas, Greek-descended
Toronto singer under contract to
the Met; and Arch Oboler’s indie
“One Plus One,” recently com¬
pleted in Toronto. Oboler wrote,
produced and directed, with cast
topped by U. S. players Leo G.
Carroll and June Duprez, sup¬
ported by nearly 70 Canadian per¬
formers.

Three Canadian-made features
of 1960 were:

“Abbey of Monte Casslno.” Ar¬
thur J. Kelly Productions, Brant¬
ford, Ont. financed. Semi-documen¬
tary film, using actual footage
of World War II Italian battle.
Producer: Kelly; asst, producer:
Curt Harrison; script, Agnes K.
Anderson; narration, Hugh Ben¬
son, B. & W. and color. Technical
work by Crawley Films. Distribu¬
tion not yet known.

“Hired Gun.” Dairy Productions,
Toronto. Western. Screenplay, pro¬
duction, directing and editing by
Lindsay Shonteff. Asst, producer:
James Beggs; photographer. Herb
Alpert; sound, Les Headley;- con¬
tinuity, Christine Murray; sets,'
Edgar Keenan; song, “Hired Gue,
by Leslie Pouliot and Fred Tudor.
Shot at Meridian Studios, Toronto,
and in that area. Cast headed by
Don Borisenko. Distributed by
Astral Films, Toronto.

“Wings of Chance.” Tiger Pro-..-
ductions, Calgary, reportedly fi¬
nanced by Calgary-Edinonton oil
men. Bush-pilot yarn based on
“Kirby’s Gander,” novel by John
Patrick Gillese. Exec, producer,
'Lome H. Reed; producer, Larry
Matanski; production manager.
Jack L. Copeland; director, Edward
Dew. Cast headed by Jim L. Brown
and Frances Rafferty of Holly¬
wood. Distributed by Universal.
This Year

Meanv/hile these are the 1961
prospects:

“Barometer Rising” (working
title) looms as the maiden feature
film effort of Crawley Films of
Ottawa, this country’s leading in¬
dustrial film producer. There are
three writers working now on the
scenario: Hugh MacLennan on
whose novel it is based, plus
Joseph Schull and Harry Horner.
Horner withdrew from stage direc¬
tion of “How to Make a Man,” the
recent Broadway flop. “Barometer”
deals with the ghastly munitions
ship explosion at Halifax during
World War I.

Untitled second Crawley feature
possibility is being worked up by
Paul Al.nond, Canadian television
dramatist-director whose credits
include one for “Alfred Hitchcock
Presents.” Story idea is a joint try
of his and Crawley’s president.
Another writer will join Almond
on the next draft.

International Film Studios, To¬
ronto, is presumably rolling a fea¬
ture on March 1. It’s described as
in 3-D. Though only a fortnight off
the title, even the author, is a.
secret. Other credits unavailable.

“The Mask.” Taylor-Roffman
Productions, Toronto. (Yvonne Tay¬
lor, president, is wife of Nat A.
Taylor, head of Taylor Associates,
which controls 20th Century Thea¬
tres, Twinex .Theatres, Toronto
International Film Studies and
International Film Distributors.
Hollywood - experienced Julian
Roffman, v.p. and production
chief, is also v.p. of Meridian Fiims
Ltd. Ralph Foster, sec-treas., is
also president of Meridian. Pro¬
ducer-director, Roffman. Ann Cal¬
lings will be featured. Distributed
by International Film Distributors.

“You Ohly Live Twice.” Also
slated to roll this year for Taylor-
Roffman at above studios. Based
on “The Well” by Sinclair Ross,
Canadian novelist. Producer-direc¬
tor, Ro^imn: s f TPe T V'-l;v by How-
(Continued on page 24)

H€TU*ES

PQrieTy

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Russian Evaluation of Swap:

Yanks Got More Than They Gave

s, Hollywood, Feb. 21. 4-

Russian industryites were not too
happy with the U.S. results from
the first batch of Red films sent
here under the U.S.-Soviet Cultural
Exchange Program, Nicholas Nap¬
oli, prexy of Artkino, said here
piior to returning to his Gotham
headquarters.

Napoli, who's been importing
Russian product for 32 years and
who will bring in 16 features in
1961, svd he was not an official
mouthpiece for the Moscow indus¬
try. However, be added, the feeling
among Muscovites ?s that they got
the short end of the cultural <eco¬
nomic* exchange. He explained:

The Puss T ans required 10 U.S
pi:;. vi. r h at £60.000, giving seven
v* their*!, at .s -.me figure. Not only
did majors on t’ is side benefit by
tune of nSO.Of'O, hut lacklustre
treatment in selling and exhibition,
as compared to top bookings in!
Mescov situations, has Russians-
annoyed. j

ThrVd like to make co-produc-1
tion deals with U.S., Napoli says,!
similar to France and Bulgaria. So
far no takers, Artkino conveys feel-
ir" Moscow filmmakers want to
work closer with American pix
producers. part : eularly in view of!
many outstanding efforts recog- 1
nizrd internationally.

U.S. Playoff in USSR

Washington, Feb. 21.

Illustrating the geographical
circulation Russia is giving
U.S. films obtained under the
Soviet-Yankee cultural ex¬
change agreement. Paramount’s
“Roman Holiday” is now show¬
ing in Yerevan, capital of Ar¬
menia, and 20th’s "All About
Eve,” U’s "Man of 1,000 Faces”
and Todd-AO's "Oklahoma,
are all being screened in
Odessa.

Word comes from Turner
Shelton, head of motion pic¬
tures of U.S. Information
Agency, who said all films in¬
volved have successfully played
Moscow and other central
cities. Exact grosses are not
made available by the Rus¬
sians. .

General Drive-In
Net Up A Penny

Boston, Feb. 21.

Net earnings of $870,253, equal to
$1.03 per share, was registered by
General Drive-In Corp. for the
v . rt1 . c Tj, lcc?a fiscal year ended Oct. 31. 1960.

“ I Comparable figure for the preced-
for 16 jea-s until Mart*. ! ing year was $860,167 or $1.02 per

«While in Hollvwood Napoli dis-. s ] iare
curbed with David Wolner second j Gross revenue for the 1960 fiscal:
part of teevee “Race for Space” • period was $8,139,965 as compared
for Tidewater Oil. Mike Wallace is w | t h $7,921,477 for the previous
set to narrate. Shulton Co., makers year.

of Old Spice, sponsored first chap-; The company, whose shares were:
ter. Amcr can and Ru^s material fj r? f offered to the public in June,
is to be « B <.d, says Napoli.) : i960, operates 26 drive-ins and 24

Moscow's Second International indoor theatres. The company re-
Film Festival to be staged July j cently diversified its operations by
7-21 has not yet extended any U.S.; entering the bowling center field,
invitations. Most successful pic at I The first unit was opened iri
initial filmiest was 20th-FDx's j Au°ust. 1960.

“Diary o r Anne Frank.” Spyros; Philip Smith. General Drive-In
SkouiT.s visited Moscow to accept president, pointed out that extraor-
honors. dinary expenses entailed with start-

’ Of seven Russfilms taken by ing the new operations^ward the
maiors on Cultural Exchange, Parr.- cr.d of the fiscal year had been
mount is credited with best job; charged against 1960 earnings.

for 4.000 dates on "Circus Stars.”) -

Artkino**: Russian imports for ; « l <n ' $L1 >

1981. are broken down into three-HU ireDCll BreathleSS
categories:

Documentaries, "A Day With the
Russian.” "An'mal Trappers”

(made by Popular Science. Russ
company’, and “The Day the War
Ended.”

Classics, "The Thieving Magpie,”

“Mu-Mu.” story by Turgenev;

“Yasilv Surikov.” sto y of 19th Cen-

UNION LABE CHEER
(AGAIN) FOR DOUGLAS

Kirk Douglas Is the recipient of
another attaboy from the AFL-
CIO’s Union Label and Service
Trades Council as a result of his
decision to switch the shooting of
his Bryna production, "Monte¬
zuma,” from Mexico to Hollyw’ood.

Douglas’ "Spartacus” received
considerable support from the la¬
bor outfit because it was made al¬
most completely in Hollywood.
Only one sequence, requiring the
use of a large Army, was filmed in
Spain. At _ any rate, labor unions
have been! plugging "Spartacus”
and helping to sell tickets to the
hardticket engagements.

In a handout to the labor press,
the Union Label Council—as part
of its campaign to strengthen the
job security of AFL-CIO members
via an American-made, union-made
pitch—applauds Douglas’ decision
to film "Montezuma” in Califor¬
nia’ and also cited President Ken¬
nedy's recent appeal to "buy Amer¬
ican to combat the gold deficit.”

The . Council points out that
"Montezuma” "production costs
would be halved by shooting across
the river in Mexico but Douglas
expressed his belief that there is no
reason why film producers could
not produce profitably in Holly¬
wood and employ American union
theatrical trades people who are
the most accomplished in the
world.”''

With L.D.’s Condemnation;
Brando’s ‘Jacks’ A-IIIi

Legion of Decency has given a!
C 'condemned) rating to the new;
French import, “Breathless.” be- ’
ing handled this side by Films

turv Russ painter; "On the Eve.” j Ar ° und
combo of P.ufsian-Bulgavian pro-! Homsn Catholic reviewing group
dileers on life in Bulgaria at turn \ nbieets to grossly indecent and
of centum-: -Fathers and Sons."! “Ucious treatment- in costuming,
store of. life in Petrograd by Tur- :<, an ?, situations, which make
genev: “Ssmpo,” fairy lale jointly « ,e fllm "completely inacceptable
made by Russian and Finnish pro-' from a ™ oraI Pf» n ‘ ° f , view 3
di’cers : mass medlum entertainment.

” ‘ . ,. 0 ou- f Legion has also given an

Contemporaries: Sun Shmes for A _ m , moralIy unobjectionable for
A:l/ story of blind Russian World adults) ratlng to Marlon Brando’s
\..,r II soldrer, lo the Rumble of directional effort. Paramount’s
in modern Moscow j , „

Wheels,” life in modern Moscow
with Aya Arepina. noted Russian
star; “Age of Youth,” dealing with
dancer in Bolshoi Ballet; “My
Daughter,” “A Home for Tanya,”
life on modern collective farm;
“The Morning Star,” about the
ballet, to be preemed at Vista Con-

“One-Eyed Jacks.”

Terms Pend For
Magna’s Distrib
Of Anglo Amalg

Magna Pictures Corp., which is
expanding into general distribution
in addition to handling Todd-AO
pictures, is discussing an agree¬
ment whereby it would handle all
the production of Angfo Amalga¬
mated Film pistributors of London
in the U.S.

First deal between the two firms
involves the comedy “Watch Your
Stern,” made by the same team
which delivered “Carry on Nurse.”
Plans are to release the film In
May.

of a Century.’

American Jewish Comm.

Sheldon Smerling to NTT
As New Executive Veep

Los Angeles. Feb 21.

_ ■ , , - . T j ..t> i Sheldon Smerling. for past 10

JUnC ’ and Born ! years exec vp of Eastern Manage-
j ment Corp., of N. Y. and Newark.

: N. J., is joining National Theatre*
f & Television Inc., in newlv-created
[ po*-t of exec vp and chief operating
_ oftieer of company. Duties will in-

I icfc /alii rP^hirPQ elude a wide area of activities, in-
Lhslo eluding probably the circuit’s grow-

For the first time. 32 full-length irg drivein operations,
feature pix, both from Hollywood Exec, who moves to Coast short-
and abroad, are included in the ly, has been in charge of EMC’s
American Jewish Committee's new drivein and conventional film the-
catalog of “films for human reia- at res and radio broadcasting sta¬
tions.” tions in middle Atlantic and New

» uiojj uio}s .Soijx -goieieo aqj ux. England states.

More than 200 films are described j , -:-

variety of sources—universities, kfm HYMAN TO lOMnOM

museums, commercial producers. a . L ^ NUON

educat on associations, and govern-! ‘ lu . s ,een

men* ageneie*= * named a director and v.p. m charge

.. . „ ... of foreign operations of Seven Arts

The motion picture is an idea Productions . H e„ headquarter in
vehicle for intergroup education, , London st a rtin g March 1. Seven
the catalog-says. Films entertain. Arts, which is involved in produc-
irstruct and move the emotions: , tion> c . oproduct i on and the financ-
they make learning pleasurable and ! ing of fjIms and tele ix a , s0

leave a lasting impression on the maintain its offices in Rome, Paris
senses and the mind. They person- and Munich

alize complex problems and evems,! H yman is'the son of Elliott Hy-
oramatize change and growth. : man who is partnered with David
Sources and distributors of the Stillman and Lou Chesler in the
films are listed. ‘ Seven Arts operation.

U. S. to Europe

Alan C. Collins.

Barry Gray
Jim Moran
Arnold M. Picker
David *V. Picker
Walter Read* Jr.

Max E. Youngstein

Europe to U. S.

Griffith Johnson
Isidore Ostrer

L. A. to N. Y.

Joey Bishop
George Burns
Kitty Carlisle
Roger C'orman
Stephen Draper
Milt Ebbins
John Frankenheimer
Mike Frankovich
Moss Hart
Harold Hecht
Leo Jaffe
Peter G. Levathes
Jerry Levy
Dick Martin
Rose Mathias
William Perlberg
John Rich
Dan Rowan
Susan Strasberg
Mel Stuart
Ralph Wheelwright

N. Y. to L. A.

Anthony Buttitta
Bill Grandal
Richard Gehman
Meyer M. Hulner

v < »

i; New York Sound Track j;

Big turnout slated for the Sol A. Schwarts fareweU luncheon this
Friday at the Waldorf.

Publicity crowd -around Manhattan much amused by Murray Kemp*
ton’s quip in N.Y. Post to the effect that if the Mongolian hordes were
at Riverdale he’d expect Mayor Robert F. Wagner to issue an “End
of Western Civilization Week” proclamation.

The recent Queen’s honor to Hoyts Theatres topper Ernest Turnbull
is not the Order of Commander of the British Empire but it is “Com¬
mander, Order of the British Empire (CBE),” a small point, sayfc Cliff
Holt, publicist for the Aussie theatre chain, “but an important one
protocol-wise.”

Robert Ryan hoped his stint opposite Katharine Hepburn at Strat¬
ford, (Conn.) Shakespeare Festival might bring him a bid to Bardfest
at Canada’s Stratford, “but I didn’t get the offer.” So he told press in
Toronto while there p.a.ing for his Saskatchewan-made "Canadian.”

Herbert L. Golden, United Artists v.p. in charge of operations,
returned to New York following a five-week tour of Tokyo, Hong Kong,

! Bangkok, New Delhi, Tel Aviv and Paris . . . Rumors about the Capitol
Theatre becoming a legit house have again cropped up, but Lo.ew’s
Theatres emphatically denies it has any such plans. Admittedly pro¬
ducers seeking a home for musical comedies have surveyed the house*
but nothing positive materialized, said board chairman Laurence A*
Tisch, “It will definitely continue to be operated as an important,
first-run motion picture theatre," he declared . . ."Spartacus” is now
playing 24 roadshow engagements in the U. S. and 13 abroad . . . Tony
Curtis set to star in Harold Hecht’s (by way of Nicolai Gogol) "Taras
Bulba” for United Artists . . . Metro has set 225 new engagements for
"Ben-Hur” during February, bringing the total-number of cumulative
engagements to more than 700 . . . Bache Market Letter sees Loew’s
Theatres "as an interesting speculation on management’s ability to
find more profitable use of the company’s large real estate holdings.”
The Wall St. firm says "it’s a type of situation w’hich isn’t exactly
everybody’s cup of tea, but we think it will work out well.”

Unable to find a suitable magical lamp for use in Jot Levine’s "Won¬
ders of Aladdin,” art director Flavio Mogherini designed one. Order¬
ing four toy sketch, the Florence, Italy, lampmaker made a .fifth for his
shop window. You guessed it; Embassy Pictures has made a licensing/
deal.

Due out March 2 via Doubleday is John McCabe’s biography of the
film comics, "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy.”

Joseph M. Schenck Enterprises bought film rights to "Goodbye, My
Son,” novel by Arthur Woolson which Richard Brooks will produce
and direct . . . Harold Hecht has Tony Curtis set for "Taras Bulba”
and is negotiating with Anthony Quinn (DA release) . . . George Pal
purchased "The Cirons of Dr. Lao." Charles G. Finney tome, for late
1961 or -early ’62 production . . . Wanda Hendrix into Harvard Films’
"The Colonel of Bunker Hill” for UA release . . . Elvis Presley will
do “Chautauqua” for first of his new four-pix deal with Metro, to be
produced by Edmund Grainger . . . John Sturges formed Kappa Corp.
for program of indie features, apart from his present Alpha Corp., in
which he’s partnered with Mirisch Co.

Rev. Malcolm Boyd, film publicist turned priest, will start review¬
ing pictures for "The Episcopalian." a monthly ... his next book, due
in fall via John Knox Press will be “Christian Images In Mass Cul-.
ture.”

Stuart Holmes, who portrayed a German officer in the 1921 version
of "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” has bit in the new Metro pro¬
duction of same starring Glenn Ford. Meanwhile Karl Boehm takes
over character he enacted in the Rudolph Valentino starrer.

Bob Goldstein, 20th-Fox production veepee, wings to Gotham today
(Wed.) for special h.o. meets.

The late M. A. (Moe) and Lily Jason Silver’s daughter, Barbara, got
married in New York’s Hotel Plaza Sunday (19), a second try for her.
Groom Gerald Rosenthal is in the toy business.

Walter Reade Jr., Continental Distributing prexy, off to Europe to
check various coproduction deals . . . Ed Kingsley, prexy of Kingsley
International, has his 10th short subject Oscar nominee in the last nine
years with "Day of The Painter,” competing in the live-action category
. . . New dubbing contract between Screen Actors Guild and the N. Y.
distribs is expected to be announced tomorrow (Thurs.) . . . Jim Hag-
erty, Ike’s former press secretary, dining at Manny Wolf’s Friday (17)
night and getting adjusted to the N. Y. scene.

Paramount pressagent says the role of "2E” in "Breakfast at Tif¬
fany’s relates not to an apartment, but to Patricia Neal (her first screen
appearance, in almost 10 years) whose character name is Emily Eustis
Falsnson. First two initials are "2E”—pronounced Toohev. The intel¬
ligence is hereby acknowledged, but will it sell tickets? Holiday mag’s
Caskie Stinnet offers the item that a literary find along the Seine is a
French reprint of. “Pernod and Sam” by Booth Tarkington. Stinnet
heads the note: “Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder.”

^.Michael Mayer, IFIDA’s exec director, returns Friday (24) from a
short Vacation in Hollywood, Fla. . . . Samuel Ishikawa has been named
New York rep Tor Shochiku Films of America, U. S. distrib for Shochl-
ku of Japan, one of that country's leading film producers . . . D'ck
Bernstein, Cornell ’56, who collaborated on script of "Force of Im¬
pulse,” plans to join ranks of the young producers with indie screen
adaptation of "Entry E,” by Richard Frede. Latter’s "Young Doctors”

; is being produced by Columbia.

Billiard champ William Mosconi will act as "technical adviser” on
Robert Rossen’s forthcoming pool hall saga, "The Hustler,” set to be
shot entirely in New York this spring with Paul Newman as the cue
addict . . . Add' Incidental Intelligence: “The Millionairess” set a new,
all-time, four-day house record at the 20th Century Theatre in Nairo¬
bi, South Africa . . . Joe Solomon has been named national sales rep
for UMPO’s Italian import. "Big Deal.”

Subtitlist Herman G. Weinberg is working on Emile Lustig’s newest
German import, “The Good Soldier Schweik.” Weinberg also did the
titles for Continental Distributing's "Modigliani of Montparnasse,”
which opens at the Baronet here Tuesday i28) . . . Commented on©
local wag on the report that Lloyds of London had recommended
Marilyn Monroe as Liz Taylor’s replacement in title role of "Cleo¬
patra”: "Maybe Lloyds knows more about the script than we.do.”

Manos Hadjinakis, whose tunes in "Never on Sunday” gave him
something.of an international reputation has written music to a film
based on Sophocles’ "Antigone,” with Irene Pappas in the lead. Pro¬
ducer is George Tzavellas . . . Jules Dassin is writing another picture
in which he will not act but only produce and direct. It is about the
great Anthenian statesman Pericles which will, it is hoped, be played
by Lawrence Olivier and Aspasia played by Melina Mercouri.

United Artists execs Max E. Youngstein, Arnold M. Picker, and
David Picker to Europe over the weekend to confer with company
executives and .foreign producers. They will spend 10 days covering
London, Berlin, Munich, Rome, Paris, and Madrid . . . Singer Helen
Kardon set for "The Agency Game,” which Berkeley Films will make
in London next month . . . Metro points out that if anyone doubted
Elizabeth Taylor’s boxoffice appeal, 1961 is providing proof of her ap¬
peal. “Butterfield 8” is the company’s biggest regular release since
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” also starring Miss Taylor. In between, she
appeared in another hit, Columbia’s "Suddenly Last Summer”. . . Elvi*
Presley to star in "Chataiiora” as the first of four M .t -o fi’ms . . . Ed¬
ward E. Colton and The<- T> ’ .~n are the speakers on mo-

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PICTURES

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

f'fiklfitt

GORE: END O’SEAS TAX HAVENS

Fewer Seats for Bigger Pictures? (][(]JjE BENEFITS Britisb Underwriters Writhe

Preston (Bob) Tisch, president of Loew’s Hotels and a key man
In Loew’s Theatres, In commenting on the company’s theatrical
circuit of the future, said this week there likely will be more
units but the new ones will be lesser in size than the lfjrge-over-
head houses of the past.

He said he goes along without too much reservation with the
thought that whereas film production can do better with fewer
but bigger pictures, exhibition would do well to concentrate on
> smaller houses which can create seating demand.

He offered this as a general observation. But his and others'
opinions (the others being persons theatrically in the know) make
it a sure bet that the new conventional theatres of the future are
likely to be in the 1,000-seat class, far more so than the likes of
the now-defunct New York Roxy.

Tisch added, by the way, that he doesn’t, see too many legalistic
roadblocks in the way of Loew’s expansion, despite the antitrust
decrees, just so long as there is no stiffling of competition.

-nn 1

IHouse That Roared’ to $1,848,000;
Jackters Slants on British Click

Columbia’s Rube Jackter, v.p. in
charge of domestic sales, says ex¬
hibitors have become alert to box-
office pictures whether they’re
"art” or "commercial” in concept
(and initial evaluation). Theatre-
men are pursuing a "two-way-
stretch” policy of booking product
regardless of its origin, cast and
subject matter—no longer buying
merely features with the obvious
Hollywood "sell” values but also
the material from abroad which
until recently was almost auto¬
matically barred by all except the
art situations.

There’s documentary, evidence in
support of the statement, centering
on "Mouse That Roared,” which
was made in England under Carl
Foreman’s Open Road Productions.
It was brought in at a negative cost
of about $300,000 and opened in
the States (specifically, at New
York’s pintsized Guild Theatre* in
November, 1959. The star, Peter.
Sellers, was hardly known at the
time.

U.S. Take To $214-Mil.

Washington, Feb. 21.

"Yankee Movie Star, Come
Home!” This is the craft unions
echoing plea of Sen. Albert Gore
(D-Tenn) who has just introduced
a bill striking the tax provision
which permits Americans living
abroad to escape income taxes on
$20,000 of his earned income.

, 'This particular provision ap-
jpears to be particularly beneficial
ito film stars,” Gore said, more in
pain, than envy.

Bill has been sent to the Senate
Finance Committee of which Gore
Is a member. He declared his
measure is in line with President
Kennedy’s message to Congress
calling for new measures to put
,an end to "foreign tax havens.”

Under the present law, an Ameri¬
can who temporarily resides and
works abroad for 17 out of 18
months can escape U.S. income
taxes on $20,000 of his earned in¬
come.

"This is a fairly large and grow¬
ing loophole which should be
closed,” Gore said.

On 20th ‘Cleopatra Claim;
Mankiewicz Meeting Press

Birth of a Pattern ^ SL a ^° n a ocpL IT« After the session, Cantinflas Among their suggestions were

£>irui or a i-ancm months can escape U.S. income Ascribed Kennedy as a "very Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Mac-

illv f ind marketing ^given taxes on $20,000 of his earned in- ch&Tmilig personality, a kind Laine, Rossana Podesta and Kim

Mouse That Roared by Co- co ^‘. . . . . . , person-fin other words a great Novak but none of these was ao-

lumbia is not one-shot policy. "This is a fairly large and grow- p „ 1 ceptable to Spyros Skouras or Wal-

Sl *F e lt *J? ald °j f o™*— and lug loophole which should be B Ambassador Flores said ter Wanger. the film’s producer.

th f, pr ° duct . sho r Uge closed. Gore said. Kennedy regarded Cantinflas Said Wanger: "Without Eliza-

is helping the offbeat pictures ag ««^ e expression of the Mexi- beth Taylor there will be no Cleo-

—it wul be given more than HArir can soul because the people patra. She’s the greatest star In

another whirl. *OU CAN GO BACK j ove him/ > the world and every film she

lrea , < ? y . in , iin f for * he Wrtr-n tw n M nm M wr Before the opening of makes Is a success.”

V^°^ e ue tr r a ^ ntIm ^ "Pepe” Friday (17), the Mexi- 20th-Fox Is claiming a sum in

All Right, Jack and Please Arier 5-xears Away can Embassy held a reception the region of $3,000,000 for losses

Turn over. ^ „„ in honor of Cantinflas. sustained by the film’s holdup. Dis-

„ ■ „- Bryan Foy returns March to SgE

Boston Press Chides Industry

VIllllCO **IUUCUJ was afflicted ^th a tooth ailment.

11!fiuimm? Paramount Vnr flne/J Wnnrc 2?

LlKcS trOIUDallVI Foy has been with company off fAf I lACPQ m)0FS ht the medical Certificate sup-

r • J and on for many years, and directed * w j plied bv the film company when

Boston Feb 21 studio’s first all-talking pic “Lights Waiivwnod FpH 21 I the Policies were taken outVas of-

„ .. _ / _ ’ •» * i. * New York.” Later, he was in Hollywood, Feb. 21. fered j n perfectly good faith It

Cantinflas at; a Ritz luncheon in die production, headed a unit for American Aims may run a po.ar fjj thou g h f^thatthe^ case will not

yesterday (20) submitted to mass 20th-Fox and joined Eagle Lion as second to ° f Te ~ ■ come to court until about Julv.

interviews. Previously, the Mexi- production chief when that com- j ®°!5TL t industry ; and ’ indeed - ™ ay well be settled

"Mouse” as of now has an actual! can player stated he would see the pany was formed.

national gross (rentals) of $1,848,- members of the Boston press one

KVMw SS °exchang'e “

area alone the Col collections have had been set up by John Markle,

amounted to $489,000, this coming Columbia’s exploitation chief,
from 248 theatres, and more is in Boston American columnist
(Continued on page 15) Frazer itemed in his column.

He now swings over from Para-

^ W1C rT U “JT mount, where he recently com- a u^ r -aireciur ueui-jse ocjuu. . next month and meanwM1 } ,-
a time and an elaborate schedule pleted -‘Blueprint for Robbery.” Despite the obvious dead end to , Iead j n g players have been sent on

id been set up by John Markle, Fo7 . Jf Paramount’,, Anjles *?here has blen but a very sr'iti , vat ' a '' on „ In . case , of Miss T-v-
.lumbia’s exploitation chief. Foy served as , " lee .. producer J ac Tin the illogical an7 \

Boston American columnist A an for fc P«amo»nt. on ”Blueprint for sighted fortress created hcrc.fiv;

- 1 --London, Feb. 21.

r* a ibf s, • rn-ir Joseph Mankiewicz, who’s taken
CantmtlftS Meets JrJv over from Rouben Mamoulian as,
Washington, Feb. 21. director of -20th-Fox’s much trou-
Mario Moreno, better known bled "Cleopatra,” is holding a

as Cantinflas, accompanied by press conference tomorrow (Wed.)

Mexican Ambassador \Carillo ^ outline his plans for the Eliza-

Flores, paid a "purely social” beth Taylor starrer. It’s expected

call on President Kennedy that It could coincide with the is-

Saturday (18). sue of several writs by 20th against

Although Cantinflas was in several insurance companies and

town for the opening of syndicates of LloytPs underwriters

"Pepe” the night before at th« who are disputing their liability

Trans-Lux, pains were taken for losses sustained by the film

to keep the White House visit , company because of the holdup of-

free of any plugs for the pic. r “Cleopatra.”

Photographers had been alert- Lloyd’s of London has suggested
ed for the visit, but last-mln- several alternative actresses to

ute decision barred them from play the Elizabeth Taylor role,

taking any pictures. whose illness caused the delay.

After the session, Cantinflas Among their suggestions were

described Kennedy as a "very Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Mac-

charming personality, a kind Laine, Rossana Podesta and Kim

person-fin other words a great Novak but none of these was ao-

guy.” ' ceptable to Spyros Skouras or Wal-

Ambassador Flores said ter Wanger. the film’s producer.

Kennedy regarded Cantinflas Said Wanger: "Without Eliza-
as “the expression of the Mexi- beth Taylor there will be no Cleo-

can soul because the people patra. She’s the greatest star In

love him.” the world and every film she

Before the opening of makes Is a success.”

"Pepe” Friday (17), the Mexi- 20th-Fox Is claiming a sum in

can Embassy held a reception the region of $3,000,000 for losses

in honor of Cantinflas. sustained by the film’s holdup. Dis-

pute centres round whether or not
• 1 T 1 Miss TayIor was to start work

ImiIuaImt on “Cleopatra.” 20th-Fox argues

Lniucs industry that ^ !»«*«** m««r a

VIMUVW ^ J was afflicted with a tooth ailment.

__ | my The Insurance people contend that

LVfct. | |apa/| llnni*£> she was not * th °ugh they admit

rOF LIOSCU thQ medical certificate sup-

* v | plied by. the film company when

Hollvwood Feb 21 \ the P olicies wer e taken out was of-

American Mms" may ruf a poor !

copnnH trt Fnrnnp of T*P-' ^ tnOUSht tllflt tn6 C3S0 Will DOt

dU "Despite the .U dead end to i

Frazer itemed in his column, “My I Robbery.” Word is that he had Seaton, half of the indie

Tax Advice Costly To f s
Danny Kaye, Cy Howard; “
Most Pay On ’52 Item w

Boston,” that “unlike Kennedy,”
Cantinflas would not meet journal-

proposed a women’s prison pic to berg-Seaton Productions, believes'
Par, and latter didn’t get around the industry must undergo a rav-i
to saying yes or no fast enough, transfusion of young blood if

Meanwhile. Mis> Taylor has been
awarded "a sub.^antial sum by way
of damages and costs,” against

ists en masse. Shortly after pub- Hence Foy setting up indie shop field is to escape decay. The ndie J a- sociated^eSSDaiSS^Bublish^ra

meeting with Kennedy in Washing¬
ton. Then, word came through he

However, it’s also strongly In- blow at the present exclusion .
dicated that the Foy-Par separa- tice by sponsoring a training

.". ' - iring for an article which

rJ " impiied that the reason for the

would scrap the single interview tion is In part due to the film com- ect with UCLA whereby cinema on 3 "Cleopatra” "wa^ that

bit and take em all on together. pany’s new reluctance to go along art graduates can gain practical iviiss Tailor was overweight and

San Francisco,. Feb. 21. \ ou ana taKe m 311 on logeiner. j pany ’ s new reluctance to go along art graduates can gain practical iviiss Tailor was overweight a

U. S. Court of Appeals here has { ( Unclear to the home office of with any more lesser-scale produc- experience denied them elsewhere. ba d to go on a diet.

unanimously affirmed a Dec. 17, j Variety is whether the above tions. Par execs are said to be in- Among effects of present atti- _!_

1959, lower-court decision which ! Boston dispatch implies local ap - dining to the belief that the outfit tudes will be in-buit bitterness of
disallowed income tax deductions \ proval of Cantinflas switching from is particularly geared to handle cinema art instructors forced to f , Mvr f

taken for 1952 by Danny and Syl- ] individual to bulk interviews. This "A” product, and the exploitation teach for their livelihood because i wlili OaDLiluuS lllOCi S

via Kaye and writer-producer Cy; tradepaper finds group interview- stuff such as Foy turns out is not the doors of practical experience

Howard. | in 9 mostly a waste of time. — Ed.) fin keeping with this kind of setup. I have been closed to them.

The three, on advice of Beverly j‘ " 5

Hill accounting firm of Lefkowitz. j -jry fTl HH* 7 X" 'A T~f t 7

ti: a e d : Re-l ag 1 iscn Inns As Loew s Hotels; co Urt ha s aP .

paid on loans- with which they j C 7 . 7 P roved the Potion of National

bought certificates of deposit, their; •/* } § T 7 _#* T H/ ‘ 7 • Theatres & Television to distribute

sLducaftm In Showmanship

Howard bought $387,500 worth.! DENE ARNEEL I the Tisch inns in the future may j now may be enlarged to 150 the-; was originallv shown with the

Kayes claimed $23,750 as interest Preston (Bob) Tisch, whose s ; ^ : Smeil-O-Vision process,

deduction Howard $38,750. brother, Laurence A. Tisch, is act- j Crests’ in hotels .have been bear/ng being 'aTewJomer" to the Theatfe | NT * T . which made and dis-

But S. Tax Court lo months ing president of Loew’s Theatres, I the family name,-Tisch group now I business and still devoting only . tributed "Windjammer.” fiist pie-

ago ruled interest to purchase and : no dividina his tima (nst ahnut! includes the Americana, in Miami i50 r c of his time to it since EuaAne t lira in Pinnm iraala ic ovnoi-tnrl

‘Scent of Mystery’ Deal;
Sans Odor in Cinemiracle

By GENE ARNEEL
Preston (Bob) Tisch,

?ranJcHon°-a r ^h?m” d ^ ellUre ?«J nff T { SCh S° Entrepreneur acknowledges that \* ne *, ^e meaning of “day-ajid- j miracle and distribute the film

• sa\in^ foi now that he 11 eventually to change the corporate name j date - But it s obvious lie's becom- i under a different title.

Judges Walter L. Pope Gilbert become the permanent prez of the would mean the loss of the family ! ing submerged in the exhibition! Since the consent deC ree sen-

11. Jertberg and M. Oliver Koelsch, Loew s chain of exhibition outlets, identity but notes that the Loews business. I.aratin- National Thetties fiom

in last weeks decision, agreed, say- He s a member of the board, which nomenclature has been built up I Interviewee related that just re-

1S chairmanned by Laurence, and over t i le ..pare and at eraat P v -centlv he realigned things in the - 'r ” r ° X p ! e ' el i- a toimer

"It is; patent to us that from the ■ hej president of Loew’s Hotels. pense and eertainl/is meaningful. | Loetv’s circuit so that the divisiorif*£!£ q ti,^ on°eaeh’hi

transaction between partners and As a matter of fact, says Bob - managers would headquarter in Pf I » ,ls>sl0nls . ie< l J1, r £p<> n ea(hin-

the brokerage firm with which they Tisch. there’s no immediate need Re Stockholders ! New York and the local managers ! du:d Mf. 1 P^J^t. There was no

dealt there was nothing of sub- to clarify the issue. He communi- thinks there’s no necessity j would have more autonomy. This ■ oppositIon from 4 Je ^ 0Vern " !ent -

stance to be realized by partners cated an immediate “no” to the f° r stockholder approval for bring- j means that the division heads will -

beyond tax deductions.” question as to whether there has in S all Tisch and Loew's hotel en-I be in a position of immediate con- j t n j r»

As a result, Kayes owe Internal been a decision as to his becoming terprises under the Loew’s flag but j tact anent matters of policy among Mandel on LeOCte Keview

Revenue Service $19,667 on 1952 : chief exec, explaining that both the he . thinks such stockholder ac- themselves and the homeoffice Harry Mandel, president of RKO

takes and Howard owes $33,452. I theatre end of Loew’s and the hotel quiescence will be asked anyway. ec helon. And. also, tha.t the locals . Theatres, has been named an ex-
New York attorney Bernard . division are being operated closely Loew ’s Inc., in on the road to ! will be encouraged to do certain • hibitor member of the motion Dic-
Speisman represented the Kayes : together, he and brother Larry are expansion in both the hotel and j managerial things on their own. I ture Production Code Review

and Howard at their hearing, and: in constant touch and, Indeed, the theatre business and, he empha- Previous word in the trade has it! Board

the Internal Revenue Service was; theatre and hotel business enter-1 sized, theatres are not to be sacri- that local Loew’s theatres were en- • He replaces Sol A. Schwartz oa
represented by Lee A. Jackson, of; prises can be run in a manner of jfieed without a strong economic ! joined from making the slightest the six-man exhib unit of the Code
Washington and Assistant U. S. At- j complementing each other. reason. He offered the thought ! change unless they had homeoffice just as he succeeded Schwartz a»

torney Charles K. Rice. Along these lines, Bob Tisch said tthat the circuit, in fiv*- years from i approval. - - 1‘head of the theatre chain.

I'head of the theatre chain.

FILM XKVXCWS

P^RUftf

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Saietnary

(C’SCOPE)

Aaaiher flashy, provocative
sex epic is a story loaded
with shady heroines. Too
clumsily transposed from the
Faulkner prose to rate qual¬
ity label that, along with big
campaign and risque reputa¬
tion. would spell huge, sus¬
tained b.o. But should attract
enough attention for hot start
and fair showing.

Hollywood, Feb. 15.

Twentieth-Fox release of Richard D.
Zanuck production. Stars Lee Remick,
"Yves Montand. Bradford Dillman; fea¬
tures Harry Townes. Odetta. Directed by
Tony Richardson. Screenplay, -lames
Poe, based on novels and p!:«y by Willi: m
Faulkner: camera, Ellsworth Fredricks;
editor, Robert Simpson; art directors.
Duncan Cramer. Jack Martin Smith;
music. Alex .\orth; sound, Charles '-eck.
Harold A. Root: assistant director. David
HalL Reviewed at the studio. Feb. 15,
*81. Running time, 9ft MINS.

Temple .

Candy .

Cowu .

Ira Babbitt .

. Odetta !

Governor .

Norma .

5 leha .

Do; Boy .

Lee .

Flossie .

Swede .

Mamie .

Jackie .

Connie ..

Cora .

Randy .

Gus ...

Tommy .

. Dana Lorenson

.Wyatt Cdoper

Little more than the sk'eleton of
its complex but perceptive, sensa¬
tional but poetic, source material
remains in the Richard D. Zanuck
production of William Faulkner’s
“Sanctuary.” Major liberties
have been taken with the novel
and its subsequent appendage,
“Requiem For a Nun,” to make the
frank original often shockingly
incisive and appalling in its thor¬
ough, penetrating examination of
the South’s (and some of human¬
ity’s) dirty underwear, suitable for
the screen. The deletions are un¬
derstandable and often mandatory,
hut too much has gone out of
“Sanctuary.” Not enough of the
original flavor and vitality has
been retained. Film emerges es¬
sentially a dubious “entertain¬
ment” in the lighter sense of the
word.

How well “Sanctuary” will; hold
up as a boxoffice attraction is
linked perilously with the prevail¬
ing climate of the motion picture
marketplace, currently in a state
of peculiar contradiction and un¬
certain flux. It is to hit the screen
at a time when frank, “adult”
themes are more and more abun¬
dant in spite of pressures exerted
by powerful domestic audience fac¬
tions to curb filmdom's inclination
to depict the raw, seamy side of
life.

“Sanctuary” is not a picture for
children but, on the heels of a
brisk, expensive campaign
launched by the company, the
20th-Fox release should stimulate
enough attention in the adult
world to stir up a sharp initial
wicket reaction. However, the
picture does not have the stature
to attain prestige proportions, and
that will narrow its yltimate box-
oifice horizon.

Rearranging and simplifying
Faulkner’s minute sensitive prose
Into a sound and clear dramalic
screen structure was the almost
herculean task faced by scenarist
James Poe in sifting through the
author’s novels and his play, for¬
merly adapted for the stage by
Ruth Ford. That a gifted writer
such as Poe somehow lost the
dominant spirit and biting obser¬
vation of Faulkner's basic tale il¬
lustrates the complexity, and al¬
most argues against the feasibility,
of the undertaking itself. In con¬
solidating a number of Faulkner’s
Individual, and widely divergent,
characters into composite shapes,
Poe has created inconsistencies in
his people and unlikelihoods in re¬
lationships and situations. For in¬
stance, Yves Montand and Odetta
are each a composite of three sep¬
arate Faulkner characters of vary¬
ing, almost contradictory, person¬
alities. They do not stand up well
in their revised form, and this is
a major shortcoming of the screen¬
play.

Lee Remick stars as Temple
Drake, the flexible young heroine
of Faulkner’s story. She is a more
savory person in Poe's version,
which eliminates some of the baser
acts she commits in the novel.
Screen sheds far less light upon
her complicated moral makeup and
upon the significance and ironies
of her relationships with other
characters.

In the screen story. Miss Remick

experiences a rude sexual awaken¬
ing at a remote country still to
which she has stupidly been
brought by a spoiled, superficial
college lad (Bradford Dillman) fol¬
lowing an unfulfilled one-sided fit
of passion this). It is here she
encounters and is seduced in a corn
bin by bootlegger Montand, then
becomes his kept woman in a New
Orleans brothel. When Montand is
reported killed fieeing the law.
Miss Remick resumes the life she
led prior to her fall, is wed by the
repentant Dillman, who feels re¬
sponsible but refuses to face real¬
ty.

When Montand show’s up five
yfars later Miss Remick, now the
mother of two hut disenchanted
with her marriage, prepares to run
off with him, but is prevented from
so doing when her maid (Odetta),
aware of the consequences, slays
Miss Remick’s baby. The' entire
story is told in flashback from the
point a night before Odetta is to
hang for the crime, for which Miss
Remick feels a sense of guilt and
responsibility.

Miss Remick dispatches her role
persuasively and vigorously, and
conveys especially w’ell the transi¬
tion of the character through the
abrupt changes in her life. It is
not a perfect, not an unforgettable,
piece of acting, but she is suited
for the part, carries it off well
enough, and further establishes
herself as one of Hollywood’s most
important young talents.

The part played by Dillman has
almost no dimension. Under this
handicap, this fine young actor is
stymied in his earnest attempts.
Montand suffers equally, but for
a different reason. His character,
a three-ply composite, is vague and
inconsistent, too self-contradictory
to make sense. Odetta is another
snowed under by character compli¬
cation—on the one hand acknowl¬
edged to be drug addict and past
prostie, on the other an unbeliev¬
ably perceptive, self-sacrificing,
almost motherly person. Harry
Townes and Howard St. John are
competent in major roles and sup¬
port is good, notably in the cases of
Strother Martin and William Mims.

Tony Richardson’s direction is
generally sound and even. The
tempo does get a hit sluggish, in
spots, hut that is mostly a result of
a wordy, rather static, script.

Richardson handles the flash¬
back aspect very neatly and crisply.
Much of Faulkner’s perception ot
nature’s detail has been caught by
the craftsmen on this picture. The
Duncan Cramer-Jhck Martin Smith
sets, notably the repulsive still and
its immediate environment, cap¬
ture to a great degree the mooa
and atmosphere of the original
work, a quality enhanced by the
sensitive work of the sound team
(Charles Peck and Harold A. Root;
and cameraman Ellsworth Fred¬
ricks. Robert Simpson's editing is
mechanically expert, but the drama
itself has a tendency to lurch and
swerve rather abruptly, indicating
some anxious snipping to trim the
film to 90 minutes.

Alex North’s score underlines
the story with a sinister, moody,
macabre strain that fits. Tube/

Th« Absent Minded
Pnfessnr

In the “Sbacnr Dog” tradition,
another boxoffice whopper for
Disney. Enjoyable as an ab¬
surd, uncomplicated comedy-
fantasy, but discerning film-
goers may discover deeper,
more significant humorous
nuances.

Hollywood, Feb. 17.

Buena Vista release of Walt Disney
proauction. Stars Fred MacMurray,
Nancy Olson, Keenan ' Wynn, Tommy
j Kirk; features Ed Wynn, Leon Ames. El-
i liott Reid, Edward Andrews, David Lewis,

■ Jack Mullaney, Belle ‘Montrose; with
> Wally Brown, Don Ross,' James Wester-
| fled, Charlie Briggs, Alan Hewitt, Wen¬
dell Holmes, Wally Boatt, Forrest Lewis,

i Alan Carney, Gage Clarke, Raymond
1 Bailey, Leon Tyler. Directed by Robert’
Stevenson. Screenplay. BiU Walsh, based
on story by Samuel W. Taylor; camera,
Edward Colman; editor. .Cotton Warbur-
ton; special photographic effects. Peter
Ellensbaw, Eustanee Lycett; art director,

! CarroU Clark; music, George Bruns;

' sound, Dean Thomas; assistant director,

; Robert G. Shannon. Reviewed at the
studio, Feb. 17, *61. Running time, 9ft
| MINS.

; Prof. Ned Brxinard ... Fred MaeMurray

■ Betsy Carlisle ;.t. Nancy Olson

i Alonzo Hawk .^..Keenan Wynn

Biff Hawk ...Tommy Kirk

President Rufus Daggett_Leon Ames

Shelby Ashton .EDiott Reid

Fire Chief . Ed Wynn

Defense Secretary.Edward Andrews

General Singer . Da rid J>wis

Air Force Captain. Jack Mullaney

Mrs. Chatsworth _....Belle Montrose

Coach Elkins .Wally Brown

1st Referee . Alan Carney

Officer Kelly .Forrest Lewis

Officer Hanson .James Westerfield

Reverend Bosworth .....-Gage Clarke

General Hotchkiss .Alan Hewitt

Admiral Obnstead .Raymond Bailey

. General Poynter .Wendell Holmes

: Lenny ...Don' Ross

' Sig Charlie Briggs

. T. V. Newsman ...Wally Boag

Arretez Los Tambours

(Stop the Drums)
(FRENCH)

Paris, Feb. 34.

Jacques Letienne release of Bourdon-
nave-Co. Lyonnaise production. Stars
Bernard Blier, Lucille St. Simon: features
Lutz Gabor, Anne Doat, Daniel Sorano,
Beatrice Bretty, Paulette Dubost. Di¬
rected by Georges Lautner. Screenplay,
Pierre Laroche from novel by Richard
Prentout; camera. Maurice Fellous: edi¬
tor, Michele David. At Paris. Running
time, Iftf MINS.

Mayor . Bernard Blier

Catherine .Lucille St. Simon

Major ... Lutz Gabor

Hany . Anne Doat

Germaine .Beatrice Bretty

Toulousain... Daniel Sorano

Widow . Paulette Dubost

War film treats a small town in
occupied France where people
show their true colors in helping
or washing their hands of resist¬
ance during the last World War.
Cheap production has too much
utilization of stock footage, and its
familiar unfolding makes this
mainly of dualer use abroad sans
the depth for arty houses.

Film is about an easy-going mid-
dleaged mayor who helps people
but finally emerges a hero when
the chips are down. Director
Georges Lautnc-r cannot give it
the punch or humanity to make it
more than a conventional war film.
Technical credits are okay with
acting honors going to Bernard
Blier for his c’tft portrayal, of the
decent major. Mcsk.

I On the surface, Walt Disney’s
; “The Absent Minded Profpssor” is
a comedy-fantasy of infectious ab¬
surdity, a natural follow-up to the
| studio's successful “Shaggy Dog”
! story of last year, and a picture
[that is going to mop up at the na¬
tion’s boxoffice. But its mass ap¬
peal goes deeper than that.

For beneath the preposterous
veneer lurks a comment' on our
[time, a reflection of the-.plight of
the average man haplessly con-
j fronted with the complexities of a
j jet age civilization burdened with
j fear, red-tape, official mumbo-jum-
;bo and ambitious anxiety. Deeply
rooted within associate producer
jBill Walsh’s screenplay, i$ a subtle
i protest against the detached, im-
| personal machinery of 7 modern
progress. It is an underlying theme
with which an audience today can
identify. It is the basic reason why
this film is going to be an enor¬
mously popular attraction.

The “Professor” (Fred MacMur¬
ray) is an easygoing, likeable small¬
town practical chemist who comes
up with a practical discovery—a
gooey substance endowed'With the
elusive quality of anti-gravity. He
dubs it “flubber” (flying- rubber)
and proceeds to put it to use in in¬
congruous ways.

In the film’s most hilarious pas¬
sage, he applies it at half time to
the gym shoes of a basketball team
; hopelessly outclassed by its op-
; ponents’ height, whereupon the
beaten boys promptly stage a boun¬
cy aerial second half ballet cli-
i maxed by a winning point in which
’both hall and player go through
the basket. He plants it in the en-
' gine of his Model T and goes zoom¬
ing off to the clouds. Eventually
rhe sky-drives to Washington where
:he plans to let the Federals in on
his secret discoverjvfbut the latter
don’t trust this flying flivver.

MacMurray, a seasoned film
comedian, is ideally cast as the
car-hopping prof, and plays the
role with warmth and gusto. The
preposterous spectacle of a grown
man (and his dog) swooping
through the air In old tin lizzie
while the populance looks on in
matter-of-fact acceptance is, in it¬
self, a stroke of comic perception
that somehow expresses all the. ab¬
surdity of modern scientific accel¬
eration, incomprehensible and be¬
yond the intellectual scope ol’ the
normal individual. It is progress
reduced to its simplest essentials
j—a Model T aloft via a bouncing
: rubber ball principle in reverse
(the ball gains, rather than loses,
altitude with each bounce).

; Nancy Olson attractively supplies
, romantic interest. Keenan Wynn is
a delight in ; a delicious satirical
: role—that of a money-mad loan ty-
. coon who would sell his own alma
j mater for * buck las he tells his
i son, “what do you want, some total
. stranger to close the college down,
i or a loyal alumnus?”). The son is
i played exceptionally well by Tom-
• my Kirk.

[ Ed Wynn has a suitable bit as a
I fire chie^ along with a long list

of fine supporting performances,
prominent among which are those
of Leon Ames, Elliott Reid, Ed¬
ward Andrews, David Lewis, Jack
Mullaney, Belle Montrose, Wally
Brown, Alan Carney and James
Wegterfield, latter in a classic bit
of comic repetition as a down-to-
earth cop.

The comedy is deftly and expert¬
ly handled by director Robert
Stevenson, who has received
tremendously skilled assists from
lensman Edward Colman, editor
Cotton Warburton, art director Car-
roll Clark, composer George Bruns
and soundman Dean Thomas.

A lion’s share of the credit for
a film so dependent on the fantasy
aspect must go to the special pho¬
tographic effects team of Peter El-
lenshaw and Eustace Lycett and to
Joshua Meador’s animation effects.
This picture is a winner in every
department. It is profoundly easy!
to enjoy, and there is more in it to
enjoy than meets the casual eye.

Tube. I

Black Sunday

(ITALIAN)

Italo shock package, long on
production, short on script-
work. Since mood, tension and
visual implication count most
In a horror pic, this exploit¬
able item should fare well at
b.o., primarily with junior
wicketeers.

Hollywood, Feb. 9.

American International release of
Massimo de Rita production. Directed by
Mario Bava. Screenplay. Ennio De Con-
cini, Bava, based on "The Vij" by Nikolai
Gogol; camera. Bava. Ubaldo Terzano; ed¬
itor,, Mario Serandrel: art director. Gior¬
gio Giavannmi; music, Les Baxter; as-
r ? St*n* r”rr •. V.- n c -i—«. Reviewed
at Screen Directors Guild Theatre, Feb.
9, *61. Running time, 13 MINS.

Witch. Princess Katia- Barbara Steele

Dr. Gorobec .John Richardson

Prince . Ivo Garranl

Dr. Choma .Andrea Checchl

Javutich .Arturo Dominicl

Constantin . Enrico Olivieri

The Pope .Antonio Pierfedericl

Innkeeper ... Clara Bindi

H*s Daughter .Germans Dominicl

Nikita .Mario Passante

Ivan .Tlno Blanch!

There Is sufficient cinemato¬
graphic Ingenuity and production
flair in “Black Sunday” to keep an
audience pleasantly unnerved. This
in spite of a screenplay that reads,
in translation from the original
Italian, like a grade school imita¬
tion of Poe. Still, American Inter¬
national’s little dish of Italo-con-
cocted ghoul-ash is exploitable and
entertaining enough to get a good
play and reap a tidy profit, espe¬
cially in the domain of the teenage
dating party.

There's nothing very novel about
the spooky setup in “Sunday,”
which was lifted, rather recklessly
it might safely be conjectured,
from “The Vij,” a story by the
noted 19th century Russian author,
Nikolai Gogol. As confusingly and
inconsistently pieced into melo¬
drama by Ennio De Concini and
Mario Bava, the film follows the
exploits of a vain vampire witch
and her undead henchman as they
emerge from a two-century siesta
to indulge in some bloodsucking in
an eerie old Russian castle inhabit¬
ed by a few descendants against
whom they nurture a long-standing
family grudge. After painstakingly
vamping ’til ready for the prize
transfusion. Miss Vampira suc¬
cumbs to that age old occupational
hazard of the plasma-gulping pro¬
fession—crucifixation.

Most of the suspense and excite¬
ment stirred up in the Massimo de
Rita production is accomplished by
means of photography and artwork.
The lens, under the perceptive
guidance of director Bava, keeps
zooming, swooping and snooping in
and out of dark, forbidding cor¬
ners of the castle and surrounding
forest to hold the spectator’s nerves
at attention. And art director Gior¬
gio Giovannini has supplied just
the proper scenery and atmosphere
to keep the screen alive with im¬
plied horror around every bush and
behind every door.

Barbara Steele, in the dual role
of the witch and her intended vic¬
tim, at times seems a bit confused
as to which of the two characters
she is supposed to be at a given
moment. She bears a strpng resem¬
blance to Jackie Kennedy and man¬
ages to be attractive in both parts,
which may not have been the orig¬
inal intention. Others prominently
entangled are John Richardson, Ivo
Garrani, Andrea Checchi, Arturo
Dominicl and Enrico Olivieri, all
of whom are competent.

Les Baxter’s chilly score and
Mario Serandrei’s jumpy but sus¬
pense-inducing editing contribute
to the prevailing funeral mood.

Tube.

N* L»ve F«r

(BRITISH)

Excellent pie baaed «a t con¬
troversial novel; glimpee of
Houses of Parliament chicane¬
ry. Good, strong adult stuff
which should prove sound b.o..

London, Feb. 14.

Rank (Betty E. Box) _prodnetion and
release. Stars Peter Finch; features
Stanley Holloway, Mary Peach. Billis
Whitelaw, Donald Pleasance. Directed by
Ralph Thomas. Screenplay, Nicholas
Phipps and Mordeeai Richler, based on
novel by Wilfred Flenburgh; camera.
Ernest Steward; editor, Alfred Roomei
music, Malcolm Arnold. At Leieester-
Square Theatre, London. Running time.
Ill MINS.

Johnnie Byrne
Fred Andrews .
Pauline

Roger Renfrew

Mary.

•Tim Maxwell ..

Dr. West .

Charlie Young
Prime Minister
Sydney Johnson

Flagg .

Henderson .....

,.. - Peter Finch

.Stanley Holloway
Mary Peach
.Donald Pleasenpe
...Billie Whitelaw
Hugh Burden
.Rosalie Crutchley
.Michael Goodliff#
... Henryn Johns
. ...Geoffrey Keen

..Paul Rogers

.. . Dennis Price
..Peter Barkwortb

Wilfred Fienourgh, a Socialist
member -of Parliament wrote a
novel, “No Love For Johnnie,”
just before he was killed in an
auto crash. It was heady, con¬
troversial stuff and the film of his
book adds up to just that. It can
he taken as a cynical peek at what
goes on behind the scenes in
Britain’s House of Commons or
can be regarded as a scathing pro¬
file of a careerist who throws away
all chances of personal happiness
in pursuit of power. The film
slickly combines both angles.
Though not sensational in treat¬
ment, it has some earthy sex angles
and is a strong, adult film which
should hold intelligent audiences.
Though it has no obvious stellar
value for the U.S., “No I,ove For
Johnnie” is a film worth the atten¬
tion of any out-of-the-rut booker.

The hero Is a heel. He is re¬
turned to Parliament for a drab.
North of England constituency, but
is disgruntled because he is not
given his coveted job in the govern¬
ment. He is estranged from his
wife, spurns the affection of the
adoring girl in the apartment
above, falls for a young blond#
hglf his age. ruins his career be¬
cause, of his blind devotion to her,
loses her, engages in a shabby plot
to undermine his political party
and finishes up with a tawdry hint
of power by getting a minor gov¬
ernment job.

Peter Finch, as the Member of
Parliament, dominates the pic with
a persuasive, plausible perform¬
ance. Y'et, the thesp’s own likeable
character projects a shade too
much for him to be completely
convincing as the arrogant op¬
portunist. This is a man which the
audience should detest, but only
occasionally does. Nevertheless,
with a great supporting cast. Finch
steers this witty, knowledgeable
script excitingly through some
intelligent, dramatic moments.

There are some brisk, sexy
sequences, such as when lie is in
bed with his young love. The par¬
liamentary atmosphere is por¬
trayed with skilled insight. There’s
a superbly captured episode at an
offbeat Bohemian party. There
also is a moment of tragedy when
he is rejected by his constituents.
Always there is an alertness in the
direction by Ralph Thomas which
provides some vivid entertainment.

Director Thomas has an extreme¬
ly competent cast, apart from the
sterling acting by Finch. Mary
Peach is a newish, young blonde,
who is slightly oilt of her league
as the young love in his life. Yet
but she still has enough charm
to be acceptable. The other women
in his life, Rosalie Crutchley, as
his incompatible wife; and Billie
Whitelaw, as the girl who yearns,
for him, are both firmly portrayed.

But it is in the smaller perform¬
ances that the film’s strength is
revealed. Geoffrey Keen, as the
Prime Minister; Paul Rogers, as
his private secretary; Stanley Hol¬
loway, as a vet politician; Peter
Barkworth, as a new member;
Donald Pleasence as a political
trouble-raiser and Hugh Burden,
as his accomplice, all help the
Parliamentary angle most stickly.
Dennis Price, as a disillusioned
photographer, and Fenella Field¬
ing, as a scatty Bohemian party
hostess, both contribute striking
cameos.

These actors merely contribute,
effectively, to a film that has been
written, directed and photographed
with a sense of purpose. There'is
an uneasy feeling that the pro¬
ducers have not quite made up
their mind whether the pic is to
be a savage commentary on politi¬
cal life or a shrewd portrait of a
man at war with himself. But tha
end product is absorbing. Rich.

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Hoodlum Priest chosen and/or designed by Jack

___ Poplin, are an integral part of the

A low budget exploitation ef- story’s meaning. Tube,

fort that zoomed out of its

class to merit big picture >L. 9 Ours r

treatment from UA. Biopic of (The Bear)

ex - con rehabilitator Rev. (FRENCH-COLOR)

Charles Dismas Clark is _

somewhat distorted and ur- Paris, Feb. 14.

even, but is an earnest, h«rit* Cinedis release of Intermondia-Film-
hitting film and satisfactory sonsor-Titamis production. Stars Renato
m Raschel, Francis Blanche; features Daniel
D.O. Sleeper. • Lecourtois, Gaucha. Directed by Edmond

-_ Sechan. Screenplay, Roger Mauge,

TJnli.n.rnn/t T? 0 h 91 Sechan; camera (Eastmancolor), Andre

Hollywood, Feb. 21. villard; editor, Jccquellne Thiedot. At

United Artists release of Don Murray- Balzac. Baris. Rur. ii'ng time, 85 MINS.

Walter Wood production. Stars Murray; i Medard . .Renato Raschel

features Larry Gates, Keir Dulles, Logan ! -^happius.......Francis Blanche

Ramsey, Don Joslyn; introduces Cindi . The Bear ..Gaucha

Wood; with Sam Capuano, Vince O’Brien, Director ...".Daniel Lecourtois j

features Larry Gates, Keir Dulles, Logan ! -^happius .
Ramsey, Don Joslyn; introduces Cindi . The Bear ..
Wood; with Sam Capuano, Vince O’Brien, Director ...".
Al Mack, Lou Martini, Norman MacKaye,

Joseph Cusanelli, Bill Atwood, Roger i

Ray, Kelley Stephens, William Wardord, | Edmond

Ray, Kelley Stephens, William Wardord, | Edmond Sechan made the prize-
Snh r k ■ winning 10-minute short about a

w learner, warren Parker* Joseph H. , _ • . JJ? . i <«rnujr:„v. ti

Hamilton. Directed by Irvin Kershner. boy find B goldfish The Goldfish,
Screenplay, Don Deer. Joseph Landon: ! and now for his first feature does
camera, Haskell Wexlen editor, Maurice „ . . , _ . _ l... qti j

Wright; art director. Jack Poplin; music, '■ 3 tale about a talking bear ana nlS
Richard Markowitz; sound, William c.I helpful keeper in a zoo. But this
l'alAe S ii.r. as |ddir Bemoud 1 ?”’ R.ri’.wS; Jacks enough whimsy and inven-
at Goldwyn Studios, Feb. 17, ’61. Running ■ tion to sustain it. Hence, it looms
time, ioo mins. . ' 1 mainlv an okay kiddie pic. It does

Louis^Rosen^ 1 . 3 ^.^'. . fT! Larry^^Gades not have the stamina for some arty

Ellen Henley .Cmdi Wood.! chances, but looms mainly as good

EZghil '*’™.^porting holiday fare.

Pio Gentile ... Don joslyn i A self effacing zoo keeper, har-

Mario Mazziotti .Sam Capuano t ried by a tyrannical chief, one day

J«d 5 e c a r r div 0r ° ey A ° ?££E I finds a bear that can talk. Nobody

Angelo Mazziotti .Lou Martini j believes him and he eventually has

Hector s“e™e V.".'.” V.’.JoSh-CuaMiu ! the bear « lovesick one, have an eve-

Weasei .......Bill Atwood I ning of love with a neighboring

Gennv lv * Shattuck . v „ Roger Ray j polar bear before getting his sadis-

Asst. d/a/» Aide ".wifiiam Wardord 1 uc boss fired when he hears the
Governor .. .Ralph Petersen i bear talk.

Fathe^David Michaels'.".".w. i^wi^mer S Work is painstaking but inercuts

Warden .Warren Parker with a man in bearskin and the

Prison Chaplain ....Joseph H. Hamilton real one> though a Well-trained
. Russian circus animal, are obvious,

its 7hc r^in^ f t w r ^ l y '? er ' Budget also looks strained for
Uni fed Artict2’ -? splr t d m promising material on the animals

campaign blue-*£ eing lc ? loose are skimp ed over

?eot of, ,° r ! g ' nal “ n - in a few shots. Renato Raschel is

ture fL»n Pl th at ‘ 0I l 1 . e i?' acceptable as the keeper while

inteiiiwnn.^ aS a rls ® n ’ ^cough the F ranc j s Blanche overcharges his
if* cinematic savvy role as the bu u yln g head man.

Sf “Tilfi' C ° t P « 0 ' duce . r ; st ac Den Color is okay as Ire technical
Murray and staff, a film that is va i I1M Mosk

dedicated and uncompromising in ’ _

its efforts to make a worthwhile

point on the issue of society’s El Fanlasma de la
stance toward the ex-convict and Opereta

the condemned man. Though, in (The Phantom of the Operetta)
making its impassioned plea the • (MEXICAN)-

film is guilty of occasional distor- _

tion, it is earnest and hard-hitting Mexico Citv. Feb. 14.

enough to captivate, persuade, and Peliculas Nacionaies release of Produc-

nun, «. is wiliest aim nara-nuung Mexico Citv. Feb. 14.

enough to captivate, persuade, and Peliculas Nacionaies release of Produc-

even arouse an audience Its re- Clones Brooks production. Stars Tin-Tan,
lentlessly grim, depressing nature &:„&&.*». 'gSKSJiSrt:
may be a negative factor with some Meriche, Armando Saenz, Eduardo Al-
customers, but there is wSMent" SffiSS

emotional meat here to make it 1 At Orfeon and Coliseo Theatres, Mexico
a successful boxoffice candidate ; Cit >* Running time. 99 mins.
and, in view of its minimal cost, j Z “ . ,

a nice gift package for UA. ^ Tbls 15 a r T / 1 n ’ Tan spo ,? f °* u The

Biographically based on the off-

Phantom of the Opera,” With the

St. Louis noted for his rehabilita- Ti^Tan ^^ctuallv 1 the^eoSe^s
tion work with ex-cons, the screen- u nonrvSue

play by Don Deer (Murray’s nom- h 0 ” C ?nnfl e ' n .° hi tb ff_
de-plume) and Joseph Landon pin- on TT to blgger * blI } gs m

points Clark’s problems against j S e • has + . a f a JP’

the tragedy of a confused. bSt far pro J cb a J d tmu " g tbat ™ uld be
from hopeless youth who pays with u f + ed , to better advantage if more
his life for crimes of which he is ; atten tion-was paid 10 scripting and
not solely responsible. Along the ; c0 ? led . v situations,
way, Murray and Landon illustrate i . an atmosphere of song and
the necessity of meeting ex-cons ! dance P 1 ^ comedy, the funster
on their own terms to urge them j faces U P to ghosts, ruffians; mad-
away from a life of crime, and m ® n and monsters. Ana Luisa Pel¬
even take a swipe at capital pun- graces this one for female

Ishment, going right into the gas ■ mterest, and the cast is on the
chamber to do so in the film’s most | ^ h °! e acceptable in spoofery. Ex-
powerful scene. j ceptional standout is Vitola who.

The picture, largely photo- ! ? er ,“ rs ‘ roIe J be / ore ‘i 1 .? ca f n -
graphed in St. Louis, is burdened ; ^“' d f hows * de£t ability lor
with loose motivational ends and .

has a tendency to skip over key tll £,° mic T L?" Ta f K ® ut u pi j"

expository details, demanding the on , e . af „ te ^ th . e otber - ls build ;

audience take for granted develop- ^K fo l lowin ^ bo . me and

ments that require elaboration to f }*™ ad * rhls ^ ype of fare ia sure-
ring true. But it is a case of the ^ ire ,J° ? ecou P budget investments
whole justifying its parts. The in vl e . x,can and American

moving parts are erratic, but the mar R ets * Emil.

machine does its job. “ 1

Murray gives a vigorous, sin-j L«PS iVymphetles
cere performance in the title role. 51 (FRENCH)

But the film’s most moving por- _

trayal is delivered by Keir Dulles Paris, Feb. 21.

as the doomed lad. Larry Gates ■ Thanos Film production and release
to Ha pfTArtivp ac ori pf. ! Christian Pezcy, Colette Descombes*
manages TO De enecuve as an ai Claude Arnold. Written and directed by
torney whose motivations aren t ! Henry Zaphlratos. Dialog, Bernard Ches-
nnitp pl(»ar nais. Roland Gulnter; camera. Roger Du-

quue Lteui. culot; editor, S. Frankiel. At Rotande,

Good prominent supporting work Paris. Running , time, 85 MINS.

is etched by Don Joslyn, Sam Ca- V uc ,\ en .. „ Christian Pezey

puano and Lou Martini. Most M^lme ‘ V.V.■.■.\'. Colet ci e au^ S ATOofd
Others in milibr support are COm- Philippe ..Jacques Perrin

teRIETr

Underworld, U.S.A.

Gangster meller about a
moody, but essentially “de¬
cent” thief ou a king-sized
campaign to slay the four mur¬
derers of his father. Strong
saturation entry.

Hollywood, Feb. 16.

Columbia Pictures release of Samuel
Fuller production. Stars Cliff Robertson,
Dolores Dorn, Beatrice Kay; features
Paul Dubov, Robert Emhardt, Larry
Gates, Richard Rust, Gerald Milton; with
Allan Gruener, David Kent, Tina Rome,
Sally Mills, Robert P. Lieb. Neyle Mor¬
row, Henry NoreU. Directed and screen¬
play by Fuller; camera, Hal Mohr; editor,
Jerome Thoms; art director. Robert
Peterson; music, Harry Sukman; sound,
Josh Westmoreland; assistant director,
Floyd Joyer. Reviewed at the studio,

| Feb. 16, *61. Running time, 98 MINS.

i Tollv ...Cliff Robertson

i Cuddles .Dolores Dorn

I Sandy . Beatrice Kay

| Gela . Paul Dubov

Connors . Robert Ehhardt

Driscoll .Larry Gates

Gus ..Richard Rust ■

Gunther ...'.Gerald Milton

Smith . Allan Gruener

Tolly <12 years) .David Kent

Woman .... Tina Rome

Connie . Sally Mills

Officer .Robert P. Lieb

■ Barney .Neyle Morrow

j. Prison Doctor .Henry No. ?11 !

; “Underworld, U.S.A.” is a si ” ‘

I gangster melodrama made to 0- c t
Ifor filmgoers who prefer sc.e
! fare explosive and uncomplicatt- ,.

; In this picture, the “hero” sets ou: f
I on a four-ply vendetta of stagg-*.- ‘
i ing proportions and accomplishes I
: his mission with the calculation
! and poise of a pro bowler racking
up a simple four-way spare. As in
; most gangster films, it is the tone
of the acting and the tautness of
' the direction that count, and it is
here that Samuel Fuller’s Globe
Enterprises production tallies its
; winning points. The Columbia re-
; lease is ideally suitable for satura¬
tion booking.

Written and directed by Fuller,
the yarn follows the wicked career
of supposedly decent but hate-
motivated. revenge-consumed fel¬
low who, as a youngster, witnessed
in horror the gangland slaying of
his father by four budding racket¬
eers. Through various hitches in an
orphanage, a reformatory and
prison, he matures into bitter man¬
hood and ultimately embarks on his
furious and primitive revenge.
Working on both sides of the law,
he succeeds masterfully in his
deadly undertaking, but comes a
cropper’ when he goes after an
. underworld kingpin for reasons re-
i moved from jus original emotional
scheme. Basically this is all con-

■ ventional, traditional stuff, the type
, that will appeal to conventional,

; traditional audiences.

! As the central figure, Cliff
; Robertson delivers a brooding,

: virile, finely balanced portrayal. It’s
Va first-rate delineation atop a cast
that performs expertly. Dolores
i Dorn supplies romantic interest
: with sufficient sincerity, and Bea-
] tn "ce Kay is persuasive as the de¬
scent, compassionate woman whose
I fervent, but unfulfilled, desire for
| motherhood gives rise to a vague
j mother-son relationship with Rob-
♦ ertson. There are three top-notch
j gangster portrayals by Paul Dubov,
i Robert Emhardt and Richard Rust,

| a telling characterization of a top
j cop by Larry Gates, and a more
! than competent personification of
; Robertson as a lad by David Kent.

Fuller’s screenplay has its lags,

! character superficialities and un-
i likelihoods, but it is crisp with
1 right-sounding gangster jargon and

■ remains absorbing. As director, he
has whipped his cast into business¬
like shape and kept bis camera
(deftly manned by Hal Mohr) prob¬
ing for character, even to the ex¬
tent of considerable eyeballing.

Robert Peterson’s sets range per¬
tinently from slum squalor to pent¬
house luxury. Jerome Thoms’ edit¬
ing Is tight and sure. The film's
score by Harry Sukman underlines
the story with meaning, including
j a prominent “Auld Lang Syne”
j theme via music box, a fitting ditty
; linked with the hero’s personality.

Tube.

FILM REVIEWS

with the film’s most stereotyped ’ __

character, a detestable journalist Main hypo factor about this Is
who accuses the hero of furthering the title which Vladimir Nabakov
crime. Cindi Wood, introduced to rendered known via his novel
the screen in this picture, is a “Lolita.” But girls in this are 16
trifle uncertain in her romantic to 20 years old without any of the
byplay. offbeat allure of a Lolita. Film is

Irvin Kershner’s direction sus- a lacklustre tale about an Idealistic
tains a flow of excitement and ex- young boy’s search fot a nice girl
pectation, and is particularly ef- without the characterization, feel-
fective in its technique of han- ing or depth.to make it of export
dling transition. without dialog, value.

Richard Markowitz’ music Is unu- At bgst, this is an exploitation
gually valuable in these speechless item. Direction cannot point up
packages. The picture is alertly any true relationships. Technical
and discerningly lensed by Has- credits are only passable with act-
kell Wexler, tautly edited by Mau- ing just fair. This looms primarily
rice Wright. The lifelike settings, a local entry. Mosk.

Les Grandes Personnes

(The Adults)

(FRENCH)

Paris, Feb. 14.

Fernand Rivers release of Pomereu-In-
ternational Films production. Stars Jean
Seberg, Micheline Presle. Maurice Ronet;
features Francoise Prevost, Annibal
Ninchi. Directed by Jean Valere. Screen¬
play, Roger Nimier, Valere from novel
by Nimier: camera, Raoul Coutard: edi¬
tor, Leonide Azar. At Mercuiy, Paris.
Running time, 95 MINS.

Michele . .Micheline Presle

Ann . Jean Seberg

Philippe . Maurice Ronet

Gladys ...Francoise Prevost:

Severin .Annibal Ninchi:

Sleek, stilted film is about a
19-year-old Yank girl who comes
of emotional age while visiting
with a doctor uncle in Paris. She

gets mixed up with a worldly
crowd. Her education ls mainly In
cropping her hair, dressing cor¬
rectly and in the sex department.
.Surface characterization, over lit¬
erary dialog and a soapy aspect
make this primarily for exploita¬
tion use abroad. It might find hard
going in arty theatres, but could
conceivably be a hypo entry.

American girl, played by U.S.
actre. Jean Seberg, nurses a
car?i*’ woman back to health after
an attempt at suicide over her
sweetheart, a melancholy playboy
who .is trying to rekindle a defunct
: auto factory he owns. She adores
the woman and hates the man, but
nf.*urally falls fo: him and has her
first affair. Then it develops he
ire^Pv belongs to the woman. The
A'm-iean girl then goes home to
Nebrask* with her down-to-earth
fiancee still dreaming of the love
•she found.

f haracters are futile and unin-
u. sting. Director Jean Valere
. nd scri; t-. r Roger Nimier have
; hn un.V-ie to display an Insight
into •*'•-.» makes them tick. It is
al’ *-»d in a glossy, conven-
\ *a. : . :ner except for a torrid
.?n;.- which could be a hypo
.• > 'ting cannot do much with.

■e dimensional characters.

* -i ng iielps give the pic a punch
y- .im£S. Technical credits are very
gjod. Mosk.'

The Night tV« 6ot
The Bird

(BRITISH)

Broad slapstick comedy
made to a formula that often
clicks with undemanding audi¬
ences in U. K. Lacks marquee
appeal for U.S.

London, Feb. 14.
British Lion release of a Rix-Conyers
production. Stars Brian Rix, Dora
Bryan, Ronald Shiner; features Leo
Franklyn, Liz Fraser, Irene Handl. John
Slater. Directed by Darcy Conyers.
Screenplay, Ray Cooney,' Tony Hilton
and Darcy Conyers from Basil Thomas’
play, “The Love Birds”; camera, S. D.
Onions; editor, Thelma ConneU; music.
Tommy Watts. At Studio One, London.
Running, time, 82 MINS.

Bertie Skidmore. Brian Rix

Julie . Dora Bryan

Victor .Leo Franklyn

Ma . Irene Handl

Fay . Liz Fraser

Wolfie Gjreen .John Slater

Chippendale Charlie . Reginald Beckwith

Dr. Vincent Robertson Hare

Mr. Warre-Monger, J.P. Kynaston Reeves
Clerk of the Court ... .John Le Mesurier

CecU Gibson .Ronald Shiner

P. C. Love joy .Terry Scott

Bus Conductor .Basil Lord

Actor-manager'Brian Rix has, in
the last 10 years, -made a corner
in British stage farce at the White¬
hall Theatre. Now, with a similar
corny, .unpretentious formula ded¬
icated to. raising slapstick yocks,
he is moving into the pix business.
“Night We Got the Bird” is the
second in a series which promises
to run quite awhile. Gags and

situations are hit home with
sledge-hammer wallops. Family au¬
diences in Britain will revel in the
cockeyed goings-on. With no mar¬
quee value for the States, this
farce may be difficult to sell in
America.

This one is based on a stage play,
“The Love Birds,” and has Ronald
Shiner, for no valid reason, re¬
turning after his death, in the
guise of a South American parrot,
to haunt his widow’ and her new
spouse. Shiner was a shady fixer
of antique furniture which pro¬
vides a hinge for the honeymoon
of Rix and Dora Bryan to he con¬
stantly/ interrupted while they at¬
tempt to find a phony antique bed
which Shiner sold under false pre¬
tenses. All this to escape the
W’rath . of a local gangster. The
“plot” needs no more explanation.
In fact, precious little more could
be provided.

It’s simply an excuse for people
to lose their trousers, Rix and
Miss Bryan to pose as schoolchil¬
dren, a crazy car. chase, a lot of
jokes about sex, characters bump¬
ing into others, people falling into
the sea. and so on.

The snare about this sort of film
is that it cannot rely on the tim¬
ing that can be given to similar
material on the stage. So some¬
times the gags mi«?ire, but on the
whole there Is a fair amount of
honest, vulgar laughter. Rix has
wisely gathered.around him some
expert farceurs such as Shiner,
Leo Franklyn, the Inevitable Irene
Handl, John Slater, Robertson
Hare and Reginald Beckwith. John
Le Mesurier and Kynaston Reeves,
as clerk of a magistrate’s court and
a deaf, bumbling magistrate, re¬
spectively, provide some quieter
fun to the knockabout stuff.

Technical credits art all satis¬
factory. Rich,

La Giornata Balorda

(The Strange Day) v
(ITALIAN-FRENCH)

Paris, Feb. 14.

UFA release of Transcontinenta!-Eur®
Film production. With Jean Sorel. Lea
Massarl, Jeanne Valerie, Rik Battaglia,
■Isabelle Corey, Paolo Sloppa. Directed
*by Mauro Bolognini. Screenplay. Paso¬
lini, Moravia, Vistonti from story by
Moravia; camera, Aldo Scavarda: editor,
Boris Lewyn. At Paris, Paris. Running
time, 85 MINS.

; -David . Jean Sorel

Mistress . Lea Massarl

I Am ; e .T.Jeanne Valerio

! Sabine .Isabelle Corey

t Trucker . R ; k 3a»tagU*

, Lallus .;.Paolo Sioppa

j Freja . Lea Massarl

F ench producer Paul Graelz
made this pic in Italy where it has
been forbidden showing; hence, ha
promptly preemed it here. Film is
a day in the life of a youth loo: ‘ng
for work and finding mainly <ror-
Jruntion and misery. However, this
i lacks the true rage ard insight to
| make its .irony moving, and ifc
•looms mainly as an exploitation
: bet.

Director Mau r o Bolgonini. as is
customary, has done this all in real
settings. A 20-year-old good-look¬
ing boy has a child by a neighbor
and goes out one day to find money
to buy a job to have the child bap¬
tized and to marry the youngster’s
mother.

He hopes to get work through a
shifty unde w’ho sends him to a
shady jobber. Latter only gives
him a job because of the insistenca
of his mistress who has a yen for
the boy.

He finally nabs a ring from a
dead man’s finger to pay for his
job, with a hopefully ironic ending
as he plays with his child and fu¬
ture w’ife. Pic has a tendency to
amble along with its .social and
economic critique somewhat blunt¬
ed by Jean Sorel’s one register
thesping as the boy. But the girls
and characters he meets are well
limned. This would need a hard
! sell but its theme and general
jsolidiiv could make it worthwhile.

‘ Technical aspects are fine. Mosk.

Tola

(FRENCH)

(Franscope)

Paris, Feb. 14.

Unidex release of Rome-Paris Films
■; production. Stars Anouk Aimee; features
! Marc Michel, Elina Labourdette. /'ia
. Scott, Annie Duneroux, Jacques Harden,

1 Margo Lion. Written and directed by
: Jacques Demy. Camera. Raoul Cout srd*
j editor, M. Georges. Previewed in Paris,
j Running time. 90 MINS.

i Lola ...Anouk Aime*

■ Roland . Marc Michel

, Desno.vers .Elina Labourdette

; Frankie . Alan Scott

• Cecile —..Annie Duoereux

! M ! chel .Jacques Harden

Jeanne .Margo Lion

Still another fi*st pic with ths
“new wave” characteristics of on-
the-spot lensing, little known
names and an improvised look. Its
tale of small toA’n bordedom
•attempts to escape its grasp is dona
in a serio-comic manner and sc *.t-
tered shafts of insight do not qu'ta
bring off the tongue-in-cheek
happy ending. But it has enough
candor for foreign arty house pos¬
sibilities.

A young man floats through jobs
and hopes to leave' a stultifying
little town. He meets an old flame
who dances in a club and has half¬
hearted affairs with Yank sailors
while waiting for her first lover
and father of her illegitimate son
to come back. The boy falls for her
again but up pops her old lover
for a wry happy ending while tha
young man goes forth Into tha
world.

A fading middleclass woman and
her 14-year-old daughter looking
for love are also entwined in these
series of sketches that intermingle
to give a cross section of life Und
desires.

But the mixture of melodrama,
satire and poetics does not entirely
jell. It is offbeat, with shafis of
tender feeling and truth. But try¬
ing to touch on too many subjects
make the film uneven.

' Anouk Aimee Has a pathetio
quality as the mythomaniacal
dancer who finally finds happiness:
while Marc Michel is properly a m-
less as the boy. But other roles ar*
mainly one dimensional types*
Lensing has the proper gray quaii-*
ty for this pleasant unusual pic.

Mosk.

‘Exodus’: $3 Sat Top

Milwaukee, Feb. 21. ’
“Exodus” the Otto Preminger
production for United Artists opens
its Wisconsin exclusive engage¬
ment at Milwaukee’s Strand March
29 on hard ticket policy, $2.50 top,
$3 Saturday.

Metro's “Ben Hur” ls now is
45th week at ths house.

PICTURE CROSSES

P'SrIET?

’Wednesday, February 22, 1961

LA. Spotty; "Slip Sturdy $24,000,
‘Savage’ Fair 9G, ‘Hand’ Smooth 7G;
‘Misfits Tail 20G, ‘Grass’ Hot 11G

D.C. Thaws Out; Tape’ Sockeroo 18G,
‘Circle" Good 12(1 ‘Misfits’ Wpw 15G

“ Washington. Feb. 21.

Mild weather is thawing out
jmainstem after its lohg siege with

Los Angeles. Feb. 21.

First-run biz is spotty here this
week although “Wackiest Ship in
Army” looks boffo $24,000 opening
session in three theatres. “Savage
Innocents” is only fair $9,000 in a
pair of situations on initial round.
However, “Hand in Hand” is rated
snappy $7,000 at Four Star.

On regular first-run holdover
front, “The Misfits” is heading for
stout $20,000 in five houses, second
frame. “World of Suzie Wong”
continues strongly in 10th stanza at
Chinese fwith $14,000 likely.

“Grass Is Greener” shapes spar¬
kling $11,000 in second Beverly
session. “Exodus” again leads hard-
ticket parade with a whopping $22,-
000 in ninth Fox Wilshire stanza.
"Spartacus” looms brisk $15,500 for
18th Pantages round. “Pepe” is
rated busy $14,500 for eighth at
Warner Beverly. “Ben-Hur” is
ciickly in 65th round at the Egyp¬
tian.

Estimates for This Week

Four Star (TJATC) (868; 90-$1.5Q)
—“Hand in Hand” (CoR Snappy
$7,000 or hear. Last week, “Where
Boys Are” (M-G) <8th wk>, $5,300.

Hillstreet, Pix, Wiltem (Metro-
politan-Prin-SW) (2,752; 756; 2,344; j
90-$1.50t—“Wackiest Ship” (Col)
and “Sword of Sherwood Forest”
(Col). Boffo $24,000 or close. Last
week. Hillstreet with Crest,
"Psycho” (Par) (reissue* '1st wk,
Hillstreet; 3d wk, Crest>, $6,300.
Pix with Warren's, “Carthage in
Flames” 'Col', “Passport to China”
(Col‘» (1st wk', $5,100. Wiltem with
State, Hawaii, “Go Naked in
World” 'M-G', “I’ll Cry Tomorrow”
(M-G> 'reissue) (1st wk). $12,100.

Warren’s, Hawaii (B&B-G&S)
(1.757; 1.106; 90-51.50'—“Savage

Innocents” (Par) and “Blueprint
for Robbery” (Par). Mild $9,000.

Los Angeles, Iris (FWC) (2,019;
825; 90-51.50) — “The Hunters”

(20th) and “In Love and War”
(20th) (reissues). Fair $7,500. Last
week, Los Angeles, “Teahouse of
August Moon” (M-G), “Raintree
County” (M-G) (reissues) (1st wk),
(Continued on page 10)

‘Goliath’ Fancy $14,000,
K.C.; ‘Exodus’ 10G, 9th,
‘Misfits’Sock 12G, 2d

Kansas City, Feb. 21.

Newcomers are moderate with
heavy play being from the hold¬
overs. However, “Goliath and
Dragon” in a new 4-theatre hook¬
up for Fox Midwest shapes good.
“Savage Innocents” at the Para¬
mount is dull. Big play continues
for “Swiss Family Robinson” fifth
week at Uptown, being better than
many openers. Likewise “Misfits”
at the Plaza is sock in second week.
“Ben-Hur,” off hard-ticket, is
starting okay at Brookside. “Ex¬
odus” is nifty in ninth week.
"World of Suzie Wong” is holding
well at Roxy in third frame.

Estimates for This Week

Capri (Durwood) (1,260; $1-

$2.50) — “Cimarron” (5th wk-5
days). Smash $12,000, moves out.
Last week, $10,000.

Empire (Durwood) (1.280; $1.25-
$3)—"Exodus” <UA) '9th wk).
Nifty $10,000. Last week, same.

Kimo (Dickinson) '504; 90-

$1.25)—“Please Turn Over” (Col)
(9th wk). Good $1,600. Last week,
$1,400.

Paramount (UP) (1,900;. 75-$lV-
"Savage Innocents” (Par). Dull
$4,500. Last week, “Blueprint for
Robbery” (Par) and “Foxhole in
Cairo” (Par), $5,500.

Plaza (FMW-NT) d.900; $1.25)—
"Misfits” <UA) (2d wk). Sock $12,-
000. Last week, $17,000.

Roxy (Durwood) (850; $1-51.50)
—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (3d wk).
Bright $8,500; holds. Last week,
$ 10 , 000 .

Uptown (FMW-NT) (2,043; $1-
$1.25)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) <5th wk). Final of highly suc¬
cessful run. Great $10,000. Last
Week, $8,500.

Granada, Fairway, Isis, Vista
(FMW-NT) (1,217; 700; 700; 1,360;
$1)—“Goliath and Dragon” (Al)
and “Desert Attack” (20th). Good
$14,000. Last week, Granada “Can-
Can” <20th) im.o.), $3,000. Others
•a sub-run.

Key City Grosses

Estimated Total Gross

This Week .$2,832,600

(Based on 23 cities and 252
theatres, chiefly first runs, in¬
cluding n. y.)

Last Year.$2,727,400

(Based on 22 cities and 232
theatres.)

‘Impostor Smash
$14,000 in Denver

Denver, Feb. 21.
One newcomer, “Great Impos¬
tor,” Is giving biz a lift here but
bulk of strength currently -is com¬
ing from longruns. "Impostor”
shapes smash In first round at the
Centre but “Little Shepherd' of
Kingdom Come” is only light on
opener at the Denver. “World of
Suzie Wong” looms big In second
at Orpheum while “The Misfits”
continues potent in third at Para¬
mount. “Spartacus” still is solid in
fifth stanza at Aladdin.

Estimates for This Week
Aladdin (Fox) (900; $1.25-$2.50)
—“Spartacus” (U) (5th wk). Stout
$7,800. Last week, $8,000.

Bine Bird (Fox) (700; $1)—“Car¬
ry on Nurse” (Gov) (m.o.) (2d wk).
Good $1,400. Last week, $1,600.

Centre (Fox) (1,270; -$1-$1.45)—
“Great Impostor” (U). Smash $14,-
000 or near. Last week, “Go
Naked In World”. (M-G, $6,500.

Denham (Indie) (800; $1.25-

$2.50) — “Ben-Hur” (M-G) (45th

wk). Okay $6,500. Last week,
$7,000.

Denver (Fox) (2,432; $1-$1.25)—
“Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come” (20th) and “Walk Tall”
(20th). Light $10,000 or near. Last
week, “Private Lives of Adam and
Eve” (U) and “The Shakedown”
(U). $8,000.

Esquire (Fox) (600; $1)—“Man
In a Cocked Hat" (Indie) (2d wk).
Trim $2,000. Last week, $2,400.

Orpheum (RKO) (2,690; Sl-$i.25)
—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (2d wk).
Big $16,000. Last week, $21,500.

Paramount (Indie) (2.100; 90-
$1.25)—“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk).
Potent $11,000 or close. Last
week, $14,500.

Towne (Indie) (600; $1-$1.45)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV)
(9th wk). Stout $6,000. Last week,
$6,500. *

‘Window’ Drab $5,500,
L’ville; ‘Gold’ Dull 4G

Louisville, Feb. 21.

Biz is below average on main-
stem this week. Downtown Louis¬
ville Days (17-18), with induce¬
ments to shoppers, teed off lightly,
because of heavy rain Friday (17).
Stores and film houses recouped
brisk trade Saturday with ideal
weather. H.o.’s are still the best
bets this week. . “Suzie Wong” is
fine in third at the Kentucky.
“Swiss Family Robinson” in 5th at
the Ohio is rated big. “Where Boys
Are” in fourth at United Artists,
looks trim. “Look in Any Window”
is sad in first at Rialto.

Estimates for This Week .

Brown (Fourth Avenue) (1,100;
75-$l)—“Captain’s Table” (20th).
Fair $4,500 after last week’s
“Carry On, Nurse” (Gov) did $5,000.

Kentucky (Switow) (900; 75-$l)
—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (3d wk). Fine
$6,000 after second week’s $9,000^

Mary Anderson (People’s) (900;
75-$l)—“Gold of Seven Saints”
(WB). Lean $4,000. Last week,
“Inherit Wind” (UA), same.

Ohio (Settos) (900; 75-$1.25)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (5th
wk). Big $6,000 after fourth week’s
$7,000.

Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,000;
60-$l)—“Look In Any Window”
<AA) and “Unfaith^uls” (AA). Bad
$5,500. Last week, = “Circle of De¬
ception” (20th), $4,500.

United Artists (UA) (3,000; 75-
$1.25)—“Where Boys Are" (M-G)
(4th wk). Trim $6,000 after third
week’s $7,000. j

‘SAVAGE’SLIGHT 8G,

ST. L; ‘SUZIE’ SOCK 20G

St. Louis, Feb. 21.
Lone two newcomers are not get-
ing far currently, “Little Shep¬
herd” at the St. Louis, “Savage
Innocents” shaping slow at Ambas¬
sador. “World of Suzie Wong”
looms great in second week at the
Fox while “Swiss Family Robin¬
son” is smash in fourth at Loew’s
Mid-City. “The Misfits” Is rated
boffo in third at State.

Estimates for This Week
Ambassador (Arthur) (2,970; 60-
90)—“Savage Innocents” (Par) and
“It Happened in Broad Daylight”
(Indie). Light $8,000. Last week,
“Summer Place” (WB) and “Bram¬
ble Bush” (WB) (reissues), $10,000.

Apollo Art (Grace) (700; 90-
$1.25)—"Never On Sunday” (Lope)
(3d wk). Down to $1,000. Last week,
$1,500.

Esquire (Schuchart-Levin) (1,-
800; $1.25-$2.50)—“Spartacus” (U)
(9th wk). Fast $9,000. Last week,
$9,300,

Fox (Arthur) (5,000; 60-90) —
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (2d wk). Great
I $20,000. Last week, $30,000.

[ Loew’s Mid-City (Loew) (1,160;
60-90)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (4th wk). Smash $10,000. Last
week, $12,000.

State (Loew) (3,600; 60-90V-
“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk). Boff $14,-
000. Last week, $16,000.

Pageant (Arthur) (1,000; 60-90)—
“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (9th wk). Okay
$1,400. Last week, $1,500.

St. Louis (Arthur) (3,800; 60-90)
“Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come” (20th) and “Tess of Storm
Country” (20th). Sad $7,000. Last
week, “Circle Deception” (20th)
and “For Love of Mike” (2Gth),
$ 6 , 000 .

Shady Oak (Arthur) (760; 60-90)
—“Please Turn Over” (Col) (4th
wk). Okay $1,500. Last week,
$ 2 , 000 .

‘Naked" Diin $5,000,
Balto; ‘Swiss’ 7^G

Baltimore, Feb. 21,
Rainy weekend didn’t help the
situation and with only one new
entry on the scene, biz is only fair
currently. Opener is “Go Naked in
World,” shaping very slow at the
Hippodrome. Best of the holdovers
tire “Swiss Family Robinson,” nice
in fifth week at the New; and
“World of Suzie Wong,” good In
ninth round at the Charles.

“Misfits” is rated fair in. third
at the Stanton. “Spartacus” looks
nice in fifth week; at the Town.
“Tunes of Glory” is steady in 14th
session at Playhousfe. “Exodus” is
holding nicely in 10th frame at
Mayfair.

Estimates for This Week
Aurora (Rappaport) (367; 90-
$1.50)—r“Porgy apd Bess” (Col)
(rerun) (2d wk). Slow $1,300 after
$1,400 in first.

Charles (Fruchtman) (500; 90-
$1.80)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (9th
wk). Good $5,000 after ditto in
eighth.

Cinema (Schwaber) (460; 90-
$1.50)—“Virgin Spring” (Janus)
<4th wk). Slow $1,800 after $2,000
in third.

Five West -(Schwaber) (460; GO-
SI. 50)—“Tunes of Glory” (Lope)
(9th wk). Oke $1,500 after $1,700
in eighth.

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,300;
90-$ 1.50)—“Go Naked in World”
(M-G). Drab $5,000. Last week,
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (4th wk),
oke $4,000.

Little (Rappaport) (300; 90-S1.50)
—“Please Turn Over” (Col) (6th
wk). Up to good $1,800 after
$1,500 in fifth week.

Mayfair (Fruchtman) (750; $2-
$2.50)—“Exodus” (UA) (10th wk).
Steady $6,000 after same in pre¬
vious week.

New rFruchtman). (1,600; 90-

$1.50)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (5th wk). Pleasing $7,500
after $7,500 in fourth.

Playhouse (Schwaber) (460; 90-
$1.50)—“Never On Sunday” (Lope)
(14th wk). Down to $1,600 after
$1,800 in 13th week.

Stanton (Fruchtman) (2,800; GO-
SI.50)—“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk).
Fair $6,500 after $8,000 in second.

Town (Rappaport) (1,125; $L50-
$2.50.)—"Spartacus” (U) (5th wk).
Up to $10,000 after $7,000 in pre-
, vious week.

Broadway Grosses

Estimated Total Gross

This Week .$657,100

( Based on 29 theatres)

List Year .$598,900

(Based on 28 theatres)

‘Alamo’ Mo 17G,
Philly;‘Pepe’30G

Philadelphia, Feb. 21.

With a nice pickup over the
weekend, all midtown wickets are
jumping currently. Playing a pop-
scale, “The Alamo” Is heading for
smash takings opening week at
Stanton. “Pepe” is rated sock at
Stanley, also playing with $1.80 top.

“Where Boys Are” looms lively
in third Viking round. “Exodus” Is
rated wow in third week at Boyd.
“Gorgo” Is strong in second at Fox
while “Misfits” shapes stout In
third at Randolph. "Swiss Family
Robinson” looms hefty in fourth
at Midtown.

■Estimates for This Week

Arcadia (S&S) (536; 99-$ 1.80 V-
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (9th wk). Nice
$8,500. Last week, $10,000.

Boyd (SW) (1,563; $2-$2.75V-
"Exodus” (UA) (3d wk). Wow $29,-
000. Last week, $33,000.

Fox (Milgram) (2,200; 99-$1.80V-
“Gorgo” (M-G) (2d wk). Strong
$13,000. Last week, $26,000.

Goldman (Goldman) (1,200; $2-
$2,75)—“Spartacus” (U) (16th wk).
Solid $10,000. Last week, $10,500.

Midtown (Goldman) (1,000; 99-
$1.80)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (4th wk). Hefty $12,000 or
near. Last week, $14,000.

Randolph (Goldman) (2,500; 99-
$1.80) —“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk).
Stout $14,000. Last week, $17,000.

Stanley (SW) (2,500; 99-$1.80V—
“Pepe” (Col). Sock $30,000. Last
week, ‘‘Wackiest Ship” (Col) (4th
wk), $9,000.

Stanton <SW) (1,483; 99-$I.80)—
“Alamo” (UA). Swash $17,000. Last
week, “Cimarron” (M-G) (7th wk),
$ 6 , 000 .

Studio (Goldberg) (483; 99-$1.80)
—“Love in City” (Indie) and
“Naked City” (Indie) (3d wk"). Nice
$5,000. Last week, $7,000.

Trans-Lux (T-L) (500; 99-$ 1.80)_

“Never on Sunday” (Lope) a 2th
wk). Big $5,000. Last week, $5,200.

Viking (Sley) (1,000; 99-S1.80)—
“Where Boys Are” (M-G) (3d wk).
Lively $11,000. Last week, $12,500.

World (R&BnPathe) (449; 99-
$1.80) — “Ballad of a Soldier”
(Union). Hep $5,000. Last week,
‘Love Game” (Indie), 2,900.

‘Savage’ Slim $6,000,
Seattle; ‘Family 5 £»G, 5

Seattle, Feb! 21.

Big news here currently is the
fact that “Ben-Hur,” now nearing
the end of its prolonged extend¬
ed-run at Blue Mouse, already has
topped all longrun marks here in
its current (55th) week. “Exodus”
replaces on March 1. “Swiss Fam¬
ily Robinson” still Is solid in fifth
stanza at Music Hall while "Spar¬
tacus” is rated good in ninth ses¬
sion at the much smaller Music
Box. “Misfits” looms stout in third
week at Coliseum.

Estimates for This Week

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (938;
$1.50-$3) — “Ben-Hur” (M-G) (55th
wk). Swell $8,500. Last week,
$7,800.

Coliseum (Fox-Evergreen) (1,870;
$1-$1.50)—“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk).
Stout $7,500 in 6 days. Last week,
$14,300.

Fifth Avenue (Fox-Evergreen)
(2,500; $1-$1.50) — “Savage Inno¬
cents” (Par) and “Blueprint for
Robbery” (Par). Sad $6,000. Last
week, “Circle of Deception” (20th)
and “Sons and Lovers” (20th),
$5,000.

Music Box (Hamrick) (850; $1.50-
$3) _ “Spartacus” 'U) (9th wk).
Good $8,000 or close. Last week,
$7 300

Music Hall (Hamrick) (2,200; $1-
$1.50)—“Swiss Family” (BV) (5th
wk). Trim $9,000 or near. Last
week, $11,400.

Paramount (Fox - Evergreen)
(3,000; $1-$1.50) — “Suzie Wong”

; (8th. wk). Good $5,000 in 5 days.
Last week $7,200.

the snow. Biggest rouser this ses¬
sion is “Pepe” which looks boff
at 600-seat Trans-Lux. Cantinflas
was on hand for preem. “Circle of
Deception” is rated fairly good at
the Capitol in its initial lap, hut
“Sword and Dragon” looms mild
at Palace. “Tunes of Glory” shapes
for brisk opener at the Ontario.

“Suzie Wong”«*gained new legs
In its ninth Town stanza. But the
really boffo holdover Is “Misfits” at
Keith’s in third session.

Estimates for This Week
' Ambassador - Metropolitan (SW)
(1,490; 1,000; 90-$l.49)—“Swiss

Family Robinson” (BV) (4th wk).
Good $11,500. Last week, $12,500.

Capitol (Loew) (3,426; 90-$1.49V-
“Circle of Deception” (20th). Good
$12,000. Last week, "Village of
Damned” (M-G) (3d wk), $6,000 in
5 days.

Keith’s (RKO) (1,850; $1-$1.49>—
“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk). Boff $15,-
000. Last week, $18,000.

MacArthur (K-B) (900; $1.25)—
“Virgin Spring” (Janus) (2d wk).
Okay $5,000 after $6,500 opener.

Ontario (K-B) (1,240; $1-$1.49)—
“Tunes of Glory” (Lope). Tall
$11,000. Last week, “Grass Is
Greener” (U) (7th wk), $3,100.

Palace (Loew) (2,390; $1-$1.49)—
“Sword and Dragon” (Valiant).
Mild $8,000. Last week, “Go flaked
in World” (M-G) (3d wk); $4,500
in 5 days.

Playhouse (T-L) (458; $1-$1.49V-
"Wild One” (Col) and “Pal Joey”
(Col) (reissues). Fair $5,000. Last
week, “One Summer of Happiness”
(Indie), $2,900.

Plaxa (T-L) (276; $1-$1.80'—“Eu¬
ropean Nights” (Indie) (2d wk).
Brisk $6,500 after $6,900 opener.

Town (King) (800; $1.25-$1.49)—
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (9th wk).
Robust $8,000. Last week, $7,000.

Trans-Lux (T-L) (600; $1.49-$1.80)
—“Pepe” (Col). Sock $18,000. Last
week, "Wackiest Ship” (Col) <8th
wk), $4,000.

Uptown (SW) (1,300; $1.25-$2.25)
—“Alamo” (UA) (9th wk). Lean
$2,000 for final two days. Last
week, $5,500.

Warner (SW) (1,440; $1.49-$2.25)
—“Spartacus” (U) (5th wk). Stout
$15,000. Last week, same.

Clere. Stout; ‘Black’ Kg
16G, ‘Naked’ Hot 12G,
‘Spartacus’ Fancy 13G

Cleveland, Feb. 21.

Some new fare plus sturdy hold¬
overs will make first-run picture a
bright one here this stanza. “Black
Sunday" Is rated lively at the Allen
while “Go Naked in World” is
heading for pleasing takings at
Stillman. “Misfits” shapes good in
third round at State.

“Spartacus” is pushing much
higher this session for a fancy
total in ninth round at Palace.
“World of Suzie Wong” looms
sturdy in ninth at the Ohio.

Estimates for This Week

'Allen (SW) (3,500; $1-$1.50) —
“Black Sunday” (AT). Lively $16,-
000. Last week, “Wackiest Ship”
(Col) (3d wk), $9,500.

Continental Art (Art Theatre
Guild) (800; $1.25)—“Carry On
Nurse” (Gov.) (m.c.) (10th wk).
Satisfactory $2,300. Last week.
$ 2 , 000 .

Heights Art (Art Theatre Guild)
(925; $1.25V;-“Never On Sunday”
(Lope) (9th wk). Okay $3,400. Last
week, $3,600.

Hippodrome (Eastern Hipp) <3,-
700; $1-$1.50)—“Grass Is Greener”
<U) (2d wk). Fair $7,000. Last week,
$ 11 , 000 .

Ohie (Loew) (2,700; $1-$1.65) —
"Suzie Wong” (Par) Im.o.) (9th wk).
Sturdy $7,500. Last week, $8,500.

Palace (Silk & Helpern) (1,550;
$1.25-$2.75)—“Spartacus” (9th wk).
Fine $13,000. Last week, $10,700.

State (Loew) (3,700; $1-$1.50V-
“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk). Good $9,-
500. Last week, $11,000.

Stillman (Loew) (2,700; $1-$1.50)
—“Go Naked in World” (M-G).
Pleasing $12,000. Last week,
“Village of Damned” (M-G) (3d
wk), $7,000.

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

PICTURE GROSSES

Chi Holds ffeO;‘Pepe’Mo $68,000,
“Boys’ Hep 25G, “Dalmatians’ Big 32G,
2d, ‘Alamo’ Loud 21G, ‘Misfits’ 21 1 / 4G

Chicago, Feb. 21.

Lenten season doesn’t seem to
be making much impact here yet
as firstrun biz still holds up well.
Only one Important newie is on
tap, but there are enough attrac¬
tive holdovers to help keep things
lively this session.

“Pepe” initialer at the Chicago
looks to knock off smash $68,000.
Only other new fare is Monroe’s
“Last Rebel” plus “Get Outta
Town” tandem, digging for fair
total. Oriental’s “Where Boys
Are” looks for hep first holdover
round coin. “101 Dalmatians”
shapes robust in ditto week at
* State-Lake.

“Alamo,” on moveoveF popscale
stand, shapes big in Roosevelt
third. “Misfits” is good in same
United Artists stanza. Ninth week
of Woods’ “World of Suzie Wong”
looks hangup.

“Entertainer” Is bright in sec¬
ond World session. “Never on
Sunday,” in third Surf moveover
round, is rated exciting.

On the hard-ticket front, “Exo¬
dus” was capacity or near again
for 10th Cinestage frame; “Sparta-
cus” tallied an okay 19th McVick-
ers term; and “Ben-Hur” clicked
off a potent 61st Todd Theatre ses¬
sion.

Estimates for This Week

Carnegie (Telem’t) (495; $1.80)—
“Rikisha-man” (Fave) (3d Wk).
Hotsy $6,000. Last week, $7,000.

Chicago (B&K) (3,900; 90-$1.80)
—“Pepe” (Col). Smash $68,000 or
over. Last week,. “Go Naked In
World” (M-G) (3d wk), $14,000.

Cinestage (Todd) (1,038; $1.75-
$3.50)—“Exodus” (UA) (10th wk).
Near capacity $25,500. Last week,
$26,000.

Esquire (H&E Balaban) (1,350;

(Continued on page 10)

‘Fever’ Drab $3,000 In
Mpk; ‘Suzie’ Boff 10G,
‘Exodus’ Wow 16G, 4

Minneapolis, Feb. 21.

First blizzard of winter put chill
on trade, cutting heavily into week¬
end take.

A group of four new pix are
split between nabe and downtown
houses. Top newcomer is “Tunes of
Glory,” sweet at St. Louis' Park.
Mainstem newies are “Ballad of
Soldier” mild at World and “Fever
in Blood,” dull at Lyric.

Hard-ticket “Exodus,” in fourth
canto at Academy, continues
wham and is brightest of hold¬
overs. “Suzie Wong” also remains
socko In third stanza at State.
“Misfits” looks modest in third
week at Orpheum.

Estimates for This Week

Academy (Mann) (947; $1.75-
$2.65)—“Exodus” (UA) (4th wk).
No noticeable drop in biz at torrid
$16,000. Last week, $16,300.

Century (Cinerama, Inc.) (1,150;
$1.75-$2.65)—-“Cinerama Holiday”
(Cinerama) (reissue) (9th wk).
Quiet $6,500, Last week, $8,500.

Gopher (Berger) (1,000; $l-$i.25)
—“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV)
(9th wk). Looks okay $5,000. Last
week, $6,200.

Lyric (Par) (1,000; 85-$D—

“Fever in Blood” (WB). Drab
$3,000. Last week. “Gold of Seven
Saints” (WL>, $5,500.

Orpheum (Mann) >.800; $1-

$1.25)—“Misfit*'’ (UA> (3d wk).
Modest $G,00o. Last week, $10,500.
Will go a fourth.

St. Louis Park (Field) (1,000;
$1.25)—“Tunes of Glory” (Lope).
Boosted by crix raves and $1.50
weekend admish to lusty $6,000
or over. Last week, “Never On
Sunday” (Lope) (7th wk), $2,800
in 6 days.

.State (Par) <2,200; $1-$1.50)—
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (3d wk). Looks
socko $10,000. Last Week, $16,000.

Suburban World (Mann) (800;
$1.25) — “Millionairess” (20th).
Hefty $5,000. <- Last week, “Left,
Right, Centre” (Indie) (2d wk),
$2,500.

Uptown (Field) (1,000; $1.25)—
“Can-Can” (20th) (2d run). Good
$4,000. Last week. “Facts of Life”
(UA) (8th. wk),, $1,500 in 5 days.

World (Mann) (400; 85-$1.50)—
“Ballad of Soldier” (Union). Mild
$5,000. Last week. “Please Turn
Over” (Col) (4th wk), $4,500..

Estimates Are Net

Film gross estimates as re¬
ported herewith from the vari¬
ous key cities, arc net; l.e. t
without usual . tax. Distrib¬
utors share on net take, when
playing percentage, hence the
estimated figures are net in¬
come.

The parenthetic admission
prices, however, as indicated,
include U. S. amusement tax.

‘Suae Hefty lift
| Cincy; ‘Family 8G

Cincinnati, Feb. 21.

Cincy film biz shapes for a sea¬
sonal par session currently on lift
from 'sturdy holdovers “Suzie
Wbng,” “Swiss Family Robinson”
and “Misfits.” New entry, “Ballad
of Soldier,” at Capitol, is slow.
Twin Driye-Iri is mild with “Circle
of Deception.” Hard - ticketer
“Spartacus” is sturdy in ninth
week. “Alamo” In ninth is rated
fair.

Estimates for This Week
, Albee (RKO) (3,100; $1-$L50)—
“Suzie Wong” (Par) (2d wk).
Hefty $11,000 after $15,000 preem.

Capitol (SW-Cinerama) (1,400;
$1-$1.25) — “Ballad of Soldier”
(Union). Slow $3,000. Last week,
“Behind Great Wall” (Cont) (2d
wk), $3,200.

Esquire Art (Shor) (500; $1.25)
—“Never On Sunday” (UA) (5th
wk). Oke $1,200. Last week, $1,600.

Grand (RKO) (1,300; $1.75-$2.75)
—“Spartacus” (U) (9th wk). Still
sturdy at $8,000. Last week, ditto.

Guild (Vance) (300; $1.25)—

“Please Turn Over” (Col) (9th wk).
Oke $1,400. Eighth week, $1,300.

Hyde Park Art (Shor) (500;
$1.25)—“Swan Lake” (Col). Limp
$800. Last week, “Lesson In Love”
(Indie), $1,100.

Keith’s (Shor) (1,500; 90-$1.25)
—“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV>
(4th wk). Big $8,000 or near. Last
week, $9,600.

Palace (RKO) (2,600; $1-$1.25)—
“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk). Swell
$8,500. Last week, $10,000.

Twin Drive-In (Shor) (600 cars,
west side, 90c)—“Circle of Decep¬
tion” (20th) and “Legions of Nile”
(20th). Mild $2,500. Last week,
“Little Shepherd Kingdom Come”
(20th) and “Long Rope” (20th),
$ 2 , 200 .

Valley (Wiethe) (1,200; $1.50-
$2.50)—“Alamo” (UA) (9th wk).
Fair $4,500. Last week, same.

SNOW SLOUGHS OMAHA;
‘ROBBERY’ LIGHT 41G

Omaha, Feb. 21.

A weekend snowstorm will
hobble biz at first-runs here this
week although “Cinerama,” bow¬
ing at the Cooper on an extended-
rut\ hard-ticket basis, is brisk.
Only other new entry, “Blueprint
for Robbery,” is light at the
Omaha. Second weeks of “World
of Suzie Wong” at Orpheum and
“Where Boj'S Are” at State are
both good and appear likely to-go
three. Third session of “Misfits."
dropped to pTaying only Admiral,
is a bit disappointing.

Estimates for This Week

Admiral (Blank) (966; $1)—“Mis¬
fits” (UA) (3d wk). Okay $2,000.
Last week, at three houses, $9,500.

Cooper (Cooper) (687; $1.55-

$2.20.) — “CineramH’* (Cinerama).
Sock $8,000 in initial stanza after
house was redone.

Omaha (Tristates) (2,066; 75-$l)
—“Blueprint for Robbery” (Par)
and “Foxhole in Cairo” (Par). Lean
$4,500. Last week, “Circle of De¬
ception” (20th) and “Cossacks”
(U), $2,800.

Orpheum (Tristates) (2,877; $1-
$1.25)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (2d
wk). No complaint, considering
weather, at $7,500. Last week,
$14,000.

State (Cooper) (743; $I> —

“Where Boys Are” (M-G) (2d wk'.
Sturdy $6,000 after $7,500 bow.

P%suErrr

‘Naked’ Modest $5,500,
Port.; ‘Spartacus’ 10^G

Portland, Ore., Feb. 21.

First-run biz continues to perk
here despite the fact that the city
is bogged down with long runs.
“Exodus” continues solid for a
fifth session at Music Box. “Spar¬
tacus” holds sturdy in third Inning
at Broadway, “Green Grass” still is
.smooth in third week at the Fox.
'‘Go Naked in World” at Orpheum,
only new entree, is only fair.

Estimates for This Week

Broadway, (Parker) (983; $1.50-
$3) — “Spartacus” (U) (3d wk).

Sturdy $10,500. Last week, $10,200.

Fox (Evergreen) <1,600 $1-$1.49)
—“Grass Is Greener” (U) and
“Shakedown” (U) (2d wk). Fast
$6,000. Last week, $6,600.

Musio Box (Hamrick) (640; $1.50-
$3)—“Exodus” (UA) (5th wk). Solid !
$12,500. Last week, $12,300.

Orpheum (Evergreen) (1,536; 91-
$1.40)—“Go Naked In World”
(M-G) and “Three Blondes In Life”
(M-G). Fair $5,500 or less. Last
week, “Can-Can” (20th) (3d wk),
at pop prices, $4,300.

Paramount (Port-Par) (3,400; $1-
$1.50)—“Swiss Family Robinson”
(BV) (5th wk). Hep $7,000 in 5 days.
Last week, $10,100.

‘Impostor’ Aces

InHuftmOOO;
‘Pepe’ Big 21G

Boston, Feb. >21.

Biz Is soaring this frame, and is
a big pickup over last week when
inclement weather hurt. Saturday,
with a record high of 62 degrees,
helped also. New product is sailing
high. “Great Impostor” is standout
with a great take at the Memorial.
“101 Dalmatians” looks big at Met,
“Pepe” is a winner at Gary with
hotsy take in initial frame.

“Misfits” is still In higl^ on third
at Orpheum. Amazingly stout is
“World of Suzie Wong” at Para¬
mount in ninth week. Exodus”
carries the banner at the Saxon
with capacity in ninth round.
“Spartacus” is experiencing a shot
in the arm in 17th round at the'
Astor.

Estimates for This Week

Astor (B&Q) (1,170; $I.90-$3)—
“Spartacus” (17th wk). Big $10,000
as against $7,800 last week.

Beacon HOI (Sack) (678; $1.50)—
“Tunes of Glory” (Lope) (9th wk).
Good.$7,500. Last week, $6,000.

Capri (Sack) (900; $1.80-$2.20)—
“Ben-Hur” (m.o.) (9th wk). Up¬
swing to $8,500. Last week, $7,000.

Boston (Cinerama, Inc.) (1,354;
$1.20-$2.65)—“Cinerama Holiday”
(Cinerama) (reissue) (14th wk).
Closing weeks bally this to nice
$7,800. Last week, $5,500.

Exeter (Indie) (1,376; 90-$1.50)—
“Virgin Spring” (Janus) (8th wk).
Seventh week was good $5,000.
Last week, $6,000.

Gary (Sack) (1,277; $1.25-$2.50)—
“Pepe” (Col). Hotsy $18,000. Last
week, “Alamo” (UA) (9th wk), $4,-
500.

Kenmore (Indie) (700; $1.25-

$1.50)—“Ballad of Soldier” (Union)
(4th wk). Nice $8,800. Last week,
$ 8 , 200 .

Memorial (RKO) (3,000; 60-$1.10)
— “Great Impostor” (U) and
“Desert Attack” (Indie). Great
$40,000 with lines. Last week,
“Whackiest Ship” (Col) (3d wk),
$13,000.

Metropolitan (NET) (4,357; 70-
$1.10)—“101 Dalmations” (BV). Big
$35,000. Last week, “Swiss Family
Robinson” (BV). $15,000.

Orpheum (Loew) (2,900; 90-

$1.50)—“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk).
Stout $17,000. Last week, $20,000.

New Fenway (Indie) (1,350; 90-
$1.50)—“World of Apu” (Indie)
(3d wk). Fairish $3,200. Last week,
$3,800.

Paramount (NET) (2.357; 70-

$1.10>—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (9th
wk). Strong $14,000. Last week,
$ 12 , 000 .

Pilgrim (ATC) (1,900; 60-$1.10)—
“No Time for Sergeants” (WB)
(Rerun) and “Gold of Seve:
Saints” (WB) (rerun). Oke $6,000.
Last week, “Blueprint for Rob¬
bery” (Par) $5,000.

Saxon (Sack) (1,100; $1.50-$3)—
“Exodus” (UA) (9th wk). Still
capacity at $28,000. Last week,
same.

State (T-L) (730; 75-$L25) —
“Sunlovers Holiday” (Indie) and
“Girl on. Run” (Indie) )3d wk).
Nifty $3,200, Last week, $4,000.

Holiday Helps N.Y.; Cimarron -Stage
Fast 145ft ‘Circle Fine 20ft ‘Facts’
Boff $55,000,2d: ‘Misfits Stout 53G

Some new product and the first
good weekend weather-wise that
Broadway deluxers have experi¬
enced in many- weeks is giving
first-run biz a brighter tone this
stanza. Numerous theatres, too,
will be helped by Washington’s
Birthday (22) though, of course,
not those with weeks ending last
night (Tues.). Although public
schools In New York City are not
having a Feb. 22 holiday this year,
youngsters from out-of-town are
expected t o swell attendance today.

“Cimarron” with new stageshow’
looks to hit fine $145,000 in first
session at the Music Hall, conclud¬
ing today. “Circle of Deception”
shapes to get solid $20,000 on- ini¬
tial stanza at the Victoria.

“Facts of Life” is holding up
great in second round at the Astor
and arty Beekman with $55,000.
“Wackiest Ship in Army” hit fast
$27;500 in first holdover stanza,
day-dating at the Forum and
Trans-Lux 52d Street.

“101 Dalmatians” is holding up
with a socko $32,000 or near in.
second Palace round. “Million¬
airess” was yanked at the Para¬
mount after 11 days, with “Sanctu¬
ary" moving in yesterday (Tues.).
Pic, however, continues strongly in
second week at the 68th St. Play¬
house.

“The Misfits” looks like big $53,-
000 in third stanza at the' Capitol.
It continues. “Swiss Family Rob¬
inson” is heading for hangup $11,-
000 In current (9th) frame at the
Embassy. “Breathless” held with a
great $18,000 in second round at
the arty Fine Arts, after topping
“Room At Top” and “Hiroshima”
biz this past week.

All hard-ticket pictures are run¬
ning ahead of last week because of
the holiday and upped prices plus
added shows in most cases! “Exo¬
dus” is pacing this group with a
capacity $55,000 in 10th session at
the Warner. 'Tepe” looks like
fancy $23,500 for ninth Criterion
week.

“Spartacus” Is beaded for smash
$26,000 In 20th round at the De-
Mille. “Ben-Hur” is likely to top
$31,000, big, for current (65th)
week at the State. “Alamo” shapes
good $15,000 in 17th session at the
Rivoli.

Astor (City Inv.) (1,094; 75-$2)—
“Facts of Life” (UA) (2d wk). Ses¬
sion ending tomorrow (Thurs.) is
heading for wow $37,000. Opener
was $39,000. Stays, naturally.

Capitol (Loew) (4,820; $l-$2.50)
—“Misfits” (UA) (4th wk). Third
round finished yesterday (Tues.)
was big $53,000 after $71,000 for
second week. Holding, natch!

Criterion (Moss) (1,520; $1.50-
$3.50) — “Pepe” (Col) (10th wk).
Ninth stanza ended last night
(Tues.) was fancy $23,500 or near
after $27,000 for eight week in¬
cluding three shows on Feb. 13.
Stays through April 2 or longer.

DeMille (Reade) (1,463; $1.50-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (20th wk).
This round concluding today (Wed),
looks like socko $25,000, with ex¬
tra show, holiday scales Wednes¬
day helping. The 19th week was
$23,200. Holds indef at this gait.

Embassy (Guild Enterprises)
(500; $lJ25-$2) —“Swiss Family
Robinson” (3V) (9th wk). This
week ending tomorrow (Thurs.) is
heading for big $11,000 or oyer
after $12,000 for eight. Holds again,
with “Shadows” (Lion Inti) opening
March 2\

Palace (RKO) (1,642; 90-$2.50)—
“101 Dalmatians” (BV) (2d wk).
This rou^d ending tomorrow
f (Thurs.) is holding with smash
$32,000 or over after $38,000 for
opener, helped, of course, by
school holiday Monday (13). Stays.

Forum (Moss) (813; 90-$1.80) —
"Wackiest Ship” (Col) (3d wk). Sec¬
ond session ended last night (Tues.)
was fast $19,000 after $23,000 in
first week. Continues.

Paramount (AB-PT) (3,665; $l-$2)
—“Sanctuary (20th). Opened yes¬
terday (Tues.). In ahead, “Million¬
airess” (20th) (2d wk), slipped to
slight $15,000 in final four days
after failing to measure up on
opening week which got $32,000,
below hopes.

Radio City Music Hall ^Rockefel¬
lers) (6.200; 90-$2.75)—“Cimarron”

• M-G) with stageshow. Initial week
ending todav (Wed.) looks to reach
nice $145,000, being aided by

Washington’s .Birthday biz today.
In ahead, “Where Boys Are” (M-G)
and stageshow (4th wk), $125,000.

Rivoli (UAT) (1,545; $1.50-$3.50)
—“Alamo” (UA) (18th wk). The
17th round completed last night
(Tues.) was gdod $15,000 after $14,°
500 for 16th week. Continues until
“King and I” (20th) (reissue)
opens March 23. It will play hard-
ticket, pic now being in 70m,
Grandeur version. \

State (Loew) (1,900; $1.50-$3.50)
-“Ben-Hur” (M-GT (65th wk). Cur¬
rent stanza ending today (Wed.)
looks like stout $31,000 for 11
shows after $29,000 for 64th week,
helped by one extra show, Feb. 13.

Victoria (City Inv.) (1.003; 50-$2)
—“Circle of Deception” (20th).
Initial round winding up tomorrow
(Thurs.) looks to hit solid $20,000.
Holds. In ahead. “Young One’*
(Valiant) wk-9 days). $8,000.

Warner <3W) (1,813; $1.50-$3.50)
—“Exodus” (UA) (10th wk). Thi*
week ending tomorrow (Thurs.)
looks $55,000 because of holiday
scale Wednesday (22). capacity.
Last week, also capacity at $54,000.
Stays indefinitely.

First-Run Arties
Baronet (Reade) (430; $1.25-$2)
—"Make Mine Mink” (Cont) (10th-
final wk). The ninth round ended
Monday (20) was okay $5,500 after
$6,000 for eighth week. “Modigli¬
ani” (Cont) opens Tuesday (28).

Fine Arts (Davis) (468; 90-$1.80)
—“Breathless”- (Films Around
World) (3d wk). First holdover
week completed Monday (20» was
wow $18,000 after $18,500, one of
biggest opening rounds here. Pic
rah ahead of opening w r eek in sec¬
ond frame but slipped a bit on
Monday, offish at most houses. -
Beekman (R&B) (590; $1.20-

$1.73)—“Facts of Life” (UA) (2d
wk). This stanza ending tomorrow
(Continued on page 10)

‘Exodus’ Whopping 30G,
Del; ‘Misfits’ Hep 22G,
Tamily’ Torrid 25G, 2

Detroit, Feb. 21.

Biz stays very hotsy this week,
even though the marquees are un¬
changed. “Exodus” is smasheroo
in second session at the Mercury.
“Swiss Family Robinson” looks
huge in second week at the Michi¬
gan.

“Misfits” stays wham in third
round at the Palms. “Ben-Hur’*
rides rapidly into a second year
at United Artists after grossing
a wow $1,017,436 in first 52 weeks
for a new record at this theatre.

“Spartacus” is tremendous in
16th session at Madison. “World
of Suzie Wong” is bright in ninth
week at Grand Circus.

Estimates for. This Week

Fox (Fox-Mieh)* (5,000; 75-$1.49)
—“Look in Any Window” (AA) and
“Sniper’s Ridge” (20th) (2d wk).
Oke $10,000. Last week, $13,500.

Michigan (United Detroit) (4,000{
$1.25-$1.49)—“Swiss Family Rob¬
inson” (BV) (2d wk). Sizzling $25,-
000. Last week, $28,000.

Palms (UD) (2,961; $1.25-$1.49)
—“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk). Great
$22,000. Last week, $24,000.

Madison (UD) (1,408; $1.50-$3)—
“Spartacus” (U) (16th wk*. Smash
$12,000. Last week, same.

Grand Circus (UD) (1,400; $1.25-
$1.65)—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (9th
wk). Hotsy $15,000. Last week,
$17,000.

Adams (Balaban) (1,700; $1.25-
$1.50)—“Where. Boys Are” (M-G)
(4th wk). Great $7,500. Last week,
$7,800.

United Artists (UA) <1,667;
$1.25-$3>—“Ben-Hur” <M-G) (53d
wk). Wonderful $12,000. Last week,
$12,195.

Music ’ Hall (Cinerama, Inc.)
(1,208; $1.20-$2.65)—“Seven Won¬
ders of World” (Cinerama) (re¬
issue) (8th wk). Okay $12,0U0._ Last
week, $11,500.

Trans-Lux Krim (Trans-Lux)
d.OOO; $1.49-$1.65> — “Hiroshima
Mon Amour” i Indie) and “The
Lovers” (Indie* ’-2d wk . Oke
$5,000. Last week, S5.500.

Mercury (UM< (1,465; $1.50-$3)
—“Exodus” (U\‘ !2d wk«. Smash
$30,000. Last week, same.

FICTCBS CROSSES

P^buEiff

Wednesday, Febrmuy 32, 1961

Pitt Rosy; ‘Impostor Mighty $18,000,
‘Suae Hotsy 20G; ‘Misfits 15G, 3d

Pittsburgh, Feb. 21. -
Everything’s coming up roses
this round as all the deluxers re-

E ort robust to sock grosses. The
iggest noise is from the new en¬
tries, “World of Suzie Wong” at
the'Stanley and “Great Impostor”
at the Fulton, with latter standout
“Impostor” is also getting heavy-
grosses from all the houses who
are participating in the Compo-
Marcus plan promotion, 70 theatres
in three states being involved.

Holdovers are all hefty with
“Misfits” again excellent at the
Penn in third. “Can-Can” continues
lofty in second at Gateway. “Gen¬
eral Della Rovere” ditto at Squir¬
rel Hill.

“Spartacus” is hardy in ninth at
Nixon and “Alamo” shapes good,
also in ninth at the Warner.
Estimates for This Week
Fulton (Shea) (1,635; $1-$1.50)—
“Great Impostct” (U). Mighty $18,-
000, one of biggest at this house
in weeks. Last week, “Circle of
Deception” (20th), $3,000.

Gateway (Associated) (2,100; $1-
$1.50>—“Can-Can” (20th) (2d wk).
Lofty $9,500. Last week, same.

Nixon (Rubin) (1,760; $1.50-$2.75)
—"Spartacus” (U) (9th wk). Boffo
$10,000, and will stay till March
18. Legit will take over March 20
with “Majority of One.”

Penn (UATC) (3,300; $1.-$1.50)—
“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk). Excellent
$15,000. Last week, $20,000.

Squirrel Hill (SW) (834; $1.25)—
“General Della Rovere” (Cont) (2d
wk). Trim $3,000. Last week, $3,100.

Stanley (SW) (3,700; $1-$1.50)—
“Suzie Wong” (Par). Big $20,000 or
near. Last week, “Swiss Family
Robinson” (BV) (4th wk), $11,800.

Warner (SW) (1,516; $1.25-$1.80)
—“Alamo” (UA) (9th wk). Still
hardy at $7,500. Last week, ditto.

LOS ANGELES

(Continued from page 8)
$3,800. Iris, “Apartment” (UA)
(reissue) (3d wk), $3,900.

State (UATC) (2,404; 90-$1.50)—
“Go Naked in World” (M-G) and
“I’ll Cry Tomorrow” (M-G) (reis¬
sue) (2d wk). Drab $3,000.

Beverly (State) G,150; $1.49-

$2.40)—“Grass Is Greener” (U) (2d
wk). Sparkling $11,000 or near.
Last week, $15,000.

Baldwin, Orpheum, Loyola, Hol¬
lywood, El Rey (State-Metropoli-
tan-FWC) (1,800; 2,213; 1 298; 756;
861; 90-$l.50)—“Misfits” eUA) (1st
wk, El Rey; 3d wk, others) and
“Magnificent Seven” (UA) (2d wk,
Baldwin; 1st wk, El Rey\ “Opera¬
tion Bottleneck” (Indie) (3d wk,
Orpheum, Loyola, Hollywood).
Stout $20,000. Last week, $29,000.
El Rey, “Elmer Gantry” (UA) (re¬
issue) (3d wk), $1,800.

Yorue (FWC) (810: 90-$1.50)—
“Angry Silence” (Indie) (3d wk).
Dim $2,000. Last week, $2,300.

Music Hall (Ros) (720; $1.85-
$2.25)—“Ballad of Soldier” (Un¬
ion) (3d wk). Hefty $8,600. Last
week, $8,700.

Crest (State) (750; $2)—“Psycho”
(Par) (reissue) (4th wk). Light
$ 2 , 200 .

Warner Beverly (SW) (1.316;
$1.50-$3.50) — “Pepe” (Col) (8th
wk). Busy $14,500. Last week,
$15,000.

Fox Wilshlre (FWC) (1,990;
$1.80-$3.50)—“Exodus” (UA) <9th
wk). ' Whopping $22,000. Last
week, $22,300.

Hollywood Paramount (State)
(1,468; $1.25-$3.50) — "Cimarron”
(M-G). Started 9th wk Sunday (19)
after fair $6,500 last week.

Chinese. (FWC) (1,408; $2-$2.40)
—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (10th wk).
Fine $14,000. Last week, $15,400.

Fine Arts (FWC) (631; $2-$2.40)
—“Never on Sunday” <UA) (13th
wk). Lush $8,000. Last week,
$ 8 , 100 .

Warner Hollywood (Cinerama
Inc.) (1,389; $1.20-$2.65)—“This Is
Cinerama” (Cinerama) (reissue).
Started 17th week Sunday (19) af¬
ter nice $13,500 last week.

Carthay (FWC) <1,138; $1.75-
$3.50>—“Alamo” (UA) (17th wk).
Okay $9,500. Last week, $10,800.

Pantages (RKO) <1,513; $1.80-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) <18th wk).
Brisk $15,500. Last week, $15,900.

Egyptian (UATC) (1.392; $1.25-
$3.50) — “Ben-Hur” <M-G) <65th

wk'». Clicky $18,500. Last week,

$ 21 , 100 .

‘Grass’ Rousing $27,000,
Frisco; ‘Exodus’ 23G, 2d

San Francisco, Feb. 21.

Frisco first-runs are strong here
currently, with “Grass Is Greener”
and “Exodus” both smash/ “Swiss
Family Robinson” and “Village of
Damned” are continuing excellent,
former in fifth round. “Spartacus”
still is smash in ninth stanza at the
United Artists.

Estimates for This Week

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,859; $1.25-
■ $1.50)—“Grass Is Greener” (U)

; and “Shakedown” (U). Smash $27,-
\ 000. Last week, “Suzie Wong”
{(Par) (8th wk), $10,0Q0.

Fox (FWC) (4,651; $1.25-$1.50)-
"Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) and
“Raymie” <BV) (5th wk). Dandy
$10,000 in 6 days. Last week, $14,-
500.

Warfield (Loew) (2.656; $1.25-
$1.50)—“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk).
Nice $10,000. Last week, $17,000.

Paramount (Par) (2,646; $1.25-
$1.50)—“Village of Damned” (M-G)
and “Incredible Petrified World’’
(M-G) (2d wk). Neat $11,000. Last
week, $24,000.

St Francis (Par) (1,400; $1-$1.50)
—“Mighty Crusaders” (Indie) and
“Wicked Go To Hell” (Indie). Dull
$8,000. Last week, “Angry Silence”
(Indie), $8,000.

Orphenm (Cinerama) (1,456;
$1.75-$2.65)—“Seven Wonders of
World” (Cinerama) (reissue) (8th
wk). Okay $13,500. Last week,
$ 12 , 000 .

United Artists (No. Coast) (1,151;
$1.75-$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (9th
wk). Smash $15,500. Last week,
$16,700.

Stagedoor (A-R) (440; $1.25-

$1.50)—“Tunes of Glory” (Lope)
(6th wk). Good $4,400. Last week,
$4,800.

Vogue (S. F. Theatres) (364;
$1.50) — “Virgin Soring” (Janus)
(9th wk). Hep $2,800. Last week,
$3,006.

Presidio (Hardy) (774; $1.25-

$1.50)—“Stella” (Indie) (reissue).
Good $2,600. Last week, "Porgy
and Bess” (Col) (reissue) (2d wk),
$2,500.

Coronet (United California) (1,-
250; $1.50-$3.50)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G)
(61st wk). Good $13,000 or near.
Last week, $14,000.

Alexandria (United California)
(1.610; Sl.49-S3.50)—'“Exodus” (UA)
(2d wk). Potent' $23,000. Last
week, $25,000.

NEW YORK :

(Continued from page 9)
(Thurs.) looks to hold with great
.$18,000 or near after $20,000
initialer. Stays.

Fifth Ave Cinema (R&B) (250;
$1.25-$1.80)—"Virgin Spring) (Jan¬
us) (m.o.) (2d wk). Current session
! finishing tomorrow (Thurs.) is
heading for big $7,000 up from
$6,500 for first.

55th Street Playhouse (Moss)
(253; $1.25-$2) — “Don Quixote"
(M-G) (5th wk). This stanza ending
tomorrow (Thurs.) looks like smash
$9,000 after great $9,500 in fourth
week. Pic spurted in fourth round,
first it was playing only in one
first-run In N. Y.

Normandie (T-L) (592; $1.25-
$1.80)—“Hand-in-Hand” (Col) «3d
wk). Second frame ended Sunday
(19) was good $7,000 after $10,000
for initial week.

Little Carnegie (L. Carnegie)
'(520; $1.25-$2)—“Tunes of Glory”
(Lope) (10th wk). Ninth session
ended Monday i20) was sockeroo
$13,000 after $14,000 for eighth
week.

Guild (Guild) (450; $1-$1.75) —
“Two-Way Stretch” (Indie) <5th
wk). Fourth stanza ended Sunday
j *19) was great $12,000, same as
; third week.

j Murray Hill (R&B) <565; 95-
i $1.80)—“Ballad of Soldier” <Union)
j- * 9th. wk). Eighth stanza concluded
| Monday (20) was big $9,500 and
! ahead of $9,000 done in seventh
j week.

I Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568; 90-
| $1.80) — “General Della Rovere”
iiCont) < 14th wk). The 13th round
i finished Sunday (19) was okay $6,-
. 500, same as last. week. “Love and
nchvvoman” (Union) opens Feb.
27.

Plaza (Lopert) (525; $1.50-$2)—

“Never On Sunday” (Lope) (19th
wk). The 18th week finished Mon¬
day (20) was smash $15,500 after
$16,000 in 17th round.

68th St. Playhouse (Leo Brecher)
(370; 90-$1.65) — “Millionairess”
(20th) (2d wk). First holdover ses¬
sion ending tomorrow (Thurs.)
looks to hold at solid $9,800 after
$13,000 for opener. Stays, of course.

Sutton (R&B) (561; 95-$1.80)—
“League of Gentlemen” (Kaye)
(5th wk). Fourth week concluded
Monday (20) was lofty $12,500 after
$14,000 for third.

Trans-Lux 52d St (T-L) (540;
$1-$1.50)—“Wackiest Ship” (Col)
(3d wk). First holdover week fin¬
ished yesterday (Tues.) was sturdy
$8,500 after $12,000 for opener.

Trans-Lux 85th St (T-L) (550;
$1.25-$2) — “Sanctuary” (20th).
Opened yesterday (Tues.). In ahead,
“Left, Right, Centre” (Indie) (2d-5
days), dull $2,300 after $7,500 for
first week.

World (Perfecto) (390; 90-$1.80)
—“Male and Female” (Mishkin).
First stanza ending tomorrow
(Thurs.) looks to reach giant $20,-
000 and maybe a new house record.
Last week, “Summer of Happiness”
(Times) and “Live in Peace” (Ja¬
cob) (reissues) (3d wk), $6,000 for
an unusually solid run on reissue.
“Male” is getting great trade via’
grind until 2 a.m. and the $1.50
scale starting, early in afternoon.

‘Impostor’ Smash Newie
In Pro?.; 14G; ‘Alamo’
86, ‘Dalmatians’ Fat 9G

Providence, Feb. 21.

“World of Suzie Wong” is lead¬
ing the list in second stanza at
Strand with smash takings. Public
schools' mid-term holiday week is
helping all around. Sock newies
arer topped by Albee’s “Great Im¬
postor,” smash in first. “101 Dal¬
matians” is neat at Majestic.
Estimates for This Week

Albee (RKO) (2,200; 65-$1.25>—
“Great Impostor” (U). Socko $14,-
000. Last week, “Gold of Seven
Saints” (WB) and “Sign of Zorro”
(BV), $4,000.

Elmwood (724; $1.25-$1.75)—

“Alamo” (UA) (2d wk). Good
$8,000. First round was $7,000.

Majestic (SW) (2.200; 65-90)—
“101 Dalmatians” (BV). Big kiddie
draw helping to neat $9,000. Last
week, “Circle Deception” (20th)
and “Love of Mike” (20th), $7,000.

State (Loew) (3,200; 90-$1.50>—
“Misfits” (UA) (3d wk). Good
$7,500. Second was $10,000.

Strand (National Realty) (2,200;
$1.25-$1.50)—“Suzie Wong” (Par)
(2d wk). Smash $20,000. First
week, $19,000.

CHICAGO

(Continued from page 9)
$1.25-$1.80) — “Savage? Innocents”
iPar) (3d wk). Okay $7,200. Last
week, $8,500.

Loop (Telem’t) (606; 90-$1.80)—
“Nature’s Paradise” (Falcon) <5th
wk). Nice $7,500. Last week, $8,000.
' McVickers (JL&S) (1,580; $1.49-
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (19th wk).
Good $14,500. Last week, $14,000.

Monroe (Jovan) (1,000; 65-90)—
“Last Rebel” (Indie) and “Get
Outta Town” (Indie). Oke $4,200.
Last week, “Tall Men” (20th) and
“Soldier of Fortune” (20th), $3,500.

Oriental (Indie) (3,400; 90-$1.80)
—“Where Boys Are” (M-G) (2d
wk). Fast $25,000. Last week,
$37,000.

Roosevelt (B&K) (1,400; 90-$1.80)
—“Alamo” (UA) (m.o.) (3d wk).
Big $21,000 or close. Last week,
$28,000.

State-Lake (B&K) (2,400; 90-

$1.80)—“101 Dalmatians” (BV) (2d
wk). Robust $32,000 or near.
Last week, $40,000.

Surf (H&E Balaban) <685; $1.80)
—“Never On Sunday” (Lope) (m.o.)
i3d wk). Loud $6,900. Last week,
$7,700.

Todd (Todd) (1,089; $1.75-$3.50)
— “Ben-Hur” (M-G) (61st wk).

Great $18,500. Last week, $17,000.

United Artists (B&K) (1,700; 90-
$1.80) — “Misfits” (UA) (3d wk).
Good $21,500. Last week, $31,000.

Woods (Essaness) (1,200; 90-

$1.80) — “Suzie Wong” (Par) (9th
wk). Big $16,500. Last week, $19,-
500.

World (Teitel) (606; 90-$1.50) —
“Entertainer” (Cont) (2d wk). Fast
$5,000. Last week, $5,800.

National Boxoffice Survey

Holiday Ups Trade; ‘Misfits’ Champ, ‘Exodus’ 2d,
‘Suzie’ 3d, ‘Spartacus’ 4th, ‘Pepe’ 5th

Washington*! Birthday holiday l
is helping biz at first-runs around
the country this session. Continued
milder weather in numerous keys
covered by Variety also is bolster¬
ing trade. New champion at the
wickets is “The Misfits” (M-G),
which was second last week. It is
edging out “Exodus” (UA), which
was No. 1 a week ago. “Exodus” is
finishing second currently.

“World of Suzie Wong” (Par) is
pushing to third spot, closely be¬
hind “Exodus.” It was fourth last
session. “Spartacus” (U), fifth a
week ago, is capturing fourth posi¬
tion.

“Pepe,” (Col), with some new
dates on popscale, is winding in
fifth spot. “Swiss Family Robin-
sen” (BV) again is finishing sixth,
attesting to its amazing staying
ability.

“The Alamo” (UA) is pushing to
seventh position with some great
biz on lower-scaled runs. “Ben-
Hur” (M-G), now playing in only
some 10 big key cities, is finishing
eighth. “Where Boys Are,” also
from Metro, will land in ninth
position.

“Grass Is Greener” (U), long
high on the list, is taking 10th
place. “Ballad of Soldier” (Union),
just getting around to any big ex¬
tent, is taking 11th money while
“Tunes of Glory” (Lope), in much

the same category, rounds out tha
Top 12 pictures.

“Never On Sunday” (Lope), 10th
last week; and “Virgin Spring’*
(Janus), a runner-up last round,

| are the runner-up pix for-the. week,

[ A whole batch of new films are
being launched this stanza but
not all are measuring up to hopes.
Standout is “Great Impostor” (U),
which shapes as a potentially great
entry. It is mighty in Pitt, socko
in Providence, smash in. Denver
and terrific in Boston.

“101 Dalmatians” (BV) also
looms as a winner. It is robust in
Chi, neat in Providence, big in
Boston and great in N.Y.' “Breath¬
less” (Films Around World) shapes
to become a big grosser, espe¬
cially at arty theatres. It is doing
nearly as smash trade in second
week in N.Y. as the near-record
opener.

“Goliath and Dragon” (AI) is
rated good in K.C. “Look in Any
Window” (AA), okay in Detroit,
looms sad in Louisville.

"Circle of Deception” (20th),
good in Washington, looks fair in
Cincy and fine in N.Y. “Black Sun¬
day” (AI) is lively in Cleveland.

“Go Naked in World” (M-G),
drab in L.A. and Balto, shapes fair
in Portland and good in Cleveland.
“Savage Innocents” (Par), light in
St Louis, looks mild in L.A.

(Complete Boxoffice Reports on
Pades 8-9-10 J

Add: Theatre Hazards

Laconia, N.H., Feb. 21.

It was nice to have the big
piles of snow removed from in
front of the Colonial Theatre,
but it wasn’t intended that
part of the house should also
be removed.

A piece of city snow remov¬
al equipment ripped aWay half
of the front section of the
marquee at the theatre. Man¬
ager Ralph Morris said he
could not estimate the dajnage
until a technician had exam¬
ined the wreckage.

‘Surie’Powerful 206,

Buff.; Tamily’ Big 15G

Buffalo, Feb. 21. |

Main strength here currently is
coming from holdovers, with
“Black Sunday” at Paramount, one
of few newcomers, only fair. “Mis- ]
fits” shapes fancy in second at the |
Buffalo while “Swiss Family Rob¬
inson” is rated sturdy in second at i
Lafayette. Biggest holdover, how¬
ever, is “World of Suzie Wong,”
great in second at the Centre. “10
Commandments” Is rated fair on
reissue at Century.

Estimates for This Week

Buffalo (Loew) (3,500; 75-$1.49)
—“Misfits” (UA) (2d wk). Fancy
$16,000 or near. Last week, $20,000.

Center (AB-PT) (3,000; 70-$1.25)
—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (2d wk).
Powerful $20,000 or close. Last
week, $25,500.

Century -(UATC). (2,700; 7Q-S1)—
“10 Commandments” (Par) (reis¬
sue). Fair $7,000. .Last week,
“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (4th wk),
ditto.

Lafayette (Basil) (8,000; 70-$l)—
“Swiss Family Robinson” (BV) (2d
wk). Sturdy $15,000. Last week,
$ 20 , 000 .

Paramount (AB-PT) (3,000; 70-
$1)—“Black Sunday” (Indie) and
“Code of Silence” (Indie). Fair
$10,000. Last week, “Circle of De¬
ception” (20th) and “Sniper’s
Ridge” (Indie), $7,000.

Teck (Loew) (1,200; 75-$1.25)—
“League of Gentlemen” (20th).

| Good $4,000. Last week, “Alamo”

| (UA) (8th wk), $3,500 at $1.49 top.

Cinema (Martina) (450; 70-$l)—
“Carry On Nurse” (Gov) (16th wk).
Nice $2,000^ Last week, $2,500.

Harold Winston Moving

San Juan, Feb. 21
Harold Winston, manager of Co¬
lumbia Pictures International here
since 1953, has been appointed
general manager of Screen Gems
de Mexico. He will supervise sales
of Screen Gems’ telepix through¬
out Latin America.

Winston, who has been In the
business since 1938, has managed
distribution for Columbia in
Trinidad, Uruguay, and Rio. He is
I replacing John Mason 3d.

‘Misfits’Giant
$22,000, Toronto

Toronto, Feb. 21.
“The Misfits” is heading for a
wow session at Loew’s this week.
“Esther and King” okay at Im¬
perial. “World of Suzie Wong” in
third frame is lusty at Hollywood
to pace holdovers. “Wackiest Ship
in Army” shapes satisfactory in
second stanza at Carlton. “Spar¬
tacus” looks hefty in ninth at
Uptown.

Estimates for This Week
Carlton (Rank) (2,318; $1-$1.50>
—“Wackiest Ship” (Col) (2d wk).
Okay $8,000. Last- week, $10,000.

Eglinton (FP) (918; $1.50-$2.50)
—“Windjammer” (NT)' (9th wk).
Sturdy $6,000. Last week, $6,500.

Hollywood (FP) (1,080; $1-$1.25)
—“Suzie Wong” (Par) (3d. wk}.,
Lusty $14,000. Last week, $16,000j
Hyland (Rank) (1,357; $1-$1.50)'.
—“Two-Way Stretch” (20th) (8tlf
Wk). Fine $5,000. Last week,
$5,500.

Imperial (FP) (3,343; $1-$1.25)—^
“Esther and King” (20th). QkayC
$10,000. Last week, “Savage Inno¬
cents” (Par), $7,000.

Loew's (Loew) (2,748; $1-$1.50)
—“Misfits” (UA). Wham $22,000,
Last week, “Grass Is Greener” (U)
(4th wk), $10,500 in 8 days.

Tivoli (FP) (935; $1.50-$2.50)—
“Alamo” (UA) (15th wk). Steady
$7,000. Last week, same.

Towne (Taylor) (693; $1-$1.50)—
“Never on Sunday” (Lope) (4th
wk). Fine $6,500. Last week, ditto7
University (FP) (1,360; $1.50-
$2.75) — “Ben-Hur” (M-G) (62d
wk). Consistent $8,000. Last week,
same. ^

Uptown (Loew) (1.304; $1.50s>
$2.75)—“Spartacus” (U) (9th wk);
j Hefty $10,000. Last week, ditto.- -

Texas a Focal State
Austin, Tex., Feb. 21.

Groups pushing racial integra¬
tion in film theatres recognized
Abraham Lincoln’s birthday Sun-.,
day (12) with queue stand-ins in
13 cities throughout Texas. Chan¬
dler Davidson was chairman of the
pro-integration students for direct
action.

Demonstrations are known to
have been conducted in San 'An¬
tonio, Dallas, Houston, Shreveport,
La., New York City, Chicago, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Cam¬
bridge, Mass., Ann Arbor, Mich.,
Oberlin, Ohio, and Champagne.
Ill.

More than 400 participated in
the demonstration here.

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Wedne*day, FArairy 22, 1961

ALLIED’S PRECEDENTAL PREZ

4 -

Brother Exhibs the New Foe

[ALLIED STATES QUITTERS MULTIPLY]

Mid-Central Allied Independent Theatre Owners has withdrawn
as a unit of Allied States Assn. This action follows closely on the
heels of'the exit of the Indiana unit Last year the New England
and Western Pennsylvania units resigned, hut the latter subse¬
quently rejoined.

Meanwhile, mid-south and the Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota
units are expected to submit their walking papers any day. The
withdrawals stem from the bitter internecine warfare in the na¬
tional exhibitor organization.

In revealing the exit of the mid-central unit, secretary-treasurer
Paul E. Stehman said that Allied, as now constituted, is not serving
the best interests of the independent theatreowner and that diflh
solution of the organisation is indicated.

However, Marshall Fine, the new president of national Allied,
said there is no intention to dissolve the national group and .that it
will continue to -represent the members of the . defected units.
Fine indicated that no overt efforts will be made toVwoo these
units back nor will Allied , engage in a direct recruiting drive to
obtain new members and-units. He said he hoped the organization’s
deeds would serve as sufficient inducement to encourage exhibitors
to join Allied. _■ __

‘Go Naked In the Worif Newest
Censor Uproar InBluenose Borg

By MATTY BRESCIA

Memphis, Feb. 21.

For reasons which psychologists
.have never attempted to explain,
Memphis has a peculiar fondness
for broadside attacks upon films.
Latest evidence of this local holier-
than-thou propensity was a meet¬
ing of nearly 200 persons in city
chambers with Mayor Henry Loeb
presiding. Meeting was in the wake
of a Baptist preacher blasting the
recent Metro release, “Go Naked
In The World” on hearsay plus
title since he had not, self*admit-
tedly, seen the film.

Reformers cried at meeting that
Memphis, was being subject to a
“wave of filth” and that ways must
be discovered to protect ‘‘other
people’s morals” (naturally their
own needed none) from current
“adult” releases.

Most of the discussion was tired
rehash of things said before but
one aspect was of possible general
interest. Thd reformer mentality
wants films of which it does not
approve excluded altogether and
is unimpressed by “for adults
only” classification tactics adopted'
by exhibitors.

(See separate story of Fort Lee,
N,J. experiences of one theatre
operator with a crusading Catholic
parish priest and his fellow critics
of “adult” themed pictures. — Ed.)

“Why -not pass a law to keep
children under say 16, out of the
theatres showing this type of film,”
Rev. Joe Hiett of the First Metho¬
dist Church asked. Such a reso¬
lution was proposed and passed.
However, city barrister Frank Gi-
anotti, who attended as the legal
guide for the group, popped to his
feet and told the group, “I’m not
sure this could be done.” This was
one of several attempts^ made by
Memphis’ city attorney‘ to advise
the gathering that censorship laws,
as interpreted by the U. S. Su¬
preme Court, might preclude the
kind of rigidity some were trying
to push through this meeting.”

Some Comparison!

Several of the leaders openly
disagreed with Gianotti’s views in
a■ heated discussion. Rev. Jerry
Autry of the Baptist Church stated:
“We pass laws against dope and
prostitution, so why not against
movies?” He drew a salvo of ap¬
plause from his followers when he
asked GianotU “How long will It
be, at this rate, before the vice
squad can’t even arrest a prosti¬
tute?”

Mrs. Wright Tippet, a layperson
connected with Colonial Park
Methodist Church*, tried to remind
the reformers that the late Uoyd
T. Binford, king of the Memphis
censors until his death, had
brought ridicule upon the city. She
. said that “Banned In Memphis”
had long been a great advertising
banner outside theatres in nearby
towns. As far as could be judged
her admonitions were wasted.

At the suggestion of Mayor
Loeb, Dr. Caudill* -pastor .of. the
First Baptist Church, was named

temporary chairman to enlist the
support of a committee of Jews,
Catholics and Protestants to “re¬
view pics and announce their ap¬
proval or disapproval in the press,
radio and tv.”

Mrs. Judson McKellar, successor
to Binford as chairman of' the
Memphis Censor board, told those
attending the session that “as head
of your censor board X issued in¬
vitations to this meeting to every
theatre owner and Mm Row man¬
ager and the only one present here
today is John Eaton of the Normal
Theatre.” '(It’s nabe house.)

Mayor Loeb, who participated in
a tv panel session before newsmen
after the meeting, told the group
that a similar meeting such “as
this one should be held monthly.”
This proposal was passed by the
group.

During the tv program, Clark
Porteous, staffer of the Press-
Scimitar, asked mayor why he
favored a “proposal which would'
increase the size of the present
board of censors from five to seven
members, when they (the board)
have virtually stopped censoring
pictures because of Supreme Court
rulings.”

Loeb said, “Don’t sell the board
short. They were able to talk the¬
atre owners and distributors out of
bringing movies to town that
would cause trouble, though not
successful in the present case
(‘Naked’) that is causing all this
trouble.”

“Go Naked” wrapped up a terrif
two week run at the State with
theatre officials stating that “busi¬
ness was unusually good because
of the adverse publicity.” (Mem¬
phis. like most Dixie film markets,
never reveals actual boxoffice fig¬
ures.)

THIS A NEW TREND?
ADMIT TAKE OKAY

Burlington, N. C., Feb. 21.

Managers of the two Burlington
picture houses, say they generally
had a good year In 1960, and that
patrons can expect a brighter and
more entertaining year ahead.
Source: E. C. Qualls Jr., manager
of the State Theatre, and Iredell
i Hutton, Paramount Theatre man¬
ager.

Qualls listed the top 10 re¬
leases which played at the State
last year as follows: “Ben Hur,”
“On the Beach,” “Solomon and
Sheba,” “Home from the Hill,"
“Please Don’t Eat the Daisies,”
“The Unforgiven,” “Huckleberry
Finn.” “The Apartment,” “Portrait
in Black” and “Elmer Gentry."

Paramount Theatre’s top 10
grossers were: "Journey to the
Center of the Earth,” “Big Fisher¬
man,” “Toby Tyler," “Thunder in
Carolina,” “Psycho,” “Strangers
When We Meet,” “Hell to Etern¬
ity,” “<k L Blues,” “North to Alas¬
ka” and “Swiss Family Robinson.” i

FINE ADMITS IN
BIZ YEAR GOOD

For the film companies which
have become thick-skinned In the
past 30 years by the sharp Attacks
of officials of Allied States Assn.,
the remarks of Marshall Fine, the*
young, new president of the ex¬
hibitor organization, should be as
soothing as a tranquillizer.

Enunciating Allied’*., “pew fron¬
tier” at his first press conference
last week, the Cleveland exhibitor
said that Allied’s new policy will
be governed by “discussion rather
than belligerency.” Allied's prime
objective, he stressed, will be to
stimulate business and hot to con¬
duct a privata war with tha film
companies.

Tha position of tha once-fiery ex¬
hibitor organization represents a
sharp about-face from tha tough,
no-halds-barred tactics of the Al¬
lied-organization dominated since
its founding by the now-retired
former general counsel and board
chairman Abram F. Myers. Fine
and the new gulden of Allied
policy, to a large, extent, repre¬
sent a new generation of exhibitors.
They have' just emerged -from a
tough fight for control of the or¬
ganization and have detached
themselves from the firebrands, a
number of whom have in conse¬
quence resigned from tha organ¬
ization.

In keeping, with Allied’s new
policy of talking rather than shout¬
ing at the film companies, the org
has let its so-called “white paper”
campaign slowly peter out. This
was a favorite project of Myers
and the firebrands. The “white
paper” contained charges against
the film companies alleging viola¬
tions of the consent decrees and
laxity on the part of the antitrust
division of the Dept, of Justice in
enforcing the decrees. It called
for a new government investiga¬
tion of the industry. "

Also permitted to fade away was
Allied’s Emergency'Defense Com¬
mittee, Allied’s so-called watchdog
unit which periodically issued bit¬
ing blasts at the film companies
for alleged trade practice misdeeds.

Fine acknowledged frankly that
the aims and methods of the new
administration will be different
from those of the past regimes.
“There will be no attempt to go to
the government,” he emphasized.
“This you can put down in capital
letters.”

Not only will Fine’s comments
come as a surprise to the distribu¬
tors, but his statement about the
condition of his business will stamp
him as a maverick among his fellow
theatreowners. “I’ve had a good
year with my theatres,” he said
simply. Veteran observers of the
industry scene can’t remember the
last time an exhibitor has made
such as remark, particularly a
member of Allied.

As part of the new “conciliatory”
approach. Fine spent several days
in New York holding meetings
with the sales chiefs of the film
companies. The talks, he disclosed
covered a wide area of exhibition-
distribution relations. Some vague
suggestions were made but nothing
specific Was discussed, he added.
Of primary concern he noted, were
the questions of the product short¬
age and orderly release.

During his Gotham visit (he’ll
come to N.Y. four or five times a
year), Fine met with Albert M.
Pickus, president of Theatre Own¬
ers of America. Both leaders went
to great efforts to stress that the
meeting was merely a social get-
together for an informal discus¬
sion of broad problems facing the
industry and that there was no
talk of a possible merger. Jp a
prepared statement, both officials
said: “We both subscribe to the
theory that more is to be gained
by working together on mutual In¬
dustry problems, than by going
separate ways. We are hopeful
that our new relationship will pro¬
vide a means of coordinating such
common industry efforts In areas
where the policies of our separate
organizations coincide.”

With Allied committed to the

Crusading Priest Keeps Ft Lee
Exhibitor in Constant Peril;
'Good Will Gestures Sneered At

About a year ago, Mai Warshaw,
who has worked for film companies
in N. Y., obtained a GI loan and
decided to strike out orf his own as
an operator of an art house. He
obtained a lease on the Grant-Lee
Theatre in Fort Lee, N. J. Then his
troubles began.

The mere announcement that he
Intended to bring to the community
a series of “art” films propelled
Warshaw into a running battle with
a local Catholic priest and the city
council. The priest. Rev. Joseph J.
Donovan, in a letter to the mayor
and the council requested an in¬
vestigation of the proposed show¬
ing of “art films” in the borough
of Fort Lee.

Subsequently the mayor and the
council voted an ordinance to li¬
cense and regulate shows and ex¬
hibitions generally in F6rt Lee.
The ordinance, under local rules,
j went through two stages, but even¬
tually it was left to die. In the
meanwhile, Warshaw became a
cause celebre, subject to attack by
the Catholic-community and de¬
fended by Protestant and Jewish
groups and the American Civil
Liberties Union.

Despite harassment, with one
councilman even asking for the
passage of a censorship bill al¬
though it might be invalidate djater
by the courts, Warshaw opened his
theatre. He played both American
and foreign product. Some of the
films, although festival* prize win¬
ners, were sharply denounced by
Father Donovan. In a letter to
Warshaw^ he wrote:

"I am very dissatisfied with the
immoral and indecent motion pic¬
tures you have been showing at
the Grant-Lee and I object to them.
The ones now showing (“One Sum¬
mer of Happiness ” and u The Mil¬
ler's . Beautiful Wife") are good
examples of what I mean. The
two now playing are filthy and
condemned by our Legion of De¬
cency. Parents and Catholic clergy
are trying to save our good people
from this kind of pomogrophy and
you are providing them with it."

According to Warshaw, he adopt¬
ed an ,“adults only” policy for his
theatre no matter what picture he
played. Since he only operated in
the evening, he took the position
that every picture thr.t played >he
theatre was an admt picture. He
sold no children’s tickets. If a par¬
ent showed up with a child, the
theatre’s policy was carefully ex¬
plained by the cashier. If the par¬
ent wanted to assume the respon¬
sibility,'' the child w*as admitted
free. Warshaw also used the “adults
only” rating In all his advertising.

Got No Credit

According to Warshaw, he was
criticized for employing the “adults
only” policy on Ihe ground that
this action served as a come-on for
gullible children. Until he received
the letter from Father Donovan re¬
cently, Warshaw said he only heard
of the raps indirectly. The com¬
plaints were addressed to the city
council or were in newspaper in¬
terviews.

Referring to the Grant-Lee in a
letter to the city council. Father
Donovan is quoted as saying: “We
are now faced with a moral prob¬
lem which can only undermine our
moral fibre, but also invite unsav¬
ory individuals into the borough
from neighboring cities and states.
No matter what others may say,
the films being shown in our bor¬
ough are immoral filth—not art.”

Warsaw contends that he has
been subjected' to all sorts of
undercover harrassment, including
telephone calls from cranks using

! soft sell. Fine was asked how the
policies cf Allied and TOA differed.
He said the basic difference was
that Allied’s policy called for con¬
ferences with distribution officials
on trade practice disagreements
while TOA’s constitution bars the
organization per se from repre-
I senting a member In such talks.

unprintable language to charge him
with playing “dirty” films. Despite
the quality the films he played
during the .*ast year, pictures that
have played the top theatres In the
country, Warshaw maintains that
the constant attack tends to stigma¬
tize his theatre as a “sex house”
in the minds of many.

Name Still Mud

In an effort to establish a rap¬
port with the community, the thea¬
tre operator came up with the idea
of a.Saturday afternoon “fine film
series for young people.” He ap¬
proached local superintendents of
schools for support of this project,
urging them to select the picture*
suitable for showing to children.
Except for the superintendent of
schools in Leonla, N.J., Warshaw
said he was turned down by the
other-educators on the ground that
they did not wish to offend the
crusading priest. At any rate, War¬
shaw got his series going* playing
such films as “Cry, the Beloved
Country,” “The Devil’s Disciple,”
“12 Angry Men,” and “All the
Kings Men.” The series of four
films, shown on successive Satur¬
day afternoons accompanied by
specially selected shorts, cost $2 or
75c for a single admission.

Get Thee Behind

Father Donovan, who has con¬
tinued his attack on the Grant-Lee
Theatre, said he would never
encourage young people to go to
the theatre. “Our Legion of
Decency pledge holds Us to stay
away from theatres that normally
show objectionable films. They
just every once in a while show
wholesome films to try and win
good will,” Father Donovan Is
quoted in the Bergen Evening
Record.

Earlier the pastor in a letter to
the mayor and city council of Fort
Lee said in part: “It’s about time
w'e do something about this filth at
Grant-Lee. Frankly I’m sick and
tired of listening to these wssh-
w a.s h y and non-interventionist
statements proclaiming that we
have no right to regulate morals
of our town. We certainly have!
And you certainly have as the
governing body of our Borough.
Away with this pussy-footing and
hands off nonsense. Let us all
begin to protect our people just as
He endowned me with this author¬
ity and obligation when He sent
me to my parishioners here in Fort
Lee.”

ALLIED ARTISTS' DROP
IN HALF-YEAR NET

Holl: wotJ, Feb. 21.

Allied Artists’ net profit for the
26 wec’is ended Dec. 31, 1960,
dropped to $363,000 (before taxes)
from $846,000 for the like period
in 1959, Steve Broidy, prexy, re¬
vealed here last week at 3 meeting
of the exec committee of the board
of directors. _

Because of prior year losses, no
provision for Federal income taxes
was required for the 1959 period,
and only $51,000 was required for
the 26-w r eek period ended Dec. 30,
1960. This resulted-in a final net
profit for the 1960 period of
$312,000.

Gross income for the 1960 peri¬
od was $7,560,000, compared to
$9,035,000 in the 1959 period.

Exec committee authorized pay¬
ment of the quarterly dividend of
1234c per share on the 5 I i% pre¬
ferred stock, payable March 15,
1961 to stockholders of record
March 3, 1960.

Broidy reported that Samuel
Bronston’s “El Cid,” which Allied
will distribute in the Western
Hemisphere, will be ready for first
roadshow dates in November. Com¬
pany also has four other pics com¬
pleted and being prepared for re¬
lease this spring and summer:
“Operation Eichmann,” “Dondi,”
“The Big Bankroll” and “Armored
Command.” a

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PICTURES

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Strong Support for Marchi-Savarese; I „ oUywood , Feb . 21

' ^ Five cartoons and four live-ac- ’

License Fees Have Become a Tax - - =

upcoming 33d -annual Academy AUTEUI
Albany, Feb. 21. £ bar g° for original-film from $4 to SW eepstakes by special nominating.

A forthright memorandum by 54 for each 1,000 feet, but re- committee C omt>rised of all active Starts, This Ye
Commerce and Industry Assn., of duced the fee for duplicate prints , , , , This Date, La:

New York Inc in support of the from 52 for each 1,000 feet to members of this Academy branch, ,n,s * /0,c /

Marchi-Savarese film fees bill, de- 56 50 for the entire copy,” Rocke- plus three members chosen from ■ - -

dared that the proposed fee sched- feller wrote tnat the revenues tne each of the nine other branches. Bronston

nle had been “discussed with and state *’ ould then r ? celve would Br0 ?' , and . +u W + alt D, ? ney u &1 forAUie<i

approved by the Division of not suffice to cover the admimsti a- Productions lead with two apiece {Sho ^ ^ Spain)

” tive costs °f the licensing func- former in the cartoon bracket and Prod.—Samuel B:

'; -o- i. ~ . , . tion.” Disney one in each class.

Oscar Shorts Nominees

Hollywood Production Pulse

ALLIED ARTISTS

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approved by the Division of
Budget.”

Also, that the r * effect of the
change, while re :ng the over¬
all license payment, “still would
leave the Motion Picture Division
with an income between $50,000
and $80,000 over and above all
costs attributable to it, direct, in¬
direct and remote.”

The Budget Division’s okay cf
the revised rates would appear to
deer the way for Governor Nelson
A. Rockefeller to sign this year’s
mtrs.ure—if it passes the Legisla¬
ture.

The single-page statement, con-
fi; crcd by Capitol Hill observers

3 Sets of Pickets
In St. Paul; Reds
Seen ‘Provoking’

St. Paul, v eb. 21.
Pro-integrationists, ar-ti-integra-

"EL C1D"

(Samuel Bronston Prod, with D.E.A.R.
Films for Allied Artists and J. Arthur
Rank)

(Shooting in Spain)

Prod.—Samuel Bronston
Dir.—Anthony Mann
Charlton Heston. Sophia Loren, Raf
Vallone. Ralph Truman, Michael Hor¬
dern, Genevieve Page, John Fraser,
Gary Raymond, Frank Thrign, Chris¬
topher Rhodes, Ralph . Truman,
Michael Hordern, Hurd Hatfield.
(Started Nov. 10)

Disney one in each class. Chari^HestJi^s,,

Nominations in all other cate- vaiione. Ralph Trur

gories for the Oscar derby will not £5* toymondTrS

be made known until Feb. 27. topher Rhodes,

Nominations include: (sStSdNov^io)™’

Cartoon subjects: “High Note,” "twenty plus two"

Warners; “Munro,” Rembhmdt ^-J^aVG^ber' Dunlap

Films, Film Representations :Inc., Dir.-hjoe Newman

William L Snyder, producer; ■ "A XSreSat K

Place m the Sun,” George K. Dexter, William Demarest, Robert

Arthur-Go Pictures Inc., Fran- f ^L a f/ s \JE er iJ anss ^ n

tisek Vystrecil, producer; “Goliath q w

II,” Disney Productions, Walt, A A TV

Disney, producer; “Mouse and'Gar- AMrjivI.L'Ar

den, WB. Starts, This Year.

_ Live-action sublet: “A Sport Is tl:. Dnte ■ Lasf y

AMERICAN INT’L

Starts, This Year .2

This Date, Last Year. .2

to be an unusual example of cogency ^ riojusts, and anti - Commumsts Born,” Paramount, Leslie Winik, I '

anti persuasiveness, listed these in- fuDbed shoulders ^here recently producer; “Day of the Painter,” "journey to the seventh planet" I

duslrv organizations as approving ^ Peaceful three-hour demonstra- Little Movies, • Kingsley-Tfnion (Shooting in Copenhagen)

the measure: Motion Picture Assn, tion at Paramount’s Riviera and Films, Ezra R. 'Baker, producer; ?^' Di r«® idn r? e tf nk i

oi America, Independent Motion Paramount Theatres. “Islands of the Sea,” Disney Pro- smymer, Cai ottosen

Picture Distributors. Metropolitan ^ About 65 Macalester College stu- ductiOns, Disney, producer; “The (Started Jan. 24)

Motion Picture Theatres Assn, and dell * s picketed the theatres pro- Creation of. Woman,” Trident Films

Independent Theatre Owners Assn, testing chain’s southern . segrega- inc., Sterling World Distributors COLUMB

Emphasizing that the bill would ["on Policies. Carrying signs read- Corp., Charles F. Schwep and c * tl* v

“encourage motion picture distrib- J S We Protest Paramount’s Jim Ismail Merchant, producers. Starts, mis tear...

utors to supply more films and Crow Theatres in the South” and . —~r, -- This Date, Last Year

mere recently released films to “Boycott for Integration,” students > ’ ---.-

neighborhood theatres which arc emphasized they had no complaint WRITFIlt£IIlI IY\ 1 A. I- - -

In ripsnerafp financial straits and against either local showhouse but «»!UlIjIUl..wUiAiI/ O i 1 * I nmrr T1TCJ1

John Agar, Greta Thyssen, Anne
Smymer, Cal Ottosen
(Started Jan. 24)

COLUMBIA

Starts, This Year .. 7

This Date, Last Year . 3

In desperate financial straits and ; against either local showhouse but
need this impetus to keep in busi- 'were directing their attack at
ness,” the memorandum said it Leonard Goldenson regime of the
also would “offer some relief to the chain.

distributor level of the industry. At same time, four members of

FOR FINAL VOTING

‘ Hollywood, Feb. 21.
Screen membership of Writers

and modernize the 40-year old National Society for Preservation Q ild f America-West has nomi-
obsolete licensee schedule.” of White Race integrated with | _AS U. ^^

obsolete licensee schedule.”
Plusage of 300Cr
The result of the present fee
schedule—$3 per thousand feet for

ni?c nat * d 14 aa finalists in the

pl Guild’s 13th Annual Screen Writers
npZnSm' ™ cpt, l Awards competition. An unusually

. ^ l a A,i Ur 3^ rt wAhigh number of the 14 finalists-

achedule—$3 per thousand feet for f d b third S rouD of oickets I h - n S mI l er of th * 14 fillalists —
original film, and S2 per thousand insisting of two^nen who stood I ei & h t to be 4 exact—are films on
feet for prints is that ••collections| alongsjd * pLeVline pa^ing oul | tha " 0ne SCr,pter par '

b i A e exceeued cost of oo-ration literature. Pair denied affiliation I ,? . . . ,

of the Motion Picture Division -- th it] Proiln ! hut th P v Nominees were selected from 179

IState Education Department) by: ^mpi y "dfiked communists ” One entries submitted by Richard Col-

JU n ^ s ed 300% ” ,he m ™‘ T& f.S ma s,

WALT DISNEY

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This Date, Last Year .0

METRO

Sfarfs, This Year ... 1

This Date, Last Year........2

awards dinner which will be held

irn assercea. studpnt*; “arp aaaintjt thp TTnncp ' avvaLUO vuuui win utr

2i‘ Sh °3 t ’lf. ! IZ’!-: efre h0S be ' Un-American Activities' Commit, j “ft 12 f h a ‘i he JfS“° n

"FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE
APOCALYPSE"

(Julian Blaustein Prod.)

Prod.—Julian Blaustein
Dir.—Vincente Minelli
Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles
Boyer, Lee J. Cobb, Paul Henreid,
Paul Lukas, Karl Boehm, Yvette
Mimieux
(Started Oct. 17)

bai-a • Eden. Peter Lorre, Robert
Sterling, Frankie Avalon, Michael
Ansara. Regis Toomey, Henry Danlell.
Howard McNear
(Started Jan. 25)

"MARINES, LET'S GO"

(Shooting in Japan)

Prod.-Dir.—Raoul Walsh
David Hedison, Tom Tryon, Linda
Hutchins, David Brandon, Bill Leeka/
- Barbara Stuart, Tom Reese, Adore*
Evans, Steve Baylor. Roy Jensen,
Vince Williams, Peter Miller, Hideo
Imamura
(Started Feb. 13)

UNITED ARTISTS

Starts, This Year... .3

This Date, Last Year ...... 3

"BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ"

(Harold Hecht Prod, for UA Release)
Prod.—Harold Hecht
Dir.—Charles Crichton
Burt Lancaster Karl Malden, Thelma
Ritter. Betty Field, NevUle Brand,
Hugh Marlowe, Frank Richards, Telly
Savalas, Crehaw Denton, Leo Penn,
Dick Dennis
(Started Nov. 7)

"THE YOUNG DOCTORS"
(Dresel-Millar-Turman Prod, for UA)
(Shooting in New York)

Prods.—Stuart Millar, Lawrence Tur¬
man •

Djr.—Phil Karlson

Frederic March, Ben Gazzara, Dick
Clark, Jna Balin, Eddie Albert
(Started Jan. 9.)

: "WAR HUNT"

OT-D Ent. for UA Release)

Prod.—Terry Sanders
Dir.—Denis Sanders
John Saxon, Robert Redford, Charles
Aidman, Sidney Pollack. Gavin Mac¬
Leod, Tommy Matsuda, Tom Skerritt,
Tony Ray
(Started Feb, 1)

"The colonel of bunker hill"

<Harvard Film Corp. for UA Release)
(Shooting at KTTV) :

Prod.—Robert E. Kent
Dir.—Edward L. Cahn
Wanda Hendrix, Roger Mobley, Don
Beddoe. John Seven
(Started Feb. 14)

UNIVERSAL

Starts, This Year... ; \.... 2
This Date, Last Year ..... O

i "LOVER, COME BACK"

I (Ul-7 Picts.-Nob Hill-Arwin)

I Prods.—Robert Arthur., Stanley Sha¬

piro. Martin Melcher
Dir.—Delbert Mann

Rock Hudson. Dr.ris Day, Tony Randall,
Er*ie Af’ams. Jr>'-ft Jack Kru-

schen, Ann B. Davis, Ward Ramsey
(Started Jan. 5)

come a tax ”—to quote..

Marehi - Savarese bill would
amend Section 126 of the Educa-

un-Ameocan Acuviues L-Ommn. : three categories _ best- "mutiny on the BOUNTY"

tee, and I am for it ” ar “., in vnree categoiles Desi fArco ia Prod.)

AierrtK, written American comedy, best- (Shooting in Tahiti)

i v- "w dlstnbu . ted Pamphlets %vr itten American drama and best- Prod.—Aaron Rosenberg

lion Law to ‘‘revise the 4^-ear old ^ading.-We. as part of nationwide ^.(en American musical voting
schedule of fees by raiding modest- demonstration of Unued States f or fi na i choices in the,three classes
Iv the fee for the original film Natlonal + btudent Assn ? encour- w ill be wound up by March 3, with
which is actually reviewed from a f e - you ,. t 1 ° hoyeott this theatre the three winners, as well as win- ,
$3 to $3.50 per thousand feet, and ? hai ” S0U . tber P th f a ^l ne r of the; Guild’s Laurel Award,

hv decreasing the service fee for 1 , 1 ^ e S rate - Other pickets retorted to receive their honors at the
additional p?fnts e 2 to $1 per '/Question of racial intermarriage March 24 dinner!

thousand feet, ulus £3 ior each en- ^nf fh‘ Writers 6f source material upon

tire print conv.” • segregation issue. Leader of the wh i ch .j he : i 4 nominated films are

The present fee schedule “was ^uti-Red foursome said V^e think based will Receive nomination cer-
devised for an era of muUinle orig- i h ® eommies are behind tins stuff, tificates ;which currently are -being
inal films and at a time when very 1 dont see a sm * ,e Negro hcre - Inrenared.
few copies were made and brought
Into the State,” the memorandum
pointed out. These prints were

ion .'idiUMi, Trevor Howard, Hugh i --

Griffith, Frank Silvera. Tarita, Rich- (Shooting in London)

WARNER BROS.

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"THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE"

At High School Level
High Point, N.C., Feb. 21.
Last week over 100 NegFo high

prepared.

Films and the nominated writers
are:

Com e d y — “The Apartment,”

ard Haydn, Richard Harris, Tom
Seely, Duncan Lamont, Keith McCon-
^neil, Ashley Cowan, Chips Rafferty,
£ercy Herbert, Ed Byrne, Noel. Pur-
eell, Gordon Jackson
(Started Nov, 29)

"ADA"

(Avon Prod.)

Prod.—Lawrence Weingarten
Dir.—Daniel Mann.

Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Ralph
Meeker, Wilfrid Hyde White, Martin
Balsam, Frank MaxweU
(Started Jan. 9)

PARAMOUNT

Starts, This Year.

Ihown "over and over again filter- ^ w «*den£ picketed Se wrti^nSy Billy WHderand i. A L. y ea V * x

Ing doivn through the first, second |™°" oun s ' uda "“ S marched Diamond;^ ^ “The Facts of Life,” Th„ Date, Last Year . 6

of “time ” ° Ver ex ’ along d0 ' vnt0 ' vn streets in oh- “/ilten by Norman Panama and -hat ar," ’ ~

tended periods oi time. ( servance w h a t c PV pral termed ^Melvin Frank; “North to Alaska,” (Shooting in Africa)

“To meet television competition | “Freedom Dav”’ written by Martin Rackin, John I«f;' D p r ;7d-Paul HalmW

in recent years, and save the mo-« The line ma r C h e d three or four Lee Mahin and Claude Binyon John Wayne, Gerard Bli

tion picture industry from virtual j J )n e fr “ t the ParamouS based on the play "Birthday GrfL”

annihilation, continucu the; Th ea t re which is operated in a by Laszl ° Ffidor from an idea by (started Oct. io)

tended periods of time.”

“To meet television competition
in recent years, and save the mo-

annihilation,”

jnemorafiduni,

. V j Theatre which is operated in a ; uy f 0 u° r iro r m ar

tech- j c it v - 0W ned building and, until i** an!5 - Kafka; Ocean s 11.

Assoc. Prod.—Paul Helmick
John Wayne, Gerard Bliin, Valenfin
De Vargas. Elsa 'Martinelli, Michele
Giradon. Bruce Cabot, Hardy Kruger
(Started Oct. 10)

’ written «the ladies man"

rng“ C was n iS?oduced atUrati0n b °° k 1 re . c - ently ’- the - 0I ? ly wb A te theatre a "^ h " le r.o^: I

ing,” was introduced. ith balconv The theatre ‘ erer based on a story by Geor 2 e Jerry Lewis, h

Under this. technique, “as many has CX ZT nf 7 m rah ^ c l a 5' fon Johnson and Jack. Goldert Dors. George r

J 20 Prints of a single film may ^ demonstrations but on a smaller ^ uss . ell >„ “ P1 . e t ase , D T on ’t . E T at th ^ (Started ^Nov. 30)

be brought into the Stale for a scal ADDroximatelv a dozen stu- Daisies, written by Isobel Lennart "my geisha"

dents have asked to Purchase tick- ba ff d 00 *e book by ’Jean Kerr. [f-hi^Prod.)^^

S‘v d J £ ft - f ^ ets t0 rit in the white section and. Drama—“Elmer Gantry,” written Prod.-steve Par

l ^thfnnfin^- 31 ' 0 Sent !'«P on bein g refused, stood in line ^ Rjehard Brooks from the novel

elsewhere m the county. i at the ticket window for several fe y Sinclair Lewis; “Psycho,” writ- ward g. Robin!

“Fcr that brief stay, each of the ; hou-s ten by Joseph Stefano from the Yoko Ta ri Ale

other 110 prints pay the full j A sign carrier at ^ hea d of the novel b y Robert Bloch ’ ‘‘ Sons and J- ...
ouplicate print service charge. ’ j lone march proclaimed “seereea- Lovers,” written 'by Gavin Lambert ___

If the present fees can be re- tion is the ^car^orr AmericarTures-' and T - E - B - Clarke from the novel'
duced, “the marginal theatres can t j ge » others carried si^ns back 1 b y D * H * Lawrence; “Spartacus,”
be included in saturation bookings, and'forth in front of the theatre I written by Dalton Trumbo based
secure the benefits of ina-s advt-r- reading “we picket for tickets”' 011 the.novel by Howard Fast; The
fifing which accompanies *uch ••integration is of paramount im- j Sundowners.” written by Isobel
booKings, and the. * business w uld portance ” and “the presence of = Lennart from tbe novel b y Jon
pick up sufficiently to keep them segregation is the absence of I Clear y.

going.- the memorandum com- democracy” I Musical — “Bells Are Ringing.”

j A sign carrier at the head of the | ? ovel b ,y R( ? bert Bloch; “Sons and
} long march proclaimed “segrega- | Lo ^ e ^ s ’” writ Jf, n t y ? avln La mber t

Jerry Lewis. Heleh Traubel, Diana
Dors. George Raft, Gloria Jean, Hope
Holiday, Beverly W’ilis, Pat Stanley
(Started Nov. 30)

MY GEISHA"

Sachiko Prod.)

Shooting in Japan)

Prod.—Steve Parker
Dir.—Jack Cardiff

Shirley MacLaine, Yves Montand. Ed¬
ward G. Robinson. Robert Cummings,
Yoko Tari, Alex Gerry
(Started Jan. 16)

20th CENTURY-FOX

Starts, This Year ...5

This Date, Last Year. . ..7

going.” the memorandum com-1 democracy.’

Musical — “Bells Are Ringing.”

ping neighborhood tiieatie?
in uusiness “will aid in preserv- ]
ing Iceal retail centers clustering
around them.”

_ written by Betty Comden and

‘Stand-In* To Nashville Adolph Green based on their musi-

NashviHe. Feb. 21. cal play: “ Can Can ’” writ ten by

Four downtown theatres—Cres- ; Dorothy Kingsley and Charles Led-
cent, Tennessee, Paramount and ^ rer from the musical play by Abe

"Finally, assistance to the dis- Loew’s Vendome_have be^n hit by Burrows; “G. I. Blues,” written by

tributors who pay the fees, will aid “stand-ins” from Negroes. Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson;

to a degree another level of the So far the houses have remained . “Let’s Make Love.” written by
movie industry. All but one of the segregated. Managers have varied Norman Krasna, with additional
major distributors in the country their “defense”; some close the box material by Hal Kanter.
have their home offices right here office; others remain open and sell Krasna last year won the Guild’s
in New York, where we are try- ickets to white persons in the Laurel Award, given to the screen
ing to create a better businer. obby. member who, in the opinion of the

climatj.” the memorandum oh Police have been petroling the executive staff, “has through the
served. : reas, but report no violence or ar- years advanced the literature of

The proposed fee change worn rests. the motion picture and has made

The proposed fee change worn rests,
take effect June 1. Loew’s is the only theatre

in vetoing last year’s March, balcony for Negroes—with sep
Savarese act—which increased the entrance, exit and box office.

rests. the motion picture and hns made! » V cy/ > se to the e

Loew’s is the only theatre with outstanding contributions both to: SEA “,

balcony for Negroes—with separate the film industry and to the profes- . ar p-,-Di ? r e - irw?n‘Aia

"CLEOPATRA"

tSuspended Shooting)

Prod.—Walter Wanger
Dir.—Rouben Mnmoulian
Elizabeth Taylor, c tephen Boyd. Peter
Finch, Harry Andrews. Elizabeth
Welc h, Francis DeWolfL William Dev¬
lin, Ronald Adams '

(Started Sept. ’5)

"SNOW WHITE & THE 3 STOOGES"

Prod.—Charles Wick
Dir.—Walter Lane

Carolyn Hei?s, 3 Stooges. Patricia
Medina, Ed'-.m Stroll, Guy Rolfe,
Edgar Barrier, Buddy Baer, Craig
Cooke, Michael David.

Cooke

(Started Dec. 12)

"THE BATTLE CF BLOODY BEACH"

Dir.—Ileibert Coleman
Prod.—Richard Maibaum
Audie Mmphy, Gary Crosby. Dolores
.Michaels, Alejandro Key. Barry At-
w'atcr. Dale Ishimoto, Miriam Colon,
Pilar Seurat. Kevin Brodie
(Started J:;n. 17)

"VCYATE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE
SEA"

Prod.—Louis de Rochemont
Dir.—Joe Quintero

Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lottl*
Lenya, Corale Brown. Jeremy Spenser
(Started Dec. 6)

"SAMAR"

(Pondrey Prod.)

(Shooting in Manila)

Prod.-Dir.—George Montgomery
George Montgomery. Gilbert Roland,
Ziva Rodann. Johnny Desmond, Joan
O’Brien •

(Started Jah. 4)

INDEPENDENT

.Starts, This Year . JO

This Date, Last Year .. k ... 0

"THE WONDERS OF ALADDIN"

(Embassy Piets, Intl.-Lux Films)

(Shooting in Tunisia)

Prod.—Joseph E. Levine
Dir.—Harry Levin >

Donald O’Connor; Noelle Adam, Vlt*
torio De Sica. Michelle Mercier
(Started Dec. 18)' .

"SODOM AND GOMORRAH"

(Embassy Piets.—Thfanus)

(Shooting in Morocco)

Prod.—Joseph E. Levine
Dir.—Robert Aldrich
Stewart Granger, Pier Angell, Rossana
Podesta, Stanley Baker
(Started Jan. 12) 1
"THE DEADLY COMPANIONS" .
(Carousel Prods.)

<For Pathe-America)

-Prod.—Charles B: FitzSimons
Dir.—Sam Peckinpah
Maureen O’Hr.ra. Brian Keith, Stev*
Cochran. Chill Wilis
"RIDER ON A DEAD HORSE"

(Phoenix Film Studios)

(Shooting in Phoenix)

Exec. Prod.—Jules SchwarU

Prod.—Kenneth Altose

Dir.—Herbert Strcck

John Vivyan, Lisa Lu. Bruce Gordon.

Kevin Hagen.

(Staned Jan. 30).

"THE SLEEPING PARTNER"
(Twinfilms-Richers Prods.)

(Shooting in Brazil)

Prods.—Frederico Aicardi, Herbert

Richers

Dir.—George Cahan

Jean Pierre Aumont, Alix Talton, Lui«
Davila, Tonia Carrero. Jar del PhUo.
Nathan Pinzon
(Started Jan. 16)

.sion of the screen writer.”

1 W'alter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Bar- i prises).

McKinney Heads Tent
>a RMf?, Des Moines. Feb. 21.

Craig Harold McKinney, of lies, Mc¬
Kinney & Wolf, has been installed
CH " as chief barker of the Des Moines
Variety Club.

Ddcres other new officers are Jo®
Colon]! Young, first assistant chief barker
i (Warner Bros.); David Gold, sec-
'ond assistant chief barker (20th
i Century-Fox) and Gerald Sandler,
[secretary (Sandler Theatre Enter-

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

PSasuaff

PICTURES

Amusement Stock Quotations

Week Ended Tues, (21) *

1969-il

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High

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Stock Buys, Sells: Dec. 11-Jun. 10

Washington, Feb. 21.

Big deals in Allied Artists, Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-
Maycr were featured in latest Securities & Exchange Commission report
on insider stock transactions.

The summary, covering Dec, 11-Jan. 10, reported that Sherril C.
Corwin sold 1,500 common shares of Allied Artists, leaving him with
21.900. Albert Zugsmith acquired another 3,000 shares, boosting his
total to 174,500.

In Columbia common stock, Louis Barbano, through Fico Corp.,
bought 2,121 shares for a total of 118,533. Abraham Schneider exercised
options to acquire 43,720 more shares for a total of 60,722. Rube
Jackter bought 2,000, hiking his holdings to 2,050 shares.

Benjamin Melniker exercised an option to buy 1.600 common shares
of Metro for a total of 2,785. Robert H. O’Brien boosted his holdings
to 4.185 by a 3.000-share purchase.

In other transactions, in common stock unless designated otherwise:

Buckeve Corp.—William Miesegaes bought 8.636 shares and sold
3.000, giving him a balance of 49.852. He also got rid of his entire
holdings of 4,227 5 r -. preferred shares.

Electronic Communications—Edward F. Coy bought his first 1,000
shares. !

Microwave Associates—Joseph C. Bothwell Jr. sold 500 shares, leaving I
him with 5 2G0. Vessarios Chigas sold 2.500, holding onto 10.915. Her-!
man H. Kahn discarded 16.800, leaving him with 23.2D0. Richard. M. i
Walker sold 2 000, leaving him with 35,760. i

National Telefilm Associates—Justin M. Golenbock bought his first !
122 shares. !

Philco Corp—William Fulton Kurtz bought 200, hiking his total to'
631 shares. He also is beneficial owner of 500 more through a trust. i

Storer Broadcasting Co.—Allan L. Haid bought 150 and sold 200, !
leaving him with 10.350. Harry R. Lipson bought 100 for a total of 500. 1
In Class B Common Haid sold all his 150 shares.

Teleprompter Corp.—Hubert J. Schlafly, Jr. disposed of 2.000 shares
either as gifts or bargain buys to subordinates. He still has 35,355.

Trans-Lux Corp.—Harry Brandt acquired 4,700 shares and sold 400,
for a balance of 162.905 held directly. Through a number of interme¬
diary companies, he bought 1,800 and sold 1,400.

Walt Disney Productions—E. Cardon Walker acquired 300 for a total
of 948.

Zenith Radio Corp.—Albert J. Franczak sold 110, leaving him with
130. Clarence E. Is-,iig bought his first 400 bv exercising options. Sam
Kaplan acqui-cd 1,500, hiking his holdings to 2.160. Donald MacGregor
sold 150, holding onto 1,950. John A. Miguel, Jr. sold 200, leaving him
with 100. v

Panavision Ultra-Wide;

360 and 160 Degrees
W& High Defkiton

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

Pahavision has developed a new
Ultra-wide angle photographic and
projecting system capable of film¬
ing and projecting a picture 360
degrees in one axis and 160
degrees In the other axis without
distortion and with extremely high
definition.

New system, according to Pan
prexy Robert E. Gottschalk, will
have immediate application for
spaceariums, industrial fairs and
advertising exhibitions, where the
unique capabilities of the audience¬
surrounding process can be most
practically utilized.

With slight modification, .Gott¬
schalk reported, the system is prac¬
tical for a new type of theatrical
motion picture presentation, and
can be fitted into many existing
roadshow theatres. Since process
is a single-film system, standard
65m film is used in photography
and standard 70m projectors used
in theatres.

The audience enveloping picture
is accomplished by a new optical
system, exec noted. Pahavision’s
studio and hand-held 65m cameras
are used with the new lenses in
photography.

While Shooting Hoodlum Priest’
Producer Says St. Louis 1AM
Made Threats; Flatly Denied

Reprise Jody Holliday

Columbia will bring Judy Holli¬
day back on pix screens this sum¬
mer with double barrel impact.
Rube Jackter, general sales veepee,
has set “Born Yesterday” and
‘Solid Gold Cadillac” for re¬
lease during July and August, in
that order.

Miss Holliday hasn’t been on
theatre screens since . “Bells Are
Ringing," repeating stage version
role for Metro, opposite Dean
Martin.

Company had ideas of sending
‘Picnic” out again for another
round of dates, but withheld de
cision for time being. Bill Holden
and Kim Novak co-star in screen
version of successful play.

Holliday duo would supplement
usual three-a-month deliveries.

Roaring Mouse

= Continued from pace S

sight. Nationally, 8il00 units have
been sold.

This kind of b.o. track perform¬
ance is remarkable if for no other
reason that “Mouse” is a very Brit¬
ish comedy that didn't have a com¬
mercial name at the start of its
runs. The reviews w r ere fine, but
they were, too, for many another
previous Blimey entry of the ilk
that got virtually nowhere in the
money sweepstakes Stateside.

Col sources contend that the suc¬
cess of the Briti h accented pro¬
duction is attributable to Col’s
breaking with the long-established
patterns.” Mebbe so, but anyway
the approach taken by Jackter went
along these lines. After a run of
seven months at the arty Guild, Col
went to the suburbs and got 27
more art situations to book the
picture. --“k

These were successful exposures
to which non-art exhibs were alert¬
ed. Total of 222 “commercial” op¬
erators have since played “Mouse - ’
in the N.Y. exchange area and this
kind of situation has been repeated
around the country.

Interestingly, the “commercial”
exhibs” in many areas are taking
their cues from art house promo¬
tion, with direct mailing, contacts
with clubs and cultural groups and,
perhaps of particular significance,
paid ads of the subtle, non-sock
type.

Interesting, also. Is the fact that
New York is contributing 20^ of
the rational gros^. Is used to be j
that this region provided about
50 r r of the revenue for a
“Mouse“-y import: it’s not that
NiY. has fallen off, but it is that
the rest of the country is join¬
ing in.

By HY HOLLINGER

Walter Wood, coproducer with
actor Don Murray of United Art¬
ists’ “The Hoodlum Priest.” has
charged that he received undefined
“threats” frorii two officials of the
International Alliance of Theatri¬
cal Stage Employees while the pic¬
ture was being shot in St. Louis be¬
cause he refused to become em¬
broiled with the local union’s dis¬
pute with a television station there.

The threats, according to Wood,
are now being looked into by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Wood declared that he attempted
repeatedly to get in touch with
IA topper Richard F. Walsh after
his meeting with the St. Louis
union officials, but Walsh refused
his calls for 10 days. Wood said
he would still welcome the oppor¬
tunity to discuss the matter with
Walsh.

As described by Wood, the se¬
quence of events went as follows:

He received a telephone call
from the union officials requesting
a meeting. He invited the pair to
meet him at his hotel. They re¬
fused to come to the hotel and
Wood agreed to meet them at a
designated restaurant for lunch.
The opening conversation was
pleasant until the union officials
told Wood they were engaged in
a fight with a local tv station and
suggested that he stay off the sta¬
tion and not use it for any exploi¬
tation efforts.

Wood asked if there.Was a strike
in progress or it there were a
picket line. He was told there w r as
none. As long as there was no-
official strike or a picket line
Wood said he could ..not abic|e by
their request^ because his Agree¬
ment with sHcited Artists called
upon him-4^-employ every avail¬
able exploitation outlet. In addi¬
tion, he already'had a date to ap¬
pear on the station.

“If you go on, you’ll be very
unhappy,” Wood quoted one of the
men as saying.. Wood asked if this
remark constituted a threat and
what concrete form the unhappi¬
ness would take. “Maybe you’d
like the climate better back in
Hollywood,” Wood stated one of
the officials said.

Wood suggested that they dis¬
cuss the matter with his attorney.
“Do you think we’d be chumps
enough to discuss this with an at-

Walsh Was not available for
comment at his N. Y. office,
but Walter Diehl, assistant
.. international president, said ho
had received no communica¬
tion in any form from Wood.
He said that Wood or one of
his representatives might have
called the IA office, but did
not ask for yone else when
Walsh was not available. Diehl
said the IA topper was on the
Coast negotiating the new in¬
dustry contract.

LeRoy Upton, who identified
himself as the IATSE eighth v.p.
who met with producer Walter
Wood in St. Louis, charged tiiat
the statements, attributed to Wood,
referring to a meeting described
by the producer were “false and
malicious.” In a telephone conver¬
sation from St. Louis, Upton ac¬
knowledged that he and Martin
D’Arcy, president of the St. Louis
Theatrical Brotherhood, Local No.
6, had a luncheon meeting with
the producer of “The Hoodlum
Priest,” but that Wood’s account
of what took place consisted of “a
lot of fijetion.”

Upton declared that Wood w as
never told to stay off tv station
KPLR to exploit the film, that lie
was never told that he would
enjoy the climate in Hollywood
better, that he was never told
that he’d be unhappy in St. Louis,
and that no statement was ever
made regarding a proposed meet¬
ing with his lawyer.

Upton said he had no idea why
Wood should issue such “false”
statements and indicated that the
producer “will be held accountable
for them.” The IA official de- ‘
scribed Wood as a new, young pro¬
ducer who was probably “trying to
get publicity.” He said that Wood
had told the same stoiv to a St.
Louis PosGDlspatch reporter, bat
had failed to back up his charges
with a signed, WTilten affidavit as
had been requested by the report¬
er. Moreover, Upton said that
neither D’Arcy nor himself had
heard from“the FBI. the Attorney
General’s office^ or any other gov¬
ernment agency^^-

ciiuugu w U13 cu» liiis »iLii < 1.1 ai-, Referring to-'tWSbtN intimation
torney?” one of the men is alleged ! that the^ho\Uly?fate-had beenhiked

to have said.

At any rate. Wood checked with
the St. Louis AFTRA local and
learned there was no ban about ap¬
pearing on the station. He went on
as scheduled.

Although there had been a
verbal agreement to charge a cer¬
tain amount per hour for the local
grips, stagehands, etc., Wood said
the rate was suddenly hiked , con¬
siderably, “I think it was more
than any one has ever paid on
location,” he said. When he asked
the union officials “how r come?”
he was told that there never had
been a standard rale in St. Louis
for a feature film and that was the
rate the union had decided upon.
Wood paid what was asked.

The producer subsequently

St. Louis Post-Dispatch who ap¬
parently got in touch with the
local office of the U.S. Attorney
General. Later, back in Hoilyw'ood,
Wood was. visited by two repre¬
sentatives of the FBI to whom he
gave an affidavit on the incident.

According to Wood, the local IA
men employed on the picture ap¬
parently had no idea of the activi¬
ties of the two union officials.
Wood said they expressed surprise
and indignation when they were
told of the incident. Wood indi¬
cated that one of the union offi¬
cials was an IA regional v.p., the
other a business agent.

arbitrarily following the luncheon
meeting. Upton insisted that a deal
has been concluded Tong before
in Chicago with George Mosrov,
the picture’s production manager
and that Wood had no connection
with the negotiations. He main¬
tained that the standard rate was
S4.25 for documentaries and for
jobs of long duration. However,
for short periods of employment,
such as the! 21 days required for
“The Hoodlum'" Priest/* the so-
called brokeiH.ime_ scale, calling
for 50c additionaPlih hour, auto¬
matically went into effect. If the
“Hoodlum” production had guar¬
anteed eight, weeks work, Upion
said that the $4.25 rate would have
prevailed. He- explained that
upped’rate made up for -pension

spoke to a labor reporter on thei^ a -' men ^ s ' severance paj. medical

The Menace of Our Advertisers!

House ad In ,;>nolulu Advertiser promoted “The Menace of
Immoral Movies,” an article in its Sundav supplement. Family
Weekly.

In adjoining columns paid ads touted such attractions as Ros¬
sellini’s “Woman” ■ •'women sharing love secrets that would shock
even their men!”?: "Shamed” (“men just couldn’t leave her alone!”i,
and “The Ostrich Has Two Eggs” (“a sex comedy, completely
French").

benefits, etc.’ which are part of
standard long-term contracts Up¬
ton insisted that \\ ood knew about
the terms long before the picture
went into production? and t to
practice was no different from
that followed in Hollywood.

The only reference to the *v
station, -according to Weed, was
a suggestion tiiat Tie production
avoid any titaat: a that would
possibly lead to a jurisdictional
dispute with other unions. He
pointed out chat new Audios v.ojs
being built for station KPLR and
j there was a possibility that it Wood
j employed any of the station's fac:l-
• itles he might become involved in
i a situation involving other crafS.
i He said this merely constitute'! a
lriendly tip and was offered
help the unit in its a.ti\:’U>

St. Louis There vtore neve? a
threats, direct or implied. Up 1

insist od.

The IA official reiterated t:
the union’s rate was known
long ago as la:-t August ar.d if
had not been agreeable, the fir
would have been shot In H;>3 ;
wood.

y- ,

PSsta^i

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

20th is on the move

- Read!

SPYROS SKOURAS TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP
444 WEST 56 ST DELIVER NYK

DEAR SPYROS*.SPENT YESTERDAY WITH BOB GOLDSTEIN AT TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX
STUDIO,AND WE ARE THRILLED AND EXCITED BY WHAT WE SAW.KNOWING YOUR" GREAT

INTEREST,FELT WE SHOULD LOSE NO TIME IN CONVEYING TO YOU OUR

INTHUSIASM.WE SAW CONSIDERABLE PORTIONS OF FRANCIS ©F ASSISI,ALL HANDS OJ
DECK,SNOW WHITE AND THE THREE STOOGES,WILD IN THE COUNTRY,RETURN TO
PEYTON PLACE,AND CONCLUDED LAST NIGHT WITH SANCTUARY.

WE ALSO SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME WITH GEORGE STEVENS AND HIS STAFF.

WE CONSIDER THE RESEARCH AND PREPARATION JOB HE HAS DONE JUST FANTASTIC,
AND HIS IDEAS ON HOW THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD SHOULD BE TOLD AND
PRESENTED JUST PERFECT., t THIS PICTURE SHOULD PROVE TO BE THE GREATEST
AND MOST PROFITABLE EVER RELEASED. AS FOR THE

OTHERS,ELVIS PRESLEY HAS TURNED OUT TO, BE A VERY FINE ACTOR..PAT BOONE
IS GREATER THAN EVER..CAROL HEISS IS SURE TO TOP SONJA HENIE.AND
RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE IS A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO PEYTON PLACE.
INCIDENTALLY, BOB GOLDSTEIN’S LATEST DISCOVERY,ANN-MARGARET,

LOOKS LIKE A POTENTIAL,GREAT NEWCOMER.

WE COULD GO ON INDEFINITELY,BUT WE GAN SUM IT ALL UP BY
ASSURING YOU THAT 1961 IS GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR SPYROS SKOURAS
AND TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX. AS EVER,YOU CAN BE CERTAIN OF OUR EVERY
COOPERATION.KINDEST PERSONAL REGARDS

EDWARD L HYMAN.

VICE-PRESIDENT,

AB-PARAMOUNT THEATRES, INC.

'Wednesday* February 22, 1961_ ._

Inside Stuff-Pictures

Lee Mortimer’s current “Women Confidential” may end up as a
feature picture as well as a tv series. Edward Small, producer of “New
York Confidential” and “Chicago Confidential,” based on the best¬
sellers by Mortimer and the late Jack Lait, is considering “Women
Confidential” for video as well as a feature a la “New York Confiden¬
tial” which debutted in both media under his aegis, with Broderick
Crawford starring in the film and Lee Tracy in the vid series. Small
later sold his tv rights to ITC.

Another who is interested in the offbeat title is A1 Zugsmith who
made “High „ School” and “College Confidential,” under license from
Mortimer and the Lait estate. Desilu also has the title on its list of
possibilities and is looking for a script idea. Arnaz would also like to
see it as the basis for a Broadway musical if a suitable book can be
built around the unorthodox tonie. Dick Taplinger is handling for the
east and Max Jaffee agency on the west coast.’

Campaign of pickets and “stand-in” queques against racially seg¬
regated film theatres in Southern situations is largely directed by
Negro and white college students themselves, plus various religious
bodies, including Quakers. Reports indicate that much intra-group
friction has developed on some campuses. At Chapel Hill, site of the
U. of North Carolina the student paper, Daily Tar Heel, carried a paid
advertisement of 350 faculty members addressed to the film manage¬
ments urging unrestricted admission of all. Same issue editorially
praised these profs for rising “above the fear of job security.” A by-
lined article of Bill Hobbs chided “voiceless students” who lacked
the same moral courage as the faculty. “Our students almost <to a man
refuse to articulate any beliefs they may have other than about the
athletic prowess of Duke University.”

A bit player in “The Misfits,” the Arthur Miller'film, has been
named to a major role at the United Nations. New York socialite Mrs.
Ronald Tree w r as named to one of the U.N.’s highest branches—rep¬
resentatives of the U. S. on the Human Rights > Commission of the
Economic & Social Council of the United Nations. This is the post
previously held by Mrs. Oswald Lord and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. j

Mrs. Tree’s film role was happenstance. En route home from thej
Democratic National. Convention last summer, Mrs. Tree stopped off
in Reno, Nev. at the invitation of John Huston to see film in the mak¬
ing. The late Clark Gable spied her on the edge of the set and drafted
her for a bit part.

“Faustus,” the Johann von Goethe classic, which recently played
two weeks at N. Y. City Center as an import from the municipally-
subsidized Deutches'Sehauspielhaus of Hamburg^ Germany is reviewed
in this issue’s* legit section. "Meanwhile the same work and the same
company are seen in an imported feature handled by Manfred Wol-
keiser of Gloria Films. This may be official German entry for the Acad¬
emy Awards on April 17.. The legit “Faustus” was the first stage play
in German seen in Manhattan in 40 years. Also exceptional for a
.screen and stage version of the same work and cast to be on the
parket here simultaneously.

Jerry Pickman. commenting on the success of certain Paramount
pictures, attributes the success to “distribution methods” rather than
the ad-publicity campaigns. But he’s really making with the deadpan
act. The click pictures at Par were promotionalized when he was the
ad-pub topkick and are now being sold while he’s domestic sales chief,
the man having jumped from ad-pub to distribution just recently.

PICTURES

Cultural Envoy AB-PTs Ed Hyman Sees 1961 as Best

B Continued from pace 2 = f| A 17 fl* IflFF f A !•» A*

=S 3 rj > Asa. to B.O. Year Since 1955 for Quality Pix;

;o remarked here was Cli- .. ■ ^ /•/"I ffte

aSsH&Hs Upbeat After Survey of Coast Studios

Continued from pace 2 —

But until" now o he Is sticking to
Rachmaninoff and Tschaikovsky.

Also remarked here was Cll-
bum’s curious balancing of the
name of the ex-president, Eisen¬
hower, . when mentioning the new
president, Kennedy,, at his press
conferences. Admittedly the Mexi¬
can reporters asked pretty tired
and occasionally tactless questions,
to the apparent dismay of Lillian
Libman, the N. v. music oubli r - 5 st
assigned to the Cliburn visit by the
Hurok management in Manhattan.
The reporters seemed groping to
get the strategy behind Cliburn as
a product of “cultural exchange”
between the two arch-rivals in the
cold war.

It was thought here that there
may be some incipient danger to
the artistic career of the young
prize-winner if reporters and the
press dwell # always on Russo-Amer-
ican politics and pay no heed to
Cliburn’s musical ideas. One Mex¬
ican quipster asked. “Is he Mr.
Cultural Ambassador or a virtu¬
oso? Can he be both?”

Of his click there is no question.
There were press clippings by the
bundle, a television appearance
and, most significant of all for
Mexico, photographs of pianist and
bullfighters in embrace. But the
capitol heard other stories, of Cli¬
burn’s significant hesitations as to
invitations from various embassies
and the whisper of his going to the
Soviet legation in an unmarked
automobile against the advice of
Americans.

Cliburn Doesn’t Make It

Pittsburgh,. Feb. 21/'

Van Cliburn’s sellout appearance
here at Syria Mosque was can¬
celled Sat. night (18) when 5 he
was unable to reach here due to
the air line strike and heavy fog
over New York.

Recital Is rescheduled for
March 14.

Atlanta Avoids
Challenge Re BB;
‘Come Dance’ In

Industry hopes that attorney
Ephraim London might take on
Atlanta's censor board have been
dashed: an exhibition license was
granted last w'eek to the Brigitte
Bardot starrer, “Come Dance With;
Me.’

Film, being distributed in the^
U.S. by Kingsley International, was’
originally turned down by the
board because of an “offensive”
sequence featuring close-ups of a
femme impersonator. At that time,
Kingsley retained London to press
the appeal on the ruling and,
should-the appeal fail, to take the
case to court.

Appeals board ruled that al-;
though an Atlanta statute forbids j
the appearance of a femme imper-:
sonator on the live stage, there is |
nothing on the books to prohibit j
a screen facsimile of such a>
facsimile.

London, an expert on constitu-;
tional law. won the precedent-j
setting “Miracle” and “Lady [
Chatterlev’s Lover” cases before i
the U. S. Supreme Court.

'SPARTACUS' OVERSEAS

Aboaf Gives Gross in 13 Dates As!

$1,500,000 |

Universal’s “Spartscus” has top-'
ped $1,500,000 in theatre gross in !
13 overseas engagements, Americo i
Aboaf, v.p; and foreign general j
manager revealed this week. At
the same time, it was learned that
24 current domestic engagements j
have provided a theatre gross of j
more than $3,500,000, thus giving ;
the picture a combined world-wide *
theatre gross of over $5,000,000 so ;
far.

The foreign dates have averaged
only 10 weeks, according to Aboaf.
He also disclosed that the picture
will open in 13 additional overseas
cities during the March-April
Easter season.

Tact Drops ‘Nun’ Tag

TwentiethjFox doesn’t want
to antagonize anybody re its
screen adaptation of William
Faulkner’s “Sanctuary.”

Though the screenplay fuses
plot elements from bojth the
novel and Faulkner’s follow-up
“Requiem for A Nun,” no men¬
tion of*the “Nun” title is to be
found in the screen credits.
Latter read simply: “Based on
the novels (sic) and play by
William Faulkner.” Idea, ap¬
parently, is that “Nun” title
didn’t belong in the vicinity of
the sexy “Sanctuary.”

Scranton: Raws
In the Courage

By SID BENJAMIN

Scranton, Pa., Feb. 21.
Comerford Amusement Co. re-
i opened its West Side Theatre (14)
; with lots of fanfare, after investing
: a reported $90,000 into wide screen

■ equipment and a new front.

! Four-page newspaper sections,

■ visiting celebrities, a band, and
radio and tv plugs contributed to

; the hoopla for the “Windjammer”

I premiere. But Comerford toppers
[ are wondering If the documentarv-
i type offering has the staying power.
It’s locked in for ?ix weeks.

Another big question is if the
theatre, which started as a vaude¬
ville house and has been used over
a period of years for second run
1 features, can overcome its location,
I several blocks from the main down-
! town section.

j C o m e r f o r d ' opposition here,
j Penn-Paramount, recently spent
about $70,000 to convert the Ri-
* viera, a rundown second run house,
I into the Center. Things Went fine
1 w-ith the opener, as “Ben Hur”
j shattered all local records with a
! 17-week run. But “The. World of
t Suzie Wong,” wdiich followed in on
a popular price scale, has been no
ball of fire.

The vagaries of show business be¬
ing what they are in the tv era,* this
city now has four first; runs and
only one neighborhood house oper¬
ating regularly. Another is dark ex¬
cept for weekends.

Italians Attack

,i Continued from, page Z —.—
to look at this, too. in order , to
stimulate their interest in the out- •
side world. After the newscast the ;
pupils continue their exercises un- :
der their instructors, j

The length of the course, sched-;
uled in any case to last through
the winter, will depend largely on
reports coming in from the coor¬
dinators. After the first month,
these were considered satisfactory.
An average of 18,000 illiterates
were following the course regular¬
ly. They were already filling their
copybooks with words which they
could also recognize when seen on
the screen or in print. It is not
known how many follow the course
on*their own, it is likely that their
number too runs into the thous¬
ands.. In the poor mountainous
districts of Southern Italy live
many “returned-illiterates” —
people who went to school in their
youth and then forgot what they
had learned. These naturally
would be the most unwilling to ad¬
mit their ignorance and to be seen
joining a group listening class.

Print for Cubans

Miami, Feb. 21.

Universal's “The Great Im¬
poster” opens Thurs. (23) day-
date at Wometco’s Miami,
Carib and Miracle houses.

’ Next day it opens at the Towne
in a special print bearing
Spanish subtitles.

This reflects large number
of Cuban refugees now in
Miami.

MPAA-TOA Bally
April 17 Oscarcast

Motion Picture Assn, of America
and Theatre Owners of America
have joined forces in helping to
promote the next Academy Awards
j television program despite the fact
I that the film industry will no
longer be the sponsor.

Martin Davis, chairman of the
MpXa ad-pub directors committee,
made the point that the industry
still can benefit from the promo¬
tional values of the show and for
this reason will provide the back-

The MPAA-TOA support will be
in the form of preparation and dis¬
tribution of exploitation kits
which will be sent to exhibitors.
These kits, which will include a
screen trailer, lobby piece, press
book and ad mats, will cost the
theatremen $3 each, which will be
less than actual costs. MPA A and
TOA do the underwriting.

Idea for the point project orig¬
inated with TOA. which felt that
the non-industry bankrolling of the
Oscar airer April 17 might result
in a lack of exhib Interest.

TOA-MPAA. opine that regard¬
less of sponsor money, its’ still
the picture trade’s biggest show
and has got to he publicized as
such.

WANTS OHIO REVIVAL
OF PIC CENSORSHIP

Columbus, Feb 21.

Sen. Robert R. Shaw, Columbus,
is making his third attempt in as
many sessions (1957, 1959, and now
1961) of the Ohio legislature to
have film censorship restored in
the State. His bill would set up a
five-member board to censor films,
except newsreels, scientific, educa¬
tional, and religious films, and ad¬
vertising trailers.

Board would consist of a repre¬
sentative from the Dept, of Com¬
merce, Dept, of Education, and
three appointees of the governor,
one of whom would represent the
motion picture industry.

+ Hollywood, Feb. 21.

The year 1961 should be best in
last six years at the b.o. for qual¬
ity product, Edward L. H> man,
AB-PT veepee. predicted* after
analyzing output of 10 studios he
vijsited during past two weeks with
assistant Bernard Levy.

He telescoped AB-PT and gen¬
eral b.o. outlook as follows:

First quarter last year excellent.
This year better.

Second quarter last year pour.
This year looks fantastically
better.

Third quarter every year gets
better. This year better than e\er.

Fourth quarter always good.
Should improve this year over
last. This used to be known as
problem quarter but orderly re¬
leases overcame slack.

In a “Report from Hollywood.”
to be released middle of March,
Hyman will review each compan\ *s
forthcoming product against 3969.
Every branch of industry will re¬
ceive summary developed at AB-
PT’s expense.

Hyman again advocated impor¬
tance of new faces. Each studio,
he reported, has shown consider¬
able interest in developing them.
At Warner’s, confidence runs high
on Troy Donahue. Connie Siemens,
Gloria McBain and Sharon Hug-
ueny in “Parrish,” Vic Morrow in
“Portrait of a Monster*’ and
Grant Williams in “Susan Slad-* ’’

At 20th-Fox, 19-year'* o’d Ann
Margaret, Bob Goldstein’s singer
discovery, has been tested for
“State Fair.” Exhibs were shown
test and were high on her Carol
Heiss, Olympic skating eham».
looks “terrif” in “Snow White and
3 Stooges.” Hyman opined.

At Columbia. Vicki Trickett in
“Gidget Goes to Hawaii.” along
with Deborah Walley, in same pic,
are solid for stardom. ex 5 db
claimed. Others on Gower St. ros¬
ter are Michael Callan and James
Darren. „

Carol Boehm in “4 Horsemen”
and Jovce Taylor in “Ring of Fire”
at Metro will create excitement
among fans, Hyman believes.

Universal International has John
Saxon in several pix. John Gavin
and Bobby Darrin for top new fac«
treatment.

At Buena Vista there’s Halev
Mills In “Parent Trao “ slated for
July 4 Music Hall, N.Y., opening,
and Tommy Kirk in “Absent Mind¬
ed Professor.”

Film Row Hands
Get $5 Increase

New York Sound Track

■ ————s Continued from page 4

tion pictures in the series of copyright lectures sponsored by the
Federal Bar Assn, of N. Y., N.,J. and Conn.

Len Appelson’s credit as supervising film editor of “Shadows” w*as
omitted from the Feb. 15 review from Hollywood, although previously*
included in an earlier Var t ety review* from the Venice Film Festival
• • - Appelson is currently film editor at HFH Productions in Manhat¬
tan and has optioned an original script by Howard Sackler, “The Past
Drop” for future shooting.

J. Watson Webb Jr., former film editor for Darryl Zanuck and later
a motion picture director, has been named to succeed his mother, the
late Mrs. J. Watson Webb, as director of the Shelburne Museum in
Vermont.

Actress Shan Lawrence, born and reared in Moose Jaw% Sask., has
played Cuban (in “Our Man In Havana”). Chinese lin “World of Suzie
Wong”), French, Polish, Italian and Irish roles, but rarely a North
American. In England her voice has been used to dub a Canadian ac¬
cent—usually for an English actress chosen for her “Canadian” face.

Allied Artists and Peter Ustinov will co-produce Herman Melville’s
sea classic. “Billy Budd,” in association with Anglo Allied of England,
Ustinov also to direct and costar with Robert Ryan . . . John Cassa¬
vetes, set to direct untitled film in Paris come November for Gina
Productions, inked Broadway writers Bill Bemey and Howard Richard¬
son to script . . . Milton Sperling paging Van Heflin to star in his WB
release, “The Marauders”. . . Columbia Pictures acquired Evan Hun¬
ter’s latest novel, “Mothers and Daughters,” and set Delmer Daves to
script and direct , . . Scripter Fred De Gorter bought “Father. Brother
and the Cool Colony," Playboy mag yarn by Roger Price, for. indie
production under tag, “Th« Cool Colony”.. . Hang Conried into “Judg¬
ment at Nuremberg ”

j Film Row* workers in 30 key
cities will receive a blanket wage
increase of $5 a week, retroactive
to Dec. 1, 1960. under terms of an
agreement just reached by the In¬
ternational Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees and 11 dis;rib*.
Negotiations, which went on for
more than three months, were
bogged dow n for several weeks but
were concluded when IATSE prexy
Richard F. Walsh joined the final
talks.

In addition to the wage increase,
company payments into the Film
Exchange Employees Pension Fund
w ill be increased by two cents per
.hour, bringing total week!* nav-
’mgnt for fulltime *37 1 a-hour* em¬
ployees to $3.

i Fringe benefits include an sm-
«proved vacation clause, under
which workers will get three week*

* off with pay after 13 years of .serv-
i ice, instead of a f ter 14 years as in
;the past. Also provided is a 13th

week of severance pay for e?a-
iployees on a company’s payroll 24
years or more. The old maximum
was 12 weeks after 22 years.

; Frank Lynch, of Metro, is new
; president of Albany Loge. Colise¬
um of Motion Picture Salesman of
America. He succeeded John F.
Willhem, who resigned after pro-
; motion to branch manager for 20th

* Century-Fox in that city.

“Wednesday, February 22, 1961

international film,

TV film

and documentary market

* “ftl MILAN TRADE FAIR

“ideal setup in ichich to conduct picture businessyfcklETY

The Spring meeting from 12 to 28 April
coincides with Milan Trade Fair, the
world’s greatest display of sample goods
and products.

The Autumn meeting takes place in mid*
October.

Hundreds of full-length, TV and documen¬
tary films of scientific, cultural tourist
and publicity interest are shown by pro¬
ducers ot international Importance to

buyers and renters of films coming from
all parts of the world.

Eight projection studios, numerous dis¬
cussion-rooms, a polyglot secretariat and
international telephone exchange, telex In¬
stallations and all the most modern tech¬
nical equipment provide this undertaking
with th£ best possible means to promote
contacts and business transactions Jn.the
world <jf cinema and film production.

Include a visit to the “international film, TV film and documentary
market” in your Spring trip to Europe.

Exhibitors and distributors: entry fee Lit. 10,000 ($ 16).

Producers: entry fee Lit. 10,000 ($ 16) without limit to number of
films presented.

Applications to participate should reach MIFED e fortnight before
opening date on 12 April.

Information from:

Largo Domodossola, 1
Milano (Italy)

MIFED

f^RlUfr

Wednesdaj, February 22, 1961

PICTURES

U.S. O’Seas Gold-Earner

c Continued from para 1

certain that the total is Just a bare
fraction of what of the companies
have been bringing back to the
States.

At the same time, only a small
portion of that “bare fraction” ac¬
tually leaves the States, since most
of the money used in these loca¬
tion projects Is money already
abroad, either earned abroad or
foreign currency acquired in ex¬
change-deals whereby the foreign¬
er gets dollars for use In the
States.

Mostly Remittable

According to the MPEA exec,
most of the 1200,000,000 in annual
remittable earnings actually is
reaching the States these days,
since almost all of the markets
which still have curbs on the out¬
flow of dough to the U.S. are the
smaller, less important (dollar-
wisei markets. The one notable ex¬
ception. of course, Is Japan, which
led exec to digress briefly:

In some ways, it’s thought that
the post World War Two comeback
of Japan has been even more re¬
markable than that of Germany.
The U.S. film industry—via the
MPEA—has for some time been
pressing for the free exchange of
monies between the two countries,
but with only piecemeal results.
There has been some liberalization
recently, but Japan continues to
maintain import quotas, print
quotas and exchange restrictions,
all ostensibly because of the short¬
age o F dollars, a situation v , 'i'*h
U S. filmmen find hard to believe
in face of the booming Japanese
economy.

The U.S. filmmen suspect,
rather, that the restrictions
are just ene way of protect¬
ing the Japanese film indus¬
try against U.S. competition,
which is Ironic because the
Japanese film industry it big¬
ger, by almost any yardstick
used, than its U.S. counter¬
part.

However, the only way Japan
can maintain these restrictions,
and still remain a member in good
standing of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), is
bv crying a shortage of foreign' ex¬
change. Restrictions maintained
for any other (obviously more self¬
ish) reason would leave Japan
open for reciprocal penalties under
GATT rules.

Can Only Hurt Biz
Be Japan as it may. however
MPEA exec feels that any moves
to curb the free production activity
abroad of the* major companies—
an activity which is now an inte¬
gral part of the U.S. film industry
setup—could do nothing but hurt
the domestic industry, and in turn,
cut down on the overseas earnings
of U.S. films which are so vital in
a gold-short period. His reasons
are much like those given in an¬
swer to various union and labor
groups who would stop so-called
“runaway” production.

(1) Approximately 50c out of
every dollar earned by a studio
worker on the coast comes from
overseas earnings of U.S. films.

(2» Of the total overseas earn¬
ings of American films, only about
five percent Is profit: 95% goes to
pay back the original capital in¬
vestment in the film.

Any overt move to curb produc¬
tion activity abroad might not only
Inspire retaliatory restrictions
against the distribution of U.S.
films overseas, but would also cut
down on t^e production of the in¬
ternational-type picture which has
been so successful in recent years.
Four of the top eight moneymak¬
er* in ^ r 'R' r w”Y’s list of ! '>' -

office winners were made In over¬
seas locales, and. at least two of
those four probably would not
have been made if the producers
had not had access to exotic loca¬
tions abroad.

‘Gold Drain* Myths
MPEA exec thus views the “gold
drain” with a good deal of equan¬
imity. at least as far as the film
industry is concerned. He also
points out that the overall U.S.
economic machine still exports
much more than it imports, and
that, were it not for foreign aid
and the maintenance of military
installations abroad, the gold bal¬
ance would still be favorable.

He also says that the Washing¬
ton government, as a result of the
sale of agricultural commodities,
has a lot of foreign currency
banked abroad, mostly in under¬

developed areas, from which sums
might be made available to U.S,
companies—Including film produc¬
ers—for use in those countries.

Under the original agreements
■under which these commodities
were sold by the U.S., various lim¬
itations were put on the use of
these funds (including the restric¬
tion that the funds could not be
sent out of the countries Involved).
Perhaps, the MPEA exec suggest¬
ed, since the U.S. is so concerned
about spending abroad, now Is the
time to renew efforts to free that
money and put It back into circula¬
tion. Some of it might even be
made available to the film compa¬
nies, not only to stimulate a local
economy, but also the entire U.S.
film Industry.

DATED BUT UNRESERVED
TICKETS FOR mHUR’

St Paul, Feb. 21.
“Ben-Hur” (M-G), which opened
at Ted Mann’s Orpheum theatre
here Friday (17) after winding up
its hardticket, 47-week rim in Min¬
neapolis, is being offered to patrons
on a non-reserved seat but upped
admission basis with dated tickets
sold In advance of each -showing.

Orpheum' has scheduled two
showings dally of the uncut film
which is in 35 m Panavision. Ad-
mish prices are $1.25 for matinees
and $1.75 for evenings, up from the
house’s regular $1^1J25 scale.

NUTMEGGER NIXES NUDES

Dube Dubs Bare Skin’s ^Lascivious
and Lewd*

Hartford, Feb. 21.

Rejecting the appeals of two em¬
ployes of the Post Drive-in-Theatre
in East Haven, Common Pleas
Court Judge Norman M, Dube last
week dubbed the film for which
they were pinched for showing as
“lascivious, lewd and indecent.”

Arrested earlier and convicted
in East Haven Town Court were
Joseph McSweeney, acting man¬
ager, and John Mongiilo, projec¬
tionist. State troopers picked them
up for showcasing a nudist colony
British film “For Members Only.”

Dube fined McSweeney $100, or
$75 less than the fine Imposed when
he was convicted in the East Haven
Court. Mongiilo was find $25, the
same penalty levied by the town
court. The pair were pinched af-
tre state police ended a 10 day run
of the film as the drive-in last
October.

Distributor of the film Is Kings¬
ley Productions, Inc. of New York.
Op of the ozoner is Drive-In The¬
aters, Inc., of Boston.

‘WaWNotUalawDi!

Cincinnati, Feb. 21.

Ferguson Hills Inc., operator of
a drive-in In suburban Westwood,
was found not guilty of promoting
a game of chance by permitting pa¬
trons to play Wahoo. The ^vbrdict
by a Municipal Court jury sup¬
ported the company’s defense that
no profit was realized from the
bingo-type game, which patrons
played without cost. Police testi¬
fied that prizes ranged from $3 to a
$2,600 jackpot.

When tried last July that jury
failed to reach a decision.

Fire Closes Theatre

Ottawa, Feb. 21.

Centre theatre, mainstem first-
run filmer, is shuttered indefinitely
via damage from fire that started
in next-door art shop and church.
Some flames got to the Centre but
chief damage was from water and
smoke. Fire broke out before thea¬
tre opened so no customers were
present.

Same blaze threatened the Ot¬
tawa Press Club which is also
closed because of smoke and water
damage but no blaze although
flames licked two feet from the
club’s windows at one time today
noon.

Max . Schall la Frisco
San Francisco, Feb. 21.

Max Schall has taken over as
managing director of the Cinerama
operation at the Orpheum, replac¬
ing William Ru^h.

Schall comes to Frisco after five
years of managing Cinerama’s Min¬
neapolis theatre.

Erasing Lopert Bldg.

Ilya Lopert disclosed In New
York this week he will close
his offices in Manhattan next
fall—and thus comes an end to
the title of a Lopert Pictures
Building. Producer-distributor-
exhibitor Lopert has been oc¬
cupying three floors on the
site and consequently had got¬
ten the real estate billing.

Lopert, heading for Paris as
United Artists' production co¬
ordinator, will take one floor
in the United Artists home-
office at 729 Seventh Avenue,
and this will be his base of
operations._

SECOND DRIVE-IN AS
MATE TO POST OAK

Houston, Feb. 21.

A new drive-in theatre repre¬
senting a total investment of ap¬
proximately $200,000, Is planned
for the Spring Branch area by the
Post Oak Drive-In Theatre Corp.,
according to Carroll A. Davis, prez.

Corporation will build its second
theatre' on a 20 'acre tract which It
has recently acquired. Opened first
theatre # last summer. Post Oak
Drive-In.

Second plant will accommodate
750 automobiles.

Hoorn 13 Now Mated

Astor Pictures* “Girl in Room
13,” which originally was given
a condemned rating by the Na¬
tional Legion of Decency, has been
changed from “C” to “B”—mean¬
ing, it is now “objectionable in part
for all.”

Distributor, after - receiving tne
“C” classification, decided to cut
out those parts of the film whicn
particularly were frowned upon by
the Legion and thereupon got tne
“B.” Still objectionable to the
Legion are “suggestive costuming
and situations.”-

No Tax On Admissions

Burlington, Vt., Feb. 21.

This city will escape any theatre
admissions tax under recommenda¬
tions which have been made by a
special tax study committee named
some time ago by Mayor James E.
Fitzpatrick to devise means to in¬
creasing revenue for Vermont's
largest municipality.

The Burlington Free Press had
published an editorial stating a
theatre admissions tax might help
solve the'problem and various in¬
dividual political leaders had ex¬
pressed similar views.

The special committee favored a
three-point tax package plan. In¬
cluding taxation of pleasure cars
as personal property, a 1% real
estate transfer levy and an addi¬
tional 10% tax on liquor.

The Smut Racket

James J. Kilpatrick, who has
succeeded Douglas Freeman as
editor of the Richmond News
Leader, has found enough
spare time to labor through
the rather dull case-histories
of those who have been clinked
for peddling smut. The result
is ‘The Smut Peddlers,” pub¬
lished by Doubleday, N.Y.;
($4.50).

It probably won’t stop the
muckers who sell stag shows
on film, records, photos and
print. They may buy the book
to see what loopholes are left
in the law for them to use
"Lady Chatterley’s Lover” to
run interference for them and
save them from being tackled
by coppers.

This eternal war between
those in a billion pornography
racket and those who fight cen¬
sorship on higher grounds
eventually forces them of
course into a sort of partner¬
ship.

But Kilpatrick’s hunt is not
after harmless hi w h class foxes
but low grade coyotes. Any
peddler of feelthy films rend¬
ing “The Smut Peddlers” will
deride it’s safer to d : g dirt on
a farm than pay : ng hookers to
pose in the nude o- snouting
erotic love in high fidelity.

Scul.

Krira Envisions Billion-? World Gross
OnUAs $150-Mil Investment in48
Big Pictures Slated for 1961-1963

„ United Artists has outlined a
three-year program of 48 major
motion pictures, representing an
investment of $150,000,000 for the
strongest buildup of product in Its
history. UA*prexy Arthur B. Krim
forecast the worldwide theatrical
gross potential of the 48-feature
slate “In excess of $1,000,000,000.”

The four dozen pix represent
only the major feature projects
either completed. In production or
in late stages of pre-production
development, Krim declared. Over¬
all list will be expanded.

Krim’s progress report dealt
with the past as well as the future.
He reviewed current management's
10-year term, noting, “We are now
500 pictures and a half-billion dol¬
lars older.” Company gross over
the 10 years, he said, was more
than $600,000,000, with net profits,
after taxes, reaching more than
$ 20 , 000 , 000 .

Five of the 48 pix already are
in release, most in selected situa¬
tions. Entire release schedule in¬
cludes:

. 1961

“Exodus,”. “The Alamo,” ‘The
Facts of Life,” “Never On Sun¬
day,” ‘The Misfits” ‘The Naked
Edge,” “Tunes of Glory,” “The
Hoodlum Priest,” “The Young Sav¬
ages,” “Town Without lPity,"
“Something Wild,” “The Last Time
I Saw Archie,” “By Lave, Pos¬
sessed,” “Jack, the Giant Killer,”
“Goodbye Again,” “Paris Blues,”
“The Young Doctors,” “West Side
Story” and “Birdman of Alcatraz.”

5.962

I “Pocketful of Miracles,” “Judg¬
ment at Nuremberg,” “Road, to
Hong Kong,” “Pioneer Go Home,”
“Once a Thief,” “X15,” “Taras
Bulba,” “Toys in the Attic,” ‘Two
for the Seesaw,” ‘The Golden Age
of Pericles,” ‘The Way West.”

| “The Miracle Worker,” “One, Two,
Three,” “The Children’s Hour,”
“Advise and Consent," "Jessica”
(new title for “Apple-Pie Bed”) atid
an untitled Civil War film to star
Frank Sinatra and, says UA, “his
friends.”

1963

“The Best Man,” “Bullet for
Charlemagne,” “Five Pieces of
“Maria,” “For All the Gold in the
World,” “The Great Escape.”
“Hawaii,” “Irma La Douce,” “Last
of 'the Just,” “My Glorious Broth¬
ers,” “Roman Candle,” ‘This Bide
of the Angels" and “The Wall at
Has Daga."

Krim pointed out that the com¬
pany, which grossed over $600,-
000,000 and registered a profit of
more than $20,000,000 after taxes
in the hew management’s decade,
went through four principal phases
in the development leading to its
present affluence.

(1) The reorganization of the
company throughout the world.
(2) The acquisition of product that
was already completed and fi¬
nanced by outside interests to pro¬
vide “fuel” for the then-depleted
distribution organization. (3) The
ability to provide its own financing
for production and pre-productions
purposes. (4) Expansion into other
phases of the entertainment indus¬
try, including the acquisition of
the pre-1948 Warner Bros, library
for release to television, the estab¬
lishment of a record company, and
the acquisition of the Lopert Co.,
a distributor of foreign films, and
the Ziv Co., a telepix outfit.

Krim recalled that when he and
his partners — Robert Benjamin,
William J. Heineman, Max E.
Youngstein, Arnold Picker, and
Charles Smadja (now semi-retired)
—took over the ailing company
controlled by Mary Pickford and
Charlie Chaplin the company was
only grossing $30,000 weekly. He
stressed that there was only a
$1,000,000 potential world-wide
gross left in the entire operation.
In 1950, the company grossed $17,-
000,000 and showed a loss of $900,-
000. It hadn’t recorded a profit
since 1947. By acquiring the Eagle-

Lion library as the first fuel, the
1951 gross was upped to $20,000,-
000. In each successive year, the
Krim team has Increased both the
gross and the net.

Present management team’s 10th
annt will be celebrated throughout
1961, both domestically and over¬
seas, per Krim. The recent explo¬
sion of remarkable notices of the
company’s growth appearing on
editorial and financial pages
around the country and in syndi¬
cated columns is attributed to Moil
Krushen, who assumed the new
title of UA Director of Press and
Exhibitor Relations last November.

ELECmOVISION CORP.
NET OF $201,517

•Hollywood. Feb. 21.

ElectroVision Corp. substantially
improved its working capital, in¬
creased firm’s net worth and
showed a profit of $201,517 on sales
of $1,729,887 for first six months
ended Nov. 30. 1960, prexy Martin
Stone reports in semi-annual state¬
ment to stockholders. Per share
earnings amounted to $0.07 on
2,700,285 shares outstanding.

Company increased its net worth
from $622,204, as reported at close
of its last fiscal year May 31, 1960,
to $2,137,492, according to Stone,
who announced outfit had turned
the corner from losses to solid
profits. ElectroVision showed a loss
of $79,031 for fiscal year ended
May 31, 1960,

Stone pointed out, “In evaluating
the results for the past six months,
bear In mind that our business is
now somewhat seasonable in na¬
ture. Our largest activity—the op¬
eration of drivein. theatres— is
most profitable in* the summer
months and slows down substan¬
tially in the winter months.”

Circuit now operates 18 theatres,
primarily ozoners In northern Cali¬
fornia and southern Oregon, and
Air * Cargo Equipment Division,
which manufactures equipment for
the aerospace Industry. Electro-
Vision currently is negotiating for
the acquisition of another indus¬
trial company, engaged In the man¬
ufacture and development of air¬
craft and missile tools, according
to Stone.

BEYOND SECTARIANISM

‘Conspiracy of Hearts' and ‘Hand*
Get Pat

National Conference of Christ¬
ians and Jews cited “Conspiracy of
Hearts” (J. Arthur Rank-Para¬
mount) for depicting “tiie true
spirit of religion that transcends
the boundaries of sect."

This was among numerous com¬
mendations made within the mass
communications media “for out¬
standing contributions to the cause
of brotherhood” and promulgated
at the New York Brotherhood
Week dinner Thursday <16> at
Manhattan’s Hotel Roosevelt.

Also cited were “Hand in Hand.”
British-made feature which curious¬
ly was placed in the non-theatrical
category, although It Is now in
theatrical exhibition; a WNEW
(New York) radio program on fair
housing; CBS-TV’s documentary on
Pnetro Ricans in N.Y.. *»nd ABC-
TV’s documentary on racial condi¬
tions in the south.

Brotherhood Week opened Sun¬
day (19). Leonard Bernstein is
N.Y. chairman and Bob Ho- • •>
national chairman.

Pinch Theatre Manager

.Oakwood, O., Feb. 21.

Ca?e against Edward M. Eads,
31, manager of the Far Hills Thea¬
tre here was delayed until Feb. 23.
He was charged with exhibitin'* an
“obscene” film, “Sins of Youth.”
on Jan. 30. and was arrested ’y
Oakwood Police Sergeant Donald
Porter after complaints by citizens.

Eads’ attorney. Harry Wright of
Columbus, argued that the Ohio
law is unconstitutional on grounds
that it deprives the dexendan! of
liberty and property, and that it
fails to set forth minimum stand¬
ard* or guides upon whicii a con¬
viction can stand.

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PICTURES

Iipton Blunt-Talbs Ad Execs

American film industry more and more is attacking the Ameri¬
can press. Weapon Is the frankly-stated threat of withdrawal of
the advertising dollar. «>

Picture companies for long have been fuming -over what they
believe to be discriminatory commercial rates and this goes hand
in hand with what they claim is a brushoff in the news columns.

David A. Lipton, v.p. of Universal, as spokesman for the Motion
Picture Assn, of America, got across this message in an address
before the National Newspaper Advertising Executives Assn, in
San Francisco recently.

Paul N. Lazarus Jr., v.p. of Columbia, also recently said just
about the same thing before the newspaper group. He, too, at the
time was talking for all major film companies.

Text of Lipton’s address, copies of which were circulated in
New York, made it clear he was not equivocating. He wants more
free space for the paid-for space, and it. the fourth estate doesn’t
oblige, he’ll go elsewhere.

He said he saw “a growing trend to find more effective substi¬
tutes for motion picture display advertising in newspapers. This
is due in a large measure to advertising rate discrimination and
an apathy toward motion picture coverage on a local level.”

Lipton said point blank he was sending up the “storm warnings
to the newspaper business” — meaning they either change their
ways or the trend to other media will continue to grow.

Lipton set forth that film advertising is. far more valued in the
radio and television fields than in newspapers. And he questioned
why newspapers list radio and tv programs but don’t log the film
shows available.

He claimed there’s a “rising hue and cry” from exhibitors
around many parts of the country to divert more distrib ad money
to media other than newspapers. He said many large circuits ac¬
tually demand large expenditures in radio-tv as a condition for
booking the distribs’ pictures.

Magazines, Lipton went on, eagerly seek the film ad money
and these ads are big sell factors for the pictures. He warned:
“Gentlemen, don’t take motion picture advertising in newspapers
for granted.”

See Shopping Centre Road Circuit

Continued from past 1 j

productions play Paramus first
and then tour shopping centers for
a period of 10-12 weeks. He claims
there are over 1,100 shopping cen¬
ters where permanent theatres
could be erected. Over 700 now
have auditoriums suitable for stock
presentations in a manner similar
to his temporary setup last sum¬
mer of the North Jersey Play¬
house, which operated on a make¬
shift basis in the 450-seat Exhibi¬
tion Hall.

The Living Theatre is now striv¬
ing to raise money for the con-
ftrucion of a permanent year-
round theatre in the Paramus
Shopping center. A stock issue of
$285,000 for the erection of a mod¬
ern, air-conditioned 700-seater has
been okayed by the Securities &
^Exchange Commission. Allied
Stores Corp., owner of Bergen
Mall, Is contributing approximate¬
ly $35,000 towards theatre con¬
struction costs.

Ludlum credits the idea for
shopping centre theatre to him¬
self and actor Walter Abel, who’s
president and chairman of the
board of directors of the Bergen
County corporation. Anent the
projected touring circuit, Ludlum
points out that not all centers are
tight for theatres. Factors to be
considered, he asserts, include
public relations policies, the type
of retailing or merchandising in
which the center is engaged and
the extent of operations engulfed
by the Tenants Associations, the
organizations of businessmen
which determine fiscal policies at
tile centers.

The .-new theatre planned for
Bergen Mall is to be designed by
the architectural firm of Welton
Becket Associates. The theatre is
to be located in the West Exhibi¬
tion Hall (now known as the Play-
house.Hall), which has been leased
by the Living Theatre Corp. for 10
years from Alstores Realty Corp.,
k subsidiary of Allied Stores. The
lease calls for a minimum annual
rental of $35,172 yearly against
20% of the gross (exclusive of ex¬
cise taxes) up to $400,000, then
15% of the next $200,000 and
10% of the balance.

The landlord has the right to ter¬
minate the lease after the expira¬
tion of five years upon payment to
the Living Theatre of the unamor-
tized cost of its investment in the
spot. It’s figured the theatre will
require a staff of at least 11 full¬
time emploj’ees, and performers

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will be signed for specific presen¬
tations on a production contract
basis. Each production at the the¬
atre will be presented for an aver¬
age three-week run. The theatre
will be available for rental when
not playing its own shows.

According to a Jan. 10 offering
circular for the stock sale, $4,500
had been paid to Ludlum and his
wife, Mary, in their respective
capacities as president and as¬
sistant secretary of the corpora¬
tion, The Ludlums are employed
at a combined salary of $200 week¬
ly, plus expenses not to exceed
$7o per week. In addition, they
are to receive 10% of the net prof¬
its of the operation before provi¬
sion for Federal and other income
taxes. They ■ have a three-year
contract.

Besides the Ludlums and Abel,
the management includes Louis
Gerald, treasurer and director;
George B. Gelman, secretary and
director, and directors Aaron
Bloom, Norman Kahn and Albert
C. Hill. The estimated breakdown
of expenses on the $285,000 ven¬
ture includes $165,000, construc¬
tion-cost of the permanent thea¬
tre; $56,500, pre-opening expenses
and working capital; $42,750 un¬
derwriters’ commissions; $7,000,
maximum underwriters’ expenses;
$10,000, company’s expenses, and
$3,700, repayment of non-interest
notes outstanding and held by ex¬
isting stockholders of the company.

The offering circular also re¬
veals that the Living Theatre, or¬
ganized April 1, 1960, had a $4,740
deficit as of Oct. 31, 1960, follow-
the completion of its June 8-
Sept. 24 season of 10 productions.
The theatre, which used estab¬
lished stars in its offerings, oper¬
ated at 52% or capacity in 1960,
according to the circular.

The star policy will be con¬
tinued, and tryouts may be offered
in addition to established Broad¬
way properties. The circular stip¬
ulates the company will not re¬
sume producing until a permanent
theatre is completed.

A statement of operations for
the period from last May 15 to
Oct. 31 discloses a $66,375 season
gross, plus $2,414 in program in¬
come, for a total take of $68,789.
The total operating expense was
$66,613, leaving a net operating
profit of $2,176. That, however,
was wiped out by special charges
consisting of pre-opening expenses
and costs connected with the
theatre.

New York.

Editor, Variety:

Informed readers of Prof. Robert
H. Welker’s article, “Rise of Negro
Matinee Idol—the New Image of
American Black” in Variety of
Feb. 1, must have wondered at the
absence of Sidney Poitier’s name
in a story purporting to discuss
[•the appeal of top-ranking Negro
performers and their impact on*|
the public.

In any discussion of matinee
Idols, Poitier would appear to be
high on the list, as those who
watched fans at the stagedoor of
“A Raisin In The Sun” during Its
New York run will testify. As dis¬
tributors of Samuel Goldwyn’s
“Porgy and Bess,” our mailroom
personnel will also give witness to
the thousands of letters which
came Poitier’s way from idolators.

Though Prof. Welker’s piece
concerns itself mainly with Negro
singers to make a case that their
physical attractiveness ' and ap¬
peal has broken down many racial
resentments held by whites, it
seems odd that Poitier, generally
considered the world's No. 1 Negro
actor, with a vast following and a
generally acknowledged personal
‘magnetism, should fail to make the
professor’s list though there is
mention of Canada Lee and Juano
Hernandez.

May I suggest that Prof. Welker
pay a visit to the David Susskind-
Philip Rose film production of “A
Raisin In The Sun” when It opens
in March and see whether, despite
an Academy Award nomination;
best actor awards from the British
Academy and the Berlin Film Fes¬
tival; an outstanding array of criti¬
cal plaudits; and a huge popularity
with white as well as negro audi¬
ences, Poitier deserves to make
the grade.

Robert S. Ferguson

(Director of Advertising, Pub¬
licity and Exportation, Colum¬
bia Pictures Corp.)

Bud Coorcier Steps Up

Hollywood. Feb. 21.

J. L. (Bud) Courcier succeeds
Edward Blackburn as veep-general
manager of W. J. German Inc. of
California, Eastman film distrib¬
utor.

Courcier, who has been with
German for 32 years, steps up
from veep-sales manager. Black¬
burn, who resigned two weeks ago
after 34 years, remains one year
in a consultant capacity.

Cinerama to Heilman

Albany Feb. 21.

Cinerama comes to Albany on
March 29. when “This Is Cinerama”
opens at the new Heilman Theatre.
Pioneering three-camera medium
will be shown on a reserved seat
basis.

The Heilman, a suburban-type
house located on the outskirts but
within the city limits of Albany
(adjoining Heilman’s Thruway
Hotel), will be closed for two weeks
prior to the opening to permit in¬
stallation changes.

Stanley Varner Re-Evaluating;

With Judiciary Okay, To Expand

Aimez-Vou* Bra?

Apropos the sexurient suc¬
cess in N. Y. of the French
Import, “Breathless,” comes
the suggestion for an alterna¬
tive title: “Aimez-Vous Bras?”,
a pun on Francoise Sagan’s
“Aimez-Vous Brahms?”

Quipsteri Jack Perils.

SHOW-A-RAMA TALKS
FROM DISNEY, PEPSI

Kansas City, Feb. 21.

Show-A-Rama has two more
speakers for its exhib convention
and trade show at Hotel Contin¬
ental here March 7-9. First is Larry
Graburn of Disney Studios who’ll
speak on “The Advertising Ap¬
proach,” centering his info around
the current campaign on "Swiss
Family Robinson.” Ted Wlelko-
polski, Pepsi-Cola engineer, is the
second.

Registrations, booth rentals and
Industry inquiries are running well
ahead of last year when the con¬
vention reached an all-time high
of over 500 tm attendance.

Albany'* Tent Vigorize*

Albany, Feb. 21.

A program to relnvigorate the
Albany Variety Club was planned
at recent dinner meeting in Neil
Heilman’s Thruway Motel. Leading
the discussion was the new chief
barker, G. Brandon Donahue (the
local Tent’s first with a banking
background). Other members of
the 1961 “crew” and ex-chief
barkers Joined in the exchange of
ideas.

Tent 9 will be the beneficiary of
premiere scheduled for the re¬
opening of the Stanley Warner
Strand, the night of April 0. The
theatre went dark on Feb. 3, for a
refurbishing job that will include
a new lobby and other ehanges—
at an estimated cost of $250,000.

Charles A. Smakwitz, SW zone
manager in Newark, and a one¬
time chief barker of the Albany
Variety Club, is actively promoting
the benefit premiere.

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

A reevaluation of Stanley War¬
ner properties is being made by
Harry M. Kalmine, circuit veepe©
and general manager. Kalmine ar¬
rived here over last weekend to
scrutinize the California situation
where the company’s investment
consists of eight theatres and other
properties.

Kalmine said that Stanley If
anxious to expand, but he made it
clear that nothing can be don©
without the approval of the anti¬
trust division of the Dept, of Jus¬
tice and the Federal Court.

While here to the end of this
week, Kalmine zone manager Pat
Notaro and other execs will study
and consider “anything that looks
life a good business investment la
our judgment.” Circuit operates
approximately 225 theatres.

Before arriving here, Kalmin©
visited theatres in West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Eng¬
land In two and a half weeks.

Wodehouse Suit

m Continued from page 1 ss

Lillian Gerard on ‘Bridge'

Lillian Gerard, former veepee of
the Paris theatre. New York, and
recently ad-pub director for Rug-
off & Becker theatres, has been
hired by Allied Artists as a con¬
sultant on U. S. release of the Ger¬
man import, “The Bridge.”

“Bridge” was nominated for last
year’s Oscar as best foreign lan¬
guage film.

$17,000,000 Deal

S—— Continued from page Z

endorf’s Webb & Knapp realty
umbrella will then take operation
on a 25-year lease-back, with op¬
tions to renew for four additional
25-year periods.

Total cash outlay on all sides:
$17,000 000.

All three hotels had been under
the corporate Sherman Hotels Inc.
ownership (including a pair of
Canadian inns) prior to Zecken-
dorf’s step-in, plus some lesser
real estate. Under the old Frank
Bering-Ernie Byfield-James A.
Hart entrepeneurship,' the Ambas¬
sadors moved into virtual monop¬
oly of the. Hollywood-Manhattan
star trade, in part by the usual
special theatrical rate, but more
via the buildup of the posh Am¬
bassador East Pump Room with its
flaming sword entrees.

Ambassador West, across the
street and tunnel-connected, woos
with the less gaudy, more Intimate
and chic Buttery.

It’s presumed no significant per¬
sonnel changes are slated for the
Ambassadors, though nothing’s
been said on this point yet.
They’ve been chlefed the past year
by the venerable Max Blouet, erst¬
while major domo for the George
V in Paris.

jers non-dramatic rights, specifies
[that a number can’t be done in a
manner similar to its original pres¬
entation and that it can’t be used
to advance a plot. The songs in¬
volved in the action are “Till the
Clouds Roll By,” from “Oh, Boy”;
Cleopatterer,” from “Leave It to
Jane,” and “Bill,” from “Show
Boat.”

Although the copyright on “Bill”
lists the lyricists as Wodehouse and
Oscar Hammerstein 2d, the com¬
plaint alleges the lyrics w r ere writ¬
ten by Wodehouse wdth a few'
changes by Hammerstein, who has
no interest in the song except in
performances of “Show Boat.”
That musical preemed on Broad¬
way In 1927, while the other two
shows debuted on the Main Stem
In 1917. “Jane,” Incidentally, Is
currently In its lfith month as an
off-Broadw’ay revival.

The defendants in the suit, in
which Wodehouse is being repre¬
sented by Sydney Hut of the law
firm of Danson & Hut, are NBC,
Miradero Productions, Inc., pro¬
ducer of the show r ; U. S. Brewers
Foundation, the sponsor; the J.
Walter Thompson ad agency, repre¬
senting the account, and the music
publishing firm of T. Harms, own¬
ers of the copyright.

There’s no claim against Harms,
but the firm Is included among the

AN ALLIED ANXIETY:
STATE WAGE LAWS

Boston, Feb. 21.

Minimum wage litigation, which
Allied has supported, pending sine©
1957, will go to the Supreme Judi¬
cial Court for a seeoqd time on th©
merits, it was agreed at the quar¬
terly meeting of Allied Theatres of
New r England at Hotel Touraine,
Boston.

Frank Lydon, executive secre¬
tary, gave a full'report on the liti¬
gation, which went all the way to
the high court previously on ©
question of procedure. Robert M.
Sternburg, prexy of New' England
Theatres', and Allied, inaugurated
the new policy of regular quarterly
sessions, and led off a discussion
on effects of the recently passed
Massachusetts so called “Sunday
Holiday Law” and the Massachu¬
setts “Compulsory Overtime” law,
which goes into effect March 1.

Samuel Pinanski, head of Amer¬
ican Theatres Corp., and national
rep of Allied, spoke on national
problems. L^don reported on th©
1961 legislative look in Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and
Rhode* Island, which he covers.
James E. Tibbetts, manager of
Loew’s Orpheum, Boston, wa#
elected to the board of director*.

Attending, representing 140 the¬
atres in the area, were: William
Elder and Tibbetts, of Loew’s, Inc.;
Sam Pinanski and Ed Canter,
American Theatres Corp.; Dobbya
and Shaw of Maine & New' Hamp¬
shire Theatres; T. Fleisher and J.
Mahoney, Interstate Theatres; Ab¬
ner Pinanski. ATC; George Mof-
fitt. General DMve-in Theatres; D.
Kaplan. Trans-Lux Theatres, man¬
ager of the State. Boston; Winthrop
Knox and Stanley Sumner, treas¬
urer.

Picket AB-PT In Hnb

Boston, Feb. 21.

A week following similar demon¬
strations in Dixie, about 75 pickets
demonstrated at the Metropolitan
and Paramount Theatres In down¬
town Boston Sunday afternoon
f 19*. They were college* students
demonstrating against the theatre’s
parent chain, American Broadcast¬
ing-Paramount Theatres, for its
segregation policies in the south.

The group, which marched sing¬
ing from the Metropolitan on Tre-
mont St. to the Paramount on
Washington St., said they were not
protesting the films being played
at either house, only the circuit’s
acceptance of segregation.

-- 0 __ Students said they had notified

defendants as a technicality, since j the theatres they were going to
it refused to Institute the proceed- j picket and received permission of
ings for th9 alleged copyright In- the police. Neither theatre manage-
fringement. Iment would comment.

SHORT TERM INVESTMENT OF
$30,000.00
NEEDED

To Release 2 Foreign Pictures.
Investment Secured By Negatives.
Box V-2103, Variety
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2 Yank Pix Win Prizes at Seventh
W. German, Oberhausen, Short Fest

By HANS HQEHN

Oberhausen, Feb. 14.

A remarkable aspect of the sev¬
enth West German Short Film Fest
ef Oberhausen (Feb. 6-11) was the
large number of participating film
and newspaper people. Guest list
ahowed nearly 850 <300 more than
last year) including 250 from
abroad. This tends to point up that
Oberhausen has become one of the
most important short film junkets.
Reason for Oberhausen’s upbeat
•terns from the organizers’ care in
picking only quality pix to compete
and the flawless organization of
the festival itself.

The six major prizes went to
“Musicians” (Poland), “Sousto"
(CSR>, ‘‘My Own Yard to Play In”
(U. S.), “The Interview” (U. S.),
“Brutality in Stone” (West Ger¬
many) ‘^Monsieur Tete” (France).
Each film received a cash prize.

Ten special diplomas went to
“Pencil and Eraser” (Hungary),
“Welcome to Rome” (Italy), “Poly-

f amous ; Polonius” (U.K.), “Actua
lit” (France), “Home Sapiens”
(Roumania), “Nine Minutes” (Hun¬
gary), ^Day of Painter” (U. S.),
* Youth takes Pictures” (West Ger¬
many), "Song of Wild Horses”
(France) and "Harbour Rhythm”
(West Germany).

The jury, headed by Bert Haan-
•tra (Holland), included Walter
Buhrow (West Germany), H. H.
Eppelshelmer (West Germany Mar-
chel Ichac (France), Enno Patalas
(West Germany), Andras Rajk
(Hungary), Jurgen Roos (Denmark),
Walther Schmieding (West Ger¬
many), Jerzy Toeplitz (Poland),
Amos Vogel (U. S.) and Nino 2uc-
chelli (Italy).

Japanese Activity

Washington, Feb. 21.

Japanese production of mo¬
tion picture and photographio
apparatus during the first nine
months of 1960 was about 22%
above the same 1959 period, ac¬
cording to the U. S. Commerce
Dept

Dept, reported that at the
three-quarter mark last year,
Japan had turned out 406
S5m projectors worth $166,-
000; 3,283 16m worth 1,673,-
000 and 82,965 8m worth
$2,963,000, Biggest jump was
In the 8m category—63.4%
above the 1959 nine-month
figure.

Total motion picture camera
output rose 135% from 13,601
during the first nine months of
1959 to 417,433 last year.

Alan Ladd Resumes Role
In ‘Orazio’ After Due
Coin’s Paid bj Prods.

Rome, Feb. 21.

Alan Ladd resumed his starring
role In “Orazio” this week after the
producers of the $3,000,000 pic,
Tiberia Films, deposited coin due
the Yank star with his agents,
MCA.

Ladd was reportedly ready to
leave for the U.S. via Paris last
Friday (17) unless an ultimatum
to Tiberia to come up with the
cash was met. Harry Friedman
flew in to Rome to consult with
star and production. Understood

.here also that another Yank thesp
In all, the Oberhausen committee ■ ® n , th ? production, Robert Keith,
accepted 111 entries from 21 na- : n a ® changed his mind about auc¬
tions. The drastic measure to cut p * c ** ter similar monetary dif-
down quantity for the sake of ficulties were ironed out.
quality was appreciated. I Orazio, which is directed by

- most singly reppedi £££* ~g' r'ITIkS
at Oberhausen This nation showed being practica iiy -raind' out" of Its

r fi ' ms “ d ak ?i Yugoslav locations, where it spent
Irnd the biggest guest contingent eigbt frustrating weeks waiting {or

^'2 Ug -?S V t? : «*** t? Much of footage

Versailles Film Fest

Paris, Feb. 14.

Nearby Versailles will have its
second film festival March 1-7, with
mainly Common Mart entries plus
pix from the U. S., Great Britain
and Russia. Under governmental
support, It will have a jury picked
from leading universities to get a
youthful slant on films.

Test will be held at : a leading
first-run In Versailles. This high¬
brow affair will give two prizes for
the best pix, a Golden Sim and
Silver Sun after the Sun King,
Louis 14th, who built Versailles.

DA With 97 Pix
Dominates Spain

Barcelona, Feb. 14.

During 1960 there were 97 fea¬
ture films of American origin re¬
leased in Spain. This was tne
largest quota of any national indus¬
try to play off here. Product
divided as follows:

20th-Fox, 19.

Metro, 13.

Paramount, 11.

Columbia, 10

Warners, 9.

United Artists, 9.

Universal, 9.

Republic, 5.

Walt Disney, 2.

Allied Artists, 1.

Samuel Bronston, 1

Cinerama, 1 (Its third).

As has been true for many years,
American product was, the most
abundant in Spain during 1960.

Following American films there
were 51 Spanish, 20 French, 11 Eng¬
lish, 11 German, besides seven
coproductions among Italian-Span-
lsh-French-American, etc. Exclud¬
ing shorts, documentaries and
newsreels, the total is 190 big fea¬
tures.

JAPAN MAJOR PRODS.
ALSO CURB PIX tO TV

Tokyo, Feb. 14.

To help combat dwindling cine¬
ma attendance, the Motion Picture
Producers Assn, of Japan (Eiren)

people The U S had five films' !decided on measures to tighten its

running at this fete: “Interview” | ^obabfy havl” neZ \ C0 ^? 1 0V . eTof theatri “

(Pintoff ) v “Pow Wow” (Downs-Leib-; y ot j cal films to tv outlets,

lingt. “Beyond Silence” (Fenwick),! . , . , , . ,

-Painter” <Bavist, "Goering” (CBS) 1 Tiberia s only comment to print¬
ed “My Own Yard to Play In” i J d , re J! orts ol L^d's walkout was
(Lernen. The American delegation J? a f V"' unfounded and

A resolution was adopted by
Japan’s six majors not to sell tv
rights overseas to films exported
for theatrical release. Move was

Included Amos Vogel, Harold Big- th f at * h « ' ae '°. T c “™“ y011 the jmade in anticipation of reciprocal
ler, chief of Film and Tele unit of = set at the Cuiecitta Studios. a ~

the U.S. Embassy (Godesberg, West!

Germany> and Eric Feller, program ! | vy i *i t\i

officer of the embassy. j j8]KUi€S6 EXlMDS llStH

In its roundup report, the jury
praised In particular the outstand¬
ing contributions of France and the
U.S. Report said that France con-

measures by the MPEAA and the
Foreign Film Distributors Assn, to
keep theatrical product off Nippo¬
nese tele. In a self-regulatory
measure, Eiren members pledged

Ta Kami HitjliAl 1 * to produce films exceeding 30

1U ivcqi lllguei . minutes or with star players for

or with star players ,
Tokyo, Feb. 14. [television use.

In view of the success scored by

__ . .... . ,, ! iii view ui tue success scurea uy •- -

^iBriliA Fat-Pro*^

May Open NX Bureau

Exhib-Distrib Confab
At Mar Del Plata Fest
Helped Sell Arg. Pix

Buenos Aires, Feb. 14.

vey of 500 theatres in key cities
for first five days of 1961 showed
an attendance dip of 13.9% but a
b.o. rise of 2.8% compared with
last year), the Japan Motion Pic¬
ture Producers Assn, decided to
retain, the higher scales at first-
runs.

London, Feb. 14.
At Its council meeting ;next
month, the British Film Producers
Assn, is to be asked to consider
setting up a special bureau in N.Y.

At the seme time, Daiet prez | . for * he p ™ m ? tlon of British pix
Masaichi Nagata called for similar j in tfte - ...

admission boosts for second and I

The initiative on this issue is

Results of the exhibitor-distribu- subsequent-run houses. He pointed [ iI ^ g Nat . 9°^?’

tor conclave held during the re- out that the average admish price j ZSted

*e„, m dd BIO!* Bilm Fest were ; I Holiywood and N.Y, ? On his return

a possible attendance decrease.

pointed up by Dr. Eduardo Bucci,

*2 the National Screen Institute, at
• recent meeting here. He said that ,

A large number of native produc-; ‘Ben-Hur* Preem Date
wons bad been- shown to visiting
glim executives from numerous for¬
eign lands.

One visiting filmlte is credited
With picking up several hundred
Argentine films for showing in
einemas and on tele in Latin Amer- j seeing Ben-Hur (M-G) was be-
|ca while L. R. Rossi inked deals I cause the two theatres. Hoover and
Vitb local producers for 30 Argen- j Gala, which play Metro product,
fine pix. A Venezuela circuit opera- • were reluctant to install 70m
for also displayed Interest in na- . equipment. Arrival here last week
live product. ; of a print of this opus still finds

Despite this effort to stress how t these two

In Hong Kong Indef.

Hong Kong, Feb. 14.
Six months ago, it was reported
that the delay in this Colony at

to London, he expressed the con¬
viction that British films could do
even better in the American mar¬
ket if they received advance “pro¬
motion.

FEDERICO HEUER AS IS

Film Banker Chiefs Naclonales
And Mexicanos

Inside Stuff-International

Whether Scots will be able to raise the $15,000 needed to transport
the Scottish National Orch on £ proposed tour of the U.S.A. under
Columbia-Concerts Management (20% booking fee) awaits appeal to
business interests to pull in the necessary coin. According to music
lovers, the .repute of Scotland as a cultured nation will be “scandal-
laden” if the coin needed is not forthcoming. Alexander Gibson, con¬
ductor of the orch, recently returned from bis North American solo
tour.

Using Robert Graves novel, “Homer’s Daughter,” and his libretto
thereof, an opera in three acts has been composed by Peggy Glanville
Hicks. Under the title of “Nausicaa’ (no relation to Nausea) the work
will be given three performances next August at the Herodotus Thea¬
tre near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Carlos Surinac will conduct
the Athens Symphony. John Butler will stage with scenery and cos¬
tumes by Andreas Nomikos. Five of the six principals are American
singers of Greek descent, Tereas Stratas, John Mediums, Spiro Malas,
George Tsantikos, Sophia Steffan. Non-Greek tenor Edward Ruhl will
handle the tenor lead.

Venice’s La Fenke Revitalized

Also Airconditioned for Planned Baiting of Summer
Tourists

Haydn the Lesser

Slazburg, Feb. 14.

By producing the three act
opera “Perseus and Andro¬
meda” by Michael Haydn,
Austria has paid tribute to a
composer, who had suffered
the fate of having a greater
brother, Joseph Haydn (1732-
1609).

The music historians, Con¬
rad Pfitzner and Stephan
Beinl, discovered among the
thousands of manuscripts in
the library at Florence, Italy,
■core and text of this opera,
which has a gruesome libretto.
Michael Haydn had wfitten it
In 1787.

The City Theatre of Salz¬
burg produced it under the di¬
rection of Stephan Beinl,
Mladen Basic was the conduc¬
tor. Richard Van Vroomans
and Marie Davelnys sang the
tile roles. The Austrian radio
system hooked in.

Malenotti, Ponti Plan
$8,000,000 ‘Caesar’ Opus
With Yank Stars Used

Venice, Feb. 14.

A new artistic director, Mario
Labroca, is having a considerable
success at La Fenice, the venerable
Venetian lyrical theatre to which
uncounted, generations of elite
have gone by gondola. His season
of grand opera starting the day
after Christmas with “II Trova-
tore” sung by Franco Correlli,
who has since debutted at the Met
in New York, was well received.
Strauss' “Elektra” was another hit
with Inge Borkh, another artist
since repeating at the Met Opera.

Greek designer Andreas Nomi¬
kos came here from Indiana U.
opera dept to design “Elektra.”

Yet to be heard at La Fenice
is the rarely-staged opera, “Er-
cole Amante,” which Cardinal
Mazzarin commissioned from Fran¬
cesco Cavalli in 1662 for the then-
new Tuilleries Theatre in Paris.

The troubles at La Fenice were
due to the changing character of
Venice as an item in modem tour¬
ism. The city is now a three-day
wonder to Americans little dis¬
posed to summertime works, and
in Italian. To prevent liquidation
of the traditional playhouse the
Italian government has made re-

Rome, Feb. 14. I peate l

“Caesar the Conqueror” is the | La Fenice Is now air-conditioned
title of pic which its makers plan!*® sultry summer nights

as one of the biggest productions j should not interfere any more with

Mexico City, Feb. 14.
Federico Heuer, head of the
iFilm Bank, has been reelected as
[president of the board of ‘the
jPelicuIas Nacionales distributor-

____ . cinemas reluctant to ship. He also acts^in a similar ca-

$ctive"the Screen institute "is” crit- • spend extra coin in converting their parity for Pelic^las Mexicanas.
Icism of it still Is harsh here.’ It is * screens to 70m. So now it looks Peliculas Nacionales board Is
pltter currently because the Insti-! l ike Hong Kong may not see “Bpn- [ made up of Cesar Santos Galindo,
tute has not picked a local entry \ Hur” this year. j Oscar Brooks, Gregorio Waller-

#or the Cannes Film Fest. It alone | Metro’s worldwide policy on dis- stein, Juan Bruguera, Alfonso

has to make the choice for this !tribution of such blockbusters has! Rosas Priego, Juan J. Ortega,

festival. I come in for comment by film ; Pedro Galindo,. Miguel Zacarias,

Local pix producers are relieved, 'critics. They say that while the [Emilio Gomez Muriel”and Gonzalo

however, that the Institute has ; company may be perfectly justi- Elvira.

tesumed payment of loans for film fied in asking for 70% of receipts New partners admitted to dis-
tnaking, these having been held up j on a take it or leave it policy, there \ tributorship in a brief session last
before and just after Dr. Roberto ; are extenuating circumstances for [week included Jose Luis Bueno,
Christensen resigned as Institute * the Colony’s cinemas wljose gross i. Ramirez de Aguilar y Ravelo . (Del-
prexy. ^ I takings are small. ” “ 1 ' jta Prddiictitohs)’‘ahd f Jdsfe Luis Celis.

of 1961. Producer Maleno Male¬
notti, who will team with Carlo
Ponti on the effort, would start it
this su-imer in Italy and Yugo¬
slavia. Interiors would be done at
Tirrenla Studios, which the Ponti-
Malenotti combo; recently bought.
They are now talking about an
$8,000,000 budget. “Caesar” Is
based on “The Great Conqueror,”
book by Furio Bartorelli for which
film rights have been purchased by
Malenotti. Yank stars will be used.
The producer is already talking
shop Mth a U.S. major about a pos¬
sible pre-production deal.

Malenotti meanwhile is preppmg
“Madame Sans-Gene” for a late
April start, this Sophia Loren
starrer likely to be the first pic to
use the refurbished Tirrenia Stu¬
dios which are now being moder¬
nized. Also on producer’s slate for
this year are “Le Italiane e
L’Amore” (Italians and Love), a
film to reflect the distaff side of

its program. A new center for the
formation of new opera talent has
been instituted by director La¬
broca to help and breathe new life
into Italy’s oldest still-working op¬
era house. In April these “cadets’*
will perform Cimarosa’s “Matri-
monio Segreto” under the direc¬
tion of Nicola Rescigno. Gome sum¬
mer, La Fenice will move to Court
of the Doges’ Palace to present
Renata Tebaldi and Maijo del Mo¬
naco In “Otello” and, back at tha
opera house, Anna Moffo in
“Traviata.”

Aussies Yen Comedy
Whether Slapstick Or
Not; War Films Spurned

Sydney, Feb. 14.

.. uiai «u - ■ ®i"?; ey J )f T ^ ussie showmen made

love in Latin climes, and “II Delitto Uy Variety disclosed that

Matteotti” via a partnership with ’ r\ e mai ® ^ en currently is for corn-
producer Alessandro Jacovoni. : fi «. ^UJcles, slapstick or sophis-
The Tirrenia setup also will be l ca * ec *' , a ^° revealed that war-
used for several Ponti pix, includ-. ai |f , 1 . sex *^ u ^» ou ter space yarns,
ing “I Sequestrati di Altona” with! a ”^ h ®” e . opei f as a . re not J avored :
Sophia Loren and Vittorio DeSica; Shopmen. In the keys, nabes and
two films directed by Damiano £°“j. try s P° ts t J iat

Damiani, and others, in addition to'^“”2. a „ re rt i lltt / ng J f kpot
“ronnnprnr »• ; with such product as “Doctor m

conqueror. .Love,” “Upstairs and Downstairs”

Anto-Driving Film Cric
Votes Vs. Over-Long Pix^eV* ^ «

** i Tilro Tt Tint” iDhinf, -fill

“Please Turn Over,” “Carry On
Nurse,” “Mouse That Roared” and
"Two-Way Stretch.”

One of the biggest hits scored
»re by a Yankee film was “Some
London Feb 14 1 Like HbV "which still is a sure-

Wry comment on the ••are-films- j dr *- ,I eP A* t ,? 1 . , ! 3,d ,n'2

too-long” controversy comes horn! ” l '"“ * .f. 1

an auto-driving British film critic. ■ presently is North to Ala-.ka
He argues that no film should be I '2°th) because of the comedy angle
as loni as two hours. j played up m all ads.

But his point is not an artistic Swing to comedy screen vehicles
one. Two hours- is the maximum , is seen as a switch from humdrum
.time that a car can be parked by ; tele fare such as private eye pix,
i a parking meter? in the West End gangster stuff and dated westerns,
i here. Critic said despondently: i Comedy, aver showmen, is proving
; “With most films, I’m faced with : a surefire magnet to attract fans,
the prospect of getting a ticket or i The plea of most exhibs is for
else popping out,.at a critical point j Yankee producers to send more
in the plot to find a new .parking bellylaugh pjx forth is zone, ta jump
place.” * ■ i aboard the comedy gravy train.

'VARUTY'S' LONDON OPP'ri
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Vest End Big; ‘Johnnie’ Record 17G,
‘Star’ Bright $8,500; 'Scandal' Loud
10G, Dolce Big 15G, ‘Spartacus’ llG

London, Feb. 14. "

“No Love For Johnnie,” one of
the major new entries, currently is
heading for a house record of $17,-
OOO or over at the Leicester Square
Theatre where it grossed a great
$8,400 in its first three days. Also
smash is “Flaming Star” at the
Rialto with $8,500 or near in its
initial frame.

“Breath of Scandal” is shaping
to get a neat $10,000 in second
week at the Plaza. “The Sun¬
downers” is heading for a great
$15,000 or close in its fifth frame
at the Warner.

“Never On Sunday” continues
firm at the London Pavilion with a
strong $9,000 for its 12th sesh, and
“La Dolce Vita” in concurrent en¬
gagements at the Columbia and
Curzon finished ninth stanzas with
big $8,000 and sock $7,000 respec¬
tively.

“Spartacus” is rated sturdy $11,-
000 in 12th week in two houses.
“Ben-Hur’”1s in lead for longruns
with $19,600 in 60th week at the
Empire. “South Pacific” shapes
over $15,500 in 148th round at the
Dominion. “South Seas Adventure”
with $11,800 in 67th frame at the
Casino and “The Alamo” with $10.-
000 in 16th week at the Astoria,
also are holding well.

Estimates for Last Week

Astoria (CMA) (l,474r $1.20-$1.75)
“Alamo” (UA) (16th wk). Hefty
$ 10 , 000 .

Carlton (20th) (1,128; 70-SI.75)—
*“The Mark” (20th) (3d wk). Okay
$7,000. Second was $7,900. “The
Canadians” (20th) follows Feb. 23.

Casino (Indie) (1,155; $1.20-$2.10>

-—“South Seas Adventure” (Rdbin)
(68th wk). Hefty $11,800. “Search
for Paradise” (Robin) follows on
March 8.

Columbia (Col) (740; $1.05-$2 50)
—“La Dolce Vita” (Col) (9th wk).
Big $8,000. “Pepe” (Col) preems
Feb. 27.

Curaon (GCT) (500; 70-$1.70)—
“La Dolce Vita” (Col) (9th wk).
Sock $7,000.

Dominion (CMA) (1.712; $1.05.
$2.20) — “South Pacific” (20th)
(148th wk). Fancy $15,500.

Empire (M-G) (1,700; $1.05-$2 r .80)
—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (60th wk).

Great $19,600.

Leicester Square Theatre (CMA)
(1,375; 50-$1.75)—“No Love for

Johnnie” (Rank). Heading for rec¬
ord $17,000 or more after great
$8,400 in opening three days.

London Pavilion (UA) (1,217; 70-
$1.75)—“Never On Sunday” (UA)
(12th wk). Still strong at $9,000.

• Metropole - Victoria (CMA)
(1,410; $1.05->$2.20) — “Spartacus”
(Rank-U) Ulth week). Stout
$ 11 , 000 .

Odeon Leicester Square (CMA)
(2.200; 70-$1.75)—“Singer Not The
Song” (Rank) (6th wk). Sturdy
$8,500. Fifth was $8,900.

Odeon Marble Arch (CMA) (2,200;
70-$1.75)—“Take Giant Step” (UA)
and “Dr; Blood’s Coffin” (UA) (2d
wk>. Steady $6,700. First was
$8,900.

Plaza (Par) (1,902; 70-$2.10)—
“Breath of Scandal” (Par) and
* “Blueprint for Robbery” (Par) (2d
wk). Neat $10,000. Opener was
$11,200. “Long, the Short and Tall”
(WP) preems Feb. 16.

Rialto (20th) (592; 70-$1.20i—
“Flaming Star” (20th), Heading for
Smash $8,500.

Ritx (M-G) (430; 70-$1.75)—

“Where Hot Wind Blows” (M-G)
(2d wk). Fine $4,500. First was
$5,300.

Studio One (Indie) (556; 50-$1.20)
—“Swiss Family Robinson” (Dis¬
ney (7th wk). Stout $5,500.

Warner (WB) (1,785; 70-$1.75)—
“Sundowners” (WB) (5th wk).
Great $15,500, same as last week.
“Crowning Experience” (Indie) is
set to follow.

Nat’l Screen Taking

Over British Lion Ads

London, Feb. 14.

National Screen Service is to
take over the ad sales operation
for British Lion starting March 1,
following an agreement signed be¬
tween the two companies last week.

British exhibitors will be serv¬
iced directly by NSS and theatre
owners in Eire by their agents in
Dublin.

May Rotate Locale Of
Mex Film Festival In
Future; Durango Next?

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

With other Mexican states bid¬
ding for chance at mounting the
Fourth World Review of Film
Festivals, this event may be ro¬
tated to diversified areas in future
years. At least Jorge Ferretis,
head of the Film Bureau and on
the organizing committee, is giv¬
ing this idea serious considera¬
tion. The switch of festival sites
appears to be the main change
which may be Initiated this year.

Likely sites include Durango,
where many Hollywood oaters
have been made in ihe past, Maz-
atlan, Vera Cruz and Guanajuato.
However, the change from the
Acapulco-Mexico City sites of the
past few years must get the offi¬
cial okay of Secretary of State
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Ferretis said.

With Ferretis preparing the
official project for organization of
this year’s festival, he is subject
to attack by the Mexican Assn, of
Producers which seeks his resigna¬
tion on the grounds that allegedly
in the last three years Mexican
films have been a negative factor
at festivals because of the cold
Film Bureau attitude. Ferretis, of
course, denies this, pointing up
fact that each fest has had Mexi¬
can material exhibited.

Producers want to take over or¬
ganization of the Mex Fest on their
own, and are organizing a com¬
mittee to investigate all angles.
Opposition elements feel the fes¬
tival should remain government-
sponsored. Another argument ad¬
vanced is that the association has
enough headache to resolve with¬
out taking on the blockbuster
headache of festival organization.

U.S. Pix Again Grossed
Less in Japan Last Yr.

Tokyo, Feb. 14.

Distribution receipts for 1960 re¬
veal that the slide of U.S, pictures
in Japan continued through that
annum for the fifth straight year.
Statistics for the American majors
here (all figures are appropriate)
show a decrease of $1,141,000 from
the previous year’s take of $14,-
232.337.

Comparative figures by distribu¬
tor, with the 1960 statistic first, fol¬
low: Metro, $2,197,000-$2,033,000;
U.A., $1,915,000-$2,122,000; Par,

$l,907,000-$2,692,000; WB, $1,742,-
000-$2,201.000; 20th-Fox, $1,538,-
000-$1,836,000; RKO (including
Disney), $1,347,000-$614,000; Uni¬
versal, $1,112,000-$1,253,000; Co¬
lumbia, $875,000-$1,026,000; and
Allied Artists, $492,OOQ-$458,000.

Santa Maria Pirating
As West German Film

Frankfurt, Feb. 14.

The Portuguese luxury liner,
Santa Maria, which was kid¬
napped by pirates recently, is go¬
ing to wind up as a motion picture.

Neue Film Distributors of West
Germany has just registered the
title with the West German Film
Censorship Board. The pic will be
ready for release by the end of this
year, according to Neue Film chief
Herbert O. Horh,

Set Isaac Stern, Ballet
For 4th Osaka Festival

Tokyo, Feb. 14.

Britain’s Royal Ballet and violin¬
ist Isaac Stern and the Jiiiliard
String quartet from the U. S. have
been added to the roster of attrac¬
tion? for the Fourth Osaka Inter¬
national Festival, to be held April
13; through May 6. Previously an¬
nounced, for the Fest were Ger¬
many’s Leipzig Gewandhaus or¬
chestra, the Montreal Bach Choir,
Italy’s Chigiano Quintet, U. S.
opera singer Blanche Thefoom and
Belgium violinist Arthur Grumi-
aux.

As in previous years, traditional
Jananese theatricals will also be

Inti Film Producers Group Still
Sez It Wants to Reduce Number Of

Fests But '61 List Bigger’n Ever

— -——+

‘Ben-Hnr’ to $1,058,000 |

In Japan Mid-January

Tokyo, Feb. 14. ]

“Ben-Hur” (M=-G) receipts
through mid-January, from incom-
pleted roadshow dates in 18 loca¬
tions throughout Japan, totaled
$1,058,000 since the Metro block¬
buster bowed here last spring.

During February and March, 11
additional roadshows are slated to
open. Total earnings are expected
to exceed $1,400,000 before Easter.

Republic Moves
Marcus to N.Y.

Tokyo, Feb. 14.

Morey Marcus, one of pioneer
American pix men in the Orient,
leaves Japan sometime this month
in a transfer of his duties as veepee
of Republic Pictures International
Corp., Far East division, to that
company’s N.Y. office. His transfer
is in line with a general centraliza¬
tion of Republic’s theatrical and tv
film global sales.

Republic’s theatrical pix will be
distributed, here through UA of
Japan, in accordance with a merg¬
er of those two companies last
March, when UA of Japan ab¬
sorbed Republic’s five import
licenses. Marcus is now negotiat¬
ing for a Japap agent to handle
Republic's tv sales. He disclosed
that Republic soon will put on the
Japan tv market, its re-edited Roy
Rogers and Gene Autry features.

Marcus, who came to the Far
East in 1922 as Metro’s manager
for Dutch East Indies (now Indo¬
nesia) and later repped Metro in
China and Japan, before joining
Paramount as Southeast Asia su¬
pervisor, has spent his last nine
years in Japan as Republic’s rep.
In 1951 Marcus was named by Re¬
public Int’l. to re-establish its
Japan operations with the resump¬
tion of normal film trade here.
After two years as Republic’s gen¬
eral manager in Japan, Marcus was
appointed to his present post.

JAPAN MAY LIBERALIZE
FOREIGN FILM IMPORTS

Tokyo, Feb. 14.

It’s still a guessing game as to
when the Finance Ministry will
liberalize foreign film imports, ex¬
pected here in line with the gov¬
ernment’s general relaxed trade
policies. Speculation is that no
earlier than October of this year
and no later than April, 1962, will
be the date for launching free film
trade.

The ministry is acting with cau¬
tion in discussing its plans in order
to avoid any confusion In film
circles. The subject will be dis¬
cussed further the middle qf this
month at a meeting of the Foreign
M.P. Liaison Council’s Import
Committee. A possibility exists
that annual quotas will be in¬
creased from April, beginning of
next fiscal year, as a stepping stone
to a lifting of the lid-

Mex Actors Assn. Gives
Awards to Vet Players

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

The National Assn, of Actors has
awarded diplomas and medal3 to
13 members who have completed
a quarter of a century or longer as
performers. Emilio “Indio” Fer¬
nandez was lauded for his contribu¬
tion for the benefit of the Mexican
film Industry.

Actor Tito Junco received an
ovation from his confreres for his
excellent acting job In “Shadow of
the Leader,” controversial film
having exhibition difficulties be¬
cause it treads fm toes of too many
living politicos!

Sara Garcia| because of ill
health, could npt be present and
her Virginia Fabregas medal was
received by Eri^festo Finance, who
read a telegraph of gratitude sent
by “the Grandma of Mexican
films.” a

Others who , received Virginia
Fabregas (for Vy^qmen) and Ed¬
uardo Arozamenaanedals included
Adalberto “Resortes” Martinez,
singer Luis G. Roldan, Wfldebaldo
Mirambntes (oldest member hav¬
ing completed 50 years as an enter¬
tainer), Eufrosina Garcia, Mario
“Harapos” Garcia, Pepe Hernan¬
dez, Jose Chavez, Salvador Lozano,
Manuel Sanchez Nova nr o, Arturo
Castro and.Hernaq Vera,

Japan Looks for 40 1

Cinemas With 70m

Tokyo, Feb. 14.

Theatres in Japan with 70m
equipment now number 21, with a
total of about 40 expected by the
end of the year.

This equipment Is mainly domes¬
tic products of the Nihon Onkyo
Sikl Co. which has orders for 20
projectors for installation this year.

133 Out of 5,785 Film
Houses in France Give
24% Annual Pix Gross

Paris, Feb. 14.

According to Centre Du Cinema
statistics, 133 of the 5,785 regular
hardtop cinemas supply 24% or
the overall yearly pic gross and 65
of these are located in Paris. The
others are spread among the key
cities and the suburban Paris re¬
gion. This shows that the bulk of
French local film income comes
from a limited number of cities
and betrays a weak-depth income.

The breakdown reveals that
2,029 theatres hit an annual gross
of $12,000 and that they accounted
for 20% of the attendance ^ and
14% of the gross. There were
2,186 houses which grossed $12,000
to $120,000 for 64% of all patron¬
age and 61% of the gross total. Then
came the aforementioned 133 houses
showing more than $120,000 takes
for 14% of the attendance and
24% of the total take.

In a breakdown of the big gross¬
ing 133 cinemas, it appears tpat
four Paris theatres topped $600,-
000 in take and 14 had a $400,000
income, also in this city. And 19%
of the 342 Parisian houses were
over the $120,000 mark while in the
provinces only 10 theatres hit this
big time mark in receipts.

Hence, France obviously needs
a decentralization in its exhibition
and attendance to make the film
setup a smoother entity, and avoid
disasters when there Is a filmgoing
decline in Paris or in key cities.
But this is not easy. The govern¬
ment is trying to help by traveling
pix culture shows which give lec¬
tures and screenings to hinterland
folk for nothing in an effort to cul¬
tivate better film tastes.

France still has the lowest pei
capita attendance in Europe
though the French trying to over¬
come it but it’s slow progress. It is
Paris which makes or .breaks a film
usually, and this may go on for
some time. That is why Yanks
have trouble when they are blocked
In getting good playdates in Paris.
This has been happening even as
France produces more pix. How^
ever, Yanks have a goodly share of
these precious Parisian first-runs
even though they could always use
more.

Only Par owns its own house,
the Paramount. Other majors
usually make deals with cinemas
seDarately or in tandem for their
Pix.

Two Awards to O.S.

Pix Execs in Germany

Frankfurt, Feb. 14.

Toppers of two American film
companies In Germany were re¬
cently given outstanding citations.
Erich Steinberg, general manager
for Metro in Germany, was
awarded the “Comendador” rank
from the government of Peru for
his special services dating back to
the postwar period when he spent
five years as RKO chief in South
America. The award was made to
him at the Peruvian Embassy in
Bonn.

Ilr. Boris Jankalovics, who has
just stepped out of his position as
chief of Paramount films in Ger¬
many, was awarded the rank of
Chevalier of the Order of the
Crown of Belgium. Dr. Jankolovics
was also cited by the French with
the ribbon of the Legion of Honor
for his work with the underground
in World War IL

Paris, Feb. 21.

Though the Federation of In¬
ternational Film Producers Assn,
has repeatedly said it will try to
cut down film festivals this year,
the coming crop of -announced
fests looks as large as ever. Novr
the FIFPA has to pass on them
but most of them will probably
receive recognition as usual.

The Oberhausen Short Film
Fest just finished its week Fel?. 11
in West Germany, with the second
International Pix Fest jus! ended
in Columbia, South America, Mon¬
day (20). There are important
pix conferences in Belgium and
Great Britain with the Common
Mart film people meeting in Brus¬
sels and a groun of non-commercial
distribs in London.

The 17th Sport Film Fast runs
in Cortina D’Ampezzo Italy, Feb.
28 to March 6.

Next month also has a Short
Film Fest in Belgrade, Yugoslavia,
from March 1-6, a Versailles Film -
Fest In France from March 1-7,
and another film and tv meeting
of Common Mart members in Rome
March 6-8..

In April Pavie (Italy* has a
meeting of medical filmmakers
and film showings April 5-11, Soain
has the sixth Religious Film Fest
at Valladolid April 9-16. the U.S.
has its third Educational Film Fest,
(American Film Fest) in N.Y.
April 19-22, and there is a meeting
of religioso pixmakers In Utrecht,
Holland. April 20-23.

May tees off with one of the top
international competitive fests, the
Cannes Film Fest, May 3-16; The
Asian Film Fest is set for the
Philippines and the Dfelbourne
Fest unspools in Australia May 22-
June 12. O

June is topped by the 11th Ber¬
lin Film Fest, June 23-JuI.v 4. July
has the ninth San Sebastian Fest
in Spain, July 8-17 and the second
Mdscow.-Film Fest, July 9-23. The
Locarno Film Fest in Switzerland
runs from July 19 to July 30. The
big one in August is the Venice
Film Fest funning from late Au¬
gust through early September.

So festivals will be much in
evidence again this year with the
San Francisco Film Fest also due
next October.

New Aussie Film Prod.

Oufft Shooting Buie
Of Burke, Wills Trek

Melbourne. Feb. 14.

Hoping to hitch onto “The Sun¬
downers” bandwagon is “Return
Journey” which could be the first
of Aussie brand of “new wave”
films emerging from formation of
new company here. Albatross
Films. Shooting on “Journey”
started , late this month. Company
Is the baby of Aussie John Sher¬
man who has long show biz career
behind him, including some film
roles in early 1950’s, star of Lon¬
don tele dramas and production¬
acting-writing stints here and
Overseas. In England, he was as¬
sociated with Douglas Fairbanks
Productions, Warwick Films and
the Rank Organization.

“Journey” is the true-life story
of the last expedition of explorers
Burke and Wills which took place
Down Under a century ago. In
Aussie, these two are national
heroes. Both men kept diaries of
their last days which will figure
prominently in film.

Film is being shot in South Aus¬
tralia and will cover thousands of
miles of rugged but picturesque
country which was authentic back¬
ground to the original expedition.
Film is to be in color.

Director is William Sterling who
is a top Aussie tele director: Till*

| is Sterling’s first feature film.

Four Aussie actors have been
engaged to play white explorers.
Burke will be portrayed by Peter
Carver, who also played In “Sun¬
downers”; Wills by Edward Bray-
shav. r , and two other memners of
the expedition by Syd Conabere
and David Mitchell. The'.e actors
will be supplemented by many
l aborigines.

mnrnufAmNAL

Vancouver Erects Film Studios

Carroll Levis of British Show Biz in Charge Of
Production Promotion

Vancouver, Feb. 21. .

This seaport will soon have film
•tudios, which, it’s hoped Holly¬
wood producers will use when
•eeking new but not distant loca¬
tions. They’ll also make tv-films.

Commonwealth Film Produc¬
tions, just organized with $240,000
working capital ‘privately
scribed and mostly British )

'SECTION ONE' RAISES 25%

Some Mexican Workers Secure
Better Compensation

Mexico City, Feb. 14.

A 25 % wage hike and fringe
benefits have been won for Section
sul> One members of the Union of Film
w iH ; Industry Workers in new collective
operate studios now being erected wm'k contracts signed by 12 film
here, with target date for opening ■ houses, three distributors and a
Sept. 1. Company has available technical services firm.

"several hundred thousand dollars- Pedro Elizalde said that a spe-
• in British and U.S. funds for co- c ? all y favorable contract has been
financing projects,” says president si £?l ed tbe W’estrex* with a

Oldrieh Yaclavek. He is exec. v.p. 5320 (U.S.) a month scale for chief
of Panorama Estates, which is of technicians; $240 for technicians
building the studios. Latter are and $180 for a laboratory assistant,
budgeted at S650.000, plus $600,-. Contracts with film theatres

000 for equipment.

Board chairman is Brian Gattle.

were mostly with nabe situations
with exception of the first run Ver-

vice-chairman is Tom Ingledow’. salles and Alameda. Contracts with

distributors included Warner Bros,
de'Mexico, Allied Artists and Peli-

EOT Prexy Asked To

William Magginetti is head of pro¬
duction and studio management.

Carroll Levis. British radio, theatre culas Agrasanchez.
and^ tv personality has charge of
production development and pro¬
motion. Commonwealth plans to
make features, educational, com¬
mercial and industrial films.

“In the television field.” says
Vaclavek. “ we are pretty well as-
Eurcd of the market in Canada and
Britain. In feature motion pic-
y as'

British under their quotas. IIol-, Studios for redevelopment. A re-
lywood producers now produce quest was made to him last week
many films in Britain—they will following an emergency meeting of
be happy to operate here with us.” ( the Federation of Film Unions. As
| already reported, British Lion has
indicated its interest in endeavor¬
ing to save the studio for the in¬
dustry though the company is not
preparing to become in\olved in

Sings ’n* Explains

Glasgow, Feb. 21.

Niven Miller, concert bari¬
tone, planes out to 'the U. S.
April 12 on his seventh con-
*cert tour. He has dates lined
up in Canada as /well as the
States.

Singer does solo perform¬
ances In auditoria, tracing his¬
tory of English music in first
segment and completing the
second with Scot songs.

He is set to return here for
tour with the Scottish National
Ballet Co. as guest singer,
playing Glasgow, Edinburgh
and Aberdeen. In October he
returns for an eighth tour of
U. S. and Canada.

3 More Foreign Films
To Be Made in Israel
In’61; First in March

Tel Aviv, r Feb. 14.
Three additional foreign pix will
be made in Israel this yjjar i- it was
revealed here last week.'.ApOAnglo-
Italian production, “Two* Colonels,”
under the auspices df/ZColumbia,
starring David Niven .and Alberto
Sordi, will start jn March. Italian
producer Dr. Luigiv : J& Laurentis
and English director ’Guy Hamilton
are presently in Israel, negotiating

M Tir a, n, j- : for official help and looking for

Oil ficlltOll utlluIOS = locations. They will probably
London. Feb. 14. I choose the southern part of the
Board of Trade prexy Reginald j Negev desert. .

ildiil. All lCdlLliC JiluiiUJl pic* Maudling, has been asked to inter- j. Having to do with Israel, film Is
tures, Canadian films Qualify as":vene and halt the sale of Walton ! Scaled in Abyssinia, during World

-- - - War II.‘ An English battalion is

chasing an Italian one, and cap¬
tures it. But at that time both are
far . removed from their main
armies, with food or communica¬
tion in short ration. Hence they are
compelled to get along somehow,
captors and captives, just to stay

_„ __ _ _ _ alive. The national characteristics

competitive bidding with a poten- j of the English and Italian come to
ft* f *L Plon tial devel °P er - The price offered j the surface “during this period,
i FOuUCCr, UiSinD llall for the redevelopment is said to be | The second pic, to be made in
Paris, Feb. 14. * 5700,000 and is not one which Brit- ? September, will star French actors

Felix De Vides, longtime film * Llon is prepared to match as it jrEdd'e Constantine and Charles
exporter here, feels that the grow- ! ^ould make the entire operation /-Aznavour, The story, written by
ing internationalization of t] ie , uneconomic. ; Aznavour. tells about a Jew, freed

overall western world film setup 1 Meantime the National Film J from the Nazi concentration camps,
calls for new methods. Instead of Finance Corp. has stepped in to try j who alter the war comes to Israel,
trying to sell finished pix to for- , and save the production of Fox- j He gets involved ip the life of this
eign film distribs in other coun- ' warren’s “Time to Kill” which was j country. And when .offered a good
tries, he thinks the latter should j halted abruptly when the studio j opportunity to take a job abroad,
participate in production and get closure was announced a fortnight j he decides to stay; Aznavour will
film rights in return. This would ; a S°- A decision on this is expected j play the Jewish refugee while
make ' tHe usually too-national ; in a matter of days and it is thought i Constatine will be an Israeli army
French films more w orldwide in|P r °hably that the NFFC will ask j officer.

concept and. in all, insure greater, j ACT Fdms to complete the picture. The third subject,; an Israeli-

Vet film Exporter In
Paris Calls for New

foreign placement. j

De Vides maintains that French ‘
producers now need to think in big¬
ger terms as production costs rise
and local film attendance still re-,
mains low.' The days of the com- , .. _ * r i m ; .f e ^‘

pletely sectional French pix are The * ou 5*h Ernst I^bffsch Prize,
numbered, he says. i L he ann “ al award ° f Club 'West)

He points out that the U.S. mar- : ® erlm Filmjournalists to foster the

j French co-productioii, will prob-
lably be called “10 Desperate Men. 1
j The title is based on the saying of

Gert Froebe Winner

Of T uhitcoh PvIto i the ideologist of the kibbutz move-
UI i ment ^ A D Gordon: “Give me 10

i. tt._ - - , ( j es p era ^ e men> an( j i will change

actor

the

ket is still a particular goal of: c ? me ? y \. went to 1

French pix. As dubbin? is ac . Gert Froebe Latter received
. cepted there, French films will ? ’i , portray . al , of ,

have more chances tor better depth ; .IT

distrib outside the limited art' f “ d t , he ^., Lord

house hbrkinps +Divma-GIona). As per tradition, a

c?™™ e: ff : Lubitsch oldie was screened at the

noret sfarrer -ri» H.rd Ti JjP ceremony at Zoo Palast. This time
3ior6i starrer Tnc H3id Knocks . ^ .,. oe “DiitAUAnrri 1 T?inVi 4 u

to be partially backed by 20th-Fox rnn^ nf^th^lf^pr ! L (

"The Spanish Holiday.” Films . :

must remain national and not be- ; T Previous winners , of the local
come hybrids to try to please all Lubltsch a ' vard "ere director Kurt
countries, says De Vides. But he Hoffmann, actor Heinz Ruehmann

the w orld.” Producer is Sam Hal-
fon, who produced “Hiroshima,
Mon Amour.” Pierre Zimer, a
young Frenchman, directing. It
will tell the story of a group of
youngsters, founding a kibbutz in
the Negev, and fighting the desert
and the Arabs.

Meanwhile, negotiations are pro¬
ceeding on three additional co¬
productions, with French. Spanish

Copy of the latter came ! and Polish Producers. And

Kramer s “My Glorious Brothers ’

thinks that the treatment of sub¬
jects with wider appeal could help
make French film more than arty
bets.

and director Ladislao Vajda.

,les Faber Sales Director
> la British Lion-Col

Douglas Collins Quits

will probably be made in Israel.

London, Feb. 14.

Because he wants-more time for
sailing and writing; Douglas Col¬
lins has resigned his membership
of the National "Film Finance

London, Feb. 14. porp. and consequently also ceases p j x< s j nce the films that are shown
Leslie Faber, currently general : ^ b . ea dire !LV? r and . cbairman . ; in several hundred military cine-
manager of British Lion, will as . Py^jsh Lion Films and Shepperton mas on this side of the Atlantic

Setup

‘Psycho, 1 ’ ‘Gantry’ Hit

By Military Censors

Wiesbaden, Feb. 14.

"Psycho,” the Hitchcock thriller
which Paramount Is releasing, just
! got hit by the military cinema cen¬
sors overseas.

Technically the Army and Air
Force Motion Picture Service Eu¬
rope have no power to “censor’

srme the t’tle of director of sales

Studios.

! are bought in ’the U. S. by the

when the alliance between BL an41 : XT p?Jt lins bas h^ 11 . associated with j group’s headquarters. And any pix
Columbia takes effect next month HFFC for nearly six years and as- i considered too sexy, immoral,
with the formation of BLC Films, f umed his responsibilities at Brit-; frightening or off-beat just aren’t
Ltd. Edward J. Bryson, Columbia’s isb L * on in December, 1957, when ! purchased for the military-run

sal€s topper, will be general sales , that company w*as beset with fi-
manager. 1 nancial difficulties. In a personal

dther ’ appointments announced tribute. Board of Trade prexy,
last week by David Kingslev and Reginald Maudling, said that he
Kenneth N. Hargreaves, joint man- was aware that for more than
aging directors of the new com- three years Collins had devoted the
pany, include that of J. Henderson, j major part of his time to these
as assistant sales manager; • A. J. duties and not sought any recom-
Mitchell, as company secretary,! pense or even expenses. He was
and S. P. Epstein and S. Morley, < indeed grateful for the part he had
as branch supervisors. The alii- ! played in helping to make British
ance. which covers distribution in ; Lion once more a prosperous con-
the United Kingdom and Eire, does cern.

Jiot include publicity and advertis- ! The BOT and the NNFC are now
ing.

houses. However, military parents
got a terse reminder to keep their
kids away from “Psycho.” Such a
word from the European office of
the Army and Air Force Motion
Pix Service has the force of a di¬
rect order.

Recent films also have come in
for unusually direct action on the
part of the military censors over¬
seas. Recently, -the parents were
told that only children over 16
should be sent to “Elmer Gantry”
UA). And a short time before that,

print control, dispatch, 16m considering what new appoint- parents were urged to “use disere-^
distri ution and technical depart- | ments mayb e necessary following tioa” in allowing teen-agers to see
xnents* Uhis resignation; “Anatomy of Murder” iCoi).

'VARlSTY'r LOMOON OFFICB
4» u. jimw'i atf—Phn«Hy

Canadian Feature ‘Boomlef

Continued fi

ard Koch; revision by Maxwell
Cohen of Montreal. Distributed by
1FD.

"Execution.” Based on Canadian-
aiid-U.S.-published novel f of that
name by Colin McDougall of Mon¬
treal, which won Govemor-Gen-
eral’sr Award in '59. Story of Cana¬
dian army in Italy. Producer-direc¬
tor, Roffman. Screenplay now being
written by Kenneth Juppi English¬
man living in Toronto. Million-
dollar production', budget. Distrib¬
uted by IFD.

“Dust Over the City.” Westmin¬
ster Productions of Toronto, which
last year produced—and its Don
Haldane directed—the live-action
sequences of Disney’s “Nomads of
the North,” expects To roll this fall
on this one. Producer, either iMiss)
Lee Gordon or Roy Krost—the
other members of Westminster.
Director, Don Haldane. Based on
novel by Freach-Canadian writer
Andre Langevin, published in Can¬
ada, U.S., U.K. and France. No
scripter or cast names yet available,
though scripting has begun. This
film will be aimed at “art-house
or specialized distribution. We have
come to the conclusion that in
Canada we must not compete with
Hollywood but rather try to pro¬
duce for the market they don’t
cater for,” Krost • told Variety.
(Miss Gordon has previously pro¬
duced a feature, “Lost Missiie,”
for William Berke Productions in
Hollywood. Krost was assoc, pro¬
ducer and directed the Canadian
unit.)

Gladys Glad project may roll m
1961. The former Ziegfeld girl and
widow of Hollywood producer Mark
Hellinger is now wife of Arthur
Gottlieb of Canadian Film Indus¬
tries Ltd of Toronto. She’s veep of
his labs. A Gottlieb-Glad feature
is in the discussion stage. No details
available.

“The Samaritans” is a prospec¬
tive Canadian-financed feature to
be made in Israel. Beyond this be¬
ing the third prospective film of
Arthur J. Kelly of Brantford, Ont.
and Chili Jones being pencilled in,
nothing is pinned down.

Commonwealth Film Production,
newly created in Vancouver (see
separate story), has hopes of having
studios, gear and scripts ready to
get going come autumn.

“My Canadian Cousin,” to star
Red Buttons, story of a bush pilot
is in planning by Hal Roach Jr.
and Carroll Case, as previously re¬
ported here. Canadian Film Weekly
also has mentioned a possible
“Deadly Companions” feature to be
produced by Charles Fitzsimmons.

Look-Back on ’59

Several Canadian features made
in 1959 have played in Britain but
not yet in Canada. One has played
Canada but not yet the U. S. Latter
is Meridian’s “Bloody Brood,” beat-
I nik picture distributed by Interna¬
tional Film Distributors. Per
i Variety, Oct. 26, it ran into trouble
with the U. S. Production Code, but
Meridian prexy Ralph Foster says
U. S. distrib is now being arranged.
Code approved pre-submitted
script, but later objected to pass¬
ages in completed film—saying that
changes had meanwhile been made
in the Code. It played Canadian
cities sans protest. Players are
Peter Falk (since seen on U. S. tv
in “Murder Inc. and. “Sacco and
Vanzetti”), Jack Betts, Barbara
Lord and Anne Collings.

“Ivy League Killers” and “Now
That April’s Here” Hatter based on
a Morley Callaghan book of short
stories), of '59 and '58 respectively,
were both co-produced by William
Davidson (now a CBC-TV producer)
and Norman Klenman (freelance
tv writer), but by different though
related firms. “April” was made by
K1 e n m a n-Davidson Productions,
“Ivy” by Ivy League Films Ltd.
Davidson is president, Klenman
v-p, of former, both vice-versa of
latter, with Paul Firestone in latter
firm too. World rights ‘outside
Canada) to both features are held
by Granada International Films;
Canadian rights by International
Film Distributors (“April”) and
Astral Films (“Ivy”).

Other Angles

Theatrical deals for both are ex¬
pected in March, and a tv deal in
Canada—where “Ivy” has not yet
been shown, are cooking. Both fea¬
ture busy Don Borisenko, now in
England doing the lead in a film
produced by Canadian Sidney
Furie. Don Francks, Barbara Brick-
er ‘now married to Hollywood tv
actor William Campbell) and Jean
Templeton ■are “Ivy’s” other leads.

»m page S -- .... ---

As with “April,” Klenman scripted,
Davidson directed and they co¬
produced (along with Firestone on
“Ivy).

Sidney Furie Productions still
exists in Toronto, but its young
founder-president (still in mid-20’s)
is working In Britain, where- he
directed three features last, year,
including “During One Night,” pro¬
duced and distributed by Gala
Films of London. He’s now direct¬
ing a new, untitled feature there.
His “A Dangerous Age,” shot in
and around Toronto, played to criti¬
cal acclaim and good grosses in
Britain, and has played many U. S.
dates, but has never got a distrib
deal in Canada. Film de France
handles it in U.K. and Europe,
Films Around the World of N.Y. in
the U.S. His later “Cool Sound
From Hell,” distributed in.U.K. by
Gala, has played there, but no U. S.
or Canadian distribution deal as
yet. It was invited to play the ’60
Cannes Festival as the Canadian
entry, but was not approved by the
Canadian Dept, of External Affairs,
and so did not.

Arthur J. Kelly, of Brantford
made a second-war filmf “This Most
Gallant Affair,” in '59, distributed
in Canada by J, Arthur Rank. No
details of its playoff are available.

Assoc. British Cinemas
Would Spend $4,200,000
On Expansion Program

London, Feb. 14.

A development program involv¬
ing a capital expenditure of $4,200,-
000 was announced last week by
D. J. (Jack) Goodlatte, managing
director of Associated British Cine¬
mas. The expansion involves two
combined theatres and bowling al¬
leys. as well as a chain of bowling
centres throughout the country.

The combination projects will be
in Blackpool and Coventry. The
first, to be built on the site of the
Hippodrome Theatre, will comprise
a cinema with 1.800 seats, and a
bowling centre below the audito¬
rium with 16 lanes. The Coventry
one will be sited in the new City
Centre, and will consist of a 1,372-
seat picture theatre, and a 24-lane
alley.

Additionally, the circuit is com¬
pleting arrangements for four new
•bowling centres, including one in
the London area. It is also planning
another for Glasgow. The company
already has two alleys in Stamford
Hill (North London) and Dagen¬
ham (Essex) and. a third is due to
open in the Midlands next month.

Notwithstanding its new found
interest in bowling, ABC is con¬
tinuing with its theatre develop¬
ment program. Its newest cinema,
the ABC Sheffield, is due to open
in. April.

High-Style

Continued from prge 1

Boone’s Cooga Mooga Productions
is finding in casting a new tv
series, “Baker’s Half Dozen,”
which was created by Bill Jacob¬
son. The series deals with the alli¬
ance of an impish scion and a
group of Greenwich Village actors
who use their ..improvisatory tal¬
ents in real-life'situations “to per¬
petrate good deeds in a naughty
world.” Although the problem is
one facing a tv series, the situa¬
tion is also once confronting fea¬
ture pix, according to Jacobson,
who is set to write and produce
the series under exec producer
Mort Abrahams.

“I think it’s not a question of
a difference in cultures or national
characteristics so much as it is
the lack of an American market for
this type of actor,” Jacobson said.
“We’re not producing that kind
of movie, play or tv series in any
quantity. A,nd the irony is that
that is exactly the kind of British
films Americans keep flocking to
see.”

Now that he’s completed the
pilot of "Baker’s Half Dozen,”
Jacobson is working on one in
which the ingenue must be a cross
between Katharine Hepburn and
Lucille Ball. Jacobson describes
the character as “a clown with
Vassar glamor or if you boil the
equation down, it would be a 25-
year-old Rosalind Russell.”

“Wait until that search starts,”
Jacobson wailed. * ■ - ♦ - -

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CBS’ ‘Salaried News Formula For
Future Set Forth by New Chieftain

2$o additional manpower changes f *
are planned within CBS News,

Dick Salant. prexy of the division,
declared last week. Salant said he
considers CBS News to be “the =
best overall news team in the in¬
dustry," and his future planning | ABC-TV is holding the door open
will be directed at utilizing its American Tobacco Tuesdays at

^een’doT/in “““I*- ‘V* ^

! son by "Rifleman 'shifting to

American Tobacco Eyes
‘Bachelor’ As ABC Entry

TAMMY GRIMES A
SAUDEK PERENNIAL

Tammy Grimes, starring on
Broadway in "The Unsinkable
Molly Brown,” doubles over Mon¬
day (27) to pretape her firth star¬
ring vehicle for Robert Saudek
Associates, the March 26 edition
of “Omnibus,” a musical on the
dominance of the American female.
She’ll tape all day, then hop over
to "Molly” that evening.

Her other (Stints for Saudek &
Co. have been her "45 Minutes
from Broadway” segment for

The "no change” policy covers ,
the Doug Edwards news show' as : Mondays). Reportedly, the cig. “Omnibus”; two NBC specials,
well as the overall news setup; the i house wants to move in "Bachelor j “Four for Tonight” and "Holiy-
Edwards show’s future has been j Father ” the half-hour film cur- | wood Sings,” and a dramatic stint
the subject of much speculation j ' , „ - j opposite Rex Harrison

nvpr the nast several months. ; ienuy seen

over the past several months.
Salant’s attitude is that in spite of
the increasing gains made by NBC
and the Chet Huntley-David Brink-
ley team. CBS will continue to
stress "content over personalities
or style.”

on rival NBC-TV’s | Dachet Diamonds/’proem offering

Thursday sked.

It was understood that Bristol-
Myers originally had a hold on the
Tuesday "Rifleman” slot for a new
situation comedy out of the Don
Sharpe stable called "My Three

! of "The Dow Hour of Great Mys¬
teries.”

"They (NBC) may have the most | Wishes.” With the advent of
popular pitcher and catcher in the | American Tobacco as primary con-
league right now,” he said, “but; tender, word is that ABC took the
we’ve still got the best team,” in j time away from Bristol-Myers. If
terms of depth in all positions. j the report is true, B-M would seem
Salant declared that CBS News, ! momentarily stumped in finding a
having shed its sports department, ; berth for the Sharpe package, since
"which we didn’t consider as in the : it was intially with NBC and given
sphere of news,” will now concen-; up and allegedly nixed by CBS.

trate all its efforts in the news area, j -

This, of course, will include public

Like ‘Gunsmoke’
‘ffells Fargo’ Is
Eyed (or an Hour

"Wells Fargo” ' may hardly be
also to end what Salant described : dead after all. The half-hour west-
as a sort of "civil war” which had : ern fronted by Dale Robertson,
existed between programming and ; presently seen Mondays at 8:30.
pubaffairs. J might well end up on the NBC-TV

affairs, which also has been the
subject of considerable speculation
since CBS-TV Gotham v.p. Mine
Dann was named a l 5 ai c on to the
pubaffairs department. Salant said
the appointment of Dann to the
consultant-liaison post was made
In order to get the suggestions of
"experts in creative programming.”
And on the lighter side, alsH "to
tell us what a lousy show we had
before we went on the air instead
of afterwards.” Move was made

"Playhouse 9(F In
CBS Summer Run?

A1SO e ?f n ov t t h to btmst morale Vthe : placement for “ Bonanza ” Satur " | summer replacement. In the two

! ’61-’62 roster as the hourlong re-

"Playhouse 90” may make Its
reappearance on CBS-TV this sum¬
mer as a replacement for Red Skel¬
ton and Garry Moore on Tuesdays
at 9:30-11. Show would consist of
repeats of top "90” tapes and film
shows.

The network is currently .work¬
ing on budgets and clearances and
plans to present the idea to the
current Skelton and Moore spon¬
sors for their approval. Budgeting
factors include residual payments
to actors, writers and directors, and
such payments would probably
amount to considerable charges.
But it’s figured that over a 90-min-
be j ute span, these could he divided so
that program costs would be attrac¬
tive to the clients.

Until this year, Moore and Bob
Banner, partners in his show, had
the right to supply Moore’s own

Salant s "Pushbutton Powers

Dick Salant, prexy of CBS News, has moved Into his job with
the most extraordinary powers of a television newsman ever
granted by a network or station. Salant is empowered to preempt
the CBS television or radio networks with news or news specials
at any time without prior consultation or approval by either of
their respective presidents. He can "push the button” at will If in
his opinion such preemption is warranted.

This unusual state of affairs stems from the fact that when he
was named president of the CBS News division, no move was
made to replace him as chairman of the CBS News Executive
Committee. The committee was set up at a supra-diyisional level
and Salant as its chairman was empowered to act alone in the
committee’s absence. These powers included the authority to direct
the networks to clear the decks for news and news specials.

Unique situation was disclosed last week following CBS-TV’s
coup in being the only network on the scene at the United Nations
when the rioting broke out in the Security Council chamber.
Reason it was there was that Salant had decided CBS would cover
Adlai Stevenson's maiden speech as U. S, Ambassador, and it was
during this speech that the riots broke out.

Salant indicated he had merely "pushed the button” in the de¬
cision to cany the Stevenson speech, even though it occurred
during commercial programming time. He had simply, as was his
prerogative, notified the tv network it would preempt regular pro¬
grams to carry the speech. CBS-TV prexy Jim Aubrey was Out of
town, or Salant would have notified him, but as a matter of cour¬
tesy, not for approval. Ditto on the news special carried the same
night at 11:15-11:45, covering the rioting.

Extraordinary powers entrusted to Salant are not permanent;
they will probably be taken over by CBS prexy Frank Stanton.
Salant admits "it’s not fair that the president of CBS News should
be chairman of the executive committee,” and anticipates a change.
But it won’t happen for awhile since Stanton is currently on a
round-the-world trip. Meanwhile. Salant is getting his licks in as
often as the news-breaks call for it, as witness last Wednesday
(15), with the UN live coverage, the Presidential press conference
live and the late-night special on the UN riots. __

major CUUU it) Ji,Vk Ult ***■ • J . n.nn

key news-gathering and broadcast- aays at
ing level, and he said the selection I MCA offered the network . an
of Blair Clark as his v.p. in charge hour version months ago, but it
of news was made with this in: didn’t get much attention. Since
mind. He said that when he had : last week, however, NBC decided
begun looking for someone to fill; to move "Bonanza” to Sundays at
the post, at key staff levels he j 9, in place of the Dinah Shore
found a universally high regard for ; Chevy show and a new hour was
Clark’s abilities and judgment as a t needed to fill the Saturday void,
newsman. And in Salant’s view,
those levels are what counts in the

What gives a 60-minute edition
of "Fargo” a special edge in filling
Saturdays is the alleged "interest”
of American Tobacco in "Fargo,”
probably for an alternate week
half-hour. As a Monday 30-minute
entry, the western is dead for next
season, what with the shift of Lever
Bros, and “Price Is Right” from its
current Wednesday tipne period to
8:30 Mondays next fall.

American Tobacco (Lucky Striked

summers he’s been on the air,
Moore has been replaced by the
Andy Williams show and "Diag¬
nosis Homicide.” But these rights
expired last year, and now CBS
is free to program the timeslot
itself.

Funt Sings Familiar "Candid Camera’
Tune: ‘Arthur Godfrey’s Gotta Go’

MUTUAL OF OMAHA
BUYS CHET HUNTLEY

Chicago, Feb. 21.

Mutual of Omaha is giving some
needed insurance to NBC-TV’s
"Chet Huntley Reporting” on Sun¬
days. Sponsor has stepped in to
plug the gap created when another
insurance firm, Kemper, pulled out
j several weeks ago and asked to be
was forced by NBC to relinquish: moved into the preceding "Celeb-
its share in "Bonanza,” because the ] rity Golf” show.

network came up with full bank-
roller Chevy. Another American
Tobacco brand, Pall Mall 'out of
Sullivan, Stauffer) has always had
an equity in the half-hour "Fargo.”
It’s likely to be Pall Mall which
follows the show to Saturdays,
: while Luckies and agency, BBDO,
• angry at being booted from "Bo-
] nanza.” are said to be up in the
air about their fall plans.

Mutual is pacted for 13 Huntley
installments on a' major-minor
basis, with, the commercial de¬
ferred to the last half of the show
in the minor weeks, i.e. the weeks
when Kemper is the major sponsor
of "Golf.” Although the two com¬
panies sell different kinds of in¬
surance, NBC wants to separate
them by a quarter-hour. Mutual
begins this Sunday (26).

(Continued on page 54)

ABC Gets a Taft
TV MB Taffy

ABC-TV pulled a partial coup in
a pair of two-station tv markets
this week by grabbing off "co-pri¬
mary” affiliations on Taft chain
outlets in Lexington, Ky„ and
Birmingham, Ala. Network has
trouble cracking the nation’s two-
station markets, and how much of
a breakthrough this is remains
unclear.

Besides, picking up time on
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, and
WKYT-TV, Lexington, ABC-TV
grabbed Taft’s WKRC-TV, in •
three-station Cincinnati as a full ■
primary affiliate, which means that !

CBS, which has to quit the Taft key i
on March 1, will probably go to
WCPO-TV. WCPO-TV has been ;
an ABC primary.

Normally, in two-station markets, j
one netw ork is a primary affiliate j CBS-TV will expand its Coast- f always held to. That is the net-
and the other a secondary. These . based operation for acquiring mer- work will take additional mer-
common designations were upset; ehandise to give away on its audi- chandise from a manufacturer of,
by the ABC-TV announcements ! ence participation programs. Step for example, a refrigerator for giv-
about Lexington and Birmingham, is being taken to supply prizes to j ing the refrigerator away on one
Network, however, says the Taft the three daytime quiz programs i of its new programs. But the addi-
ownership agreed to the idea of ; that the web will start on March 13. ; tional material will also be given
"co-affiliates.” CBS answered: This J Decision to expand the merchan- ‘away on the air as well. None of it.
Is merely a matter of nomenclature ! dising operation put focus on the j the network claims, will ever be
to emphasize ABC's affiliation. CBS ; current prize acquisition practices
will nonetheless retain its primary of the networks. While their prac-
affiliation in both places.” The tices differ somewhat in acquiring
CBS contracts with Taft in the two goods to giveaway to contestants
markets each have better than a . and guests, CBS-TV and ABC-TV
year to run and they bear auto- : accept fees and other considera- .
matic renewal clauses, which Taft tions in addition to the "primary” (that the Garry Moore show, when
has not yet shown he will negate,; prize to be given away. NBC-TV j travelling, w ill accept finant 'al aid
according to CBS. _ _ says it still holds rigidly to the j as it did from a festival committee

Kuklapofitans Hon : '''
Into NBC Dilemma;

7-Up Billings at Stake

Chicago, Feb. 21.

7-Up likes the new "Kukla &
Ollie” format, and so does NBC-
TV, but the problem now is to find
a slot for a five-minute adult strip.
If the web’s going to get the show 1
it’ll have to do some fancy jockey¬
ing this week, because the spon¬
sor’s option has only a few days to
go.

Web so far has offered Dave Gar-
roway’s "Today” show’, In which
the Burr Tillstrom format could be
integrated as 'a daily feature, but
7-Up has nixed it because it pre¬
fers nighttime exposure. The Jack
Paar show appears to be out of the
question because It doesn’t quite
lend itself to containing the Kukla-
politan strip, and even if it were
the network can’t offer it because
the say-so is up to Paar.

What the sponsor really wants
is an adjacency to the Huntley-
Brinklev newscasts, which could
get it both a kiddie and adult view-
ership. But the web know’s it’s
impossible to get clearances be¬
cause the affils love to sell that
preceding period locally.

It’s a dilemma, and apparently
neither of the other networks have
the answer either.

sidetracked into the private coffe.s
of people working for the network
on one of the programs.

CBS-TV says it does not take
cash considerations, as ABC docs.
However, the network admitted

With CBS, WKRC-TV in Cincy : rules it set in force a year ago,
has run third on the ratings. But:when it declared it will accept
also said to be of concern to the 'from a manufacturer or distributor
ownership in making the March 1 ;onIy the one basic item that it in¬
shift to ABC affiliation is an al-! tends giving away.

when travelling te St. Louis re¬
cently.

ABC-TV has several daytime au¬
dience participationers and quizzes
(difference between the shows

leged coverage overlap with the j Not all—indeed few, it seems —■ being that one gives away goods to
CBS Toledo station. ; of the items given away are paid ! anybody or everybody and the quiz

CBS has been having other 1 for. ; only gives prizes to the people who

troubles with Taft. The chain re- j CBS-TV will start soon (if it has (win the same or answer the ques-
fused to carry .the .web’i morning .not d.one . so already) following jtion properly).. Mainly, the stanzas,:
program block. ' generally the course ABC-TV has!while under the general supervi¬

sion of ABC’s program department
are run on a day-to-day basis by
the packagers. Packagers of ABC
programs "hire” merchandising
men, who receive money retainers
: for acquiring prizes, web stated.

I It was explained by ABC that
(quite often these merchandise men
j additionally get- cash for getting
(prizes. If they acquire that ref rig,
which might retail, at $500, they
I might and mostly do take a cash
fee from the manufacturer who
considers it a privilege getting a
: plug on the air. Part of the fee
['reported range 25 r o to 50 r c) goes
,to the merchandise man 'his extra
cash—over and above his regular
r retainer) and the rest goes into a
| war chest, from which coin is in-
i termittently taken to buy giveaway
[products that the merchandiser
j cannot get gratis.

( ABC said it restrains sidetrack-
ling any of the prizes or fees into
private hands by demanding week¬
ly affidavits from everyone con-
. ! nected, however remotely, with the
j production of its daytime quizzes.

San Francisco, Feb. 21.

Allen Funt wants Arthur God¬
frey off "Candid Camera”—fast.

The. show’s creator and part-
owner said so, in a fev; thousand
well-chosen words, last week as
he wound up a week of filming
in Frisco.

Some of Funt’s remarks he put
on the record, such as:

"Godfrey did help us get an
audience <at the tv season’s start),
but it’s not the ‘Candid Camera*
audience . . . there is substance to
our problem ... I had a different
feeling 'than CBS and the spon¬
sors) as to the role of the’ host
on the show and the importance
of the film ... we haven’t licked
the problem completely, but have
made Godfrey conscious of the
need for reducing talk . . . when
he ^Godfrey) takes that bow at the
beginning of the show, it’s not
'Candid Camera’—it’s not humil¬
ity.

“We got a lucky break in a won¬
derful time spot in a season as
dry as I can remember. But next
year we’ll have, to make it on a
much stronger competitive basis.”

The way to compete, Funt be¬
lieves, is to concentrate on his film,
and forget the guests’ chatter.

"We give the listener too little
credit for understanding. We never
have a problem of filling the time
with somewhat better entertain¬
ment than the guests’ talk.”

Off the record, Funt was con¬
siderably blunter about Godfrey’s
participation and admitted he and
his two partners, Garry Moore and
Bob Banner, "have a new show
ready in case we don’t w in this
fight with Godfrey, It’ll be differ-
(Continued on page 46)

Helen Sioussat’s
D.C.-to-N.Y. Role

Washington. Feb. 21.

Miss Helen J. Sioussat, veteran
CBS executive, has been named to
a newly-created post in New York
to direct research on a history of
CBS.

Socially prominent in the Capi¬
tal, she has been here three years,
primarily in liaison with Congress.
Before joining CBS 25 years ago,
she spent 10 months as partner in
the Spanish Adagio team with
Raphael Sanchez. In 1936, she suc¬
ceeded Edward Murrow as Direc¬
tor of Talks, later adding a CBS
weekly round table . discussion
series on tv, "Table Talk With
Helen Sioussat.”

Her Book, "Mikes Don’t Bite”
was published in 1943 for advice to
radio speakers.

CBS said her long experience jn
top-level CBS positions "makes her
eminently qualified to direct ths
preparation of a CBS history.”

Wednesday, FeBruary 22, 1961

PSs&eSt

RADIO-TKUKVISION 27

‘PRESSURE BOYS’ MOVING IN

NBC-TYs living Presidents’

CBS-TV Palis Off Neatest Trick Of

NBC-TV’s Special Projects Unit has bn the drawing board a
series of one-hour specials for next season “starring” living ex-
Presidgnts who will talk about their “alltime favorite” President.
Namely, Herbert Hoover will sound forth on Woodrow Wilson;
Harry Truman on Andrew Jackson and Dwight D. Eisenhower qn
Lincoln.

The Hoover hour entry has already been filmed. The network is
now in negotiation with Truman for his program, and overtures
have already been initiated with Eisenhow-er. Latter told NBC to
“see me again in the Spring.”

“Project 20,” which is now getting star-conscious (its Gary Cooper
“Real West” entry ; preempts “Wagon Train” next month) has
negotiated for Groucho Marx to do a special program.

looks Like Curtains for ABC-TV’s
‘Maverick/ ‘Islanders/ Hong Kong’

As far as ABC-TV is concerned,
“Maverick” has run its course.
Prexy' Ollie Treyz is anxious to get
rolling with a brand new 7:30 to
8:30 Sunday entry next season and
hopes to persuade sponsor Kaiser
to see things his way This may
take a bit of doing for, according
to a high Kaiser spokesman, the
client. is not at all sure that it
w^ants to dump “Maverick.” regard¬
less of how the network feels.

If “Maverick” goes, next season
will witness practically a whole
new' Sunday lineup of ABC entries
with the 8:30 to 9 “Lawman” as
the sole surviving entry. Treyz is
on the prowl for a strong 6:30 to
7:30 lead-in show for the evening,
followed by another 60-minute ad¬
venture series to replace “Maver¬
ick.” He also contemplates two
additional Sunday night hour pro¬
grams—9 to 10 and 10 to 11, which
will mean curtains for ‘The Rebel”
and the “Islanders.” Since the
Churchill series is slotted 10:30
to 11 this season, disposition of this
show would also have to be re¬
solved.

Still another hour casualty is on
tap at the end of the season:
“Hong Kong,” also sponsored by
Kaiser. That anticipated audi¬
ence hike from the recent one-shot
10 to 11 slotting didn’t materialize..

Hour‘Gunsmoke\
Sold Out; 4 Clients

CBS-TV hung up the’SRO sign
this week on the new hourlong edi¬
tion of “Gunsmoke,” admitting
Johnson’s Wax to the club. Sponsor
lineup now comprises holdovers
L&M and Remington 'Rand, along
with General Foods and Johnson’s.

The Johnson’s deal provides the
renewal wrapup on most of the
company’s billings on the network,
despite the fact that three of the
company’s shows will go down the
drain this spring, “Ann Sothern,”
“Zane Grey Theatre” and “Angel.”
Johnson’s has picked up w r eekly
sponsorship on Red Skelton and its
alternate week half hour on Garry
Moore. Sponsor is expected to ink
for another alternate-week half-
hour on another show as well,
thQugh it hasn’t yet made a choice.

KELLOGG COIN FOR
CUMMINGS SHOW

Kellogg has signed on as an alter¬
nate-week sponsor of the new Bob
Cummings show on CBS-TV next
fall. Series, a comedy show tenta¬
tively titled “Fasten Your Seat
% Belts," is slated for the Thursday
8:30 slot.

Cereal outfit was given first
crack at the series because a year
ago it had placed an alternate-week
order for the “Ichabod” series for
a Thursday night slotting, but CBS
had failed to match up another
sponsor and subsequently yanked
the show from the schedule. As a
result, web felt Kellogg was en¬
titled to a first crack at Cummings
for the Thursday slot. No alternate
sponsor on the Cummings show is
aet yet. And “Ichabod,” inciden¬
tally, will be back on the schedule
for next fall, since the show has
gone into fullblown production.

Ed Newman Back to N.Y.

Edwin Newman, NBC’s Paris
correspondent, is returning to web
headquarter^ in N.Y. to go on gen¬
eral assignment. One of the strong
men in the web’s news camp, New¬
man’s being brought-home to do
some of the tv side specials plus
some regular radio newscasts.

John Rich, who is now in Berlin
for Bill Me Andrew’s network news
department, is shifting to the posh
Paris job in place of Newman.
Rich’s replacement is not chosen.

NBC Sales Pattern
On Sat Nile Fix
(30G Per Blurb)

The NBC-TV Saturday night fea¬
ture films next season will have
to be edited in many instances to
fit the 9-to-ll p.m. anchorage -and
also to make room for the i.2 one-
minute blurbs (plus local cut¬
aways) planned "by the web.

Web intends to show two com¬
mercials back-to-back,thereby al¬
lowing for only six commercial
breaks during the course of the
120-minutes. Pricing on each blurb
to be carried in the 20th-Fox fea¬
tures (all post-’50s) will be ap¬
proximately 530,000 apiece. (Net¬
work is only selling participations
in this, the first regular network
airing of former theatrical pix.)

Network program chieftain
David Levy is still culling the list
of 150 available full-lengthers for
30 final, choices. Deal with 20th
calls for repeating 20 of -the 30.
What the final price being paid by
NBC-TV for the films is still not
known, but just before an agree¬
ment was announced last week it
was authoritatively learned that
NBC was holding out for no more
than $160,000 per picture (includ¬
ing reruns) while the 20th price
was close to $200,000 per.

Canada’s April 1 Edict*
45% Program Content
Must Be Home-Grown

Ottawa Feb. 21.

Beginning April 1, all Canadian
television stations will become
bound by a broadcasting regulation
demanding 45% of all program
content be Canadian. A year later
to the day, it will become 55% and
presumably stay that way indefin¬
itely.

The Board of Broadcast Govern¬
ors, via Its chairman Dr. Andrew
Stewart, said the stations would
have no trouble meeting the quota.
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and
affiliated stations were already
meeting it, he claimed, and the
new-coming stations this year
might find It more difficult but
could do it. When they applied
for their franchies, he said, they
“were wholly convinced the target
was workable.” In fact, he said
BBG was mulling plans to produce
similar regulations for radio.

CAUSE GELE.BRE

By GEORGE ROSEN

The “Big Showdown” in televi¬
sion is in the nia .ng. The final
answers won’t be known for per¬
haps months ahead, but the “plot”
is already in the hatching. The ul¬
timate decision will determine
whether television, ratings or no
ratings, billings- or no billings,
will remain steadfast in its deter¬
mination to pump a freshness and
an intellectuality into the medi¬
um’s prime time hours or knuckle
under to the “pressure boys.”

What shapes up as the first real
major test of tv’s sincerity in pro¬
viding maximum exposure for pub¬
lic affairs programming will prob¬
ably be fought out in coming
months on the CBS policy-making
front. How CBS goes will un¬
questionably influence the entire
medium’s future condtu i in resist¬
ing pressure groups and maintaining
its newly-promulgated standards, or
reactivating the “intellectual ghet¬
to” of Sunday afternoon in which
to relegate “CBS Reports” or any¬
thing that smacks of controversy.

As of the moment the highly
laudatory “CBS Reports” and its
alternate-week companion piece
“Face the Nation” are earmarked
for continuance in the Thursday
night 10 to < 11 hour next season
(only last Friday CBS board chair¬
man Bill Paley reiterated his in¬
tention of not distturbing the pro¬
gram next season). Whether
it shows up in that period
when the curtain goes up on the
’61-’62 season in September or
winds up with a Sunday after¬
noon 6 to 7 p.m. berth is something
else again—and will depend on a
number of -factors.

If CBS, succumbing to pres-

A Dim ‘Future’

When NBC-TV last week an¬
nounced the purchase of 20th-
Fox features for a Saturday
night showcasing next season,
it dealt a death blow to con¬
tinued prime time exposure
for the network’s “Nation’s Fu¬
ture” pubaffairs series.

Like the more recent “CBS
Reports” entries, it hasn’t
been getting ratings and cur¬
rent scuttlebut is that it’ll
wind up on the Sunday after¬
noon sked for ’61-’62.

sures, waters down the impact of
a “CBS Reports” or “Face the Na¬
tion” by shunting it to Sunday aft¬
ernoon fringe viewing time, it could
deal a calamitous blow to the
whole cause of an unfettered me¬
dium. Whether, under those cir¬
cumstances, Fred Friendly, al¬
ready stripped of an Ed Murrow
collaborative assist, would choose
to follow arrow’s course and
chuck the w.. 1 thing, or whether

a reinvigorattii FCC under the
public service-conscious Newton
Minow would sit calmly by and
allow the new advances in public
affairs programming to go down
the drain, are potential dynamite¬
laden items.

It’s got something more to do
than with the mere recapturing of
Thursday 10 to 11 for commercial
auspices (although there’s a locked-
in hierarchy at CBS that would
relish the opportunity of restoring
the more saleable action-adventure
segments to that hour periods
Rather, the “plot” to overthrow
“Reports” has its origins in the
lobbying presently going on among
groups hostile to some of the
things that ‘* BS Reports" ‘has
been saying ais ason. Fore¬
most among ^esr re the Farm
Bureau and ic an Medical

Assn., the former still smarting
over the “Harvest of Shame”; the
latter rankling over the more re¬
cent “Business of Health** docu¬
mentation.

The farm lobbyists only last
week succeeded in getting Sen.
Spessard Holland (D„ Fla.) to as¬
sail CBS on the Senate Floor on
(Continued on page 46) i

The Year in Gaining Mil Support
On Morning Sked; 90% Clearances

Attaboy, Tom

Sometimes it’s hard' to tell
whether program men really
earn their money or they’re
just faking 0 it. ABC thinks
program veep Tom Moore
earns his and offers concrete
proof in support:

Last fall, 35 ABC-TV and
Madison Ave. execs worked up
a money pool. The winner
would be the man who picked
the top four new shows (out of
14) of the new season on the
second full Nielsen report. Pro¬
gram boss Moore picked ’em
perfectly •*— one, two, three,
four. His choices: “My Three
Sons,” “Flintstones,” the hour-
long “Naked City” and “Surf-
Side 6.”

Reactivate ? to F
As Summer Filler;
Ann Sothern Subs

Ann Sothern and “Person to
Person” will get a new lease on
life at CBS-TV this summer., with
“P to P” returning to its old Fri¬
day 10:30-11 p.m. stand as a re¬
placement for “Eyewitness to His¬
tory” and the Sothern show going
in during the hot spell of either
Andy Griffith or Danny Thomas
for General Foods.

Sothern stanza will actually
hiatus between March 30 and mid-
June. Reason is it’s due to go off
its regular Thursday at 7:30 slot,
effective the former date, with GF *
dropping the time at CBS-TV as
well. Sponsor, however, had a firm
commitment with Miss Sothern and
Desilu for 39 shows, while the
March 30 date will cover only 26.
Consequently, sponsor is using the
other 13 for summer purposes.

As to “P to P,” the network has
about eight completed stanzas on
tape which it never got a chance to
use, and will shoot an additional
five with Charles Collingwood con¬
tinuing as host to fill out the full
round of 13. Firestone’s pact on
“Eyewitness” is for 39 weeks, so
the “P to P” replacement sponsor¬
ship is up for grabs.

Network is still working on other
spring and summer replacement
problems, and CBS-TV Gotham
program, v.p. Mike Dann has put
out a call for panel and game show
submissions from agencies and
packagers for possible use during
the dog days.

On the “probable” side, reruns

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NBC News Shows Come
In AH Shapes & Faces;
McGee, Brinkley Entries

Frank McGee and Dave Brink-
ley, whether they know It or not,
are “in competition” for a prime
time weekly half-hour next season.
Network news department has pre¬
pared formats for both commenta¬
tors—each a “personalized” review
of the news of the week.

The Brinkley show, already mak¬
ing the rounds of the ad agencies
and packaged' at over $30,000 per
half-hour, and McGee’s newer entry
are both designated as possibilities
for Friday nights from 10:30 to 11
p.m. Only one of the offerings can
make it into a prime time slotting
in the fall.

If neither makes it On Friday,
the network presently feels that
only some other 10:30 p.m. slot
will do. Chet Huntley’s own week¬
ly news-feature wrapup will cont¬
inue on Sunday afternoons, re¬
gardless of what happens to the
Brinkley or McGee shows.

The CBS-TV station relations
boys, along with a strenuous per¬
sonal salesmanship job by CBS-TV
prexy Jim Aubrey, have pulled off
the neatest trick of the year in
winning clearances and influencing
affiliates.

Aubrey, Bill Lodge. Carl Ward
& Co. turned the trick by inducing
some powerful holdouts to carry
the network’s new morning sched¬
ule and go along with the rotating
participation plan after they h’d
gone on record as being completely
opposed to It. Among those wiio
changed their minds were the en¬
tire Corinthian group, two of the
three Storer affiliates and WHAS-
TV. Louisville.

Only major holdouts are the
Taft and Meredith stations. Stor-
er’s WAGA-TV, Atlanta, Is still on
the holdout list but is exneeted to
move in momentarily. The Storer
anproval comes in Detroit and
Cleveland and involves onlv half
the two-hour morning block, thfc
11-12 period, but the stations car¬
ried only the single hour even be¬
fore the new r sales pattern was
announced.

The new clearances boost the
coverage factor for the morning
hours well over the 90% mark.
But more imoortant. in CBS-tv's
eyes, was the'fact that the clear¬
ances Insure that the network
get a fair crack at Its new s”’«s
and program pattern. Until ’* 't
w’eek; if looked a*? if some 15 to *>0
key markets would not clear for r*e
show*, a dangerous situation insofar
as selling the period was con¬
cerned. Now the number is re¬
duced to about five.

Key elements in the reluctance
of the affiliates to go along wera
their fear that the sales plan con¬
stituted an encroachment upon na¬
tional snot business, and their c«n-
‘cern about the volume of Pomn'>n-
c ?tion they would revive from t^a
network? But the CRS station re¬
lations groun and Aubrev. who ad¬
dressed a meeting of Corinth
station managers convinced ti^m
that the network’s only alternative
to the sales plan w*as a cornu’~*e
discontinuance of network serv ; ~e
in the merning. In addition. ?’’s
understood several of the stations
involved consulted with their soot
reos to get their feelings ab-'Mfc
, the plan, and the reps indie-W
they weren’t unduly concerned that
the pattern realiv constituted an
invasion of spot business.

NBC’s Mitch Itch
Vs. Untouchables'

Bob Kintner might compete with
ABC-TV’s “The Untouchables” by
using Mitch Miller next season
Thursday between 10 and 11 p.m.
(same time the ABC stanza will d®
taking, tool.

Miller’s sing-a-long format is now
running on alternate weeks to the
Friday “Bell Telephone Hour.”
Miller only has a seven-show deal
this season, hut NBC’s attitude to¬
day is that the musical program,
considering its relatively lew
weekly budget, might prove ideal
counterprogramming to the un¬
touchable (rating-u r ise» “Untouch¬
ables.”

NBC's topper Kintner is said to
hope that Miller’s low budget can
lose to ABC and still bring in a
decent cost-per-l.OOO return for
Miller sponsors. No sponsors ar®
yet lined up.

ABC-TV’s Tap Cap’

ABC-TV, which has had rating
gold dust with the “Flintstones,”
plans another adult cartoon senes
out of the Hanna Barbara studios,
titled "Top Cap.” Web, next sea¬
son, w’ill up its cartoon entries to
four in the nighttime. «
'Others will be “Calvin and ih*
Colonel” and “Bugs Bunny.”

KABI8-TELEV1SI9N

ledneiday, February 22, 1961

Changing of the Guards at JffT
With Strousemen on the March
-On Other Madison Ave. Fronts

By BILL GREELEY

In spite of a flat denial last week
by J. Walter Thompson prexy Nor¬
man H. Strouse, the long-expdcted
march of the Strousemen is said
to be underway at the world’s
largest ad agency.

Reports, from both within and
without the agency, indicate that
the new chief who took over from
Stanley Resor a few months back
is in the process of changing the
old guard—picking his own men
for top echelon posts from the New
York office ranks of 80 veepees.

Word is that Samuel W. Meek,
a vice chairman and head of the
vast international operation, will
retire or step aside for the agency’s
general council Edward B. Wilson.

Other promotions are reportedly
scheduled for account and tv
veepees. Wallace Elton, who’s
been topper on the Ford account, is
expected to be named manager of
the New York office. Harry W.
Treleaven from the tv side is
pegged as the new account super¬
visor on the all-important Ford
biz.

Same time, word is that Tom
McAvity, who switched from
McCann-Erickson to head JWT’s
tele programming, is now pulling
the line of duty in that area while
former topper Dan Seymour has
been working on new business as
well as keeping a hand in the tv
works. Seymour was upped to
staff ‘along with a couple of other
staff appointments) after Shell Oil
and American Home Products de¬
fected last year, in what was
called “Phase I" of the Strouse
Management revamp.

Sales Promotion Pro

Procter & Gamble has pacted for
special sales promotion activities
on all products with Robert
Bragarnick Inc., consultant firm
that was formed less than a year
ago.

Deal is a coup for veteran agency
exec Bragarnick, who ankled as
merchandising veepee at Seagram
to work in a consultant capacity
with the Life mag sales staff. Be¬
fore Seagram, Bragarnick had been
merchandising veepee for Revlon
and with Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sam-
ple and the old Biow Co. He was
eight years with the latter aud
senior veepee when the shop closed.

Since handling the Life business
on his own, Bragarnick has ex¬
panded and the corporation now
Includes two partners, Everett
Bradley, wljo was at Biow and
later J. Walter Thompson, and
Jackson S. Gouraud, who was na¬
tional sales manager for Four
Roses and before that with Pfizer.

Besides P&G and Life projects,
firm recently set up a basic mar¬
keting plan for the Tennessee Oil
Co. in the southern states and
Denver.

Bragarnick says P&G’s ad
agencies will continue with their
merchandising and sales promo¬
tion programs while his company
will work mainly with the soapery s
management.

Orchids for Blurbs

Staff of the American TV Com¬
mercials Festival <at Hotel Roose¬
velt, May 4) has added Walter
Cooper, formerly associate pro¬
ducer in tv commercial produc¬
tion at Lennen & Newell as pro¬
gram coordinator; Vincent Infan-
tino, formerly with Ted Bates, «s
coordinator of film and vidtape
blurbs; and Renee Rosenwasser,
formerly with TvB, as cordinator of
entries and reservations.

Deadline for entries is March 31.
Wallace A. Ross is Festival direc¬
tor. ,

Up and down: Scott Forbes, for¬
merly with Reach, McClinton, has
joined the copy department "of
Lennen & Newell.

Mrs. Florence Goldman, formfer
with J. Walter Thompson as.!a
copywriter on Pond's Scott and
RCA, has joined Sudler & Hcn-
nessy’s creative staff.

William Eynon, formerly radio¬
tv director at Maxwell Sackheim,
has joined Profit Research agency
In the same capacity.

Herbert K. Horton, formerly with
Young & Rubicam, has joined
N. W. Ayer as a commercial pro¬
duction supervisor.

Ernest J. Hodges, Guild, Bascom

& Bonfigli (San Francisco) topper
on the Ralston Purina account, has
been elected to the board of direc¬
tors.

Alan Johnson, formerly with
Norman, Craig & Kummel, has
joined Mogul Williams & Saylor
as a copy group head.

Veepee stripes for William A.
Murphy, media and research direc¬
tor. at Papert, Koenig, Lois.

William V. Linn, formerly with
McCann - Erickson, has joined
Reach, McClinton as an account
exec. Linton P. Meade, formerly
at Ellington, has joined the
agency’s copy staff.

With the Station Reps

Some of the selling side of the
broadcast Industry had false hopes
aroused last week as regards Shell
Oil’s predicted return to spot tv.

Industryites spotted a 10-second
Shell ID on WCBS-TV, CBS Goth¬
am flagship, which had to he pro¬
duced since the Shell-Ogilvy, Ben¬
son & Mather shift of $15,000,000
in billings to an exclusive newspa¬
per campaign. The spot featured
the “BULLETIN” headline' seen in
the .gasoline company’s full-page
newspaper ads.

Checkout proved the ID to be
nothing more than a rate holder.
When OB&M cancelled Shell’s spot
biz with WCBS-TV, client was com¬
mitted to a certain expenditure
to get full benefit of discounts un¬
der the longterm short rate.

Nobody yet, however, is discount¬
ing the strong possibility of Shell’s
return to at least spot campaigning
in some markets. And OB&M is
known to be preparing 20, 30 and
60-second radio ET’s for Shell sub-
sidary products—heating oil etc.

Agency reportedly also is prep-,
ping at least one one-minute tv
blurb for a spring oil-change cam¬
paign which presumably would be
placed via the consumer-product
billings.

Cleffhanger In Cleveland

Trend to jingle ID’s—and lots of
them—hits Cleveland’s WERE in a
custom-tailored package produced
by Music Makers, New York.
WERE veepee Ed Stevens says the
jingles will be used 16 times an
hour to intro weather, time, sports,
news and other special features
• including aud participation gim¬
micks) throughout the station’s 24-
hour broadcast sked.

Music Makers prexy Mitch Leigh
made three trips to Cleveland to
get the feel of the city, and has at¬
tempted to slant the music to the
city’s young moderns. Orchestra¬
tions range from solo instrumentals
to plush 28-piece band arrange¬
ments.

Briefs: Miles Laboratories, for
One-A-Day Vitamins,, has sched¬
uled an extensive spot campaign
on WABC-TV, N.Y. . . . Douglas
MacLatchie is back as tv sales head
of Avery-Rnodel’s Los Angeles of¬
fice after a leave of absence . . .
Art DeCoster, formerly with CBS

Spot Salt*, i* now witli the Chicago
tv sales staff of the Katx Agency
. . . Peters, Griffin, Woodward has
added three.to the New York tele
sales staff: Walter Harvey, former¬
ly with Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample;
Henry O’Neill, formerly with CBS-
TV; and Dennis Gillespie, formerly
in the reppery’s sales service de¬
partment (now on fulltime sales
assignment). Joseph F. Mahan, for¬
merly with TvB, succeeds Gillespie
in sales service.

Sarnoffs Cincy
Sonnet:‘Go Tint’

Cincinnati, Feb. 21.
Development of tint tv is as much
a part of a broadcaster’s respon¬
sibility, said Robert Sarnoff, as im¬
proved programming. The NBC
chairman asserted here last week
that color video gives the oppor¬
tunity to develop fresh ad revenue
for the expansion of a highly com¬
petitive business.

Sarnoff called color an “obliga¬
tion.” Obliquely rapping CBS and
ABC, he told admen here, “When
they say in effect that we’ll get
Into color later on, after someone
else has created the audience,'they
(the broadcasters) are not fulfilling
their responsibility.

“If the broadcaster Is expected
to lead the audience to higher lev¬
els of programming especially In
news and information—an obliga¬
tion most of them willingly assume
^-should he not also be expected
to assume the obligation of leading
the audience to a technological
frontier that provides a new dimen¬
sion for greater public service?”

Kennedy’s Salute To
frost as Cuffo Contrib
. In CBS-TV ‘Accent’ Bow

CBS-TYs new pubaffairs stanza,
“Accent,” will premiere Sunday
(26) with an auspicious opening-
show guest. President John F. Ken¬
nedy. Opening show is a salute to
poet Robert Frost, and the Presi¬
dent, an admirer of the poet’s,
agreed to tape an appreciation of
Frost for the opening show.

Tape was made at the White
House Thursday (16). a busy day for
Kennedy and for CBS crews, since
! another of the web’s news crews
was also -shooting the President
for “Eyewitness to History” the
following nieht, which was devoted
to “A Kennedy Close-Up.”

Taping, incidentally, was Inter¬
rupted at one point for a familiar
reason. Caroline Kennedy ap¬
peared in the hall outside in tears
about something, and the Presi¬
dent stopped the taping to calm
•her down before proceeding.

Gordon Hyatt to WCBS

WNBC pubaffairs producer Gor¬
don Hyatt has ankled to become
associate producer of the WCBS-
TV documentary unit. He'll report
to Warren Wallace of the WCBS
public affairs department.

Hyatt was with WNBC for three
years, most recently as producer
of pubaffairs shows, including the
experimental series, “Sunday Gal¬
lery.” Carl Peterson, former radio
director at WNBC, succeeds Hyatt
l at WNBC-TV.

Stanford Shaw’s At It Again

Sacramento, Feb. 21.

State Senator Stanford C. Shaw, a San Bernardino Democrat,
has renewed his verbal attack on tv,* demanding In a resolution that
the FCC “take immediate, conscientious steps to improve the tv
industry or immediately surrender its control to the states.”

Shaw Is especially worked up about tv commercials, particularly
at dinner hours when they “discuss hemorrhoids, sore feet, livers
and nasal passages.”

He also claims “prime viewing time (is) consumed by Inane situa¬
tion comedies, trifling game shows and an oppresive bulk of repeti¬
tious mystery and western programs . . . the industry has worked
to eliminate programs of intellectual controversy, live drama other
than sports, news, classics of music and literature and documen¬
taries.”

Shaw notes tv “is not strictly a private business but takes on
some aspect of a public utility.” He claims shifting tv regulatory
responsibility to the states “might create an uncoordinated means
of bettering the industry ... it could not conceivably be less effec¬
tive than the present absence of regulation.” ' %

Shaw is a back-bench junior senator who was last heard from
early in the general legislative session , of 1959 when he made an ;
almost identical speech as a preamble to introducing a bill to con¬
trol tv commercials. His speech and bill got wide press coverage
in California at that time and the bill was quickly quashed in
committee for the simple reason that tv Is under exclusive Federal
jurisdiction. Shaw got sick shortly thereafter and missed the rest
of the session. His current resolution is binding on no one—the
State legislature passes hundreds of resolutions every year.

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! IN NEW YORK CITY

Hugh Downs, who won out over NBC objections about sponsor con*
flict problems and will do the new nighttime version of “Concentra¬
tion,” will have to tape the quizzer early enough on Mondays so that
he can appear as a regular on the Jack Fiar stanza (which is taped
about 8 p.m. for an 11:15 opener) . . . RAB’s Miles David, WMCA’s
Steve Labunsfci, Blair reppery’s Arthur McCoy and Lou- Faust and
Howard Klarman (one of Lahunski’s WMCA salesmen) appeared yes¬
terday at NYU to talk on “Sales—From Concept to Contract”. . . RCA
has set up a scholarship at the U. of Alaska to aid students In science
and math . , . Bill Cullen’s WNBC Radio morning show was turned
into an on-the-air birthday party Friday (17), with Joe Tampone, the
NBC regular bootblack, and program manager Steve White among his
guests ... Fanny Hurst guesting today (Wed.) on WNBC-TV's “Family”

. . . Henry Epstein is the new art director for American Broadcasting-
Paramount Theatres—after 11 years with the network arm of the
company . . . Perry Como, Cara Williams, Ben Gazxara, June Allyson
and Harry Belafonte are Fred Robbins’ guests this Week on the syndi¬
cated ‘Assignment Hollywood”. . . Cart Peterson joining WNBC-TV
pubaffairs staff as public service coordinator vice Gordon Hyatt who
joins WCBS-TV’s film documentary unit as associate producer ...
Actor Ronald Dawson's scripting is still paying off abroad—sold six
of his scripts to Rediffusion in Malta and two to Radio Eireann in
Dublin , . . Mary Mon Toy appearing in blurb for Salada Instant Tea
. . . John Maher has joined WPIX as a sales service specialist . . . Eddy
Manson, who does musical commercials, will conduct the Florida Sym-
! phony Orch. March 16 when his own musical composition, “Symphony
#1/* will be preemed . . . Robert 5. Wilson, former director of exploi¬
tation for WOR and Mutual Broadcasting Co., has been named director
of public relations for the N. Y. State Royal Arch Masons.

CBS Radio prexy Arthur Hull Hayes addresses the U. of Pennsyl¬
vania’s Annenberg School of Communications tomorrow night (Thurs.)
In Philadelphia . . . Daniel Kelly upped to manager of sales promotion
and research at CBS-TV Spot Sales . . . Ronald Kriser upped to senior
attorney of the CBS-TV legal dept, . . - Lesley Woods doubling from
NBC’s “Young Dr. Malone” into legit’s “Advise and Consent” cast...
Paul Taubman celebrating his 25th annl as an orchestra leader in the
broadcasting biz. this week . . . Dale Wasserman’s tv scripts covering
the past five years will appear in book form , . . Don Morrow, emcee
of ABC-TV’s “Camouflage,” tapped to appear at a network conclave
in Boston . . . Mary Lou Forster featured in cast of “The Eternal
Light’s” Brotherhood Week program. "Primer for the Sighted,” on
NBC Radio . . . CBS-TV imagemaket Richard Heffner speaking on Sec.
315 at the Western Radio & Television Conference at Balt Lake City
Saturday (25) . . . Lee Farbman, secretary to CBS-TV trade & business
news manager Harry Feeney, joining WNTA-TV as a junior publicist
under Larry Lowenstein . . . CBS has changed the title of its “Aqua¬
nauts” series to “Malibu Run,” effective tonight (Wed.). Change was
made to reflect the new format of the show under producer Perry Laf-
ferty, with much less underwater footage now being used on the show.

Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary Margaret McBride, Gloria Swanson and
Gerold Frank will guest on Jeanne Anderson’s “The Good Life,” week¬
ly quarter-hour radio stanza syndicated by the National Council of
the Episcopal Church ... Stan Opotowsky, N.*Y. newspaperman, has
authored “TV: The Big Picture,” study of present-day video, which
Dutton will publish in April . . . Virginia Graham back from Chicago,
where she was speaker for American Women in Radio & Television,
and she left almost immediately for Rome to tape 13 five-minute
interviews for Alitalia on her syndie radio stanza.

IN HOLLYWOOD ...

Parke Levy is toying with a new comedy idea that will break with
his old tradition of half hours now that he has successfully launched
“Pete and Gladys” For a Valentine Day gift he presented his wife
with $150,000 mountain top abode . . . The wags are now saying of
General 'Electric, “progress WAS our most important product”. . .
Dinah Shore’s 15-year contract with NBC has another 10 years to run.
Said an officer of the web, “we’ll be paying her long after she’s on the
air”. . . N. W. Ayer is said to be close to a deal with Walt Disney to
produce the next series*of science specials for Bell Telephone. They
were done before by Frank Capra and Warners . . . Rod Skelton’s ap¬
pearance on his show last week should settle a lot of questions whether
he’ll return next season . . . Sy Gomberg has put $75,000 tag on his
animated “Shrimp” series. Also getting into the cartoon sweepstakes
is Phil Rapp with “The Bickersons”. . . Don Fedderson Is personally
producing the pilot of “Tramp Ship” now at anchor in L. A. harbor.
They say he looks like the old fisherman ad fop cod liver oil .. . Charles
Straus pulled out of CBS to set up Crown Productions. On his sked
are pictures theatrical and for tv . . . George Schaefer around to line
up names for “Hallmark Hall of Fame.” He is also said to be docketed
with a studio for a film directing -job . . . Boh Bagley named as-promo
manager for ABC’s western division, replacing Elliott Alexander, who
switched over to Cy Howard’s unit at Desilu . . . Garry Moore wants
to tape every fourth show next season and trim his output from 38 to
two less as repeats . . . Allied Artists’ Jack Copeland is planning 90-
minute western satire on the career of Ned Buntline, who was the
mentor of Buffalo Bill. Says Copeland, “It will star a top comedian.
Whichaway are westerns going?

IN CHICAGO . . .

Some 500 chums of John Harrington filled the Hilton Boulevard Room
last Thursday (16) to celebrate the sportscaster’s 30th anni in broad¬
casting. George Arkedis, formerly of WBBM-TV and now a CBS veep
in the radio division, planed in for the event ... David Susskind’a
“Open End” tapes being shipped to WBKB two weeks after their
Gotham exposure in order to keep them topically fresh and, by the
way, hopefully to make them more competitive with Kup’s “At Ran¬
dom” . . . Dan Soririn subbing for Bob Elson on the WCFL Pump Room
interviews, while the latter is in Europe . . . Don Mann named manager
of special projects for WBBM, in addition to his duties as senior account
exec . . . WGN-TV breaking in other Tribune staffers (besides John R.
Thompson) for sidebar assignments on “Tenth Hour News.” Pat Leeds
the gal police reporter, is tapped for occasional slants, and Tom
Morrow has become a regular on Sunday nights with light-side com¬
mentary . . . Robert Elenz, writer-producer at McCann-Erickson, has
been hired away by Fred Niles Productions as tv creative director . . .
Ernie Sbomo, veep-g.m. of WBBM, became a first time grandpappy last
week . . . Frank Hart named chief writer at WGN-TV . . . Norm Ross
received an Outstanding Civilian Service medal from the U. S. Army
. . . Talman Federal renewed its two and a half hour strip on WFMT
for a fifth year.

IN LONDON . . .

* Under a new networking agreement, ABC Television and Associated
Television will each provide one program In three for the Saturday
Spectacular slot on the commercial web from end of March. Remain-,
ing show will be provided locally by ABC and ATV in their respective
areas . . . Fay and Michael Kanin have scripted “Rashomon” for BBC
Television on March 3. Yoko Tan! plays the wife in this re-jig of the
(Continued on page 50)

P^RiETj

iMiio-nBumsioiy

Wednesday, February >2; 1961

NBCs Mr. K. Goes Into Action

Here. *?* th# decisions tfc$t Bob Kintner & Co. have mads la
the past eight day* about the NBC-TV'61-’62 iked:

Shifted “Thriller" relatively strong from Tuesday position be¬
hind Alfred Hitchcock to Mondays at 9 to create a Monday focal
point.

Told Lever Bros, that it was going to move “Price I* Bight” io
Mondays at 8:30, thereby hopefully creating strong 8:30-10 block
that flight. Left Lever with option for “Price'*" present Wednea-
day, 8:30 slotting.

Reaffirmed a plan to use'the new 60-minute Dick Powell anthol¬
ogy Tuesdays at 9, with the hourlong “Cain’* 100” to follow.

Opened the door to Dinah Shore as a Wednesday at 10 regular.
Viewed Nat Hiken's new half-hour pilot for “Snow Whites,” which
Procter & Gamble owns, paving way to move it into Wednesday*
at 8:30, if Lever decides against continuing in the post-“Wagon
Train” slot. (If P&G buys there, it probably means that the spon¬
sor will also have to buy tinte in a weaker NBC slot, not yet held
by it. Otherwise, comedy could go Fridays at 8:30.) *

Mitch Miller was brought back into contention as ** regular for
Thursdays at 10,‘opposite new slotting for ABC's “The Untouch¬
ables." (See separate story.)

After moving ‘'Bonanza" to Sundays at 9 (vice Dinah) for Chev¬
rolet, which meant that current partial bankroller American To¬
bacco had to skeedaddle for the full buy by the Detroit house,
NBC made a tentative move to put a new hourlong version of
“Wells Fargo" into Saturdays at 7:30 where “Bonanza” is this
season. (Separate story.) _.

Ely Landau’s Bid to Buy WNTA-TV
But Educl Interests Also Want It

A battle between commercial : ;—;----:

and educational interest* for the
control of WNTA-TV shaped tip in
the wake of National Telefilm As¬
sociates’ decision to sell the New-
•rk-N.Y. station.

Jack White, prexy of National
Educational Television and Radio
Center (NET), issued a statement
declaring that the “availability of
Channel 13 provides the opportu¬
nity which metropolitan New York
has been waiting for to bring edu¬
cational tv to this area. Educa¬
tional interests will fight to bring
this about and will make every
effort to purchase this station at a
reasonable price.”

Among the commercial broad¬
casters contending is Ely A. Lan¬
dau, who heads up a group seeking
to buy WNTA-TV and other indie
tv stations. Landau, before assum¬
ing his new role, resigned as chief:
cxec officer and chairman of the
board.of NTA.

It’s understood that Landau is
not interested in buying WNTA
Radio AM-FM, which along with
the tv station, are up for sale. Edu¬
cational interests, too, are not
likely to be interested in the AM
and FM radio qutlets. NTA’s radio
outlets, though, are profitable oper¬
ations, and it’s understood that
NTA has had a standing offer of
$2,000,000 for the AM and FM out¬
lets.

For the tv station. It’s been re¬
ported some months ago that an
educational group was talking'in
the neighborhood of $4,000,000.
Station broker Howard Stark, in
fact, prior to the Landau bowout
made an offer of $4,000,000, repre¬
senting National Educational Net.

In any event, NTA will make
money on the stations it acquired
'October, ’57. Purchase price of the
three properties was $3,000,000,
(Continued on page 36)

ABC-TV May Drop
Sat. All-Star Golf

After four years, ABC-TV is
ready to drop “All Star Golf" from
its weekend daytime lineup, be¬
cause of a failure to sell more than
half the weekly filmed hour this
*cason. I^inal decision by the net¬
work will wait until the option for
renewal of another 26-weeks is
due on March 1, but a reliable
source said the cancellation “looks
likely" because it’s only 50% sold.

Made by Glen Films and dis¬
tributed by Walt Schwimmer,
“Golf" holds ABC-TV’s Saturday
Slot from 5 to 6 p.m. Reynolds
Metals has half this season, but a
year earlier the same sponsor
shared the tab with Miller Brewing
for a full sponsorship picture.

There is an unconfirmed report
that CBS-TV is interested in tak¬
ing the 26-week series in the fall.

WMIE Pacts Sin Gyigii

Miami Beach, Feb. 21.

Sam Gyson resumed his post-
midnight celeb gabfest Saturday
night (18). Scheduled to handle the
WMIE mike from the Sorrento
Hotel, on Miami Beafch, Gyson will
be heard eVery Saturday and Sun-i
day night

On his first weekend,. Gyson’s;
guests included Sammy Davis Jr.;
Jim Bishop; Senor Wences; Miami
Beach’s DA Richard Gerstein; Max
Carey, one of baseball’s Hall .of
Fame; Clarence Moore, publisher
of the last Havana independent
newspaper The American; Chris¬
tine Jorgenson and Harry Bela-
fonte.

Arrangements are being made
to tape the sessions which will then
be released for syndication.

Jaffe Sees Wed.
After-Como As
Finer Tor Dinah

One of Dinah. Shore’s troubles
with Chevrolet is that she report¬
edly refused to do more than eignt
program* next season. Chevy has
gone elsewhere (to “Bonanza” Sun¬
days at 9) and, ironically. Miss
Shore now appears willing to do
15 (maybe more) hours next sea¬
son in order to get a regular time
1 slot.

Her producer Henry Jaffe 1*
bucking for Wednesdays, from 10
to II p.m., directly after Perry
Como’s weekly outing. The slot is
hers if she can come np with an
inking by the two sponsors who re-"
portedly are being in readiness by
Jaffe. Otherwise, NBC is probably
I going to schedule a film hour be-
I hind Como.

Wednesday night slotting would;
resemble in most of its parts the
present Sunday “Chevy Show,” for
which Miss Shore does 20 hours a
season, alternating with other mu¬
sical formats packaged by Jaffe.
But if Wednesdays fall through for
next season, the singer is still
guaranteed airtime—in specials—
for NBC-TV. There has been talk
of her alternating on Fridays with
“Bell Telephone Hour.”

Singer last week said that it w«s
due mostly to a desire on the part
of the sponsor to treat her like *
saleslady rather than a performing
talent. (Chevy dealers loved her,
although Chevy brass in Detroit
thought it was about time to change
patterns and go big for action-
adventure.)

UP ’61-’62

NBC High on Hyatt to Ride With
DuPont’s $9,000,000 Son. TV Entry

-—-'4-

'EARLIEST YET’

By ART WC&DSTONE

Tht big tv advertisers are mov¬
ing to buy their fall network pro¬
gramming with greater speed than
ever in history. It’s almost a Feb¬
ruary - March “selling season.”
Roughly, $75,000,000 Is firmly
committed already, and the net¬
works reportedly can expect twice
that amount—at least—within 30
days.

. Actually, the selling - season
seems suddenly to have geared as
rapidly as a fire truck on a five-
alarm eall^ leaving th#; impression
in some quarters that most of the
major bankroller? wlULhfrve pinned,
down a good part ot their, annual
budgets within 45 to 50days—in
some cases before" options are due
for call-in by the'jietwori».T<. ' .’

Basically, the hustling gUrib^
uted to two inteireia^ed^ causes: >

In the first place, hip bankroller*
today realize that the Earlier they
buy, the greater chahee they have
for flexibility in picking the right
time slot and- the righfc stanza.

Also, instead of increasing the
opportunities to graciously pick
and choose at leisure, the present
high competitive . three-network
economy has, done exactly the op¬
posite. v Forced to find special
treats (like Inviting pricing and
exceptional time slots) In order to
insure- a buck, the networks have
got the big Madison t Ave, boys
grabbing at the line after the fash¬
ion of hungry fish. This second
phase is being led by NBC-TV,
which seems to have adapted to
its ownuse the type of power play¬
ing that particularly marked ABC-
TV’s modus operand! two and
three years ago. Some advertiser*
have been bumped and some key
programs shifted in order to at¬
tract some of the big money to;
NBC-TV nighttime, which this sea¬
son isn’t In the best of shape.

NBC appears to have made it
a case of “buy now” or lose some
mighty attractive spots. In turn,
the ! other webs have had to do
likewise, giving advertiser* plenty
of bargains—if they buy now.

GF’s Pronto Decision

In one sense, CBS can be thank¬
ful to NBC for seemingly forcing
General Foods to. make no less
than a $19,000.0(A) decision a lot
faster than was generally expect¬
ed. Kintner offered the bankroller
several enticing reasons (especial¬
ly a crack at the 8:30 Wednesday
slot In tandem with the big-rated
“Wagon Train”) to shift to his web
In ’61-’62. CBS had no choice, if
it wanted the GF biz back, to make
its own enticing rejoinder. Upable
to resist the CBS parley, GF closed
a new deal rapidly. (Already the
$19,000,000 has turned into approx¬
imately $30,000,000 in fall commit¬
ments to CBS.)

It may even be that rival offers
had something to do with the
quickness of a Procter Sc Gamble
decision to return $22,000 ^00 next
season to ABC-TV. Actually what
happened is not known except to
a few network and ad officials, but
it’s for' spre- that ABC has the
money hack,’ even though P&G is
not certain about the future of
three of the programs that are
(Continued on page 54)

Alan Wagner Exits B&B
. For CBS-TV Programming

Alan Wagner is exiting Bentofi
Sc Bowles to join GBS-TV as a gen¬
eral program exec., in New York.
Wagner is the second B&B exec to
be brought into, the CBS-TV pro¬
gramming setup by v.p. Mike Dann;
first was Larry White, who last
week was named v.p. in charge of
daytime programs after a year with
the web.

Wagner, who was most recently
| manager of program services at the
agency, will take over many of the
program development projects han¬
dled until now by White. He’s been
with B&B four years, and also con¬
ducts a once-weekly radio show on
opera via WNYC, N.Y. Appoint¬
ment Is effective March 25. I

Arbitron Top 10

(Feb. 13-19)

Candid Csmera (CBS) .. .29.0

' My Thre'e Sons (ABC)_27.3

Untouchables (ABC) .<*...26.7

Flintstones (ABC) .26.2

Ed Sullivan (CBS) .25.0

Bob Hope (NBC) ........23.8

Danny Thomas (CBS) ... .23.8
Andy Griffith (CBS) ....23.7

What’i My line (CBS) .. -22.7
Checkmate (CBS), . L... .22.1

Dobie GflHr*CBS) .22.1

Jack Bfennr UCBS).22.1

VCDS Radio Gets
Yanks In Break
With Tradition

For the first time in many years,
a network o&o will carry major
league baseball game*. WCBS
Radio, the CBS flagship In XT.,
has been signed by the N.Y. Yan¬
kees and Camel cigs and Ballantine
Beer as the AM outlet for their
regular season » and exhibition
games. WPIX will again carry "the
telecasts.

Deal marks the first time the
ballgames will be broadcast on
FM, too. Arrangements are for
ill regular end exhibition game*

[ to air on WCBS-TV. Gri AM, week¬
day afternoon exhibition games
and weekday afternoon home
game* .will not be carried because
of scheduling problems. However,
the commissions mean that only
about 18 of the total of 160, league
game’s will he missed.

Yankee games for the past sev¬
eral seasons have been carried by
WMGM, the Loew’s station in N.Y.
But the indie is about to change
hands, and Crowell-Collier, the in¬
coming owners, Indicated to the
Yankees they didn’t wish to carry
baseball because of the extensive
format changes they intend to
make in the station’s operation.

Matching baseball and o&o sta¬
tions has traditionally been a
problem in radio, simply because
the webs have scheduled afternoon
programming throughout the year
which could not be preempted by
the ballcasts. Actually, WCBS
(when Its call letters were WABC)
once carried the Yankee games,
back in 1937, but the web raised
cain because it was preempting
the network soapers and a rule
thereafter wa* laid down that no
o&o could contract for weekday
baseball.

However, with CBS* jibandon-
ment of the soapers last Novem¬
ber, and with only the network 10-
minute newscasts and some five-
minute features ^programmed dur¬
ing the afternoon, the decks were
cleared for WCBS to move in on
(Continued on page 47)

HELENE CURTIS EXITS
TO TELL THE TRUTH’

Helene Curtis will pull out of
Its alternate-week sponsorship of
“To Tell the Truth” on May 20,
leaving the show half sponsored
for the balance of the season. Other
sponsor on the CBS-TV stanza is
Whitehall Pharmacal.

Cancellation puts the. Goodson-
Todman package into uncertain
territory as regards its renewal for
next season by the network. Show
had already fallen into the “iffy”
category for fall, with the Curtis
defection making its . prospects
even more dismal.

“Truth” is the second show Cur¬
tis has ankied on CBS-TV this
season. Last month, it called it
quits on “The Witness,” on which
it had an alternate-week half-hour,
and refused to go into the “Gun¬
slinger" replacement Agency is
MeCann-Erickson.

Don Hyatt, the man who heads
NBC’* Project 20 unit, reportedly
is the one destined to serve as
busiest producer for DuPont’s $9,-
000,000 Sunday spread next season.

NBC-TV* “DuPont Show of the
Week,” which begins 39 hours over
a 52 week spread on Sunday, Sept.
17, will he a potpourri. There’ll be
music-variety, actuality dramas (a
la “Armstrong Circle Theatre”!, a
couple of purely fictional dramas
and some public affairs programs,
mostly In the documentary vein.

Irv Gitlin, exec producer of NBC
creative projects (out of the news
department) and Hyatt, exec pro-*
ducer of NBC special projects (out
of the program department) and
program veep .Gene Burr so far are
the main characters in the ever-
changing format that DuPont has
adopted. Even though the DuPont-
NBC marriage is official and th®
format is established, all the de¬
tails are not Ironed out. However,
the details there suggest that Hyatt
will Inherit the lion’s share of tha
39 programs.

He’ll be doing several musical
documentaries, according to tha
tentative and still fuzzy list of par¬
ticulars. They are expansions of
things like “Ragtime 'Years” and
“Music of the 30s." Seems the em¬
phasis will he mainly on Ameri¬
cana, which evidently is in accord
with established DuPont tastes.

Burr’s role calls for a few
dramas and some musicals {more
conventional (for tv) than the' stuff
proposed by Hyatt. Gitlin will do
some straight puhaffairs, it's un¬
derstood, one of which might he
on foreign location with an Ameri-
| ckn slant.

DuPont has had several pro¬
posals put before it by NBC brass,
some of which it has reportedly
okayed. What is said to be happen¬
ing is that the bankroller is allow¬
ing the producers chosen so far to
submit “favorite ideas.” It's ^aid
(Continued on page 46 *

Johnson s Wax In
CBS Ayem Splurge

Johnson’s Wax gave CBS-TV'*
new morning sales plan a hefty
hypo this week when it ordered
some $525,000 worth of daytime
business on the network and al¬
located about half of it to the new
morning advertiser rotation plan.
The Johnson 500G outlay comes on
top of some $1,000,000 it has al¬
ready booked on CBS daytime dur¬
ing the first half of the year.

Fjntire Johnson order is for .Its
Raid insecticide and will run from
May through mid-July. Breakdown
calls for 34 afternoon quarter-
hours during that period, along
with 87 minutes in the morning.
Final details as to scheduling ha*
not been worked out, but Johnson
will he running nearly 10 one-
minute participations a week dur¬
ing the term of its deal, and th*
order brings the morning 1 10-12
lineup well past the 50% sold
mark;

SRO for Triple Crown

CBS-TV has s .-Id out Its annual
Triple Crown coverage on televi¬
sion this spring. Pabst Blue Rib¬
bon has moved in to take over
half sponsorship, with Wynn Oil
and Pall Mall picking up one-quar¬
ter each. Pall Mall additionally
will sponsor the Kentucky Derby
.Preview show.

Pabst deal marks the brewery's
return to network tv after a con¬
siderable layoff; its last appear¬
ance was as sponsor of ABC's box¬
ing card before Gillette took it
over. Wynn Oil. a motor additive,
is new to network tv. triple Crown
this year is scheduled for May 6
(Kentucky Derby May 2D
(Preakness) and June 3 (Belmont
Stakes).

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Tony Miner Blasts TV Censorship;
'Only SynlUetic Hogwash Gets Okay'

A stinging attack on television^-
censorship as it exists today was
delivered by Worthington (Toriy)
Miner, exec producer of National
Telefilm Associates* “The Play of
The Week!" He spoke of official
censors within the industry and
the censorship of advertisers on
programming.

Said Miner: “UndCr the code of
censorship existent in television
today, not one of the world’s greatr
est dramatists would, in his own
time, have been permitted to put
his play on the air. The combined
force of advertiser, advertising
agency and network is dedicated
to the emasculation, if not the to¬
tal destruction, of vital, passion¬
ate theatre.”

Miner, speaking at a recent
meeting o|| the Radio and Televi¬
sion Executives Society, said he
did not advocate total license for
tv. Rather, he called for enlight¬
ened supervision because of its
free, easy access to the young, for
one major reason. ‘‘But to say
how and when is a very different
thing froiu saying it may not be
produced at aH,”*he declared.

“Realistically I accept that un¬
der the existent economy of net-

WSB-TV’* Sneak Prenews

Atlanta, Feb. 21.

Taking a leaf out of motion pic¬
ture theater book*WSB-TV Satur¬
day (18) started a series of special
sneak previews of oft-requested
pictures. Screenings start at 12
(midnight).

Title of pic to he shown is un¬
known, even to staffers at station
outside of those in film department.

This sneak deal preempt! tune
allotted (every other week) to
“Play of the Week,” which will be
presented- Sunday nights In future
in the late late slot.

Mex TV Spreads
Wings, Invading
D.S. With Shows

Mexico City, Feb. 21.
This year the build up of an
"invasion” of the American mar-
,vork broadcasting, the advertiser ket by Mexican produced shows Is
and his agent must in self-protec- J to be intensified. Emilio Azcarraga
lion drive dramatic programming ; Jr . f Televicentro head, said that
deeper and deeper into the swamps i ,

of mediocrity." Miner cdhtfnued.! L"‘S , p ’ a “,k ” ach a "? de
■'An appnnv ^nieeline fn iustifv * Spamsh language audience m key
i north of the -border cities. And

its 15% commission must attempt
more and more to control the cre-

! programs are also -to be channeled
j into Latin America in areas where

‘CollefeAniklogy’

Hollywood,'Tab. 21.

Jeffrey Hunter will portray the
role of .Father , Edward Sorin,
priest-founder of V of Notre Dahie
in 1842, in “The. Trial;” pilotof “A
College Anthology” proposed a* a
Four Star vidpix series.:.

X. T. Steveni ha* femme lead
in half-hour seg which" Joseph
Pevney directs and J^srry Stagg
produce*.

WB Appoints 3

Hollywood, Febr 21.,

Jules Schermer,- Howie Horwitz-
arid Arthur W. Silver have been
named supervising! producers of
Warner Bros, tv division, which
remains under the.overall super¬
vision of exec producen William T.
Orr and his associate, Hugh Ben¬
son.

Appointments were in line with
WB’s stepped up -tv activities, cur¬
rently grossing an estimated $30,-
000,000 yearly ^

In the realignment, Schermer
will have responsibility for “The
Roaring 20’s,” “Lawman,” and
“Las Vegas.” Horwitz will be in
cha'rge of "77 Sunset Strip,” “Ha¬
waiian Eye,” and “Surf^ide 6.”
Silver’s shows will be “The Chey¬
enne Show/ “Maverick” and a hew
series, called ‘Tumbleweed.”

Producers continuing in charge
of individual shows include Stan¬
ley Niss, Burt Dunne, Jerome L.
David, Ed Jurist* Joseph Mansfield,
Boris Ingster. -Coles Trapnell,
Charles Hoffman and’ % Tom Mc-
Knight.

WB prexy Jack L. Warner^ said
that because of increased produc¬
tion activity, the studio is current¬
ly negotiating with, various' pro¬
ducers to fill tv assignments.. The
five new series currently in pre¬
paration and production include:
“Las Vegas,” “Solitlrie,” “Tumble¬
weed,” “Room for One More,” and
“The Force.”

Screen Gems In

ative aspects of pro^uction-not to | hi, vidSuSTS

improve the quality of the pro- ] c jii t | es
gram, but solely to eliminate any | ‘ ‘ .

forthright or provocative quality I _? xp ° rt Mexican propams
that might offend a buyer in She-; allegedly tv.il g.ve new impetus to
bovean ' Mexican tv, Azcarraga said. Drama-

* . .. _« , < tic and fnusieal shows will be sent

It has been said and wisely : 0 ff to New York, Chicago, Los An-
that great theatre exists only as; ge ies, San Antonio and Miami,
it concerns itself with three basxc ; Luis de Llano and Rene Anselm0y
areas of living conflict—politics, j Televicentro execs, are studying
religion and sex—and it is precise-: possibilities and are charged with
ly within these areas that censor- j setting up distribution which may
s, ip wields its wildest and most also go into other likelv areas,
hotly defended red pencil.” j In Latin Ameri ; a ' there is a

He credited Ely Landau, recently steady buildup of sales to Panama,
resigned chief exec pf NTA, for ; Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Argentina i Hnllvwnnrt Fph

keeping tv’s usual forms of censor- [ and other nations, Azcarraga said. „ ,

from "The Play of The j B ut major concentration is to be 1 t»!° r LS d ,’

Week.” He also spoke of the dire ! aimed at thp American martpt dlrectors has voted to withhold
warnings about telecasting “The with this spurred by the success of ' fili ? g of a lawsmt a S a hist National
Iceman Cometh ” warnings which test telecasts in Los Angeles where ! “SE? Associates for ^overdu^itv
never were realized once the tele- a Mexican dramatic series met with fesidual payments. Plan now is-to
cast took place. “No network cen- ; good public response. Another : hold joint meeting, betweeq NTA
sor would have passed this pro- : ser i es now telecasting in area ’ reps an( * reps , of SAG,-Writers
duction—but by the' same token, j f or the Spanish language market. I Guild of America and Directors
80% of all our productions this * Azcarraga, while not making any : Guild of America “in an attempt to
year would have been refused. In- ‘ definite statement indicated there ne £° tiate a satisfactory solution pf
tegrity of purpose and dignity of . j s also a possibility of attempting j th e problem.” i

spirit are weightless assets on the . to reach a broader audience via ^SAG charges that NTA -ow^s
censor’s scale,” Miner added. • ? dubbing or subtitling of Mex shojvs ' residual payments to SAG mem-

! NTA REPRIEVE ON
SAG RESIDUAL RAP

Filmasttfs Place In the Sun; Off
To the Races With ‘Beachcomber

- Post-’SO WB Sales

Another five' markets have signed
up for the post-’50 Warner Bros,
package of 40 pix. Total market
count now is 44 markets.

New deals Include KBMT, Beau¬
mont,-Tex.; WILX, Jackson, Mich.;
WKZO, Kalamazoo, Mich.; WAVY,
Norfolk, Va.j and WTCN, Minnea¬
polis

Miner wound up by attacking the : for general American release.

programming which tv’s current j - - -

censors permit. “What is left? Syn¬
thetic hogwash and violence! Not
one corpse per half-hour, but three.

Shot through the guts, the head or
the back—the bloodier the better
—Nielsen and Trendex demand it!

. . . Here, then, is the ultimate evil
of censorship. One may defend
some of the things it deplores—
but who can defend the things It
permits? Mediocrity, boredom, sad¬
ism and untruth. Over my name.

I’ll let ‘The Iceman* stand. Let f both
the censor and his supporters put
their - names over ‘The Untouch¬
ables'.”

Frances Horwich Show,'
Five Others Prepped In
Saperstein Expansion

Chicago,'Feb. 21.

Henry G. Saperstein, pfexy of
both Glen Films and UFA Pictures,
is piloting six new teleshows for
network and syndication,
among them a new half-hour
format for video sclioQlma’rm
Frances Horwich. New property,
using working title' of “Reading,
Writing and Spelling,” Is to he
aimed at graduates, of Miss Frances'

NTA’S CANADA SALES;

PPI* PACT PIY erstwhile “Ding Dong School” and
I III. Ot I UjJI" *xO I IA is designed to instruct them in the
Seven major sales of pre and use. of words.
post-’48 '"feature films have been \ UFA, which currently has “Mr.
announced by David Griesdorf, l Magoo” and "Dick Tracy” in syndi-

nrexv of NTA Telefilm (Panaris 1 catlon ’ Is Popping a pair of Jialf-
prexy of NTA Telefilm (Canada),, hour an i ma t ed series for next tele-

jvision season, one of them based
Largest individual sale of over ‘ on “Duffy’s Tavern” and the *>ther
200 20th-Fox films was made to ’to be a cartoon mystery thriller,
CJAY-TV, Winnipeg, Man. Post- • tentatively titled* “Boo!” Saper-
'48 pix "were included in the deal, stein is seeking network takers off
In addition, CJAY-TV bought 10 drawing board presentations,
series. Station CBNT-TV in the: Glen Films, his other company
same city bought 78 features. ! which specializes in sports shows
CFCM-TV, Calgary, Alta., con- J (ABC-TV’s “All Star Golf,” for in¬
fracted for over 300 features and j stance), has made pilois for three

“The Play of the Week” series
Toronto’s CFTO-TV bought 250
NTA features, and Prince Albert,
Sask., will -play. over 200 of the
20th-Fox features on CKBI-TV.
Other deals included CFCF, Mon¬
treal, CJCH, Halifax; CKOS, Kitch¬
ener, Ont.

proposed series. One is to be a 30-
minute boxing show, with Pete
Rademacher taking on challengers
from the audience; another a half-*
hour golf show, “Triple Birdie
Jackpot,” which speaks for itself;
affid the third a half-hour show on
fishing and hunting.

bers for three series—“The Twen¬
tieth Century-Fox Hour,” “Man
Without a Gun” and “How ;to
Marry a Millionaire”—filmed by
20th fpr NTA release. WGA and
DGA presumably are in the same
situation 4 .

Meeting likely will be ; held in
two or. three weeks: /

Vidpix. CEatter

Ernest Motyl has been placed in
charge of MGM’s N.Y. TV eom-
fmercial and industrialVdivision of¬
fice . . . Joel Weis^map. ha^>joined
NTA Telestudios as a staff!-direc¬
tor*. . . Arthur I*L Frankel, head
of Screen Gems’ Coast legal de¬
partment, has been elected assist¬
ant secretary of the company . . .
David L. Wolper has purchased
the rights to a Cze^h-produced
film on Soviet astronauts, “Before
Man Steps* Into Space;” . . .“SG’$
has appointed Alfred Feniandez Jr.
sales manager for Mexico .. Jack
Dunning named supervising film
editor for' MGM-TV . . . Michael
A. Palma,* exec veepee of Trans-
film-Caravel, appointed veepee and
chief financial officer of TFP
Inc., entertainment subsid of Buck¬
eye Corp. . . . Caribbean and South
American markets are being toured
by AJBC Films exec veepee Harold
J. Klein . . . Goodson-Todman’s
NBC-TV hour gumshoer, “Los
Vegas Beat”.will be screened by
the web In New York March 3.
First episode has rolled with loca¬
tion shooting in Los Vegas, at
Boulder Dam and interiors at Para.
I studios on the coast

Deal on Live TV

Aladan Productions, headed by
Dan Enright and Alfred Crown,
has Inked a coproduction deal with
Screen Gems, to develop live tv
programs, including dramatic and
panel prografias.

Deal marks Enright’s bid to re¬
turn to tv following an eclipse in
the wak^ of the tv quiz scandals.
Enright, in association with Jack
Barry, had been the packager of
“Twenty One,” which splashed the
Charles Van Doren scandals.

Enright-Crown deal is the sec-
oiM oneffor SG in the live tv area.
Recently, . SG retained Herbert
Sussan, former director of special
programsvfor NBC-TV, to develop
a package of Jive dramatic and
musical specials. Under the Alad¬
an deal, Enright and Crown would
serve as exec producers of their
shows. First of these series Is ex¬
pected to be ready for network
sponsorship next fall.

Crown,, who has been in the mo¬
tion, picture business since 1931,
has served as v.p. of Samuel Gold-
wyn. Productions and prez of Mou¬
lin Productions^ During the past
year, Enright has been developing
motion picture properties with
Crown. One of the properties was
“Blast of Silence.” shot in N.Y. and
sold to Universal Pictures. Team
also acquired the motion picture
rights to a Shelly Smith novel,
“The Idyll” to be filmed in London,
with David Greene directing.

Some.of Enright's tv credits In¬
clude “Concentration,” “Do Re
Mi.” “Tic Tac Dough.” “Juvenile
Jury,” and “Life, Begins at 80.”

Unique Distrih Plan
On WNEW-TY’s St. Pat
Show for Schaefer Beer

Unusual distribution pattern on
a taped one-hour.specia! commem¬
orating St. Patrick’s Day has been
worked out by Metropolitan Broad¬
casting, Schaefer Beer and BBDO.
The one-hour special is being pro¬
duced by Met’s WNEW-TV on or¬
der from the agency.

Under the' plan, which was orig¬
inated by BBDO and sold to
•Schaefer, its account, the show will
air March 16, night before St.
Pat's Day, on WNEW-TV, N.Y., and
.simultaneously in other Schaefer
markets like Philadelphia, Albany
stnd • Boston. . Met retain rights to
the’ show for its -own stations not
within the Schaefer distribution
pattern, likSe WTTG, Washington,
and KMBC-TV, Kansas City.

Special, titled “The Story of St.
Pafrick,” stars -Myron McCormick
and was written and produced by
Met’s Mel Bailey. Idea originated
with BBDO, which went to Met’s
v.p. for television, Bennett Korn,
and commissioned him to come up
With a St. Pat’s Day show which
Ife could use regionally. Then the
agency sold the idea to Schaeler
and worked out the distribution ar¬
rangements jointly with the spon¬
sor and the broadcaster.

• By BOB CHANDLER

' Winter Park, Fla,, Feb. 21.

After fix highly successful years
of doing other people's film pro¬
duction, Bob Stabler** Filmaster
Inc. Is making its first major effort
to establish Itself as well as an im¬
portant creative force among th*
Hollywood telefilm independents.
Major is the proper adjective for
the effort—it involves the expendi¬
ture of upwards of $1,700,000 thi*
year in new programs and pilots.

It’* characteristic of the boldnesj
and confidence of Stabler & Co.
that their first series effort In the
new approach, “The Beachcomber,”
starring Cameron Mitchell, should
be scheduled for a firm 39 stanzas
for 'distribution on a new regional
sales approach, and that it should
be filmed off the beaten production
paths here in the mid-Florida area.

Since 1955, the time Stabler
founded the company, Filmaster
has had & top reputation as a
“contract producer,” a company
supplying below-the-llne services
for other producers. Company got
( its start on a CBS contract to pro-

• duce "Giinsmoke,” and since then
jhas filmed “Have Gun, Will Trav-
»el,” several filmed “Playhouse 90”
j stanzas, “Troubleshooters,” and
[ currently, “Death Valley Days,”

I “Death Valley,” which Filmaster

• won in bidding against some 29
other producers, marked the first
series in which the company took
on above-the-line, or creative con¬
trol, as well as the actual physical

'production duties. And for Stab¬
ler, it marked a major step for-
Iward. But it still didn’t mark the
j ultimate goal of development and
'ownership by the compapy of It#
own properties.

j “The Beachcomber" doe*. So
does “Our Town,” on which a pilot
j will be filmed within a couple of
j weeks, as soon as casting is com-
! pleted on the Thornton Wilder
j property. So does a new half-hour
football series starring Elroy
‘ (Crazylegs) Hirsch, basic format of
! which is a passing contest among
| the top pro quarterbacks. So doe*
“Flat Top,” series about the U.S.S.

■ Enterprise, which may be piloted
'this spring if the script can bo
completed.

j More Series

| Beyond this, there’s a “Swis*
Family Robinson” series in devel¬
opment, a series of five-minutt
: “Night" Side” capsules, based on
,the KMPC, Los Angeles, feature^

' an Amazon-localed show on th#
drawing boards, and at least one
one-hour series under considera¬
tion. That’s the longrange plan¬
ning, but the immediate project*
are “Beachcomber,” on which six
shows have already been complet¬
ed, and “Our Town.”

Stabler’s operation, though pre¬
dominantly anchored in telefilm
programming, integrates all phase*
of film production—commercials,
industrial pix.^and military films,
as well as occasional theatrical
features. And it was the'military
angle that brought the jompany
into Winter Park and its own stu»
dio setup here. Company hiretj
Col. Bob Kearney to head its mill*
tary operation when hq retired as
head of the Air Force film unit at
Orlando, a stone's throw from here.

, At the same time, Stabler found a

• compact, well-planned three-stag#

| studio in Winter Park and took t

longterm lease on it a year ago.

When “Beachcomber” came
(Continued on page 52)

WCFL Pacts Ralph Kiner ;

Chicago, Feb. 21.

Ralph Kiner, onetime National
League slugger^ is making the
jump this year from the dugout to
the radio booth. He's signed with
WCFL here to do color, vis-a-vis
Bob Bison’s play by play, of the
White Sox games. .Last season
Kiner had- managed 'San Diego in
the Pacific Coast League.

WOLPER ROLLS WFTH
ROOKIE, SPACE SHOWS

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

Filming starts today (Wed.) at
two distant U.S. locations on two of
Wolper-Sterling Prductions’ hour
long specials. “Biography of t
Rookie,” under the direction of
Mel Stuart, who also is producer,
gets underway with a three-week
shooting schedule at Vero Beach,
Fla. Cameraman and codirector
James Wong Howe heads the 10-
man crew filming baseball rookie
Willie Davis at the Dodgers' train¬
ing camp.

Producer-director Jack Haley Jr.,
with another crew at Langley Field,
rolls te* documentary tv special
“Project Man Into Space,” which
is slated for a week of shooting
at the U.S. Astronaut Training
Base.

Vedne*J*j-, February 22, 1961

PSudEff

TV-FOMS

SCREEN GEMS’ $50,000,000 BIZ

1% That I%ges

San Francisco, Feb. 21.

The Only way a continuing supply of quality syndicated pro¬
gramming can be maintained is for "responsible stations, clients
and agencies in the top markets to share proportionately in the
costs," CBS Films admihlstrativejr.p. Sam Cooke Digges said here
today (Tues.).

Digges, in an address to the San Francisco Advertising Club,
attributed the decline in syndicated product to the “price squeeze’*
fostered primarily by stations in the top markets. 'Today," he
said, “approximately 80c nut of every dollar grossed by syndicators
comes from sales made directly to stations. Yet stations are hard
bargainers, and tend to demand special price cuts even though
production hosts have mounted steadily year after year.”

Digges declared that “this &ost-price-profit situation has resulted
is the smallest number of first-run properties being made available
this year In the history of the film business.” He pledged that CBS
Films would supply a Aguiar flow of top calibre programs, but
asked the stations, agencies and advertisers to ,f fight for good pro¬
grams” and to “pay for good programs” to help fulfill that pledge.

HC used San Francisco itself as an 'example of how payment of
“reasonable” prices for top shows can pay off for stations and ad¬
vertisers. The five top syndicated shows average a 19.4 rating and
deliver a cost-per-thousand “that rivals anything the networks can
offer—$2.64 per thousand per commercial minute.’* And the figure,
he said, assumes “top dollar” for both time and program.

Key to success in the use of syndicated film, Digges declared.
Is to “use top shows, fcay top dollar, deliver top audiences, attract
top clients.” *_

Tlay of Weeks’Chi Flop Seen
Tempoed to Dismal Legit Record

Chicago, Feb. 21.. 4

There’s a better than fair chance
that the second skein of “Play of
Week” won’t find any„ takers in
Chi The NTA property may be a
solid performer in other markets,
but in the Windy City it’s an ac¬
knowledged flop.

Failure of the highly respected
caries to get respectable ratings
(and sufficient sponsorship) here
perhaps reflects again Chicago’s
notoriety as a poor legit town.
“Play” has been getting two ex¬
posures a week on WGN-Ty and
has been running last In both time
periods versus Jack Paar andlrerun
feature films, la fact, the combined
rating for both outings wouldn’t
move it up a notch on either night
Heedless to say, it’s going begging
for spot advertisers.

Not* to lay a disproportionate
Chare of the blame on the local
press, the truth is that “Play” has
only had token reception here, com¬
pared with its newspaper treat-
.inent in other markets. A round of
Stories heralded Its Windy City
premiere, and then there was the
expected round of reviews of tee
first couple shows. Since then,
however, it’s been virtually ig¬
nored in the video columns, ex¬
cept for consistent inclusion in tne
“recommended viewing” listings.

The drama critics have totally
backed away from the show, some
because they don’t want to invade
the telecritic’s bailiwick and others
„(Syd Harris of the Daily News, for
Instance) because they outspokenly
don’t like television, with serious
drama or without (WGN-TWs
“Great Music from Chicago” series
has had similar luck with the mu¬
sic critics here)/

As for the tv critics, sortie have
admitted privately—and others
(Continued on page 47)

OFs 92G Profit
For 6-Mo. Period

Official Films prexy Seymour
Reed reports a $92,000 profit for
the period of July 1 to December
31, 1960. The unaudited, before¬
taxes figure contrasts with a pre¬
tax loss of $1,495,000 for the same
period of the previous year.

Reed says that because of the
available tax loss carry-forward,
the $92,000 profit will require no
federal income tax payment.

Since .financial reorganization
about a year ago, Official has been
haying sales successes, particularly
with shorty series out of neswreel
files. Company recently acquired
rights to Paramount’s newsreel li¬
brary, and plans to produce *o"r
and half-hour tele specials along
with the sale of stock footage to
tv producers.

Fiimways Stock Offering

Washington, Feb. 21.

Fiimways Inc., New York, which
produces tr commercials and tv
programs, has asked the Securities
Sc Exchange Commission for per*
mission to makt a stock offering.

Three blocks of common stock
ire being offered, some for public
sale and others in connection with
the acquisition of literary proper¬
ties. Rod Erickson is listed &
president

Ward-Scott On
Animation Spree;
3 New Entries

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

With the television tide of ani¬
mated cartoons on the upsurge,
Ward-Scott Productions, producers
of ABC-TV’s “Rocky and His
Friends,” are gearing their activi¬
ties for the filming of three addi¬
tional tv shows.

Ward-Scott, an animated cartoon
factory headed by Jay Ward and
Bill Scott, have sketched out plans
for the production of “Green Hop¬
per,” 30-minute show revolving
around a frog, wolf and bear;
“Simpson and "Delaney," a Laurel
Sc Hardy animated duo; and “Super
Chicken." f

Each of the shows, of course,
will be dubbed with human voices.
Hans Conreid, Alan Reed and
Chris Allen have already been
voiced-ln for the “Hopper” pilot
which Is currently being shopped
around the ad agencies. Previously
completed and In the offing is
‘Fractured Flickers” a show com¬
prised of film footage from silent
pix which Is reedited to bring about
unusual and funny situations. Each
of the “Fractured” shows, accord¬
ing to Ward and Scott, will (cost in
the neighborhood of $50,009 per
segment. \

All animated shows will) be
scored with original background
music and themes. With this in
mind, Ward-Scott are expanding
their activities whereby they’ll
swing some of their activities in a
musical direction. Already under
way Is the building of a musical
library which will include musical
tracks for the various shows. De¬
pending on the yalue of the music,
some will be used for release as
recordings. ,

Frank Coinstock, Dennis Farnon
and Fred Steiner thus far have
been employed as composers for
the company which In time hopes
to hire additional composers for
(Continued on page 47)

By MURRAY HOROWITZ

Screen Gems, the Columbia Pic¬
tures tv arm which Is going on its
own now as a separate corporate
entity, for the first time faces the
happy prospects of hitting and per¬
haps passing the $5O,OOO;O0O yearly
gross mark.

Todate, SG’s highest gross -has
been $41,690,000, racked up for the
fiscal year ended June 26, 1960.

Ingredients forming SG's rosy
hue include the following:

Seven SG network vidfilm series
are considered in the safety zone
for the ’61-62 season: SG is under¬
stood to have network deals on
two new half-hour shows for next
season. Additionally, SG is coming
in with seven pilots. Beyond that,
SG has three series in national
spot, “Yogi Bear,” “Huckleberry
Hound,” and “Quick Draw Mc-
Graw,” all set for ’61-62, with Kel¬
logg’s picking up the tab.

If SG clicks on three or four of
the pilots. It would give the house
one of the biggest splashes on the
national ley el. Among the pilots Is
an hour series, with ABC-TV un¬
derwriting pilot production. Five
of the pilots are in the half-hour
category.

In the safe column for next sea¬
son are the following entries: “Den-,
nls the Menace” (CBS), “Father
Know* Best” (CBS), “Naked City”
(ABC), “The Donna Reed Show”
(ABC); “Flintstones” (ABC), and
“Route 66.” SG lost only two show#
in this season’s network scramble,
“My Sister Eileen,” due to be
lopped off, and the defunct “Dan
Raven,” an enviable record consid¬
ering the nufnber of entries. ~

The pub-affairs Churchill series
on ABC-TV, in which SG served as
a packaging partner, will ride out
the current season as planned.
ABC-TV still has daytime rerun
rights on “Adventures of Bin Tin
Tin.”

The national area, either network
or national spot, should have a tall
assist from SG’s syndication arm.
Syndie division now has 200 post-
*48 Columbia features up for grabs:
Division, which closed an estimated
$12,000,000 deal for the Columbfas
and a small group of Universal#
with CBS o&o’s, is moving slowly
in marketing the new'pix. Poten¬
tial, though, on the group of 200
Is good.

Other facets of SG’s operation
which are humming include the
commercial subsid Eliot, Unger Sc
Eliot, and the foreign branch.

Another potential of growth is
the entrance of SG in the “live”
arena of networking. SG has re¬
tained Herbert Sussan, former di¬
rector of specials for NBC-TV, to
pioneer this area for the company.

■ In the half-hour syndie field,
SG is expected to come out with
at least one new, and .possibly two
new entries, for the fall Of course,
syndie division has the entire SG
library of vidfilm and feature prop¬
erties to market. 1

All these diversified factors lead
to the $50,000,000 or mpre gross
forecast for the company^. \ -

NTA Chooses Borns
As Business Manager

Vernon Burns, NationabTelefilm
Associates’ European manager.ihas
been brought back and giveh "the
post of general business ^manager
of NTA. Burns will report directly
to prexy Oliver A. Ungeri

Status of station personnel in the
Interim remains the same helmed
by Ted Cott, v.pVln charge of sta¬
tion operations. Cott imports to
Unger. Ely A. Landau ,\ resigned
NTA board chairman, now seeking
to buy WNTA-TV, was asked
whether Cott would join him, if
and when his group bought the
station, Landau replied that he
would hope to retain the same
station team.

20th Has $20,000,000 Potential TV
Gross Riding on Expanded Roster

SG’s 175G Gambia

Screen Gems is taking an¬
other gamble in coming in
with'an hour pilot, the proj¬
ect untied to any' network.
Property is kept under wraps,
but its development and film¬
ing represents an investment
of some $175,000 by SG.

SG last selling season took
a similar gamble on “Router
66” and landed' the 60-minuter
on CBS-TV. In virtually all
other cases, the hour pilot
projects get hefty financing by
particular networks.

More TV Film News
On Page 47

$2,000,000 Hlagoo
‘Dick Tracy Gross
For Saperstein

Chicago, Feb. 21.
Television Personalities Inc. ha*
racked up a gross of $2,000,000 to
date on its two five-minute ani¬
mated syndicationerf, “Mr. Magoo”
and “Dick Tracy/* both out of the
UFA shop. “Magoo,” in four
months of selling, has sewed up
70 markets; “Tracy,” in Its first
week, six.

Stations are using the series in
various ways, according to TPI top¬
per Henry Saperstein. Some are
stripping the five-minute episodes,
some doubling them up In a 15
minute cross-th e-board format, and
some showing them five-ply in a
half hour program once a week.
WGN-Ty is doing the latter, Wed¬
nesdays at 8 pm., opposite Perry
ComO.

“Magoo” has been shot in 104
episodes and “Tracy” in 130.

WPIX Scores Another
Arbitron Click as Cnba
Hour Show Licks Rhais

WPIX, N.Y., did' it again on ‘the
rating meter with “Castro, Cuba
and Communism,” with the hour
documentary hitting a 20.4 average
Arbitron, beating all shows in its
time period in the seven-station
market.

Closest competitor for the Thurs¬
day (16) telecast, which began at
8:30 p.m. f was WNBC-TV, which
posted a 15.1 with the lineup of
“Bat Masterson” and “Bachelor
Father.” Other entertainment
shows beaten by “Castro” included
“Real McCoys,” “My Three Sons,”
“Zane Gray Theatre” and “Gun¬
slinger."

Telecast of . the telementary
climaxed an ad-promo campaign
which Included special mailings to
300 firms in the metropolitan 'area
which had branch businesses in
Cuba taken over by the Castro re¬
gime; random calls by all WPIX
secretaries to home viewers; spe¬
cial mailing material to schools
and top execs in the area; letters
to viewers who made their views
known to the station following the
special Hitler telementary; ads in
the N.Y. Spanish press; on the air
promotion and trailers; and pur¬
chase of time in WNCN-FM, the
good music station in which WPiX
has an interest.

The 20.4 average Arbitron beat
all the news pubaffairs programs
slotted during the week in the N.Y.
market. It was achieved despite a
5.1 lead-in for the show provided
by off-network rerun “Men Into
Space.”

Top N.Y. rating for a telementary
still goes to “The Secret Life of
Adolph Hitler,” another WPIX
production, which posted a 49.7
{average Arbitron.

+■ Twentieth-Fox’s tv division is
shooting for a $20,000,000 gross
next season, about double that of
the current tv season.

Whether the company will make
that goal is dependent on the re¬
ception that its six pilots get in the
market There’s no doubt however,
that the studio is going all out to
capture as high a share of the tv
dollar as possible. Twentieth-Fox
tv topper Pete Levathes, just In
from the Coast, reported that 10
20th-Fox studios now are occu¬
pied by tv tenants, either making
new pilot product or filming-cur¬
rent 20th-Fox series. Holding sway
over production is v.p. Roy Hug¬
gins.

All but one of the pilots are tied
with a network, withjthe web doing
a good deal of the financing. Total
investment in the pilot making is
nearly $1,006,000. Sole uncommit¬
ted pilot is the half-hour “Ginger
Roger# Show,” with Miss Rogers
portraying identical a twins and
Charles Buggies playing a key
role. Exec producer William Self
is doing the series. ;

Three of the shows are tied' 1 with
ABC-TV. They are “Bus Stop ”
based on the William Inge play;
“The Hunters,” action series about
big game hunting; both 90-min-
uters; and “Margie," described as
nostalgic series of a teenage girl
in the 1920’s.

NBC-TV is tied to “House, on
Rue Riviera,” an hour action ad¬
venture series with the Riviera
serving as the backdrop; and CBS-
TV Is keyed to another 60-minuter.
“The Jayhawkers/* a post Civil
War western.

Levathes said that most of‘the
new shows would be filmed on
location with ‘The Hunters” send¬
ing a crew to east Africa; “House
on the Rue. Riviera” shooting* in
Italy and France; “The Jaywalk¬
ers” in western locales; and “Bus
Stop” on the highways of America.

Twentieth-Fox now has “Dobie
Gillis,” “Adventures in Paradise,”
and “Hong Kong” on. the networks.

Gillis” and “Paradise" are safe
for next season, with “Hong Kong”
likely to be axed.

Also 20th, which has a tie with
United Press International in the
servicing of newsfilm to tv stations,
is working on a number of news,
pubaffairs shows under the aegis
of it3 tv division. UPI uses Fox
Movietone News footage and facili¬
ties.

Levathes also said the company
is on the prowl for additional tr
stations. Firm owns KMSP, Minne-
apolis-St. Paul.

4 Star Feels Brant
Of Cancellations

Four Star Productions, in a lack
lustre season, has had more than
its share of cancellations. Opening
the season with 12 network entries,
all but two have fallen by the
wayside for next season. There's
still question mark on “Law and
Mr. Jones” and “Robert Taylor De¬
tective (ABC).

Two definitely slated for re¬
newal include “Tom Ewell”
(CBS), and “Rifleman” (ABC). In
addition, at this juncture of the
’61-'62 selling season, Four Star
has sold the hour “Dick Powell
Theatre” and the “Molly Berg
Show.”

But here's Four Star's disaster
toll for this season:

Already, axed are “Dante,”
“Westerner,” and “Wanted Dead
or Alive.” Skeins for one reason
or another scratched for next sea¬
son include: “Michael Shayne,”
“Peter Loves Mary,” “Zane Grey
Theatre,” “Stagecoach West," and
‘June Allyson.”

P'Sttlhtf?'

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Draw
in th6
West

For most of America’s television
viewers the enchanted frontier of
the old West casts a never-ending
spell. They watch Westerns in
greater numbers than any other
kind of television program.

Today four of the six most
popular shows in television are
Westerns, and three of the four
can be found on the CBS Tele¬
vision Network. In fact, for more
than three years one of our West¬
erns (“Gunsmoke”) has consist¬
ently drawn the biggest nation-!
wide audiences in television.

Not every advertiser, however,
is interested in Westerns. Depend¬
ing on his product or marketing
objectives, a comedy 6r a drama
or a mystery may bring him better
results. To him, the crucial test is:
How well is the network doing
with the kind of programming he
wants to sponsor?

The advertiser who applies this
test will find that the CBS Tele¬
vision Network attracts the big¬
gest average audiences in every
category of entertainment. And it
achieves this remarkable record
with the most evenly balanced
schedule in network television.

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TELEVISION REVIEWS

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Wednesday, February 22, 1961

AT YOUR BECK AND CALL
With Betty Furness, others
Producer: A1 Lawrence
Director: Don Luftig
SO Mins., Mon.-Fri., 1 pjn.
PARTICIPATING
WNTA-TV, N.Y.

"At Your Beck and Call.” a 90-
minute q.&a. panel show with audi¬
ence participation, should prove a
firm anchor in independent WNTA-
TV’s daytime programming re¬
vamp.

Show? daily gathers together a
panel of experts from diverse
fields, and,the cool veteran of the
refrigerator blurb, Betty Furness,
fires querries phoned, in by listen¬
ers. Unusual set has the savants
seated around a table shaped like a
question mark < dotted by a small
round table at Miss Furness’ elbow
that has a phone for the hostess to
call outside help when the experts
can’t come through'.

Preem Monday (20) guested
femme clothes designer Oleg Cas¬
sini; show biz biographer Gerold
Frank; Rabbi Arthur Herzberg;
New York Sanitation Department
Commissioner Paul Screvane; and
a tax expert from a New Jersey
district of the Internal Revenue
Department, Joseph Gisolfi.

Viewer response was immediate
and sustaining, and the guest ex¬
perts. to a man, were articulate
and interesting in their handling
of querries. Miss Furness tossed
the vollies and tendered the segues
from subject.to subject with lively
authority. Flow of info seemed to
have no limits, covering everything
from the psyche problems of show
biz goddesses to where New York
citizens could get a "Curb Y T our
Dog” sign.

Overall, there was a good mix¬
ture of pubservice and entertain¬
ment in the answers. Show had an
intelligence that’s lacking in most
of the daytime soap, quiz and re¬
run frolic, and at the same time
seemed equal in fulfilling the
gregarious need that must be a
prime factor in sunshine viewing.

Six women from a New' Jersey
service org worked the bank of
phones, and presumably "Beck and
Call” will be calling on other area
groups for the gratis function.
Station reports the sextet wrote
out 140 querries during the first
outing.

WNTA says the show was in the
works for about a year before this
week’s preem. Veepee Ted Cott
was creator. Bill

The Play of the Week

What happens to an attractive
divorcee whose sensitive 14-year-
old son discovers she’s been sleep¬
ing with a v.p. of the ad agency
where she works, when the boy¬
friend calls it a day, and when the
agency decides to pass her over for
the big job she’s been anticipating?

Well, everything comes out for
the best in "The Magic and the
Loss,” the 1957 Broadway play by
Julian Funt which for some un¬
fathomable reason is this week’s
"The Play of the Week” on WNTA-
TV, N.Y. Everything, that is, except
the reputation of "Play of the
Week,” which emerges somewhat
tarnished by the experience.

"The Magic and the Loss” could
have been the answer to the sta¬
tion’s daytime problem, for ex¬
panded over a period of time, it
would form the basis for an above-
average daytime serial. But as an
entry in "Play of the Week,” it
lacks the urgency of theme and the
dramatic forcefulness to warrant a
place in the series. In short, it’s
rather trivial, for all the earnest¬
ness of Funt’s script.

Under the circumstances, direc¬
tor Richard Dunlap and the cast
acquit themselves well. Patricia
Neal is good as the troubled di¬
vorcee, Patrick O’Neal is a believ¬
able ladies’ man as her bedmate,
Jeffrey Lynn is a sympathetic ex-
husband, Frederick Clark is prop¬
erly troubled as the son and Vickie
Cummings is a good aging agency
gal. But the most natural perform¬
ance and the best line in the play
goes to Tommy White as a neigh¬
borhood youngster, who, advised to
join the Blue Cross, says, "I can’.t,
I’m a Catholic.” Chan.

INQUIRY

With Davidson Dunton, guests
Producer: Patrick Watson
30 Mins.; Mon., 10:30 pun.

CBC'-TV, from Ottawa

"Inquiry” is a new web stint on
the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.’s
tv net designed to stick its lens
into a number, of things. Show
caught did a wham reverse switch
on a previous CBC video show,
"Press Conference” by letting for¬
mer victims quiz a newspaperman.
Davidson Dunton, longtime chair¬
man of CBC, now topper of Carle-
ton University in Ottawa, hosts the
series with enough slickness to
make the chore adequate and
enough lack of slickness to make it
believable.

This stanza was a standout.
Charles Lynch, chief of the South¬
ern News Services and a veteran
AM and tv performer, w T as the butt
of questions from Hon. George
Nowlan, federal cabinet minister
whose duties include reporting to
parliament for CBC; Paul Martin,
one of the Liberal (opposition'
party’s top members, and Hazen
Argue, chief of the member-weak
but gab-strong CCF party.

Show opened with films of
sequences from old "Press Confer¬
ence” shows in which Lynch had
put the three quizzers in uncomfor¬
table spots. Then they let loose
on Lynch who did a splendid job
r.f answering. At two points he
even started the three politicians
squabbling.

Production was relatively simple,
a matter of keeping the right cam¬
eras on the colorful characters in
front of them.and letting the char¬
acters gab. Setup had Lynch on
a Berman-style stool with the ques¬
tioners at a desk. Dunton, normal¬
ly has to work hard to keen inter¬
est up had practically nothing to
do hut intro the stint and sit back.

"Inquiry” is the kind of tv show
that can be terribly dull or a smash,
but there’s no doubt it fills a neat
spot on the CBC video schedule
and should garner a big reception
for the skein. Gorm.

White Paper

A1 Wasserman is possibly the
I most del't editor and producer of

• public affairs in networking today.
; His latest "NBC White Paper” for
; executive producer Irving .Gitlin
! was precisely organized and it

rang, when seen Tuesday (14), of
exceptional professionalism.

The third “White Paper” was on
“Panama — Danger Zone.” The
crisis still facing the United States
in the Canal Zone was given his-
! torical perspective in this" 60-
minute NBC-TV film. Gitlin and
his aides appear to have a capacity
for revealing the major sides of an
issue, just as they did when they
aired the first “White Paper” on
the U-2 incident. The information
they offer is not always new, but
their stress so far seems to have
been profoundly provocative. It
: would appear “White Paper” has
ibeen destined by its NBC authors
I to uphold points of view that are
j not generally known and cop-
I sequently not shared by the Ameri-
■; can viewing majority. Naturally,
‘ something like this offers shock
; treatments of a valuable variety.

I "Danger Zone” painted a picture
' of U.S. imperialism, more the re-
i suit of poor planning and inepti-
tude than of deliberate effort.
I Fairly, the program also showed
; the steps taken since the Novem-
! ber, 1959, trouble with the native

• Panamians to assuage feelings on
I this critical isthmus.

i "White Paper” last week did not
| offer a solution, but it did one
[thing more vital: It lifted a shade

• of domestic smugness and incom-
| plete information to create aware-

• ness. Whether Gitlin and Wasser-
! man ai'e right in taking the path
j they did is not known, but they

• were compelling and sincere.

i One of the minor points about
i the program that at one juncture
! supplied vitality to "Danger Zone”
. provided annoyance at another.
; Use of calypso singers to narrate
| part of the hour was novel and,
i most of the time, nicely integrated.
A few times, though, the faces and
voices of the Kontiki calypso
group seemed alien to this serious
presentation. Art.

CBS Reports

In covering the aeronautical
agencies’ probe into the crash of
the Boston Electra last fall this
CBS-TV show (16) steered a haz¬
ardous course between scaring the
wits out of viewers and reassuring
them about the safety of commer¬
cial airlines. Perforce, because it
was dealing with a crash that killed
62 persons, this show was a grim,
and sometimes grisly study of the
technical post-mortems surround¬
ing plane disasters.

Opening with the rescuing and
salvaging operations immediately

following the crash, the documen¬
tary moved along with Civil Aero¬
nautics Board technicians as they
began their investigation into the
probable causes. 1 ' Various CAB
teams interviewed survivors, ex¬
amined the wreckage, pieced to¬
gether the shattered fuselage and
power plant and came up with
clues that pointed to a flock of
starlings as being responsible for
choking one of the Electra motors.

The material was handled with¬
out sensationalism, hut could not
fail ta be shocking. The fact that
many of the plane’s seats ‘ and
seat-belts were torn loose by the
impact was disquieting, to put it
mildly. A sequence showing how
bodies and seats behave under
crash impact was also fascinating
in a frightening sort of way. The
show also raised the question of
whether airline seats should not
be reversed to face the rear, but
gave no conclusive answer.

Bill Leonard, who produced and
narrated, was soberly matter-of-
fact in his approach, pointing out
that the close analysis of each
crash is designed to produce a
greater safety factor in commer¬
cial flights. The final impact, how¬
ever, of the show must have been
comforting to the railroad indus¬
try. Herm.

The Ford Show

Tennessee Ernie Ford launched
into his annual abridgment of a
classic opera, complete with coun¬
try-style narration, last Thursday
(16) on NBC’s "Ford Show.” In
the past, Ford has come up with
some pleasant and even reward¬
ing offerings, via "The Mikado”
and “H.M.S. Pinafore.”

This time out, though, he over¬
extended himhelf by doing a cap¬
sule of "Carmen.” Gilbert & Sul¬
livan is one thing, Bizet and grand
opera are another, and "Carmen”
simply didn’t come off. The sing¬
ing was barely adequate, if that,
and Ford’s attempts at a humorous
narration simply didn’t match the
tenor o^ the story, despite his in¬
terpolations of Spanish’ customs
into American country Idiom.

Net result was an unfunny show
In the comedy vein, and a series
of the principal choruses and arias
from the opera, sung at a subpar
level,/ Ford sang Escamilio, show¬
ing a stronger baritone than one
would suspect -hut still far from a
professional level. Karen Wessler
made an attractive Carmen with a
pretty showtune type of voice.
John Guarnieri’s Don Jose likewise
was a pleasant but not strong tenor|
and Irene Cummings was an ade¬
quate Micaela. Top Twenty, Ford’s
regular group, was the chorus.
Henry Reese’s English lyrics
weren’t bad, and Harry Geller’s
orchestral backing was competent.

Chan.

Close-Up
The mob of rednecks howled

the moving car or the dog allowed
to jump into the lap of an inter¬
viewer, did not heighten interest,
as was obviously intended. They
only became annoyingly artsy.

Furthermore, the film editor let
"The Children Were Watching”
get out of hand, cute and switches
were undisciplined, allowing the
full impact of a screeching bigot
or a frightened hero to escape.

Only when the "Close-Up”
camera moved inside the home of a
white mother who took her child
that day to Frantz School did the
program work properly. Even
then, the Scene resembled some¬
thing from a motion picture when
filming techniques were uncertain.

Art.

Perry Como Show

The technicalities involved in
getting a five-minute satirical skit-
on the air these days are enough
to make gag writers cry. Perry
Como guest Nancy Walker, NBC-
TV, (Wednesday (15), was sched¬
uled to do a takeoff on Mary Mar¬
tin’s "Peter Pan,” but the project
was grounded in a tangle of red
tape.

"There was a question of wheth¬
er our version constituted a per¬
formance,” said Goodman Ace,
chief gagman for the Roncom Pro¬
duction’s hour who managed to
keep his sense of humor. “It would
have cost something like $58,000,
which I didn’t happen to have on
me.”

Anyhow, the "Peter Pan” bit re¬
portedly required clearance from
the Sir James Barrie estate in
England, which either didn’t come
through in time or didn’t come
through at all. If there was extra
resistance from the brass at NBC,
where the Mary Martin musical
version of the Barrie kid classic
shapes as an annual event, nobody
was admitting it

In lieu of the "P^ter Pan” rib,
Ace & Co. whipped up a mild situa-
tioner for Como and Miss Walker
regarding the effects of tv on an
adult couple. It didn’t make the
most of the "Do Re Me” star’s
comedic talents, with two-liners
like: "What time is ft?” It’s half¬
past "Wagon Train.’”)

Miss Walker’s opener was a much
more substantial contribution to
what was probably one of the best
Como outings of the season. Cued
by the line, “Those fruitcakes you
laughingly call a production staff,”
the comedienne launched into a
zaney burlesque of what the show’s
director, choreographer etc. had
wanted her to do anent an upbeat
rendition of "From This Moment
On.” She was pitched around by
male terpers, shot in the back by
closup lenses, upstaged by half
doors, tangled in curtains and
wound up singing while eating the
sponsor’s cheese.

European disk fave, Caterina
Valente, svelt in both sight and
sound, gave the show an. exciting
start with her vocal opener. She
joined Como for an impressive lin-

outside, rapping eerily on the doors j fiu i stlc turn, following his lead with

and windows of the house, while
the New Orleans police aimlessly
stood by. The camera caught

translations of six of his hits into
as many languages.

For the first time, the six Peter

vividly the sounds of bigoted fury • Gennar <> Dancers took individual
and the fear of the white family j bows and intros - Host Como did a
inside. These last 10-minutes of : wra P u P medley in his familiar bar-

“Close-Up” Thursday (16) were
powerfully dramatic, but the rest
of this half-hour public affairs pro¬
gram on ABC-TV suffered from
self-conscious stylization.

Bob Drew, who just quit Time
Inc. to form his own production
company, produced the half-hour
called "The Children Were Watch¬
ing.” It was his third contribution
to the "Close-Up” series, sponsored
by Bell & Howell, and with it came
the feeling that whatever pitfalls
his "candid camera” approach to
pubaffairs features bring with it,
Drew is committed to it in spades.

His cameras went down to New
Orleans and stayed there during
the desegregation of Frantz school.
Some of the glimpses of the howl¬
ing rednecks and. of their bemused
children # were just fine. But the
half-hour* suffered when the pub-
affairs team Insisted on doing
everything so candidly that sound
. and picture were often worthless.
! It became pointless, for example,
to do two key interviews from a
tight angle in a moving convertible.
It was meant to be dramatic, but it
was hokey, meaningless and, the
very worst yet, it was almost im¬
possible for a viewer^before a rea¬
sonably good tv set to hear what
was said.

Many small intrusions, such as

ritone.

Bill.

Bell Telephone Hour

Put Barry Wood and a remote
camera crew together and the re¬
sult is bound to be someth’’ng un¬
usual. Add color and a mobile tape
unit, tools which Wood never had
in hi^ “Wide Wide World Days,”
and Disneyland for a backdrop,
and sum total could be superlative
television.

That’s exactly what "The
[■Sounds of America,” color-taped
'on location at Walt Disney’s play¬
ground, was—the best photo¬
graphed, best-edited, location tape
job, black-and-white or color (and
the color here was superb) to come
down the pike. If thematically and
musically, the show had its disap¬
pointing moments, visually it re¬
mained a delightful viewing expe¬
rience.

Wood and producer-director Sid
Smith mixed film ahd tape for this
pictorial essay, bringing in film
director Irving Jacoby to do some
of the special sequences. Film
quality was excellent, virtually in¬
distinguishable from the vidtape,
and Jacoby’s imaginative cameras
captured some magic moments,
particularly In his closeups on Dis¬
ney’s minature villages and castles
(Continued on page 54)

LIVR AND LEARN . '

With Dr. Richard Baden, Dr. Brian
Conway; Collin Pitrker, an¬
nouncer ;

Producer: Betty Zimmerman
130 Mins.; Sum, 12 noon
I GBC-TY, from Ottawa

"Live and Learn” is set as a re¬
fresher skein, aimed at university
level, but while it will never re¬
place the Sunday paper as a noon¬
time diversion for the bathrobe—
and-pajama set, It has a fascina¬
tion that will provide nice watch¬
ing. Aided by the pleasant gab- 1
blng of Drs. Richard Bader and
Brian Conway of the Univ. of
Ottawa, stanza caught kept the
viewers either waiting to see if
something came along they could
Understand or entertained enough
to keep them from getting up to
turn' off the receiver. Most of the
stuff was too high level for the
average Sunday noon operator. The
doctors used models plus real items
to gab on atoms, mainly in poly¬
mers of rubber, asbestos, mica.

With other authorities, upcoming
stanzas will cover geology, Englisn,
government and politics, physics
and psychology. It will he a chal¬
lenge for producer Betty Zimmer¬
man but the Canadian Broadcast¬
ing Corp. wisely chose this young
but already veteran femme who
has proven, in past work with
radio, motion pictures and tele¬
vision, that she delves deeply into
any subject thrown at her and
comes up with a solid structure for
the customers. The success of
such a string of tvers will rest with
Miss Zimmerman; her “cast” will
be ready-made authorities; she’ll
have to make them and their
presentations worthy of video pro¬
duction. Her experience has beea
in documentary films with the Na¬
tional Film Board and Crowley
Films Ltd., and she can make use
of this background in her ’"Live
and Learn” television series,

Gorm.

Ely Landau

Continued from pace 29

plus a profit participation of up to
$1,000,000 for the sellers. For the
first two years" of operation, WNTA-
TV ran heavily in the red as the
station launched "The Play of The
Week” and other vehicles. Accord¬
ing to the present NTA chief exec
officer Oliver A. Unger, the station
since September has been running
in the black.

Decision to sell the broadcast
properties was based on the need
to reduce "a heavy burden of rela¬
tively shortterm debt that is not
self-liquidating.” NTA is expected
to make the sale of its broadcasting
properties sometimes prior to its
annual stockholders meeting
March 20.

Producer Charles Wick, Francis
Langford and her husband, Ralph
Evinrude, through their attorney,
have also expressed Interest in
buying the WNTA stations.

In a letter to NTA, attorney
Charles B. Seton said that "it is
intended that a completely cash
offer will be made, in excess of the
original cost of these properties to
you.” Letter asked for more de¬
tails from NTA, upon which a firm
offer can be made.

Charles Wick is currently pro¬
ducing for 20th-Fox “Snow Whit#
and The Three Stooges;” in tv, he
produced “Fabian of Scotland
Yard.” Formerly Wick had been
manager of bands and personali¬
ties, the roster including Fred War¬
ing, Benny Goodman and Ken
Murray. Miss Langford’s husbahd
heads Outboard Marine, among
other outboard motor companies.

Landau parted company with
NTA when it was decided that
NTA would remove itself from
broadcasting operations and Con¬
centrate on production and dis¬
tribution of tv programming. NTA,
in the last fiscal year, lost $7,001,-
891 on operating revenues of $19,-
018,000. The stations, now up for
sale, account for less than 20% of
NTA’s gross income.

National Theatres & Television
currently retains 38% of NTA’s
stock and is one of NTA’s largest
creditors. Unger, who had been
prpxy of NTA, now also assumes
the posts of chairman of the board
and chief exec officer. Martin
Leeds, former exec v.p. of Desilu
Productions, was named to succeed
Landau on the board of directors.
He will also be chairman of the
exec committee and function ; pri¬
marily as a consultant

TELEVISION REVIEWS

Wednesday, Febraary 22, 1961

Foreign TV Reviews ■

CUFF!

With Cliff Eichard, the Shadows,
Vernons Girls, Dave Sampson,
Johnny Carson, Petula Clark,
Jack Parnell Oreh
Producer: Dinah Thetford-
30 Mins., Thnrs^ 8 pan.

Associated Television, from Lon¬
don

This new weekly skein show¬
cases the soulful temperament and
the wheedling pipes of Cliff Rich¬
ard, the teenage idol who has been
registering on the local disk charts
for a couple of years now. Question
was whether he eould bring in the
adult viewers, for the program was
Intended to be an all-age affair.

The answer, on this showing,'’was
a decisive thumbs-down. Richard’s
wail was definitely out of its class
when he tried familiar ballads like
“Temptation/* and he lacked the
thrust and buoyancy necessary to
hold the show together. Addition¬
ally, this was apparent when he
bowed in with “Pigtails in Paris,”
which lacked verve and wasn’t
helped by some ragged terping
from the chorus line.

In fact, the-show only sparked
into life when Richard was joined
by his neat little instrumental
group, the Shadows, and delivered
the indecipherable lyrics associated
with him. He also Went into a fair¬
ly jaunty calypso with Dave Samp¬
son and Johnny Carson, two young¬
sters with a beat but not much idea
what to do with it.

Production values were only so-
so, with Dinah Thetford doing lit¬
tle to give the show pace or zip.
The Vernon Girls contributed coy
and lacked discipline in their' sim¬
ple terping. A weekly guest is
promised, and the opener had some
adequate warbling from Petula
Clark in ‘Sailor,” followed by her
duet with Richard, “I Wish I Were
In Love Again.” She was too plain¬
tive to provide much contrast.

Fine backing from Jack Parnell’s
outfit was just about the only sat¬
isfying feature. From this showing,
Cliff Richard needs a deal of ex¬
perience before he -bridges the gap
separating a rock star from a fully-
fashioned entertainer. Qfta.

LET THERE BE MUSIC
With Adele Leigh, BBC West of
England Players under Peter
Martin, Bryan. Johnson, Tommy
Reilly, Shirley Gould, Bob Stev¬
enson

Producer: Charles R. Rogers
30 Mins., Fri.* 9:45 pan.

BRC-TV, from London
This filmed skein made a mel¬
low start, concentrating upon mel¬
lifluous music in a gentle mood. It
was the first time comely thrush"
Adele Leigh had been showcased
on her own, although her agile
pipes have often provided welcome
spots in other vaude shows. A
looker, she acquitted herself well,
hut modestly, as hostess, and the
series looks a likely winner for
those who like familiar melody in
a svelte setting.

Important feature of the opener
was the time allotted to the BBC
West of England Players, a smooth
group of strings and woodwind who
were deployed in dainty .arrange¬
ments by its leader, Peter Martin.
They nicely established the elegant
framework of the whole. Adele
Leigh came up with a fine ballad
and near-opera assortment, of
Which “I Hear Music,” a snatch
from “Carmen,” and “Love is Like
a Violin” were typical and agree¬
able.

There were a couple of guests.
Bryan Johnson strutted out “Al¬
most Like Being in Love” In a
virile baritone, and Tommy
Reilly’s harmonica whined out a
springhtly “Toledo.” Chief draw¬
back was the terping by Shirley
Gould and Bob Stevenson, which
was of the end-of-term exercise
variety and didn't really click. But J
production values were good, and •
the whole thing was relaxed and
gulpable, with Adele Leigh’s coy
simper thrown in for the boys.

Ott(L

THE WARNING VOICE
Producer: Colin Clews
Writer: Alan Reeve-Jones
20 Mins,, Fri., 6:10 pan..
Associated Television, from

London

Idea behind this documentary
ikein is to put the searchlight on j
a social problem. For its first oiit-
.ing, the beam fell on television—
and the surprising thing about P.
considering its sponsorship by a
Commercial web, was its fairness

in emphasizing the dangers of un-
selective viewing.

The program, presentation was
cogent, owing something to the old
“March of Jime” movie technique
of using a disembodied inter¬
viewer. It made an urgent journal¬
istic impact, and this might have
been due to the editorial advice of
Arthur Christiansen, famed ex-
‘'Daily Express” editor, now on the
ATV payroll as a consultant.

Show kicked off with a few man-
in-the-saloon interviews, running
The gamut of reactions from whole¬
hearted acceptance to utter un¬
concern. TV critic Denis Thomas
made*a few valid points, such as
the exaggerated horror summoned
up by tv violence (a gangster holo-
cast clipped from an old Jimmy
Cagney movie helped the argu¬
ment). Thomas placed the -menace
of tv as a soporific, dulling the
mental faculties to inertia.

The power of the medium as an
image-breaker or, alternatively, a
personality-builder, was instanced
with Senator McCarthy, and the
reputed tv advantage of Kennedy
over Nixon. And-Dr. Hilde Himmel-
weit, who had been in charge of a
recent sociological survey of tv,
decided that delinquency was hard¬
ly one of its effects, although ag¬
gressive symptoms might be en¬
couraged in-devious ways.

In fact, the program might have
been devised by an unbiased out¬
sider—and that was its chief merit.
It couldn’t help hut skim the
ground, but any shirking of the.
subject’s full implications seemed
due to the time-limit rather than
prejudice, the scripting was taut,
and the productoin sharp. Otta .

Foreign TV Followups

Sunday .Night at the Palladium

Highspot of this stanza of ATV’s
“Sunday Night at the Palladium”
was the eruption of that forth¬
right thrush from the States, Do¬
lores Gray. She trailed a ready¬
made local welcome along with
hex', for she’s widely remembered
for her legit impersonation of the
gun-toting Annie and was careful
to recall a number from the show.
Elegantly produced by Albert
Locke, who neatly used chorus
boys to waft the star about the
stage, Miss Gray chose a lively
opener in “I Ix>ve Everybody,”
and went on to score strongly with
a fetching ballad, . “When We’re
Alone.” She picked mostly out-of-
the-rut material, and her delivery
was sharp and* assured, despite a
tendency for her able pipes .to go
off-key under pressure. She boweek
out with a musicomedy medley, ih
which a haunting “It’s the Wrong
Fa^ce” stood out. In fact, she
clicked in the plaintive mood
throughout, and strained a bit in
the uptempo items.

The rest of the bill passed. The
show was briskly launched by a
couple of local trapezists, the Sa¬
lons, who provided fast acrobatics
with an exhilarating bounce. A
reasonable flow of yooks ensued
from the patter of Billy Dainty,
who aped the gaudy getup of the
old-style comics and had a broadly
wicked line in mimicry. His parody
of Shirley Bassey, a recent topper
in the show, rocked the customers.

Italian tenor Toni Dalli came up
with a couple of vocals, picked to
show off the range of his pipes. He
was'fine in “Beloved,” but tended
to swamp his “Pagliacci” aria with
beat-up emotion.

. Don Arrol emceed vigorously,
but still forced his material to the
stretching point. The chorus line
was skilfully deployed by George
Carden, 4i Beat the Clock” was
predictable, and producer Albert
Locke welded the whole Into its
familiar safe formula. Otta.

Sunday-Night Play
Finale of a batch, of 20 new plays
specially written for BBC Tele¬
vision’s Sunday night .drama spot,
“The Intervener” was a legal re¬
jig of “The Blue Angel” theme.

The series has been well-re¬
ceived without -sending up any
hooray-rockets and the same goes
For the ring-down. Written by
Donald Wilson, head of the BBC’s
tv script department, this unlikely,
but easy-to-Uke tale was a blue¬
print of what-the-T>oss-wants in the
way of quietly unfolding incident
and slowly revealed character,
(Continued on page 54)

_ PfaUEff

CASTRO, CUBA & COMMU¬
NISM

With Westbrook Van Voorhls, nar¬
rator; Harry Glass, mnsie
Producers:' Walter D. Engles, Wil¬
liam L. Cooper

Writer: Eldoreus L. Dayton .
60 Mins., Thurs. (16) 8:30 p.m.
THERMO-FAX
WPIX, N.Y.

(Unpin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan)
The Walter D.. Engles-William
L. Cooper production team that
gave WPIX a firm foothold in the
documentary sweepstakes with
“Russian Revolution” and “The
Secret Life of Adolf Hitldr” has
further entrenched the N’Y. "in¬
die’s public service ambitions with
a new hourlong documentation of
the Cuban tragedy. “Castro, Cuba
and Communism” as unreeled last
Thursday (16) in the prime 8:30-
9:30 period was a vividly grim,
graphic and certainly outspoken
recapitulation of the Castro be¬
trayal and the Sovietizing of the
Caribbean island.

Spanning the nine years from
the Batista conspiracy and swoop-
in of March '52 and the resultant
reign of terror,, police violence and
student rebellion, through the ini- ■
tial forays of Castro the fledgling
revolutionist and his ascendancy
to’ dictator, to the Nikita & Fidel
UN brother act amid a growing
anti-Castro movement, this was a
swift-moving, frequently hair-rais¬
ing pictorialization of deceit and
oppression, edited to a turn.

It matched in excitement and
tenseness the most harrowing of
tv’s crime-adventures sagas in this
chapter-&-verse~ unfolding of a
Castro duping the peasantry in his
lust for power and allowing Rus¬
sia to steal the'Revolution.

The Castro documentation has
come a long way in the brief two-
year span since the hesitant boasts
of “liberator” and preachments of
a democratic Cuba and free elec- i
tions. Whether hindsight or plain
fact, this “definitive” and anything
but subtle picture as narrated by
Westbrook Van Voorhis (and
scripted by Eldorous L. Dayton)
now pins t the Red rap on Castro
dating back io the early days of
the 26th of July Movement in
Which the Commie strategy was
mapued during his iVnori-onment.
He. was the villain from the word
go; the seeds of deceit long since
planted in the mountains of the
early hideout. There w r ere no
heroes, save for the long-suffering
peasantry — Batista’s black and
Castro’s red. On such a canvass,
the producers wore a tv tapestry
that was frightening, blood-curd¬
ling and important. Rose.

BOB HOPE BUICK SPORTS
AWARD SHOW

With Hope, Joe BeUino, Tuesday
Weld, Wilt Chamberlain, Jayne
Mansfield, Pancho Gonzalez,
Jnlle London, Dick Groat, Dana
Andrews, Rafer Johnson, Ronald
Reagan, Jerry Lucas, Esther Wil¬
liams, Roger Maris, Jane Wyman,
Barry MacKay, Ginger Rogers,
Arnold Palmer, Dean Martin,
Floyd Patterson, Lucille Ball,
Norm Van Brocklin, Jane Rus¬
sell

Writers, Mort Lachman, Bill Lar¬
kin, Lester White, John Rapp,
Charles Lee; consultant, Norman
Sullivan; additional material.
Gig Henry
Exec Producer: Hope
Producer: Jack Hope
Director: Jack Shea
60 Mins., Wed.; 10 p.m.

BUICK

NBC-TV (tape)

Outstanding athletes of I960,'
chosen by a national poll of sports
writers, stepped up for their awards
Wednesday (15) on NBC-TV’s “Bob
Hop? Buick Show” and it all added
up to a pleasant hour for the pro¬
gram’s participants, the sponsor
and the viewers. Matching the ar¬
ray of sports champions was. a
flock of film celebs which Hope
Enterprises had marshalled to
make the actual presentations.

Hope himself was in fine fettle:
as emcee of the proceedings. Wittij
material on which no less than
seven writers had labored, he
romped through the taped hour.
His timing was perfect, the humor
was topical and occasionally trady.
Even the athletes handled their
lines with finesse and assurance
which hinted careful rehearsal.

On CBS-TV’s “Jackie Gleason
Show” which was something less
than a success when it went on the
air last month, Hope observed:
“They dropped the show, but the
(Continued on page 52)

THE LINCOLN .MURDER CASE
(Show of the Month)

With Luther Adler, Alexander
Scourby, Roger Evan Boxill,
Carl -.Don, James Hickman,
James Patterson, Andrew Prine,
Lonny Chapman, others
Producer: David Susskind
Director: Al?x Segal
Writer: Dale Wasserman
90 Mins.: Sat. (18),^9:30 p>m.
DUPONT

CBS-TV, from N. Y.

- (BBD&O)

A papier maciie montage of the
characters and incidents leading
to the assassination of President
Lincoln was offered by the DuPont
“Show of the Month” Saturday
(18) night over CBS-TV. The mon¬
tage, though, wasn’t the accepted
version of the Lincoln assassina¬
tion, but a contention that the
then Secretary of War may have
plotted and/or helped the execu¬
tion of the dire deed.

Evidence offered for this conten¬
tion raised more questions than it
answered. The concluding impres¬
sion was a cloud of suspicion. The
Dale Wasserman script was based
on the Theodore Roscoe book, “The
Web of Conspiracy,” and other
sources.

It wasn’t only the unsatisfying
historical evidence put forth that
made “The Lincoln Murder Case,”
the title of the tv drama,' a so-so
vehicle. It was weaknesses in
other areas. The form of the drama
had Alexander Scourby as a mod¬
ern-day prober, offering the bits
and shreds that implicated War
Secretary Edwin M. Stanton in the
deed. Scourby would appear and
then there would he repeated fade-
outs to the Civil War period. That’s
a device which is tough for any
drama, let alone one saddled with
just a competent script

While the tapestry for the Civil
War period was put on stage in
this “live” rendition, complete
with a large cast playing the roles
of the great, near great, ordinary,
and villains, it lacked the magic of
theatre. The spark that ignites and
transforms a vehicle to a theatri¬
cal experience never was hit
That is not to say that the 90
minutes were without interest. It.
had interest in many parts, cameos
of Lincoln, his cabinet and his
times. Particularly, the bloody as¬
sassination and the attack on State
Secretary Seward had impact
Luther Adler was competent as
the ambiguous heavy, Stanton.
Roger Evan Boxill, as John Wilkes
Booth, was a hammy version of
John Barrymore. Drummond Er-
skin lacked some of Lincoln’s sta¬
ture and depth, but he did catch
his quiet good humor. Carl Don,
James Hickman, James Patterson,
and Andrew Prine, as the conspira.
tors were okay. Others in the large
tapestry were competent.

Director Alex Segal picked and,
selected the threads with finesse,
although boxed in by the aforemen¬
tioned restrictions. Horo.

BARBARA McNAIR SHOW
With Peter Gadke, Nino Baname,
Richard WessOrch, Wy a Elliott
Producer: Steve Carlin
Director: Ken Whelan
15 Mins., Sat., 11 pan.

SCHAEFER BREWING CO.

WABC-TV, N. Y.

(BBD&O)

The “Schaefer Circle” has the
added virtue of being designed for
the saloon set as well as for home

THE GREAT CHALLENGE
With Howard K. Smith, moderator*
UN Ambassador AdLfi Steren-'
son, Arnold J. Toynbee, Dr.

• Henry Kissinger, Dr. Paul A.
Samqelson, Rear Admiral Lewis
L. Strauss

Producer: Warren Bush
Director: Martin Carr
CO Mins.; Suu., 4 pan.

CBS-TV, frem N.Y.

An intensely provocative, fasci¬
nating hour of page one-slanted
talk marked the season's premies<?
of “The Great Challenge” on CB^-
TV Sunday afternoon U9\ Men of
wisdom and with deep ins'* ht were
the panel participants and the man
who has become Columbia’s No. 1
moderator, Howard K. Smith, him¬
self vei'sed in the key issues c m-
ironting our society, kept the talk
moving w’lth intellectual clarity
and frequent eloquence.

Under discussion for this initial
hour of the fourth season of
“Great Challenge” was America’s
strategy in dealing with the cold
war of nuclear weapons and the
growing gap between the rich and
the poor among ail nations, and
contributing toward the stimulat¬
ing symposium were UN Ambas¬
sador Adlai Stevenson, historian
Arnold J. Toynbee, foreign policy
expert Dr. Henry Kissinger; econo¬
mist Di'. Paul A. Samueison and
Rear Admiral Lewis L. Strauss, the
former chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission.

The content was big—and so
were the participants. In accepting
the basic premise that there are
lapses in the U.S. strategy on a
number of fronts; that the “image”
of America has changed since the
U.S. “invented nationalist revolu¬
tions” in 1776 and that we’ve per¬
mitted the Communists to become
too atti’active to underdeveloped,
countries through our own m‘s-
deeds, s. iugness and com^’e.c \:c*y,
the panelists brought a wide range
of kiiOvvieu^e and re-t-icncv to me
subject matter through the 60 stim¬
ulating minutes

A viewer couldn’t help sensing
the continued eloquence and states¬
manship of a Stevenson and the
recognition that, by virtue of his
UN portfolio, his increasing tv ex¬
posure lends an added dimension
to the “new frontlersmanship.” To
hear a Toynbee, soft-spoken, hu¬
morous, profound, suggests anew
that there’s still hope for a medium
that can attract men of such per-
: suasion.

A rewarding hour that did great
credit to CBS. Rose,

WORLD OF MUSIC
With Wally Koster, host; Joyce
Sullivan; Ruth Walker, Alas &
Blanche Lund, Lucio Agostini
Orch (28); Bob Goulet, guestar
Producer: Len Casey
Writers: Bernard Slade, Allas
Mailings

30 Mins., Sun. (12), 7:30 p.m.
REVLON

CBC-TV, from TORONTO

* lacLa ' • 1

Bob Goulet’s appearance on
“World of Music” gave him his
first opportunity sirite joining the
cast of “Camelot” to show his
i gratitude to the Canadian Broad¬
casting Corp. by guest-starring
over their trans-Canada tv net¬
work. It meant a fast morning
plane trip from Manhattan to To¬
ronto on his only Sunday off from
: his stage stint and a swift taxi-
| journey to the CBC studios, where
the program was later presented
live.

Wally Koster hosted and Gou¬
let’s flanking singers were Joyce
Sullivan and Ruth "Walker.

viewers. The local beer manufac¬
turer has built this show around
Barbara McNair, a Lena Horn-ish
looker, who is surrounded by fast
moving musical and choreogra¬
phic elements. For a quarter-hour
show, this has a lot of things
going.

The layout was designed, along
hard, vaudevilly lines. In so brief
a session there can be no waste
motion, the audience has to be
captured on short ord^r and kept
there.

Miss McNair, a young and ener¬
getic singer, worked hdW to fulfill
her function. Some of the gim¬
micks were fairly basic, and many
of the items purveyed were along
accepted grooves. Miss McNair is
a good singer, although without an
inner excitement but she was
given excellent accompaniment by
the orchestra conducted by Rich¬
ard Wess. and good choreographic
accompaniment by Peter Gladke
and Nino Banome. Wynn ElMott
did the commercial spiels. Jose.'

Koster opened with a lusty “My
Funny Valentine” and, later, with
a hefty “Glory of Love”;; then
Joyce Sullivan in a torch , con¬
tralto of “Something Wonderful,”
personable chatter from Koster,
and Ruth Walker into her comedy
singing of “Independent.”

All were in good voice, with
Bob Goulet soloing in “If Ever I
Would Leave You” < which he
baritones in “Camelot”), plus a
be-and-she medley of love-songs,
with quartet in a close-harmony
finale of “Three Little Words.”
All were bright and breezy with
the foursome stirring in their
solos and overall work.

Interpolated was a three-scene
duo dance number of Alan &
Blanche Lund, complete with lifts
and twirls, and very polished in
its professionalism. Sets were
elaborate and Lucio Agostini’s 23
then gave solid backing,, although
off-camera throughout. Tuneful
format showed production quall-
of Len Casey, with the 30-
■te stanza seeming all-too-
shOrt. Me Stay.

Pft&iEFi

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

l§:¥^

"...the force and vitality of the program out¬
shone many a network effort.”

- MARIE TORRE, Herald-Tribune

"It had the full values of truth and history.”

— JACK O’BRIEN, Journal-American

"...the best TV taking-apart of Castro we’ve
yet Seen.” - EDITORIAL, New York News

CASTRO, CUBA AND COMMUNISM , in addi¬
tion to the accolades of the critics, received the
highest ARB rating of the year for special news
documentaries, a 20.4 average rating . . . top¬
ping ail competition against prime-time
network programming (8:30-9:30 PM, Thurs¬
day, Feb. 16th).

Like “The Russian Revolution” (25.8 ARB,
nominated for an “Emmy”) and “The Secret
Life of Adolf Hitler” (49.7 ARB, highest-rated
documentary ever!) CASTRO, CUBA AND COM
MUNISM is the latest of the WPIX-produced
Documentary Spectaculars which have led the
way in demonstrating that important public
service programming need not play to limited
audiences.

It is unique and significant that these Documen¬
tary Spectaculars attract huge audiences and
are, as Jack O'Brien said, “public service of the
most admirable sort.”

-a

WPIX Documentary Spectaculars
are available for syndication in
local markets and throughout
the world.

THE PRESTIGE INDEPENDENT
WITH NETWORK PROGRAMMING |

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V«J«e>Jbr, FebniMy 22, 1961

ARB SYNDICATION CHART

Variety’s weekly tabulation based on ratings furnished by American Research
Bureau, highlights, the top ten network shows on a local leveljind offers a rating study
in depth of the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular market. This week
ten different markets-ere covered. „

In the syndicated program listings of the top'ten'shows, rating data such as the
average share of audience, coupled with data ms to time and da{/ of telecasting com¬
petitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished. Reason for detailing fn
exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating
strength of particular series. Various branches of the industry, ranging from media

buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable.

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum cif 247 markets. The
results of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety. Coupled with the-* rating
performance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Variety -ARB charts
are designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the V. S.

(*> ARB's November, 1900 survey < t ww 4 * twe week yri oi Syndicated shows
sharing one of the two weeks with an alternating or special program could irot be
properly judged for comparative performance. Therefore, November data will be
limited to those syndicated shows which played both weeks.

HARRISBURG-LANCASTER-LEBANON-YORK

STATIONS: WSAL, WTPA. WHP, WSBA. WLYH. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER I0-2J. I960.

TOP TRW NETWORK SHOWS

* AT.

1 TOP SYNDICATED PROGRAMS

AT.

TOP COMPETITION

AT.

ML PROGRAM—DAT—TIME

ST A.

ETO

KL PROGRAM—DAT-TIME

8TA.

DISTRJB.

«ra*

PROGRAM

STA.

RTG.

1. Manhunt (Sat. 10:30)_.*..

....WGAL..

..Screen Gems

Fight of The Week.....

..WTPA

1. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30)...._

.WGAL

Make That Spare.

Wrestling; M. Shayne..

..WTPA

L Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).

.WGAL

3, Shotgun Slade (Wed. 7:00).

....WGAL..

..Ziv-UA

It’s In The Name.

. .WTPA

Scoreboard .

..WTPA

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).

.WGAL

3. Shotgun Slase (Weh. 7:00',.

....WGAL..

..MCA

Hour of Stars.

..WTPA

Scoreboard ....

. .WTPA'

3. Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00).

.WGAL

4. U.S. Marshal (Sat. 7:00) ...

....WGAL..

..NTA

Tales From The Tomb.

..WHP

4. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10)

.WGAL

5. Death Valley Days (Fri. 7:00)....

...:WGAjL..

.. U.S. Borax

Hour of* Stars .

Scoreboard .

..WTPA

5. The Price Is Right (Wed. 8:30-9:00) .

.WGAL

6 . Lock-Up (Fri. 8:00) .

....WGAL..

..Ziv-UA

Harrigan & Son.

. .WTPA

7. Pony Express (Fri. 7:30).

....WGAL..

.. CNP

Funday Funnies .

..WTPA

5. Red Skelton (Tues, 9:30-10:00) __

WGAL

8. Mike Hammer (Tues. 10:30) .

_ WTPA. .

.. MCA

Garry Moore .

. .WGAL

9. Johnny Midnight (Sat. 8:30) .

... .WTPA..

..MCA

Tall Man . ....

. .WGAL

6. Pete & Gladys (Mon. 8:00-8:30) .

.WGAL

10. Cisco Kid (Sat. 12:30) ..

....WTPA..

.. Ziv-UA

Detectives Diary.

..WGAL

7. Deputy (Sat. 9:00-9:30)...

• WGAL

10. Popeye (Mon.-Fri. 6:00).

...WSBA..

. King Features 4

News; Weather .

. .WGAL

Hour of Stars; News...

..WTEA

T. Garry Moore (Tues. 10:00-11:00)_

.WGAL

Jeffs Collie.

Trackdown .

..WGAL
. .WGAL

Jim Eowie .

. WGAL

GREENVILLE-ASHEmLE-SPARTANBURG j

STATIONS: WFBC. WSPA t WLOS. *5URVEY OATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).WFBC 57

2. Price Is Right (Wed. 8:30-9:00)...... - WFBC 40

3. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00)..._WLOS 35

4. Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00) .-WFBC 33-

4. Lanunlo (Tues. 7:30-8:30)...._WFBC 33

5. Cheyenne (Mon. 7:30-8:30)...WLOS 31

4. Bonanza (Sat. 7:30-8:30)..WFBC 30

«. Outlaws (Thurs. 7:30-8:30).,.*ft*BC 30

T. Gunsmoko (Sat. 10;00-10:30).WSPA ‘ 28

8 . Alfred Hitchcock (Tues. 8:30-9:00)... .WFBC 28

1. TLS. Marshal (Wed. 7:00).WFBC.... NTA

2. Sea Hunt (Mon. 7:00).WFBC.... Ziv-UA

3. Brothers Brannigan (Tues. 7:00).. WFBC.... CBS

3. Shotgun Slade (Thurs. 7:00).WFBC.... MCA

4. Manhunt (Sat. 7:00)..WFBC.... Screen Gems

5. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00).WFBC-Screen Gems

5. Whiriybirda (Thurs. 7:30)...WLOS....

6. Quick Draw MeGraw (Wed. 6:00)..... WFBC.... CBS

/ Screen Gems

6. Jeffs Collie (Mon. 6:00)..WFBCi...

ITC

7. Woody Woodpecker (Tues. 6:00).WFBC;...

Kellogg

Early Show.*.

..WLOS

Esso Reporter .

. .WLOS

Early Show .

..WLOS

Esso Reporter .

. .WLOS .

Early Show .

. .WLOS

Esso Reporter .

. .WLOS

Early Show .

. .WLOS

Esso Reporter.

..WLOS

43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Grand Old Opry.

. .WLOS

Early Show .

. .WLOS

News; Weather .

..WLOS

Outlaws: Wonderland .

. .WFBC

Early Show .

. - WLOS

News; Weather.

..WLOS

Early Show .

. .WLOS

News; Weather.

..WLOS

Early Show .

. WLOS

36!

i News; Weather .

. .WLOS

JACKSONVILLE, FLA

STATIONS: WJXT, WFSA. ‘SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23. I960.

1. Guasmoke (Sat 10:00-10:30)..

.WJXT

501

1. Highway Patrol (Mon. 8:00).__

...WFGA..

..Ziv-UA

Pete & Gladys.

...WJXT

2. Cheyenne (Mon. 7:00-8:00) .

.WFGA

2. Death Valley Days (Fri. 7:00)....

...WJXT..

. U.S. Borax

Dan Raven - .

...WFGA

3. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30)-.

.WFGA

3. U.S. Marshal (Sat. 10:30).

...WJXT..

.. NTA

Fight of The Week...

.. .WFGA

4. Real MeCeys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).

.WFGA

Make That Spare.

.. .WFGA

5. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10)

.WJXT

4. Brothers Brannigan (Tues. 7:00)..

...WJXT..

.. CBS

Bugs Bunny .

.. .WFGA

6. Perry Mason (Sat, 7:30-8:30).

• WJXT

4. Sea Hunt (Tues. 7:30) .

...WFGA..

..Ziv-UA

Manhunt . .....

...WJXT

7. Checkmate (Sat. 8:30-9:30) ....-

.WJXT

,5. Johnny Midnight (Wed. 7:00)....

...WJXT..

.. MCA

This Man Dawson

.. .WFGA

8. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9:00).

.WJXT

5. Mike Hammer (Thurs. 7:00)......

...WJXT..

.. MCA

Outlaws ..

.. .WFGA

8. Untouchables (Thurs. 10:00-11:00) .

.WFGA

6. Manhunt (Tues. 7:30)..

...WJXT..

.. Screen Gemi

Sea Hunt .

...WFGA

9. Dennis The Menace (Sun. 7:30-8:00).

.WJXT

6. This Man Dawson (Wed. 7:00).. ..

...WFGA..

.. Ziv-UA

Johnny Midnight

.. WJXT

9. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 9:30-10:00).....

• WFGA

7. Badge 714 (Mon. 7:00)..

. ..WJXT. .,

.. CNP

Cheyenne .

.. .WFGA

JACKSON, MISS

STATIONS: WLBT, WJTV. *SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Real McCoys (Thurs. 7:30-8:00).WLBT

2. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 8:30-9:00 > .WLBT

3. Chevy Show (Sun. 8:00-9:00)...WLBT

4. Checkmate (Sat. 7:30-8:30)....WJTV

4. Rifleman (Tues. 8:00-8:30)WLBT

5. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9:00). WJTV

6. Lassie (Sun. 6:00-6:30) ..... .WJTV

7. Red Skelton (Tues. 8:30-9:00)..WJTV

7. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).WLBT

8. Dennis The Menace (Sun. 6:30-7:00).. .WJTV

8. Groucho Marx (Thurs. 9:00-9:30).WLBT

8. Perry Maapn (Sat.. 6:30-7:30)..WJTV

8.-Wyatt Earp (Tues. 7:30-8:00).WLBT

L Tombstone Territory (Thurs. 7:00)

2. Blue Angels (Thurs. 8:00).

3. Sea Hutft (Thurs. 6:30).

4. Jim Bowie (Thurs. 6:30).

5. Coronado 9 (Sat. 9:30) ...

6. Shotgun Slade (Tues. 8:30)..

7. Rescue 8 (Thurs. 8:00) ..

8. Not For Hire (Sun. 9:00).

9. Dangerous Robin (Wed. 9:30)....

10. Silent Service (Sat. 10:00).

.WLBT.:.

. Ziv-UA

Rhythm Masters .

.WJTV *

.WLBT...

. CNP

Rescue 8 .

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ITediieftday, February 22, 1961

That’s Us... All Over

I t’s been only three and a half years since the
creation of NBC International, Ltd., but a
review of what the new enterprise, has already
accomplished could be entitled, “Where Did You
Go? Out. What Did You Do? Plenty.”

The general goals of the undertaking have
been to find overseas markets for our television
shows, to search for investment opportunities in
the development of TV stations abroad, and to
discover what other nations have to offer in the*
way of programs for U.S. audiences.

Today, NBC International, Ltd., under the
continuing leadership of board chairman Alfred
R. Stern, is a familiar name in many, many cor¬
ners of the globe (we know a globe doesn’t really
have corners, but let’s not get nasty about it).

Dozens of our programs and personalities are
almost as well known overseas as they are here.
For example, the “NBC White Papers” and
“Victory at Sea” have been eulogized in England;
“Laramie” is a smash attraction in Germany; in
Italy, Peny Como was such an immediate hit that
they named a lake after him.

Similarly, “National Velvet” is a great favor¬
ite in Mexico City; “Project 20” and the “NBC
Opera” are very big in Australia; and in Japan,
Loretta Young is so beloved that she isn’t even
required to remove her shoes before coming
through that door.

Only three short summers ago, there were but

18 overseas areas carrying our TV programs.
Now, there are 51 regions abroad where our shows
are seen. And busy NBC International offices in
London, Mexico City and Sydney see to it that
these regions are properly serviced.

We’re hopeful that in the not-too-distant
future, the number of overseas-produced shows
finding their way to our TV screens here will in¬
crease. Thus far, the traffic in this direction has
been little more than a trickle. But we’re trying
to remedy this through our production and devel¬
opment assistance on new shows being readied in
other countries.

As you read fins, for instance, NBC President
Bob Kintner is making a two-week swing through
Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil to review our
Latin American associations and survey possibil¬
ities for expanding our news coverage in that area.

Our strong interest in overseas broadcasting
is spurred largely by the realization that nearly 90
per cent of all U.S. homes are already equipped
with television. But elsewhere in the world, TV-
set ownership is mushrooming as it did here at
the turn of the ’50’s. In fact, the TV public outside
the U.S. is now almost as large as the audience
within our borders.

So TV’s greatest growth potential is no longer
on the domestic side. No one is more aware of that
fact of life than we are. Nor is this an awareness
that is just now being translated into action. The

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truth is that we are the number one broadcasting
company in the international field, but there are
challengers aplenty.

Among the overseas stations with which we
have close working relationships are Television
Tapatfa, in Guadalajara; Cadete (Channel Nine) ,
in Buenos Aires; QTQ9, in Brisbane; and Fuji TV,
in Tokyo.

Our main contribution to the development of
such operations abroad, we feel, is the experience
we’ve gained in over a decade of TV growth at
home. Many overseas installations are poised at
the same threshold we were trying to cross, a
dozen years ago. Our skilled representatives are
on hand at those places to make the crossing a
bit easier. .

In the course of the past few seasons we have
discovered that entertainment tastes of viewers
differ very widely from country to country.
A half-hour guitar concert that might be the livin’
end in Buenos Aires could lay an ostrich-sized
egg in Australia. A particular drama anthology
might be very big in England’s urban centers,
but in Italy’s olive-producing regions the viewers
might stay away in groves.

Among all nations, however, there’s an in¬
satiable hunger for news and public affairs, and
NBC News—under chief Bill McAndrew—and
NBC International, Ltd., work side by side to
help answer this need. Generally speaking, it’s
McAndrew’s staff that handles the spot-news ar¬
rangements while International leans toward the
feature stories and public affairs programs.

The overseas appetite for NBC footage in
these spheres is considerable. For example, NBC
International furnished a total of nearly 15 hours’
film coverage of the Inauguration to Holland,
Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Philippines and
Australia.

A few days later, by means of the “hot kine”
process, a kinescope of President Kennedy’s first
news conference was rushed to West Berlin. As
the editor-in-chief of Radio Free Berlin later
pointed out, this marked “the first time such a
complete program from across the Atlantic was

shown to the German public less than 24 hours
after origination.”

In the long-haul transmitting and receiving
of TV footage, NBC News most often makes use of
jet-plane service. But fast as the jets are (and
spanning an ocean in half a dozen hours or so
can hardly he called dawdling), NBC has some¬
thing else that’s even speedier.

Under arrangements with the BBC, we are
able to send and receive news film across the
Atlantic by cable. (The Western terminus of this
set-up is an impressive hunk of equipment on the
RCA Building’s seventh floor here.) Gable-film
is no penny-ante matter; it takes 100 minutes to
transmit a one-minute sequence. But it’s by far
the quickest method devised for rush service.

Thus, on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s wed¬
ding, the procession to Westminster Abbey was
shown on NBC here less than two hours after the
film was shot.

Exactly one week ago—for the very first time
—the cable-film procedure was used in both direc¬
tions on the same day. Shortly after we finished
sending our films of the rioting at the UN, the
BBC came through with the footage we had or¬
dered on the coverage of the Brussels plane crash.

There’ll come a time, of course, when live,
trans-oceanic TV will be as commonplace as
beauty-parlor gossip. No doubt we will then look
back nostalgically on cabled film as a kind of
pony-express stop in TV’s inexorable march of
progress. Both NBC International, Ltd., and NBC
News, we know, will continue to have a hand in
making the world just a bit smaller.

The same can’t be said, by the way, for our
effect on the size of Western ranches. In the
“Bonanza” series, for example, the Cartwrights
are right proud of their Nevada acreage. Little
do they know that, thanks to our program sales
Overseas, their property now extends into such far-
off places as England, Sweden,

Japan and Tasmania. Conclu¬
sion: The world may, in truth,
be getting smaller, but ranches
are getting bigger than ever.

LAS VEGAS

STATIONS: KLAS, KSHO, KLRJ. ^SURVEY DATES: NOVEMBER 10-23, I960.

1. Gnnsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).KLAS 51

3. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:00-8:00*.KLRJ 48

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5. Checkmate (Sat. 8:30-9:30 >.KLAS 39

6. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 9:00-9:30'-KLRJ 35

7. Wells Fargo (Mon. 8:30-9:00>.KLRJ 34

8. Riverboat (Mon. 7:00-8:00> .KLRJ 33

8. Tenn. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 6:30-7:00):.. KLRJ 33

9. Perry Como (Wed. 9:00-10:00' .KLRJ 32

9. Twilight Zone (FrI. 10:00-10:30).KLAS 32

9. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9:00) KLAS 32

9. Father Knows Best (Tues. 8:00-8:30) -KLAS 32

9. Dobie GiFis (Tues. 8:30-9:00) KLAS 32

9. Red Skelton (Tues. 9:30-10:00) KLAS 32

9. Groucho Marx (Thurs. 9:30-10:00)... KLAS 32

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5. Perry Como (Sat. 6:30-7:30*.KTVH

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Wednesday, February 22, 1961

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BBC and British Com! TV Told
To Stop/Americanizing Medium

London, Feb. 21.

If 16 British unions and profes¬
sional associations get their way,
there will be even less screen time
for American programs on British
television.

The call to slap down on Ameri¬
can shows comes from the Radio
and Television Safeguards Com¬
mittee which has just presented its
report to the Pilkington Committee
on Broadcasting.

British show biz outfits repre¬
sented on the Safeguards Com¬
mittee include the film technicians,
actors, musicians and theatre work¬
ers unions as well as associations
of writers, composers, concert and
variety artists. As of now, tne BBC
programs are around 90% British
and, by gentleman's agreement, the
figure for the commercial stations
is about 86%.

But the Safeguards Committee’s
report—a 14-page foolscap docu¬
ment describing itself, among
other things, as a “Plan for . . .
safeguards against the domination
of British air and British screens i
by a foreign ethos”—calls for. more
British material.

Both the BBC and the commer¬
cial . companies get some pretty
hefty brickbats, though the Safe¬
guards Committee “would be re¬
luctant to dispute” the claim that
the BBC provides the best broad¬
casting" service in the world. Never¬
theless the BBC is taken to task
for “a deplorable tendency towards
Americanization” and sharply re-j
minded that the “British Broad- J
casting Corp. should be, above all, i
British.” j

. The commercial companies are
also accused of an excess of Amer- j
icanization — “They have done
much to advertise the American,
rather than the British, way of
life.”

They' are also criticized for a
“predilection” for showing old
films; a “cheeseparing” attitude to¬
wards British writers and com¬
posers; a “refusal to pay realistic
prices for home-produced tele¬
vision films”; and an “addiction to
puerile giveaway shows.”

Adds the report: “Of these un¬
welcome features probably the
most serious are those which have
forced British television film com¬
panies, and all the artists and
writers employed by them, to angle
their work for the American
market.”

The Safeguards Committee’s
proposals to Pilkington include the
establishment of a statutory basic
foreign quota of 10% “with obvi¬
ous reservations and exceptions”—
to apply over each section of the
programs. Said quota would relate
to material used, personnel em¬
ployed, costs of production and
transmission time.

Mex-Peni Exchange

Mexico City, Feb. 21.

• Peru is first nation to exchange
videotaped programs with Tele-
sistema Mexicano. Alberto Mar¬
tinez Gomez, program director of
Channel 13 in Lima, has finalized a
deal with Luis de Llano, Telesis-
tema exec, for folklore musical
programs, comedy and dramatic
shows.

Gomez said that there can be an
“intense” interchange-of programs
and artists between Mexico and
Peru. Apart from videotaped shows,
he is interested in contracting sing¬
ers- and entertainers, and especially
ranchero song interpreters such as
Miguel Aceves Mejia, bolero in¬
terpreters Lucho Gatica, Antonio
Prieto, etc.

Vancouver's New
TV’er Wields Axe

Vancouver, Feb. 21.'

Vancouver’s new tv station,
CHAN-TV, fired 25 of its 127 em¬
ployees last week, three months
after the station opened. Produc¬
tion, office administration, design,
news and programming—all except
technical departments—were cut.

States reasons: higher operating
costs than expected; effect of gen¬
eral recession; staff was hired for
Oct 1, but broadcasting didn’t
begm till 30 days later; enough
viewers aren’t going to expense of
having their sets adjusted*to re¬
ceive CHAN properly; power step-
up by CHEK-TV in Victoria, on
: nearby Vancouver Island, not long
, before CHAN’s debut, grabbed po-
; tential viewers and ads. (No men-
j tion of competition from tv station
i in Bellingham, Wash., which has
- long had plenty Vancouver viewers
; and advertisers).

! Art Jones. CHAN’s largest share¬
holder (18% ) says when Board of
Broadcast Governors approves
• share purchases of 12% each by
; Famous Players Corp. and ATV of
I Britain he’ll have a “fantastic”
, source of program material. He
: also plans a dinner-hour feature
; film and “a sort of west-coast Jack
Paar show” late at night.

CFTO-TV Snares
Canada “Big Four

Toronto, Feb. 21.
With CFTO-TV. Toronto, bid¬
ding $750,000 for tv rights of the
“Big Four" football contests and
the CBC stopping at the $710,000
figure, former still has to get per¬
mission from , the CBC Board of
Broadcast Governors to set up a
contempleted network of 12 affil¬
iated private stations, with CFTO-
eontrolled web to carry the games
for two seasons.

In the highest price ever paid
lor a Canadian sports package,
CFTO has two competing spon¬
sors, Molson’s and Dow's Brew¬
eries. Last season, British-Ameri-
can Oil and Dow’s were sponsors
of the CBC network purchase.

CFTO wins right to carry regu¬
lar games and playoffs for 1961-62,
with prexy Joel Aldred already
having completed tv arrangements
•wiih Montreal and Ottawa private
stations, hut with time slots to be
okayed by CEC for 12 station web
tc be set up bv CFTO, Toronto.

Srskind Carries His
TV Smells’ Campaign
To Canadian Audience

Toronto, Feb. 21.

David Susskind warned Canadian
tv viewers to quit watching Ameri¬
can emanated shows or “they
(Canadians) will soon get sick and
silly.” In Toronto to appear on
“Front Page Challenge,” a weekly
panel quizzer over the Canadian
Broadcasting Corp. tv network, he
blasted American programs in an
interview and said:

“The trouble with tv today is its
deadening sameness. It’s nothing
but a witless potpourri of westerns
and private-eye shows. There has
been nothing new on American tv
since 1952. Except for news and
public affairs, which have the qual¬
ity and integrity the whole medium
cries out for, the whole business
is nothing but unmitigated drivel.
Canadians' should be ashamed to
take the stuff.”

He claimed two factors respon¬
sible—sponsor timidity and censor¬
ship: a genuine lack of new and
original ideas—“the latter also
being a fault common to Broadway
and Hollywood.” Susskind ex¬
pressed his belief that the whole
schedule shouldn’t be made up of
egghead «=ho\vs but “there should
be a balance between quality and
what we call fillers; tv is a mon¬
ster medium of communications
and it will he a serious thing if it
is debased.”

By HAZEL GUILD

•Frankfurt, Feb. 21.
Once again the SRO signs have
been pasted over the commercial
rate cards for the extremely short
time allotted to commercials dur¬
ing 1961 on West Germany’s cur¬
rent seven television stations
which make up the sole channel
now in existence.

And in some areas like the Ruhr,
commercial time slots were re¬
quested as much as 300% more
than the minutes would allow.

In this extremely tight sellers’
market, many agencies and ac¬
counts are fighting mad as their
request for a slim 10 spots during
an entire year were cut down to
a meaningless one or 'two; And it
looks, from the commercial side,
as if the only relief will be in view
when the secojnd television chan¬
nel, still in the" midst of a federal
government squabble, comes into
existence, possibly around April
1. One thing is sure—any time the
second commercial channel gets
going, it’s going to have no trou¬
ble getting advertisers.

Throughout all of West Ger¬
many, it’s right now possible to
book only 27 hours of commer¬
cials in a month—less than one
hour of commercial time daily. So
the spots are split from 15 see-,
onds for a quickie to 60 seconds
for the biggest. And into that scant
27 hours about 4,000 spots are
crowded—not viewable to all the
4,500.000 set owners in West Ger¬
many, however, since these spots
are divided among the ‘seven sta¬
tions, and only a few accounts are
lucky enough to get time on all
the seven stations.

Wait Months For *Time
Agencies and clients .started
vying for their 1961 spots last
Sept. 1, and some of the most
popular stations, like the heavily
industrial Ruhr area with -televi¬
sion headquarters at Cologne, re-
. ported 500% requests for the
; prime time in September; October
and November, 1961.

Summer generally is only about I
200% overbooked, ajid a client
stands a 50-50 chance of getting a
, moment or two of television time
[then. But for the fall season, when
rates may go up 7 to 8%, it’s a
pretty bleak picture.

In a study just made of a typi¬
cal month of commercials in West
Germany, it was revealed that
4,000 spots occupy the slightly
over 27 hours and represent about |
300 firms or brands. I

On most of the seven stations, |
commercials are permitted for j
about five minutes at 7:25 p.m.,
and'then again for the final three
minutes before 8 p.m., in a pro-
(Continued on page 46) ‘

Frances TV Poser: Where to Get
$80,000,000 For a 2d Channel

TV in Central Africa

Television is scoring rapid,
though comparatively small gains
in Central Africa. Rhodesia Tele¬
vision, which went into operation
with a station in Salisbury last
November, plans to go on the air
with a second station in Rhodesia
next June, a year and a half ahead
of schedule. Second station will be
located in Bulawayo.

Original plan was to launch tv in
Salisbury, and two years later fol¬
low with stations in Bulawayo and
Nitwe in 4 the Copperbelt. But re¬
sponse by advertisers to the Salis¬
bury setup, according to RTV gen¬
eral manager Gerry Wilmot, has
been so strong that the second sta¬
tion will be on the air by June.
Set count by November, date Salis¬
bury started, was 6.000.

Brit Technicians
Win Wage Hikes

London, Feb. 21.

A new agreement for technicians
in commercial tv, which has just
been concluded following a threat
of strike action, provides for a
series of wage increases over the
next three years and the gradual
introduction of the 40-hour week
and the principle of three week?
paid holiday per year.

Salary increases are back-dated
to- Sept. 1 of last year and in the
first instance will give an extra
3 J A%. From Dec. 1 next until
Jan. 31, 1963, there will "be a fur¬
ther increase of 3% and an addi¬
tional 3t£% from Feb. 1, 1963.
Percentage increases in each case
are cumulative. In addition pro¬
vision is made for increases in
cost of living, with a further 1%
for each three-point rise in the
Government’s index of retail
prices.

Ottawa City Council
. Cels a 1-Shot on TV

Ottawa, Feb. 21.

City council in Ottawa is going
to get a one-shot test run on tele¬
vision. If the oncer gets okay re¬
ception, ft may become a regular
thing -+0 broadcast the city fathers
at wo»k.

The mayor, Dr. Charlotte Whit-
ton, didn’t like the idea on the
grounds that cameras, lights and
staffers would disrupt council
meetings, but the council itself
okayed the single trial show. No
date has been set.

■b Paris, Feb. 21.

Talk of a second video channel
In the state subsidized setup is
now on again. Information Minis- *
ter Louis Terrenoire referred to
it in a recent .speech and it is felt
President De Gaulle is also for it
after getting a taste of the power
and importance of tv during his
recent talks to the nation on the
medium.

It may begin in early 'or late ’62
and then take about four years to
get going for it will not get, full
scale attention until all of France
is completely covered by the first
web which has only 80% of the
territory under it. :

This question will be voted'on
in the National Assembly in March.
It is felt it will pass but the budget
of $80,000,000 will be a hard thing
to get, especially with only 2,000,-
000 sets in operation. Money
comes from license payments by
users. Terrenoire feels that recent
rulings to allow multiple sets own¬
ership for the price of one license
will help but a good all purpose
cheap set is needed to perk up
set sales.

The sfecond channel is expected
to use mainly films at first on a
three-hour daily sked and then
work into a more fulltime affair.
It will probably eventually have
625 lines like most other European
stations instead of the high defi¬
nition 819-line system now in use.
This will insure easier exchanges.

, It is felt that in four years after
j inception 80% of France will get
| the second web and conversion
costs for sets will be minimal.
Color is also being mulled. So far
commercial incursions are out but
it is intimated that the high cost
may eventually open the second
web for commercial programming
and ads. The professed audience
desires for pro entertainment over
the more educational and cultural
slant of the present emissions may
also swing the balance for com¬
mercial aspects.

However some observers point
out that there are not enough sets
to make advertising really worth
while yet. But it seems the much
talked about happening is near and
it remains to be seen if set sales
rise. Several U.S. tv companies -
hsve deals with local producers '
in the event that a second chan¬
nel means a need for commercial
programming. The foot is in the
door. It is now another waiting
game in this perennial video ques¬
tion here.

Mexico TV On Verge Of Boom Era;
Indie Operators Move Into Picture

Mexico City, Feb. 21.

Mexico Is entering a boom era
in television, with rapidly spread¬
ing expansion predicted by indus¬
try executives starting this year.
This will be the year when inde¬
pendent operators get started in a
big way, challenging the virtual
monopoly heretofore held by the
Emilio Azcarraga enterprises.

Azcarraga, as a matler of fact,
has retrenched, falling back on
radio and television interests in
this capital and key tv stations in
major Mexican cities. The rest of
the country will be wide open for
independents and the Department
cf Communications has been
swamped with hundreds of requests
for permits.

In the border area alone Mexico
may set up 30 new stations, out¬
come of American-Mexican accord
over the distribution and ‘regula¬
tion of frequencies in a 250-mile
wide belt on both sides of the
border.

With the industry expanding by
leaps and bounds, and with the

{chronic diverging statistics in
: various official and private sources,
t it is difficult to pinpoint the cur¬
rent state of affairs in telex Ision.
. There are at least 21 stations in ac¬
tive operation today,with this num¬
ber scheduled to be boosted from
month to month. Of these facilities
. the Telesistema Mexicana chain of
Azcarraga controls nine station^
outside of the three major channels
it has in this capital,
j Azcarraga Empire

• Azcarraga tv stations are located
In Conterey. Chihuahua, Mexicali,
Hermosiilo, Torreon, jV’uevo Laredo,
Guadalajara - an d Tijuana, New sta¬
tions, especially in Acapulco and
other southern points are to be
added to the chain.

With number of stations opera¬
tive today, Mexico is already fifth
in importance in television activity,
exceeded only by the United
States, Russia, Germany and Eng¬
land.

Tl>e tv audience is steadily grow¬
ing, as well as number of receivers.
1 t Continued on page 46)

‘Festival of Stars’
For TV In Mexico

Mexico City, Feb. 21.

Mexico Is launching a “Festival
of Stars” television program ever
Channel 2, with this highest bud¬
geted show telecast in the republic
to date. Patterned somewhat after
: the “Perry Como Show,” producer
j Hugo Avendano will stress quality
j and simplicity in a blend of musi-
j cal numbers and patter.

I Innovation here is that each show
: will have 30 hours of rehearsals
each week, and programs will be
planned a month ahead. Format is
to present three top singers and
entertainers during the 60-minute
; show.

The Carlos Tirado Symphonic
Orchestra, the Zanolli Chosus ef 24
; voices and the Edmundo Mendoza
'ballet will be fixtures on v.cckiy
• programs. Script written by Carios
Prieto, director is Foote-
,and William Tell Clemons as ex¬
ecutive producer.

Apart from the weekly program,
Avendano plans two or three 80-
minute spectaculars a xear, with
this featuring famous artists of
other lands. Avendano said he is
already dickering foj services of
Louie Armst onr. H; ri y Belaionte
and Maurice Chevalier.

PEtelUft

'Wednesday, Febnatj 22 , 1961

Where they buy most.

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P'SatETr

This documented fact of life is how
guiding the country's smartest adver¬
tisers to the country's smartest adver¬
tising buy—ABC-TV.

The facts:

They buy most. In the market area
covered by the stations in Nielsen's 60
Market TV Reportt, 80% of all U. S.
household goods and services are bought.
’ They watch ABC most. This area, co¬
incidentally, is the largest Nielsen-
checked area where viewers can view
all 3 networks. How they divide their
viewing favors in this huge market

place is on plain view on your left.

As we said, where they buy most,
they watch ABC most. It follows, there¬
fore, that where you sell most, your best
buy is

ABC TELEVISION

tAlbany-Schenectady / Amarillo / Atlanta / Baltimore / Boaton
Buffalo / Cedar Rapids-Waterloo / Charleston-Huntington
Chattanooga / Chicago / Cincinnati / Cleveland / Columbus
Dallaa-Ft. Worth / Dee Molnes-Amea / Detroit / Ft- Wayne-
Waterloo / Green Bay-Marinette / Houston / Indianapolis
Kansas City / Little Rock-Pine Bluff / Los Angeles / Memphis
Miami / Milwaukee-Whltefish Bay / Minneapolis-St. Paul
Nashville / New Orleans / New York / Norlolk-Portamouth
Oklahoma City-Enid / Omaha / Orlando-Daytona Beach / Peoria
Philadelphia / Pittsburgh / Portland/ Ore. / Riehmend-Petersburg
Sacramento-Stcckton / San Antonio / San Diego / San Francisco-
Oakland ’ Scranton-Wilkes-Barre / Seattl e-Tacoma / South Bend-
Elkhart / Spokane / St. Louis / Tutat-Muskogee / Washington
Wichita-Hutchinson.

KABIO-TELE VISION

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Atlanta TV and Radio Stations:
'Georgia Illiteracy on My Mind'

of the recent ratings have been.

Without affiliate support on
picking up the show, CBS would
have no alternative but to “give
public affairs back to Sunday after¬
noon.” And for all the network’s
firm protestations that it cham¬
pions a “CBS Reports” and a
“Face the Nation,” the fact re¬
mains that the CBS high command,
entrusted with the task of making
this year’s profits better than last
year, would lose no time at all in
following the dictates of the af¬
filiates.

By SAM LUCCHESE

Atlanta, Feb. 21.

Public service remains as a di¬
rect responsibility of radio and
television industry. Perhaps not
enough commercial stations are
recognizing this fact and could be
building up headaches in the way
of comeuppance on the part of
Federal Communications Commis¬
sion when and if that august body
begins to do a spot of checking.

Metropolitan Atlanta has 50.000
“functionally illiterate” people
(they cannot read for comprehen¬
sion).

Simple signs baffle these folk
. . . “Danger High Voltage” . * .

“To open, step on treadle” . . .

“Walk” . . . “Keep away from eyes
and open flame” . . . "Kennedy-
Johnson” . . . and so on.

These people are the first to be
out of work, first on relief, first
to use free hospitals, first in jail.

To reduce it to basics, they’re dead
weight . . . and, for the most part,
society’s responsibility.

Georgia has 430,000 Illiterates.

That’s 24% of the state’s adult
population. In Red China 25% of
the people are illiterate. (A scant
10 years ago the figure was 80%.)

Russia, under the Communists, has
made her people 95% literate.

Georgia ranks 47th in liter¬
acy ...

These figures have been released
by the Atlanta Public Schools, who
are going further ... they’re doing
something about it.

Monday <6> they debuted a
Streamlined Reading program on
WETV (Channel 30>, city school
system’s own educational station
and it wil’ be a boon to many—
if it reaches the right people.

This 92-part program already Is
being carried on WGTV, Athens
(Channel 8). University of Geor¬
gia’s educational mill, too far from
Atlanta for general reception.

These t>ro tr rams are designed to
teach illiterates to read.

In Atlanta, however, not many
peonle are able to bring In WETV’s
UHF signal and converters are too
exnensive for most to purchase.

But Atlanta’s Metropolitan
School Development Council has
surmounted tbit problem. Calling
on ^churches, civic clubs and busi¬
nesses. council has established cen¬
ters whf»re these te^casts (Mon¬
days and Thursday at 8 p.m.) wdll ■
be monitored. j

Council also has rounded up j Some sources place amount of sets ' be stronger, and homescreens will
volunteer teachers to supplement at 327,000 in round figures. But a. be getting improved entertainment
the tv pro«rgm and it has rounded I few weeks back the Department of . In the provinces there is a trend to
-up illiterates to take the course. [Communications preparing its own build up regional talent, and a

They’re determined to make ; survey, said total will “probably” i heavy leaning on “amateur hour’'

'Gunslinger Off
Target; CBS Still
In Thurs. Dumps

CBS-TVs new “Gunslinger,”
which premiered Feb. 9 to prom¬
ising ratings, took a bad nosedive
on the Arbitrons for its second
show last Thursday (16). Stanza
drew a mere 8.7 and 8.4 rating
during its 9-10 span.

At 9 p.m., “Gunslinger’s” 8.7 was
no match for “My Three Sons,”
which pulled a 27.3 on ABC, and
“Bachelor Father,” which managed
an 11.5 on NBC. At 9:30, “Gun¬
slinger” dipped to 8.4, while ABC's
“Untouchables” had a 26.4 and
Ernie Ford had a 13.9.

The week before, “Gunslinger”
topped the 19 mark in its first half-
hour, beating out “My Three Sons”
easily, but well behind the second
half of NBC’s Jack Benny special,
"Remember How Great?” At the
time, it was theorized that the
Benny special, which started at
8:30, drew off audience from ABC
but not from CBS, accounting for
“Gunslinger’s” initial success. Last
. week however, the schedule was
i back to normal, and CBS took it
on the chin.

Following “Gunslinger," the
“CBS Reports” stanza on “The
Case of the Boston Electra” did
even more poorly, opening at 10
with a 5.5 against 27.0 for “Un¬
touchables”

Fed Prisoi Director
Benett Iaadws New
‘UntoackMes’ Blast

Washingtpn, Feb. 21.

Federal Prison Director James V.
Bennett has hurled a fresh barrage
of complaints against the ABC-TV
series, .“The Untouchables.”

Bennett sent Federal Communi¬
cations Chairman Frederick W.
Ford a new. detailed rundown uf
his gripes against two recent seg»
ments In the series which he said
cast unjust aspersions on Federal
pen personnel. The programs dealt
with A1 Capone’s transfer from At¬
lanta to Alcatraz.

Bennett, in reply to a request
by FCC for more elaboration of his
original charges. Said that if ABC
had disclosed the episode was fic-
been limited to protesting its poor
as facts, “my objection wc&ld have
been limited to protesting its ppor
taste and the adverse effect it had
on respect for law and order.” He
added:

“The issue here Is not one of
censorship. Certainly television
shares the right of all our citizens
to free speech and free discussion.
The issue ia rather the more over¬
riding c-’se of the public interest
and deception.”

Bennett argued his complaint
was clearly within FCC's jurisdic¬
tion because “it is clearly contrary
to the public interest to portray,
without factual basis, employees of
a respected public agency as cor¬
rupt, servile and untrue to their
oath of office.” He termed tb.;?
“Untouchables” treatment of prisoi
employes as “an abuse of the broad¬
caster’s privilege and trusteeship
and therefore contrary to the pub¬
lic interest."

Bennett's indictment centered en
the program’s portrayal of the
transfer of Capone which, he said,
was actually accomplished “without
incident, shootings, bribery or at¬
tempted bribery.” Yet, Bennett
contended, the program “effective¬
ly conveyed the impression that
the dramatized events were based
on actual fact.” Moreover, he said,
no mention of the transfer was
made in the book by the late
T-man, Eliot Ness, and “it is flag¬
rant deception therefore to say that
the broadcast was based on the
book.”

TV or Not TV?

Hex TV’s Boom Era

; Continued from page 43 ;

their Droiect a smash success and
have sent out an SOS for more
workers and more “students.”

‘Pressure Boys’

* Washington, Feb. 21.

Television has become the rope in a tug-of-war between the
two most formidable—and crustiest—members of the House. -

Locking horns on the question of whether the House should
open its doors to television and radio are House Speaker Sam
Rayburn and the man he defeated in the recent stormy battle to
take the conservative sting out of the House Rules Committee,
Rep. Howard Smith (D-Va.). .

Knowing the idea of televised house sessions or committee hear¬
ings was anathema to Rayburn, Smith deliberately scheduled
hearings on two resolutions for breaking the historical ban on th* -
broadcasting medium. Introduced by Rep.. Martha W. Griffiths (D-
Mich.), one would create a new rule allowing live or recorded
broadcasts or telecasts of House committee hearings. The other
would do the same for sessions of the House itself.

Asked why he was suddenly scheduling action on such proposals
after ignoring them in previous Congresses. Smith told the news¬
man: “Where were you—in Asia or Africa or someplace—the other
day when they changed the rules?”

Rayburn's reaction to Smith’s move was as anticipated. “Th*
idea strikes me like it always has. I’ve been utterly opposed to it
I am yet. I’ve never been in favor of making a show of the House
of Representatives,”

W. Germans Dote on Com’l TV

; CoKttane* from page 43 ;

“Between

men and Senators are put to work
trying to con\inc*& the CBS affili¬
ate stations that the present Thurs¬
day 10 to 11 tenant can bring them
nothing but trouble.

Since, with but a few notable
exceptions, the affiliate manage¬
ments—of any network—eonstitute-
a breed whose funking *and in¬
variably roliical idoo’ogies strike
a harmonious note with Farm Bu¬
reau -and A AT \ doctrines, the
swelling of affiliate squawks could
h? just a matter of tim
beef- have sorted.

be higher. ' sort of shows, with these highly

Telesistema .Mexicano tabs num- ; popular with viewers. But apart
her of set’ at 600,000 in this . from this there is a serious attempt
' capital and 1.50,000 more through- ■ at improving programming, includ-
: out the republic. But these figures 1 ing live, filmed and videotaped,
have been challenged by sponsors j Biggest question mark in Mexico
and ad agencies as “inflated.” j is whether the Guillermo Camarena

_ _| Actual truth is that there is no au- j color process will be inaugurated

& Continued from page 27 ■ ■ j thoritative census of number of officially over commercial chan-

the grounds that “Harvest of j sets, but Communications will have nels in 19G1. Inventor says he still
Shame” was “grossly unfair” to the official statistics available in 1961.1 needs to tighten up kinks, but he
mmratorv workers whose plight it I Actually, there is every indica- ! has had successful tests in Guada-

dep’eted and the farmers who hire 1 tion that total number of sets will: lajara and is readying similar tests

j pass the million mark by the end j over facilities here.

T-'e pressures however don’t | of 1961 * Toda y around- 50 to 70% ; Another major programming de-
*trvi ThP maior damage i of Mexican territory is covered by;velopment may be retransmission

stems from the back-home per- j television facilities, and with influx ; of selected American shows and re-
! of independents, this is expected i mote control events. Details of

to rise to 80 to 90% by end of 1961, : this, however, must be worked but

with 100% coverage soon after by interests on both sides of the ■
that. border, with tendency moving

Most Important phase of tele- tow ards establishment of a limited ;
vision development is the en masse sort of exchange of programs,
entry of independent capital into Mexican program directors are
the field. The Department of Com- pa\ing more attention to develop- i
munications views this as a healthy me.nt of live shows, a gradual ■
development for federal officials boosting of quality in these through i
were “troubled” by the octupus higher expenditures. There is also !
like spread of the Azcarraga tele- more careful attention given to :
vision empire. The Azcarraga sta- production of filmed and video- j
tions have the choice plum spots, taped series on themes more closer i
. hut there no longer can be any sus- to home than the current spate of !

.1 iie initial tained charges of “monopoly” for in . American western, crime, thriller'

t . An .” com_ Guadalajara, for instance, where episodics that hog a major share

po-numg tc-e t wea L to the pro- Azcarraga operates two stations, of tv time,
gr.*.’:^ is the f::ct that “CBS Re- an independent has come into the While there have been periodic
^ unso.d. l\nile the af- picture. uproars by Mexican interests,

lurries, .or o.nxous reasons harx- The Department of Communica- claiming that American shows w r ere
in_» back to the D. C. “climate ” tions is mum about expansion of “damaging” to the Mexcan family,
have p.iociged^al’oeiance to picking stations in this capital, stating it : and youth in particular, prob-
up the show this season, it’s a cinch will not give any concessions for : abilities are that these will still
they’ll be screaming if they’re the moment for vague “technical hold a fair share of the Mexican
obliged to bypass 10 to 11 p.m. reasons.” But it is learned that in- market. However, it has been noted
sponsorship crin another season, dependents will make a strong bid that in recent purchases, tv execu-
Adrl to this the sad commentary to invade thus rich market too. . tives ■ uv U*”.i to shows that are

that, as good as ^C’BS Reports” is The booming independent ac- less blood and guts and more mel-

in content, that’s how poor some i tivity means that competition will, low er in tone.

gram loosely called
TTaif *nd Eight.”

Some of the stationj have tried
to expand their commercial time
just a bit. Hessischer Rundfunk,
the Frankfurt outlet, started a new
program called “Hessenschau”
from 7 to 7:20 pjn., with opening
and* closing spots, on Jan. 1, and
thus edged a few more, commer¬
cials in.

And at Munich^, the Bavarian
Rundfunk switched its popular
half-hour show “Between Half and
Eight” to an earlier time, starting
at 6:30 and running until ? pm,.
Since 'he show between the com¬
mercials is usually an American
favorite dubbed into German, like
“Father Knows Best” or “Test
Pilot,” there have been many pro¬
tests from the German viewers
who come home late from work
or are occupied with dinner, and
thus can’t look at the earlier pro¬
gram.

In its expanded commercial time
between 7:30 and 8 p.m. f the
Munich station has added more
commercials and leaves about 15
minutes free for political informa¬
tion, discussions over problems of
youth, or some other discussion
program—less popular with the
viewers than the U.S. shows, ac¬
cording to protests in the Munich
papers.

Since the commercials generally
fall Into the limited evening view¬
ing time around 7:30 p.m, many
accounts who would like time are
refused on “unpleasant” grounds
—with this generally the German
family dinner or post-dinner peri¬
od, no deodorant ads are allowed;
there’s never a hint of a stomach
upset pill or a hangover cure.

Most ' highly advertised tele¬
vision prqduct in West Germany,
a recent study showed, is 4711
cologne and perfume products,
which wound up with an “astound¬
ing” 36 minutes of commercial
time on the seven stations during
a recent month. Following it were
32 minutes of Super-Sunil soap,
26 minutes of Persil soap, 25 min¬
utes of* Lux soap and 21 minutes
of Coca-Cola.

In Frankfurt, when; the com¬
mercial time begins, “Uncle Otto,”
a cartoon figure of a walrus clutch¬
ing a television antennae, grins at
the audience and may dash into
a bathtub to grab a slippery piece
of. soap—followed by a 20-second
soap commercial; then Uncle Otto
slides dreamily through the
clouds, and the commercial re¬
veals perhaps a happy man doing
his shopping via mail order.

iUncle Otto has become a popu¬
lar figure with the kids in the local
area, and just before Christmas, j
the Hummel firm brought out a
rubber toy Uncle Otto which sold
thousands of copies at a hefty $1 ;
apiece). !

All this advertising has meant a 1
big German-mark bonus for the |
West German stations. While tele- ’
vision advertising in 1959 was fig-j
ured at about 55,500.000 marks ;
(around $13,875,000*, it had more
than doubled by 1960, when 127,-
200,000 million marks (about $31,-
800,000) was poured into the chan¬
nels.

Cost of making an' advertising;
film for German television is fig* j
ured at about $2,000 for a minute [
film plus about $25 apiece for the j
copies needed for the seven sta> j
tions. j

Showing It on “11 seven stations j
costs 47,000 marks (slightly under I

$12,000) per minute for station
fees. The stations claim that
2,600,000 people are watching,
meaning about half of the 4,500,-
000 set owners viewing at any par¬
ticular time, and thus showing a
spot one time costs about $2.50 per
1,000 viewers,.

(This compares at a rather high
rate with advertising in the Ger¬
man movies, however. There, if*
estimated that making a one-
minute film in color (can only usa
black and white for tv, of . course)
costs about $3,100 plus $1,000 for
140 copies to cover Germany’*
7,000 movie houses for 52 weeks.
Showing it costs about $8.75 per
week per 1,000' viewers).

For the harried advertisers and
agencies, scrambling to get a block
of time on the crowded television
channels, though, it looks as if
the hope of a second channel is
the only way to mako sure they’ll
get the^amount of time they would
like.

Fir!

mJS Continue* from pare 24

ent so we won’t be accused of
stealing our own show.”

Funt also said his current show**
average cost is running about $47,-
000 weekly against the $6,000 a
week the old (1950) “Candid Cam¬
era” cost; that he has “toned
down” the show from what it wa*
a decade ago; that his British,
French and Canadian “Candid
Camera” counterparts' pull th*
“wildest practical jokes” as com¬
pared to the show’s U.S. version,
and that the two “corporate en¬
tities” (Lever Bros, and Bristol
Myers) with which he's dealing
are “spending $3,500,000 each” on
this show.

Funt further confessed:

“I was in the position of selling
a dormant show and they (CBS and *
the sponsors) wanted to shore up
the formula by adding ‘name’ ap¬
peal. They wanted a presentable,
conservative, sponsor-image typ*
of man with hair, culture and
breeding.”

Q.E.D.—Godfrey.

Hyaii

Si Continued from page 29 sa

that most of them are being passed
on favorably.

Some previously designated
shows like the Dave Tebet-negoti-
ated “Sunday at the Palladium”
could be seen on the DuPont hour.

Burr could end up coordinating
the Sunday hour which would b*
one reason for limiting his individ¬
ual program contribution. Because
it’s a prime time hour, where Du¬
Pont would rather not overlook
entertainment aspects of program¬
ming, the quasi-entertainment tack
taken by Hyatt has gotten the big¬
gest nod. Nobody at NBC will list
numbers of specifics, but consensu*
is that to date “Hyatt has it.”

New York—Mutual Broadcast¬
ing’s closed-circuit feed of the vet
radio hour soaper, “My Tru*
Story,” is now being piped to 47
affiliates, 33 affils of other radio
webs and six independents. MBS
commercial operations head Her¬
bert J. Cutting says that slightly
more than half of the carriers ar*
in top-100 areas.

^ :

4 $

Wedne^ay, February 22, 1961

P'SRIEft

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The first of the
COLUMBIA POST-48’s
breaks TRENBEX
rating records in
NEW YORK, CHICAGO
and LOS ANGELES

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On Saturday, January 28,1961

"All The King’s Men” was played on the

"Late Shows” of WCBS-TY in New York, WBBM-TV

in Chicago and KNXT in Los Angeles.

Here are the results:

In 7-station

NEW YORK

(11:15-1:30 am.)

23.9

RATING

76.6%

ups previous average rating*

by 75.7%

In 4-station

CHICAGO 1

(10:00-12:15 a.m.)

20.9

RATING

51.0%

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ups previous average rating*
by 30.6%

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(LOS ANGELES

„ (10:30-12:45 a.Ui.)

24.2

RATING

62.1%

fups prsv&js average rating*
by 68.1%

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properly programmed and promoted—cm play
an important part in the future success of
television stations everywhere.

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Triangle o & os Pubservice Coin;
Maschmeier Sets Pace in New Haven

New Haven, Feb. 21. -

The Triangle stations, with ex¬
panded pubservice schedules, .pro¬
duction budgets and sales focus
have been able to chip loose an
amazing pile of sponsor coin for
' the other than entertainment
efforts.

Typical is the activity at Tri¬
angle's New Haven, Conn., outlet,
WNHC-TV, where general man¬
ager Howard W. Maschmeier and
his sales staff have rallied spon¬
sor'support for a diversity of pub¬
service projects, both local and
Philadelphia - originated via Tri¬
angle’s WFIL (which produces
special shows seen on all group
stations).

Says Maschmeier, “Like any
other worthwhile endeavor, good
public service programming takes
money and we have found a great
source of similar thinking and
financial support for our programs
on the part of Connecticut’s lead¬
ing merchants and business people
in general. Businessmen through¬
out the state are as interested as
we in a greater Connecticut, and
we together are getting the job of
informing the people done."

Station’s sponsored pubservice
efforts over the last few months
include:

A special half-hour on the sea¬
son’s first snowstorm, state’s Gulf
Oil dealers; two half-hour choral
shows featuring college group>,
First New Haven National Bar.!:,
Christmas-day show featuring 'he
Yale Glee Club and Whiffenpoofs,
Income Funds, Inc.; “Science in
Connecticut" series, alternating
every third week with Ralston’s
ABC-TV show, “Expedition,” one-
third Ralston and two-thirds (gen¬
erally sold) participations.

Station also sold its local and
WFIL election coverage, an eight-
month series titled, “The Election
*60 Spotlight.” in its entirety to
the Union & New Haven Trust Co.

Pubservice sponsors going back
to ’59 include the New Haven Gas
Co., United Illuminating Co. and
the First New Haven National
Bank, which bankrolled a series
of three hour shows from the Yale
campus.

Similar pubservice sponsor coin
has been bagged by the other Tri¬
angle stations. As in New Haven,
WFIL’s election coverage was
sponsored on all stations of the
group.

WFBG-TV, Altoona-Johnstown,
Pa., sold its “Outdoors”, series to
Wdblrich Woolen Mills.

WLYH-TV, Lancaster, landed
sponsorship of pre-convention
coverage by local Republican and
Democratic committees. Twelve
local firms joined to bankroll an
hour and a half Junior Chamber
fund-raising show.

WNBFTV, Binghamton, New
York, lined up McMahon Bros.,
local .contractors, for sponsorship
of its “Public Official” interview
series. Pubservice “Panorama” has
had West End Brewing as a spon¬
sor.

KFRE-TV, Fresno, Calif., has
had a number of agricultural-prod¬
uct sponsors for its extended farm
programming.

Pittsburgh, Feb. 21.

Liberal use of cable tv systems
and radio stations has resulted in
the mosi successful series of tele¬
thons ever staged by Public Rela¬
tions Research Service, Inc., here,
who have just concluded fundrais¬
ing programs in Spokane, Sacra¬
mento, Atlanta, Tulsa, and Norfolk.
In a statement released Friday
(17), Harry Kodinsky, president of
the firm and international officer
of Variety Clubs, revealed that use
of radio and cable tv expanded
each telethon for revenues far over
j expected grosses. Nearly $500,000
was raised for the March of Dimes.

KXLY-TV in Spokane got $74,-
000; WLW-A In Atlanta got .$85,-
000; KCRA in Sacramento got
$103,000; KOTV In Tulsa got $72,*
000; and Norfolk’s WTAR-TV
brought in $87,000.

Kodinsky said his experience has
shown that between 85 and 95%
of the pledges are honored. In
Spokane more than twice as much
: money was raised than in the last
two telethons combined.

In each area, radio stations took
over a big load of answering tele¬
phones and promoting the show
even though in many instances
they were a competitive media.
Where the tv picture did not come
In and cable systems were avail¬
able the systems did everything in
their power to cooperate with the
transmitting station. The stations
i received pledges and passed them
’ on to the tv stations.

Artists *used In the five big pro¬
motions just completed were Ray¬
mond Burr, Peter Brown, Peggy
Castle, Don Cherry, Dorothy Col¬
lins. Bob Crosby, Virginia Graham,
Kirby Grant, Robert Horton, Betty
Johnson, Lome Greene, Red Foley,
Hugh O’Brian, Neil Sedaka, Jack
Smith, Roger Smith, Harvey Stone.
Millie Vernon and Monique Van
Vooren. Local agent George
Claire set the acts.

WNAC’s Salute to Auto

Boston, Feb. 21.

WNAC scores, a first here in a
salute to the auto industry in a
daylong tribute of interviews with
auto VIP's on Washington’s birth¬
day tomorrow (Wed.), traditional
open house day on Hub’s auto row.

The RKO General flagship sta¬
tion in New Engllnd flew a spe¬
cial crew to Detroit Tuesday (14)
to tape interviews with the top
automotive leaders on the state
and future of the agto biz. Verne
Williams taped the Interviews.

ABC Gets Year’s Grace
On TV Feed to Canada

Washington, Feb. 21.

Federal Commnnications Com-
flnission has extended until Feb. 1,
1962, authority for ABC to supply
its network television programs to
various Canadian stations.

Under the grant, the programs
may be supplied by microwave re¬
lay, air or rail express. Canadian
stations receiving the ABC-TV fare
include: CBFT .and CBMT, Mon¬
treal; CBLT, Toronto; CKCO-TV,
Kitchener, Ontario; and CBUT,
Vancouver, British Columbia.

Larry White Gets CBS
Stripe; Lansbury To
Heim Coast Daytime

! Jack Babb, John Butler
Join Ed Sullivan Staff

Jack Babb and John Butler have
joined the Ed Sullivan staff, Babb
as supervisor in charge of talent
and Butler as choreographer. Babb
has been with Kenyon & Eckhardt
for the past 10 years as program
supervisor, and worked with Sulli¬
van when LIncoln-Mercury spon¬
sored the show.

Butler will take over choreog¬
raphy duties formerly held by John
Wray, who, however, continues as
! director of the show.

NBC-TY ‘Here’s H’wood’
Eyes Japan Origination
To Bolster Int’l Division

"Here’s Hollywood" Is expected
to shift locales' for & week in
March, and go to Japan. Daytime
NBC-TV strip ju^t ran a series of
remote interviews made on a recent
trip to Paris. A

“Hollywood's never been so cos¬
mopolitan," Somebody cracked the
other day. But jokes aside, there
is a doublepurpose in the pro¬
posed trip of the daytime cross-the-
boarded to Japan. NBC Interna¬
tional recently wrote a large pro¬
gram deal with commercial tv users
in Japan, andithe junket by “Hoo-
Iywood” will not only give the
4:30-5 pun. daily stanza new con¬
tent vistas but is'expected to en¬
gender a little goodwill for parent
NBC.

Possibly the stanza, fronted by
Dan Miller and Joanne Jordan, will
make still further^iriDS—to other
places where NBfc bias international
program and managerial ties.

But on the home front, “Holly¬
wood.” which was installed in the
NBC-TV lineup some six months
ago, is in the kind of situation that
once took hold for former daytime
tv “service" stanzas like “Home."
Program runs second from the bot¬
tom in the NBC-TV daytime rating
picture, but it is SRO in sponsors.

. Clients loved the service shows,
whether they were highly rated or
not. While there is little format
similarity between a “Home" and
“Hollywood,” evidently bankroUers
figure that like “Home," the latter
stanza has a fairly devoted follow¬
ing—made up In this case, it would
seem, of the same people who pur¬
sue devotedly the Hollywood fan
mags.

Having already Interviewed over
200 motion picture and theatrical
names (via remotes from the star’s
homes), “Hollywood” often comes
up with a choice piece of gossip or
revelation about private lives in a
public business. Allegedly, some
columnists have been picking up
leads from “Hollywood,” particu¬
larly of late.

RADIO STATIONS PACT
KALTENBORN SERIES

H. V. Kaltenborn will do 15
taped radio broadcasts from Africa
starting: next week, which Broad¬
cast Editorial Reports is syndicat¬
ing in 10-minute form to stations.
Actually, there’ll be 15 Kaltenborn
stanzas, but the first and final
shows will be done in the States.

KSD, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
outlet, and the Taft stations ii?
Cincinnati, Columbus and Birmlngr
ham have already signed for the
special BEB series by the veteran
commentator. Kaltenborn, who’ll be
gone five weeks (three shows a
week), recently returned from
European, and West Indian junkets.

Kaltenborn will naturally stresf
the Congo crisis during his trip.

Larry White has been handed his
stripes at CBS-TV and becomes
v.p. in charge of daytime programs
at the web. He’s been director of
daytime programs for the past year
and a half, since joining CBS af¬
ter eight years at Benton & Bowles
as director of programming and
exec producer on the agency’s
soapers.

At the same time, network for¬
mally set up a daytime program¬
ming departmert in Hollywood and
named Bruce Lansbury its director.
Lansbury, who reports to While,
has been assistant director of pro¬
gram development under Hunt
Stromberg Jr. at Television City.
A former KABC-TV producer in
L.A., he’s a brother of actress An¬
gela Lansbury.

Not generally known was that
White in addition to his daytime
duties had informally functioned
as N.Y. program development chief.
With his new post, however, ht’ll
drop his development chores.

New Nielsens: 24-Marfeet Report

(Week Ending Feb, 12)

New multi-city Nielsens for the week ending. Feb. 12 again
projects ABC-TV In front for the sixth straight week of '61 with
a 20.2, nosing out CBS’ 20.1. NBC was third with 15.2. Of the 51
half-hours, CBS was out in front with 25 and a half firsts; ABC
was second with 20 and a half and NBC third with five.

ABC led Thursday and Friday on the overall average rating and
was second the five other nights. CBS was in front Monday, Tuesday
Saturday and Sunday; NBC was first on Wednesday.

On the Top 10, CBS grabbed seven; ABC two and NBC one.

Gunsmoke (CBS) . 39.8

Wagon Train (NBC). 34.0

Jack Benny (CBS) . 31.7

Untouchables (ABC) .31.2

Candid Camera (CBS) . 31.0

Danny Thomas (CBS) .. i.30.1

Have Gun (CBS) . 29.8

Andy Griffith (CBS) . 29.5

Dennis The Menace (CBS). 29.1

Rifleman (ABC). 28.7

From The Production Centres

Continued from pat* XS

award-winning Japanese movie, based on a short story by Akutagawe
. . . Jane Jordan Rogers, skedded to play femme lead In “Ben Spray,’*
Granada’s TV Playhouse choice tomorrow (Thurs.) was born on a Too*
son, Arizona, reservation where her mother was studying Tnflfru* his¬
tory. Miss Rogers came to U.K. eight years ago and decided to stay...
Manchester Library Repertory Co, will be first stage stock company
to broadcast with BBC's longhair Third Program when they do “A
Taste For Honey" on March 3 . . .“Top Ten” toppers Aiaae Faith,
Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele take part In “Teen Beat,” BBC radio’s
documentary oh pop music industry on Friday (24). Steve Race com¬
peres.

IN SgN FRANCISCO . . .

KGO-TV-AM, ABC’s Frisco o-and-o, going all-out for arrival next
Tuesday (28) of AB-PT boss Leonard Goldeneon and assorted network
VIP’s including AB-PT financial v-p Si Siegel,* Steve BHdkWrgcr,
Jimmy Riddell and, possibly, Jim Hagerty. Goldenson addresses Frisco
Ad Club March 1 and KGO is aiming to break the Ad Club’s attend¬
ance record set by Rd SallivJUi—attendance that day was 450 (runner-
up to Sullivan was NBCTs Rehert Sarnoff). KGO also tossing big cock¬
tail party at Ferry Building’s World Trade Club for Goldenson, et ah.

. . . New Frisco organization is called “The Committee to Stop Violent
and Murderous TV Programs”—chairman's address is 635 Victoria
Street, Frisco, which also happens to be the address of Westwood
Sales Co„ national mail order merchandisers . . . Richard L Bins,
ex-KPIX salesman, named general manager of Jubilance Ad Agency,
Oakland . . . Gordon McLendon spoke to the Frisco Sales Executives
Association on this topic, “Will Radio Kill TV?”. . . Mori Wagner, ex-
Bartell exec, and lawyer George T. Davis buying a pair of Eastern
AMers . . . KSFG deejay Jim Lange managed to puff In ahead of
KSFO’s ineffable Don Sh er wood in a footrace from Stinson Beach to
Ferry Bldg. . . . Gordy Seltan doing a new five-minute dally sport show
for KFRC . . . MCA sent a man up from L. A. to scout Ben Alexander’s
hour-long KTVU “spec" last Friday (17) . . . KNBC’s Dong Pledger
now deejaying a total of 36 hours weekly.

US BOSTON ...

WBZ-TV has acquired 80 20th-Fox films, 57 of them post 1948 pictures
Including “All About Eve,” “Viva Zapata,” “Twelve O’Clock High” and
“The Gunfighter” to be programmed in March in specials and regular
film slots . . . WHDH-TV carrying full hour “Playboy’s Penthouse” . . .
WBZ-TV launched “Science Countdown,” third annual 14-wk. science
competish to determine top eighth grade junior scientist . . . Ted
Kennedy, asst. d. a., guest speaking at Broadcasting Executives Club at
Nick’s . . . J. S. Sinclair, WJAR-TV prexy, treks from Palm Springs
NAB board sesh to vacash In Puerto VaTIarta and Acapulco, hits Wash¬
ington for NAB state prexy meet (22-23) . . . James O. Marlow from
WJAX, Jacksonville to WWLP . . . WBZ radio personalities Jay Dm
and Kevin O’Keefe broadcasting through Saturday (26) dir ect from
Raymond’s dept, store window for Mass. Heart Assn. . . . WBZ-TV’
going “Flynnish" with six Errol Flynn films skedded Feb. 25-March 1
as part of new promash featuring week, of special films, prominent
actors and actresses on “The Big Movie" . . . Paul G. O’FrieJ, gen. jngr.,
WBZ radio, has been admitted to the Mass. bar.

IN TORONTO . . .

Bob Goulet of “Camelot” forgetting to pack arrangement of his
song, “If Ever I Should Leave You," but; Lucio Agostini had the neces¬
sary for his “World of Music” orch for former’s guesting over Cana¬
dian Broadcasting Corp. tv network . . . After 34 years With CFRB,
Toronto, Canada’s largest Tadio station, Rex Frost has resigned but
will continue his photography, plus three months in Australia . . .
Lloyd Edwards, musical director of the “Better Late" show over CFTQ-
TV, fishing through the ice after his nightly programming and bring¬
ing home an average of eight lake trout to the chagrin of his own and
neighbors’ wives who have to clean the piscatorial trophies , , . King
Whyte, ex-agency man and now outdoors interviewer for the CBC,
flying to Hudson Bay to distribute more than 2,008 pairs of skates ho
collected from Southern Ontario donors for Indian and Eskimo kids—
and incidentally getting film dips for his King Whyte Show . . . Mar-
exs Long, philosophy professor at the U. of Toronto, recalling that ho
taught “international affairs" to Royal Canadian Air Force officers
and that one of his pupils was Joel Aldred, prexy of CFTO-TV and
announcer on the Dinah Shore Show . . . Cathleen Nesbitt, in town to
tape two-hour production of Dickens’ “Great Expectations" for CBC-
TV trans-Canada presentation, with Eric Till directing.

IN PITTSBURGH . . .

The most adult and sensible editorials here are credited to Tad
Reeves, general manager of KDKA-TV. Last week he made a strong
pitch for the promotion of tourism and outlined all of the area’s natural
attractions. On the heels of this telecast, Governor Lawrence of Penn¬
sylvania announced plans to introduce a bill in the state legislat ure f or
a $200,000 appropriation for a tourist promotion campaign . . . WTAJC
is still looking for a replacement for sports director Ray Scott... Ralpfc
Kiner, the leading choice, has decided to go with the Chicago Whit*
Sox to supply color on their baseball broadcasts. Gene Kelly and Red
Donley are other names now being mentioned . . . Frank GriDeite, an
i editor In the film department, has been promoted to the news staff at
KDKA-TV . . Ed King, who was in Cuba when Castro took over, is
doing a series of five-minute programs on the Island on KDKA’s
“Program PM" . . . Rod MacLelsh, WBC European correspondent, set
to speak at Radio and Television Club and Pittsburgh Ad Club . . .
The new Jingles on KQV, the ABC o&o here, cost the station $16,000.

IN CLEVELAND ...

Perry B. Bascom Is the new general manager of KYW Radio, suc¬
ceeding Carl A. Vandagrift. Bascom comes here from New York where
he has bee n head of national radio sales for Westingliouse Broadcasting
Co„ KYW owner » . . Bill Mae Celgan leaves his sports director job at.
WGAR Radio to work at WTOP-TV, Washington, where he will an¬
nounce the Washington Redskins games. He covered the Browns on
radio here and the Indians on tv . . . Richard E. Pitschke, formerly of
WMBD-TV, Peoria, has joined KYW-TV as a film producer.

IN MINNEAPOLIS . . .

WPBC running big ads in Twin Cities papers to ballyhoo new Heap
with Mutual Broadcasting System. Ad reports, “The move of Mutual
Network to WPBC was motivated by a desire on the part of Mutual
and its parent company, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.,
to strengthen, expand and upgrade its organization and affiliate con¬
nections whenever and wherever possible.” Station has filed an appli¬
cation with the FCC for increased power and extended broadcast
hours . . . Veteran sports scribe and sportscaster Halsey Ball has
retired from Minneapolis Star A Tribune to concentrate on radio-tv
duties with WCCO-TV and Radio. Hall will assist on broadcast of
Minnesota Twins baseoall games . . . WTCN-TV’s Chick MeCeen Newt
awarded special citation for excellence by Northwest Radio-Television
News Association . . . WCCO-TV to telecast half-hour program of
Zurah Shrine circus highlights from Minneapolis Auditorium opening
night Feb. 23

PSSSBff

WtxlMfdaj, Frfgpry 22, 1961

SKELTON STUDIOS

expresses itsappmiatfon to

THE BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM, N. W. AYER & SON, IBO;
and HENRY JAFPE ENTERPRISES, Inc. for having selected

THE SKELTON RED-EO-TAPE MOBILE TELEVISION SYSTEM

to tape in color from Disneyland
a Bell Telephone Hour,

“THE SOUNDS OP AMERICA"

This program aired Friday, February 17,1961 over the NBG-TY Network

Onr thanks also to these distinguished organizations
who continue to demonstrate their confidence in the personnel and
. facilities of SKELTON STUDIOS and the RED-EQ-TAPE Mobile TeleviakQ System:

buddy brbgmans heritagb productions, me.

*U» Song and Dance Man”/ Sonny Side of tbs StreeT*

(one-hour TV specials in color)

CANADIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY “Clow Up" (half-hour ptibttc artkt program)

Vf. B. DONER A COMPANY / FOOTE, CONE & BELDIN3 / GARDNER ADVERTISING COMPANY
S, C JOHNSON4 SON, INC/MILESPRODUCTS, Division o£MILES LABORATORIES/PET MOX COMPANY
T 4 D ENTERPRISES “War Harf* (theatrical motion picture)/V. S. TIME CORPORATION
WADB ADVERTISING, INC / WARWICK 4 LEGLER, INC

Abo employing th* facUitkt of SKELTON STVDIOSt
1HB RED SKELTON SHOW Gn association vrtth CBS)

IABIO-TELEVISION

Filmaster’s Place In The Sun

<j T- ■ ■ t Continued from p&ge 32

along, th$ Winter Park setup was pand into overall production and
a natural. Stabler scouted loca- program development and owner-
tions for exteriors and came up ship, he simply didn't have the
with Sanlando Springs, a natural coin. By a year ago, however,
springs tourist attraction nearby enough was in the treasury to start
whose tropical setup makes the off an expansion, and Stabler hired
20th-Fox “Adventures in Para- Nat Perrin as his production v.p.
dise” backlot area in Hollywood and turned out three pilots, none
look downright artificial. And for of which were sold. Meanwhile, he
beaches, he set- up shop at nearby set up a public stock issue which
Lake M-unro and Cocoa Beach, near brought in some $2,000,000 with
Cape Canaveral. control. retained by him and his

Local Crews associates, and the expansion was

Using local crews from the Win- . we ^ under way.
ter Park setup plus about 10 key ! There’s a vital question as to
technical people from the Coast, i the timing of Filmaster’s move to-
along with Hollywood casts and J ward expansion, since it comes
alternating director Jim Yarbor-; somewhat late in the day, what
ough and Bud Townsend, Filmaster j with the Hollywood vidpix produc-
has been shooting “Beachcomber” j tion scene shaking down into a
on a four-dav schedule, which will! group of a few well-heeled outfits
shake down to three davs the first ; who dominate the picture. Stabler
of March. Things were thrown . speculates that had the Filmaster
slightly out of kilter during ! expansion come two years from
Mitchell’s nationally publicized six- . now, it might hsve been too late,
day sojourn in an Orlando jail in • But the present situation is still
an alimony hassle, but everything’s ; fluid in Hollywood; Filmaster, at
back to normal, including Mitchell: least financially, is in as good
himself -shape Ss several companies with a

Stabler’s plan calls for sale of lot more production activity; and
his shows on a national or major- • finally, there’s still a premium on
regional basis. Syndication, as it!quality, which Stabler regards as
exists, is out, since Stabler feels | the basis of his company’s reputa-
that the business as it’s presently tion and the key to its future.

structured doesn’t make sense— -

past the top markets, station sales + m * ft * II*

are a red-ink proposition on first- ITlU 1 AAAVM L| VT

run properties. But he does see a jf\ [ ASSCIIlDlV S

major potential in regional clients ** ***•"' awvuiwij. u
who haven't had quality program- _ _ ^ # -

ming available for the past couple • J 0 M ^

of years and who still yearn spon- l0"lfldll IrOlUlCll

sor^Identification with good shows. vvwuv “

He'feels likewise that more prime Aeori _ • ~

i; *ii ^ Nstion&l Assn, of Brofidcsstcrs

time will become available for re- T ~ i,. . A A

gional bankrollers as the option ^

time hassle ripens. But his plan is
to fit regional sales together iqto

pers of the three. networks were
named yesterday (Tues.) to head an

national pattern, rather than to | tiXSS? 1 *5. °2

settle for a single regional aug¬
mented by station sales.

Selling will be the job of H.

Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences’ First International As¬
sembly. International festival is

Weller (Jake> Keever, his v.p. in ?} ated f° r N * Y - and Washington
charge of sales and former long- XS|0 ^- ... .

time sales boss at California Na- Network representatives will be
tional Productions. Keever is cur- ^ ard i I ^ G ° lde " s ^ , K AB S pr v. eXy;
rently in the process of closing on William S. Paley, CBS board chair¬
's pair of key regionals for “Beach- j ujam and Robert W. Sarnoff, NBC
comber” and is hitting the agencies ! chairman. Academy also set up an
with William Morris on “Our | Academy President’s Committee
Town.” - Another wrinkle In the which will share responsibility with
sales approach is to pitch to both * he Advisory Council in supervision
national and regional sponsors °f fA e festival. Members are Ed
simultaneously and take the first Sullivan, Walter Cronkite and
good deal that comes along, rather Harry Ackerman.

than hold out for network.

Filmaster’s role as a below-the-

Other 14 members of the Ad¬
visory Council, all station toppers.

line outfit over so long a period are Don McGannon, Westinghouse
had been dictated bv necessity, not Broadcasting; Jim Gaines, South-
choice. When Stabler organized the land Industries (WAOI-TV, San
company in 1955 after having been Antonio); Martin Umansky, KAKE-
general manager of William Boyd TV. Wichita; C. Howard Lane,
Enterprises and producer of the KOIN-TV, Portland; William W.
'‘new Hoppies,” the half-hour i Warren, KOMO-TV, Seattle; Tom
“Hopalong Cassidy” films for NBC- Chauncey, KOOL-TV, Phoenix;
TV, he did so at a capitalization of Richard A. Boitl, WBNS-TV, Co-
only $20,000 and a contract to do lumbus; William A. Bates, WDAF-
“Gunsmoke.” (Deal, incidentally, TV, Kansas City; Mike Shapiro,
came about because he had bid WFAA-TV, Dallas; Lloyd Yoder,
earlier for tv rights to “Gun- WNBQ. Chicago; Marcus Bartlett,
smoke” when the web still thought WSB-TV. Atlanta; John Hayes,
the transition to tv from radio was WTOP-TV, Washington; Tom Chis-
a pipedream; when it decided to j man, WVEC-TV, Norfolk; and
go ahead on its own, it brought in ; Ervin F. Lyke, WVET-TV, Roches-
Stabler as contract producer.) 1 ter. N. Y.

But a physical production service --

is not the most lucrative of fields, C.LLI.J A'

and though Stabler desired to ex- ll6anilgS OCuetiUlefl UI1

Subsidized Educ’I TV

^ ~ - Washington, Feb. 21.

^ Senate Commerce Committee has
^3; scheduled hearings March 1-2 on
legislation by Chairman Warren
^ Magnuson (D-Wash.) to subsidize
5 construction of educational televi-
5 sion facilities.

cj The bill, successor to.one which
passed the Senate but died in the
House last year, provides up to
<r $1,000,000 in federal grants to edu-
c; cational Institutions and other non-
profit groups for tv transmitting
^ equipment.

S No witness list was disclosed, but
S the Committee plans to hear wit-
<3 nesses from Federal Communica-
5 tions Commission, universities and
S the commercial broadcasting indus-
* try.

PfiiilEft

‘Cultural Meetings’

As Mex TV Series

Mexico City, Feb. 21.

Mexico plans to inaugurate an
hourlong television program week¬
ly over Channel 4 facilities, with
this featuring intellectuals from all
parts of the world. Idea is brain¬
child of advertising man Eulalio
Ferrer who will produce show.

Program, under title of “Cultural
Meetings,” will follow roundtable
pattern with experts discussing
science, literature, technical devel¬
opments, etc.

Show will draw on such Latin
intellectuals as Salvador de Mada¬
riaga, Pabla Neruda, Gerardo
Diego, Romulo Gallegos, Pablo An¬
tonio Cuadra, etc. And interna¬
tionally it is hoped that Ernest
Hemingway, Waldo Frank. Jean
Paul Sartre, Tennessee Williams,
Aldous Huxley, Eric Fromm, etc.,
can be presented.

Program will premiere In March.

Set New Rules To
Put Broadcasters
On Program Spot

Washington, Feb. 21.

Federal Communications Com¬
mission has taken the plunge and
formally set in motion rulemaking
. which would require broadcasters
to show how they are meeting local
programming needs.

The action is in line with FCC’s
historic report last July which set
forth guidelines fbr licensees in
the programming area.

Under the rulemaking. Section
IV of the broadcast application
' form would be revised to require
, a statement as to the measures the
applicant has taken “to determine
the tastes, needs and desires of
his community, and the manner in
which he proposes to meet those
needs and desires.”

Broadcasters would also be
obliged to furnish:

A description of the area being
served, its population and religious,
educational and business makeup.

A statement on opportunities af¬
forded “community expression.”

Amount and type of specialized
. programming engaged in or con¬
templated.

i More detailed information about
’ the station’s presentation of con-
, troversial issues of public im-
. portance, including editorializing;

Data on various types of pro¬
gramming— religious, instructive,
j public affairs, agricultural, news,

. sports and entertainment.

A statement of what, if any,
. principles of trade codes he ad¬
heres to and what measures he has
[ taken or proposes “to insure the
| maintenance of appropriate pro-
’ gramming and advertising stand-
1 ards.”

[ Amount of time devoted to com-
. mercials.

The new information would be
required of applicants for new
facilities, renewals, assignments
and transfers of control,
r Comments on the proposed rule
' change are due by April 3.

> Guthrie Tinafore’ Set

! As WNBC-TV April Entry

WNBC-TV will air a tape of
Tyrone Guthtrie’s Stratford (On-
t tario) production of Gilbert & Sul-
; livan’s "Pinafore” sometime in

> early April. Purchase of the tape,

• made in CBC’s Toronto studios,
■ was through Richard B. Morros.

\ Same Guthrie edition opened
last year at the Phoenix Theatre in
t N.Y. It was taped in Canada some

* weeks ago, with the backing of a
- 32-piece orch batoned by Louis
1 Applebaum.

N.Y. station has no sponsor for
the stanza yet.

’Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Inside Stuff—Radio-TV

Local tv and radio stations took the lion’s share of the National
Conference of Christians Sc Jews National Brotherhood Awards last
Thursday night (16) in N. Y. Winners in tv were WCBS-TV, the CBS-TV
flagship in N. Y., for its “Strangers in the City” documentary on Puerto
Ricans, and ABC-TV for its “Bell Sc Howell Close-Up” on "Cast the
First Stone.”

In radio, indie stations copped both awards, WNEW, N. Y., winning
for the second year in a row via its “News Close-Up” documentary on
housing discrimination, “An Opeq Letter to Governor Rockefeller.”
Other winner was WBZ, Boston, for “Anne Frank: The Memory and the
Meaning.”

National Conference also awarded “certificates of recognition” to
WCBS and WABC, N. Y., the former for its on-the-air editorials and
the latter for Its “A Panel of Americans.” Other radio runners-up were
NBC for “An American Dialog” and KDIA, Oakland, for its Brother¬
hood Week coverage. Runners-up in tv included WCBS-TV for its
"Camera Three,” NBC-TV for “Destiny’s Tot” and “The American
Fighting Man,” and WRGB-TV, Schenectady, for “With Liberty and
Justice.”

Motion picture winners were Paramount for “Conspiracy of Hearts”
and Columbia, which released the British-made "Hand in Hand.”
Runners-up were United Artists for “The Unforgiven” and Warner
Bros, for “Sgt. Rutledge.”

Ken Banghart, newsman-deejay on WCBS, N. Y., pulled a “little
Orson Welles” last Friday (17) when hundreds of listeners mistook his
“Headline Makers of the Past” description of the Long Island R.R.
wreck of 11 years ago for the real thing;

Calls began pouring into the CBS switchboard and to those of the
railroad and the Rockville Centre and Jamaica police departments.
Banghart’s description of the wreck at Rockville Centre on Feb. 17,
1950, which killed 30 and injured 158, came at the height of the com¬
muter rush hour Friday, at 5:50 p.m.

Banghart’s “Headline Makers^* Is a daily feature of his afternoon
show on WCBS, the CBS Radio flagship, and he uses it as his signoff.
Despite his clearly labeled designation of the feature as an anniversary
story, however, many listeners panicked and rushed to the phone.

It was on CBS, of course, that Welles’ famous “Invasion from Mars”
nationwide scare took place back in 1937.

Storer Broadcasting Iq the last three months of 1960 earned $1,508,657
after taxes, making the net take for the entire year a total of $5,062,663
or $2.05 a share. This compares to $581,614 or 24 cents a share (after
taxes) in all 1959.

What drove the 1959 figure so low was a non-recurring capital gain
on the sale of Storer’s Atlanta radio outlet. Actually, in 1959, Storer’*
net (before this substraction) was $5,336,682 or $2.16 a share.

Fifteen more rural radio stations have affiliated themselves with
Keystone Broadcasting System, bringing the transcription network’s
total to 1,125. KBS takes that as license to call itself “the giant of all
the networks.”

ABC Films bought 65 quarter-hours of “'Consult Dr. Brothers,” not
just five as typographically misprinted in last week’s Variety. ABC
plans to sell the Joyce Brothers package for 13 weeks of stripping on
this basis or allow tv stations to cut the 65 tapes into distinct five-
minute programs.

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Continued from pace 37
apologies were picked up for 39 j
weeks.” Also targets for his one- |
liners were the U. S. space, pro¬
gram, the Kennedy administration
and ex-President Eisenhower,
among o f her categories.

First to step up for his award
was Wilt Chamberlain of the Phil- ■
ly Warriors basketball team. Hope
exchanged some repartee with him,
a brief film clip of Chamberlain in
action on the .court was screened
and Jayne Mansfield hip-weaved
up to present him with a gold sta¬
tuette. The same format was util¬
ized for the 10 other awards.

In this “liniment spectacular”
(Hope's line), 'Buick plugged its
turbine drive, its Buick Special and
aluminum V-8 engine. One of the
program’s more interesting points ■
came when Rafer Johnson, "track
and field man of the year,” com¬
mented that he had seen no propa¬
ganda when competing with the
Russians at the Olympic. “Sports,”
he said, “are a common bond.”

Gilb.

‘Keep It Clean’

Frankfurt, Feb. 21. !

With the tntire country of West
Germany tossed Into a turmoil
concerning the legal battle to get
a second television channel going
here, the land’s been addled with
a further flap about “television.”

In a round robin letter to all the
city employees, city director Dr.
Max Adenauer of Cologne, son of
West-Gerjnany’s chancellor, urged
the employees to keep the German
lingo clean, and the German cul¬
ture pure.

Massey-Ferguson
Scrams Farm Show

Chicago, Feb. 21.
Massey-Ferguson Is giving up on
"Today on the Farm” when its 26-
week NBC-TV cycle runs out on
March 25. Farm equipment com¬
pany feels It isn’t getting the cir¬
culation it needs at 7 a.m. Satur¬
days and is seeking now to revive
“Jubilee USA” (formerly ABC-TV)
in a nighttime slot. NBC can’t ac¬
commodate just yet but is trying.

"Farm,” a Chi origination hosted
by Eddy Arnold, has been averag¬
ing a 37% audience share at 7
ayem (clock time), but the sets in
use have been minuscule.

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in “Fantasyland,” which within the; in “the land of opportunity” with

frame of the closeup cameras
seemed lifelike in size and charm.
But the tape cameras, before which
most of tiie staged entertainment
was photographed, made the maxi¬
mum use of tiie Disneyland back¬
drops for some. exciting dance
numbers.

The two standout turns were a
fairy tale baiiet, staged in front
and in the courtyard of Disney’s
Sleeping Beautv Castle and danced
superlatively by Jacques D’Ain-
boise and one of the" Earl Twins
(billing was never clear as to
whether it was Ruth or Jane), and
a western number staged indoors
In Pepsi Cola’s Golden Nugget
dancehail and featuring both the
girls and Gene Nelson to the tune
of “Frankie & Johnnie,” with spe¬
cial lyrics. The first was light, airy
and wistful; the western dance, with
Nelson in top form, was spiced
\vith humor and inventiveness.
Both were the creations of Hermes
Pan. who shared with the physical
production the best moments of
the show.

Gordon Jenkins wrote a special
score for the hour, and while a
couple of numbers stood out, the
form was awkward and much of
the music undistinguished. His best
was a Tom Sawyer Island sequence
with a pretty tune, nicely staged
and filmed by Jacoby and featuring
Scott Lane in a fine pantomimic
turn as a young hoy. Jenkins’
■“Main Street” was* a rouser, and
excitingly danced by D’Amboise
and Nelson. Use of Mark Twain as
a narrator (acted by Dwight Mar-
leld‘» seemed forced and obtrusive
—in fact, the overall format of the
show- was poorly planned. Ralph
Brewster‘'Singers Were good in the
choral work, of which there was
plenty.

But so overwhelming^ was the
visual beauty and excitement of
the show that its basic faults of for¬
mat and lack of musical excitement
seemed to fade. This is one that
Bell Telephone should bring back
for repeats, at least as an annual.

Chan.

American Musical Theatre
WCBS-TV’s Sunday (19) “Amer¬
ican Musical Theatre” was a warm
salute to maestro Alfredo Anto-
nini, celebrating-his 20th anni as a
CBS conductor.

Without any of the- teary-smiley
sentimentality that can foul such
video occasions, host Jim Morske
was able to lead Antonin i through
a casual and bright recital of career
highlights, and at the same time,
maintain the show’s high standard
of music and entertaining instruc¬
tion. »

Antonini, with infectious jovial¬
ity that reflected anything but the
longhair temperament, recounted
events of his youth in Italy, his as¬
sociation with masters, his arrival

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On hand with greetings and ap- !
propriate vocalizing were longtime j
associates Laurel Hurley of the j
Metropolitan Opera and Robert
Weede, most recently of the “Most
Happy Fellow.” \

Selections were contrasted—Miss
Hurley sang “O Mio Babbino Caro”
from the opera “Gianni Schicchi,”
and “I’ll See You Again.” Weede
sang a La Traviata aria and a num¬
ber from “Most Happy Fellow.”

! To highlight the mestro’s diversi-
j fied careqr, he conducted the CBS
I orchestra in a stop-watch orehestra-
| tation of a part of .the score for
f the 20th Century-Fox’s feature,
“D Day, the 6th of A June.” Director
Neal Finn used a fascinating split¬
screen view to show how the music
is timed to the film action. Live
aud of high school students (show
is coproduced by CBS pubaffaiio
and the New York Board of Edu¬
cation) added a lively responsive
note to the festivities. Bill.

Sponsors Firm Up

; Continued from page 23

covered by its total expenditure
at ABC.

at ABC. (One inducement was giv¬
ing P&G the 9:30-10 Thursday slot
between “M&. Three Sons” and
“Untouchables.”)

As the result of NBC shifts in
the last week, a certain amount of (
Lever and American Tobacco biz
is already back in the NBC £ouse
for ’61-62. Mad as it seemed to be
at being pushed out of “Bonanza”
to make room on the show for!
Chevrolet in the fall, American j
Tobacco wasn’t too disenchanted
to let NBC know it’d move with
“Thriller” to the show’s proposed
Monday-at-10 time slot. (Not count¬
ed in the $60,000,00&-odd web tal¬
ly at this moment is the possibili¬
ty that the same cig company will
also shortly’ move into an hour
Saturday night show on NBC.).
Yet American Tobacco is upset
enough to offer “Bachelor Father”
to ABC-TV next season.

Lever will go with “Price Is Right”
from Wednesdays to a new Monday
slot, and that’s definite. Whether
it also keeps its hold“en Wednes¬
days at 8:30, where “Price” is
now berthed, is another matter. So
Lever and American Tobacco are
already good for better than $5,-
000,000 next season.

Of course, there’s the firm Chevy
commitment to think about. Chevy,
dropping Dinah Shore, has picked
up full tab on “Bonanza” over
NBC. (Kintner dropped American
Tobacco and decided to switch the
western hour into Dinah’s Sun¬
day anchorage to accommodate the
auto company, and the reward was
at least $7,500,000 in renewed bill¬
ings.)

Johnson’s Wax moved this week
to firm up some $15,000;000 in new’
and renewed billings at CBS-TV,
cinching Red Skelton. Garry Moore
and a piece of “Gunsmoke.”

Brown & Williamson, a big buy¬
er of network participations, has
supposedly closed again for some
of its ABC-TV shows and is hotly
in pursuit of more time, but, un¬
confirmed, the B&W coin is not
counted in the earlier-than-ever
network sales tally. Colgate is hot
too and should do some commiting
by the end of the month, some
sources assert.

In short, P&G, Lever, Chevy,
American Tobacco — long looked
upon,as tv network leaders — are
in there firmly. In the past, the !
selling season — even if one in¬
cludes the jockeying (the stage
just shy of out-and-out buying)—
didn’t really get rolling until |
March and then little was tide up
after April 1, more often May.

Because participations (as op¬
posed to program buys) are grow¬
ing in popularity among bankroll¬
ed, it has been said, “the selling
season in network tv has never
stopped.” Shortterm buys, split-
program patterns, constant little
openings have turned web sales¬
men Into fulltime peddlers. Once
upon a time, after the selling sea¬
son. the salesmen settled into a
routine of client servicing (main¬
taining client goodwill and listen¬
ing to complaints about handling
of spots) and “planning.” It could,
be that their newly discovered

year-round rapport also helped
stimulate an early buying season
in network tv, if simply because
their increased hustling for the
mid-season buck also gives them
much more opportunity to pass
along to their favorite clients news
about program shifts and changes.

WBBM 100-Payroll
Is Translated Into
Lush Chi Billings

By LES BBOWN

Chicago, Feb. 21.

A sort of anachronism is modern
broadcasting, and still largely un¬
tainted by the villain cost account¬
ant, WBBM continues to champion
live radio In a fashion that neces¬
sitates the largest payroll (topping
100) of any local AMer in the coun¬
try. But not for naught. The pay¬
off Is that the CBS o&o still ranks
as one of the top three-radio
money-makers in the country and,
among network-owned stations, is
easily the most profitable radio
operation of all.

Although it doesn't dominate the
market (in fact, depending on the
rating service, it runs second, third,
and even fourth), WBBM’s ratecard
is 15-20% higher than that of any
other station in Chicago; still it un¬
doubtedly outbids all others here.
Like all CBS operations the Chi
outlet shrouds all motley statistics,
but, for what it’s worth, sage trade-
sters estimate the station wrote
over $5,000,000 worth of business
in 1960-

Parenthetically, It deserves in¬
serting that the lush profits raked
in by the station every year has
made its veep-geheral manager, E.
H. Shomo, one of CBS’ unsung
heroes, the lack of extra-company
recognition attributing chiefly to
his hinterland status. Shomo, like
the late H. Leslie Atlass before
him, refuses to yield to a straight
disk jockey format and, clearly,
the kind of business WBBM does
argues against such a change.

As anomalous as live-radio itself
is WBBM’s penchant for the live
sell. About 60% of Its commer¬
cials are pitched that way, vis-a-vis
electrical transcription, and usually
ad lib off a fact sheet by a staff e’m-
cde. (One of them, Mai Bellairs,
reputedly won’t attempt to pitch
a product until he uses it first).
That many of the local bluechip
sponsors prefer it that way is at¬
tested to by their long tenure with
the station.

Not counting the post-midnight,
classical “Music 'Til Dawn,” iyhich
American Airlines is sponsoring
for the seventh year, WBBM pro¬
grams canned music only about
five hours tf day in scattered peri¬
ods. Rest of the time it’s live,
with three and a quarter hours
daily given over to musical variety,
per two bands (totalling 35 musi¬
cians), nine staff singers, guest art¬
ists and 14 announcers or emcees.
Station keeps seven studios in
operation and employs three staff
writers, who mainly spend their
time turning out one-liners.

Non-musically, there’s "Gold
Coast Show,” a daily comedy built
around transcribed ^blurbs, and
talk shows with Pauf Gibson, Joe
Foss, Hal Stark & June Allyson,
Tony Weitzel and Jack Mabley.
And, of course, the network helps
sustain the live image with* its tw r o
hour block of Arthur Godfrey, Art
Linkletter, Garry Moore and Rose¬
mary Clooney.

News costs the station 14 salaries
inasmuch as that department oper-.
ates 24 hours a day, seven days a
w’eek, never reverting to rip-and-
read procedure.

Station’s payroll also Includes
six producers, three music librar¬
ians, two pubaffairs staffers, four
in station promotion, a program
manager, a production manager, a
miscellany of secretaries and office
help and, of course, a sales force.

Atlanta—WGKA-FM, which bills
itself as “Good Music Station,” and
WSB, which simulcasts its AM of¬
ferings, predominantly good music,
via FM, now have company.
WPLO, Plough, Inc., outlet here,
has split off its FM operation and
substituted an ail-day program of
classical music provided by Herit¬
age Network. ,

Foreign TV Reviews

——; Continued from page 3?

spiced by not-too-blatant sex.

Plot had to do with a middle-
aged legal eagle (Alexander Knox)
w’ho was almost plucked by a big-
eyed, scheming young Delilah
(Lana Morris), intent on using him
to gain a cheap and undeserved
revenge on her ex-husband and his
second wife.

The leisurely direction by Har¬
old Clayton suited ‘ the script and
the settings—stuffy legal offices
and dull apartment rooms—offered
little for the camera, apart from
one telling shot of prara-whepls
rolling over a letter which
threatens the happiness of the
pram-occupant’s parents.

As the placid lawyer whose life
suddenly erupts into much more
excitement than he ever found in
his weekly chess game, Alexander
Knox, holder of many briefs in this
sort of part, turned in some smooth
playing. And if anyone is looking
lor an edgy, young actress to take
over those jangling neurotics
Bette Davis used to play they need
look no further than the comfely
Miss Morris. The sting lurking be¬
neath the dewy wings of this
seemingly innocent butterfly was
a shade too frequently revealed for
plausibility, but this was the fault
of the script rather than the act¬
ress.

. Neat twist was the revelation
that the she-monster’s revenge
plan was- sparked by her inability
to have a child. But one wondered
why such % harpy would want a
baby. What would she do with it,
apart from serving it up for sup¬
per boiled? Nash,

‘Salaried News’

- - Continued from 911 * 2t

CBS News operation, the key peo¬
ple who work at gathering,' prepar¬
ing and disseminating the hews it¬
self rather than the “administra¬
tive layers.” In order to free Clark
to devote fulltime to the news end
of the ^business, Salant plans to
take as many administrative duties
off his shoulders as possible, he
said. In fact Clark plans to begin
making the rounds of the CBS cor¬
respondents overseas in a couple
of weeks. ;

Salant also denied categorically
any dispute with the CBS Stations
Division or WCBS-TV, the web’s
N. Y. flagship,* over the station’s
slotting of network* pubaffairs
stanza. WCBS-TV had placed two
new pubaffairs shows on a six-day
delayed basis, and the move had
aroused some consternation in net¬
work advertising, promotion and
publicity quarters, but not in the
news operation, Salant stated.

He said It has been his longstand*
lng belief that nothing should take
precedence over local community
affairs programming, which the
pubaffairs sI\ow would have pre¬
empted. “I’ve-felt that way ever
since I entered the industry as a
lawyer on behalf of the applicants
In San Francisco and St. Louis and
I’m not going to change my feel¬
ings now’,” he said. “Nothing
should interfere with the commu¬
nity image a station presents in its
market, not network news or public
affairs or anything else.” He said
he had met with CBS Stations
prexy Merle Jones and WCBS-TV
v.p.-general manager Frank Shake¬
speare but that there had been
“complete agreement” on their
decision to delay broadcasts.

Reactivale ‘P to P’

Continued from page 21 sss'

! of “December Bride” may go In
on Thursday nights as the replace¬
ment for Miss Sothern. Under con¬
sideration as the Friday night
Jackie Gleason replacement start¬
ing in April is “Suspense,” the
half-hour film series which CBS
shot originally as “I,* Gambler,”
but never got on the air.

Also open for summer replace¬
ment is “Hennessey,” the Tom
Ewell show, and possibly “Raw-
hide” and “Perry Mason,” although
repeats on those shows—for the
first time—are under consideration.

San Antonio — Frank McCall
new’s director of WOAI-TV, will
take office March 1 as prez of the
San Antonio Press Club, replacing
Richard Roll, former KENS-TV
newscaster and now public rela¬
tions man for St. Mary’s U.

NBC-TV Looks To

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

NBC will get Into the crowded
animation field next season with a
generous helping from the stock¬
pile of cartoons as part of its over¬
all deal with Walt Disney. Pres¬
ent plan is to lead off the Thursday
night lineup with the pen-and-ink-
ers. probably running as late as 8
o’clock.

This format is in line with the
other webs, which are blocking out
the early evening hours with car¬
toons for the small fry to get them
off to bed before the heavy stuff
starts. For the late night adult
trade to raise the intellectual level,
the three nets are booking infor¬
mational, cultural and documentary
programs. In between will be ac¬
tion-adventure and shoot-’em-ups,
with a sprinkling of comedies.

GEN. MILLS, ABC’S
BILLINGS ROMANCE

General Mills stands oh the
verge of closing orders worth sev¬
eral millions of dollars with ABC-
TV, but the client’? primary con¬
cern this week seems to be the
Tuesday 8:30 time period for next
fall. It’s the slot currently held by
“Wyatt Earp.”

Sponsor is eyeing several shows,
principally the animated Freeman
& Correll half-hour, “Galvin & thfc
Colonel,” which ABC-TV is under¬
writing. GM Is understood to have
a hold oh the AJBC time period, but
probably notfiing will be consum¬
mated Until 8 p.m. Tuesdays is
set with a show.

Leon Pearson SRO

Leon Pearson’s local (N.Y.)
WNBC-TV five-minute hews, strip
is SRO for the moment, and that’s
the way it’s likely to stay until at
least March.

The 1:25 p.m. cross-the-border
has Chase Manhattan Bank (which
began this week)' on Mondays,
Father John’s Medicine, on Tues¬
days and Thursdays, will probably
extend its contract beyond this
month for another several weeks.
Downy Flake Foods, on Wednes¬
day’s Pearson show, is sure until
late March. Lady Clairol is set for
Fridays until mid-March.

Nacogdoches, Tex. — Charlie'
Slate, veteran of 19 years experi¬
ence in radio and tv farm broad¬
casting, has assumed his duties as
Farm Director for the new Texas
Radio Network. The programs will
originate from KSFA here.

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MUSIC

DISK BIZ GROOVED FOR JUVES

Rank Giving Up on UJ5. Disk Label
After Dropping Nearly $2,000,000

The Rank Organization is giving
up on its try to crack the U.S.
disk market via its Top Rank Rec¬
ords subsidiary. It’s reported that
the label has racked up close to a
$2,000,000 deficit in a little over a
year and-a-half of operation and
the Rank execs in England want to
wash their hands of the operation.

Bernard Ness, Rank exec from
London, is in N.Y. this week in an
attempt to put the finishing touches
on the label. Negotiation for a sale
had been going on for some tune
but none of the companies ap¬
proached were willing to meet the
Rank asking price for its catalog.

It’s not been decided yet as to
what dispensation will be made of
the. disk catalog or its artists
contracts such as with Jack Scott.
The label paid out $40,000 for
Scott's contract to take him away
from Carlton Records. Rank re¬
cently folded another of its Ameri¬
can enterprises,. Rank Audio Plas¬
tics, a firm dealing with thin, un¬
breakable plastic records.

The Rank Org also minimized
its disk activities In England last
summer when it shifted the dis¬
tribution of its output to EMI
(Electric & Musical Industries).
Rank originally had intended to
peddle its platter through its the¬
atre chain.

Set Up Disk, Publishing
Firms for Billie Holiday,
Parker, Seek Royalties

Doris J. Parker, widow of the
late Charlie Parker, has joined with*
Aubrey Mayhow to form tne
Charlie Parker Record Co. At the
came time Mrs. Parker has formed
the Charlie Parker Music Co. and
entered into an agreement with
the Mahew Music.Co. IBMI) to con¬
trol and operate 'the company un¬
der her supervision.

The record company plans to re¬
lease disks made by Parker and
to develop new personalities. Firm
Is now ready to negotiate with any¬
one now in possission of tapes
and/or masters of Parker’s mate¬
rial. The publishing firm plans to
reclaim Parker’s compositions from
illegal users and has notified rec¬
ord companies desiring to use
Parker’s compositions to clear the
use with the new firm before ac¬
cepting licenses from any pub¬
lisher who claims authority.

The Parker estate claims that
lots of back royalties are due and
that an audit will be made of pub¬
lishing firms and record companies
who’ve had Parker’s material. In a
similar action, the estate of the late
Billie Holiday is claiming money
due on royalty from her disk work
and is projecting an audit of the
diskeries.

Parker died In 1955 at the age
of 34. Miss Holiday died in ’59 at
the age of 44. Florynce Kennedy,
who is counsel for both estates, said
that MGM has already come up
with royalty payments on Miss
Holiday’s disks.

Talmadge Making First
0’seas Trip for UA Label

Art Talmadge, United Artists
Record v.p. and general manager,
will make a two-week swing of
the label’s European affiliates,
starting March 10. Accompanying
Talmadge will be Sidney Shemel,
the labels foreign operations di¬
rector.

it’ll be Talmadge’s first overseas
trip since taking command of the
UA label last year. The company
has been particularly active in the
European market with its sound¬
track albums and singles and Tal-
madge’s trip will precede the open¬
ing of the Otto Preminger pic,
“Exodus,” in London and Paris
where he will arrange distribution
of the click Ferrante & Teicher
single of the main theme. N

David Picker, the labePA exec
Y.p., is leaving for Eurppe this
week, but he will mainly focus
on tJA’s film activities. /

ASCAFs Coast Meet

• American Society of Composers,
Authors & Publishers will hold its
semi-annual Coast membership
meeting at the Beverly Hilton
Hotel, in Los Angeles, Feb. 28.
Prexy Stanley Adams and other
officers will make the organization¬
al reports.

The meeting for the New York
membership will be held sometime
In March.

AFM Opens War
On ‘Fast Buck’
Disk Operators

Georgie Auld, topflight jazz sax-
ist, is laying away his horn to
join the American Federation of
Musicians’ national drive to police
the recording sessions more close¬
ly. AFM. prexy Herman D. Kenin,
who hamed Auld as his assistant,
said the move was necessary to
protect instrumentalists from “fast
buck exploitation." Auld will di¬
rect supervisory field operations in
all recording centers in the U. S.
and Canada.

Policing system has been set up
by AFM following several in¬
stances of disciplinary action
against disk companies as well as
AFM members, both leaders and
sidemen, for violating AFM re¬
cording regulations. In chief focus
is the practice known-as “track¬
ing,” the recording separately of
instrumental accompaniment for
which a subsequent dubbing of
voice is planned. This is tabbed
by the AFM as a “short cut” de¬
vice that is prohibited by the
AFM’m contract with the diskeries.

Kenin stated that “recording is
a substantial part of the musi¬
cian’s overall employment poten¬
tial, but the fast buck devices that
exploit him have grown to alarm¬
ing degree. We are determined to
close these loopholes and proceed
vigorously to protct our musi¬
cians’ rightful revenues in an al¬
ready job-depressed profession.”

Auld has been blowing sax for
over 30 years and has recorded ex¬
tensively for such labels as Capi¬
tol, United Artists, Coral, Mercury
I and ABC-Paramount.

FCC ORDERS 2 STATIONS
TO LAY OFF DISK PAYOLA

Washington, Feb. 21.

Federal "Communications Com¬
mission has slapped two Southern
radio stations with cease-and-desist
orders barring them from accept¬
ing payola from record firms. It
was the. first time FCC has wielded
its cease-and-desist authority to
crack down on Section 317 viola¬
tions.

The stations—WAOK, Atlanta,
and WRMA, Montgomery, Ala.—are
under joint ownership of Stan Ray-
! mond, Zenas Sears and Dorothy
j Lester. They waived their right to
| a hearing on the FCC order.

Bourne Picks Up Rights
To Fast Italian Click

Bourne Music has picked up the
rights to the fastest-breaking hit
in Italy in several years with the
song, “24 Mila Baci” (24,000 Kiss¬
es). Tune, written by A. Celentano
and Fulci-Vivarelli, copped second
prize at the San Remo Festival re¬
cently but has outdistanced all
other entries on Italian lists.
Bourne has lined up several U. S.
disks versions of the tune which
has an English lyric in the works.

Italian publisher is Editiones
EAR Musicals. Bourne has rights
for all English-speaking countries.

Capitol Launches Its S3 rpm Singles
To Speed 1-Speed Basis (or Industry

TALENT,BUYERS
6ET YOUNEER

By RfrlKE GROSS

The juveniles are getting more
and more important in the pop
record business. Not only are there
many more teeners and sub-teeners
getting into the groove as vocal¬
ists and/or writers but recent sur¬
veys conducted by record com¬
panies show that the age -level of
the average pop disk consumer has
dropped to between eight and 14
years old.

Unlike the old days when disk¬
eries would, put a Juve performer
into the groove as a “freak” attrac¬
tion for adult listening, the artists
& repertoire men of the various
companies are treating the young¬
sters as serious performers for the
ever-growing juve market.

This series are concentrating
on youngsters, hoping they will
turn up with such disclickers as
Brenda Lee (16), Brian Byland
116), Jeannie Black (15), Buzz Clif¬
ford (18), Paul Anka (19), Fabian
(18), Frankie Avalon (20), Neil
Sedaka (19), and many others in
the major and indie orbit.

Victor now has 10 teeners on
its roster, Columbia is building up
22 teeners, MGM has six ant£ three
on its subsid Cub label, the Decca
combine (Coral-Brunswick) hasi
five in addition to Miss Lee, while
Capitol who has the 15-year-old
Jeannie Black is now putting a lot
behind 11-year-old Robin Clark
who’s currently ou.t with “Daddy ■
Daddy.” The smaller labels, too,
are represented with more kids
on their rosters than at anytime
before.

According to Steve Sholes, pop I
a&r chief at RCA Victor, the title,
sound and arrangements must be
pegged to the juve level in order
to attract consumer attention to¬
day. The artist, too, he points out,
must be within an age area so
that the young disk buyer can feel
that he is a contemporary with
(Continued on page 59)

Up Joe Csida
To Caps Board

Joe Csida, Capitol Records’ vee-
pee for eastern operation, has been
elected to the« company’s board of
directors. Csida joined Cap in
March, I960, to take over the gen¬
eral administration of the eastern
operations including public rela¬
tions, artists & repertoire and spe¬
cial projects. Several months later
he was put in charge of the com¬
pany’s single record program.

In referring to the appointment,
Glenn E. Wallichs, Cap prez, said
that since joining the company
Csida had strengthened Cap’s busi¬
ness operations in the important
eastern markets, improved the
diskery’s relationships with Broad-
way-show producers and music
publishers.

In the Broadway show area. Cap.
this season, has had “The Unsink-
able Molly Brown” and “Tender¬
loin.” Csida is currently scanning
the field for Broadway’s 1961-62
season.

Bel Canto to Handle
Mercury’s Tape Catalog

Chicago, Feb. 21.

Mercury Records has made an
alliance with Bel Canto, one of the
major releasers of tapes in this
country, to handle all domestic
distribution rights on Merc’s tape
catalog.

Primary appeal to the label was
the fact that Bel Canto specializes
in distribution through other than
normal channels. Besides conven¬
tional outlets-^record and audio
parts retailers—Bel Canto, for ex¬
ample, has a strong sales network
in camera shops across the coun¬
try:

Merc’s previous hookup was with
United Stereo Tape,

Where’* My Billing?

Robert L. Yorke, RCA Vic¬
tor v.p. oVer artists & reper¬
toire and creative planning, is
breaking in his ldds early into
the recording game.

His eight-year-old son, Todd,
was used anonymously in the
jacket photo layout for the
new Victor LP, “Son of Drum
Suite,” with A1 Cohn’s orch.

Goody Drops
Trust Suit Vs.
Col Disk Club

The antitrust suit against the
Columbia Record Club has been
dropped. Sam Goody, N.Y. disk
discounter who filed an antitrust
action against Col last July, has
withdrawn the suit “with pre¬
judice.” This means he cannot
bring action against the club again.

Goody’s claim in N.Y. Federal
Court was that the Col club was
injuring and destroying record
retailers and was monopolizing the
sale at Tetail of phonograph rec¬
ords. Caedmon Records, which Is
listed in the Col club, was named
as a codefendent.

Goody had claimed damages to
his business and properties of
$250,000 and asked a judgment
against the defendants of treble
the damages. The suit also asked
that the sale at retail of records
by °Col be declared illegal and
enjoined as a violation of the anti¬
trust acts.

The withdrawal of the Goody
suit stems from an agreement by
Col to withdraw its petition to set
aside the retailer’s Chapter XI
bankruptcy claim in which he was
to pay 48c oh the dollar of a close
to $3,000,000 indebtedness. Goody
owed Col about $325,000 of the
total. Col had questioned the legal¬
ity of the bankruptcy filing claim¬
ing that Goody had full knowledge
of the forthcoming antitrust action
and did not mention it among his
assets.

Windup is that now Goody has
no claim against Col and Col has
no claim against Goody.

ARMADA PLANS 4-DAY
MEET IN MIAMI BEACH

The American Record Manufac¬
turers & Distributors Assn, has set
a four-day convention in Miami
Beach opening June 26.

A proposal by ARMADA prexy
Art Talmadge for various labels
to stage distributor meetings at
the site of the convention will be
given further study by ARMADA
and. a final decision on this ques¬
tion will be made May 6.

Jackie Wilson Improves
After Fan Shoots Him

Jackie Wilson, Brunswick Rec¬
ords’ click rock ’n’ roll singer who
was shot twice last week by a 28-
year-old fan outside his New York
apartment, is improving steadily at;
Roosevelt Hospital, N.Y. On the
critical list for several days, the
singer had ;one bullet removed in
an emergency operation. The other
bullet is still lodged in his abdo¬
men. He’ll remain in the hospital
for at least two more w T eeks.

Wilson’s assailant, Juanita Jones,
attempted to invade the singer’s
apartment and, in the struggle, she
shot him with a gun which she had
tucked in the belt of her slacks.

Songwriter Joseph Meyer plan¬
ing to Israel Friday (24) by way of
Athens and Istanbul to collect ma¬
terial for a musical he’s project¬
ing.

The disk Industry drive toward a
single speed gained momentum
this week with the entry of Capitol
Records into the 33 rpm sweep-
stakes. Cap’s move follows Colum¬
bia Records and RCA Victor which
are already releasing the 33’s on a
regular schedule.

According to Cap’s president
Glenn E. Wallichs, the diskery is
releasing product in the 33 speed
"as a 'positive expression of our
belief in the rightness and in¬
evitability of our industry’s adop¬
tion of one speed—33 rpm.”

Hailing Capitol’s move to issue
33 rpm singles, George R. Marek,
RCA Victor’s v.p. and general man¬
ager said: “Capitol’s announce¬
ment is a major step forward in
the industry’s effort to broaden the
record market. We are particularly
pleased that Capitol has chosen to
use the name ‘compact’ as the most
direct way to describe this new
product to the public.”

However, some other disk execs
canvassed last week prefer to sit
tight -and wait until the 33 single
picture starts to take shape. One
disk company topper asserted that
the success of the 33 single will
hinge on the marketing of a cheap
33 rpm phonograph.

I Cap’s initial compact 33 release
consists of 10 singles and 18
I doubles, all monophonic. Refall
| price of the singles is 88c, the
| doubles are $1.49. The 10 compact
j singles include selections by such
j (Continued on page 60)

i "

Maxin to Push Merrill
; Musical, ‘Carnival,’ With
Double Label Camnaiffn

Arnold Maxin, president of
MGM Records, is prepping a two-
label push on the score for the
upcoming Bob Merrill musical
“Carnival.” In addition to the
original Broadway cast album,
which Will be released under the
MGM banner, Maxin is lining up a
jazz LP by Oscar Peterson for the
Verve label and an instrumental
album by Cyril Ornadel on the
MGM label.

In the singles field Maxin will
have Mel Torme out with a tune
from the show T on Verve and is cur¬
rently lining up five top artists for
a push on the score on the MCM
line. The MGM tie with Verve
stems from the recent buyup of the
latter label by Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer, MGM parent company.
Metro has a $125,000 investment in
“Carnival,” which is an adaptation
of “Lili,” pic released by the
company several years ago.

The musical, which stars Anna
Maria Alberghetti, begins Its pre-
Broadway tryout in Washington
March 8. The score is being pub¬
lished by the Big Three 'Robbfns-
Feist &• Miller) another Metro sub¬
sid.

Maxin plans to get the disk push
going on the tunes from “Carnival”
well in advance of the show’s
Broadway bow in mid-April.

| Mack Wolfson Named
St Nicholas’ Gem Mgr.

Marking an expansion move by
Johnny Marks, has named veteran
songplugger and cleffer Mack Wolf-
son as general professional man¬
ager of St. Nicholas Music Wolfson
joined St. Nicholas several months
ago to promote the firm’s “Rudolph
the Red-Nose Reindeer” standard
and other Christmas material and
came up with the season’s top new
entry in “Rockin’ Around the
Christmas Tree.”

Wolfson, who formerly worked
for the late J. J. (Jack) Robbins
and more recently for Famous-
Paramount, is joining with Marks
to set up a year-round operation
in all phases of the pop market.
Wolfson is currently setting up
plans for an indie disk production
activity by St. Nicholas.

MUSIC

/4EalBf?

Wediieadaj, February >22, 1961

Jocks, Jukes and Disks

-By HERM SCHOENFELD-

Wanderobo (RCA Victor):
“VOICE OF THE WIND” (Jack-
Bluegrasso is a somewhat preten¬
tious ballad delivered in fair style
by this new singer with-'* this
strange non de disk. “REACH¬
LESS” «Jack-BluegrassD is an
okay ballad,
with fair results.

Dinah Washington (Mercury):
“E A R L Y EVERY MORNING”
(Brenda : » is a good, but strictly
conventional rhythm number
belted in topflight style. “DO YOU
WANT IT THAT WAY” iDe Larue;
is a strong torch ballad.

Marv Johnson (United Artists):
“MERRY-GO-ROUND” (Jobete*) is
a solid rocking ballad projected
effectivelv for strong potential.
“TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE

claret) is a well-written sentiment¬
al ballad projected in a pleasing
harmony arrangement by this vo¬
cal combo.’ “YOUNG IN LOVE”
(Montclaret) is routine item in a
well-trod groove.

The Jazztet (Argo): “MY FUNNY
VALENTINE” (Chappellt), a fave
for jazz variations, gets an excell¬
ent rendition by this combo, fea¬
turing a fine trumpet solo by Art
Farmer. “BLUES ON DOWN”
(Andante*) is a nifty swinging jazz
entry.

Lionel Hampton Orch (MGM):
“FORBIDDEN” (Chappell*), lilt¬
ing instrumental, with Hampton
on vibes, is this orch’s most com¬
mercial effort in some time. “CRY
OF THE BLUES” (Chappell*) S is
atmospheric blues material. t

Best Bets

FERRANTE & TEICHER..

.‘ONE-EYED JACKS’ LOVE THEME

(United Artists).Tara’s Theme

Ferrante & Teicher's “Lore Theme from "One-Eyed Jacks’*
fFamous*' a classy picture theme worked oi}er by this duo piano
team in excellent style against a lush orchestral background.

“ Tara’s Theme” (Remick*), from "Gone With the Wind,” is another
standout pop entry with across-the-board appeal.

V * * *

SAM COOKE.THAT’S IT—I QUIT—I’M MOVIN’ ON

(RCA Vaelor) . . ..What Do You Say

Sam Cooke’s “ What’s It-r-I Quit — I’m' Movin’ On” (Planetary*)
is a bright rhythm trine delit'ered in highly pleasing style. '‘What
Do You Say” (DeVorzon*) is a good straight ballad.

* * *

gene McDaniels .....a ioo pounds of clay

(Liberty) .Take a Chance On Love

Gene McDaniels’ “A 100 Pounds of Clay” (Gilt) is a catchy
Teligioso-romavtic entry directed right at the teenage market.

“Take a Chance on Love” (Camarillo-Simon-Jacksont) no relation
to the standard of similar title, is a routine rocker.

I * * ♦

DEAN MARTIN.SPARKEUN’ EYES

. (Capitol) ...Tu Sci Bella, Signorina

Dean Martin’s “Sparkelin’ Eyes” (Martin*) is a colorful rhythm
number, reminiscent of “Memories Are Made of This,” which
could duplicate the latter’s click. **‘Tu Sei Bella, Signorina” (Dans
Tunes) is a conventional halo-flavored ballad.

* ♦ *

DONNIE BROOKS.THAT’S WHY

(Era) ..Memphis

Donnie Brooks’ ‘‘That’s Why” (Bamboo*) is a sharp parlay of
standard rocking devices, in a bright ballad brightly belted by
this youngster for big results. “ Memphis'” (Bamboo*) is another
catchy rhythm number.

* * *

FREDDIE SCOTT ..LOST THE RIGHT

(Joy).Bahy—You’re a Long Time Dead

Freddie Scott’s ‘‘Lost the Right” (Drury Lane*) is a solid slow
rocking ballad projected with an emotion ’ that’ll pick up plenty
of spins. ‘‘Baby — You’re a Long Time Dead” (Drury Lane*) is a
cute rhythm entry.

* * *

MARTY DeROSE.GIRL OF MY DREAMS

(MGM) ... Sentimento

Marty DeRose’s “Girl of My Dreams” (Mills*) is a vigorous
vocal'workout which will give this oldie another big round of spins.
‘‘Sentimento” (Francon*> is an okay Italian-styled ballad.

ME” iJobete*) is another likely
side for juve favor.

Joanie Sommers (Warner Bros.):
“I DON’T WANT TO WALK
WITHOUT YOU” (Paramount*),
the standard, is handled in savvy
style by this young songstress for
good impact. “SEEMS LIKE
LONG. LONG AGO” > Embassy t>
also gets a very effective slice.

Enoch Light Orch (Command);
“BANANA BOAT SONG” >E. B.
Marks* . the hit of a few years
ago. turns up in a sparkling in¬
strumental and choral arrangement
slated for wide .play. “WALTZING
MATHILDA” (Carl Fischer*- also
comes back in a sharp version.

Big Maybelle 'Savoy): “I AIN’T
GOT NOBODY” (Mayfair*), the
oldie, turns up in a potent version
by this distinctive belter. “GOING
HOME BABY” 'Savoy-; is another
good blues entry.

Johnny Maddox (Dot); “ASIA
MINOR” 'Barbrob* is an arrest¬
ing instrumental around a familiar
longhair‘theme. “SHELL HAPPY”
f Bourne* has a bright shuffling
gait that'll nab spins.

Dorsey Burnett 'Era>: “SIN”
(Algonquin*) gets a solid rocking
workover for broad impact. “HARD
ROCK MINE” 'Bamboo*' is an
okay piece of material related dis¬
tantly to “John Henry.”

The Lancers < M o n t c 1 a r e ) :
“LONESOME T O W N” tMqnt-

! Champion Jack Dupree (Feder-
| aU: “TWO BELOW ZERO” (Jay &
I Cee*> is a typical blues number
; delivered bv an authentic oldtime
; stylist. “SHARP HARP” (R-T) is
: an interesting blues instrumental,
i Billy Donahue (Coed): “LEAD-
: ING LADY” (Winneton*), a good
; juve-angled slice is handled in
i very pleasing style. “DANCE
GIRL” (Winneton*) has a catchy
beat.

Caterina Valente (London):
; “MISERLOU” tColonial- ) is a
, vivid Spanish-language entry
| showcasing this songstress against
j a rich instrumental background by
Edmundo Ros orch. “BAIAO”
, (Robbins*) is a swinging Latin
. slice.

Lee Dorsey (ABC-Paramount-:
“LOVER OF LOVE” (Tune-KeU)
is a neat rocking ballad projected
by a fresh sounding blues singer.
“LOTTIE-MO” iTune-KeU) has a
nice swinging quality.

Johnny Barnes (Flippin’): “TELL
: ME WHY” (Village*) is a bright
ballad belted stylishly by this
singer and supporting combo. “NO
: LOVE FOR ME” 'Village*) is an
okay rocking ballad.

Errol Victor Orch (Medallion):
, “SUNDOWN” (Southern*; is a
! classy melodic slice in a rich in¬
strumental and choral slice,
j “THEME FROM THE GRASS IS

LAWRENCE WELK

Features FRANK SCOTFS
Harpsichord on a Great New Dot
Album and “Single” “CALCUTTA”
...Following his Top-Hit "Last
Date!”

GREENER’ ” (Chappell*) is a
pleasant instrumental.

Allen. Swift (Leader): “ARE
YOU LONESOME TONIGHT”
(Bourne*) comes up a weeping-jag
version okay for laughs. “LOOK
OUT BELOW” (Brighton*) isf-a
good straight worksong-type num¬
ber.

Rosie (Brunswick): “LONELY
BLUE NIGHTS” <Figurev) is an
okay rocking ballad delivered with
tricky pipes by this young song¬
stress. “WE’LL HAVE A CHANCE”
(Figure!) adapts an old melody

* ASCAP. t BMI.

Brit Jnkes Get Nowhere
In Beefs Vs. PRS Tariffs

London, Feb. 21.

The Performing Right Tribunal
has turned down an appeal by a
firm of jukebox operators to the
tariffs requested by the Perform¬
ing Right Society.

The appeal was made by Bar¬
rington Electronics, a company
which operates approximately 100
boxes, almost all carrying only 30
records. It objected to the PRS
scheme as being unfair in that it
failed to charge less to operators
of boxes carrying no more than 30
records compared with the charges
made to operators of larger ma¬
chines carrying as many as 100
disks.

The Phonograph Operators As¬
sociation joined in the claim to
the Tribunal, complaining that the
fees prescribed were excessive and
arbitrarily assessed.

Album Reviews

Ferrante & Telcher: “Latin
Pianos” (United Artists). This
piano duo have come up with an¬
other hot commercial instrumental
package. Performing with their
trademarked fancy keyboard tech¬
nique, the duo gets ace backing
from the Don Costa orch in a
parlay of standard Latin melodies.
It’s a consistently listenable run¬
down of such numbers as “El
Cumbanchero,” “Brazil,” “Adio,”
“Tico Tic'o” and “La Cucaracha,”
among others.

“The Newport Folk Festival”
(Vanguard). Once again, this label
has wrapped up the proceedings
at the Newport folk, jamboree in
an appealing double-platter pack¬
age featuring some of the top
names in the folk and country
field. It’s a varied program of song
and talent, Including fresh and
familiar tunes in a live perform¬
ance setting. Among the standout
vocalists are Lester Flatl & Earl
Scruggs & The Foggy Mpimtain
Boys, Ed McCurdy, Cisco Houston,
John Lee Hooker, Pete Seeger,
Jimmy Driftwood and The New
Lost City Ramblers.

Ray Charles: “Genius Plus Soul
Equal Jazz” (Impulse). Among the
first releases of Am-Par's new jazz
label, this set showcases Ray
Charles as instrumentalist and
vocalist in driving arrangements
by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns.
Playing with both the Count Basie
band, minus Basie, and a studio
band, Charles is mainly spotlighted
on organ, but his two vocals on
“I’ve Got News For You” and “I’m
Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of
Town” are the album’s high spots.

“Chet Atkins’ Workshop” (RCA
Victor). One of the key figures in
the current resurgence of country
music in the pop market via his
a&r direction of Victor Nashville
studios, Chet Atkins is also a sensi¬
tive guitarist. In this set, Atkins
gets a wide variety of effects out j
of a multiple-tracking technique
More music than gimmick, this col¬
lection includes numbers like
“Theme From Am ’A Summer!
Place’,” “In A Little Spanish
Town,” “Hot Mocking Bird” and
“Tammy.” among others.

Mel Torme-Margaret Whiting:
“Broadway, Right Now” (Verve).
This is an attractive wrap-up of
top tunes from the current Broad¬
way scene. Margaret Whiting and
Mel Torme are two slick song pur¬
veyors, singly and together andj
they are supported In precise style
by Russ Garcia’s arrangements and
orch. Show's covered include “Do
Re Mi,” “Wildcat,” “Camelot,” and
“Irma La Douce.”

Connie Francis: “Songs To A
Swinging Band” (MGM). This song-

RCA Victor has rerecorded one of Jan Peerce’s best-selling LPs,
“Hebrew; Melodies,” for-release prior to the Jewish Passover holidays
. . . Victor is . also Issuing a “Mario Lanza Program” LP in March,
featuring the late tenor in one of his rare concerts at London’s Royal
Hail in 1958 . . . McGuire Sisters’ “Children’s Holiday” album on Coral
adopted by the public school system in Philadelphia for use in tneir
elementary music curriculum . . . Robert Merrill, Metopera baritone,
due to record two RCA Victor operas, “La Boheme” and “Aida” In
Rome this summer . . . Elektra Records to handle distribution for the
ST 'AND label, ow'r.ed by opera diva Eleanor Steber and her husband,
Gordon Andrew’s . . . Vanguard Records issuing the first new recording
of “Songs of the Auvergne” with soprano Netania Davrath since Made¬
leine Grey’s classic pre-war version for Columbia. It will be part of a
seven-package release.

Bobby Darin teams up with Johnny Mercer in his new Atco al'bum,
“Two of A Kind.” Not oi.ly dp they vocalize together but the title song
was a joint cleffing effort . . . Atlantic Records is releasing a double¬
pocket LP of the Modern Jazz Quartet’s “European Concert” and “The
Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra” at the same time this week . . .
Polly Bergen, who just completed a film assignment opposite Gregory
Peek in “Cape of Fear.” is recording a new album for Columbia this
week . ... Roy Hamilton’s next album for Epic will be called “You Can
Ha\e IL'r” which is taken from his current single disclick . . . Ivan
Davis, Columbia Masterworks pianist, will make his disk bow with an
all Liszt program. Davis won the first Liszt contest last year at N. Y.’s
Town Hall . . . New' packages from Elektra will be by Theodore Bikel,
Oscar Brand. Israeli singers Ben & Adam, and Sasha ^Foiinoff & his
Russian Gypsy Orchestra . . . Yves Montand is preparing an all-English
LP for Columbia Records which is slated to be cut in Hollywood in
May . . . Bob Bialek, president of the Washington and Offbeat labels, is
pushing humor this month. He’s offering dealers one fi'ee comedy and
original cast albums for every five ordered . . . Dan Terry & His Big
Band on Campus recorded an album at a date at Virginia Polytechnic
U. last week. Orch plays a prom at Princeton U. Friday, (24) . . . “Let’s
All Sing at Grinzing” is being prepared by Carlo Ilatvery, who’s cur¬
rently appearing at N. Y.’s Cafe Orinzing. %

Bobby Christian orch has another Audio-Fidelity LP due out in April.
The danceband’s current A-F entry is titled “Percussive Big Band
Jazz.” . . .

stress has been grinding out an
enormous amount of disks recently
and this one will join her roster of
commercial packages. This is a col¬
lection of fine standards performed
In that bright, metallic style per¬
fected by this young artist. Backed
by Richard Wess r arrangements,
she swings through such numbers
as “You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody
Loves You,” “OI Man Mose,” “Ta¬
boo,” “Dat’s Love” and “Sewanee.”

Art Farmer: “Art” (Argo). Co-
leader of The Jazztet with saxist
Benny Golson, Art Farmer steps
out on his own with a rhythm trio
and demonstrates one of the most
flavorsome modern jazz trumpet¬
ing. Farmer blow's with a full, ex¬
pressive tone with little of the
dizzying runs typical of so many
jazz modernists. It’s a consistently
listenable set including such tunes
as “So Beats My Heart For You,” '
“Younger Than Springtinme,”
“Who Cares” and “The Best Thing ‘
For You Is Me.”

Hal Holbrook: “Mark Twain To¬
night! Vol Z” (Columbia). The
combination of Mark Twain’s
humor and Hal Holbrook’s delivery
is wrapped up again for a top-
notched addition to the growing
list of comedisks. Holbrook has
long since established himself as a
Twin protype in theatre, concert
and his first disk for Columbia last
year. He’s back again lecturing as
Twain with the author's wry at¬
tacks on diversified subjects to help
him make it an overall delightful
disk excursion.

Bessie Griffin & The Gospel
Pearls; “Excerpts from Portraits la
Bronze” (Liberty). “Portraits in
Bronze” is a musical package put
together by Robert (Bumps) Black-
well that combined gospel and jazz.
In this set the gospel, spiritual and
secular'sections have been put into
the groove and it emerges as stir¬
ring and appealing stuff. Bessie
Griffin has an authentic and mov¬
ing style and can get plenty of
mileage out of something as old
as “Sometimes I Feel Like A
Motherless Child” or something as
new as “I Believe.” She’s assisted
by a topflight group of solists and
an exciting choral group.

Betty Carter: “The Modem
Sound of Betty Carter” (ABC-
Paramount). Betty Carter gets off
to an impressive start on the ABC-
Paramount label. She’s a jazz
stylist with an unusal flair for the
low' tonal areas and brings plenty
of sock into the ballads and uptem¬
po numbers. Richard Wess did
the arrangements and the orch
leading. Together they make much
of “What a Little Moonlight Can
Do,” “Remember,” “Mean to Me.”
“Stormy Weather” and “At Sun¬
down.”

Annette: “Dance Annette” (Vis¬
ta'. This one should keep the kids
hopping. Annette is a sprightly
singer with a vocal flair that’s
strictly for the juve trade. The
package includes a variety of
dance forms which she vocalizes
with a jaunty style.- The “Rock-
j A-Cha,” “Rock-A-Charleston” and
j “Roek-A-Polka” are good samples
! of what she’s up to.

. Bob Grossman: “Cosmo Alley”
'Eureka). A young folksinger. Bob

■ Grossman reveals, an ingratiating
style in this international group of

• tunes. Grossman projects a good
' set of pipes with a vigor and flex-
' ibility tailored to the material.

Tunes cover the globe from Indo¬
nesia to Spain. Grossman material

■ is tinged by a political slant w’hieh
blasts Franco and Hitler and, at
the same time, extols life in Russia

• in a ludicrous propaganda song
j about Jewish collective farmers

that conveniently covers up the
existence of an official anti-Semi¬
tism 'n the Soviet Union.

Dick Martin Sc Dan Rowan: “Ro¬
wan & Martin At Work” 'Trey).

) The comedy team of Rowan & Mar-
| tin have put together some of their
i nitery material for a try at the
: booming comedy-on-disk market.

! It’s an okay effort. The boys have
! some zany, ideas as in “The Payola
i Problems of Hoagey Scott Key,” a
spy story and an interview bit. A
, lot of it conies off and will appeal
; to those who can’t get enough
comedy into their living rooms.

1 .. Herm. .

Wednesday, February 22, 1961.

JSfoRIEft

MUSIC

Inside Stuff-Music

\ •

Charles Kalman, composer and son of the late Emmerich Kalman,
has been getting heavy performances of his work in Europe recently.
In Vienna, recently, the Austrian tv network Is producing a 45-minute
show around Kalman’s works titled “Thus Sing The Young.” Radio
Vienna also has recorded in concerto for piano and orchestra German
orchs with Kalman as soloist. Radio Saarbrucken also plans a Kalman
concert in March with the composer as soloist in the concerto and
another work, “Times Square.”

“Martha,” the opera with a new English libretto and adaptation by
Ann Ronell, has been included in the Metop’s road tour and is sched¬
uled for a performance in Philadelphia Feb. 28. The Miami Opera Co.
is giving four performances of Miss Ronell’s version this week starring
Roberta Peters and John Crain under Emerson Buckley’s direction.
Texaco sponsors the broadcast of the Met’s “Martha” Feb. 25 starring
Victoria de los Angeles and Richard Tucker over WOR-Radio.

RCA Camden, Victor’s lowpriced subsid label, has entered into a
joint campaign with Buitoni Foods Corp. to plug its catalog of kiddie
LPs. Tieup revolves around a special promotional record which Buitoni
will offer on 2,000,000 boxes of its new spinach macaroni. The food
company is backing its offer with a massive advertising campaign in
consumer mags and on CBS-TV’s “Captain Kangaroo” show later this
month.

Claudio Villa’s “Realta” copped first prize at the “Second N. Y.
Festival of Italian Song” held at Carnegie Hall Feb. 17-19. The tune
was sung by the composer. Second prize went to Pinchi-Vantellini's
“II Sole Non Tramonta” sung by Luciano Virgili, and third prize went
to Verde-Cairone’s “La Tue Canzone” sung by Rosella Masseglia. The
three-day song fest was produced by Erberto Landi.

The Louise Braille Institute For Blind Musicians has set a series of
radio recitals by outstanding blind musicians on WFUV-FM, an educa¬
tional station sponsored 'by Fordham University in the Bronx. Opening
Feb. 27, the series will present Marcia Mendelson, pianist, and Ruben
Varga, violinist. Other programs will be aired on March 11 and 25.

Vernon Duke earned important broadcast performance credits for
his score for the NBC-TV “Hallmark Hall of Fame” production of
“Time Remembered.” Duke wrote the music the original Broadway
production of the Jean Anouilh play and expanded the original score
lor the legit version for tv requirements.

Introduced in the Ohio Legislature is another proposal which would
tax juke boxes at $50 a year to create a fund for education of retarded
children.

Split Copyright Term Real Hero
In Secundas ‘Bist Du Schoen Saga

By virtue of the split copyright
term, Sholem Secunda, veteran
composer for the Yiddish stage and
of liturgical music,. finally Kt the
jackpot on his “BeK Mir Bist Du
Schoen” melody which he wrote in
3932 and then sold to a pub¬
lisher for $30 shortly before it
became a smash hit via the
Andrews Sisters. Secunda last
week signed a renewal deal with
Harms Inc., part of the War¬
ner Bros.’ Music Publishers Hold¬
ing Corp. combine, that will earn
him an estimated $5,000 a year via
royalties and performance money.
Harms had bought the copyright
from Kammen Music, which had
paid Secunda and his Jewish lyri¬
cist collaborator, Jacob Jacobs, $30
in an outright sale of the song.

Under the renewal deal, Secun¬
da gets 50^ of the tune’s royal¬
ties from Harms. The other 50Co
belongs to Sammy Cahn and Saul
Chaplin, who wrote the English
l\ricSi If royalties are earned on
the original Jewish version, Jacobs
would be entitled to the lyricist's
share. The English version, how¬
ever. has been the monyemaker,
selling over 2.500,000 disks and a
vast amount of sheet music.

Secunda only began collecting
on “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” on
performances when he joined the.
American Society of Composers,
Authors & Publishers. Since that
time, he has earned $4,325 in per¬
formance money on that tune.
Secunda a^o has five albums of
liturgical music by Richard Tucker
on Columbia which have been con¬
sistent . sellers. All of Secunda’s
music since 1954 has been pue-
lished by Mills Music.

William Starr, Harms exec and
brother of Herman Starr, MPRC
chief, arranged the renewal deal
with Sqcunda. Under the Copyright
Act. the song reverts back to the
author4at the end of 28 years and
thus gives the writer a chance to
correct any unfavorable original
deal. Secunda estimates that he
could have eerned $350,000 during
the first 28 years of the song’s
copyright term if had held on to it.

Merc’s New Field Staffer
Conrad Hecter has been tapped
by Mercury Records for field
promo duties for St. Paul and both
Dakotas.

It’s first time d’skery has had
its own exploiteer in that territory.

4 - ; --=-

MGM Foreign Sales Chief
To Talk With O’seas Staff

Gene Moretti, foreign sales man¬
ager for MGM Records, Is on an
overseas trek to huddle with label’s
foreign distributors. First stopoff
was in London earlier this week
and will be followed by visits to
the distribs in Holland, Germany,
Italy, Switzerland, Austria, France,
Belgium, Denmark and Spain.

In addition to handling sales
chores in these foreign markets,
Moretti will do some advance work
for Connie Francis, MGM disker,
who is scheduled to tour England,
Germany and Italy.

Mex Society OK’s
New BMI Pact

Mexico City, Feb. 21.

The majority of Mexican and
foreign composers living in the re¬
public are in general agreement
with the new contrac.t signed by
the Mexican Society of Authors &
Composers' and Broadcast Music
Inc., according to Carlos Gomez
Barrera, head of the former or¬
ganization. Barrera said he had
the signatures of more than 300
Society members okaying the pact.
Therefore, the “attacks of three or
four discontented elements” are
uniust. he added.

A minority of discontented ele¬
ments still maintain that Mexican
music has been turned over to
American “exploiters” for a song,
and’that actual “just” amounts for
rights should be in excess of $250,-
000 annually.

SCHULLER JOINS MJQ MUSIC

Gunther Schul’er has joinrd
MJQ Music as editor of the pub¬
lishing firm. In addition to writ¬
ing orchestral and chamber music,
Schuller has been closely associated
with John Lewis and the Modern
Jazz Quartet in the organization of
concerts devoted to both jazz and
serious music.

The MJQ Music Publishing Co.
is licensed through BML

Parent-Teachers Assn.

Hi* Frisco Jazz for Jures

San Francisco, Feb. 21.

Frisco’s Parent-Teachers Assn,
has now got into the jazz act.
The parents’ organization has
throwm its weight, as result of its
executive board’s decision, behind
Mayor George Christopher in his
effort to close down and keep shut
the segregated juvenile area of the
Black Hawk, a jazz club.

Owners Guido Cacienti and Max
and George Weiss were arrested
several weeks ago because they
were operating their club with a
juvenile, sector—it had separate
entrance, separate restrooms, a
partition from the main area ^nd
a soft-drinks-only policy. The
juvenile sector had been running
w-ith consent of the State Liquor
authorities for 14 months before
Christopher and the cops heard
about it.

Owners are scheduled to go on
trial this week on a charge of
violating State law which says
minors can’ go into a bar.

MGM Sparks Operation Buildup
To Tie In With Verve Addition

Columbia Beefs Up Sales
Network in Five Regions

In ff buildup of its sales network,
Columbia Records has created five
new regional promotion manager
positions.

Named to fill the new spots were
Harry Ascola for the eastern re¬
gion; Zim Zemeral for the south¬
eastern region; Ernest Colrnan for
the northeastern region; Paul Cook
for the north central region, and
Robert Thompson for the mountain
Pacific region.

Bandleaders Beat Disker
Brash by Bowing Own
Labels; Accent Promotion

„ Chicago, Feb. 21.
With most diskeries absorbed in :
single artists and rock’n’roll units,
where does a workaday dance band
get the wax exposure deemed im- ,
portant support to its ballroom and
supperclub meat-and-potatoes ac¬
tivities? |

Bandleader Russ Carlyle and‘
Dan Belloc, giving up on estab- j
lished labels, hope they have the |
answer in setting up their own re- j
cording firms. In both cases it’s
more a promotional instrument j
than aspirations for lush profits. !
Another angle, of course, is that ,
both toppers Can cut what they:
want, with no need to satisfy an
artists & repertoire department. ;

Main idea is to put another sales |
aid at disposal of ballroom ops. of- •
fering them hefty shipments of ’
shellac to spread amongst deejays
and other, influentials— in short, to
spread the gospel of the band in
the most vivid way possible. The
ballroom owners, of course, will
also be supplied with disks for sale
to the clientele.

Carlyle calls his waxery Regis
Records, while Belloc’s label is
Spectra-Sound. Former is current
at Roseland, N.Y., and latter is at
the Blue Room, New Orleans. Both
bands are repped by Orchestras
Inc. here.

Platters in Coin
Battle With Merc

Chicago, Feb. 21.

Platters vocal group, longtime
hot-seller for Mercury Records,
has gone to court for alleged back
royalties. Disk and nitery act filed
in Chicago Federal District Court
last Wednesday (15) seeking over
$100,000 in payments dating back
to Jan. 17, 1960. It also wants out
of Gits pact with Mercury, which
has another four years to run.

Irving B. Green, prez of the
label, denied the charge. He de¬
scribed'the Platters as a “wonder¬
ful act” and indicated puzzlement
over the court move.

Suit appears related to an earlier
complaint taken to court by the
group, in which Mercury was
charged with pressuring itxto fea¬
ture lead singer Tony Williams
mere as a soloist. Williams' ankled
the act last year, and was replaced
by Sonny Turner. Last Jan. 3, a
Federal Court judge here ruled
in a declaratory judgment sought
by the Platters that nothing in the
act’s pact compelled featuring
any one voice. . *

PERCY FAITH TO WRITE
SCORE FOR ITS TAMMY’

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

Percy Faith, West Coast musi¬
cal director for Columbia Records,
has been inked, by Universal-Inter¬
national to write the score for the
Ross Hunter production, “Tammy,
Tell Me True.”

Since UI is film subsidiary of
Decca, latter has rights to the
“Tammy” -music for release in
soundtrack album form. Faith,
who will probably cut passages
from his film- score for his own
label, won’t conduct his score for
picture because of his exclusivity
to 6ol.

Career’s 4G, Port

Portland. Ore., <Feb. 21.

Pianist Erroll Garner grabbed a
solid $4.1C0 in a performance at
the .Paramount Theatre Thursday’
il6). The 3,400-seater was scaled
to a $4 top.

Garner plays in Seattle and
Spokane before heading East.

Japanese Composers Seek
Longer Copyright Cover

Tokyo, Feb. 14.

Japan’s authors, composers, dra¬
matists, translators, cartoonists
and similarly creative artists are
seeking to have the nation’s copy¬
right laws extended from the pres¬
ent 30 years to 50 years.

The movement is being spear¬
headed by the Literary Men’s
Ass’n which is working to set up
another organ, tentatively called
Japan Assn, of Authors, to induce
the government to make such an
extension, which, it is claimed,
would bring the law in line with
that of the large Western nations.

It Is argued that widows of au¬
thors who have died young have
difficulty in their later years be¬
cause of' the present short-teim
law. It has also been recommended
that publishers pay bereaved fam¬
ilies 5 c o per cent royalties as a
goodwill gesture for 30 to 50 years
after the artist’s death. But pub¬
lishers are claiming that such pay¬
ments would be financially im¬
practical.

The recent tie between MGM
Records and Verve stemming from
the purchase oL the latter iabel
by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has
sparked an expansion program that
includes the addition of an MGM/
Verve field sale? force and a gen¬
eral coordination of the home-
office staff. The realignment was
designed by Sidney Brandt, veepee
in charge of sales and operations
for the label.

According to Brandt, a separate
Identity of both MGM and Verve
will be maintained but an attempt
will be made to give both labels
an added push on the retail level.
A new MGM/Verve field sales
force has been added consisting
of Harry Hostler, onetime Colum¬
bia district stales manager who re¬
cently had been in independent
distribution, industry vet Sam
Levy and former Verve field men
Allen Wolk and Jim Davis.

The newly designated field force
will work with the newly created
MGM/Verve sales department in
which Leon Schachere will be re¬
sponsible for all sales in the mid¬
west, while Bernie Silverman, for¬
mer Verve sales manager, will as¬
sume responsibility for MGM and
Verve in the western states. Jesse
Kaye, long in tfie MGM album
picture, will now be free to de¬
vote all his time to artists & rep¬
ertoire work and Metro studio
liaison. Sol Greenberg will con¬
tinue as MGM singles sales man¬
ager in N.Y.

Brandt also reshuffled distribu¬
tors in two key markets—metro¬
politan N.Y<- and Minneapolis.
MGM will now be distributed in
the N.Y. area by All-State New
Jersey Inc., present distributor of
MGM in the Newark area. All-
State is opening a N.Y. distributor*
ship to gp along with its long-es¬
tablished Webcor franchise. The
Harold N. Lieberman Co. has
taken over the MGM line in Minne--
apolis.

These changes follow a shift
made in L.A. last month whereby
A1 Sherman of Record Sales Inc.
took over the line. Of the three
new distrib setups, only Sherman
in L.A. presently handles the
Verve line.

ROBERT STOLZ SCORING
NEW VIENNA ICE SHOW

•Vienna, Feb. 21.
With two Robert Stolz-Will Fet¬
ter ice shows now touring Europe,
Stolz is working on the score for
the new Vienna Ice Show which is
slated to preem Aug. 15 in Passau.
southwest Germany.

Current bladers include “Land
of Dreams,” now in Denmark, and
“Illusions.” Latter is pulling stout
biz at the 9,000-seat Vienna Sport
Hall. It follows the local date with
stands in Krefeld, Wiesbaden and
The Netherlands.

Roulette Shuffles Distribs j

R. ecbru-. • re-1

shuffled part of its distribution'
network.

Phoenix Record Sales will take
over the distribution of. Roulcite ;
and its several subsidiary labels in
the Arizona territory. Phoenix
Record Sales is handled by Buck
Stapleton. The label was formerly
represented in the Arizona terri¬
tory by Flash DIst. Co. Also, Sea-
bord Dist. Co. of Hartford, han¬
dled by Marv Ginsberg, will now
represent Roulette in the Connecti¬
cut area. Leslie Dist. had liancl’ed
PouVtte in Connecticut up until I
the time of the switchover. J

Mognll in Global Saddle
In Rights to‘Pony Time’

Music publisher Ivan . ".v u! J Is
playing both sides of the Atlantic.
He’s purchased the foreign riglus
for “Pony Time.” Written by Don
Covay and J. Berry and recorded
by Chubby Checker on Parkway
Records, from Alan K. Muric. He’s
also negotiated with Alan K. to be
the selling agent for the song in
the U.S. and Canada via his BMI
firm Harvard Music.

In the past year Mogull has tak¬
en such U.S. clicks as “Running
Bear,” “Ilsy Bitsy Teenie Yellow
Polka Dot Bikini,” “Tell Laura I
Love Her” and “Alley-Oop” for an
overseas push. For his Ivan Mogull
Music Corp., the publisher has pur¬
chased the world rights, except for
the U.S. and Canada, to “You Can
Have Her” from Big Billy Music.
The tune is currently spinning via
Roy Hamilton’s etching on the Epic
label.

Dick Manning Forms New
Team With Bill Snyder

Songwriter Dick Manning lias
teamed up with pianist Bill Sny¬
der. Manning a longtime collabo-
• rator of A1 Hoffman, who died
1 last year, and Snyder have pooled
j in the writing, arranging, produc¬
tion and performing of an ABC-
Paramount disk that’s scheduled

■ for release this week.

i Manning and Snyder will per-
j form on twin pianos on “Hidden
i Valley.” which they wrote. The
‘ side will be backed by “The Theme
J From Cimarron.” The deal for
; the ABC-Par disking was set by
publisher Julie Steams in asroci-

■ ation with manager Jack Beek-

Astaire Franchise Deal

Houston, Feb. 21.
George A. Balias and Frank
. Mete have purchased the Almeda
j Theatre Bldg, from the Interstate
Theatre Circuit for $125,000.

The building will continue to
hou'e Fred Astaire Dance Studios,
the tenant for the past three and z
| half years. Balias is regional di¬
rector for five southwestern state*
and all of'Mexico for Fred Astaire.

MUSIC

P^RIEff

VcAmJay, February 22 , 1961

ZfiRMTYs RECORD T.I.P.S.

(Tune Index of Performance & Sales)

This weekly tabulation Is based on a statistically balanced ratio of disk sales, nationally, as reported by key outlets in major cities, and music
programming by the major independent radio stations.

TM*

Wk.

La*t

Wk.

No Wk*.

On Chart T1TUE, ARTIST

LABEL

CALCUTTA

SHOP AROUND

• Tamle

‘ 5

PONY TIME

Chubby Checker.

Parkway

TOMORROW

Shirelles.

Scepter

WHEELS

String-a-Longs.

Warwick

WHERE THE BOYS ARE
Connie Francis.

.. MGM

EBONY EYES

... WB

EXODUS

Ferrante & Teicher.

WINGS OF A DOVE
Feriin Husky.

Capitol

EMOTIONS

• Decca

BABY SITTING BOOGIE
Buzz Clifford.

Columbia

DON'T WORRY

Marty Robbins.

Columbia

THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT
Capris ..Old Town

ANGEL BABY

Rosie.....

.. Highland

GOODTIME BABY

Bobby Rydell..

... i Cameo

CALENDAR GIRL

Neil Sedaka.

.... Victor

APACHE

Jorgen Ingnfann.

STORY OF MY LOVE
Paul Anka.

.. ABC-Par

THERE SHE GOES

Jerry Wallace.

. Challenge

WHAT A PRICE

Fats Domino.

,.. Imperial

WONDERLAND BY NIGHT

Bert Kaempfert . . .Decca

CORINNA. CORINNA
Roy Peterson..

YOU CAN HAVE HER
Roy Hamilton.

.Eple

LITTLE BOY SAD

Johnny Burnette.

... Liberty

GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY

Ramrods .....Amy

UTOPIA

Frank Gari...

... Crusade

JIMMY'S GIRL

Johnny Tillotson.

w. Cadence

ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER

Shelbey Flint.Valiant

ALL IN MY MIND

Maxine Brown .. 1 .

.... Nomar

MODEL GIRL

Johnny Mastro-Crests ..

PEPE

Duane Eddy .

.... Jamie

C'EST Si BON

Conway Twitty.

.MGM

STAYIN' IN.

Bobby Yee .

... Liberty

This

Wk.

Lost

Wk.

No. Wfw.

On Chart TITLE. AR1.ST

LABS.

LAZY RIVER

. Bobby Darin.

.... Atco

ONCE IN A WHILE
Chimes ..

- Tag

RUBBER BALL

Bobby Vee.

.. Liberty

THINK TWICE

Brook Benton.

. Mercury

FLAMINGO EXPRESS
Royoltones ...

,. Goldisc

4 .

AIN'T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN
Fats Domino ..Imperial

PONY TIME

Don Covcry 8 Goodtimers.

.. .Arnold

MY EMPTY ARMS

Jackie Wilson.

Brunswick

1 WANNA LOVE MY LIFE AWAY
Gene Pitney.Musicor

TEAR OF THE YEAR
Jackie Wilson.....

Brunswick

WHEELS

Billy Yaughn ..

AT LAST

Etta James ..

.... Argo

SPANISH HARLEM

Ben E. King..

.... Atco

1 COUNT THE TEARS
Drifters.

• Atlantic

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

A! CaioJa ...

.UA

DEDICATED TO THE ONE
Shirelles.

1 LOVE

,. Sceptor

GEE WHIZ. LOOK AT HIS EYES

Carla Thomas.. Atlantic

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE

Ricky Nelson ..Imperial

CHERRY PINK
Harmonicats...

Columbia

1 PITY THE FOOL

Bobby Bland.

.... Duke

DREAM BOY

Annette..

.... Vista

—

SURRENDER

Elvis Presley.

... Victor

NO QNE

Connie Francis.

... MGM

NORTH TO ALASKA
Johnny Horton.

Columbia

THEM'S THAT GOT

Ray Charles..

. ABC-Par

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT

Elvis Presley ..Victor

SHOW FOLK

Paul Evans..

.. Carlton

DON'T BELIEVE HIM. DONNA

Lenny Miles.. Spector-

—

SOUND OFF

Titus Turner.

.. • Jamie

LOST LOVE

H. B. Barnum.

.Eldo

—

SUGAR BEE

Cleveland Crochet.

Goldband

EXODUS SONG

Pat Boone.....

—

PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE
Steve Lawrence.

This

Las*

N«. wk*.

Wk.

On Chart TITLE, ARTIST

IABK

ASIA MINOR

Kokomo....

.. Felsted

LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE v

Little Willie John .......

ONCE UPON A TIME

RocheN 1 Candles......

.Swinging

DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF MOON

Olympics..

... Arvee

HOOCHIE COOCHIE COO

Hank Ballard ...

.. •. King

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

Fred Dorian.

.Jaf

WHAT WOULD I DO

Mickey & Sylvia_

... Victor

1 DON'T KNOW WHY

Clarence Henry.

.... Argo

WHEN ! FALL IN LOVE

Etta Jones...

.. .. King

IF 1 DIDN'T CARE

Platters ..

V Mercury

CHARLENA

Sevilles..

.JC

A TEXAN A A GIRL FROM MEXICO

Anita Bryant.

.. Carlton

THE MISFITS

Don Costa...

.UA

MORE THAN I CAN SAY

lobby Vee .

.. Liberty

HONKY TONK. Fart 11

Bill Doggett ...

»... King

MUSKRAT RAMBLE

Freddie Cannon ........

.... Swan

SAILOR

Lolita ....

.... Kapp

RAM-BUNK-SHUSH

Ventures..

... Dolton

TUNES OF GLORY

Mitch Miller.

Columbia

FOR MY BABY

Brook Benton .... .

. Mercury

1 CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU

Roy Orbison.

Monument

WHAT AM 1 GONNA DO

Jimmy Clanton .....

2008

Freddy Cannon.,

.... Swan

—

TO BE LOVED

Pentagons ..

. .. Donno

—'

FIRST TASTE OF LOVE

Ben E. King.

.... Atco_

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS

Della Reese.

... Victor

WORLD IS WAITING FOR SUNRISE

Don Gibson.

... Victor

THE WATUSI

Vibrations...

. Checker

AND THE HEAVENS CRIED

Ronnie Savoy ...........

... MGM

—

A LOVER'S QUESTION

Ernestine Anderson.

. Mercury

I'M HURT1N'

Roy Orbison.

Monument

WAIT A MINUTE

Coasters ......

.... Atco

_ .

HEARTS OF STONE

Bill Black Combo....

.HI

100

KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF HIM

Damita Jo ./..Mercury

music

8 $

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Disks Grooved For Juves

Continued from pate 35 fc——

whom they can have a rapport be¬
cause he can talk their language
in a way that they understand.

That’s the reason, Sholes says
that so many of the young disk
performers are writing their own
material. Paul Anka and Neil
Sedaka have been most successful
doubling as singers and cleffers
but almost every kid who gets
into a recording studio these days
"just happens to have a song” in
his pocket. Sholes admits that i
some of the Tin Pan Alley pros!
have been able to come up with
juve-slanted songs, but they do it
only after studying what the kids |
themselves are writing.

More Exposure

Sholes attributes the juve take¬
over of the pop market to the fact
that the youngsters are being con¬
ditioned and exposed to music
more than ever before. The kids,
he says, are getting a chance to
study music earlier in their school
• curriculum, making it possible to
have a good highschool dance
band now where it .was unheard
of years ago. He also adds that the
tv exposure of tunes and perform¬
ers have made the youngsters
more aware of songs and singers
than ever before.

Sholes figures that the early
musical start is good foT the indus¬
try- He says that after the rock ’n r
roll stage the mid-teeners move
into "pseu<Jorjazz” and to straight-
styled albdm product Unfortu¬
nately the majority of the young
disk performers can’t keep up with
the changing tastes and the record
performer 'has to prove himself
every time out The mortality rate
for new artists who’ve come up
with a click disk Is very high but
since there are more companies
and more releases today than ever
before more youngsters are get¬
ting a chance to get on disks.

Some singers like Elvis Pres¬
ley, who came to national promi¬
nence when he was about 20, and
Connie Francis, who clicked when
she was ‘17, have been able to
stay on top of the. heap even
though five or six years have
passed since they broke through.
For the most part it’s been a fast
click and a fast fade for the young
singers. There was an instance re¬
cently of a singer announcing a
"comeback” try at the age of 18.
He had had a hit record when he
Was 14 years old.

Birth Rate Helps

The country’s Increasing birth
rate has also had its effect on the
industry. Sholes figures that the
disk market can go through a com¬
plete change within a two-ye$r
period because of the great num¬
ber of six-year-olds who grow up
into the pop disk area. That’s one
of the reasons, he says, that a
rock 'n* roll hit of two or three
years ago can be done again by a
new young recording artist and re¬
peat ^the success of the first

Although the juve influence Is
centered on the pop singles field,
Sholes believes that it’s, also mov-
. ing into the LP area. The kids
are getting more allowance money
today, and girls, who make up
between 75^© and SO'o of the
young disk buying market, are able
to pick up extra spending money
serving as baby-sitters.

Developing ’'an association be¬
tween the consumer and the per¬
former has also extended into the
jazz field. Victor recently signed
Gary Burton, a 17-year-old jazz
vibist. Sholes figures that kids are
getting interested in jazz at an
early age now and will take to
someone in their own age group.
Bandleader Sal Salvador is also
aware of the teeners’ developing
jazz interest and has assigned sev¬
eral members of Marshall Brown’s
Newport Youth Band to sidemen
chairs with his orch.

Sholes also admits that there are
some headaches Involved with hav¬
ing young artists on the label.
Problems concerning contracts,
education and personal appear¬
ances are the most prominent.
The contract is usually made with
the performer's guardian and
royalties are paid according to con¬
tractual stipulation but even then
hassles eventually develop.

For instance, teenage singer
Frankie Avalon recently peti¬
tioned a Philadelphia court to give
him $11,500 of his court-admin¬
istered estate, which is in excess
ef $186,624 to permit his parents
to buy a home in New Jersey. On
the education level some of the

kids work with tutors or via cor¬
respondence courses but in N.Y.
and California they have to pass
special tests before they are al¬
lowed out-of-school. instruction.
Sometimes the special Instruction
doesn’t work, as in the case of 18-
year-old Fabian who flunked his
graduation examination and had
to repeat another term.

The problems of personal ap¬
pearances . vary since each state
has its own regulation on working
permits but when disk jockey and
promotion tours become neces¬
sary an added expense is put on
the company’s outlay because there
usually is an accompanying
chaperone. As an example, Linda
Green, 13-year-old singer who
made her disk bow on Victor last
week with "Traded Off,” travels
with her grandmother.

Longhair Juves

The juves in the longhair field,
however, have a different purpose.
The thinking on the part of Alan
Kayes, director of Victor’s Red
Seal division, is on a longrange
basis. "The youngsters have to be
developed," he says, "because of
the day in the distant future when
the standard-bearers will no
longer be recording.” Unlike the
pop field, he points out, a period
of growth and maturity is needed
before a recording program is
launched. The Red Seal plan is to
gear the longhair performers to
go along at a slow pace while they
are seasoning their musical matur¬
ity.

Lorin Hollander, a 16-year-old
pianist, for example, has been
under contract to Victor for four
years and has not yet had a disk
out bnder the Victor banner al¬
though he has been released on
its lowprice Camden subsid. He’s
been paid a regular salary by Vic¬
tor, though, and it won’t be ap¬
plied against his royalties when he
starts recording for the Red Seal
label.

“It's one of the responsibilities
of the record company,” Kayes
says, "to give encouragement to
the artist in all areas including
monetary.” Others in Red Seal’s
seasoning program are Eric Fried¬
man, 21-year-old violinist who
signed with Victor when he was 19,
and 19 1 ^-year-old Jaime Laredo,
violinist who won the Brussel’s
competition when he was 18.

Kayes’ faith in the longrange
values of the longhair performer
was summed up this way: "Jascha
Heifetz, who is now 70, made his
first recording for Victor when he
was 17. M

Include Disks in Texas
Bill to Curb Obscenity

Austin. Tex., Feb. 21.

A bill to curb the sale and dis¬
tribution of obscene literature,
films and phonograph records was
'introduced in the Texas House of
Representatives here by Represen¬
tative Tom James of Dallas. Repre¬
sentative W. H. Miller of Houston
and seven other representatives
were cosigners.

The James bill changes the pres¬
ent law three ways: It substitutes
the word obscene for the old lan¬
guage; it includes phonograph
records, which have recently be¬
comes a medium for the distribu¬
tion of pornography and obscenity,
and it increases the penalty for a
second conviction to a penitentiary
term up to two years and a $10,000
fine, and makes the second con¬
viction a felony.

Riddle On CBC Musical

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

Nelson Riddle will topline a half-
hour musical television spectacular
for the Canadian Broadcasting
Company. Program is the initialer
of a projected series of musicals to
be presented by the CBC-TV and
revolving around big hands.

Riddle, along with writer Saul
Ilson and key musicians, leaves for
Toronto to tape show which will
be aired In the Canadian market
on Feb. 25. Norman Sedawie will
produce show tagged, "The World
of 'Music,” for sponsor Revlon. I

Artist-Disk Deals

, Epic: Rex Garvim

j Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cra-
vers have joined the Epic roster.
The group, which Is now playing at
the Three-Fours nightery in New
Rochelle, N.Y., bows this week
with "Emulsified” and "Hey Little
Willie.”

Pioneer: Renee Taylor
Comedienne Renee Taylor, fre¬
quently seen on the Jack Paar and
Perry Como tv shows, will cut her
first disk for Pioneer Records.

Top tune, already set,' is titled
"I Love You Jack.”

Be hone: Bobby Lewie

Joe Rene, artists & repertoire
chief of Beltone Records, has tag¬
ged Bobby Lewis.

First release will couple “Tos-
sin’ ” and "TurninV

Nancy: Carmella Roselta

Nancy Records, label run by
Aubrey Mahew, will bring thrush
Carmella Rosella into the market
this week.

Initial disk backs “Where” with
“Elvis.”

German Diskers Wait
Before Converting To
33 Singles for Jukes

Frankfurt, Feb. 14. ,

Most of West Germany’s leading
disk firms are maintaining a
wait-and-see attitude about the
suggested change-over to produc¬
ing 33 rpm records for jukebox
use.

When the new development was
announced by a Seeburg represen¬
tative at a European sales confer¬
ence held in Zurich in January,-
most of the leading German manu¬
facturers decided to hold off rather
than follow the pattern of the 22
major U. S. record producers who
are servicing jukes With the 33
singles.

Electrola is ready to ton out
the 33s exclusively anytime the
demand is evidenced; Bella Musica
reported that this project is “un¬
heard of as ; yet” although they are
now producing singles' aPthis speed
and have done so for a number of
years; Phillips is going to wait fur¬
ther developments; Pblydor cau¬
tiously revealed that stereo singles
for jukes were no sensation here
and that it won’t follow the U. S.
firms until the demand is more ob¬
vious; Caston is waiting; Teldec
revealed that the firm very much
doubts whether the project will be
profitable and has not yet planned
to produce the 33s;-Jupiter is still
turning out the 45s for. jukeboxes.

Right now only one mail order
house In southern Germany,
Quelle, has been turning out the
33s in stereo and monapral. The
latest innovation in the West Ger- :
man jukebox business, however, is
the interest in machines] that han¬
dle both the 45s and the 33s. Ac-i
cording to one juke operator, there
woul^be financial sayings eventu¬
ally in switching over;-.{exclusively
to the 33s, since higher
fees are demanded in Germanv.for
the 45s.

M. Sendke, head of. the Fr&.». ',i-
furt Musikautomat Association,
said that right now abofit 8,000 to
10,000 American jukeboxes are be¬
ing imported annually into West
Germany, with Wurlitzer, Seeburg
and Rockola as the major firms.

He estimates that an organiza¬
tion such as his. which operates 50
music boxes in German restaurants
anrf also maintains some in Ameri¬
can military bases in^-his area, re¬
quires from 15 months to two years
to amortize the cost of the ma¬
chines. Importing the American
models into Germany, and.paying
the import duties, runs the price
up to around $1,60(1 per model,
he explained. I

NEW MUSIC MAKERS LABEL

A new label, Music ^Makers Rec¬
ords, is making its bow this-week.
The diskery will be a! division of
Music Makers Inc., music servicers
for radio and tv commercials In the
east. ;

Mitch Leigh, president of Music
Makers, has set Bob Schwaid as
general manager of the new platter
. firm. Schwaid will handle artists &
repertoire as well as Sales distribu-
I lion. ’ '

French Performing Rights Society
Faces Crisis Oyer Coin Distribution

Tosliko to Give Japan
Benefit of U. S. Lessons

Tokyo, Feb. 21.

After four ye&rs of playing and
studying In the U.S., jazz pianist
Toshiko Akiyoshl returned to her
native Japan.

She’ll tour here for a couple of
months with a quartet featuring
hubby Charlie Mariano on alto,
Gene Chiriko, baas, and Eddie
Marshall on drums. ;

Saratoga Coma. Wants
Spa as Sunnier Site For
N.Y. PUhamionic, Ballet

Saratoga, N.Y., Feb. 21.

A committee of Saratoga resi¬
dents has been organized to drive
for the Spa as a summer home for
the N.Y. philharmonic Orchestra
and the N.Y. City Ballet company.

This is as an outgrowth of a
$2,500,000 program, recommended
by Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller In
his recent budget message "to de¬
velop recreational areas of the
Saratoga Springs Reservation.”

The Reservation now Includes
the Spa Summer Theatre, the
Gideon Putnam Hotel, both houses,
a golf course and other facilities,
but the State Conservation Depart¬
ment’s program includes expansion
and popularization of the Reserva¬
tion’s recreational phases. The new
funds enable that department to
reduce the time for such develop¬
ment from three years to one, with
the completion target set at 1962.
So Dr. David E. Liston, Reserva¬
tion director, said.

Carlo Moseley, associate manag¬
ing director of the Philharmonic,
said a number of persons had ex¬
pressed an interest in attracting
■the orchestra to various places for
the Summer. If the Philharmonic
were approached with a proposT^
tion for a Summer festival "that
sounds financially feasible and
otherwise satisfactory, we will look
into It very thoroughly,” Moseley
added.

OK‘Carnegie Hall’

"The World of Carnegie Hall”
by Richard Schickel (Messner;
$6.95) is the "biography” of the
celebrated auditorium which has
stood at the corner of 7th Ave.
and 57th St. In New York City
since 1891. From the time its cor¬
nerstone was placed by Andrew
Carnegie, to the birth of the bi¬
partisan citizens’ committee, in
1960, which spared the building
from demolition by less than a six
! weeks’ margin, this structure has
housed some of the best, some of
the most bizarre, and a great deal
of the most historic music pre¬
sented in Manhattan.

Not only have musical giants,
performers and conductors ap¬
peared upon its stage, but also top
terp artists, politicians and vaude-
villians, as well as such "oddities”
as the late coloratura, Florence
Foster Jenkins, whose appearances
were always sold out, and whose
curious records have become col¬
lectors’ items.

In studios atop the building,
Agnes de Mille created the dances
for "Oklahoma!”, and Marlon
Brando once rented a flat. Movies
have been shot in and about Car-

- Paris, Feb. 21.

The French equivalent of
ASCAP, SACEM (the Societe Des
Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurc
De Muslque) will have a special
meeting Tuesday (28) to discuss
problems which could lead to pos¬
sible natipnaliaztion by Andre
Malraux’s Ministry of Culture.
This could be far off. or never
occur, but the government is study¬
ing the whole SACEM setup.

SACEM wiU be 110 years old
the day of the meeting. It was
created to give author’s rights to
composers and lyricists based on
an old 1791 law on thfs question.
At first it dealt only with publish¬
ing and performing rights but as
new methods of communication
grow, and the international and
cultural aspect* of music swelled,
its $7,000 annual take of 1851
soared to the $14,000,000 of today
with 20,000 songwriting member*
and over 2,000,000 ditties and mu¬
sic in it* repertory. ^

Many music syndicates, union*
and group* are against SACEM
and there have been cases of suits
against it. Main criticisms are that
it* 20,000 members are ruled by
an elite group of 600 who are
chosen only after a period of 12
to 15 years and have to have had
over 42 songs published and usual¬
ly with some affinity to the di¬
rectors of SACEM. These rule*
can be waived but are mrinly done
so for people who fit in with this
crowd.

One group. Professional Asso¬
ciates of Songs St Music, with
those belonging hitting over $3,000
a year in song royalties, are par¬
ticularly against SACEM, which
they feel is run by an inbred
group, in some cases inherited
from fathers and related to those
who run the SDRM :the Society
of Mechanical Reproduction
Rights). They also say that too
much is spent In overhead, about
25^ of the Income, that big sal¬
aries are taken by those running
it and that biz investments some¬
times hold up payments to song¬
writers, and It is all topheavv need¬
ing streamlining to fit in with the
great growth of song importance,
international aspects and. th*
mounting revenue involved.

Meanwhile the whole affair is
being looked into by the Cultural
Ministry group. Recently, the Min¬
istry had to arbitrate the divvying
of $3,000,000 from radio and tv
r!gHf$ between SACEM and the
various other authors’ right
groups. So there is a definite need
to clear up SACEM workings and
the coming meeting may clarify
things. But the younger member*
are looking for recognition and
the threat of governmental super¬
vision may also change thing*
somewhat.

Incidentally. SACEM never gives
out figures on its royalties hand¬
outs and Is one of the most se¬
cretive groups in the business, un¬
like the Yank ASCAP which is
f^eer with statistics.

Arnaz Sets Bp New firm
To Handle Video Mnsic

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

DesI Arnaz has set up Addax Mu¬
sic, an ASCAP publishing firm, in
an expansion of musical activities
to meet with his forthcoming tele¬
vision plans. Partnered with Arnaz
are Bernard Weitzman and Edwin
E. Holly, execs in his Desilu Pro¬
ductions'.

Producer previously formed Bru¬
in Music several years ago for
BMI compositions used on his tv
shows.

STOOL’S N. Y. TO L. A.

TT n , . Jesse Stool, formerv head of

negie Hall; it has been a popular H arry Belafonle's Clara Slu-ie Pub-
locale for fiction-writers, and itj llshin g Co., a subsidiary of Bela-
has been saluted in verse. Prob- fonte Enterprises, is leaving his
ably no single public, landmark in j post: in N . Y . to return to bis home
New Yoik is held m greater affec- in L.A. He’ll continue to work
tl<m * i WfE}£ the B’elafonte organization but

Author is a 27-year-old former his new capacity has not been de-
senior editor of Look Magazine,: termined. His Ernies there, how-
and his chronicle is pithy, per- i ever, will net he Csi a policy making
sonal and praiseworthy. Some 65 t or administrative nature,
photographs illustrate the tome j Sfbol, who came east a year ago
which is a fine addition, not only \ to work with the Belafonte muric
to music lore but also to Ameri- ■ fir ns, expects to rgturn to the
cana. Rodo. " 1 Coast within i inonfch.

MUSIC

PEKtEF?

Tednesdaj, February 212, 1961

On The Upbeat

; Continued from pace 55 \

New York

Stu Ostrow, Frank Music veepee,
la spotlighted by author Stephen
Birmingham in his “Young Men of
Manhattan” piece in the March
issue of Holiday mag . . . Dick
Roman, Epic disker, to London for
personal. appearances . . . Mayor
A. Y. Sorenson of Omaha presented
pianist Erroll Garner with the keys
to the city Monday (20) for his
contribution to “better understand¬
ing through music” as part of the
city’s kickoff for Brotherhood Week
. . . Pianist Bill Evans lined up for
dates In the midwest with a week
at the Minor Key, Detroit, begin¬
ning March 7 and a two-weeker at
Chicago’s Sutherland Lounge al¬
ready set . . . Vocalist Bill Hender¬
son at the Playboy Club, Chicago
. . . Singer Gloria Lynne along with
Herbie Mann azid Art Blakey’s Jazz
Messengers head the bill at Wash¬
ington's Howard Theatre starting
Friday (24>.

Hanna AhronI, Israeli singer on
the Decca label, guests at the Cafe
Sahbra Sunday (26* . . . Ray Pass¬
man has joined Robert Mellin’s
publishing org . . . Arnold Maxin,
MGM Records prez who’s chair-
maning the Record Industry's 1961

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JAYE P.
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Sings

YOUR

EYES

BLUE TANGO

Bill Black's Comho—HI ^
■flop Lester tannin—Epic

W* CORRINA, CORRINA

Ray Peterson—Dunes

W THEME FROM

f* THE APARTMENT

! _ Ferrante and Teicher—UA

AlTITma HhVb/jrMMY HcHUGH*

WHEN MYSUGAR WALKS
DOWN THE STREET

Mary Kay* Trio—Verve

i CAN'T GIVE YOU
ANYTHING 8UT LOVE

Joni James—MGM

M!ills' musicTinc:

1619 Broadway New York 19

Heart Fund Campaign, will let up
key record shops throughout the
country as ticket agencies for the
closed circuit telecast of the up¬
coming heavyweight championship
fight. . . Milton Karie has taken on
the disk promotion for Guy Lom¬
bardo . . . Aretha Franklin, Col¬
umbia disker, opens at the Apollo
Theatre Friday (24) . . . Bobby
Rydell’due back from his European
tour March 6 . . . LeRoy Holmes,
general manager of Everest Rec¬
ords, planed to Chicago last week
to cut new sides with The Renowns
. . . Bandleader Sal Salvador, cur¬
rently on NBC-TV’s “Saturday
Prom,” has written music for a
new dance, “The Pony,” which he’ll
Introduce on the show Saturday

(25) .

Mills Music publishing “Le
Petite Cafe Rouge,” theme song of
maestro Tony Purcell at the New
York Statler’s room . . . Cosnat
Distributing in Los Angeles named
to handle United Artists Records
and Its subsid Ultra Audio line,
replacing Diamond Record Dis¬
tributors . . . Maynard Ferguson
band booked at Washington Jazz
Festival March 13 . . . Horace
Silver Quintet open an eight-day
stand at the Showboat, Philadel¬
phia, March 13 . . . Cannonball
Adderly comfbo play at the Mardl
Gras, Kansas City, for one week
opening March 3.

London

Brothers Bob and John Allison
won BBC Television's “A Song For
Europe” contest with “Are You
Sure?” Only one vote separated
winner from runnerup Eric Bos- •
well’s “Suddenly I’m In Love.”
Allison ditty will be Britain’s entry
for Eurovision contest in Cannes on
March 18. . . . Thrush Lita Roza
takes off for season In Las Vegas
immediately after her appearance
In BBC tv’s “Showtime” on Sunday

(26) ... . Cliff Richard just launched
on his first tv series. He’s doing a
skein of six for Associated Tele¬
vision.

When Shirley Bassey takes In
Japan on her way home from
Australian tour she’ll be the first
British singer to get a Tokyo show¬
case. . . . Van Johnson, Pat Lan¬
caster and rest of cast recording
“The Music Man” for HMV release
on March 19. . . . Tony Martin
booked for the Pigalle for three-
week stint in August, taking over
from Peggy Lee. . . . Ted Heath
scrapped plans for Russian tour—
“too many difficulties”—and will
take his band on a trip to U. S.
bases in Europe instead. They open
in Naples on May 26. . . . Lionel
Bart publishing company, Apollo
Music, gets going early next month.

„ . . Four Freshmen big hit at their
British debut, Gaumont, Hammer¬
smith. Raves too for June Christy,
sharing the bill. . . . Pye Records
mulling over launching of new
label—Piccadilly—which would in¬
clude releases made by indie pro¬
ducers as well as Pye contract
artists.

San Francisco *

Kid Ory reopened On the Levee
. . . Limeliters took an office in
the Columbus Tower, Frisco of¬
fice building owned by the Kings¬
ton Trio . . . George Shearing quin¬
tet opened at the Black Hawk and
Jimmy Witherspoon, backed by
Ben Webster's Quartet, opened at j

Art Auerbtoh'* Jan Workshop . . . 8 ■ '■ 1 ■ j ' aggsg—

Crosby Bros, follow Pat Boons A "■ I 1% ■

Into th. Fairmont March », and CdDltOI BOWS 33 SlIMMCS

on March 80 Dellr Rlcsa comes in **r B

.. . Black Hawk bookings are Anita » *■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■ — ■* Continued from page 55

O’Day March 21, Miles Davis April artists as Maria Callas, Tammy dustry’s return to tingle speed
4 ’ S S n 2. °sfar Grimes, the Kingston Trio, and sanity.”

lir^blfb^dlntt^sum^cr : th * SOTlet Army Chorus 4, Band. In a letter to the nation', record
Mayor Christopher told promoter The 18 compact doubles include 13 dealers last week, Wallichs said,
William Von Knmmer he was all goldisk performances by artists our approach to a common
for a Frisco Jazz Fest, but don’t ranging from Frank Sinatra to the speed, we fortunately now find an
figuse on a ny city mon ey. Hollywood Bowl Symphony The- Industry undivided in its aims ...

. atre. In the late 1940s when our indus-

Chicago Wallichs Indicated that Cap’s re- try was engaged in the bitter and

George Cook orch, ex-Chez Paree Ieas « P°Ucy in the new medium costly ‘battle of the speeds/ Capi-
houseband, set to launch the Quid, would be “realistic” with future ij?

new dance-and-dinery on Chi’s compact 33s confined only to prod- three speeds leaving the final de-
northwest side. May 1 . . . George uct with true hit potential or long clsion to the consumer. Again we
Shearing to Angelo's, Omaha, July shelf life. Columbia and Victor, shall follow this policy offering
28 . . . Dukes of Dixieland set for on the other hand, are releasing its both 45s and 33s in limited issues
the same room next Dec. 8-16 . . . new singles on the 45 and 33 un til the ultimate transition has
Interludes down for the Embers, speeds simultaneously. Wallichs been made.”

Evansville, March 20 ... Vi Velas- says that Cap’s plan, plus a new -:—-

co plays the Keiser-Knickerbocker 100% exchange protection, can rDCVUB ue . n . cv

Hotel, Milwaukee, June 30 for two minimize inventory risk and al- H6AD5 CONLfcY MU51C

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Hotel, Milwaukee, June 30 for two minimize :
. . . Sarah Vaughan inked with the low every
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15 MITCH MILLER (Columbia)

Memory Sing With Mitch (CL 1542)

11 HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor)

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2 KINGSTON TRIO (CapitoD

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Faimaat, Sam Franelsea man, Steve Preston, and Lance Baglay H^tel, Tereito

San Francisco, Feb. 17. Avent—a^ foursome bursting with Toronto, Feb. 14.

Pat Boone, Ernie Heckscher talent Miss Grable sings, dances, Addie Neece, Don Sherman,
Orch. (22); $3-$3.50 cover. ha* numerous costume changes, Is viggo John, Bob Arlen Dancers

- prettier, and has a better figure (5 ) t Bobby Rose, Percy Curtis

Pat Boone, pleases a number of than most chorines working in Orch (8); $1.50 admission, .

..Vegas. Billy Daniel deserves a spe- _

5 f® J* h Hnnht^n thP cial fcow for Ws cleverly conc °cted For * diminutive blonde, Addie

but leaves some doubt in the minds choreography. Neece has a powerhouse voice

of others as to just how far he Most of Dick Shawn’s material is that ranges from a belting style to
wants to—or can—go in this par- new to. Vegas, but of course he re- ballad tempo. She was on for. 25
ticular facet of show business. tains his classic trademark, the minutes - when caught, the cus-
He works hard, and long (60 min- “Massa Richard • marching home tomers finally releasing her on two
htes on the button) and pulls off his from the Civil War” bit. Hefty begoffs.

modified rock ’n’ roll numbers and yocks go to his new turn about his That her ararnger is Jack Elliott,
Simpler pops songs nicely, but has desire to join the Sinatra “clan,” responsible for the dance music
a tough time handling some of his one about the rock ’n’ roller with 0 f “Fiorello”—which is currently
more pretentious numbers. Even a bad memory, and many other playing a fortnight’s engagement
with a mike, the cavernous Vene- freshies with the distinctive Shawn a t the O’Keefe Centre here—
tian Room sometimes swallows delivery. With this outing, Shawn doesn’t hurt; nor does her original
Boone’s very light voice and, while increases his stature as an out- i yr i cs and music of ‘Tip Retum-
Boone has a pleasing, wholesome standing comedian. ing All Your Presents,” plus spe-

personality, his between-songs chat- New production number called cial lyrics of “Chapte” and
ter is not exactly scintillating. “City of Veils,” a product of the “Mummy, You Made Me Too
He comes on with “Yes, Indeed,” fertile brain of Barry Ashton (with Small,” to melody of “Ma, He's
goes into “Lazy River,” then “When an assist from Larry Maldonado) Making Eyes at Me,” all three by
I Lost' My Baby, I Almost Lost My gives a colorful, exciting kickoff to Eli Bass.

Mind”—all these are well-done, as the proceedings. Don Kirk is fea- Making her entrance from the
is the next set, “Tutti Frutti,” tured on vocals, backed by the 0 j the room, petite in se-

“Tbee I Love,” “It’s So Cold, Got Flamingoettes and the music of quined blue evening gown, she
to Keep You Warm,” “I’ll Be Home, Nat Brandwynne’s orch (14). Show opens with a bouncy “Pleasure
My Darling,” “Ain’t That a Shame” is in for four weeks. Duke. Was A11 M ine” and her trade-

and, of course, “Love Letters in - marked “Mummy,” both in shout

the Sand.” Then comes a big pro- „ nil . M r style. She then moves into a slow

duction number, with a “Cla^r de . »M»«er-nuion, tempo switch for her ‘-‘Bye, Bye

Lune” intro, singing strings, blar- . Washington, Feb. 16. Blackbird” interpretation. Excel-

ing horns, etc., etc.—its all a build- Rosina Pagan Rita Ann Artiste i ent on song-styling, the gal is a

up to “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” Trio, Steve Kusley. Orch; $1-$1.50 res0U nding click,
and Boone's (or theoreh's) tempo' Rounding out the bill are Don

is too slow singer hits a couple of Sherman, comedy-satirist, who

clinkers and his voice sounds just Rosma Pagan, a rambunctious thp « u dienne with his storv-

too thin Jo get the thing off the Brazilian blonde combines a Latin telling and film impersonations (he
ground. He recover with ‘Delias gusto, a comic flair, throaty sexi- writes his own material); Viggo
Gone” croons “Apni Love,” “They ness and compact goodlooks to click Jahn a Danish magician in tails.
Can’t Take That Away from Me ” well in her Washington debut at who mysti fies engagingly with his
and launches into a senes of stand- the Statler-Hilton s Embassy Room, disappearing scarves handker-
ards—“More Than You Know,” Her material ranges from stand- chiefs and fans

“Hands across the Table,” a draggy ard torch and blues numbers to .. , *__ „ „„„

“Stardust” and “The Nearness of Brazilian folk, songs, but she ex- ^ Is .° an assat ?5i ta ?S C ??I

you.” cells with a monoiog-to-music bit j ? h . g . k ,„ k , f „ h

fiooue slides a curious monolog about men which displayed pro SJi^cMtuTOdproduction nfm-

lut. the mid-section of -Steal »'" n 0 L e a |t%oe^ome tld !e?f L“ly P Se peJson^e
Away,” a Negro spiritual. £ooa response, tone does some hold - . - Bobbv Rose plus an

T , . • . . . . * . . and sultry table-hopping numbers seeing or rsooDy «°se, an

It ts a monolog redo ent of racal which enlivens the normally sedate ongmal compos^on by Bob Arlen
stereotypes and, .while it is un- Embassy Room patro ns. tagged "To Be Chic.’

doubtedly well-m.eant, it has a sines with good voice and Twice-nightly floor show, assem-

deademng effect on the crowd. Jf Dr Sn and on the bled byJB Siegel, ran 75 minutes

Singer winds up with “Lonesome JXlfoffen much'more than the wh en clftht but 10 minutes are
S^nd wV"^«£e ™ '.K >o be cut. __ McSto,.

song, to his lyrics. * S ^ lty ‘ k . . ...

* T , Miss Pagan has appeared m this v

Vic Schoen directs Ernie Heck- coun t ry off-and-on for about three _ , ®®

scher’s augmented orch and gets years, having played at New York’s Jadc Douplas, Reiko, Clancy

lots of help from pianist Maury Cupidon, Puerto Rico’s Caribe- Bros * (3) & Tom Barbara

_riL. - _• xi_—1_ _ r * 4• avi 0 /i/»_

lywwrtTtoip and lster at tht hun- Faata(a«Mei y He l.

gry i, Frisco. Miami Beach, Feb. 17. .

Reiko is a cameo beauty. Just gammy Davis Jr., Bob Melvin,
under five-feet, who look* more Frederick k Tanya , hen Dawson
like 16 or 17 than the* 23 year* she Orch; $6-$7.5Q minimum.

confessed to on the Paar show one _

night. Japanese songstress, with gammy Davis has switched from

w »*»? da * at " Ma “

jokes and even some of the songs. tbis biggest inn on the

Her ring-a-ding attempts at some beach, and into the largest hotel-
of the pops would he off-the-cob cafe of them aJ1 (850). In for two

j r a hlm fo v ,oa -

lyrics from disks, sells her Fujiama hig night then- takes over for a
razzmatazz to the hilt On sheer two-weeker), he packed the La
optical, delight she’s appealing; Ronde Room opening night, with
fortifying her Oriental beauty with patronage continuing on the plus-
Occidental pops make for the extra side through the first weekend of
values. the Davis run.

Reiko’s penchant for fracturing Davis ^es up ove £ an hour of

English makes her the ‘Japanese his versati ie talents, leaning more
Genevieve,” to continue the Paar tQ aong8 :in this ^ than at pre -

?;l n i Ie c;^IM «5“®: vious outings. There maybe a bit

Sing, Sing” to “Sayonara,” “Poor
Butterfly,” “Polka Dot Bikini,”

too much of that, albeit auditor
appreciation is on constant build

Mama (wltn frequent inter- ,xj n i The dvriamic delivery se-
h^u^T 1 ;^” 8 °r£Zn him attiution, iStrS:

the powerful hold he main-
most fetc^g MmoullcIad Jl ““ ^°“«b to
LTwf rfus® 1 * COntr “ Un * etfeCt rangemeuts which allow Mm to

The Clancy Bros. (3) and Tom iF55.,T„ hat rf l s lln b / now > hls °*“
Makem, lusty Irish folksong quar-' distmcUve styling,
tet, are qlick returnees to the BA, It Is when he wings into these
as is comedienne Barbara Gilbert, devastating lampoons of the mera-
ex-"Fierello” understudy, marking bers of “the clan” that the peak
her third return. The folksters are portion is reached; the incisive
forthright vocalists (one handles kidding-on-the-square of Sinatra
the guitar for the accomps), and and Dean Martin prove ho’wl-rais-
Miss Gilbert’s application to spe*. ers; .he tosses in. a slew of others
cial lyrics is effective with such (all quickies) from Jerry. Lewis to
items as “The Old Dope Peddler”-, Cary Grant, Jimmy Cagney, Jim-
(“Lamplighter’i paraphrase), “I’m my Stewart all mitt-rousers. When
Arty” and the satirical “Mr. Clean." he bonuses the whole with his ace
Petite redhead should go places. hoofery, from sans-orch heel-and-

Douglas has added a trumpet toe: precision patterns to a rousing
for his dueting with Reiko, other- flanlenco-flayored routine, it winds
-wise the Jimmy Lyon Trio (Bev him into a begoff.

Peer on bass and Joe Puma guitar Bob Melving, - in a tough spot
support the maestro-pianist), in its f or a comic, what with the crowd
11th season here, makes with the waiting for Davis, rates kudos fop
music. Otis Clement is also a sea- the manner in Which he kept work-
soned conferencier, and maitres ing at the rib-ticldings until they
Dario and Albo likewise go with began paying him laugh-attention.

Hotel Roosevelt, N.O.

New Orleans, Feb. 18.

yocking up his fast, glibly put set
of one-liners, mostly new and topi¬
cal, the familiars dressed up with
original angles punctuated by his
trademark- “got^^ minute” when

Ellinhom. Show runs
March 8.

through I Hilton as well as at Montreal’s Ritz
Stef. Cafe. She has a tv program in Bra¬
zil. Jay.

Herns, Stdebholm

Stockholm, Feb. 10.

Gilbert; $4*$6-$7 minimums, ac¬
cording to night of the'week.

Jack Douglas, witj-raconteur, au¬
thor and maestro of the many bon
mots, some of them so fast that the

ot (liereasJigh^khintofaletdowQ
svwf I,-?.!? ln auditor ittentloa. The tell.
Bellock Orch (11); ?2.50 week- Melvin .insures that attten-

young Melvin .insures that attten-
_J_ tion. with « confident, pro-approach

Sophie Tucker, loaded with, new ^

material this trip, did turnaway ner himself^click payoff from tha
business and she did it a couple tou ^ resorters who by now, have

Stockholm, Feb. 10. Chateau 3fadrf<], X.Y* mots, some of them so fast that the

The Swe-Danes (3) Bengt Carmen Amaya, Vargas & Per- laughs pyramid, is a natural for the

Hallberg Trio, Eduardo Gadea a lta, Chato de Asiina, Rosario Sala- Blue Angel and not too esoteric for

Orch; lighting effects, Anders guero, Luis Flores, Antonio & Jose mass consumption, in the bigger

Lindroth; $1 minimum. Amaya, Juan Santiago Maya, Man- spots, hotel rooms and the like. In

-- uel Torrens; $5-$6 minimum. the less than two years that he

Although the Swe-Danes have - preemed -as a saloon entry at The j

achieved a considerable rep abroad, Carmen Amaya remains one of Den * n Manhattan’s Hotel Duane he
particularly in the U.S., their stint the more vital flamenco dancers, has resolved the kinks. It may I

at the Befns marks the first time First seen in New York about two well be, too, that in 1959 he was a

they’ve appeared in their native decades ago, she has grown in sta- li’l ahead of his time. Since then,

country. Trio includes Swedish ture and artistry during the inter- cranial comics 'like Sahl, Berman

singer Alice Babs plus Danish vening years. At home equally on et al. have mad4 their impact. j
singers-instrumentalists Svend As- the concert stage as the nitery As longtime a comedv scriDter for
mussen and Ulrik Neumann. floor the senorita flashes fire and j a ck pTafSoug^ knows his way

The 90-minute show has Miss excitement during her umpteenth now around m&ss and class risibil-
Babs contributing an occasional return to the Angel Lopez Chateau Mties Incidentallv hp and Rptlrn
solo as well as working with the Madrid ; ^ Nipponese v «M«. Douglal in

group. Backing the turn neatly are Miss Amaya has come in with a private life)*-%ot a terrific trailer

Asmussen on violin arid Neumann vivid set of dancers who can pro- f or their Blue* Angel debut by per-
on guitar. Perhaps the highlight of "vide one of the more colorful shows sonaling on ^Paar’s NBC’er the
the act’s performance is their onrthe nitery* boards They con- night before. / Douglas has a fresh
satirical version „ of folk-songs tribute song, dance and th e> rhyth- and refreshing brand of wit and

from Dalecarlia, one of central mic handclapping that ignite au- h umor which cannilv pendulums

Sweden’s provinces. diences as well as dancers. from far . out to quasi :“ s ick” .latter

Also scoring with the customers mere are some promising dan- not too muc h s0 ) to betimes brilli-
is the Bengt Hallberg Trio which cers in the menage particularly Ro- ant sa ti re . The" barbs are telling;

assists the Swe-Danes as well as S”° # i^ a l l “? ra L? <1 1 ^' yea 5‘ ol 1 d ’ 1 . w 1 ho the nifties undeniable; the yocks

doihg a couple of their own num- breathes fire amid her heelclicks. beaucoup. *

bers. Latin-American band, ba- te * d , i % n Always (he master of the jaun-

toned by Eduardo Gadea. rounds ” ‘J, e ren<)l tion of the dlced cve approach to curren t

out the bill which adds up to one ^ -u mores, he ranges from sex to “off-

toe^e^ts P ( e h e n Ber„ 0 rha d ^ad g f of^tl o^!S!

floor shows. Win,. heraMMy tomvo^to^en-

~ her tamps on the hardwood are a P'^essome disease, all I got left

of days after the city's Mardi Gras 5?. ett .™ 0 . st e Z eT K K rto , rn ’ er ar0 V" d '
binge and the start of the Lenten » ls ra ^“ g - of k * ha 1 ‘ stene, ' s £..«
season to an SRO audience? f, lCTe f bow-off bit that earns addi-

Miss Tucker did another thing' 0aa aD p^ ova ‘ , _ ,

opening night, She brought out the , Frederick & Tanya tee off mat-
big spenders that marked! all the | :ers with standard ballroomology
top preems here during former iu which the accent is on lifts and
boom winters. They were out in full s P in f* Dawson and his ex¬
panoply at her preem. panded crew ably abet Davis’ own

Her material is memorable this “* „°f

panoply at her preem. panded crew ably abet Davis’ own

(nffs^fS'ha^r^sVT Me no °(condu 0 ctoro r and C rhythm mem
Sinatra, as noted, arrives on th.

x. ^ _oiuauici, as nuicua aiiivus uu mv

M^ch^fwhe^ De°an S MartS r t 0 ak g e5

includes one thought-provoking
number qalled “Take A Step In The
Right Direction,” a bit of advice
directed at teen-agers.

Miss Tucker also offers timely
tips to the fair sex on how to get

Palmer House, Jlsk

Chicago, Feb. 1(T\.
Dorothy Dandridge (with Hany*

Flamingo, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Feb. 16.

unique expression of fierce pas- )Al . */c~r»v ~ '

sions and sometimes a subtle kind A lm f. e Sem F' le McPherson ( corn-

tor,” to -show biz (“everybody
[ pushes some disease, all I got left
to. latch on to is jungle rot”), to

Betty Grable Troupe Dick [ °. f humor. But she is more expres- orgles and revival meet ‘

iaum, Don Kirk, Flamingoettes slve /. n the language of violence, \ _

Shaum, Don Kirk, Flamingoettes slve in ■ lan 6 u ag
(12), Nat Brandwynne Orch (14); sometimes with j
presented by Morris Lansburgh, ma t c . h th A e footwork.
choreography by Barry Ashton; $4 . A t lss . Amayas aides include
minimum. charming duo, Lally Vargas

A scintillating cynic he makes
his offbeat humor pay off like an
inflationary market. Author of
“My Brother Was An Only Child”

minimum. __ Angel Peralta who provide con . and The Naked Busdriver,” Doug-

,pv ... .. . „ ^ cert style breathers on the program. laa 1S a lean and laconic humorist

. The combrnation of Betty Grable Both are fine dancers and P th e. girl ?’ hose st y le is unique. He borrows

and Dick Shawn on the same bill is a stunning example of Castilian from none and > wi th expanding ex-
gwes the Flamingo a powerhouse femininity. Other colleagues in- P°s^e now that he’s taken to the
double-feature show. [elude Luis Flores and Antonio & saloons in earnest, will probably

Miss Grable is in the extremely Jose Amaya, all of. whom strike set a pattern all his own. The

difficult position of following out violently during the various Herber t Jacoby-Max Gordon boni-

Shawn on the program, but ^she turns, especially in the bulerias. facing team of the Blue Angel
manages to do it gracefully. Her The singer, Chato de Asunas, acted wisely in snagging him for
set actually is a miniature musical does the gay and melancholy airs his fi Fst trip east since coming to
revue, a delightful romp in which of the flamenco, with vitality, and the fore at the Slate Bros.’ Hol-
she is surrounded by one of the Juan Saritiago Maya is one of the
best song-and-dance men in the better flamenco guitarists showing

biz, Dick Humphreys, and the some fancy digital dexterity in in- Additional Night Club Reviews

chirping-terping "Grable Grab- tricate solos. The piano backing is are 071 P* 68 *

bers,” Joyce Roberts, Judy Chap-J by Manuel Torrens. Jose. ■ . - _

and hold their men in a ditty Froman), Nicki & Noel, Ben Arden
titled “You Too Can Be A Red Hot Orch (111; $2.50 cover.

Mamma With One Lesson From ’ _

Me.” Her philosophy of amour also Dorothy" Dandridge, second-tim-
includes “You’re Only As Good As ing in the swank Empire- Room,
Your Last Kiss” and “Life Begins delivered stylishly enough at her
40 * ’ preem, btit despite best efforts the

Her warbling of “How You session seemed to just hang there.
Gonna Keep ’m Down On The Save for a couple of offbeat titles.
Farm,” “Some Of These Days” and most of her catalog didn’t much
her “Saga of Sophie Tucker” also dent the crowd, and . the inescap-
scored. able reaction was dullish.

Closing number, which brought As per her initial stand here,
standing ovation, saw Miss Tucker she’s literally too removed from
change from sequined evening the customers by operating almost
gown to cowgirl outfit complete exclusively from a portable stage
with sequins and spangles, 10-gal- flush to bandstand. What seems
Ion sombrero, boots and britches to needed by star is mobility—a
sing “I’m A Wild, Wicked Woman change to stroll the customer-ievel
From The Badlands,” ballad in floor to tap potential rapport. A
which she reveals the truth about chance, in short, for the needed
he-men of the west such as Kit intimacy denied by the room. As
Carson, Matt Dillon, Buffalo Bill, it was, only time she left her perch
Jim Bowie and others. was dur jng rendition of "‘Island in

Miss Tucker begged off while she West Indies.”
was still ahead to palm-pqunding • On other counts, Miss Dandridge
few stars to play this rooiri, have was impressively gowned, and
ever received. - —

projected with fine authority. The

Teeing off the show are Phil Lena Horne Influence, however,
Lawrence & Mitel talented dance hinders-both as to delivery and
duo whose toe-Uttooing routtnes cho iee of tunes. The basic quali-
net them a big hand. They have the lles for top irapact are there, if
^ she W <»>M but fashion her own

“srsrts 1 sasrsst ai “? and “

making their debut here, make a „ ron l ai l conducts v for her,,

highly favorable impression with ^ nd . the A™ 611 crow is m fine

the customers. Their music is de-

Show-opening

signed primarily for dancing. Band Nicki & Noel are checked out un¬
vocalists Eddie Allen and pretty der New Acts.

Mae Roberts share in evening’s Liberace is back March 2. fol-
applause. Liuz. lowing present bilL Pit.

PfX&iBPr

Wednesday, Febraary 2Z, 1^61

VACBgvnjui _

Dick Gregory, Chi Avant-Gardist 1st
Negro Comic to Hit Plush htmeries

By JACK PITMAN

Chicago, Feb. 21.
Owing to the almost dally rap¬
tures of several Chicago column¬
ists, career of young Negro come¬
dian Dick Gregory is streaking off
the launching pad like a Canaveral
success. Immediately ahead are
some choice nightclub bookings, in¬
cluding the'Blue Angel, N.Y.; hun¬
gry i. Frisco; and Freddie’s, Min¬
neapolis. e

Chis’ Mister Kelly's has also ex¬
pressed interest, but no deal is
pending yet. Additionally, several
disk companies are also angling for
hi 3 signature, but it’s understood
the comic is in no hurry to commit'
himself on that score.

Gregory is winding a Playboy
key club run here at $250 per stan¬
za—the price of his obscurity a
scant month or so back. The coin
now being demanded for him by
Associated Booking Corp. has
vaulted overnight into four
figures.

Segregation Slants
Of salient interest is the fact that
Gregory, whose topical humor con- i
(Continued on page 78)

Bniid Forest Hills, Li,
Nitery for May Preen

A new nitery, the Flamboyan, is
being constructed In the Forest
Hills section of Long Island, N.Y,
Operator Norvey Walters is plan¬
ning a two-tier cafe, the low r er
level of which will comprise a 170-
seater, while the upper layer will
seat 150. Construction costs will
run around $120,000, according to
Walters. Opening is ae for May 1.

Walters'says that the first floor
Is contemplated for the banquet
trade, while the second story will
be on an intime supper club pol¬
icy. ’‘Semi names” will prevail in
both sections of the club, Walters
declared.

CHI INN SEEKS NEW
OP TO RUN CLOISTER

Chicago, Feb. 21.

Maryland Hotel is looking for
another operator to take over the
debt-ridden Cloister nightclub in
the cellar of the hospice. It had
been leased by Bernie Nathan until
recently. Henceforth, however, the
I hotel will retain legal ownership of
the spot.

Cloister some months ago
switched from an act to name jazz
policy, but lately had been featur¬
ing |ust a house trip. Club is be-
"Aug kept open, but sans live music.

Arrest Ex-Siafer For
Mont’I Cafe Extortion

Montreal, Feb. 21.

Although Montreal’s crime wave
has toned down considerably since
a recent police shakeup and the
Importing of gendarmes from Lon¬
don and Paris to help local cop¬
pers, the hoodlums have not en¬
tirely disappeared.

Latest victim in nitery circles Is
Lou Black who opened a lounge
and dining room last November
known as Lou Black’s Living Room.
In court, last week. Black testified
he had. .-been the victim of tele¬
phone threats and disturbances in
his club when he refused to sign a
document which would turn over
control of his club to others leav¬
ing him as manager of same. Fol¬
lowing Black’s testimony, Conrad
Bouchard, a former rilghtcluh_sing-
er, was committed on a charge of
attempted extortion.

Black, a former headwaiter at
the Copaeabana in New York, came
baek to Montreal a year or so ago
as maitre d’ of £1 Morocco and
then opened his own saloon last
November.

Mickey Shaaghnessy Sounds Of On
Cafe Pay-No Money There Anyway

HOLIDAY ON ICE’PEAKS
TO $102,500 IN MEMPHIS

Memphis, Feb. 21.

“Holiday on Ice” racked up an
alltime high in its 16th season here
with a whopping $102,500 for 12
performances at the' Auditorium.
Show promoter Jim Riley id at¬
tendance also was up with a total
of 45,500.

Dorothy Gros, Tommy Collins
and Paul Andrea were stars. House
was scaled to a $3.50 top. Show
moved to Greensboro, N. C. After
shuttering, here.

Mont’I Chez Pare* Saga
Of Hard Luck Continues

Montreal, Feb. 21.

A stubborn two-alarm fire last
Friday (17) could be the final chap¬
ter in the Chez Paree’s career as
one of Montreal’s flashiest cafes.
This is the third incident to hap¬
pen to the club since last Novem¬
ber and it is unlikely owner Solly
Silver will rebuild. Last November,
the club was damaged by hoodlums
who methodically and thoroughly
smashed up the joint; in mid-Janu¬
ary a small blaze added to the de¬
struction and now this fire.

Ironically, local dailies which
carried full-column stories about
the fire also reported on same page
and that Frank Cotroni had been
fined $200 and costs in connection
with the wrecking of the Chez
Paree last November.■‘The fine was
imposed when the judge said he
understood lawyers for the dub
and the defense had agreed to re¬
duce the original amount of dam¬
ages in the charge from $25,000 to
$ 1 , 000 .

Slaters Vaude Dates

Hypnotist Ralph Slater is lining
up a series of theatre dates. He
has booked the Fabiaflg’roctor,
Schenectady, for a week^ktarting
March 1, which is the first time
that the house has used an act in
some time.

Slater Is also set to play the
Spanish vauder, San Juan, N. Y.,
for three days in ApriL

HAROLD SHAW TO HEAD
SEATTLE EXPO’S SHOWS

Harold Shaw, with concert im¬
presario S. Hurok’s office in
New York, has been named direc¬
tor of performing arts for the
Century 21 Exposition, Seattle’s
world’s fair from April 21 of this
year through Oct. 21, 1962.

On leave from the Eurok office,
he’ll make use of the latter’s inter¬
national talent pool and other
agencies to set up a program with
strong accent on foreign artists and
troupes. There’ll be two theatres
under Shaw’s supervision with a
combined seating of 3,700 plus a
5,500-seat arena and a 12,000-seat
stadium.

Mull ‘Aroiud ike World’

Ax Vegas Nitery Rene

Las Vegas, Feb. 21.

Major Riddell is mulling the Sig
Herzig-Harold Adamson-(tha late)
Victor Young live package of
“Around the World In 80 Days,”
which Mike Todd Jr. would present
as a nitery revue at The Dunes
here. Tony Cbarmoli is the. stager,
according to the presentation.

Riddell has several other offbeat
packages under advisement, among
them Jackie Barnett’s “Interna¬
tional Revue” (locally, renowned
faves from Spain, France, Italy,
etc.) and Steve Parker’s “Japanese
Revue.”

Riddle also The Sultan’s Table,
a schmaltzy violin restaurant, seat¬
ing 300 alated to open soon. It will
have a corps of 12 fiddle^ a la
Monsielgneur’s (Paris), keyed to
candlelight dining^ sans show, with
Joaquin, formerly of the Escoffier
Room (Beverly Hilton Hotel) as
maitre d’.

By LENNY LITMAN

Pittsburgh, Feb. 21.

Mickey Shaughnessy does not
think he Is worth more than $1,500
a week to any night club and can¬
not afford to work for less so this
Is his presently established salary.
Talking with the Pitt Variety rep,
he said cafes need headliners who
can make them a buck and anyone
who takes down more than $1,500
must pack , the room every night
of the week and “no one does that
anymore.”

He made an exception on his
dates in Las Vegas, claiming
“what’s the difference what you get
there, you gamble it away, any¬
way.”

He also said he doesn’t want any
cafe work on the Coast, saying
that no performer accepted as a
film figure can successfully doubt®
as a nitery act unless you have the
staying qualities of a Mort SahL
He added that there are many for¬
mer domics doing well In both tv
and films who just don't bother
working cafes anymore because the
money isn’t there anymor? and no
one wants to work till two a.m.
and then get up at six a.m. to “hit
the cameras.”

Lots* Upcoming Chores

While Shaughnessy wants to play
cafes, he has a busy schedule and
can only play them on his weeks
(Continued on page 78)

Jndy Garland to Swing
Tkroflgk Sottfkern Cities

Atlanta. Feb. 21.

Promoter Marvin McDonald of
this city is presenting Judy Gar¬
land in Atlanta, Birmingham,
Charlotte and Greensboro, l^.CL
Entertainer is appearing, on per-
centage against * “minimum
guarantee,” not $10,000 a night, as
reported in New York.

SheTl be at the Atlanta Munici¬
pal Auditorium at $525 top <5,500
capacity) for the Music Club’s
scholarship fund.

Mk. ^bamUUcJz B*uuta

WiiUei to tMii. Since** *Htankl

Julius LaRosa

fat. Ut&ioducinf Uii. neut ad
"/In Saeniiu} with Quluti. Jlaflaia"
at ilte 7U*** Riuete. 9*tn
Stffiacuie, Me** ° fyook.

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

PSsst&ri

TAunmu a

SLIPS AS AGENCY LODE

New Tele Show Formats Pare Flow
Of Headliners to Fair, Rodeo Dates

New television show formats are-
cutting down on the number of
headliners available to fairs during
the summer and fall periods. The
growing practice of having as
many as three central figures in
various adventure stories has dif¬
fused interest in players sufficient¬
ly to virtually spoil prospects of
'Celling the tv stars to the fairs and
rodeos.

for example, such shows as
“Maverick” have had three head¬
liners thus far, and agencies are
finding it difficult to sell either
Jack Kelly, James Garner or Roger
Moore for the outdoor shows. On
the other hand, James Amess, who
has been with “Gunsmoke” since
its inception and is the sole-head¬
liner, is an easy sale. Even the
other principals on the show have
been sold in package form in sev¬
eral instances.

The de-accent of individual stars
on successful layouts such as ”77
Sunset Strip,” “Checkmate” and
other shows make the casting of
any of them into a hero on person¬
al appearances extremely difficult.
It’s resulted in the elimination of
an important source of new head¬
liner for the outdoor shows.

This form of show biz has long
gobbled up radio and teevee head¬
liners from the “The Lone Ranger”
to Gene Barry (“Bat Mastarson”)
and. paid off handsomely both to
the performers involved and the
packagers. The new trend is rapid¬
ly eliminating that source of in¬
come.

Of course, it’s realized that in
some cases, tv packagers, were
merely covering themselves with
this procedure. By having as many
as three stars who could step into
any situation, producers insured
themselves against spiraling sala¬
ries, indisposition of ahy of the par¬
ticipants and gave the public a
choice on who is best for the role.
They are also insured a continuity
of the series with multiple head¬
liners, but the outdoor booking of¬
fices are not. happy about it.

Calif. Revokes License
Of Rebecca Gold Agency

Hollywood, Feb. 21.

The talent agepey license of the
Rebecca Gold Agjency. operated by
Daniel T. Lastfogel, has been “sus¬
pended with prejudice” by the Di¬
vision of Labor ;Law Enforcement
of California. Action followed an
investigation by= California Labor
Commissioner Sigmund *Arywitz
and special investigator George E.
Russell.

The State had charged Lastfogel
with falsely representing to clients
that money entrusted to him would
be used in paying for photographs,
directory listings, and fees to un¬
ions, and money was converted to
his own use. Commissioner’s of¬
fice stated that Lastfogel agreed
to surrender his license with pre¬
judice. Screen Actors Guild has
revoked his franchise and other
theatrical unions are expected to
follow suit.

Lastfogel had previously oper¬
ated an agency in New 7 York before
going out to the Coast.

Ottawa Needs Niteries As
Tourist Hypo, City Solons
Say; But There’s a Catch

, Ottawa, Feb. 21.
“Ottawa needs night life,”
shouted the city council. “We’re
wasting our time promoting tourist
travel to the capital if we can’t
provide more and better night
entertainment,” said a femme
-alderman at ft meeting of'the city's
tourist and convention committee.

But the alderman, Mrs. A. Webber,
and the council had no idea what
to do about it. The best suggestion
was to try to get cafe owners to
pressure Ottawa members of the

f »rovincial legislature to loosen
ieensing restrictions.

Ottawa’s only night club was the
Copacabana which shuttered 10
years ago after less than a year's
operation. No attempt has been
made since to introduce shows
here, Ottawa’s nitery supply hav¬
ing always been located across the
river in the province of Quebec
(Gatineau, Chaudiere, Fairmount
clubs*. City council seemed to feel,
however, that some effort should
be made to open rooms with shows
within the capital.

Dot Loudon Cuts Nitery
Date for B’way Legiter

Dorothy Loudon has cancelled
cut of her engagement at the Mai¬
sonette of the St. Regis Hotel,
N.Y., which had been scheduled for
Alarch 30 for four weeks. She’s
slated to work in the forthcoming
Feuer & Martin legiter, “How to
Succeed in Business Without Try¬
ing.”

Most nitery pacts carry clauses
enabling cancellation, providing
notice is given before a 30-day pe¬
riod. when a legit show 7 or tele se¬
ries is pacted. Replacement hasn’t
bren set yet.

U.S. Cafes Top
European Clubs,
SezLQ’s Risman

“American nitery shows are far
superior to those in Europe.” Ac¬
cording to Eddie Risman. general
.manager of the Latin Quarter, N.Y.,

■ who returned last week from his
! first trip to the Continent. Having
: been filled with stories of the su¬
periorly of European nitery shows

■ he came in expecting to be awed
j by London and Parisian niteries.
[Instead, says Risman, he found

only a couple of acts that he can
'profitably use, and a couple of ideas
i which he will adapt to the LQ
shows. Otherwise. h% found the
trip disappointing from a produc¬
tion and boniface viewpoint.
i The only superior facilities that
he found were to be at the Talk of
: the Town, London, and Le Lido.
• Paris. There was also a lot to be
! said about Le Bluebell Girls at Le
Lido. Otherwise, Risman says the
superiority of American cafes are
self evident. There is very little
in Europe, he said to compare
with either the Las Vegas niteries
or the Latin Quarter.

Another factor, which according
to Risman attests to the better fa-
’ cilities of the U.S. cafes, is the food
' and drink aspects. In many Euro¬
pean situations, an usher will es-
. cort you to a seat. There is no
; food and no liquor problem. In
| some of the more expensive Paris¬
ian cafes, the only item merchan¬
dised is champagne. In the U.S.
at the Latin Quarter, particularly.
Risman pointed out, there is a staff
of 40 in the kitchen, a waiter staff
of about 70. plus the huso invest-
; me'nt in food and material. The
merchandising of these products
; in the American cafes says Risman,
makes the general run of the Euro¬
pean cafe inferior to the American
brand.

As far as shows are concerned,
the American production is gener¬
ally better, as are the costumes,
and particularly the With

the exception of Talk of the Town
and Le Lido, the former is built
from a converted thea re, all the
stage facilities are far : better in
America. "They surpass us in the
production of novelty acts.” said
Risman, “but that’s about all.”

FOREIGN SHIS
SLICE % TAKE

By JOE COHEN
Las Vegas is no longer the tal-
<yit agency bonanza it used to be.

Although talent is a major cog
in the casino capital with that
phase of operations getting more
management attention., than any
other department in the resorts
hotels, the percentages accruing to
the major talent offices have de¬
clined drastically in the past few
years, even in the face of ris: 7 ";
salaries for headliners, \

The major cause for the drop in
agencies’ takes ig the presence of
longrunning production shows, in
tw 7 o instances imports from Eu¬
rope, and tiie change 7 of policies in
several hotels which £e-empha-
sized headliners. In layputs such
as Le Lido show at the Stardust
and “Folies Bergere” at .the Tropi¬
ca na, these imports were negotiat¬
ed for in Europe and ’ have not
been returning the 10%;to the of¬
fices for a number of years.

There has been a de-accenting
of names at The Thunderbird,
which has an ice show policy plus
moderate priced «cts to fill. The
Riviera has longrunning legit
shows which have been negotiated
for without the aid of an agency.
In addition, the Dunes has long
depended for its major lure on the
nude Minsky shows. While it buys
names as a means of insurance,
the prices shelled out aren’t as
high as the spots which rely pure¬
ly on name acts. The New Fron¬
tier also has a production policy.
The agencies, what’s more, lost a
lot .of revenue when El Rancho
was destroyed in a fire last year.

Some Bright Spots
The talent offices, however, still
make a fine dollar but of selling
to hotels such as the Sands, Desert
Inn, Sahara and Flamingo. Even
furnishing these inns with a con¬
stant flow of suitable headliners
sometimes becomes an extremely
difficult chore for the simple rea¬
son that there aren’t enough names
to satisfy the requirements of all
the inns.

However, there is always the
danger that a suitable production
show will come along to take- one
of the remaining name hotels off
the headliner standard. The of¬
fices are prowling desperately for
new and exciting talents to keen
the minds of the innkeepers off
(Continued on page 64)

Mounting AG VA Expenses & Litigation
Boosts 11-Month Deficit to

Eye Pitt as New
Playboy Club Site

Pittsburgh, Feb. 21.

Pitt was investigated during the
past wee£ as a possible site for
another Playboy club. Reps of the
mag were in town and were looking
over locations.

Two clubs, along the lines of
Playboy, are uhder construction.
One, the Gaslight Assn-, is almost
finished in Shadyside at a cost of
almost S200.000. The oilier. Beau
Brummel, began construction this
week and is located next door to
the Nixon Theatre.

Expected cost of the Beau JBrurn-
mel will be around the same figure.
Acts and music will be used but
with its private club setup, the pa¬
trons will escape both the city and
federal excise tax raps.

BUDDY HACKETT

“Music Man” Warner Bros.,
March 24-July 21.

“All Hands On Deck,” 20th Century-
Fox—Completed
Personal Management
. Frank Faske

450 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y.
EVergreen 4-6000

Berman ll^G, Atlanta

Atlanta, Feb. 21.

Shelley Borman grossed $11,500
Friday and Saturday 1 17-18) at the
1.750-seat Tower Theatre.

Second night was SRO‘ despite
J heavy rain.

Hilton’s Hawaiian Village
Buy Fails to Stir Natives

Honolulu. Feb. 21.

Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel
evidently plans no overnieht nor
drastic policy changes now that it's
under Hilton ownership. Transi¬
tion drew none of the outra^-d
cries of the hometowners that f
lowed Sheraton’s acquisition of ;
Matson hotels a couple of years
ago.

Even the change-resisting home-
towners aren’t mad at Sheraton
any more. Times have changed!

Mex Spots Seek
U.S. Names But
Can’t Mord’Em

Mexico City, Feb. 21.

Prospects are very dim for an
influx of bigtime international
names in luxury night spots here,
according to Pepe Leon, owner
of the swank Terrazza Cassino
nitery.

Chief drawback is the insistence
on fees out of proportion with
economics of the night club and
entertainment field in general.

“It seems as though there has
been a general accord by interna¬
tional artists to resist weekly sala¬
ries of less than $25,000,” Leon
said. “Take a Frank Sinatra or a
Pat Boone, for example. We've
tried for their services, as well
as other popular names. And nego¬
tiations always break down because
of their exhorbitant demands.”

Reps of entertainers should brief
talent on the true facts in Mexico,
Leon said. He pinpointed “the
limited radio and television bud¬
gets, suspension of minimum cover
in night clubs and the vaude thea¬
tre boxoffice price freeze .(96 cents
iops) ” as definitely making it im¬
possible for impressarics to meed
demand of international talent.

Yet this capital needs'names not
only for the local traffic but al c o
as an aid for the tourist industry,
Leon said. Many visitors are often
disappointed by the quality of club
shows and the absence of well-
known names.

Leon has been one of the few
club owners who has consistently
made a bid for top names, and lie
has mounted some of the best club
reviews in recent years. But the
going is rough and Leon now is
exploring possibilities of a deal
whereby radio and television,
variety theatre managements and
clubs can get together, pool their
financial resourse and “share”
services of stellar talent.

7 The American Guild of Variety
Artists concluded its quart. ;ly na¬
tional board meeting Thursday (16)
with a realization tnat the union is
operating increasingly in the red.
The defieit, for 11 months, is $34,-
890 as against a deficit^of $6,637 for
a similar period of last year, ac¬
cording to the treasurer’s report
submitted by Joe Smith i& Dale).

At the same time, the union’s
national board made commitments
which may further enlarge the defi¬
cit on subsequent reports. Included
is a $100 weekly increase for na¬
tional administrative secretary
Jackie Bright, and the prospect of
mounting expenses for president
Jgey Adams, who receives no
salary. Bright’s previous salary was
$500 weekly and stipend will now
be S600.

Expenses in connection with the
office of president have also been
mounting. During the period cov¬
ered by the report, the amount laid
out for expenses to prexy Joe
Adams was $1,587 which included
a trip to Los Angeles, San Fran¬
cisco and Haw r aii, plus expenses for
attendance at a meeting held re¬
cently at the Friars, Los Angeles,
as well as membership in the Na¬
tional Showmen’s Assn., an organi¬
zation of outdoor operators. In¬
cluded in the report, but not as part
of Adams’ expenses, is a gift to
him of gold and diamond cuff links,
and a $1,000 donation to the
Hawaiian flood relief, which was
the reason for Adams’ trip to
Hawaii.

Another major expense has been
the mounting cost of litigation. Bill
paid to counsel, in addition to the
normal retainer to AGVA counsel
Harold Berg, is $33,006. of which
the biggest sum of $14,650 was in
connection with the suit brought by
member Victor La Monte contest¬
ing the election of Adams. The
largest expen c e listed is the cost
of national meetings and conven-
| tions, which was more than $25,000
1 over the previous year. The total
expenditure was.^$l00.154, which
^Iso includes elecfioh expenses.

Other expenses, not considered
normal, included in Smith’s report,
(Continued on page 78)

Blue Angel Faces Problem
Of Talent Availabilities In
j Bookings of Behan, Gregory

! The Blue Angel. N. Y., is having
. difficulties in making premieres
I conform to talent availabilities.
jThe spot has booked Brendan Be-
•han and Dick Gregory to start St.

Patrick’s Day. However, operators

j Herbert Jacoby & Max Gordon
j hope that Behan understands that
! this booking is for tw o weeks and
; tw*o-week options. Although the
.controversial Irish performer-play-
| wright is signed to Joe Glaser’s
j Associated Booking Corp.. the deal
was okayed via a telegram sent to
; syndicated columnist Leonard
< Lyons.

No matter what Behan's under¬
standing is, Gregory, a Negro
comic, is in for 10 days on a Glaser-
arranged deal, and will return
April 6 for four weeks. A prior
.commitment precludes a straight
j run at the Angel. Meanwhile, Dean
; Jones comes in for another over-
: lap-date March 30 and stays on
i after Gregory’s return dates

Behan, who is playing his first
: U. S. nitery date, will get $1,750
.for ihe first fortnight and $2,000
for the option period.

Carnivals Banned

Glasgow, Feu. 21.
Travelling circuses and carnivals
have been banned from public
parks in the city, the Glasgow* Cor¬
poration has decided. Ban will not
apply to bands and concert parties.

Sir Patrick Dollan has fought |
ior some years to get travelling :
;-iious banned. {

“We have been campaigning for j
citizens in all areas who have!
; been plagued by carnivals and cir-
: cuses.” he said. “They have not!
I helped the amenities of the city.” i

Pearl Bailey 3SG in 6
Bat Big Nut Spells Red |

Portland. Ore., Feb. 21.

Pearl Bailey & Her International
Revue grossed $38,000 in six eve¬
ning performances in northwest
cities last week. Big nut for the
57-man troupe put promoters in
the red.

Outfit worked Portla.nd. Edmon¬
ton, Calgary, Vancouver and Seat¬
tle. Northwest Releasing Corp.
Handled the tour.

6 * VAUHVnXI

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INTERNATIONAL

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Recent

Bookings

BROTHERS FOUR

tell TtltpkoN Hour Ray Eager* Cfcery Sliow

Ed Sillivcm Show Mltck Millar Sfcaw

Coca Cola TV and Radio Commercials

LIMEL1TERS

Ed Sullivan Show L A M TV Commercials

Ferry Como Show Falger Coffee Radio Commercial*

Roy Rogers Chevy Show U.S. Army Radio Commercial*

CUMBERLAND THREE

CilMiy Totart Sto.tj e«4fr,, *a*l, ».w

BARBARA CARROLL and Her Trio

Garroway Show

BOBBY HACKETT Quartet

Garroway Show

ART & PAUL

Garroway Show Godfrey Radio Show ■

PETER APPLEYARD Quartet

Garroway Show

FOREIGN

KINGSTON TRIO

CarreeHy Japan. Anstral^. New Zealand

BUFFALO BILLS of “Music Man"

Freddie's, Minn.

LIMELITERS

Freddie's, Minn. Crescendo, Hollywood

BARBARA CARROLL
and Her Trio

London House, Chi laker's Keyboard, Det.

HAROLD QUINN Trio

London House, Chi

MABEL MERCER

Roundtable, New York

BOBBY HACKETT Quartet

Iddie Condon's, New York Dream Room, New Orleans

Fean Sheraton Hotel. Fitts. Hickory Grill. Clove.

Padded CeH, Mhm.

CY COLEMAN Trio

London House, Chi

RONNIE SCHELL

Holiday Haase, Fitts. Racquet Club, Dayton

linkers, Ind.

TOM O’HORGAN

Playboy CM, CM hu ng r y I. Frisco

DEL CLOSE

Playboy Club, Chi

ART & PAUL

Padded Cell, Minn.

MARGE DODSON

Town Tavern, Toronto Racquet Club, Daytea

PETER APPLEYARD Quartet

J Embers, Ind.

BILL EVANS Trio

Town Tavern, Toronto

Minor Key, De£

TUNE TIMERS Quartet

Horroh’s, Rom Harroh. 7 *, Lake Take#

CUMBERLAND THREE
on tour with SHELLEY BERMAN

I Montreal Cafe Owners

Only Like New Gnrfew i
In Proposed Liquor Bill I

Vaude, Cafe Dates

Montreal, Feb. 21.
Proposed new liquor .laws for the
Province of Quebec, is meeting

§ a mixed reception from nitery
srs. And the new laws, still
; ratified, were not without the
l government confusion,
first glance there were sounds
joicing in cafe circles; the new
laws proposed a 3 a.m. closing
seven nights a week Instead of the
present 2 a.m. curfew during the
week, midnight on Saturday and 9
p.m. Sunday. However as inter*
preted in present version cabarets
will lose five hours because the new
laws S3ys they cannot start selling
liquor until 6 p.m. This 6-situa¬
tion is for cabarets and does not
apply to bars, lounges and restau¬
rants that have permission to sell
between 8 a.m. and 2 a.m. Many
cabarets in the east end open at
noon with music, dancing and even
floor shows during this period. Un¬
less multiple licenses are granted
to cover the various categories, the
new liquor act will only compound
the confusion.

However, one thing is clear, the
proposed legislation lifts the ban
of liquor sales on five religious
holidays leaving only Christmas,
New Year’s and Good Friday as
"dry" days.

New York

Flight engineers’ strike grounded
Joe Glaser, topper at Associated
Booking Corp., who had to forego
a trip to Chicago . . . Frank Gary
booked for the Sid Bernstein jazz
show at the Brooklyn Paramount,
March 31 or April 5 .. . Barry Ash- <
ton Revue set for the El San Juan,
Puerto Rico, In July . . . Kitty Kal-
len booked for the Holiday House,
Milwaukee, March 3.

Hollywood

Allan Drake joins Vic Damone
for 11 days beginning March 12,
Chi Chi, Palm Springs . . . Singer-
comedienne Lillian Briggs into
Slate Bros, tomorrow (23) for two
weeks. Jerry Lester is comic head¬
liner . . . Bill (Jose Jiminex) Dana
and the Ink Spots swing into the
Crescendo beginning March -8 for
12 days. Show opening tomorrow
(23) is Morey Amsterdam and Billy
Daniels . . . Singer Ann Howard
opens a two-week date at Dino’s,
Feb. 27 . . . Mose Allison Trio
opened at 2Phe Summit Monday
(20) with the Terry Gibbs band.
Kings IV In March 5.

Mello-Larks hooked for the Alles
Rouge, Evansville; as of yesterday
(Mon.), and have a May 4-13 stand
at the Colony Club, Omaha.

Comic Paul Desmond opens
Glenn McCarthy's new Cork Club,
Houston, March. 17 . . . Johnny
Bachemin's Pointblank '61 revua
into the Copacabana, Winnipeg, to¬
night (Wed.), and also set for An¬
gelo’s, Omaha, April 7-22 . . .Senor
Wences plays the Roostertail, De¬
troit, March 20, and is down for
Rancho don Carlos, Winnipeg,
April 1.

SUES TO REJOIN BERLE

* Windsor, Ont., Feb. 21.

Comic Leonard Sues, currently
playing with songstress Jane Mor¬
gan at the Elmwood Casino here,
is rejoining Milton Berle at the
Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach
March 15.

He’ll be Berle's muscal director
as well as doing his routine.

CAFES WARY OF NEW

QUEBEC LIQUOR LAWS

Ottawa, Feb. 21.

Quebec govemhnent’s new liquor
laws for cabarets give little relief
to the situation in the Ottawa area
where niteries are on the Quebec
side of the Ottawa river. While
the new regulations okay Montreal-
area clubs to three a.m., the same
laws restrict Hull-area clubs to a
one a.m. curfew.

This is better than the midnight
shutoff under existing regulations,
but not much better. J. P. Maloney,
owner of the Chaudiere Club, cur¬
rently shuttered by winter and the
midnight bar curfew, is in Florida
so no comment.

Joe Saxe, owner of the late Gati¬
neau Club, is hesitating in plans
to rebuild the fire-destroyed nitery
until more details on the laws
reach him. His new Gatineau Club
would be five miles from Ottawa
on the Quebec side, on the same
site as the 33-year-old club that
burned last fall.

-Chicago

Bill Dana signed with Freddie’s,
Minneapolis, June 19 for two . . .
Julie Wilson to the Huddle Embers,
Indianapolis, July 24 . . . Dorothy
Shay goes into Taylor’s Club, Den¬
ver, March 17. .Modernaires down
for same room starting Aug. 17 . . .

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Vegas Slips

; Continued from page S3 ;

such morbid subjects. There are
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peat names for two engagements
annually, and there are also times*
when they must take names who
have worn out their boxoffice !
peak. But commissions come in
even from the second bests bought
by the hotelmen.

The agencies realize that the
Las Vegas potential is greater than
is now being realized. They are
pitching new lines of thought to
operators. For example, produc¬
tions abroad are being tied up for
Las Vegas representation. The
agents have been perusing shows
in Europe and South America, as
well as Japan, for possible use in
the area.

Again, they are studying the
adaptability of offbeat types of en¬
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The fact that more than h-alf of
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Opening MARCH 3rd HOLIDAY HOUSE, Milwaukee

Soon to be released “HEAR PRETTY KITTY” {Columbia LP)

Personal Management: BUDD GRANOFF

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

VAUUKVBUJS _;_

Caribbean Cruises: Captains, Angles;
Airconditioning Throughout A Must

By ABEL GREEN

A recent SS Rotterdam Carib¬
bean. cruise by this writer pointed
up that the West Indies stopoff
shops hotels, restaurants, etc., in¬
cluding the ships themselves, are
sensitively attuned to the economy
of the U. S. and Canada from
whence most passengers are drawn.
The bull market in Carib cruising
this season sees (1> some islands
over-hoteled and (2> some ships
undersold and or more ships eye¬
ing the until now seemingly no-
ceiling cruise business. This has
tended to thin the spread of busi¬
ness.

There are rooms now available
both, on the cruise vessels and in
the sundry' islands’ plush hotels.
The merchants, in turn, see it! re¬
flected in offish business although,
by and large, it is still very good
albeit not repeating the constantly
pyramiding grosses o': preceding
years.

Some ships have made the mis¬
take of venturing, into Carib waters
sans airconditioned cabins (only
the public rooms are conditioned)
and the hip winter vacationers
know the difference. One luxury
liner also erred by selling to the
hilt of its 1.000 capacity and found
itself unab<e to properly land its
cruise passengers at the sundry
islands, most of which are tender
jobs, and call for skillful naviga¬
tion and seasoned preparation.

As regards the Holland-Ameri-

ca's new flagship, the SS Rotter-
.dam, its previefr films (several of
them just opening on Broadway)
represent the showmanship. Per¬
haps because the Rotterdam was
making its first-year West Indies
short-cruises (accent is on world
and Mediterranean and/or “four
continent” extended cruises) this
flagship got its healthy slice of the
cream trade. However, the live
show portion somehow was under
par. Still booked by the late Nat
Abramson’s office (son Eph Is now
the booker; Lou Merkuj* was the
show director) the highlight of the
ship’s live entertainment was not
the American agts but a tiptop
Italian ba. id, which played away
from the show, and which will be.
heard from internationally.

The Zieli orchestra, as it is
called, works for an hour at a time
with a zeal and application to ver¬
satility and seeming sheer self-en*?
joyment which perhaps no AFM
combo would • countenance. Zieli
iTognasca) is the versatile accordi-
onist-bongoist-maestro-pianist, his
wife, a looker, handles the vocals,
maracas, etc., and the other four
men (traps, string bass, guitar and
piano) are equally versatile.

Paradox is their repertoire Is al¬
most all-Italian but so rhythmic
and appealing is the beat that
whether the tunes are from the Via
Venito belt or from Hollywood &
Vine, they are dance-compelling.
In addition, of course, many are

already on tha international hit
parade; tht Italo and German
tunes, of late, have come to the
fore as the French invasion did
postwar.

Yank show, \Yhila professional
enough and with generally good in¬
gredients, lacked overall zing.
Magico-emcee Lee Noble paced
the proceedings 3tan Harper har-
monicaed; Rene Castelar was an
effective top tenor; Gloria Aliani,
also with a trained operatic so¬
prano, soloed and later dueted
with Castelar; Mickey Freeman,
the “Pvt. Zimmerman” of the Phil
Silver videoshow, made with the
jokes; Phil Lawrence & Mitzi were
the terp team. Jerry Heitman
maestroed the Duch Orchestra
backstopping the show.

Captain Extraordinaire

Herb Sandresky is cruise direc¬
tor on the SS Rotterdam under
Commodore Comelis Bouman, now
the skipper of the entire Holland-
America Line. Long the captain on
the SS Nieuw Amsterdam he was
promoted to commodore of the
fleet when given the Rotterdam.

While spoken about as retiring
(past 60), company policy is being
stretched seemingly, and rightly,
because Capt. Bouman enjoys
unique affection with countless
passengers as a seagoing diplomat,
a great mixer and greeter which,
in the cruise business, is important.
Commodore Bouman was the one
who tapped the Zieli Orchestra for
his flagship, having heard them
in Europe. Combo is originally
from Balzano, near Venice, Italy,
and has played on the Continent.
They are talking a Yank recording
deal although probably tabu from
dansapation jobs in the States for
AFM reasons.

The Holland America Line’s
showmanship manifests itiself in
other directions, some of it a little
overly cautious such as, for in¬
stance, not providing a reserved-
table for the skepper and those
who dine with him at the captain’s
table. In former years this was
the procedure, and rightly, consid¬
ering that he is, after all, the com¬
mandant, and his guests of special
status, but when some disgruntled
rank-and-file passengers cracked
about VIP “preference” he chose
to scramble for a table (for the
shows, etc.) along with the others.
Shrewder showmanship, however,
wsa making the second class din¬
ingroom the VIP room with all the
ship’s officers in that room, thus
equalizing the load between what
is normally the firstclass dining
room although, on cruises, all
classes become one and cabin costs
are escalated from topdecks down¬
ward.

In Barbados, the local tourist of¬
ficials (hence reliable) tell of an ;
almost unbelievable boo-boo con- j
cerning British rock ’n’ roll singer !
Tommy Steele who had a pass to j
what will remain an unnamed Brit- [
ish cruise ship. He once worked !
on that luxury liner and wanted j
to come aboard and again enter- |
tain his fornier crew buddies but,
despite the fact that the steamship |
agent for the line had given him i
a pass to board, he was refused!
boarding. When the second officer I
convoyed the singer back on the !
tender, an altercation ensued and \
the ship’s officer wound up spilled •
into the briny. I

| Geo. Keller’s Autobiog

! “Here, Keller—Train This” by
George Keller (Random House;
S3.95 1 is first-hand account of the
late animal trainer’s career. Kelier ;
died at 63 last Oct. 14.

He was a professor at Teacher’s
College, Bloomsburg, Pa., when a !
former classmate shipped him a ■
lion as a practical joke. Painted \
on the crate was the legend that is •
now tilie of this book. Keller ac¬
cepted the challenge, and founded
an act, Keller’s Jungle Killers,
.which gained bookings at New
Yo. k’s Palace, Disneyland, and
finally \\:th the Ring!mgs. Tome is
well-written as it follows the un¬
likely career of the middle-aged
prof who fought his way to interna- •
tional fame in the caged arena,
and h*>s much side info on selection
j and training of performing ani-
j mals. Book could do with more
illustrat ors when the few carried
on its mdomers. Otherwise, an
altraelhe sawdust entry. Rodo. J

RON URBAN

Opening MARCH 9fh (4th Return Engagement)

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Crosby Bros. Sao Wildwood
Spot for Contract Breach;
Owner Sez ‘Wrong Party’

Cape May, N.J.. Feb. 21.

Dennis, Philip and Lindsay
Crosby have filed a civil suit in
Cape May County Court against
Diamond Beach Inc., of Wildwood,
an alleged breach of contract.
The Crosby brothers night club act
entered into a contract in May,
1960, with Diamond Beach to
provide a three-man act for one
wetek for $10,000. The brothers,
the suit states, were to perform in
two shows nightly during the week
commencing August 5.

“The plaintiffs performed and
carried out all their obligations
under the contract,” the suit al¬
leges, “and the defendant. Dia¬
mond Beach has willfully, wrong¬
fully and unlawfully, despite de¬
mands being made, refused to pay
the agreed upon contract price."
Wildwood attorney Marvin D.
Perskie filed the suit on behalf
of the plaintiffs.

An answer was filed by attorney
Nathan Staller, on behalf of the
defendants. According to the an¬
swer, Ben Martin,. of Wildwood,
gave the Crosbys his personal
check for $10,000, which the plain¬
tiffs accepted.

The answer also _ alleges the
contract was made only with Ben¬
jamin-Martin.

The third defense states that
Diamond Beach Inc.< headed by
Fred Gleim. Jr., never entered into
a contract with the plaintiffs and
any claim that they may have is
against Martin, who allegedly
negotiated the contract.

Martin, who owns the Bolero
motel and cocktail lounge in Wild¬
wood, is believed to have leased
the Diamond Beach night dub for
the summer season from Gleim,
who operated the motel himself.
After the Crosby show, Martin
moved the shows to the Manor
Hotel Supper club in North Wild¬
wood, which is owned by Oscar
Garrigues. , Frankie Avalon ap¬
peared for one frame a? slated, but
the season’s’finale act, the McGuire
Sisters, never put in their appear¬
ance as the spot suddenly went
dark. !

Allen & Rossi Launch

BWI In Talent Policy j

The Marrakesh Hotel,- Jamaica. .■
BWI, is inaugurating a talent policy l
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Comedy team has also been set
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13 on the bill topped by Andy Wil¬
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Chez Vito Gets Taste
Of International Politics

Che* Vito, N.Y., Is mixed up in
an international incident jGeorge
Fieschi, a French deputy consul
general. Is being sued by the nitery
operators for $100,000 claiming
damages as a result of a letter the
Gallic consul seat to New York’*
Commissioner of Police Stephen P.
Kennedy. Letter claimed that a£«
ter Fieschi refused to heed the ad¬
vice of the spot’s doorman not to
block the entrance with his car, he
returned to his car to the Con¬
sulate a short distance away and he
found that nails had been driven
into his tires.

As a. result .of the letter, says
the Chez Vito in papers filed in
N.Y. Supreme Court, the nitery
was "subjected to investigation and
other indignities and abuses at
such time as the restaurant was
crowded with customers by the
aforesaid Police Dept.” The suit
further alleged that the charges
were false and defamatory.

Defense claims that Frieschl is
covered by diplomatic immunity by
virtue of his position. The plain¬
tiff says that Frieschi’s particular
position isn’t.

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Wednesday, February 22, 1961

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New York World-Telegram and Sun

Hildegarde Is Back Again
At Plaza’s Persian Room

By BOB DANA

Incomparable is a word that has been associated with
Hildegarde, the chanteuse from. Milwaukee. Last night
she earned the sobriquet in spades as she gave her best
performance in years—I can’t remember better—in a
return to the Persian Room of the Plaza.

Beautifully coiffured by Michel Kazan to lend a zest
to Nordic features apd enticingly gowned by couturiers-
Jenkins, Sara Fredericks and Fontana of Rome, Hilde-^j
garde utilized her poise, her • taste, her love for good:
music and her welhearned knowledge of showmanship
to give the Persian Room audience a rare demonstration
of sincere performing.

Absolutely no hokum about this performance, for
which great credit must go to Lea Karina, former concert
singer, who is Hildy's coach and producer. With the
sensitively correct lighting of Miss Leslie Wheel and the
rapprochement of her pianist, Fred Stamer,' backed,by
Ted Straeter’s band, she went all out to make it a
memorable musical evening, with no extra-curricular
commercial asides to sidetrack it.

The long white gloves that have been one of her trade¬
marks were with Hildy as she entered in a ’stunning

sapphire blue and peacock green brocade gown by
Jenkins.

It seemed that Hildegarde’s performance went from
one high point to another, for she was utterly charming
as she sang about "The Other Woman" in his life, down
to earth and one of the crowd in her revival of "Listen
to the German Band."

A serious and accomplished pianist as well as chan¬
teuse, Hildegarde reached a peak of her performance as
she played excerpts from the Grieg Concerto and other
Edvard Grieg melodies. A great moment of the evening
: was reached as she sang, in Norwegian, "I Love Thee.”

After a change of costume, Hildy re-emerged in chic
black to sing, for a surprise, a number of songs not
identified w T ith her but well known. She had the audience
humming as she. sang "Che Sara," “September Song,”
“C’Est Magnifique” fin which she proved a temptress
at the piano) and "Mack #ie Knife," for which she
changed places with her pianist. -

I won’t say how many years I’ve been reviewing per¬
formances by Hildegarde. She knows and I know. But
none was more honest, more musically complete, more
sensibly rounded than last night’s stunning rendition in
the Persian Room of the Plaza.

New York Deify Now*

Ion the town

By CHARLES McHARRY

I don't know how Hildegarde
plays piano in those long white
gloves but she’s doing it every
night at the Persian Room and
everybody loves her, including me.

New Yorker Magazine

Hildegarde, who holds her levees
J at dinner and supper, remains im-
^ placably grande-dame , but this sea¬
son her arias are by no means as
garden-party as they used to be.

New York Herald Tribune ,
if By KY GARDNER i

Hildegarde is giving lessons in
showmanship, making the Persian
Room her Class Room.

, CUE Magazine <

" NOTES: Hildegarde, the vitamin
1 queen, has reestablished her matri- ?

I archy in the duchy of Plaza, spe- ^

; cifically in the Persian Room.

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New York Journal-American
By LOUIS SOBOL

The Hildegarde who scored so
triumphantly at the Persian Room
—looks like, sings like and dresses
like the Hildegarde we used to
know—but O, what a difference in
style of approach now. Highly
effective. Incidentally, even while
Mark Monte was conducting bis
orchestra at the Persian Room,
word came to him that his father
had died. Nevertheless, he com¬
pleted his chores. -

I don’t know who it was that per¬
suaded Hildegarde to drop her
dvereffusiveness in delivering her
chants—but it was a smart move.
She was cheered to the rafters at
the Plaza’s Persian Room When she
concluded her exciting offerings—
and smartly enough, just took the
bows graciously—and let it go at
that-—leaving: the enthusiastic as¬
sembly clamoring for more. As for
her stunning gowns-^even we men
gaped in admiration while women¬
folk drooled in envy.

Currently

PERSIAN

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Hotel

Plaza, ,9
New York

Hollywood Reporter

Broadway Ballyhoo

By RABlfe

Hildegarde remains indestruc¬
tible, incomparable, and ageless.
What is her secret? . . . her own
discipline and dedication to her
work that has made her a super
craftsman in a field overcrowded
with mediocrities who come and
go while she continues to hold
the spotlight. Even Ethel Mer¬
man. ringsiding at her opening
night was awed by the effortless j
way she handled a table of over- [
enthusiastic fans (’Td be rude to !
a bunch like that," confessed ;
Ethel.) Later, when Hildegarde I
sat down at the piano, her arms '

HARRIS

encased • In her familiar long,
opera gloves, arid dashed off a
Grieg concerto, Ethel exclaimed,
"Gee, I can t even find a lipstick
in my bag, if I’m wearing gloves!

When she sang a torch song like
her new Elise Boyd number, "I’m
The Other Woman in His Life,"
Denise Darcel and Hope Hamp¬
ton both reached for their hand¬
kerchiefs. And when she whirled
around the room in a stunning
Fontana creation of black crepe
and velvet that hugs her pencil-
slim figure, all the other dames in
the room decided to’start that
Melrecal diet tomorrow!

LEA KARINA

Singing Coach q.rtd Producer

FRED STAMEK

Musical Director

Press Relations: EVE SIEGEL 35 West 53d St., New York 19

New York Journal-American

Hildegarde Returns in Triumph

By GENE KNIGHT

Happy nights are here again!
Hildegarde, the entertainer be¬
yond compare, is back in the
Persian room. And all’s well
at the Plaza.

The distinctive chanteuse-
pianist opened her four-week
engagement last! evening and
received a royal "Welcome
Home” reception, for this is
where (an indefinite number
of years ago) she started on
the road to international fame.

But this is a new and even
better Hildegarde. With a
youthful form, tall, straight,
with blonde hair, the same
good looks, and. of course,
those opera length gloves and
that warm, winning smile. Also
with fresh, up-to-date material
— and show-womanship un¬
excelled.

Her first number was Charles
Trenet’s “Je Chante," during

which the star confessed In
French that she sang for hap¬
piness. "Be Young Again" was
right in the mood as she urged
her audience to toss their
cares away. Her exuberance
filled the room.

BEST YET

iBest songs, perhaps, was
Lerner and Loewe’s "Follow
Me” from "Camelot." Or was it
“ijjever on Sunday,” from the
motion picture of the same
title?

'I’ve heard Hildegarde sing
j many times and last night she
was better than ever. Every
note sounded round and true.

Meaningful was her rendition
of "The Other Woman.’’

Best musical number was
her excerpts from the "Grieg
Concerto” and other Grieg
melodies, during which she
sang "I Love Thee” in Nor-
t wegian. Despite her long white

| gloves, she played the grand
' piano grandly. A'tour de force.

An appealing performance,
Hildegarde creates excitement.
; She knows how to pace her
j program a.id her timing is
well-nigh faultless.

! There’s a friendly air of in¬
formality about Hildegarde’s
performance that’s delightful.
Hence, he/ program was inter¬
rupted; frequently by applause
t and there were requests galore.

• There is an elegance about
her that sets up Hildegarde in

I a class, of her own—a parsonal-
. ity with individuality. Her ring-
j side manner is, of course, gra
; cious. -

' Last i night, in the Persian
Room, .Hildegarde was a rev-

• elation. She scored a triumph
' anew . . . Even thqugh it is
' Lent, Hildegarde is doing
; great business at the Plaza's
; Persian Room.

Personal Manager: WILLIAM A. BURNHAM, JR.

# 630 Fifth Aveaue. New Yorlf. N. Y.

68 REVIEWS

Eden Roc, Miami B’eh

Miami Beach, Feb. 18,
Harry Belafonte & Co., Augie &
Margo, Mai Malkin Orch; $17.50
plus $6 opening night; $6-$10 mini*
mums thereafter.

Harry Belafonte is one of the
few toppers who play here that
can be brought in at his sky-high
asking figure and still wind an
engagement with a big-profit fig¬
ure for the Eden Roc’s Cafe Pom¬
peii. He’s back after an absence
of several years, in the poshery he
opened as its first name act some
six seasons ago.

From the manner in which the
black-tie, beminked set fought to
pay the preem night $17.50 dinner
figure plus six buck beverage min¬
imum, it looked like prexy Harry
Mufson was giving out Cadillacs
as door prizes. It was obvious he
was taking no risk of losing pro¬
spective patrons by assessing that
top-tab for privilege of being a
first-show attendee; and at second
—and subsequent shows—they’ve
teen shelling out a six-buck-with,
or 10 buck beverage charge-with-
out (dinner) and also for the mid¬
night sessions. All performances
have been sellouts—a remarkable
fact* when one notes the difficulty
in filling any spot this winter for
the late shows, even when low*
minimum charges prevail.

Belafonte doesn’t let the crowds
down; sets up over an hour of his
own brand of balladeering and
calypso-comedy cutting up that
has the tablers gleefully mitting
for more. From his well-filled
book, he purveys the serio-folk-
tunes; Israeli numbers, both of the
laments and the rousing marching
songs. There’s his standard “When
The Saint’s Come Marching In”
to peak matters midway; from then
on. it’s requested, although he in¬
serts a goodly assortment of new
cleffings in ballads and the Calypso
theme. It’s all topped by a long,
hilarious, crowd-satisfying work-
over of “Matilda,” during which he
gets all sections of the big room
into the act as “choristers.”
Through it, he inserts a happy-
time set of ad libs and interchange
comments with the ringsiders, to
provide an intimate touch that be¬
lies his at first almost-stem set of
face. That's obviously a cannny
demeanor which brings fast rap¬
port when’ he breaks it up with
an aside or comment after first
few arrangements. The choral
group ffive males) back him
splendidly, adding to projection of
the choral effect, an effect that
takes hold and stays through the
callbacks. He could stay on all'
night if it were up" to the auditors.

Augie & Margo are the other
returnees here, after skipping last
season, and they’ve brought back
a completely new’ set of exciting
terp-patterns in the Latin and all-
out beat metre. She’s still the
sinuous, sensuous, dancer with her
partner perfect In the guidings
into the modern invents that in¬
clude backbends, slides and spins.
Th^ class duo set matters off to a
torrid start. Due March 3, Joe E.
Lewis and Frances Faye. Lary.

Holiday House, Pitt.

Pittsburgh, Feb. 14.
Mickey Shaughncssy, Playmates,
Lee A.nn Morgan , Del Monaco’s
Orch; no cover, no minimum.

Mickey Shaughnessy is making
his first cafe appearance in two
years and it seems like he’s fiever
been aw’ay. Now’ with the added
aura of a successful film and tv
player, he is surer of his lines,
more elegant in his approach and
has put together an ideal combina¬
tion of his time-tested evergreens
and new’ material. Using his w r ide
talent for dialects, he stands out as
one of the .country’s top story
tellers.

In the second spot, the Play¬
mates need more direction and pro¬
duction for this room. Their mate-
sial should be sharpened and cut.
They go off big. however, with their
sock rendition of their hit record,
“Beep,

Dancer . Ann Morgan goes
through the motions that an open¬
ing act beginning in this territory
is required to do. Del Monaco’s
Orch '10- provides its usual excel¬
lent show-backing and has the floor
packed for its dansapation.

Adolphus Hotel, Pallas

Dallas, Feb. 14.

Jean Shannon, Alan Dean. Joe
Reichman Orch (7); $2-$2.5Q

cover .

Jean Shannon, a singer-dancer,
now emerges as a solid single

PSvmEfr

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

comedienne, but retaining th» top
talents of piping and hoofing. But
her comedic stint, vif situation bits,
oneliners and throwaways, makes
her a standout. Tastefully gowned,
she sheds the skirt for a fine gam
display and some terping. Fine
vocaling includes “Are You From
Dixie?”—“Carolina in the Morn¬
ing” (with aud singsong) and the
“Like A Mink” reaps hefty mit¬
ting. Winds the ‘ sesh with a
Charleston bit for a begoff.

Young Alan Dean, opener, has a
fine set of pipes; he proves he’s
good with a half-dozen tunes, high¬
lighted by “Fever,”! a great hit. He
has stage presence, and his version
of “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”
is a standout vocab

Reichman’s house band, conduct¬
ed by Bill Tieber, gives top sup¬
port to both acts! and loads the
floor with terp addicts.

Comedian Dink Freeman returns
Feb. 23. Bark.

Thunderbird, Las Vegas

CFOLLOW-UP)

Las Vegas, Feb. 17.

Alice Lon is the newest head¬
liner for producer Marty Hicks’
long-running “Scandals On lee.”
Lawrence Welk’s former “Cham¬
pagne Lady” apparently collected
an army of fans during her tv stint
judging by first-night crowds and
advance reservations.

Miss Lon’s turn will be especially
dug by Texans, since she, a Texan
herself, bows off with a rousing
“Deep In The Heart Of Texas” and
“The Eyes Of Texas." Songstress
is attractive, gives standard deliv¬
ery .o “All I Need Is the Boy,"
“Oh, Look At Me Now,” “Come
Rain, Come Shine,” “Lover Has
Gone,” “I Enjoy Being A Girl,”
“More Than You Know,” “Hadn’t
Anyone Tin You,!' “That Old Feel¬
ing,” “Meet Me Where They Play
The Blues,” and :“The Night They
Invented Champagne." Garwood
Van’s orch (11). gives masterful
guidance.

Dick Weston returns for this one.
He’s a fine technician, “Aunt Mar¬
tha” and “Clarence the Tramp” are
funny both with! sight and sound.

Duke.

Sands, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Feb. 15.

George Gobel, Betty Johnson,
Garr Nelson, Copa Girls (12),
Antonio Morelli Orch (17); pro¬
duced by Jack Entratter,. choreo¬
graphy by Renne Stuart; $4 min¬
imum.

The quietly droll character of
George Gobel is back in the Copa
Room, courtesy of Jack Entratter,
and it’s laugh insurance, for tne
premises for the next two weeks.
The star’s rambling, low-pressure
situation stories are gems of humor
(“If it weren’t for Thpmas Edison
we’d all be looking at tv by can¬
dlelight”) and he comes : up with
a generous supply of new mate¬
rial. He reprises his serious “Soon
I’ll Wed My Love” singing \Vith
guitar, and moulds the turn into a
most satisfying entertainment
packaged

Betty Johnson is a good choice
for the bill-balancer. The cheery,
blonde singer, who warms her
songs with a friendly smile, clicks
handily with such numbers as “I
Love Everybody,” “Baubles, Ban¬
gles, and Beads,” “Never Kiss A
Man Who Tells,” “I Dreamed,” and
“Little Blue Man,” latter novelty
complete with an animated doll
who is—a little blue man with the
voice of Antonio Morelli, maestro
whose orch smoothly backs the en¬
tire show.

Two clever and colorful Renne
Stuart production numbers, featur¬
ing the robust voice of Garr Nelson
and the spirited terping of tne
Copa Girls (12) are sandwiched.
Nat King Cole opens March 1.

Duke.

Shamrock

Houston ;

Houston^ Feb. 16.

Kim Sisters, Sloan-Krueger Orch
(11); no cover or minimum.

This attractive Korean trio in
$le U.S. for two years, display
enough talents for several acts and
enunciate their lyrics : far better
than they do extemporaneous Eng¬
lish. Each plags six or Seven musi-

DICK GREGORY
Comedy
25 Mins.

Playboy Key Club, Chicago

Wham buildup in-the Chi press,
notably an almost daily “item” in
the column (plus a late Time pro¬
file), is vaulting the career of
young Negro c^mic Dick Gregory
in dazzling fashion. A nobody a
month or so back, he now has, on
strength of all the bally, a clutch
of plum bookings to follow’ current
Playboy stand, among them the
Blue Angel, N. Y., and Frisco’s
hungry i.

It’s an historic breakthrough In
show’ biz annals’ insofar as the dates
make Gregory the first standup
comedian of his race to crack the
plush intimery ! circuit, and in such

tistically and as b.o. bait—will bear
more than usual trade cynosure.

some. Sample: as a lupch counter
sit-in, he waited six months for
service, only to find they didn’t
have what he wanted. Droll, like
that, but the anger is not very
angry, nor packing thfe satiric in¬
sight to rate him w!ith top ex¬
ponents of controversial humor.

He can, on basis of Playboy au¬
diting, be rated a crowd-pleaser in
most situations, but thd “barbsman-
ship” isn’t apt to reaUy shake ’em
up. Pit.

NICKI & NOEL
Dance ?

14 Mins. ' j

Palmer House, Chicago
This dance team, though a vet

saloon and clubdate Staple, seems

force Hence how he fares—ar-i t0 have esca P ed original New Act
To ‘consideration. Handsome man-wife

pair bring lots of grace to supper-

His Playboy exposure is a spe-1 ^ s ’ oww
clal case with ifs built-in (and po-,

tent) patronage, club being a snob j *° rturn ttiat . 6ssures
■spot for key-buyers. How* hell to

convey charm and purpose refresh¬
ingly free of the cloying quality.

j in the more accessible rooms re-
j mains to be noted, albeit the big
j bally in advance, coupled with na¬
tural inte'rest in a sepia comic on

• the Main Stem, should ease boni-
iface anxiety.

j Comedian’s image, per the press
: blurbing, has been shaped as that

• of a topical avant-garde yocksman
! —which is considerably gilding
: reality, and obviously Inspired by
; Gregory’s penchant for segregation

And they’re ace w’ith the flashier
elements. Act caps with an amusing
and well-executed spoof of the
dime-a-dance hostess taking on all
comers. Only flaw in this routine
is a prefatory narrative delivered
by the femme whilst her partner
dons costume. Hence, it’s a neces¬
sity but the bit needs sharper

cal Instruments, and Voices -blend
perfectly, even If none has out¬
standing set of pipes.

After opening “Korean Song,”
with sisters dressed in Far Eastern
robes, they strip down to teenage
frocks with multi petticoats, and
sing standards, many foot-tapping
oldtimers. Some of the 18 tunes
in act are “Shanty Town,” “Ten¬
nessee Waltz,” “Baby Face,” “I’m
Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover,”
“Lazy River,” an A1 Jolson medley
and a rousing closing pair, “Bill
Bailey” and “Saints.”

Pony-tailed sisters, ages 19 to
22, are attractive and fresh in
appearance, and 21-year-old Aija
has a talent for comedy, which she
exploits to fullest. An Aija has the
near-perfect curtain line for an
Oriental: “We’ll see you rater.”

Lenny Esposito is the drummer
and conductor for the girls, and
he fits nicely with the excellent
K. Bert Sloafl-Dick Kruger orch.

Carmen Cavallero comes in for
a pair March 2. Skip.

Drake- 1 Hotel, Chi

j Chicago, Feb. 17.
Enzo Stuaril, Jimmy Blade Orch
(6); $2 covet.

Enzo Stuarii, GAC’s sequel to
Mario Lanza, is only the second
male solo singer to .belt from the
Camellia House floor. That in
itself should ; pull a good turnout
of the bontofi trade into this Gold
Coast plushery, and once there,
the management need make them
no apologies. Stuarti offers a
nicely executed 25 minutes, with
enough of the stuff to make the
femmes plenty sympatlco, plus a
surefire melodic supperclub song-
alog. j

He's prepossessing on all counts,
and knows bow to dazzle 'em with
fortissimo. At same time, he takes
pains Jo be lanything but starchy,
and by getaway manages to hand¬
shake jel flock of ringsiders to sew-
up rapport. P

It may bej cornball, but obvious^
ly effective When singer goes into
a modest strip. By “Arrivederci
Roma,” hey open-throated a la
Belafonte, and a tune or so later
has chucked his jacket. The lorg¬
nette set <$igs such charm, and
that’s what counts. Pit.

jokes. That’s about only side ofifrtPtto*. Team is plenty strong
, him to warrant nomination as a j * or an * ^ ® room attraction. Pit.

! latterday cafe intellectual. | '

i His basic style actually is ortho-: BARBARA
1 dox—a fairly set one- and two-line ; Songs
; potpourri anent his wife, the pace \ 12 Mins.

! of modern living etc., In addition ' Bobino, Paris
i to the segregation slants. It should I Barbara is a tall, slim singer
i be made clear he has a number of pressed, all in black with a shbrt
; funny lines, but en toto he’s hard- f hairdo emphasizing he angular
ly nouveau—no derring-do, if that’s! face. At a piano she gives out
! anticipated, though the social re- j sophisticated songs in a biting
] marks are reasonably piquant for I manner and a deep 1 voice which is
jmost audiences. His speech, more- more in the “diseuse” (a sort of
: over, is stereotyped and dotted j speaking and singing method) man-
j with hip jargon—“like, man,” i ner. Her songalog; is expert and
“cat,” and similar lingo, the effect j her deft feeling aiid flair for the
(of -which is to dilute the more pun- songs make this a neat offbeat en-
;gent comments. Thus, even up- j try and pegs her as a rising name
l from-the-south expense accounters : in the specialized ranks here,

! tend to approve him. - | Her deft knowing aspects and

| As a Negro, he is understandably • personalized material slant her pri-
| and rightly attuned to the Dixie j marily for offbeat, Francophilic
\ mores. But his treatment of same j boites abroad, but the potential is
‘ (let alone more prosaic topics) there and she appears on the climb

The Cloister, H’wood

j Hollywood, Feb. 18§

Joe Williams, Lawyer Calhoun,
Harry Edisc-n Quintet; $2.50 cover.

Joe Williams has swung Into this
boite for aj two-week engagement
of singing»the blues. Singer is
playing hi4 first solo date since
breaking away from Count Basie.
And as. a loner, he shows himself
to be a potent draw.

Backed by-his own crew of top
jazz musicians, Williams works a
30-minute turn that reminds of ^ils
Basie day?. Still standout and
making plenty of noise in his big¬
gie, “Every Day.”

For this ; data Williams is backed
by trumpeter - Harry Edison who
standouts qn “I Only Have Eyes for
You.” Other support comes via
Tommy Potter, bass; Clarence
Johnston drums; Jimmy lorrest,
tenor sax. and Frank Strazzerl,
piano.

Co-billed is Lawyer Calhoun, of
“Amos ’n Andy” fame. Unfortu¬
nately thl? legal comic didn’t pre¬
pare himself a strong enough case
to draw a favorable verdict. His
best plea was a vocal, “Standing on
the Corner Watching All the Girls
Go By.” Trumpeter A1 Hirt is
In March 4. Kafa .

Saddle & Sirloin, Tucson

Tucson. Feb. 14.

Tito Gulzar, Jack Smith Trio;
no cover or minimum.

»yields nothing especially venture- 1 here.

Mosk.

Tito Gulzar Is back for the ump¬
teenth time and packing Jim Sfar-
nas’ Saddle & Sirloin. Audiences
include Gulzar buffs who probably
never go nightclubbing except
when the Latin troubadour is in
i town.

j With tha inevitable guitar,
] Guizar belts out his standard ever-
! greens, . “Solamente Una Vez,”
| “Guadalajara,” “Linda Mujer” and
j “Granada.” He also beguiles the
! customers w.Ith such unlikely Mexl-
. can numbers as “Choo-Choo-Cha-
■ boogie,” “Irish Eyes” and “Chat¬
tanooga Choo Choo.” His every
I effort brings palm-pounding atten-
j tion, but*' “Some Enchanted Eve-
I ning,” currently a hit in Mexico,
: is probably best received.

| Guizar may have been In better
i voice in past appearances here, but
1 was never better accepted.. The
I’Jack Smith Trio plays for shows
j and terps. Alex.

[ Mifrte* Kelly**, CM

Chicago, Feb. 13.
Peggy King, Guy Marks, Mar*
Frige- Trio;- $2.50 cover .

Peggy King, third-timing here
as Lent begins, slows herself down
with £n overload of dull titles and
too much torchanting. Result was
that iinterest among the preem
crowd flagged. Some of them may
also Jiave figured it a bit {preco¬
cious that she chose to work most
of the sesh from a bar stool;

Pitching more upbeat stuff could
help overcome native restlessness;
and if she can find the right one,
a novelty or two would al^o pave
the way_to better rappoijt.. ; She
may not dig her “perky” j billing
(via the whilom George! Gobel
telestints), but some perking is
just what her turn needs jin this
spot. t *

Comic Guy Marks, who im¬
pressed with his mimicry l^sttime
in town at the defunct Chea Paree,
got off to a click start, with his
initial date in this intimeijy. Just
tagging him an impressionist
doesn't do justice. ]

His glib carbons (smalltown
sounds, screen stars, etc;), pack
/ome ace satire, though bei’S adept
with the broad line too. flis Prez
JFK bit is crisp and zingy, and
his ! durable recreation of the
danceband radio remotes ;is a po¬
tent laugh-getter. Marks {is prob¬
ably the most original impression¬
ist on the circuit. Pit.

Eddys’,K.C.

Kansas City, Ffeb. 17.
Anita Bryant, Del Ray, &illy Wtl- •
Hams Orch (7); $1.50-$2 {Cover.

Singing of Anita Bryant and
magic of Del Ray make up nearly
an hour show, possibly a bit long,
but also likely to settle iijitoj about
45-50 minute bracket for the re¬
mainder of the engagement through
March 2. It’s the first engagement
here for pretty a Miss Bryant, and
one of her first few night club
dales anywhere since sh£ left the
Breakfast Club nearly a } year ago.
Del Ray is an old hand and much
approved by the house, i
His magic has several ngat twists,
Including the automatic stand
which rolls across stage jit his sig¬
nal, the mechanical bear ( which
drinks at command, his ( slei£ht of
hand with the cards. It’s beeii about
two years since his last-sitand here,
and this Is a repeat on ; his usual
welcome. j

Miss Bryant shows fijie vocal
work on a wide range 1 of tunes,
from the pops to musical shows to
a few standards and a; couple of
spirituals. Her record {hits stand
out, of course, including “The
Texan” and “Till There »Was You,”
and she puts much music! into “He s
Got the Whole World in His
Hands” and “Danny Boy.” The 15
numbers are a bit long, although
the customers evidenced favoraole
response most of the way. As a
newcomer to the night club circuit
she has a good start and should be
a valuable addition in dates to
come. ( ' Quin .

_-L.I

-i ■ i

Tldelands, Hoasfon

Houston, Feb. 14!
Murray Roman, Paris Sisters,

Don Cannon Orch (j5t; ho cover

or minimum. ! •

—-* I 5>

Murray Roman is k lanky, easy
comic with horn-rimmed glasses
who knows how to capture an audi¬
ence. For most nlte|ii;s, however,
his lariat is threadbare. His hurnor
Is out, pitched mostly; on the odd
people, and there j fjren’t many
houses that can tak£ {his material
in such large dose&F '

Granted It was i\ {rough house
on night caught, with: one or two
soggy auditors wanting In act, still
comic doesn’t rise toIlls potentiaL
A former agent, he’i keen on mike
only about a year, ajid has good
future as entertainer he can find
a writer who can supply more genr
eral material. t

Paris sisters—Alb&th, Priscilla
and Sherrell—have excellent har¬
mony, and arrangements are bet¬
ter than average. As.- opening act,
however, their 30 minutes was far
too long, and they ■ also fail to
reach their potential, as close har¬
mony and belting seem to be their
forte. j

Femmes open with “Summer
Time,” and follow with “Old Man
River.” A medley built around
“Sing You Sinners” ;gets good re¬
sponse, but when they move into
“Idle Poor, Idle Rich,” comes tho
yawn. Other numbers are “F.un^r
Valentine,” “Battle of Jerico” and
“Lucky Old Sun.” ; * Skip.

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Pm^ff

, NITA NALDI
Nita Naldi, 63, silent Him act¬
ress, died Feb. 17 in New York.

She began her career as a model
and later appeared <at the N.Y.
Winter Garden as a dancer in the
chorus. It was there that John
Barrymore saw her and cast her
as a Spanish dancer in “Dr. Jekyil

CEDRIC ADAMS
Cedric Adams, 58, longtime col¬
umnist for the Minneapolis Star &
Tribune and newscaster for WCCO,
died of a heart attack Feb. 18 in
Austin, Minn. Adams’ column. In
This Corner, appeared in the Star
and Sunday Tribune since 1935.
The folksy, informal style he

and Mr.; Hyde,” in which he . used in both his writing and broad-
starred. 1 : casting made him the most popular

She later became one of the
silent screen’s top sirens, appear¬
ing in 49 to 50 films. These in¬
cluded “Glimpses of the Moon,”
“You cin’t Fool Your Wife,”

and best known personality in the
Minneapolis area. For. many resi¬
dents throughout the region, his
early morning and late evening
newscasts started and ended the

“Lawful [Larceny” and “The Ten; day.

Commandments.” As Rudolph \ Adams started radio work with
Valentinas leading lady she ap-:WCCO, Twin Cities CBS affiliate,
peared ii, “Blood and Sand” and' in 1931 and rapidly became the
“Cobia ” ; ; top newscaster in the northwest, a

She "retired briefly from the : distinction he held for the past 23
screen to get married. She re-;y? ars - He achieved national recog-
turned. ?j> Broadway in 1933 in i mtion when he filled m for Arthur
'-The Firbbird” and “Queer Peo-j Godfrey for 13 weeks in 1950 on
pie.” in [1952, she appeared with j gBS’ “Arthur Godfrey and His
Uta Hagejn in “In Any Language.” . Friends show. .

She made brief appearances on tv Radio, he also handled

including.the “Omnibus” and Jack If Aye-minute network chat-

Pflar ter program for three and .a half

raar sno J s -__ years from 1954 to 1957. Atone

’time he had 54 radio shows, eight
PERCY GRAINGER tv shows and seven newspaper col-

Percy Grainger, 78, Australian- -qns am sha\ suiepy -ifpiaa.w suum
born combo'ser and concert pianist, 1 ject of an Ed Murrow “Person to
died Feb.I 20 in White Plains, N.Y. | Person” interview in . 1956.

He composed “Country Gardens.” 1 Surviving are his wife and three
“Molly op the Shore” and “Shep- sons,
herd’s Hek" among others, and was

a familial] figure in American Con¬
cert halls for years. He made his
American;concert bow in New York
in 1915 ajid was an immediate suc-

whistling. Reviewer emphasized
the Australian visitor’* “finesse.”

HAjRRY KLEMFUSS
Harry I^lemfuss, 67, a pioneer
in the field of public relations, died
Feb. 15 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea,
Florida. ,

He beg^n his career as a news¬
paper reporter in N.Y., working in
turn for ‘ the old Journal, The
World, Daily News and the City
News Association, which was later
absorbed by the Associated Press.
In 1925 hie started his pwfi pub¬
licity firm} and one of hi£ early, ac¬
counts wass the Frank E. Camp¬
bell Funeral Church, then at
[and 66th Street. *A year
vas in charge of Camp-

Broadway
later, he

bell’s press relations for the
funeral $f Rudolph Valentino,
which drtjw world-wide attention
and touched off a series <|>f wild
disorders jin the vicinity (;of the
funeral ch]urch.

In the | late 1920s he ]vas * n
charge o £ publicity for the old
McAlpin Hotel, and was credited
with initiating radio news; broad¬
casts froiJn the hotel, now the
Sheraton-Atlantic. During {World
War II, he was publicist for the
United Sehmen’s Service and also
public relations director -of the
New Yorlfc Board of Trade. For
12 years, (until his retirement in
1958, he \jras director of iflforma-
tion in N;Y. for the Government
of the Dominican Republic. His
wife, three sons and sister survived

cess.

Graingc
his dedici
tramped
tryside ai
from one

r’s compositions reflected
ition to nature. He often
hrough the English coun-
d would frequently walk
concert date to another

JOE

In memory of

"Rim-Flam" FLYNN

February 29, I960

Horace Greeley McNab

ARSENE GAUTIER
Arsene Gautier, last surviving!
member of the vaude and circus ‘
family which trained and produced
dog acts, died Feb. 15 in Plainfield,
N. J., following an operation. His

47,
veteran

a year

O., he
15. and
such

‘ He was a son of the late Leonard
H. and Emmeline Gautier, who for
.years doubled in a bareback riding
act with Barnum and Bailey and
other circuses. The elder Gautier,
who for a^time had his own circus
■ in Europe, later originated and
devised a number of top animal
; acts.

• Of French descent, Arsene Gau¬
tier kept active until recently with :

In order to be outdoors. Another club dates. His Toy Shop turn corn-
influence on his career was his prised four ponies, five dogs and a
meeting With Edvard Grieg in 1906. monkey. In : recent years he ap-
He subsequently became one of the ; peared twice at the Latin Quarter,
more noted interpreters of the n. Y., and was a frequent booking
Norwegia l composer. at other top cafes.

Prior, to coming to the United - His father, who died five years
States in 1914. he Rlayed concerts ago at the age of 90, was famed
throughout Europe. His concert for his act billed as Gautier’s
career w&s interrupted by a stint: Bricklayers. Canines in this nov-
wjth the =U.S. Army , during World e lty turn were put through paces
War I. I ; as members of a house construc-

Grainger was noted for his eccen- tion gang. The act was run for
tricities. [Once he arrived in sub- years by a son, Leonard, who died >
zero Waiisau, Wis.. for a concert in 1948. I

in white)summer suit, no hat or : Another'son, Harold, traveled 1
coat. He was immediately arrested w ith a pooch .irn known as Excess ;
as a suspicious character. At an- Baggage. He died in 1957. Arsene
other occasion, he disappeared.be- . a i S o operated an act called the
fore concert time and was found ■ steeplechase. Among other dog
asleep on top of the piano. He mar- acts of the family were Phono-
ried Ella Viola Stroem, a Swedish grap h Dogs and Hot Dogs. Agent
painter, in 1928 before an audience j oe Flaum picked up Arsene’s turn 1
of 22,000 in the Hollywood Bowl. at Proctor's Fifth Ave., N. Y., 41
She survives.

4NDY GIBSON
Albert {A- (Andy) Gibson,
composer, • arranger and
a&r man with King Records, died
of a heart attack Feb. 10 in Cin¬
cinnati. A&r chief and arranger
for King, [since 1956, he m<j>ved to
Cincinnati] from New York
ago.

A native of Zanesville,
joined Zack White’s band atl
later became arranger fo-
name bands as Duke Elington,
Harry .Tames, Charlie Rternett,
Count Basie and Lucky MijUinder.
He was famed as a jazz tjrumpet
player. j

While with King, Gibson worked
with prexy Syd Nathan jin produc¬
ing hits by James Brown] Hank
Ballard, Little Willie John and
Bill Doggett, among osiers. He
wrote such tunes as “The jHuckle
Buck,” “The, Great Lie,’ f “peechy
Joe,” and “I Left My Baby/’ He
was co-owner of Wisto Publishing
Co. . ’ ■

Surviving are his wife, kon and '
sister.

VARIETY BILLS

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20

NEW YORK CITY

MUSIC HALL | Domenechs
Axidentals Corps do Ballet

Kelly Brown I Raymond Paige Ore

MELBOURNE j
Tivoli

Bob Crosby
Johnny Matspn
Pilita

Darryl Stewart
Bamberger & Pa:n
Gloria Dawn
The Escorts
Sadler Trio
Jeffs & Bambl
SYDNEY

AUSTRALIA

Rita Tanno
Wendy Waring
Ben Vargas
Joe Bennett
Robbin Miller
B. J. DeSimone
Joel Craig
John Mineo
Steven Ross
Palsy Hemingway
Julie Day
Reg Collins
Ted Ziegler
PhiUp A’Vard
Lloyd Cunnington

JACK WHITING

Jack Whiting, 59, singing-danc-

vears ago and booked it ever since, '
; though, of course, -not exclusively. '
Surviving are a son and daugh-
ter. Previously in vaude. the son

Ing musieomedy star, died Feb. 15 is n0 ' v in the trucking-business.

In New York. He also starred in j

variety shows, dramas and films] ALBERT WHELAN

during * career that began in i AIbert whelan 8 j ]ong , lejm

1 ijIo eve* comedian in the British music

His fiist appearance on Broad- halls and ^ recen f years ac tive in

^ i e Zie^feld Follies of ; ra dio and television, in that coun¬
try, died in London Feb. 19. He

1922.” His last was as Charlie ^ v 1 ^

Davenport i n the 1958 re\ival of made a number of tours of the
Annie Get ^our Gun. At the: American vaude circuits prior to
time of his death he was associated and after World War j where he :
with actor Walter Greaza, as; the; worked -dressed up,” one of the ‘
director of a play called The early class comedians. |

Whole Darn Shooting Match. ; jj e used theme music, an innova-
wluch was scheduled for a Broad- tion in his day> opera cloak> top
way preeim, but is now being post- ( j ia t an d tails. His English debut ;
pqned. , . had occuri'ed in 1901 at the Empire i

Among the shows m which he. Theatre, Leister Square, after he •
appeared- were “Cinders,” “Aren't. had established himself in his i
We All,” “Stepping Stones. ; native Australia. He was a brother-
“Annie .Dear,” “Rainbow Rose,” < i n -law of Bert Levy, the Australian
“The Ramblers,” “She’s My Baby,” i cartoonist who was a standard act

“Yes, Yes Yvette,” “Hold Every¬
thing” and “American Sweet¬
heart.” His later shows include,
“Anything Goes,” “Very Warm
For May,” “High Button Shoes”
and “The Golden Apple.” In 1953
he received the Donaldson Award
for his performance of the Mayor

in the States for 3G years.

. Whelan underwent a leg amputa¬
tion at 82 but appeared profes¬
sionally a year later. His last
public date was In September on
the British video panel, “Life
Begins at 80.”

Whelan was reviewed by Arthur

of New York in the musical “Hazel j Ungar in Variety, Dec. 10, 1924,
Flagg.” | at the Orpheum, Los Angeles, the

In 1920, he married Beth Sully j notice mentioning it was a first
Fa.rbanks, former wife of Douglas; appearance in the States in seven
Fairbanks Sr., and the mother of]years. “His turn consists of songs,
Douglas : Fairbanks Jr. His wile; stories, burlesque piano bit and
survives. | recitation.” He sauntered on stage

ANTHONY L. NORIEGA
Anthonjl L. -Noriega, 83, ex-thea¬
tre owner, long-time IAT$E exec
and past president of the Cali¬
fornia State Federation of Labor,
died Feb. 11 in San * Francisco.
A native San Franciscan, he
served in the SpanislvAmeri-
can W T ar and in the early
days of motion pictures owned. a
theatre in Alameda, just east of
Frisco. For 30 years, until his re¬
tirement in 1951, he was a projec¬
tionist at RKO’s Golden Gate The¬
atre. ]■

He was a charter-member and
past president of .the Mfivipg Pic-;
ture Operators Union, Local 126,
IATSE, a vice-president ] and a
founder of the Frisco £,al?or Coun- j
cil and president of the‘State Labor j
Federation from 1942 to U947. He ;
also served as secretary-treasurer!
of the California Theatrical Feder- :
ation for 25 years.

Wife survives. [

STANELLI

Stanelli; 65, comediani, mjusician
and composer, died Feb. ; 12 in J
Datchett, England. His real nanm*
was Edward De Groot and he was
a brother of the late. Alfred de
Groot. violinist and conductor.

Stanelli was born in ’^Dublin and
studied violin at the Royal Acad¬
emy of Music and the^Royal Col¬
lege of Music. But it was in a
music hall comedy gag and music
act, Stanelli & Edgar, that he
started his career.

As comedian and fiddlerj he be¬
came well known on the hjills and
radio. His series, “Stanelli’s Bach¬
elor Party,” was particularly suc¬
cessful. He also hit on the click
gimmick of a one-man-band of
tune-playing auto horns. Ha wrote
considerable music for pix, ; several
pop songs and lately had been
doing commercial tv jingles.

Basin St. East

Frances Faye
Louis Jordan S
Gene Bayios
Blue Angel
Barbara Gilbert
Martha Wright
Jack Douglas
Clancy Bros. {
Jimmy Lyon 3

Bon SoIr~ ,
Felicia Sanders ;
Isobel Robins •
Milt Kamen *

3 Flames
Jimmie Daniels
Camelot

Bobby Sherwood!
Phyllis Dorene 1
Val Anthony
Chardas
Janine Poret
Lia Della j

Tibor Rakosay :
Dick Marta
Bill Yedla
Elemer Horvath i
Chateau Madrid .
Carmen Amaya
Candido
El Canay 6
Ralph Font Ore
Copacabana
Bobby Darin
Frank Gorshin
Johnny D’Arc
Paul Shelley Ore,
Frank Marti Ore:

Embers *
Harold Quinn Oto
Herbie Mann Ore'.
Joan Bishop

Hotel Astor 'i
Eddie Lane Ore ’
Hotel New Yorker
Milt Saunders Otc
Verna Lee

Hotel Pierre
Rosalinda
Jimmy Carroll
Lorna Cenicers .
Wilbur E\-ans
Randy Kraft '
Eileen Shawler |
Stanley Melba Orp
Joe Ricardel Ore
Hotel Plaza
Hildegarde !

Ted Straeter Oro;

M. Monte’s Con- ;
tinentals

Hotel Taft ;
Vincent l.ope7 Ofc
Hotel Roosevelr
Jimmy Palmer Ore
Hotel St. Reglo
Mnrti Stevens ;
Milt Shaw Ore 1
Walter Kay Ore
International s
Myron Cohen '
Barry Sis.

McKenna Line
Mike Durso Oro
Aviles Ore

Latin Quarter

-Rudas Dancers
Gloria LeRoy
Harrison & Kossl
Novelites
Metropolitan 6
Dorothea McFarland
Ronalu Field
Jo Lombardi Oro
B Harlowe Ore
Left Bank
Cal Bostic
Alice Darr

Living Room
Bobby Cole 3
No. 1 Fifth Ave.
Evans & Blair
Kim Corey
Joan St. James
Harry Noble
Dick Hankinson
Roundtable
Dorothy Donegan
Mel Torme
. Sahbra
Rinat Yaron
Sara Avani
Baduch & Ovadia
Kovesh & Mizrachle
Zadok Zavir
Fershko Ore
Leo Fuld

Savoy Hilton
Gunnar Hansen Ore
Chas. Holden Ore
Ray Hartley
Town A Country
Jewel Box Revue
Ned Harvey Ore
Martinez Ore
Upstairs/Downstairs
Ceil Cabot
Gordon ConneU
Gerry Matthews
Bill Hennant
Mary L. Wilson
Pat Ruhl
Carl Norman
Rose Murphy
Slam Stewart
William Roy
M & C Allen

Viennese Lantern
Vicky Autier
Marguerite Baxter
John Medinos
Ernest Schoen
Paul Mann
Joe Troppi

Village Barn
Jack Wallace
Johnny King
Carol Ritz
Piute Pete
Bill dialer
Lou Harold Ore
Village Vanguard
Orson Bean
Oscar Brown
Junior Mance 3
Waldorf-Astoria
Adolph Green
Betty Comden
Emil Coleman Ore
Theo Fa nidi Ore

CHICAGO

Blue Angel

"Calypso Carnival"
Olga del Mar i

Dave Bynum ;

Camille Yarbrough
Jamaica Slim l
Tino Perez Ore .

Conrad Hilton
"Ballads & Blades"
Jo Marie Roddy
Willie Kali
Norm Crider
Angeiito
Fred Napier
ivtorano & Knowles
Clair Perreau Ore
BJ1 Christopher
Frederick & Ginft
Boutevar-Dears (S>
Boulevar-Dons id>
Drake
Enzo Stuarti
Jimmy Blade Ore
Edgewater Beach

Chad Mitchell Trio
Wes Harrison
Mattison Trio
Kenny Black Ore
Cats of Horn
Rakhel Hadass
Don Crawford
London Kouss
Jonah Jone3
Audrey Morris 3
Eddie Higgins
Mister Kelly's
Peggy King
Guy Marks
Marty Rubinstein :
Marx & Frigo
Palmer House
Dorothy Dandridge
Nicki & Noel
Ben Arden Ore
Trade Winds
Joe Parnello 3
Julius La Rosa
Gary Morton

LOS ANGELES

ARTHUR RIPLEY
Arthur Ripley, 64, film pioneer,
died of cancer Feb. 13 in Holly¬
wood. He started his film career
as a boy with the old Kalem Co. in
1909,. became a cutter and swung
(Continued on page 79)

Band Box

Billy Gray Rev
Ben Blue's
Ben Blue
"Les Corps da
Paree"

Barbara Heller
Ivan Lane Ore <S)
Cloister
Joe 'Williams
Lawyer Calhoun.
Geri Galian Ore
^Cocoanut Orove
Della Reese
Dave Barry
Dot Dorben Dncrs
Matty Malneck Ore
Crescendo
Morey Amsterdam
Billy Daniels

Ulno's '
Donna Percy
Jack Elton
Steve La Fever
Le Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse Revue
(Direct from Paris*
Slate Bros.
Jerry Lester
LiUian Briggs
Tommy Oliver Trio
Statler Hotel
"Playmates of '61"
Skinnay Ennis Ore
The Summit
Barney Kessel
Shorty Roger &
Giants

Ye Little Club

Randy Sparks
Gloria Smyth
Joe FeUx Duo

LAS VEGAS

Dinah Shore
Jimmy Edmondson
Donn Arden Dncrs
Carlton Hayes Ore
Michael Kent
Dave Apollon
Milt Herth
Henri Rose 3
Dunes

"Night at Minsky's"
Johnnie Ray

Davis & Reese

Larry Griswold *
Dakota Staton
Denis & Rogers
BUI Red die Oro
El Cortez
Freddie Gibson
/Spencer Quinn
Banjo Aces
Barbara Neece Trio
- Flaming*
Bobby Darin
Frank Gorshin

Sarah Vaughan
Barry Ashton Dncrs
Edl Domingo
N. Brand Wynne Ore
Fremont Hotel
Joe King Z&nlacs
Fabulous Jets
Georgie Young Rev
Jet Lorring
Golden Nugget
Lee & Faye May¬
nard i

Sons of Gold’n Wst
Hacienda
Four Tunes
Johnny Olenn
Keynotes
Cathy Ryan
Mint
Pat Mariiio’s
"Artists [Sc Models
of *61"

Nevada Club
Vido Mu^so
Joe Loco-
Princess. $adia
Matey Lajyne
Dick Sparks
Sally Koi|by
Johnny Paxil
New Frontier
“Around The World
In Sexty Minutes"
Riviera

"La Plume de Ma
Tante’r
Robert Clary
Duke Ellington
Norman Rrown 6 I
Jack Catjicart Ore
Sahara

Victor Bbrge j

Ray Anthony
Freddie Bell
Morp-Landis Dncrs
Louis Bn6i) Ore

Sands
Frank Sinatra
Buddy Lester
Will Jordan
Morrey King
Garr Nelson
Copa Girls
Antonio MorelU Or*
Shownoar
Polly Possum
Johnny Cash
Merlo Travis
Silver ailpp^r
Hank Henry
Sparky Kaye
Red Marshall
Danny Jacobs
Charlie Teagardea
Lori Phillips
Don Sant ora
Geo Redman Ore
Stardust
Lido De Paris
Ray Eberle
De John Sisters
Dick Contino
Roberta Linn
Hawaiian Revue
Thunderbird
"Scandals on Ice"
Billy Gray
Arthur Lyman
Paul Desmond
Garwood Van Ore
Jerry Stewart
Strings

Peter Hank Duo
Tropicana
Polles Berger*

Jean Febn
Claudine Longet
Bernard Bros.

Lily Niagara
Florence-Frederie
Dancers
Jerry Colonna

MjAMI-MIAMI BEACH

Americana
Japanese)
Spectacular
Lou Adler Ore
Pupi Canjpo Ore
Ross Trio

Caflllon

Lou Wallers Rev.
Los OhaVales d*
Espana-

Chiquita i Sc Johnson
Janine Claire
Mons. Cbjoppy
Kayal & ‘Christine
Can Can -’Girls
Jacques Donnet Ore
Chary's

Buddy Greco 3
Buddy Lewis "A
Bobby Fields Trio
Ken Hewitt Trio
Iris Robin

Deauville
Ritz Bros.

Dorothy Loudon
Julie Wilson
Muriel Landers
Don Rickies
La Playa Sextet
Eden Roc
Harry Belafohte
Augie Margo
Mai MalKin Ore
Embers
Duke llazlett
Myrtel Jones 3
jnebleau

Fontaj

Len Dawson Oro
Varadero Sextet
Murray Franklin'S
Murray Franklin
Paul Gray
Jackie Heller
Kay Carole
Frankie Hyers
Carolly

Charlie Callas .
Eddie Bernard
Saxony

Casa Diosa Revue
Migueiito Valdes
Diosa Costello
Don Casino Ore
The Sabras
Ivory Tower Revue
Fawzi Amir
Guili Guili
Kezla Iz
Yasmina Yamal
Maritza

Geo. Sawaya Groce
Seville

“Caught In Act"
Jack DeLeon
Terry Haven
Joe Ross i

Jerry Newby
Anne! Jones
Linda Lavin
Held. & Paul
thunderbird
Bobby Breen
Richie Bros.

Dick Merrick
Terrificos
Berj Vaughn A

RENO-TAHOE

Harold's Club

Harry James
Pam Garner
Harrah's (Tahoe)
“Holiday- in Japan”
Pastors j
John Bu^on 3
Skeets Vinton
Jon & Sondra Steele
Dorben Dancers
Leighton Noble Ore
Harrah's (Reno)
Hank P«}nny
Sue Thompson
Tex Williams
Nick Esposito
Cooper Sis
Ted Campbell
Holiday
Betty Rdilly
Hi Brows
Starr Sis

] Chas. Gould
{ Map**

Don Lane
j Gloria Tracy
. Gwen Harmon
Players

! Gloria Tracy 4
j Joe Karnes
i Riverside

• Roberta Sherwcod
Trei.icrs
Churumbrles
Buddy La Pata
Starlets

Lou Levitt Ore
Wagon Wheel
(Tahoei

C-allions & Ginny
Barons

Braxr.an & Leonard
Characters
Bobby Pag*

SAN FRANCISCO

BlaOkhawk
George Shearing 5
Earthquake

McGoon’s
Turk Mxirphy Ore ‘
Fairmont Hotel
Pat Boone
E. Keckscher Ore
Gay 90's
Ray K. Goman
Bee & Ray Goman
Hungry I
Jackie ({ayl*

Carol Br;ent
Freddie Paris
Jazz Workshop
Jim tVil|herspoon
Ben Webster 4
On the Leve*
Kid OryjOrc

Neva

Billy Y/ilIiam*

4 Dukes,.

Skip Cunningham
Clora Bryant
H. Henderson Or*
New Fack's
Mcl Young
Bobbi Norris
Geo. Cerruti 3
J65 Club
Gqpzalez Gonzalez
Jackie Gale
Roberto Navarro
Maria Caruso
Marya Linero
Barry Ashton Dnc*
Roy Palmer Ore
Purple .Onion
Carol Brent * •
Jerry Music-

Milw. Tooters Reelect Ptez

; Milwaukee, Fefi. 21.

Volnier Dahlstrand was Reelected
president of the Milwaukee' Musi¬
cians’ £ssn., Local 8 of tfee Amer¬
ican Federation of Musicians.

Other officers elected included
Roland Wussow, veepee; secretary,
Harold Olsen; treasured, Ernest
Strudell; trustee for three years,
Erwin Davlin; sgt.-at-arms, Arthur
Uebelacker. ?

G6uld Guests in Atlanta
‘ Atlanta,. Feb. 21,

Composer - conductor' Morten
Gould ) will replace Igor Marke-
vitch ajs guest conductor of Atlanta
Symphony March 23-2f.

Marfcevitch, conductor of La-
moure^ux Orchestra of Paris, waa
forced; to cancel all his engage¬
ments-for six months due to ill¬
ness. ]

70 LEGmMATK

Wedneidij) February J&2,;1961

Shows on Broadway

Show Onloffowa II 7ariefy PoB—Not Critics Award

Onee There Was * on Tues. (21), losing only on* night
Vtn««inn in transit.

Leonard Ke”"orto„ sawi. Kenneth That American.?.' even theatre
Schwartz, Mel Howard & Dick RandalL buffs, were OVET-taxed Or even
in association with Justin s , tu ?2 1 j bored • in considerable numbers is

hV*sSm*Spe™ac)L Stag<^%^Ge^aeFrankel; perhaps Understandable Since un¬
scenery and costumes. Tony Walton; nght- de rstajiding is peculiarly required.

sSSfdiaS Nei: The special earphone English traps-
jnar; features Sig Human, Erie Christmas, lation system Was not very success-
Lew2°4e« r a h r"b. C i8?-6L r «t"th“i.i5?S ful - The vauntei beauty of genius
Box Theatre? N.Y.; S7.50 top Friday- was lost In a pedestrian synopsis,
Saturday nights. S6.90 rendering the claims for Goethe's

Ve?a '■ V'.VV.*.‘.‘.V.. Carol Grace text, made in the printed program,

Barber ., Daen Retiaw hard for some Americans to credit.,

|S,""?ov.The -simultaneous translation-

Potemkin.’... Waiter Matthau offered with the transistorized

. Tom Rummle Jih!rtrNekln hearing gadget posts a $2 deposit,

Koibas “7 777... Marvin siibersher refundable. The device had been
OffSe”” 1 J °°” .* .*' .V.. Hyan * SlacDonald f ed with mixed reception for the

Prince von siegen . Michael Lewis Japanese Kabuli appearance at

Catherine the Great.FranccteeRosay ^he house some time ago. In the

Murahfv Radbur ^;;;;;;;; f"m C Bram^m case of the German text the single

Baron Razumni. Louis Cuss j male voice of Frof. John S. White

Fa?ba . . Roger C. Carme ; wag not ordy & Jgtdown in Its laCk

Sam Spewaek has concocted a %

For the] umpteenth time, let’s get It straight—there is no-Drama
Happiest Girl fin the Critics C?rcle Award for Individual performances. Therq never
W«i»ld • has been.;

xtJ], ! ttob The only critics’ selection of performances, at least jn New

l« Outer wSLiTtt™!!, two-act must- Yo * ; , *» Vmhity's annual pull of the Sirring critics# Strictly

cai comedy, with lyrics by £ y. Harburg; speaking, : it is not am award, since no prize or scroll dr* formal

ntfri C ^.n'rv citation is given. Varsity conducts the poll at the every

hS5i <m H th« y Aristophanes' ^medy.' legit season, and publishes the results. There are se.vetsl other

“Lysistrau/* staged .by ftrrfi w tc£aF£* annual citations and “awards,” but none in which the.4«e*lection*

SSfiSEffi* wSKSi Sdt J^an are made, by the first-string critics, the professional expdgts who

costumes. Robert Fletchers musical dl- se* every’ SalOW. VARIETY conducts ft similar Critics’ pollTof the

rection and vocal arrangeinents. Robert r . n Hnn lotrif concert l

DeCormier; orchestrations, Robert Rus- SeSSOn. 1 •>/?< ,,

sen Bennett and Hershy Ray; dance ax- The N. Y. Drama Critics Circle makes annual awards^(for the

P la y» best musical and best foreign play, or the Broadway
YarneU. Ted Thurston, John Napier. season, giving citations and scrolls. But to repeat, it does japt and
Jggg ^ r “°crabtree fe^c&usSS never has made awardsfor performances. ' .!'?&£•

Richard* Winter, opened’ Ffebf 20 ^ 'si. at The latest mention of s supposed Drama Critics A\&rd; Wfi? in
the shubert Theatre, New. Haven; *6.50 the N. Y. Times obituary of musical comedy leading J®jsf&|Rsck

couriers.Alton Ruff, Don Stratton Whiting, who died lasfe x Wednesday (15) in New York, ^rast/to get

Ministers. -Ted Thurston, Rivard Whiter. the record Straight, in 'VARIETY’S poll Of the critics foi* tlje^.952-

Chicf of state .Cyril Ritriiard 53 Broadway season,Whiting was selected as having given the

General Kinesias .jBruce Yarnell best male! performance In a musical, “Hazel Flagg.” \ u

Ly^itrata .’J.’.*.7.7.t . R 1*im e sfuz To reppat, it was Variety's poll of the drama critics, not a

capt. crito 7.7.7.Y- -V; . John Napier Drama Critics Circle Award. There is no such award. : .

Jupiter .. Michael Kermoyan _:_ .. _ ; ___ 1 3

Juno .t Lu Leonard

Bacchus . Ted Thurston ? s

Mercury .• Don Atkinson if •« ; <hs

Apollo . John Napier I KM 1 ** ■

Neptune . Richard Winter I AIJI| |)|T\

Aphrodite .] Joy Claussen * UV&Il lSllO

Pluto .. Cyril Rltchard <* *

Amaryllis".7.7. .7.7.7. .77 j Joy^ciaimsen Herbert Machiz, who staged “3 .where she was sworn In jast Friday

Myrrttuna . .|Lu Leonard Modern Japanese Plays” at the (17) as a U. S. citizen. ;

Klrior*. 7. :’.'.'.V.*.*7.. No fDav?d cJSl??* off - Broadway Players Theatre, Ramsey Yelvlngton’s drama on

Ataraxohymonides .: John Wheeler jj. Y., is in San Juan to direct the life of Sam Houston, “Shadow

Sergeant .7.7. .7.7.7.77 .^Dtm**CrafMree “Death of.; a Salesman,” “Man ot an Eagle,” .will premiere at
Theodora .] Lainie Kazan Who Came : to Dinner” and “Gigi” Dallas Theatre Center; tomorrow

sort of comic strip account of an ; a

obscure incident of history in ,

of tlie quality Of broadcast “com¬
mercials.” Reminders not to forget

nZrT w^ a Russian lo rpturn the earphones oddly
9?Sf cotnrfiflv niPht flRi min gied with the monumental

li the S'box ^^heire^tV an “ f “ d

unsatisfactory show, ^ with little - Th(j Kabuil L rallel ls pe rhaps

prospect for Broad\va> ^.s , no t altogether fair since there was

questionable potential for pictures. , then uttle text t0 TenieT . wheteas

It seems that after the Revolu- = Goethe is among the most verbose
tionary War, naval hero John Paul 1 Q f dramatists. Suffice that the lin-
Jones became a sailor of fortune, gua i ph.D. who droned on had
first serving the French and then : small affinity for German drama
being hired by Catherine the Great and none at all for German poetry,
for service in a war with Turkey. Why not use ani actor?

According to Spewack’s comedy,Those who did not require trans-
the blunt, hopelessly quileless; lation, had a fipe time. The event
Scot-bom Yankee was hamstrung v .-3s a must fori the large German-
by Russian court intrigue and. speaking colony of greater New
though seemingly on the verge of York. The economics of the ven-
victory in battle, was framed by ; ture could not |be checked as both
the Machiavellian politician, Pd- * N. Y. concert! impresario Felix
temkin, and dismissed by the Em- ; Gerstman and j the Manhattan-re-
press. | siding Baron Gert von Gotard

Although Its actual running time ; chose to hold j themselves incom-
fs less than two hours, “Once j municado. It ii believed that the
There Was a Russian” seems long, j baron put up {the transportation
It’s a simple situation joke repeat- j costs. The actors are all, of course,
ed to diminishing effect. In gen- ■ on regular yearly salary to the
eral, the comedy is in the contrast Deutsches Schafuspielhaus of Ham-
between the naive, prudish Ameri- ( burg. j _

can and the cynical, amoral Rus- , Scenic Investiture was simple,
sians. Apparently the author -in- c draperies being used to punctuate
tends it to be prophetic and sig-. the action. Stylized makeup and
nificant when Potemkin, at the German theatrical conventions
final curtain, remarks philosophi-' probably influenced those Ameri-
callv, “I winder if we’ll ever un- cans who did. not “get” the impact,
derstand the Americans, or they Ac-tor-directo/r Gustag Gruend-
us.” Can that be all Spewack had in . gens as “MephSsto” played his part
mind when he set up to write the with breathtaking virtuosity—mov-
play° ; in S an( i speaking with great flexi-

As the corrupt, scheming Slavic ' ™‘>'- N s “*»•

politician. Walter Matthau has a J? t c J^ Th . e u . nd? f‘

roie that’s virtually a carbon of pIay lles ln lt |

the unscrupulous concert manager • ^ SE? "^5?^ ?, cenery a , nd
he played several years ago in the A°Jl? g n < ? t T” an dc -
origlnal stage version of "Once , J,^ 0 V °/, to . , ls p ff ly known

More With Feeling.” He's a ca- : thd

character becomes monotonous. } To every sin gi e actor in this com _

French star Francoise Rosay, pan y high praiise is due. Especially
making her first U. S. stage appear- to be mentioned are Will Quad-
ance, gives an old pro’s portrayal flieg’s Faust ivhich had strength
of the canny, tough-minded Tsar- passion and sweep and a remark¬
ing projecting the proper convic- : able transition from age to youth
tion, authority and finesse. Albert . and Antje Weisgerber’s Gretchen
Salmi plays the no-nonsense Amer- {—enchanting to watch in her rise
ican with a Scottish burr, and towards the mpst inspired lyricism
Julie Newmar wriggles about the : ;■ Goth.

stage as the more energetic of • -1_*_

Potemkin’s two “nieces,” whom he j n .. |

uses to frame the innocent New j Orf-Bro^riWay Shows

Legit Bits

Dallas Theatre Center ; tomorrow

lhodope Woman .jarjice a *Painckaud for the Puerto Rico Drama FesU- iThurs.). The Author fe a play-

’ Singers:' Ellen Berse. {Joy Claussen, V al. , Wright-in-residence theri^.

LanSnotti, na Lif 0I Leonard, ^Ri^ 1 * Metz^^ Don Aly has succeeded Bob “Talent anijiual show.

Elaine Spaulding, Maura K„- Wedge, Nancy Johnson as nublic relations direc- oase for unknown professionals,

Windsor. David Canary. jDon Crabtree, .“ s , P“““ c noitor will be presented by John Effrat,

Jeff Kiliion, Paul Merriu. Theodore Mor- tor of the Dallas a Theatre Center. j

riii. Arthur Tookoyan. Majrk Tuiiy, John Edward Albee’* “Death of Bes- un der the auspttries of the Broad-
Wheeler, Richard Winter.! • ciTnith”:' will succeed the Val- ^ ra y ShoW League,-, the: afternoon

Dancers: Bonnie Brarfdon. Candace Sie bmitn ; Will SUCCe?Q ine vai Anri! an

caidweii. Natasha Grishin? Judith Has- erie Bettis'show, Domino Funo- April 25 at an UMleSlgnatea

kell. Lisa James, Gloria K^ye, Susan May, „ ourtain raicec to Al- Broadway theatre. '/

Carmen Morales. Janice Painchaud, Bill SO, as tne Curtain-raiser lO Al _ t

Atkinson, Grant Delaney, Victor runtiere, bee’s “American Dream at the .•

tansS\ Y - be s inning • flw»Rpvinw

Musical numbers: Olympic Games, next Wednesday (1). UUvlu. IVcYICtV

tn'fhl world!- Ljn Austin will be associate pro- Elektrri ’

dU ' er „,Xfi th „ e , 5SS MaW^te <Met House, N. Y.)

"Whatever That May Be.” "Eureka,** presentation of Mary>;.Marv, the ctrancc’;'

under the auspfcies of the Broad¬
way Shotv League,-, the! afternoon

I Broadway theatre.

"bath/* “Vive La virtueJ'“BarcaroUe,** jean (Mrs. Walter* Ken?: comedy
due March 8 at the Hayes

a Virgin,” ’'Honestly-** Theatre, N: Y. '\j£ 7-k:

Opera Review

Elektri

(Met Opera Hquse, N. Y.)
Richard Strauss’ ; tvvo-hour, one-
act operatic rage, “Elektra” is back
in Met repertory under Michael

j a virgin,” "Honestly.** *- Theatre, Nl Y. > % i.t xeyertury u iuer micnaei

-j Michael : Mastan» ^ Joined M 3 "} 1 ® 1 1 riafus U-Ith Joseph Ur-

| "The Happiest dirl In the wolhanderi Associates, publicity s , 19 32 scenery and the undated

. World” offers a coibbination of gj-jn, ■: '! ra SS owned by Inge Borkh.

[musical charm and utter boredom. Frederick Brisson IsMn Londpn Those rags are an element of super-
• Which element will ultimately pre- +o work on a West End edition* of she having worn them in

I J.__,_ :_ si_ A_“-’r .. .. _ns_.1_Iimntppn F.nrnnppn nprfnrmonnac nf

dominate in the 6re-Broadway
break-in struggle seems moot.

! When an already! established presenting on Broadway.-■,* as v .

-score is affixed to a time-worn comedy will be co-produced ln i «’ 3 |>?v r ift n ^

i book It is difficult tej present the London with Harold Fielding for an Jik® s he yas jessed

! product as “new.” Su^h an end can opening in the spring. % i “®^ n lc ba i} ^ cpntrast
: be achieved only by [exceptionally I Hiram Sherman has Returned. Miss «* or kh as F’e^ran^tK*

original treatment o{ the factors^from London, where he starred m f" d

'involved, and this outcome has : "The Art of Living.” a rev»e based ! h “?f, h WJ £?.>.?, J tT ."I aI '
, been only partially a tained so far - on the Paris columns of _Art Buch- ■ b Ind soln' she hS* tnrn^hi
; with "Happiest Girl.” wald in thj N.Y. Her.lM*bune. 15£- LS2J%

“Under the Yum-Yum Tree,” which umpteen European performances of
he and Roger L. are curr^tly Jhe savage tale pe oniy objection
rvrpsentine on Broadway. TThej^ the . m that they make France*
! if

j Despite a colorfir[ production. Theatre 1 owner-producer John sgre^ffi^^rul^stunning^ouD 1 de
•and the introduction!of a number Shubert Is vacationing In Europe. theatre Which is not to ignore P the
iof staging gadgets, there Is much A tour of David Ross’ current ,ick sick|ick characteHzXn of

\ to be done to lift the (show to mass off-Broadway production of Hed- the mur ^ er i ng -. anc j.to-r^e-murder«»rf.

j appeal level. The bo*)k is the oft- da Gabler’- is planned for next fall mother BS p i ayed and by Jean
I told story of the Athenian wives by Edna J. Giesen, president of Madeira;

i who go on a love stijike to put an It wa^ debut for Miss Yeend,

tend to their menfqlk’s constant David ^arshall Holtzmaim, at- ?ong the%ellow-haired diva of the

| warring with Sparta.j I np P a hnsi- Italian r i^ rtor y at the N Y. City

| There is little freshness in the Fnrone He’s diie back Center -cAperience and stage pres-

j theme of this version of the yarn, 5® w rope ’ S e P ce were readily recognized. Per

but an optimistic nope lies in the ln J^'7® fine soprano was a mellifluous con-

brightness of the htics and por- , Rob f? : ® a “ lot H baS £ trast to Me hate-spew of the other

• tions of the dialog Several in- the. production ataffof the twp fe ^ me prin( . ipals . Another

j stances of happy wofd wedding to Edgewater Beach. Playhouse, C.hi- case of ^ a i ong . de i a yed joining of

the Offenbach melodies are ln J ago ‘ to oe . c ,° ® g J whfoh th€ Met ^ iss Yeend made a strong

evidence. { fo . r „ Normaid Productions which .initialimpression in the somewhat

o •, ri-c v , . I * 1T ^ will present ‘Roots’ at the May- : thankless role as the foil JoseDh

Cynl Rltchard has tackled the f3 ; r Theatre, N. Y., March 6. R 0 ~ n stock conduct"®

iS,"Xst,? 4 ass. -

ass«iS5rsss. , ?Ks: ar-iSSH-nL-msSs

movement Is point ess. As per- tions ln nlghland Park, Ill. parent. Land

former, he eombmes chatter, song Michael Higgins will appear In r _;_

and dance capable, j the M arc h 7-April 2 presentation

Janice Rule mak£ a charmmg of .. Tiger at the Gates .. at the LONDON SHOWS

Diana, goddess of jnoonhght and ^ Theatre, Washington. (Figures denote opening dates)

Cb f, Stl S r Vi nd i ie ^ da f Cing ’ Sol .° . and Harry HickOX, who plays the an- Amorous Frawn, Piccadilly <12-9-59).
with Rltchard, IS OS a revelation. And Anothar .Thins, Fortune (10-6-60).

Dran Spitz fldd«: an voire vil salesnian m the touring prodUC- gifealn, St. Martin’s (1-19-61).

uranjseitz aaas an ^.x^euent voice tion of '-Music Man,” will repeat Liar, Cambridge o-is-so).

"World hero.

Among the featured players, Sig
Ruman is amusingly simple-minded
as Potemkin’s major domo, Marvin
Siibersher is suitably sinister as a
petty edition of the secret police.
Carol Grace )Mrs. Matthau) is dec¬
orative as the passive “niece,” and
Eric Christmas is acceptably minc¬
ing as a British admiral-for-hire.

Gene Frankel’s direction Is com¬
petent, Tony Walton has designed
’an ornate room of a Crimean pal¬
ace and the dressy late-18th cen¬
tury costumes, and Klaus Holm has
devised the uncomplicated lighting.
But all in all, “Once There Was a
Russian” is inconsequential play
on a minor subject. Hohe.

(Closed last Saturday night (18)
after one performance.)

Faustns

Felix Gerstman & Gert von Gotard
presentation of the Deutsches Sjchaupsiel-
naus of Hamburg production Part One of
the Johann von Goethe classic. Staged by
Gustaf Gruendgens. Scenery by Theo
Otto. Music by Mark Lothar. Presented
at N. Y„ City Center for two weeks, open¬
ing Feb. 7. 1961. Top *3.95.

For Germans and those- who
speak the language, as does this re¬
viewer. Goethe is a rare treat. In
proof of which, the N. Y. City Cen¬
ter did capacity business fofthe
special fortnight engagement, end¬
ing last Sunday (19). Company re-
. turned immediately to Hamburg
: and resumed Its repertory there

(Figures derjote opening dates)

» AHtr Angels, :W. 3rd St. (2-10-61).

[ American Dres.ni, York (1-24-61)

. Circle in Square (3-3-60).

1 Call Me, 1 Sheridan Sq. (1-31-61).

I Cicero, E. 74th St. (2-8-61); moved today
(Wed.) from St. Marks.

• Connection, Living Th'tre (Rep) (7-15-59).
Double Entry, .Martinique (2-20-61).

r Elsa Lanchester, 41st St. (2-4-61).

* Epitaph for Dillon, Actors (12-28-60),
Every Other Evil, Kev (1-22-61).
Fantastlcks, Sullivan St. (5-3-60).

Hedda Gabler, 4th St. (11-9-60).

Jungle Cities, Living (Rep) (12-20-60).

. King Dark Chamber, Jan Hus (2-9-61).

1 Krapp's A Zoo, Cricket (1-14-60).

^ Kreutzer Sonata, Maidman (2-15-61).

Leave It to Jane, Sheridan Sq. (5-25-59).
Mary Sunshine, Orpheum (11-18-59).

5 Moon and River, East .End (2-6-61).
Mousetrap, Mews (11-5-60).

O, Oysters, Village Gate (1-30-61).

1 Play Tonight, Marquee (2-15-61).

Stewed Prunes, Showplace (12-14-60).

' Theatre Chance, Living (Rep) (6-22-60)
* Japanese Plays, Players (2-3-61).
Threepenny Opera, de Lys (9-20-55L
’ Tiger Rag, Cherry Lane (2-16-61).

To Damascus, Theatre East (2-14-61).
Two for Fun, Madison Ave. (2-13-61).

SCHEDULED OPENINGS
Walk-up, Provincetown (2-23-61).
Rendezvous, Gramercy Arts (2-27-61).
d Death of Bessie. York (2-28-61).

[- Death of Bessie, York (3-1-81).
f Cry of Raindrop, St. Marks (3-4-61).
y Five Posts, Gate (3-5-61).

o Worm Horseradish, Maidman (3-13-61).

d Merchant of Venice, Gate (3-19-61).

l- Night at Gulgnol, Gulgnol (3-25-61).

She Stoops to Conquer, Gate (4-23-6D.

ia««asr jis ss^tosa’ssiar’tw-a-sii^

.movement Is pomtfess. As per- tions in Highland Park, Ill. parent. Land

former, he eombmes chatter, song Michael Higgins will appear In r _;_

and dancecapablj. j the M arc h 7-April 2 presentation! *#*»,.•**«. „ '

Bruce Yarnell cajpably fills the
role of the Athenian general who

Harry Hickox, who plays the an¬
vil salesnian in the touring produc¬
tion of ' Music Man,” will repeat

to an attractive personality, and i„ *h* film

Br„PP Varrmii rZlhW filic th* that.assignment in the film

of the musical.

Stanley Richards, playwright and

tCt m hi s re wdfe'rh1nSolr attlefield theatre rttZ bss be£Awarded a
h Dan"a h ^Krareka's? dioreographv third u - S ' Specialist's Grant from

I**- ° f State to lecture on
teaming of Rule aid Rltchard is P eywnting and the American the-

rloliohtfi.l The en.Temhle .inelee >tre 111 Brazil from March 1

Dania Krupska’s 1 choreography , c*

is an asset, and the Aforementioned tde °f J”

teaming of Rule aid Rltchard is P^ywriting and \
delightful. The. ensemble singing f^ re }P- T Braz if ft
scores well. The William and Jean trough June 30.
Eckart settings are iflashy and the , Lane, of

Robert Fletcher {costumes are del P hia « resigne<
bizarre to sumptuoi^, proai’ 2r °f “J®

A program noveltV is the “Who’s * n C1 . t y after
Who” section written by lyricist *°r a ^° u t seven
E. Y. Harburg, w&h portions in Amelia Lorenc
verse. f Bone. Equity in Chicag(

Ernie Lane, of WFIL-TV, Phila¬
delphia, resigned last month as
pro dr er of the Ogontz Playhouse
In the city after holding the post
for about seven months.

Amelia Lorence has left Actors
Equity in Chicago to join the Sabie
Model Agency. She will be suc-

SCHEDULED B'WAY PffEEMS

. Corns Blow Horn, Atkinson (2-22-61).

13 Diugntsrs, 54th St. (3-2-81).

Mary, Mary, Hayes (3-8-61).

Devil's Advocate, Rose (3-9-61).
Importance of Oscar, Lyceum (3-14-61).
Big Fish, ANTA (3-15-61).

Hamlet, Phoenix (3-16-61).

Far Country, Music Box (3-22-6D,

How te Succeed, 46th St. (3-23-6D.
Happlest'Glrt, "Sfeck (3-30-61). '
Carnival, Imperial (4-13-6D.

I ceeded by someone from the New Tiger'and Horse, Queen’s (8-24-60

S. Hurok is In Europe to scout York staff, after which the Chi-

attractions for possible Import. In cago office will reactivate its in- wert h side 4 stoiY,^Jerirs 2 a 2 ?i 2 -

London he’ll confei* with Michael dustrial department. Young in Heart, vie. FaL ( 12 - 21 -

MacLiammoir whoife “Importance Italian-born actress-singer Anne . _ cLo * ED , ^

of Being Oscar” he twill co-produce Maria Alberghettl took two days Ma*terp"ece,°Royai^^ 0-2661). ^ 1

with Roger L. Stevjbns, in associa- off last week from New York re- Waiting in wings, Duke York’s <

tion with Michael | Redgrave and hearsals of the upcoming Broadway scheduled opining*

Fred Sadoff, opening March 14, at production nf-“Carnival,” In- which jgJ3 e %» -838S&.

the Lyceum Theatre, N. Y. she stars, to plane to Lo* Angeles! sound of Music, palace (s-is-ei).

LONDON SHOWS

(Figure* denote opening dates)
Amorous Prawn, Piccadilly (12-9-59).
And Another .Thing, Fortune (10-6-60).
Emaln, St. Martin’s (1-19-61).

BtttV Liar, Cambridge (9-13-60).

Bride Comes Back, VaUcteviUe (11-25-80).
Caretaker, Duchess (4-27-60).

Changeling, Royal Court (2-21-61),
Chin-Chin, Wyndham's (11-3-60).
Cinderella, Adelphi (12-23-60).
Connection, Duke York (2-22-61).

Fairy Tales, Comedy (1-24-61).

FIngs Ain't, Garrick (2-U-60).

Flower Drum Song, Palace (3-24-60).
Gazebo, Savoy (6-29-60).

Hostage, Lyric Ham. (2-13-61).

Irma La Douce, Lyric (7-17-58).

John Borkman, Mermaid (2-16-81).
Magic L intern, Saville (2-6-61).

Man All Seasons, Globe (7-1-60).
Mousetrap (Ambassador* (11-25-52).

My Fair Lady, Drury Lrne (4-30-58).
Olivet’, New (6-30-60).

Pool's Paradise Phbenlx (2-16-21).
Repertory, Aldywlch (12-15-60).

Ross, Haymarket (5-12-60).

Settled Out Court, Strand (10-194)0).
Simple Spymen, Whitehall (3-19-58).
Stop It Whoever, Arts (2-15-61).

Suite Wong, Prince Wales (11-7-59).
Three, Criterion (2-13-81).

Tiger and Horse, Queen’s (8-24-60).
Tokyo 1941 , Coliseum (1-28-61).

" Watch It Sailor, Apollo (2-24-60).

West Side Story, Majesty’s (12-12-58).
Young In Heart, Vic. FaL 02-21-60).
CLOSED

Importance Oscar, Royal Court, (1-23-61).
Masterpiece, Royalty (1-26-61).

Waiting In Wings, Duke York’s (9-7-60).
SCHEDULED OPENINGS

Vedpcadiy, February 22, 1961

MStmf?

UNRDUTB

Sam

Pli

Expatriate Back Id U.S. Theatre

W&namaker, Back From 10 Years in England,
is to Work in Both Countries Hereafter

Chicago, Feb. 21.

The American Theatre is an un-
homogenjtted mixture of artists
and shopmen who are pushing in
separate I directions. That’s the ob¬
servation of actor-director Sam
Wanamaker, who recently returned
from 10 years* residence in Eng¬
land. He' thinks that the showmen
stand to inherit Broadway because
economics decidedly favor them.

Curreiitly in rehearsal in New
York for the upcoming Roger L.
Stevens [production of “The Far
Country,!’ his first Broadway show
since 1948-49, when he staged and
was featured in “Goodbye My
Fancy,” the actor-director believes
that Broadway in the next decade
will get even more popular and
commercial than it has been, spe¬
cializing in comedies and musicals.

He figures that serious drama
will fall into the almost exclusive
purview i of “institutionalized” the¬
atre, the coming Lincoln Center
and othjar Such projects, existing
to do gjood work rather than to
make mpney. The prospect doesn’t
at all depress him, Wanamaker
Says. RAther, he believes that it
would be a healthy division, inas¬
much as| institutional or permanent
theatre [would be a blessing to the
actor-artist, giving him a chance
to grow} through a continuum of
work. :

“Havipg sampled the Old Vic,
and later had the experience of
being mjanaging director of a rep¬
ertory 'group, the New Shake¬
speare ; Theatre, Liverpool, J’ve
discovered I love a permanent
theatre,! Wanamaker says. “The
sincere [actor should be able to
work wjtth others like him for a
group achievement, rather than be
forced into an uncertain, ego-hun-
(Continued on page 76)

Jouvet, Anouilh, Fokine,
Strinfdberg in Britannica;
Keep GBS on Socialism

i Chicago, Feb. 21.

The latest theatrical figures to
achieve reference shelf status, per
the 196jl edition of the Encyclope¬
dia Britjanniqa, are the late French
actor-dijrector Louis Jouvet, Gallic
playwright Jean Anouilh, the late
Swedish dramatist Johan August
Strindberg, and the late RUsso-U.S.
choreographer Michel Fokine. All
are bioteraphied for the first time
in the [Updated Britannica.

The newly-initiated - to the think¬
ing man’s “Who’s Who” join such
previously articled show biz names
as George Bernard Shaw, Charlie
ChaplhJ, Cecil B. DeMille, Walt
Disney, | Irving Berlin, George
Gershwjin, Kurt Weill, Robert
Sherwobd, Helen Hayes, Philip
Barry and Dion Boucicault. That
is a pa rtial list of persons getting
the full biographical treatment,
rather than merely a passing re¬
ference.

The latest revision, Britannica’s
largest overhauling in 27 years
(containing nearly 2,000 new
articles and 8,500,000 new words),
also makes first-time entries of
Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, the Brit¬
ish Drama League, the Comedie-
Francaise, the old Group Theatre
of New York, the Habima Theatre
and the old Provincetown Players.
General show biz topics added to
the 24-volume reference work in¬
clude choreography, minstrels, mu-
(Continued on page 76)

Won'i Take All-Presoid
BTA Setup for Atlanta

j Atlanta,. Feb. 21.

Atlanta impresario Marvin Mc¬
Donald; on behalf of his Atlanta
Music iClub, which sponsors the
Broadway Theatre Alliance tour¬
ing legit shows here, confirms his
reported refusal to accept the deci¬
sion of Harlowe Dean, new owner-
operator of the Alliance system to
confine ticket sale entirely to sub¬
scriptions.

McDonald will Insist upon the
right, * : as heretofore, of selling
single itickets at the boxoffice. He
concedes that a policy of all-pre¬
sold ducts may fit small town one-
nighters, but is impracticable in a
stand of Atlanta’s size.

McDonald was in New York re¬
cently to confer with Dean.

Seek Donations to Pay
Williamstown’s Deficit

Wiiliamstown, Mass., Feb. 21.

The Wiiliamstown Theatre Foun¬
dation, which operates a summer
stock company in the Adams Me¬
morial Theatre on thA Williams
College campus, has Circularized
the 3,500 patrons on Jts mailing
list with an appeal for contribu¬
tions of at least $2 apiece to pay
off last season’s $2,700! deficit.

The trustees are planning an¬
other eight-week season this year
in the 435-seat house, j and assert
that the new budget “will permit
a continued high-calibre theatre
operation with no resulting deficit.*’

‘Birdie 5 Road Co.
To Cost $225,000;
Coast Pays 1

The cost of producing the road
edition of “Bye Bye Bijrdie” is ex¬
pected to run around $225,000.
The Civic Light Operja setuo on
the Coast, which has [booked the
touring musical for its summer
season in Los Angeles and San
Francisco, has guaranteed $100,000
of the financing. j

Profits from the original produc¬
tion, npw in its 45t|i week on
Broadway, will be tapped to pro¬
vide the balance of the required
financing for the road company.
The Broadway-presentation, which
was financed at $300,000, has re¬
paid its entire investr&ent and as
of last Dec. 31 had a net profit
of $89,648.

The end-of-th e-year financial
status of the musical reflects, in
addition to operating profit, an
initial payment of $85,219 in film
revenue, plus $10,800 in connection
with the sale of the stock rights to
Tams-Witmark, and $1,800 from
the sale of the Australian rights.

As of Dec. 31, the jnusical had
spent $541 on the projected tour¬
ing company, which will open next
April 24 at the Curraq Theatre in
Frisco as the opening; bill of the
local CLOA season,* tljen move to
Los Angeles for a j seven-week
stand at the Philharifionic Audi¬
torium beginning Junej 5.

Substantial film revenue Is still
due the musical, which Edward
Padula produced In' association
with L. Slade Brown, j The picture
rights were sold to dolurqbia for
$850,000 against 10%[of the dis¬
tributor’s world gross!, The pro¬
duction’s 40% share of all film
revenue, less 10% commissions of
the basic income from the film
deal, will.come to $306,000.

The film deal specifies that the
picture, scheduled to start shoot¬
ing fiext fall, is not to, be released
until* after the close ot the Broad¬
way run and In no event prior to
next November. “Birdie” has a
book by Michael Stewart, music by
Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee
Adams. 1

‘Adults Tag Peps
‘Marriage’ M Chi

Chicago, Ffcb. 21,
The "adults only” label (still has
boxoffice; power at times. The local
Drury Lane Theatre has; had to
extend f‘Marriage-Go-Roujnid,” its
first non-family show (and expur¬
gated at that) two additional weeks
to meet the advance ticket demand.
Play opens tonight (Tuefe.), with
Constance Bennett and Hugh Mar¬
lowe starring. ;

The stock theatre, whi^h is al¬
ways careful to observe the Roman
Catholic drama ratings because its
patronage is predominantly of the
religion, got special dispensation
from The Sign magazine to do
“Marriage” in a rewritten version.
The play’s author, Leslie Stevens,
had had; no part in the ttewriting
but gave his approval to! changes
made by Miss Bennett add Drury
producer Grfri Stohn Jr. The Sign’s
■ rating of the comedy w?s “com¬
pletely : objectionable.? It was
changed to acceptable, {but for
adults only: ^ j

The show was booked for three
weeks, but.uaw-wiil play f?ve.

Canadian Broadcasters
Back Dominion Festival

Ottawa, Feb. 21.

Previously bankrolled by Cal¬
vert’s distillery, Canada's 28-year-
old Dominion Drama Festival will
be backed by members of the
Canadian. Assn, of Broadcasters
this year. CAB is the organization
of Canada’s indie (non-CBC) radio
and television broadcasters.

The festival is set fpr May 15-20
in Montreal’s Comedie Cahadienne
Theatre. It annually gamers more,
than 100 plays and 2,000 amateur
actors, stage crews and scenery

specialists, selected
regional festivals,
whittled by adjudicat
for the finals.

DDF operates ona $L...„

budget. CAB is the najor bank-
roller, but support also comes from
municipal, provincial and federal
government grants. YUes Bourassa,
of Montreal, is DDF president.
Dick McDonald, of Ottawa, is g.m.

(through 14
Entries are
ion to eight

80,000 yearly

Montreal Group Closipg
Theatre With‘Hetiry IV’

Montreal, Feb. 21.

The Montreal Repertory Thea¬
tre, oldest English language legit
group hr Montreal, preecqed Pir¬
andello’s “Henry IV*? la^t night
(Mon.) as its season finale. The
show wilt also be the last [offering
for the coinpany in its present lo¬
cation.

The building which houses the
small theatre has been sold, and
the MRT will have to find a new
home for next season. Lep Ciceri
has staged, the show and t-he lead.

lysistirata’ Will Launch
Glasgow Group's Season;
Too ftot for. Edinburgh

s Glasgow, Feb. 14.
The Glasgow. Citizens,* Theatre
will open its spring season* with the
Dudley ' Fittsv, version os “Lysis-
trata,” by Aristophanes. The Greek
comedy Classic was withdrawn from
the program of the Gateway Thea¬
tre, Edinburgh, last season upon
the protest of the Church of Scot¬
land. |

Other! plays set for thfj Citizens
season are “Hedda Gafblert” “Great
Expectations,” in the Alec Guin¬
ness adaptation of -the( Charles
Dickens story; T. S. Eliot’s “Mur¬
der in ; the Cathedral’*; Dylan
Thomas’! “Under Milk Wi>od”; “A
Passage ;to India,** by E. IWj. Forster,
adapted; by Santha'Rama ;Rau, and
“Break-Down,” a new 5-cot play
with music by Stewart Conn.

The group plans a revere as the
spring season finale. t

CENSOR LONDON TINGS’
AFTER 0NE-YE4R RUN

London, Feb. 21.

* “Fings Ain’t Wot Tijey Used
T’Be,” the brash cockney musical
by Frank Norman and Lionel Bart,
has fallen afoul of the Lojrd Cham¬
berlain’^ office after running for
just over a year. The government
official jordered several iflimediate
cuts and issued fresh directive on
how certain roles should'be inter¬
preted. • •

The qianagement's surprise at
this unusual step was increased
by the fact that the Lord pharaber-
Iain had paid a second, private visit
to the show some little ijime back
and expressed his enjoyment. It’s
thought’ that the move 4s not so
much to water down the Garrick
show but more of a hint to other
impresarios that the Department
Still has firm views on how far a
script or a performance can go
without overstepping official taboo.

Lord Harewood to Falcon

Glasgow, Feb. 21.
Earl of Harewood, Artistic Ad¬
ministrator of the International
Edinburgh Festival, *and [cousin of
Britain’s Queen Liz, hps joined
the Board of Trustees of the new
Falcon Theatre Organization here.
Move forecasts close cooperation
between the Falcon uni^ and the
annual Edinburgh culture festival.

Falcon is currently peeking a
$750,000 fund.

Lotsa Nominations by Petition In
Equity Factional Election Fight

Plans Summer Musicals
For San Antonio Park

Will Hussung, currently appear¬
ing on Broadway in “Becket”
plans producing a 10-week season
of musical comedies and operettas
in San Antonio next summer, the
first there since 1940. The pro¬
duction, to be put on under the
banner of the San Antonio Star-
lite Musical Comedy Theatre, will
be presented in the al fresco Sun¬
ken Garden Theatre in Brecken-
ridge Park. .

The venture will be represented
in New York by theatrical agent
Don Wortman, who’ll'handle the
casting exclusively. The showcase
for the project, a 3,600-seat amphi¬
theatre, was used at one time by
the San Antonio Civic Opera Co.
Hussung, a native of San Antonio,
was instrumental in the reorganiza¬
tion of the San Antonio Little The¬
atre following World War IL

'Adjustment’Has
A $40,000 Profit;
Extends 2 Weeks

“Period of Adjustment,** which
postponed it? scheduled Broadway
closing last Saturday night (18) for
two more weeks at reduced prices,
has a profit cushion of about $40,-
000. The Tennessee Williams play
was already in the chips, at least
on paper, when it launched its pre-
Broadway tour last October. That
was on the basis of the pre-produc¬
tion sale of the film rights to
Metro.

The Cheryl Crawford presenta¬
tion gets $99,000 as its share of the
basic financial arrangement with
the film company. Thj cost of
producing the show was $71,803
and tryout ‘ profit reduced that
amount to $(J4,044 as of the Broad¬
way opening. As of last Dec. 31,
the production had received $63,-
000 in basic -film revenue and that,
plus a small New York operating
profit, gave the venture a net profit
of $1,193 at that time.

Another $36,000, representing
the balance of the coin due the
production as Its share of the basic
film income. Is payable by Metro
no later than next Nov. 9. The
picture company is also obligated
to shell out ^additional coin on the
weeks the : production earns a
profit The production's share of
that coin, which it had not re¬
ceived at thfc time, was figured at
around $4,000 as of Dec. 31.

Thus, as of the year-end mark,
the company had about $40,000
forthcoming in film revenue on
top of its $1;193 net profit from
legit as of that date. Business has
ranged from moderate-to-meagre
for the show since its Broadway
bow and oni the basis of receipts
it's possible! the play’s financial
condition hasn’t undergone much
of a change since the start of the
(Continued on page 76)

‘Jet to the Met’ Jnnket
Of Denverites to B’way

Denver, Feb. 21.

A six-day “Jet to the Met” show-
plane package is scheduled to leave
here Thursday (23) for New York.
It’s sponsored by the local Wither-
spoon-Grfmes management firm
and the Piero de Luise travel
agency. The package, priced at
$503.50 per person, has been set
up to handle a group of 50 and
includes round-trip flight, accom¬
modations at the Hotel Pierre,
N. Y., meals and a reception host¬
ed by Lauder Greenway, chairman
of the board of the Metropolitan
Opera.

The entertainment program will
Include performances at the Met
of “Tunandot,” starring Birgit
Nilsson, and “La Boheme,” in ad¬
dition to three legit presentations,
“Tenderloin," “An Evening with
Mike Nichols and Elaine May” and
“The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”
Regarded as being of particular in¬
terest to Denver theatregoers is
‘Molly Brown," which deals with
one of the city’s most picturesque
historical personalities.

Whajfc appears td be a factional
struggle has developed in the apj-
proaching annual election in Ac¬
tors Equity. Although labels are
tricky .and always a matter of dis¬
pute ift such situations, the oppos¬
ing groups seem to be the dissi¬
dents and the conservatives.

The! contest has resulted from
the reient election of a nominating
committee f 'of preponderantly lib¬
eral leanings. With a number of
exceptions, t#ils committee named
what a*re regarded as liberal candi¬
dates for efticels^and council mem¬
bers df the uriidn. The conserva¬
tives Ijiave^ subsequently named a
partial opposition slate by petition.

The'contest, confined almost en¬
tirely to the councillor level, cov¬
ers nearly 50% of 16 of the mem¬
bership of the ruling body. The
election also takes In all officer
posts, hut opposition there is lim¬
ited solely.to the recording secre¬
tary position. Opposing candidates
for that assignment are Carl Harms
and the longtime incumbent, John
Effrat.

Harpas was selected for the posi¬
tion by the union’s nominating
committee, whose slate also in-
cludeq Ralph Bellamy, for a fourth
term * as president, Frederick
0’Nea|, first vice-president; Eddie
Westop, second vice-president;
Frank) Maxwell, third vice-presi¬
dent; I Lois Wilson, fourth vice-
president, and Royal Beal, treas¬
urer.

Of ;the nominating committee’s
office^ slate, only Bellamy, Weston
and Miss Wilson are running for
re-election to the posts they’re now
holding. Weston, incidentally, is
filling: -the second v.p. slot on an
interim basis, having succeeded
James Schlader, whp resigned sev¬
eral months ago. .

Maxwell is currently first veepeje
and itfs understood one of the fap-
;(Continued on page 78)

Ask Subsidized Theatre
I (Give Employment To
Newly Trained Actors

Glasgow, Feb. 14.

Government - sponsored theatres
to provide transitional employment
to n^wly-trained actors and ac¬
tresses were advocated by Duncan
Macr4e, addressing the recent an¬
nual meeting of Scottish Actors’
Equity. Such a project, he said,
woulc help to absorb the surplus
in thf acting profession.

Maprae, a noted actor, and chair¬
man jof Scottish Equity, asserted,
“The Government must realise the
anomriy of the position in which
its fubds are used for the training
of actors, but not for the continua¬
tion of their work when they have
been Strained to do it.

“It] should be obvious that it is
wrong for the Government to see
that actors are trained by educa¬
tional grants, then not to see thjat
work} is provided for them. A new
kind Jof theatre is required to rep¬
resent the transition between train¬
ing at a drama school and the great
jungle Into which they are thrown
once {they are trained.”

Higher salaries for actors are
advocated in the annual report of
Scottjsh Equity. “There can be no
further sacrifice from actors,” the
statement argues, noting that
whereas in their heyday Scot reper¬
tory oheatres paid one or two of
(heir 1 leading players $75 a week,
the maximum nowadays is nearer
$45.1

ThS Scottish Equity membership
passed a resolution citing “the dis¬
graceful conditions under which
performers* in some theatres have
to w*rk” and demanding “that all
premises where performers are
employed” be included In proposed
legisiation covering conditions in
placets of employment.

Of Cohasset Tune Tent

Bill- Ross, director last summer
at the South Shore Music Circus,
Cohasset, Mass., will also be man¬
aging director of the tent this year,
taking over the latter post from
David Marshall Holtzroann, who
continues as attorney and consult¬
ant.

Holtzmaim will also continue as
managing director of the Cape Cod
Melody Tent, HyannJs, Mass.

LECITIMATK

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Off-Broadway Reviews

3 Modern Japanese
Flays

Helen Menken presentation of ’'Sotoba
Komachi" and “The Damask Drum.'* one-
act dramas by Yukio Mlshima, translated
by Donald Keene, and "Hans Crime." one-
act drama by Shiga Naoya, translated by
Ivan Morris, adapted by Herbert Machlz.
Staged by Machiz; music, Teiji lio. Opened
Feb. 3. '81, at Players Theatre, N.Y.j
$4.50 top

SOTOBA KOMACH1

Young Man . TeUi Ito

Old Woman . VirgUia Chew

Poet . Miller Lido

Policeman. William Mooney

HAN'S CRIMB

Musician . Teiji Ito

Clerk .. Miller Lide

Director of Theatre.Leo Lucker

Chinese Assistant .( John Haveron

Han . Gian Sciandra

Judge .‘. Alfred Sandor

Lady Han .Fiddle Viracola

THE DAMASK DRUM

Iwakichi . I^so Lucker

Ka\okn . Fiddle Viracola

Assistant . Teiji Ito

Fujlma . William Mooney

Toyama . Alfred Sandor

Kaneko ... Gian Sciandra

Madama .Vireilia Chew

Hanako Tsukioka .June Hunt

Helen Menken, actress and presi¬
dent of the American Theatii
Wing, has joined the ranks of off-
Broadway producers to present “3
Modern Japanese Plays,” at the
Players Theatre, N. Y. The one-act
dramas were previously done for
a limited engagement at the Asia
House. N. Y„ under the auspices
of the Japan Society, and attracted
sufficient attention to warrant a
commercial attempt.

The plays, which include “Sotoba
Komachi” and “The Damask
Drum,” by Yukio Mishima and
“Han's . Crime,” by Shiga Naoya,
are Interesting and stimulating the¬
atre of a kind not often available.
Unlike the recent visit of the Ka-
buki to the City Center, the pro¬
gram is presented entirely in Eng¬
lish and two of the plays are in
modern Occidental dress. Their
flavor, nonetheless, is distinctly
Japanese and their presentation
simple and often-fascinating.

Mishima’s dramas are moderni¬
sations of two classical Noh plays
of the 15th Century. “Sotoba
Komachi” is a haunting tale of
Oriental wisdom as depicted by a
mystical experience between an old
woman and a young man in, a city
park. It is an engrossing piece,
well-acted by Virgilia Chew and
Miller Lide, with a strange and
lyric quality, delicately sustained
by Herbert Machiz’ direction.

The poignant love of an old jani¬
tor for a beautiful and reckless
society woman provides the drama
in “Damask Drum.” Mishima re¬
lates his tale simply and directly,
bringing out the tortured emotions
of the characters. Leo Lucker aptly
conveys the old man’s torment over
the woman who won’t respond to
his appeals of love, and June Hunt
is attractive and credible as the
object of his attention.

Willi'am Mooney, Alfred Sandor
and Gian Sciandra are proper sad¬
istic suitors who send the aged man
a drum that will not sound, with
instructions to beat it loudly for
his love, and Fiddle Viracola is
appealing as a sympathetic girl.

“Han’s Crime” is a short story
by Shiga Naoya, adapted by Ma-
„ chiz from a translation by Ivan
'Morris. It concerns the trial of a
carnival performer for the murder
of his wife during their knife-
throwing act. Performed in classi¬
cal Japanese costume, it Is an in¬
teresting piece In which the hus¬
band relates the accident and the
events leading up to it without
being able to plead Innocent or
guilty because he is not sure
whether he killed his wife on pur¬
pose or not. Other witnesses are
called while a judge examines and
a clerk conducts the trial.

Machiz has provided dynamic
direction, including a simulated re¬
enactment of the murder. Despite
a jittery performance by Gian Sci¬
andra as the defendant, the play
Is engrossing. When on key, the
actor tells of his growing hatred
for his wife with intensity, and
Alfred Sandor is appropriately se¬
vere as the judge. John Haveron
as the dagger man’s Chinese as¬
sistant and Lucker as the director
of the theatre, are diverting wit¬
nesses.

Teiji Ito’s incidental music Is
chillingly atmospheric. Kali.

lilsa laneliesier-Hersolf

. Noel Behn & Robert Costello presenta¬
tion cf two-act (18 numbers) revue
Stasjed by Charles Laughton: settings and
lighting. Robert Soule. Stars Elsa Lan¬
caster, features Ray Henderson, Don
Do'larhide. pianists. Opened Feb. 4, *61.
at the 41st Street Theatre. N. Y.j S4.90

tv>p.

With the appearance of Elsa
Lauriiester on its off-Broadway
stage, the 41 st Street Theatre has

the aura of lhtimat* British music;
hall. In a revji* entitled “Elsa Lan-
chester-Hersejlf,” the comedienne
offers a zestfjul, polished seeming-
ly-endless cpllection of atmos¬
pheric dittiesj

Assisted by Ray Henderson and
Don Dollarhjide at twin pianos,
Lanchester cqarms her way through
the evening 4vith clever manipula¬
tion of her dolorful costumes and
|a*few simple: props. Although sea-
! soned as a performer, she appears
'less acute ill selecting material.
The various} numbers, including
| street cries, bawdy ballads, nostal-
| gic rememberances of her former
‘ London nitefry days and some
' Cockney bits? are interesting and
pleasant, but j generally unexciting.

Among th^se credited for the
material are Jlarold Monro, Osbert
Sitwell, Allajn Herbert, Forman
Brown, Herbert Farjeon, Thomas
Wolf, Euripides “and others.” Miss
Lanchester qalls herself “a col-;
lector of songs” and has assembled j
the program (herself. I

To cover her various costume ■
' changes, musical intervals are I
■ smoothly provided by Dollarhide
playing .Chopin and Henderson per-
' forming Gershwin and original
| pieces. The flatter is musical di-!
^rector and iq also responsible for)
the incidental music used in two j
numbers. Atftor-director Charles j
Laughton, Miss Lanchester’s hus- j
band, (billec as “censor”), has j
staged the sh!ow and Robert Soule |
has provided! warm, colorful light¬
ing. j !

Presented jin concert styje and ;
embellished [with considerable j
name-droppinig and nostalgic ram¬
bling, “Elsa = Lanchester-Herself” j
is moderately diverting, but better :
suited for thq club dates and tour-:
ing shots than for a straight run.

[ Kali.

This Is 4 PI>y Tonight :

Rosemary Mufray & Joyce Henry pres-;
: entation of comedy in three acts by
! Ferenc Molnar.[adapted by John Betten- :
bender. Staged by Bettenbender; settings ,
and lighting, D’avid Johnston; costumes, :
Joe Codori. Features Joyce Bulifant. 1
PoUy Childs, l^aurence Ituckinbill, Bob -
Dishy, Don Pefcny» Eileen. Whyte, Mar-1
garet Mason, BUen Lowe. Opened Feb. 1
13. *61, at the Theatre Marquee. N. Y.; .
$4.60 top Frldky-Saturday nights; $3.90
j weeknights.

; Dorothy Peter .Joyce Bulifant

' Eva Peter .Polly Childs

• Mrs. Peter ...i.EUen Lowe

Maid .Margaret Mason

Frank Olthi .. .1.Don Penny

Charlie Paal . Bob Dishy

; George Fabry .Laurence Luckinbill .

Housekeeper .Eileen Whyte

The p 1 a f-with In-a-play peg
Ferenc Molnajr used in “The Play s ;
the Thing” ^retains none of its!
adhesive qualities in “There is a
Play Tonightj’ in Its premiere at
the Theatre Marquee.

The late playwright wrote the!
comedy, or a.-comedy by that title,
in 1940, withjan eye for its produc-;
tion by the jate Mike Todd, who j
after viewing the script called it»
“too whimsical” and dropped his !
option on it. jWhether Molnar sub-'
sequently rewrote it isn’t known, I
but the scrip}, was found after his ;
death in l'952j by wife, Lili Darvas.

The “acting version” used here
Is credited tj> John Bettenbender
who has also! directed. The extent
of the dustin^-off job is anybody's
guess, but the result Is sadly ap¬
parent. The : thin, tricky plot is
squeezed dry of any attractiveness
it might have had through inept
staging and lack of an interpretive
style traditionally essential In a
Molnar comedy. Whimsy becomes
obvious machination and the anti¬
quated, unwieldy dialog clashes
with the actors’ contemporary and
unimaginative delivery.

The story concerns a young
Viennese feminine would-be play-;
wright who decides to write a!
script which will entice a gay I
rascal-about-town away from his;
fiancee and intd the arms of her j
smitten youpjger sister. She bor-'
rows an artist-friend’s studio for.
the play’s lcjeale, and recruits a'
tippling actc; as the villain of the
piece. The plj)t backfires when the!
young roue fjalls in love with the ;
dramatist, arsd after a last-act of
indecision, shje’s with him.

' The intended farce emerges in-
j congruously gs a sort of a “Junior
! Miss” vehicle for Joyce Bulifant,

! who plays the would-be scripter in .’

; an exbrbitarjt and hardworking
fashion. In supporting roles, Polly :
Childs smiles) and poses prettily as
the vapid younger sister, Don Perry j
is properly diffident in the pot-luck 1
part of the. artist-admirer, and ‘

' Charlie Paal; is the play’s only
, iaughgetter |s a hammy, drunk
actor. •

‘ Laurence Luckinbill, as the rake i

called upon to be either enthusi¬
astic or incredulouscomes through
enigmatic. In a smill part of the
girls’ bemused mother, Ellen Lowe
does well. ?

David Johnston’s lets are charm¬
ingly appropriate aijd Joe Codori’s
amusing and attractive costumes
deserve a better vehicle.

The comedy derives its title
from Shakespeare’sl “Hamlet” Act
III. ] Jaal.

Ciceijo.

Norman Seaman, Win Sharpie! Jr. &
John Ben Tarver presentation of two-act
drama by Upton Sinclair. Staged by

Asides and Ad-Libs

drama by Upton Sinclair. Staged by
Tarver; settings. Jack A* Cornwell; light¬
ing, Jules Fisher: oystumes, William
Hargate; music, Elliot |Kaplan. Features
James Forster, Kay Chevalier, Michael
del Medico, Joseph Hammer, Bella Jar-
rett, Harvey Jason, Neil. VTpond. Opened
Feb. 8, *61: at the St. 'Marks Playhouse,

N. Y.; $4.50 top. >

Xanthus .J Rod Armstrong

Tiro .Michael del Medico

Tereniia .*... BeUa Jarrett

Cicero ..j. James Forster

Atticua .. .fWilliam Harrold

Caelius .Joseph Hammer

Clodius .J- •• -Harvey Jason

Catullus ._NeU Vipon

Maid ..5 -Siena Clark

Women of Festival .. .^Vllee Drummond,
Ann Silverma^i, Felicia Lipshez

Clodia .7.Kay Chevalier

Servant .JAIlce Drummond

Herenniua .‘... . .Ken McLean

As any highst hool student
knows, Cicero was z} garrulous Ro¬
man. Lest there be aViy.doubt about
it, producers Norma i Seaman, Win
Sharpies Jr. and Bfin Tarver are
presenting Upton Sinclair’s “Cice¬
ro,” fct the St. Mark Theatre. ’

This is a long and] windy account
of the orator-sta*esman-philoso-
pher’s rise and fall |n Roman poli¬
tics, spiced with translations from
some of his speechet; and writings.
Sinclair’s concern lies with the
man, and the plot o|ten seems sec¬
ondary, merely an excuse for Cice¬
ro’s speechifying. jThe novelist-
playwright’s reverai ce for histori¬
cal detail often tLids to make
Cicero appear a vaii, cool windbag
rather than a forceftul, provocative
figure. !

The drama contains an interes-
ing parallel to con|emporary life
and politics, although it makes no
attempt at parody.' The orator’s
primary concern is jfor the health
and stability of Rome, but his long-
winded attempts to* apply the ex¬
ample of the fall of} Greece to the
policy of his own country alienate
the Roman powers, j»nd he is even¬
tually eliminated /or defending!
Brutus after Caesar’is assassination. J

“Cicero” has eloquence and
drama, but also interludes of tedi¬
um. In the title role, James For¬
ster proves a stirriijg and spirited
orator, and although! he is less sat¬
isfactory in his personal scenes
with family and acquaintances, he
sustains the taxing ^ole effectively.
Michael del Medicu is convincing
as r faithful Greek servant and
Joseph Hammer gi'jes a well-bal¬
anced performance !as friend and ;
guard. i

Bella Jarrett Is good as the wife
and Kay Chevalier is decorus aisd
appealing as a hlah-bom seduc¬
tress. Neil Vipond Jloes a fine job
as Catullus the poqt, and Harvey
Jason Is credible as $ friend turned
adversary. j

Tarver has stageq the proceed¬
ings with restraint, *iot fully utiliz¬
ing Jack A. Cornwell's spacious
and simple setting. \ Jules Fisher's
lighting is dramatic and William
Hargate’s costumes; provide the
Roman touch. EllioS Kaplan’s mu¬
sic is elaborate and,effective.

} Kali.

(Moves tonight sWed.) to the
East 74 th Street Theatre .)

The King of khe Dark
Chamber

Van Joyca 9c Harold iLeventhal, In as¬
sociation with Patricia'Newhall, presen¬
tation of three-act drana by Rabindra¬
nath Tagore. Staged by Krishna Shah;
settings, BUI Demos; fighting. Stephen
Palestrant; choral arrangements, Robert
Krels; choreography, Bhaskar; proper¬
ties, Cletus Van DreserJ headdresses and
jewelry, Anna Paulina! costumes, Lyn
Carroll; sound effects, Ijrvant O. Berberi-
an; stylization, Letici Juy: makeup, Don
Rosenberg. Features Bfeaskar. Surya Ku-
mari. Brock Peters. Opened Feb. 9, '61,
at the Jan Hus House. N. Y.; $4.90 top.

Th.«curdada .Bhaskar

1st Citizen .Dino Laudicina

Viruprakash .....Milton Luchan

Vishnu ..;... Robert Dagny

Khurnba.L..Robert Manuel

Madhav . ? . Regan Durrant

VIJaya . Tomi Wortham

2d Citizen .-...Rhanl Sanford

Hadrasen .;... Bill Collins

Herald . .. Victor Carter

Suvar»is ..f... Noel Schwartz

Queen Sudarshana .... J.. .Surya Kumari

Surangama ..Rahila

King .. Brock Peters

King of Avantl ....Milton Luchan'

King of Kanchl .1... Bruce Glover

King of Koshala . . Robert Manuel

Rohinl .t -Madhur Jaffre.v

Minister . .Robert Dagny

King of Kafiva Klihla TVmn T.aurlirina

The announcement that Frederick Loewe is taking the next 12 to IS
months off to rest up after his “arduous” two years composing tti*
score for “Camelot” has sparked trade speculation whether that means
a split with librettist-lyricist collaborator Alan Jay Lemer. If not a
divorce, perhaps a trial separation. There’s been further talk about a
possible teamup of Leruer with Richard Rodgers. However, the latter
has announced that he wants to write his own lyrics for his songs
hereafter, and the music business scuttlebutt is that he has done a
tiptop job with the words for his three new numbers for the forth¬
coming 20th-Fox remake of “State Fair,”

Speaking of scores, “Tenderloin” is beginning to seem shockingly
underrated. After a couple of hearings of. Capitol’s two jazz albums
of the Jerry Boek-Sheldon Harnlck tunes, a Dixieland version by Phil
Napoleon's band and a more orthodox treatment by Nelson Riddle's
orchestra, the songs are familiar and therefore more enjoyable. Except
for the lack of a strong ballad, it’s an excellent score.

New York’s Mayor Robert F. Wajrner, always a ready shill for press-
i agent gimmicks, has declared next Sunday (26) as “Circle in the Square
Theatre 10th Anniversary Day.” However, the official “proclamation”
and the publicity handout for the stunt, doesn’t mention the location
of either the original or the present location of the off-Broadway
house. While he’s in a theatrical mood, Hizzoner might designate in¬
come tax return filing deadline, April 15, as “Boxoffice Ice Day.”

The Playboy Advisor department of Playboy mag received a query,
“Everytime a Broadway play or musical opens as a big smash, all the
tickets for months ahead are gone, I read the first-nijht reviews, but
even the next day It seems too late to get good seats right away. Is
there any way to tell in advance when a show is going to be a hit?—
T. D., Newark, N. J.

The mag answered,

“You can usually buy the theatrical toeekly Variety on newsstands
in most metropolitan areas. Variety reviews shows when they art
tried out in Philadelphia, New Haven, etc., and its estimates are indica¬
tive of whether there a winner on the way. This mat) not always be of
help, hoiqever, as benefits and theatre clubs quite often have the insidt
track on-seats for the best shows during their opening* months. You
might start using a reputable ticket broker on a regular basis for all
youf ticket purchases, so that when you do want "Wats for an early per¬
formance of a hit show, he'll be happy to help you.”

A group from Denver, the locale of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown*
will arrive Feb. 25 in New York to attend the musical . . . Contralto
Marian Anderson has been made a trustee of The ^^periment in Inter¬
national Living, an organization headquartering^ iif-Pptney, Vt., for
fostering understanding among people of different nations and races
. . . Dancer-actress Joan McCracken is spending thn winter (that’s right)
on Fire Island. s v £ -

Beth Sully Fairbanks Whiting, who was widowed last week when
her actor-husband. Jack Whiting died at 59, was mentioned in the 55th
Anni byline article by Gaston Bell, former leading man living' at Wood-
stock. N. Y. Talking of the spring of 1907, Bell wrote, “There was a
girl in the booth dispensing soap manufactured by her dad. Her namt
was Beth; Sully and her beau was Douglas Fairbanks. Her .granddaugh¬
ter. the child of Doug Jr., was married just the other day. It is to b*
further recalled that Whiting was the romantic juvenile ip “The Ram¬
blers” which starred Clark & McCullough and featured, the late Mari*
Saxon, mother of Syd Silverman, present publisher of Variety.

Reginald Allen, recently appointed a member of the N. Y. State
Council of the Arts, was incorrectly billed in.-a story from Albany in
last week’s issue as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. H«
was actually business manager of the Met, but resigned last year to
become executive director for operations of the Lincoln Center for
the Performing Arts, N. Y. . . . According to the publicity, “There Is
a Pl^r Tonight,” the posthumous comedy by Ferenc Molnar produced
off-Broadiway last week, was written in 1946 and was discovered after
the Hungarian author’s death in 1952 by his actress-wife Lili Darvas.
However, the old N. Y. Times and the old Sun reported Oct. 1, 1940.
that the playwright was completing a new comedy, titled “There—**
and that the late Michael Todd planned to produce it. As outlined in
the announcements, the story was similar to “There Is a Play Tonight.”

“The theatre has lost its popular appeal. It’s full of anger, and it’s
full of amateurs who perform for the delight of each other. I’d like to
see the return of a popular theatre. Give me the people who don’t go
to the theatre nowadays, and you can have all the ones who do. Our
show has something to say, but it says it in terms of tears and laughter,
not in anger.”—Cedric Hardwicke, costar with Gertrude Berg of tho
touring “A Majority of One,” as quoted by columnist Will Jones in th*
Minneapolis Tribune,

“In every country you act in, you have always to prove that you ar*
a real pro. When you arrive, they look at you. When they see you
work, they decide. In our metier, you must remember you have to
begin all over again every time. When I hear the people say, ‘She is
a pro,' then I know It is all right.”—French actress Francois* Rosay,
costar of “Once There Was a Russian,” as quoted in the Talk of th*
Town section of the New Yorker mag.

Countess Maria Trapp, head of the family of Austrian singers de¬
picted in the Broadway hit, “Sound of Music,” and the 20th Century-
Fox film, “The Trapp Family,” was injured in an accident at Stowe,
Vt., while her son, Johannes, a Dartmouth College studeni, was giving
her skiing instructions. She suffered a compressed fracture of a ver¬
tebra. In 1959 she broke one arm in a fall and last summer suffered a
broken arm and fractured kneecap in an auto mishap.

Ann Ronell’s name is back on the program at the Met Opera a*
librettist of the new “Martha.” She had ordered it off previously. Not
generally known that this was her second adaptation of the "Martha”
libretto, having done it In 1939 with the late Vicki Baum.

Looking backward at Broadway 50 years ago, this week’s openings
included “Seven Sisters,” an adaptation of a Hungarian farce, with a
cast including Laurette Taylor and Shelley Hull, at the Lyceum Thea¬
tre, and “The Happiest Night of His Life,” a musical with Victor Moor*
and James C. O’Neill, at the Criterion. The openings 10 years ago this
week included the D’Oyly Carte Opera with its Gilbert & Sullivan
repertory, and. the premieres of two flops, “High Ground,” by Char¬
lotte Hastings, at the 48th Street (since demolished) and “The King
of Friday’s Men,” Michael J. Molloy, at the Playhouse.

London Bits

The pagentry, styje and color of
India are on display, at the Jan
Hus House, where} Rabindranath
Taqore’s “The Kinu of the Dark
Chamber” is being ijresenled. Like
(Continued ompage 75)

London, Feb. 21.

Audrey Jeans will play' the
femme lead in the touring “Tony
Hancock Show,” which hits the
road March 6.

Aithna Gover takes over from
Deidre O’Malley when Noei Cow¬
ard's “Waiting In The Wings” sets
off on a post-London tour.

The Amorous Prawn,” with
Evelyn Laye, has just notched its
500th performance and “The Bride
Comes Back,” with Cicely Court¬
neidge and Jack Hulbert, has hit
the century mark at the Vaude¬
ville.

Bill Bevlr, Linnit & Dunfe*
pressagent, is teaming up with
Baron Moss. Ltd., f or special duties
on Michael Codron’s current pro¬
ductions.

U. S.-born actress Dorothy Dick¬
son, currently vacationing in Thai¬
land, has inherited $100,000 from
the estate of Mrs. C. B. Cochran,
wife of the late West End pro¬
ducer.

Rita Tushingham, the unknown
picked as lead for the film, “A
Taste Of Hone.V;” is 'o he in the
next Royal Court show, “The
Changeling.”

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

LEGITIMATE

- i -

B way Improves; ‘Bye Bye’ $41,552,
‘Irma $43,356, 'Music Man* $36,984,

'Gypsy $49,358, ‘Fair lady' $33,728

Business climbed last week for
most Broadway shows, with the in¬
creases particularly hefty for musi¬
cals. Some of the sluggish straight
plays also got a lift. Sellouts last
week included “Camelot,” “Do Re
Mi” and the City Center presenta¬
tion of “Faust, Part I.**'

$73,850). Previous {week $30,646
with twofers. !

Last week, $36,084 with twofers.

My Fair Lady, Hellinger (MC)
(257th wk; 2,047 p) ($8.05; 1,551;
$69,500). (Michael Allinson, Margot
Moser). Previous week $30,222.
Last week, $33,728.

1,453; $65,000) (Lucille .Ball).

Resumed last Monday night (20)
after a fortnight’s layoff.

Opening This Week

Comedie Francaise, Center (Rep)
($3.95; 3,090; $80,000).

S. Hurok, by arrangement with
the French Government and under
the auspicies of the City Center of
Music & Drama, presentation of
the Comedie Francaise in a reper¬
tory of five French-language pro 1
Auctions.- Began three-week limited
engagement last night (Tues.).

Come Blow Your Horn, Atkinson
(C) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,090; $43,522).

William Hammerstem and. Mi¬
chael Ellis presentation of play by
Neil Simon. Opens tonight (Wed.).

In the case . of “Camelot,” the
gross for last week reflects a de¬
duction of about $1,600 to cover
refunds to ticket-holders unable to
attend performances last Feb. 3-4
because of the Snowstorm at that
time. Although ‘ the City Center
potential capacity is higher than
the gross recorded for last week,
the talje represents a sellout on
the seats up for sale. The house
held off on peddling upper balcony
ducats, since -it was figured the
voices wouldn’t reach there from
the stage.

Estimates for Last Week

Keys: C (Comedy ), D (Drama),
CD (Comedy-Dram a), R (Revue),
MC (Musical-Comedy), MD (Musi¬
cal-Drama ). O (Opera), OP (Op¬
eretta), Rep (Repertory), DR
-(Dramatic Reading).

Other parenthetic designations
rejer, respectively, to weeks played,
number of performances through
last Saturday, top prices (where
two prices are given, the higher is
for Friday-Saturday nights and the
lower for weeknights), number of
seats, capacity gross and stars.
Price includes 10% Federal and
5% City tax, but grosses are net;
i.e.i exclusive of taxes.

Advise and Consent, Cort (D)
(14th wk; 108 p) ($7.50; 1,155; $40,-
500) (Ed Begley, Richard Kiley,
Chester Morris, Henry Jones,
Kevin McCarthy). Previous week,
$37,452.

Last week, $36,618.

All i the Way Home, Belasco (D)
(12th ; wk; 93 p) l$6.90-$7.50; 967;
$38,500). Previous week, $20,856
with Play of the , Month Guild
subscription.

Last week, $19,716 with Play of
the Month Guild subscription.

Beoket, Royale (D) (20th wk;
153 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,050; $45,507)
(Laurbnce Olivier, Anthony Quinn).
Previous week, $35,363 with two¬
fers.

Last week, $35,672 with twofers.

Best Man, Morosco (D) (46th wk;
860 p) i$6.90-$7.50; 999; $41,000)
(Melvyn Douglas, Lee Tracy, Frank
Lovejoy). Previous week, $20,295.

Last week, $21,327.

Bye Bye Birdie, Shubert (MC)
(44th *wk; 344 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,453;
$64,000). Previous week, $35,694.

Last week, $41,552.

Caijnelot, Majestic (MC) (11th
wk; 89 p) ($9.40; 1.626; $84,000)
(Richard Burton, Julie Andrews).
Previous week, $83,629 with
parties.

Last week, $82,417.

Critic’s Choice, Bairymore (C)
(10th wk; 77 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,067;
$40,000) (Henry Fonda). Previous
week, $29,380.

Last week, $25,575.

Do Re Mi, St. Janies (MC) (8th
wk; 64 p) ($8.60-$9.4Q; 1,615; $69,-
500) (Phil Silvers). Previous week,
$70,363.

Last week, $71,040.

Evening With Mike -Nichols and
Elaine May, Golden (R) (19th wk;
155 ji) ($6.90-$7.50; 773; $30,439).
Previpus week $26,736.

Ladt week, $25,709.

Fiojrello, Broadhurst (MC) '64th
wk; 508 p) ($8.35-$9.40; 1,182; $58,-
194); [Previous week, $39,355.

Last week, $42,104.

Gypsy, Imperial (MO (84th wk;
662 ri) <$8.60-$9.40; 1,428; $64,500)
(Ethel Merman). Previous week,
$45,8^6 with twofers.

Last week, $49,358 with twofers.

Irnja La Douce, Plymouth (MC)
(21st ;wk; 164 p) ($8.60; 999; $48,-
250) ((Elizabeth Seal, Keith
Mich^ll). Previous week $40,042.

Last week, $43,356.

Miracle Worker, Playhouse <D)
(69th iwk; 548 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 994;
$36,5(10) (Suzanne Pleshette, Patty
Duke). Previous week, $18,420.

Lafjt week, $17,284.

Mujdc Man, Broadway (MC)
<165t& wk; 1,311 p) ($8.05; 1,900;

Period of Adjustment, Hayes
(CD) (15th wk; 116 p) ($6.90-$7.50;
1,139; $43,530) (James Daly, Bar¬
bara Baxley, Robert Webber). Pre¬
vious week* $19,006. Production,
scheduled to efid^its run last Sat¬
in-day (18), has extended its en¬
gagement to March 4 at a reduced
scale ranging from $1.80 to $3.60.

Last week, $15,480.

Rhinoceros, Longacre (CD) (6th
wk; 48 p) ($6:90; 1,101; $37,000)
(Eli Wallach, Zero Mostel). Pre¬
vious week, $24,701.

Last week, $25,137,

Show Girl, O’Neill (R) (6th wk;
44 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,076; $45,052)
(Carol Channing). Previous week,
$26,846.

Last week, $27,337. .

Sound of Music, Lunt-Fontanne
(MD) (62d wk; 492 p) ($9.60; 1.407;
$75,000) (Mary Martin). Previous
week, $71,575.

Last week, $73,616.

Taste of Honey,* Lyceum (D)
(20th wk; 159 p) ($8.90; 955; $32,-
000) (Joan Plowright, Angela Lans-
foury). Previous week, $17,686.
Moved last Monday (20) to the
Booth.

Last week, $18,042.

Tenderloin, 46th St. (MC) (18th
wk; 144 p) ($8.60-$9.60; 1,342; $65,-
331) (Maurice Evans). Previous
week,- $45,213 with twofers.

Last week, $43,925 with twofers.

Tenth Man, Ambassador (D)
(67th wk; 527 p) r$6.90-$7.50; 1.155;
$41,562). Previous week, $15,817
with twofers.

Last week, $16,498 with two¬
fers.

Toys in the Attic, Hudson (D)
(51st wk; 400 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,065;
$39,600) (Maureen Stapleton, Irene
Worth, Anne Revere, Robert Log¬
gia). Previous week, $15,386 with
twofers.

Last week, $18,539 with twofers.

Under the Yum Yum Tree, Mil¬
ler’s (C) (14th wk; 109 p) ($6.90-
$7.50; 912; $30,486). Previous week,
$10,454.

Last week, $11,566.

Maror Moore Readying
New ‘Spring Thaw’ Revue

Toronto, Feb. 21.

Mavor Moore, original producer-
director of the “Spring Thaw” re¬
vue series, has purchased the name-
rights to the show from the New
Play Society and will open a new
edition here March 30. Rehearsals
began yesterday (Mon.). Seven
Ontario cities will be included in a
two-week preliminary tour.

The sketches for the revue are
by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shus¬
ter, Canadian comics on the Ed
Sullivan television show; Pierre
Berton columnist on the Toronto
Star and author of the “Klondike”
tv series, and Lynn Howard, Robert
Fulford, Ben Lappin and Allan
Manings, contributors to former
“Spring Thaw” productions.

Alan Lund is in charge of chore-
ogrpahy and John Fenwick is pro¬
viding original music. Set so far
for the cast of nine are Peter Mews,
Barbara Hamilton, Dave Broadfoot,
Jean Templeton, Jack Qutfy and
Betty Ferguson.

Moore started the “Spring
Thaw” revues, which spoof Canad¬
ian mores, as a substitute show
to fill a Toronto theatre he had
rented to present Hugh Kemp’s
adaptation of Hugh MacLennan’s
“Two Solitudes.” Kemp was un¬
able to complete the show in time
. . the scheduled opening.

Canadian Ballet $19,707
For 3d Week in Toronto

Toronto, Feb. 21.

National Ballet of Canada
grossed a fair $19,707 last week,
its third, at the 1,525-seat Royal
Alexandra Theatre here. The po¬
tential gross capacity was $29,000
at the house scaled to a $3 top
weeknights and $3.50 weekend eve¬
nings. .

The previous week’s take was
$18,674.

TOURING SHOWS

(Feb. 19-March 5)

Unsinkable Molly Brown, Winter
Garden (MC) (16th wk; 124 p)
($8.60-$9.40; 1,404; $68,000). Previ¬
ous week, $58,411.

Last week, $58,172.

Wall, Rose (D) (19th wk; 151 p>
($8.90-$7.50; 1,162; $46,045). Pre¬
vious week, $12,478] with twofers.

Last week, $15,211- with twofers.

Miscellaneous

Octoroon, Phoenix (D) (4th wk;
29 p) ($4.60; 1,150; $20,382). Pre¬
vious week, $11,098.:

Last week, $9,010..

Closed Last'Week

Faust, Part I, Ciiy Center (D)
(2d wk; 16 p) ($3.95; £,090; $80,000).
Previous week, $63,400. Ended lim¬
ited two-week run la$t Sunday (19).

Last-week, $65,98fj.

Midffie Purvis, Becjk (O (3d wk;
21- p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,200; $48,000)
(Tallulah Bankhead)j P re v i o u s
week, $8,787. Closed: last Saturday
(18) at an estimated; $175,000 loss
on a $125,000 investment.

Last week, $10,022; for nine per¬
formances with extra matinee Fri¬
day (17).

Once There Was A Russian,

Music Box <C) (1st wk; 1 p.) $6.90-
$7.50; 1.101; $49,107) (Walter Mat¬
thau, Francoise Rosay, Albert
Salmi, Julie Newmait).

Closed last Saturday night (18)
at an estimated $150,000 loss on a
$120,000 investment after opening
that evening to two! favorable re¬
views (Chapman, Nfews; McClain,
Journal-American) knd five un¬
favorable (Aston, W^rld-Telegram;
Coleman, Mirror; Crist Herald Tri¬
bune; Taubman, Times, Watts,
Post). ]

Last week, $5,25^ for opening
performance and on^ preview.

Resumed Thli Week

Wildcat, Alvin (MC) ($8.60-$9.40;

Andsrsonvlll* Trial—Municipal, Pueblo
(IS); High School. Grand Junction (20);
Capitol. Yakima <23); Queen Elizabeth;
Vancouver (24-25); Paramount, Portland,
Ore. (27-28);' Temple, Tacoma (1); For,
Spokane (2); Orpheum, Seattle (3-4).

At th« Drop of a Hat—Shubert, Det.
(20-25 )i O’Keefe, Toronto (27-4).

Big Fish, Little Fish (tryout)—Locust,
Philly (27-4). %

Devil's Advocate (tryout) — Forrest,
Philly (21-4).

Far Country (tryout)—Shubert, New
Haven (1-4).

Florelfo (2d Co.)—O’Keefe. Toronto
(20-25); Capitol, Ottawa (27); Stanley,
Utica (28-1); Rajah. Reading (2); Lyric,
Allentown <3); Masonic, Scranton (4-5).

Five Finger Exercise—Hartford, L. A.
(21-4). !

Flower Drum • Song — Shubert, Chi
(20-4). r

Happiest Girl In the Wopld (tryout)—
Shubert. New Haven (20-25); Shubert,
Philly (27-4). j

Hostage—Civic, Chi (20-4).;'

J. B.i—New Downtown Municipal, Dal¬
las (19>; Aud., Oklahoma dtty (20); Col¬
lege Aud.. Texarkana (21)1-Music Hall.
Houston (23-24); Au<L. Lafayette, La.
(25); F c ne Arts -Aud., Nacogdoches, Tex.
(27); Aud., Shreveport (28); Municipal, El
Doradoi Ark. (1). U. of Mississippi, Ox¬
ford (23; Ellis, Memphis <3i; Central Sr.
High Fchool, Springfield, Mo. (4); Muni¬
cipal, Tulsa (5). f

La Piume de Ma Tante—Riviera Hotel,
Las Vegas (19-5). 1.

Malojrity of One—American, St. L (20-
25); Ford’s, Balto (27-4).

Mark Twain Tonight—Air Force Acad¬
emy. Colorado . Springs (26): Arcadia,
Wichita (28); Phipps, Denver. (2-3).

Mary, Mary (tryout)—Wjiibur, Boston
(20-4).

Midsummer Night's Dream—National,
Wash. '(20-25, closes). ]•

Music Man (2d Co.)—Robinson Memori¬
al. Litfle Rock (21-25); Ovtjns, Charlotte
(27-4). • ?

My Fair Lady .(2d Co.>-4)Shubert, Bos¬
ton (20-4).

Once Upon a, Mattress] (Hurok)—Er-
! langer,- Philly (20-25); Colonial, Boston
! (27-4). •

Once: Upon e Mattress (htts-and-truck)—
Del Marr. Corpus .Christie (20); Municipal,
Harlingen, Tex. (21); McAli-;ter. San An¬
tonio (22-24); Will Rogers. Ft. Worth
(25); Warner, Oklahoma Citv (27-28); Mil¬
ler, Wichita (1-2); Memorial, Wichita
Fa"s ('); Municipal, Lubbock (4).

Pleasure of His Company—American.
Romo’-" (20-?)): £Cwrps Air Sta¬

tion. Cherry Point. N. C':(22); Municipal.
Savannah (23); Ritz. Vafdofcta, Ga. (24);
Royal, Columbus. Ga. <25jf; Temple. Birm¬
ingham (27-28); City Aud., Pensacola (1);
Tower. Atlanta (2-4). ;

Raisin In the Sun—Aud., St. Paul (20-
25): Black stone, Chi (27-4). •

Sound of Music (2d C(r.)-i-Rlvler«, Det.
(27-4). » .

13 Daughters (tryoui)4%gttbert, Philly
(20-25, moves, to N, YJ. - <-

Road Smooth for Most Entries;
‘Fiorello’ Big $78,123 in Toronto;
DeyilV 31G, ‘Mary' $25,951, Boston

The road was generally healthy
last week. The touring edition of
“Fiorello” shot up to top-grosser
position in the first week of a fort¬
night’s stand at the O’Keefe
Centre, Toronto.

Philadelphia- and Boston were
both busy, the former with four
shows and the latter with three.

Estimates |or Last Week

Parenthetic? designations for out-
of-town shows are the same as for
Broadway, except that hyphenated
T with show classification indicates
tryout and RS indicates road show.
Also, prices on touring shows in¬
clude 10% Federal Tax and local
tax, »/ any, but as on Broadway
grosses are net : i.e., exclusive of
taxes. Engagenfehts are for single
week unless othehoise noted.

. BIRMINGHAM

Music Man, Municipal (MC-RS).
Previous week, .-$65,095.

Last week, $58,QQ1 for nine per¬
formances. n jj

BOSTON

Devil’s 'Advocate, Colonial (D-T)
(2d wk) ($4.95-5-50; 1,550; $44,000)
(Leo Genn, "Sam Levine, Edward
Mulhare). Previous week, $27,000
with Show of the Month Club sub¬
scription.

Last week, nearly,$31,000.

Mary, Mary; Wilbur (C-T) (1st
wkj ($4.95-$5i5Afe. 1»241; $33,699)
(Barbara Bel Ged4.es;.Barry Nel¬
son, Michael Repnie). Previous
week, $27,674 for five perform¬
ances, Shubert, New Haven.

Opened here Feb. 13 to five en¬
dorsements (Doyle, American; Dur-
gin, Globe; Hughes, Herald; Had¬
docks, Monitor; Maloney, Travel¬
er) and one yes-no (Norton, Rec¬
ord).

Last week, $25,951 with Theatre
Guild-American Theatre Society
subscription.

My Fair Lady, Shubert (MC-RS)
i7th wk) <$6.50-$7 1,717; $67,355)
(Michael Evans, Caroline Dixon).
Previous- week, $66,470.

Last week, $66,211.

CHICAGO

Flower Drum Song, Shubert
(MC-RS) (14th wk) ($5.50-$6.60;
2,100 $67,613;). Previous week,
$52,966.

Last week, $50,176.

CINCINNATI

Majority of One, Shubert (C-RS)
<$4.55-$5.1Q; 2,100; $60,000) (Ger¬
trude Berg, Cedric Hardwicke).
Previous week, $26,715, eight-per¬
formance split.

Last week, $32,198 with TG-ATS
subscription.

DETROIT

At the Drop of a Hat, Shubert
(R-RS) (1st wk) ($4; 2,000; 527,000)
(Michael Flanders, Donald Swann).
Previous week, $32,394 with TG-
ATS subscription, Blackstone,
Chicago.

Last week, $15,003 for seven
performances with TG-ATS sub¬
scription.

PHILADELPHIA

Come Blow Your Horn, Walnut
(C-T) (3d wk) ($4.80-$5.40; 1,360;
$33,000). Previous week, $23,076.

Last week, $32,859.

Hostage, Forrest (CD-RS) ($4.80-
$5.40; 1,760; $46,000). Previous

week, $29,500, Her Majesty’s, Mon¬
treal.

Opened here Feb. 13 to three en¬
dorsements (Gaghan, News; Mur¬
dock. Inquirer; Schier, Bulletin).

Last week, -$26,465.

Once Upon a Mattress, Erlanger
i MC-RS) (1st wk) ($5.5Q-$6.50;
1,894; $57,000) (Dody Goodman,
Buster Keaton). Previous' week,
$28,377 wfth TG-ATS subscription.
Ford’s, Baltimore.

Opened : here Feb. 13 to three
favorable notices (De Schauensee,
Bulletin; ’O’Brien, News; Wilson,
Inquirer).; .

Last week, $16,888.

13 Daughters, Shubert (MC-T)
(3d wk) ($6-$7.50; 1,876; $69,000)
(Don Amieche). Previous week,
$36,800.

Last wefek, $38,281.

! ST. LOUIS

Raisin in the Sun, American
(D-RS) (Claudia McNeil). Previous

week, $21,529, five-performanc#
split.

Last week, $39,005 with TG-ATS
subscription.

TORONTO

Fiorello, O’Keefe (MC-RS) (1st
wk) ($5.50-$6; 3,200; $102,000). Pre¬
vious week, $56,782 with TG-ATS
subscription, Hanna, Cleveland.

Last week, $78,123 with O’Keefa
subscription.

WASHINGTON

Midsummer Night’s Dream, Na¬
tional (C-RS) ($4.50-$5.50; 1,085;
$44,343) (Bert Lahr). Previous
week, - $23,617 for seven per¬
formances with TG-ATS subscrip¬
tion, Playhouse, Wilmington.

Opened here Feb. 13 to three
ul* orable reviews (Carmody,
Star; Coe, Post; Donnelly, News).

Last week, $27,807 with TG-ATS
subscription.

SPLIT WEEKS

Andersonville Trial (D-RS) (Bri¬
an Donlevy, Martin Brooks). Pre¬
vious week, $19,840 for seven per¬
formances with twofers, O’Keefe,
Toronto.

Last week, $18,297 for five per¬
formances: E. Hlinois U., Charles¬
ton,( Monday (13), one, $1,854; Or¬
pheum, Davenport, Tuesday (14),
one, $6,834 with Broadway Theatre
League subscription; Civic, Omaha,
Wednesday C15). one, $1,445; Music
Hall/Kansas City, Thursday (16),
one, $4,600; Municipal, Sioux City,
Friday (17), one BTL, $3,564.

Five Finger Exercise (D-RS)
(Jessica Tandy, Roland Culver).
Previous week, $22,889 with TG-
ATS subscription, American St
Louis.

Last week, $19,821 for five per¬
formances: KRNT, Des Moines,
Tuesday < 14), one, $2,451; Auditori¬
um, Denver, Thursdav - Saturday
(16-18), four, $17,370 with TG-ATS
subscription.

J.B. (D-RS) (John Carradine,
Sh^pperd Strudwick, Frederic
Wo-rlock). Previous week, $22,319,
six-performance split.

Last week, S31,053 for six per¬
formances: Civic, Lubbock, Tex.,
Monday (13), one BTL, $5,495;
Sewell, Abiline, Tuesday (14), one,
$3,282; Municipal, San Angelo,
Wednesday (15), one, $5,100; Mu¬
nicipal, Austin, Thursday (16), ono
BTL, $6,357; New Downtown Mu¬
nicipal, Dallas, Friday-Saturday
(17-18), two BTL, $10,819.

Once Upon a Mattress fbus-and-
tnick) (MC-RS) (Imogene Coca,
Edward Everet Horton, King.
Donovan). Previous week, $33,301,
six-performance split.

Last week, $39,625 for seven
BTL performances: Memorial,
Shreveport Monday (13), one, $5,-
284; City Auditorium, Beaumont,
Tuesday (14), one, $5,889; Auditor¬
ium, New Orleans, Wednesday-
Saturday (15-18), five, $28,452.

Pleasure of His Company (C-RS)
(Joan Bennett, Donald Cook). Pre¬
vious week, $22,004, six-perform¬
ance split.

Last week, $21,804 for four per¬
formances: McMahon, Lawton,
Sunday (12), one, $2,599; Miller,
Wichita, Monday-Tuesday (13-14),
one BTL, $8,505; Indiana U.,
Bloomington, Friday (17), one, $5,-
350; Quimby, Ft. Wayne, Saturday
(18), one, $5,350.

‘New’ Parsons, Hartford,
Finally Being Wrecked

Hartford, Feb. 21.

The Parsons Theatre, once ..a reg¬
ular stand for touring legit'shows,
is being torn down as part, of a
wholesale demolition project for
the new East-West Highway,to run
through this state capital.. ^ Oniy
one wall remains of the|l,290-seat
house.

The Parsons, originalIy^aVc-hurch,
placed a steady string ofeBroadway
productions in the pre-World War
I qra, but switched to /buriesque
and? under a si T oces.*/on bf nairas,
subsequently offered such varied
fare as films, wrestling, summer
stock and occasionally touring
shqws. It was refurbished about
10 ^ears ago and, as the New Par-
som had a brief flurry of legit
bookings. ^

LEGITIMATE

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

| CASTING NEWS

Following are available parts in upcoming Broadway, off-Broad-
way, and touring shows, as whll as ballet, films, industrial and tele
vision shows. All informatifm has been obtained directly by the
Variety Casting Department by telephone calls, and has been re-
checked as of noon yesterday (Tues.).

The ai'ailable roles will be repeated weekly until filled, and addi¬
tions lo the list will be made only when information is secured from
responsible parties. The intention is to service performers with leads
proi'ided by the managements of the shows involved rather than to
run a wild goose marathon. This information is published without
charge. j

In addition to the available parts listed, the tabulation includes pro¬
ductions announced for later this season, but, for whiah, the manage-'
ri.">ts, as yet. aren't holding open casting calls. Parenthetical designa¬
tions are as follows: (C) Comedy, (D' Drama, (MC) Musical Comedy,

( MD‘> Musical Drama, (R) Revue, (Rep) Repertory, fDR) Dramatic
Reading. — \ ]

4--5-|

Legit

BROADWAY

"All The Best People” (C). Pro¬
ducers, »oel Spector & Buff Cobb
(147 W. 57th St., N.Y.; PL 7-2691).
Available parts: naive femme, 21;
male, 30-35; middleaged femme;
executive male, 50-60; callous male,
30-35. Mail photos and resumes,
c o above address.

David Merrick. 246 W. 44th St.,
N. Y.; LO 3-7520. Accepting photos
and resumes of sopranos, bass-
baritones, tenors and boys and
girK. 7-14, who sing and dance, for
casting file. Mail material, c/o
Michael Shurtleff, above address.
Indicate voice range.

"Donnybrook” (MC'i. Producer,
Fred Hebert (130 W. 57th St., N.Y.;
Jl : 6-1932'. Parts available for
several male and femme character
singers. All roles are Irish. Mail
photos and resumes, c/o above ad¬
dress.

Drama (untitled, formerly "Gen¬
eral Seegar”). Producers Shirley
Avers, Charles Bowden & H. Ridge-
ley Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St.,
N. Y.; CO 5-2630). Available parts;
male lead, 45-55; woman, 50; girl,
30; man, 24, military; five officers,
35-50; 10 reporters. Mail photos
and resumes, above address.

'’Get it Up” (MC). Producer,
Charles Curran (c o Lambs Club,
130 W. 44th St., N.Y.; JU 2-1515).
Available parts: six femme singers,
20-23, must double with specialty;
ballroom dance team, 20-23;
young comedienne. Accepting
photos and resumes, c o above
address. Don’t phone. Applicants
must have intimate night club ex¬
perience.

"Gypsy” (MC*. Producer, David
Merrick <246 W. 44th St., N.Y.; |
LO 3-7520 j. Available parts: girl, j
50-54 inches tall, must sing and do !
toe and tap dance work; man
17-20, good-looking dancer, must
also sing; boy singer-dancer, 7-11,
under 54 inches tall; girl, 25, to
sing, dance and play trumpet. Ac¬
cepting photos and resumes, c/o
Michael Shurtleff, above address.
See also touring notice.

"How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying” (MC». Pro¬
ducers, Cy Feuer & Ernest Martin
(Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W.
46th St., N.Y.; JU 6-5555 >, in asso¬
ciation with * Frank Productions.
Available parts: ingenue, unusual
character; baritone, 50, charming,
personality, wide vocal range,
handsome; soprano, 45-50, sophis¬
ticated, cold; man, 26, Ivy League
type, cold singer-dancer; character
man, 55, vaudevillian. Mall photos
and resumes through agents only,
c/o Larry Kasha, above address.
Do not phone or visit theatre. Audi¬
tions Monday (27) for Equity
singers, boys with Ivy League ap¬
pearance, at 10 a.m. and girls with
secretarial appearance, at 2 p.m.;

For Sale:

PEDIGREED PIANO

JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON own'd
thl* hand-palntod Knabo grand for 40
V«ars. Ho kopt a list of famad com*
posarj — Including Rodgars, Barlln,
Arlan and many othars—who. audl-
tlonad soma of tholr groatost hits on
this historic Instrument. Pedigree
papers go with It. Phonai OXford 7-2M7,
attar 4 p.m.

RENT OR SALE

SUMMER THEATRE
GRISTMILL PLAYHOUSE

Aodover, New Jersey
Soots SOS 5to«« 3Q'x50*
WITH PIERSON ST 4-5420

Tuesday (28) for ojW call singers
same types and schedule; at the
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 W.
46th St., N. Y.).

“Jennie” (MD). Producer, New-
burge-Porter Prods. (148 W. 24th
St., .N.Y.; WA 9-6836). Available
parts: male lead, 3|)*s, tall; femme,
20, etherial, small, lovely, must
sing well; character woman, 30;
barmaid, 40’s, pliimp; character
man, 40s; Irish man, 50’s. Mail pho¬
tos and resumes, through agents
only, above address.

“Love A La Carte” (MC). Pro¬
ducers, Arthur Kllein, in associa¬
tion .with Conrad Thibault (St.
James Theatre Bldg., 246 W. 44th
St., N. Y.; LO 5-6376). Available
parts; girl. 22; leading man, 30;
second leading man, 30; character
comedienne, 30. Accepting photos
and resumes, above address.

“Mandingo” ,(D). Producers,
Billy Baxter Sc Edward Friedman
(Astor Hotel, Broadway & 44th St.,
N.Y.; JU 6-3000>. Parts available
for identical twin Negro boys, 11 or
12. Mail photos and resumes
above address.

"Medium Rare” (R). Producer,
Robert Weiner (146 CPW, N.Y.;
SU 7-1914). Parts available for
male and femme ievue types. Ap¬
ply through agent or mail photos
and resumes, c/o above address.

“Night of the Iguana” (D). Pro¬
ducers, Charles Bolden & H.
Ridgeley Bullock (137 W. 48th St.,
N. Y.; CO 5-2630).. Available parts:
ingenue; leading; lady, 25; two
Mexican boys, 17;: German charac¬
ter man, 60; German girl, 22; Ger¬
man man, 30; Mjexican man, 25;
character man, 35. All are for
understudies or replacements. Mail
photos and resujmes, above ad¬
dress. Do not pljione or visi£ the
office. J s

"Nine Millionth Star** (D). Pro- .
ducers, Michael r (bharnee & Geof¬
frey F. Rudaw C340 E. 66th St.,
N. Y.; RE 4-1478). Available parts:
girl, 14; boy, 15^ boy, 16. Mail
photos and resurrjes, c/o above.

“Oliver’* (D). [Producer, David
Merrick <246 W.| 44th St., N.Y.;
LO 3-7520). Parts available for
boys, 7-12, who dahee, sing and look
British. Mail photos and resumes
c/o Michael Shurtleff, above ad¬
dress.

"Sound of Musk” (MD). Produc¬
ers, Richard Rodgers & Oscar
Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison
Ave., N. Y.); casting, director, Eddie
Blum. Auditions for possible future
replacements for girls, 7-16, and
boys, 11-14 all with trained voices,
characters. Mai 5 photos and
resumes to abov$ address.

OFF-BROADWAY

"Achilles and the* Maidens” (C).
Producer, Leonidas' Ossetynski (40
W. 45th St., N.Y.; MU. 2-4390), in
asso. with Richard; EL d?offman.
Available parts:; several girls, 15-
18, beautiful; leading man, young,
handsome, muscular; woman, 35-
45, beautiful; ujoman, 35-45, cul¬
tured, dignified; man, 40’s, mili¬
tary, regal; mail, 40’s, easygoing,
aristocratic; b x o m, redhaired
maid; middleaged man' servant.
Mall photos and^ resumes, c/o
Anthony Smith, above address.*” ’ v

"Call Me by My {.Rightful Name”
(D). Producer, -Judith Rutherford
(31 Grove St., N#Y.; OR 5-1854).
Parts available for man and wom¬
an, 40-50, as .uqderstudies. For
appointment, cofit^ct Dorothy Fow¬
ler, above number;

"Feast of pincers’* (D). Pro¬
ducer, John Bowman (c/o Lambs
Club, 130 W. 44th?St., N.Y.; JU 2-
1515). Availably parts: character
man for role : of Oscar Wilde;
femme, 26-30, slight, pretty, sensi¬
tive; man, 40-5Q, slim; man, 20-22,
gracious; man fall, austere, hawk¬
like stare; man, 50-60, large,
kindly; four Ipterpertive dancers. 1

PStilETf ;

Mall photos and resume;, above
address. j

"It Should Happen To a »og** (C).
Producer, James J. { Cordes
(600 Tenth Ave., N. Y.; Jl$ 2-5999).
Available parts: five character men
to play older Jewish tyjies with
authentic accents. Mailj photos
and resumes c/o a6ove address.

"I Want You” (MC). Producers,
Theodore .J. Flicker Joseph
Crayhon (c/o The Prenfise, 154
Bleecker St., N.Y.; LF: 3-5020).
Available parts: Irish-^merican
girl, 18, sexy but sweet; yoking lead¬
ing man, thin; male song ajjid dance
team, wise crackers; ma£i, huge,
dumb, Irish cop; man, s|iort, fat,
funny; man tall, thin, eviljfcix beau¬
tiful girls; several low comedians.
All applicants must sing a$d dance.
Mail photos and resumejs, above
address, or phone Rusti ft£oon, OR
4-9382, for interview appointment.

"Leave It To Jane” (Mfc). Pro¬
ducers, Joseph Berhu flc Peter
Katz (c/o Sheridan Square Thea¬
tre, Seventh Ave. & Fctirth St.,
N.Y.; CH 2-9609). Audifions for
male and femme singers replace¬
ments, every Thursday a\ 6 p.m.,
above address.

"Premise” (C). Producers, Theo¬
dore J. Flicker, Allen M^nkoff &
David Carter (154 Bleiker St.,
N.Y.; LF 3-5020». A second com¬
pany of the improvisatiohal group
is being formed. Audition appoint¬
ments being arranged by Zev Put-
terman, of above number.

"To Damascus” (D). Producers,
Angela Anderson, in association
with Marta Byer (Theatre East, 211
E. 60th St., N.Y.; TE 2-9220). Parts
available for several men,: 30-50, as
understudies. Bring photos and
resumes to above address, 6-7:30
7:30 p.m., tomorrow (Thurs.) and
Friday (24). j‘

"Worm in Horseradish’! (C). Pro¬
ducers, Dorothy Olim ic Gerald
Krone (785 West End Ave., N.Y.;
UN 6-1220). Part avaflable for
Jewish type character jman, 50.
Call above number fo:[ appoint¬
ment. i

OUT OF TOWfj

"Flower Drum Song” (ftfC). Pro¬
ducers, Rodgers & Ha^imerstein
(488 Madison Ave., N. Y.; MU 8-
3640). Part available fc*r replace¬
ment for Juanita Hall.f Contact
Edward Blum, above adcjress.

“Vintage *61” (R). Producer, Zev
Bufman (1605 N. Ivar A*'e., Holly¬
wood 28, Calif.; HO 4-71$U. Parts
available for . six male, and six
femme singer-dancer-aefors under
30. Mail photos , and* resumes,
above address. :

- i

STOCK |
BEVERLY, MA«js.

North Shore Music} Theatre.
Managing director, Stedhan Slane
(27 W. 5.5th St., N.Y.; i’l 6-7257>.
Parts available for male |md femme
Equity musical performers, princi¬
pals and chorus, and apprentices.
Mail photos and resumes, above ad¬
dress. New York auditions will be
held beginning April 3, through
agents only. c >

BOILING SPRING^, PA.

Allenberry Playhouse) Producer,
Charles A. B. Heinze {(c/o Play¬
house. Boling Springs! Pa.; CL
8-3211). Parts availably for male
and femme musical anji dramatic
performers and paid apprentices.
The 29-week season opens April
22. Mail photos and resumes, c/o
Ritfhard North Gage, * above ad¬
dress. ;

BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD.

Mountain Theatre, j Producer,
William O. Brining (45^5 Connecti¬
cut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.;
EM 3-5051 >. Parts a/ailable for
five male and six ferjime Equity
dramatic performers |nd several
non-paid apprentcies. Mail photos
and resumes, above adjiress. Sea-
somopens June 20. }

chicagoI

Chicago Music Theatre and Chi¬
cago Tenthouse Theatre. Producer,
.Herb Rogers (45 East End Ave.,
‘ N. Y.; RE 4-5446), Parts available
for male and femme musical princi¬
pals. Mail photos and resumes to
above address. New York auditions
will be held' April 3-14, through
I agents only, and Chicago auditions
.will be conducted March 10-12, at
the Pat Stevens Studios (22 W.
Madison St.).

FORT WORTH

Casa Manana Musicals Inc. Man¬
aging director, Michael Pollock
(545 Fifth Ave., N.Y.f Rm. 1015).
Parts available for male and femme
musical and dramatic stock per¬
formers for the Ft. Worth theatre,
opening April 19. Mail photos and
resumes, c/o above address.

Ensemble auditions will be held
late In February.

‘ JONES BEACH, N. Y.

"Paradise Island” (MC). Pro¬
ducer Guy Lombardo (c/o Mayor,
635 Madison Ave., N. Y.; PL
1-5420). Parts . available for Ha¬
waiian specialty acts and attractive
femme singer-dancers. Mail photos
and resumes c/o Arnold Spector,
above address.

KALAMAZOO, MICH.

Playhouse Kalamazoo. Producer,
Alexander Morr (P. O. Box 1832,
Cleveland 6, Ohio). Parts available
for male and femme musical com¬
edy performers apprentices and en¬
semble. Mail photos and resumes
c/o above address.'

PALM BEACH, FLA.

West Palm Beach Musicarnival.
Producer, John Price (940 S. Mili¬
tary Trail, West Palm Beach,. Fla.;
P.O. Box 2108). Parts available for
leading men and women, and male
and femme chorus performers.
Mail photos and resumes, through
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Tent at the Lake. Producers,
Jane Stanley Buckles & D. G.
Buckles (c/o Buckles Theatre Co.,
1472 Broadway, N. Y.; Rm. 904).
Available parts: leading man and
woman; ingenue; character woman.
Mail photos and resumes, c/o
above address, through agents only
in the case of the leads.

I SULLIVAN, ILL.

Summer of musicals. Producer,
Guy S. Little Jr. (Box 185, Sulli¬
van, Ill.). Parts available for male
and femme Equity musical per¬
formers and paid apprentices. Mail
photos and resumes, above address.

Jean Leslie -Players. Producer,
Jean Leslie (1270 Sixth Ave., N.Y.;
PL 7-3921). Parts available for
male and femme character actors
and juveniles. For appointment,
phone above number, 3-7 p.m. daily.
Group tours mountain resorts in
summer. ;

TOURING

“Gypsy” aVIC). Producer, David
Merrick (246 W. 44th St.,' N.Y.;
LO 3-7520). Available parts: Tes-
sie Tura, Weber, Uncle Jocko, Ag¬
nes, Hollywood blondes. Miss
Cratchitt. Mail photos and resumes
to Michael Shurtleff, at the Merrick
office. Script, published by Random
House, available at Drama Book
Shop (51 W. 52d St., N. Y.i.

"La Plume. de Ma Tante” (MC).
Pioducer, David Merrick (246 W.
44th St., N.Y - :; LO 3-7520). Avail¬
able parts: two femme dancers.
Mail photos and resumes c/o
Michael Shurtleff, abovd address.

SHOWS IN REHEARSAL

BROADWAY

"Big Fish, Little Fish" (Ch Pro¬
ducer, Lewis Allen (165 W. 46th
: St., N. Y.; PL 7-5100).

"Carnival” (MC). Producer,
David Merrick (246 W. 44th St.,
N.Y.; LO 3-7520).

“Far Country” (D). Producer,
j Roger L. Stevens (745 Fifth Ave.,
N.Y.; PL 1-1290>.

“Hamlet” (D». Producer Phog.-
nix Theatre (198 Second Ave., N.Y.;
OR 4-7160). ‘

OFFj-BROADWAY

"Cry of the Raindrop” (D). Pro¬
ducers, Kelsey Marechal & Sey¬
mour Litvinoff (10 E. 53d St., N.Y.;
PL 2-0430).

"Five Posts In the Market Place**
(D). Producer, Repertory Co. of the
Gate Theatre (162 Second Ave.,
N. Y.; OR 4-7160).

"Galgenhumor” (D). Producers,
Norman Twain Sc Helen Kamber
(1501 Broadway, N.Y.; BR ; fi-7235).

"Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath”
(C). Producer, Harold E. Lawrence
t319 Main St., East Orange, N.J.;
area code li, OR 4-8432).

"Roots” (D). Producer, Norman
Twain (40 E. 72d St., N. Y.; TR
9-1190).

"Worm In Horseradish” CC). Pro¬
ducers, Dorothy Olim & Gerald
Krone (785 West End Ave., N.Y.;
UN 6-1220);

TOURING

"Broadway USA-’6I” (R). Pro¬
ducer, John Effrat (1619 Broadway,
N.Y.; CO 5-6440).

"Sound of Music** (MD). Pro¬
ducers, Leland Hayward, Richard
Halliday, Richard Rodgers Sc Os¬
car Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison
Ave., N. Y.; MU 8-3640).

Television

"Camera Three” (educational*
dramatie series). Producer, CBS

(524 W. 57th St., N. Y.; JU 6-6000);
casting director, Paula Hindlin.
Accepting photos and resumes of
general male and female di-amatia
talent, c/o above address. No dupli¬
cates.

"Defenders’* (dramatic series).
Producer, Herbert Brodkin (Plau¬
tus Prods., 44 E. 53d St., N. Y.j
PL 1-2345). Parts available for
Screen Actors^ Guild extras. Bring
photos and resumes to Central
Casting (200 W. 57th St., N. Y.; ’
CO 5-0756—rm. 1110). All appli¬
cants must bring SAG membership
cards.

"Naked City” idramatic series).
Producer, Herbert B. Leonard
(Screen Gems, 711 Fifth Ave.,
N. Y.; PL, 1-4432). Accepting pho¬
tos and resumes of general male
and female dramatic talent by mail
only, c/o above address.

"Lamp Unto My Feet’* (religi¬
ous-dramatic series). Producer,
CBS (524 W. 57th. St., N. Y.; JU'
6-6000); casting director, Paula
Hindlih. Accepting photos and re¬
sumes of general male and female
dramatic talent, c/o above address.
No duplicates.

Films

"Chicapee Falls’* (D). Producer,
Oscar Lerman (1472 Broadway,
N.Y.; BR 9-5218, suite 1109). Parts
available for leading lady, 20-30,
and leading man, 25-35. Mail photos
and resumes* c/o Jeanette Kamins,
above address.

Miscellaneous

American Mime* Theatre. Man¬
aging Director, Paul Curtis (192
Third Ave., N. Y.; SP 7-1710). Parts
•available for Equity character man
and young leading lady with move¬
ment background.

U.S. Military-Sponsored
Theatre Gronp Slapped!

Frankfurt, Feb. 14.

The local Frrnkfurt Playhouse,
U. S. military-sponsored 1 theatre
group which has been presenting
English lingo plays With a mixed
cast of military assigned to tem¬
porary duty as actors, housewives
and civilians not connected with
the military, arid some German
participants, has just received s
kick in the pants. Plan to present
"A Streetcar Named Desire” was
hh when the play was kicked off
the list, with news that "the army
will select six plays each year for
the group to perform.”

The group has. been widely tout¬
ed in American military news¬
papers and in local German papers,
as benefiting German-American re¬
lations in that it offers German
actors a chance to work with ths
Americans in putting on U. S.-
language plays, and it invites both
Americans and Germans to attend
the productions. The playhousn
got another boot when the Frank¬
furt Post commander Col. Ellis D.
Blake banned the Germans and th®
Americans who are not connected
with the military from appearing
in productions, j

WANTED

DRAMATIC TEACHSR OR COACH, m. or
f., for girls camp; Adirondack*, salary
$500-$700 for 6 wooks. Call TR 3-5084.
Also wantod Art Toachor A lugfor.

SALESWOMEN

IN7EAESTED IN MAKING MONEY
JEANNE NADAL COSMETICS

Full.sr part time axparTanra par; hi tamnt
Interview* dally S-jg A.M.-J P.M.

Apply Mr*. Weaver. Suite 2IS
Ceneeuree Plaza Hatel. Branx, N.Y. LU t-S570

SECRETARY, TOP SKILLS

SEEKS POSITION IN

Motioa Pletw*,. Hniatr* or Rotated
Holds; ’Well QaalHted.

Vox V-2i81. VARIETY
154 W. 44th; St., Now York 34

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

LEGITIMATE

N. Y. and Road Theatre Managers

Houjse manager assignment* for the 1960-61 season foy theatres
In New York and out-of-town are as follows:

! NEW YORK

Alvin, A1 Jones; Ambassador, Arthur Singer; ANTA, Norman
Maibajum; Atkinson, Ben Boyar; Barrymore, Edward ! Dowling;
Beck, ^Louis Lotito; Belasco, David Rogers; Booth, Frank (p'Connor;
Broadhurst, Bernard Clancy; Broadway, Fannie Comstock; City
Center, Edward Haas; Cort, John Shubert; 64th St., Jackj Del Bon-
dio; 4jSth St, Elliot Foreman; Golden, Jack Small; Hayes, Thomas
Clarke; Hellisger, Edward Blatt; Hudson, Thomas Kilpatrick; Im¬
perial^ Gerson Werner; Longacre, Leo McDonald; Lunt-jFontanne,
Marshall Young; Lyceum, Roy Jones; Majestic, Lawrence Shubert
Lawrence Jr.; Miller’s George Banyai; Morocco, Arthur Lighten;
Mvsie- Box, Charles Stewart; O’Neill, Mack Hilliard; Phoenix,
Nathaln Parnes; Playhouse, Abel Enklewitz; Plymouth, Jack Yorke;
Rose,!Saul Abraham; Royale, Horace Wright; St. James, Samuel
Horwdrth; Shubert, J. Ross Stewart; Wister Garden, Norman Light.

BALTIMORE

Ford’s, Leonard B. McLaughlin.

BOSTON

Colonial, Saul Kaplan; Shubert, M. D. Rdwe; Wilbur, Max Mi¬
chaels.

CHICAGO

Blaekstone, Andrew K. Little; Civic Opera, J. Charles Gilbert;
Erlan^er, George Wilmot; Shubert, Herbert Reis; Todd, Michael
Kavanagh.

CINCINNATI

Shubert, Noah Schechter,

CLEVELAND

Hanna, Milton Krantz.

DETROIT;

Cass, Harry McKee; Riviera* James Nederlander; Shubert Jo¬
seph Nederlander.

LOS ANGELES

Biltmore, C. E. Oliver; Hartford, Gerald O’Connell; Philhar¬
monic, Richard Drew.

# MILWAUKEE

Pabst, Myra Peache.

NEW HAVEN

Shubert, Benjamin Wilkin.

PHILADELPHIA

Erlanger, Joseph Carlin; Forrest Lawrence Shubert Lawrence
Jr.; Locust, Thomas Strain; Shubert, Harry Mulhern; Walnut Mur¬
ray Weisberg.

SAN FRANCISCO

Alcazar, Emil Bondesman; Curran, William Zwissig; Geary, Tom
Earnfred.

ST. LOUIS

American, Edwin Steinhauer.

TORONTO

O’flteefe, Hugh Walker; Royal Alexandra, Ernest Rawley.

* WASHINGTON

National, Scott Kirkpatrick. »

WILMINGTON .

Playhouse, John Crowley. !

Off-Broadway Reviews

Continued from page 72 ;

engagingly by Tom Connelly, who
trie* to do hi* duty but : Js thwarted
by his Innate good manners and
hit mother’s intervention.

On the heavier side, "there is a
one-time engineer, turned local in¬
tellectual, |ne main spokesman for
Johnston’s More probing thoughts.
As strongljrplayed by Roy Poole,
he is composed and hardened, to
the point of rejecting his .^daughter
because he holds her responsible
for his wife’s death in childbirth.
Also involved are an Austrian en¬
gineer whose power plant the re¬
bels are plotting to blow, up, and
the leader of the local under¬
ground, convincingly characterized
by James Coco and Jonathan Frid,
respectively. \.

As the daughter, Nancy Acly
gives an appealing performance,
and Dorothy Dee Victor is credi¬
ble and occassionally amusing as
her aunt. James Greene is effec¬
tive as a local cop who does-not
hesitate to kill to keep order, and']
Philippa Bevans is a good maid.»~

Co-producer David Fulford’s di¬
rection is ponderous at times, but
proves generally effective, aM
Mary Ann Reed’s scenery and cos¬
tumes create appropriate atmos¬
phere. Kali.

After the Angels

A1 Violrt, in association with Bill Cam-
marota. presentation of twd-act drama
by T. Patrick Burke. Staged by Goddard
Winterbotlom: setting and lighting, Mar¬
vin March: music. Frank Ledlie Moore;
choreography, Carlene Carroll. Opened
Feb. 10. *61. at thg West Third Street
Theatre Restaurant, N.Y.; *3.50 top.

Sally . Eve Bruce

Prince ... Jonathan Moore

King Copper .George Sawaya

King of If ark Chamber

an elaborate fairy tale, the play is
an interesting combination of com¬
pelling drama and innocent sim¬
plicity.

Most fascinating of all is the
style of presentation. At times
the actors portray actual charac¬
ters. while at others they
appear as props or symbols..
Gestures are all-important and are
explained in a program insert. The
choreography, chanting, costumes,
music and general folk-like quality
of the characters and their actions
are captivating..

The fable itself, though a Dit
tedious after a while, has the ab¬
sorbing quality that fascinates chil¬
dren in Mother Goose and adults
in a good fantasy. It has little im¬
portant to say, is largely predict¬
able and is sometimes almost naive,
but is mounted with a charm and.
bright simplicity that often brings
It to glowing life.

“King of the Dark Chamber” is
the- story of a mysterious King,
plafved expressively by Brock
Peters, who never reveals himself
to his subjects because he is »o
“black and ugly.” Even his beau¬
tiful Queen is not permitted to &ee
him except in a special dark cham¬
ber where his features are not
visable.

The people are anxious to see
their , king, pretenders roam the
streets and plots to seize the throne
ar# conceived. When the Queen is
permitted a rare look at him, she
is horrified and runs away, only to
return, after considerable hard¬
ship, and all live happily ever
after.

Krishna Shah’s direction some¬
times seems uncontrolled, espe¬
cially in group scenes involving
childish natives scampering about
playing jokes and carrying on fool¬
ishly. But in the placid segments
concerning the King and Queen,
there is captivating, exotic serenity
that suggests fine command.

Surya Kunmari is beautiful and
convincing as the childlike Queen,
and Rahila and Madhur Jaflfrey are
exotic and effective maids of honor.
Bhaskag, who is also responsible
for the dynamic choreography, »
a good old villager and displays
fine dancing ability as the King’s
Cosmic Dancer. Bruce Glover, is
effective as a foreign king who
tries to usurp the throne and Noel
Schwartz is acceptable as a pre-

j tender who gets involved in his
| plot. Dino Laudicina is strong as
j the Queen’s father.

J The physical production is an
eye-catcher. The Bill Denies set-
: tings, Stephen Palestrant’s light¬
ing, Lyn Carroll’s costumes and the
Robert Kreis choral arrangement
are dynamic and colorful.- Other
touches by Anna Paulina; Cletus
Van Dreser and Donj Rosenberg
contribute effectively.; Kali.

A1 Viola, an actor, has converted
the Cafe Jolie, a former Village!
strippery, into a theatre-restaurant
where he is offering Italian cuisine
and “off-beat dramatics.” The new
house is the West Third Street
Restaurant and its first attraction
is T. Patrick Burke’s “After the
Angels.”

A growing off-Broadway move¬
ment, the cabaret or restaurant
theatres specialize in experimental
and less commercially orientated
productions than are presented in
the larger, straight houses. In
many cases they provide a show¬
case and test for untried drama-;
tiste, performers and artists and
accordingly are generally not
under the jurisdiction of Actor’s

Equity, or other unions unless
liquor is available, in which case
' AGVA rules apply.

Although “After the Angels" is
a first for both playwright Burke
and director Goddard Winterbot-
tom, the cast at the Third Street
is Equity. Just what the author
had in mind when he Wrote the

Yellow!

The Moon In the

River | 5 u

David Fulford A WUUlam Dempsey
presentation of three-Lct djrama by Denis
Johnston. Staged by Fuitford; settings
and costumes, Mary Ann Reed. Features
Roy Poole, Neil Fitzgerald, James Codo,
Philippa Bevans. James Greene, Jonathan
Frid, Dorothy Dee Victor; Joseph Bird.
Opened Feb. 8, *61, at the'East aid The¬
atre, N. Y.; S4.50 top. I

Agnes .PhUiPP® Bevans

Blanaid ....'..Nancy Acly

Tausch .}. James CocO

Aunt Coiumba .Dorotihv Dee Victor.

George .. >-eil FitzGe£ald

Capt. Potts .{..Joseph Bird

Dobelle .Rpy Pbole

Willie ...[Tom Connolly

Darrell Blake .-Jonathan Frid

Comm. Lanigan .; James Greene

Shows Abroad

Stop It, Whoever
Yon Are

; London, Feb. 16.

Arte Theatre Club presentation (by ar¬
rangement with Michael Codron In as¬
sociation with Vancollin Ltd.) of a two-act
(five scenes)' drama by Henry Livings.
Staged by Vida Hope; decor, Brian Cur-
rah. Opened Feb. .15, *61, at the Arts
Theatre, London; *2.15 top.

w illia m -Warbeck.Wilfrid Brambell

Comet Player .Robin Parkinson

Marilyn Harbnckle .Sydonie .Platt

Mrs. Warbeck . Rosamund Greenwood

Alderman Oglethorpe .Arthur Lowe

Les Ward . .Bay Mort

Apprentices. .Roger Kemp, Ronald Lacey

Capt. Bootls .. Brian Oulton

Policeman . Edmond Bennett

His Excellency;. -John Saunders

Mrs. Harbucklt* .Wilfrid Brambell

L€ Rep as des Fanv'ea

(Dinner for Beasts)

Paris, Feb. 1.

Alain Bernhein A Andre Charpafe
presentation of a three-act drama by
Vshe Katcha. Staged by Andre Charpaki
settings. Georges Richer. Features Eman-
uelle Reim, Roger Crouzet. Pierre Le-
proux, Jean-Paul Cisife. Opened Dec. 9,
■*60, at the Theatre AJliance Francaise,
Paris; *3 top.

Brigitte . Emanuelle Reim

Victor . Roger Crouret

Wilker . Pierre Leproux

TimacottG .. Jean-Paul Cisife

Pierre ‘. Jean Kepel

Francoise . Lucie Arnold

Doctor . Jacques Soramet

Kambach.Andre Charpak

The latest in the “New Wave 1
^contemporary British drama, in
>which all the rules are thrown
"away, “Stop It, Whoever You Are”
-^s a tawdry, dull and quite unac¬
ceptable. At the end of its limited
run at Arts Theatre Club, it must
sink into deserved limbo. The play
has no chance of a commercial run,
even in an era in which play¬
wrights who" have never bothered
to learn their craft occasionally hit
the jackpot with unskilled shock
tactics.

Half of “Stop It” Is set In the
men’s lavatory of a north of Eng¬
land factory, and thg humor and,
dialog rarely rise above this level.
iThe central character is a hen¬
-pecked attendant who gets beaten
up by two homosexual thugs, is
deduced by a charmless 14-year-old
:i nymphette, briefly struggles
^against authority and then dies
"after having gone mad.

There is hint of talk about a
strike, but nothing emerges. If
this is supposed to be a parody of
the new; drama it misfires, and if
it is a serious attempt at drama it
is ludicrous.

“Stop lit” follows the usual “New
Wave” pkttern of straggling scenes*
vi -1 the* cast shifting the scenery
['.and thereby helping to destroy any
^illusion ithe author has tried to
Create. Vida Hope has staged the
lamentable proceedings with al¬
most desperate vigor. It is left to
a merely competent cast' to try
arid breathe life into lavatory jok&s
and pseudo-philosophy. Wilfrid
Brambell as the lavatory attendant.

This drama is played without in¬
termission, due to its suspense
of j theme and unity of locale and ac¬
tion. Seven friends have a birthday
meal during the German occupa¬
tion in World War II.

When a German soldier is killed
outside the house the guests have
(Continued on page 76)

BIG B’WAY SHOW LIST
IN AUSSIE THIS YEAR

A flock of shows currently run¬
ning on; Broadway are scheduled
for Australian presentation this
year. The production slate of J. C.
Williamson Theatres, Ltd., -includes
Aussie f editions of “Bye Bye
Birdie,”! “Irma La Louce,” “Mir¬
acle Worker” and “pnder the
Yum-Yiim Tree.” - ,

Another current Broadway musi¬
cal, “Sclund of Music,” is planned
for Australian production by
Garnetj Can-oil, who ^also con¬
templates a^ presentation of “Most
Happy Fella.” The Williamson out¬
fit is still going strong with “My
Fair Lady,” which celebrated its
second 'anniversary in Australia
last Jan^ 2^5 The firm has had two
companies' in operation, one having
moved to -Nife.w Zealand.

Incidentally, Harold A. Bowden,
co-executive director of the Wil¬
liamson operation, recently got his
first on-the4spot looksee at Japa¬
nese theatre during a November-
Deceihber visit to Tokyo and Hong
Kongi with his wife.

and Rosamund Greenwood, Arttiiir j Mnv- Ftcnn I as*qc
L owe and Brian Oulton do their j ****<& OttH,

best, but it is a lost cause. Rich.

- " 4 -. -

Hent*y IV—Part One

Bat Recoups the Dough

A f six-year dispute, in - which
legit \ pressagent Max Eisen con¬
tested the sale of a lease on the

London, Feb. 15.

Old Vic presentation of a two-act drama i „

by waiiaxn Shakespeare. Staged 7 by |TheatT£ de LyS, N.Y., has ended.
Dennis:Vance; costumes and decor. Tina-jThp n'iitrnmo ic that Ficon incf
othy O'Brien. Opened Feb. 14. '61. at (he i A “ e J “ St

• i old Vhr. London; *1.98 top. j about gets back the $11,000 he in-

p!ay is haid to judge, as there is | Henry jy . Robert Harm ; vested £n the off-Broadway opera-

no unifying cord. He obviously has ; John of Lancaster

' The Irish are in trp«»ble again.
But in “The. Moon in; the Yellow
River,” at the East Ejnd Theatre,

; N.Y., they’re not fighting the Black
and Tan; they’re fighting each
other.

The Denis Johnston drama,

‘ which had a 40-perfarmance run
‘ when the Theatre Guild presented
; it on Broadway in 1932, is more
; concerned with mortal troubles
| than Ireland’s internal difficulties
| Although its setting and characters
I are Irish, they are primarily sound-
; Ing boards for the author’s theories
I and philosophies on the state and
: motivations of humanity. , '

J “Moon” is a wordy play, not in
! the typical sense of Irish verbosity,
but in its philosophic rambiings.
Though this profusion! of dialogue
tends to be slow and occasionally
lacking in bite, “Moon in rihe
Yellow River” contains stimulating
ideas which, for anyone patient
enough, can be rewarding. 4

For all his weighty, considlra-'
tions, Johnston also concocts farci¬
cal comedy. He has .created two
buffoons, enthusiastically played
by Neii 'FitzGerald and Joseph
Bird, who provide zany comment,
particularly in their effort to build
up an arsenal and their amazement
at the outcome. There is also £
young rebel volunteer, portrayed^

his pl$y, they only confuse.

WTiat develops is a spectacle
worthy of the house when it was
still the Cafe -Jolie. A blonde, six-
: foot-two lady magistrate presides
‘ over the sex trial of a Priest while
an infantile cop drools in the back¬
ground. Eve Bruce, as the judge,
bumps and grinds her way through
| the proceedings in a costume that
1 must have been found when the
- building was being refurbished. i
! George Sawaya is relentless in 1
: his attempt to mugg every laugh
I out of the role of the cop and
I Jonathan Moore is alternately
i comic and sympathetic as the ac-
■ cused Priest. Winterboi-tom has
: staged the play in a slapstick man-
• ner that adds chaos to the already-
5 muddled issues, and draws an
j occasional embarrassed laugh. Mar-
j vin March’s settings and lighting
| are adequate and Frank Ledlie
j Moore’s music is interestingly
; weird. Kali.

'Gladioia’ and History

Brooklyn, N.Y.

I Editor, Variety:

j . Walt Rigdon erred on a number’
; of counts in a letter in a recent
i issue regarding “Show Girl.”

| ( 1 ) One “critic, Walter Kerr, did

mention that the 1920s segment of
1 the routine contrasting old and
! modern musicals was the dearly
i remembered “Gladiola Girl.”

[ 1 2) Rigdon also helped to per-

: petuate the Broadway myth that
Carol Channing tens “The Gladi¬
ola Girl.” She was not. Gloria
Hamilton played the part, and Miss
Channing, though hardly unno¬
ticed, was merely one of the flap¬
pers in the chorus.

<3) I think, too, that it should
be pointed out that only three of
the six numbers in “The Gladiola
Girl”* were used in “Show Girl,”
and that the original spoof was
paVt of the 1948 revue, “Lend an
Ear.” Stanley Green.

tion for’a syndicate in 1954.

The | contest involved Eisen’s
50So ownership of a lease on the
de Lys -as a result of the 1954 in¬
vestment and the subsequent sale
of the Lease to Louis Schweitzer,
whose -wife, Lucille Lortel, has
been operating the theatre in .re¬
cent years? Eisen, who claimed the
sale of the lease to Schweitzer was
without his consent, insti¬
tuted legal action to have it nulli-

Edmiind Mortimer .John Humphrey' i-figd

Owen Glendower . Gerald James* J *

Lady Mortimer .Jennie Goossens | Eisen ■ lost the case after a se-

Earl of Douglas.Michael Mearham ' rni , r t hattlec in whioh

Sir Richard Vernon.Brian Spink ries °* , ,

Messengers .John Harwood. Thomas seven of a total of 13 judges ruled

KempinsW j n ^is favor. According to Eisen,
‘Schweitzer

Prince -hf Wales . John Stride

FalstaK ..L..Douglas Campbell

Poins ..1. Tom Counf%nay

Henry P^rcy ..i..Nicholas Meredith

Hotspur "-....Tony Britton

Gadshill...Derek Smith

Bardolph .Michael Graham Cox

Peto . Stephen Mdore

Traveller - '.J .Vernon Debtcheff

Lady Percy ..Gwen Watford.

Hotspur's Servant .Peter Ellii

Francis . . .Lawrence Aspre.v ._ _

Vintner..■.Geoffrey Hinsliff [marie*

Mistress Quickly.Sylvia Coleridge

Sheriff . Paul Harris.

The Old Vip’s presentation of
this tricky-td-act Shakespeare his¬
tory drama Is^an erratic piece, of
work, and Dennis Vance’s staging
is too static Wr the full effect to
be realized, Nbr is Vance assisted
by actors whoriend to gabble^many
important speeches. Eveu. the
beautifully voiced Robert Harris as
Henry IV starts off almost inco¬
herently. Later, however, he set-

paid $38,500 for the
lease on the theatre. Although
Eisen failed in his effort to have
the sale of the lease invalidated,
his investment syndicate still
shares in 50^. of the income from
the sale.

After the ^deduction of heavy
legal expenses, the cut comes to
around $6,000. In addition to that,
$4,400 had been recouped on the
. . .. l$ll ,000 investment prior to the

iintl 65 hlS readlDg sale of the lease to Schweitzer.?
dignity and Dobihty. ^ Th co j n previously recouped

There are several performances ;and the inc0 £ e from - tte sa le of
that make the production worth a j the lease just a5out covers the
visit, however. Tony _Brittons Hot- 1S54 investme nt. Included in the

spur is a manly and fiery figure
with also a bluff charm. Douglas
Campbell’s interpretation of Fal-
staff differs from many concep¬
tions, giving the knight inner dig¬
nity and wisdpm, and scoring fully
in the comedy.

John Stride as Prince Hal also
brings a sensitivity to his playing.

His battlefield repentance is ex¬
cellently done, as is his challenge
to Hotspur. Gwen Watford and
Sylvia Coleridge shine on the dis¬
taff side. Miss Watford, as Hot¬
spur’s wife, being particularly at¬
tuned to the spirit of the play. ^

All In all, “Henry IV—Part One”

Is better read than seen, but this | monie
production is one that will cheer¬
fully send the tab-buyer to the li¬
brary with a fresh understanding
of the play. Rich.

ltK54 investment. Included in the
Eisen syndicate are Marvin Wein¬
berg, Rosalind Massow. St. John
Terrell, Milton Cohen, Walter
Hauser and Nettie Rose Eisen.

28-Week CLO Season, L.A.

. . Los Angeles. Feb. 21.

The Los Angeles Civic Light
Opera Assn, season of four musi¬
cals will run 28 weeks, the longest
in its 24-year history. Each entry
will play seven weeks, an increase
of one week over last season.

“The Merry Widow” opens the
season April 17 at the Philhar-
l monie Auditorium, with Patrice
' Munsel starred. Others alreapy set
Include “The Sound of Music’’ and
“Bye Bye Birdie,” with the fourth
still to be announced.

UTERATt

EeDszHw

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Literati,

A Major Censorship Win

Four publishers of paperbound
books won an important censorship
victory la^t week when Judge Wil¬
liam M. Mackenzie of the Superior
Court of Rhode Island ruled that
the R I. Commission to Encourage
Morality in Youth had no right to
send notices to bookdealers direct¬
ing them to discourage sale of cer¬
tain works. These, the Commis¬
sion stated, were objectionable for
youths under 18.

The Court, in granting a per¬
manent injunction enjoining fur¬
ther issuance of the notices that
their dissemination violated the
14th Amendment of the U.S. Con¬
stitution. This amendment con¬
cerns freedom of the press. The
case was tried Dec. 5 in Pro\idence.

Judge Mackenzie found that the
Commission’s notices carried an
Implied threat of prosecution if
the bookdealers should continue
sale of these publications. As an in¬
evitable result of such intimidation,
the jurist added, there was a sup¬
pression of sale of the listed books
and magazines despite the fact that
there had been no judicial deter¬
mination that these publications
were obscene.

In his opinion Judge Mackenzie
stated that “there was considerable
doubt as to the' constitutionality”
of the law which created the Com¬
mission in that'its effect was ‘to
appoint the members of the Com¬
mission as censors and to give them
the power to determine which
books and magazines will be dis¬
tributed and sold in Rhode Island.”

However, the Judge went on to
say '-that it would be- better prac¬
tice to leave the matter of passing
•upon the constitutionality” of the
law to Rhode Island’s highest court;

The action was brought by ban¬
tam Books, Dell. Pocket Books and
the New American Library. Re¬
presenting the publishers was Hor¬
ace Manages of Weil, Gotshal &
Manges of New York, assisted by
J. F. Raskin of that firm. Milton
Stanzler of Providence was attor¬
ney of record. The Atiorney Gen¬
eral of R.I. who appeared for the
Commission was repped by Joseph
L. Breen, special counsel.

Revise N.Y. Libel Laws?

Revision of New York State's
libel and slander laws is sought in
a bill introduced by Assemblyman
Anthony ’P. Savarese Jr., Queens
Republican, and Senator Edward
J. Speno, Nassau Republican.

Amending the Civil Practice Act,
the measure provides that in an
action for publication of libel in
newspapers or of slander on radio
broadcasts, the plaintiff shall not
recover more than “special dam¬
ages.” unless a “correction” is de¬
manded and is not published or
broadcast.

The plaintiff would recover "spe¬
cial damages”—defined as those
suffered in loss to property, busi¬
ness, trade, profession or occupa¬
tion.

o John. Fox Must Pay

Massachusetts Supreme Court
has ruled that financier John Fox
must pay executrix Helen D. Gro-
zier -Richard Grozier estate) SI.-
161,052 plus interests and costs
under his agreement to buy the
now defunct. Boston Post.

Fox made a $4,000,000 purchase
agreement :n 1952 and operated
the newspaper until it closed in
bankruptcy in 1956. Mrs. Grozier
brought suit when Fox failed to
make payments. In court. Fox con¬
tended that the Post had failed to
inform him properly on amounts
owed employes in *uch things as
severance pay and death benefits.
Mrs. Grozier won a Superior Court
judgement which was upheld by
tiie Sup-erne Court.

‘Chatter’ev’ Tn Scotland

A 64-\ ear-old chartered account¬
ant. Alexander Bain, failed in his
bid to ban “Lady Chatterley’s
I.over” in Scotland. Three judges
at tiie Court of Session in Edin¬
burgh niv*d hL action to rai-e a
private prosecution against a book-
selir who had sold him tiie. novel.

Mr.Bain, veepee of the Glasgow
T of 3oys’ Cities. Claimed the
book contained passages liable to
con opt tlie \ r utii of both sexes.

The judge L rd Clyde, comment¬
ed. “The . wrung complained of
here-—if it is a wrong, and it would
be quite improper for us to express

{an opinion—is of a general and pub-
j lie nature, committed against the
; whole country; it is devoid of the
{personal and peculiar interest,
j without which. no private prosecu-

* tion has ever . been granted in
' Scotland.”

! Meantime, newsagents in Scot-
\ land want a Government censor-
: ship of magazines to protect them
I from risk of prosecution. By sell-
; ing certain of them, they say, they
| risk heavy fines jand losses through
| confiscation. ;

; Paradox is that the magazines,

, for which there is a growing de¬
mand being freely and legally dis¬
tributed through reputable whole¬
salers.

One Scot newsagent, at Kilmar¬
nock, Ayrshire, was fined $15 and
had 211 magazines confiscated by
! the local magistrates.

Monopoly Charge

i Editorial workers and printers of
: the four major press groups fight-
j ing over the $112,000,000 Odhams
1 publishing empire in Britain have
| put out a paper attacking their
s owners for maneuvering toward
^monopoly control. Four-page Chal-
; lenger, produced by union mem¬
bers of Odhams. Roy Thomson
: chain. Daily Mirror group and
i News of the World, was handed
j out in thousands to Londoners re-
. turning home fiom work last week.

Canadian publisher Roy Thom¬
son <27 papers , in Canada, two in
j Florida, Sunday Times and ex-

• Kemsley chain? in Britain, plus
j Scottish tv> v/aa described in it as
j “casual, ruthless and with the mind
’ of a balance sh^eet."

! Before the $90,000,000 offer by
’Daily Mirror jjroup (worth $140,-
; 000,000) was turned down, Sunday
i New's of the World (6,700,000 —
world’s largest j circ.) chairman Sir
William Carr said he’d talked about
; buying Daily Emerald and The Peo-
pie <Sunday) ifc Mirror group won.

1 Mirror group has since upped its
bid to $106,400-*.000.

Stinnett’s Musical

Caskie Stinnett, Philly author
1 and Curtis Publishing exec, has
signed option part with Hollywood
I group for converting his recent
Random House novel, "Out of the
I Red,” into a musical for Broadway.

■ Deal-was handled by Harold Ober
; Associates in the east and by Henry
: Lewis Agency on the Coast, who
: represent Stinnett.

’ Chester Erskine "will script the
: book for the show.

I Brittanica’s Compton Co.

Encyclopedia Brittanica Inc. has
purchased all -stock in F. E. Comp-
|ton & Co., publishers of Compton’s
• Pictured Encyclopedia, for an un-
; disclosed sum; Since Compton’s is.
a pre-college’ reference, it’s not
considered competitive with the
- Britannica an<ji will continue to op¬
erate under ^ts own name, with
same editorial: policies and person-.
; nel. Only change is that Robert A.
j Conger, senior veepee of EB, has
J shifted over t«> Compton’s as execu-
? tive director.

Britannica was founded in 1768;
Compton’s in 1922. Both are cur¬
rently based in Chicago.

| Pamela Moore's Deals

I Pamela Moore, regained as the
American Francoise Sagan when
her first novel, "Chocolates for
Breakfast." vjritten at the age of
18, hit the bestseller list, has just
had her novej published in France
by Juilliard,’under the title "Les
Pigeons de : Saint-Marc,” and in
1 London by Longmans. Green under
’the title “East Side Story.”

Fawcett was the high bidder for
U.S. rights and will publish a re-
: vised version under the title ol
: “The Pigeons of Saint Mark’s.”
Cyrius cf Paris and a British film
•producer have made offers for the
, film rights. It's a novel of life on
' N.Y.’s east- side. *

London (Sunday Telly Set
With threij* issues behind it the
London Sunjiav Telegraph is now
saiely launched in the newspaper
marketplace.; Stablemate of the
Daily Telegriaph. it’s the first new
national Sunday sheet launched in
Britain for several decades and
fills a usefu* gap between the two
eggiiead papers, the Sunday Times
and the Observer, and the more
sensational papers.

$ho\v biz- criticism Is In good
hands. AlanfBrien moved up from
the w eekly ^serious reviews to do

legit and shrewdly devoted his
first piece to a kind o* testament
of what he thinks a critic should
aim at. Shrewdly, because Brien
was unlucky enough t* make his
debut in a week when (there were
no firstnights. Alan Dtjnt, veteran
legit critic Of the Aed News-
Chronicle, is handling films for
the Sunday Telegraph, jrhough the
1 live theatre has for long been
Dent’s stamping ground, he has
been opining about $x for the
Illustrated London Nevis for some
years. j

Susan Lester is me paper’s
ballet critic, Christopher Booker
handles jazz, .with. Pit Williams
keeping an ear on s|team radio
and Philip Purser, alstf of the ex-
News-Chronicle, catering for tv
readers. j

Garry Davis' itook

“World citizen” Gprry Davis,
! actor-son of bandleader Meyer
Davis, has authored his . credo in
autobiographical form, titled "The
World Is My Country (The Adven¬
tures of a World Citizen)” which
Putnam will bring out in April.

A B-17 pilot in World War II,
Davis came to world attention
when, on May 18, 1943, he walked
into the U.S. Embassy in Paris
and renounced his American citi¬
zenship, turned in ms passport,
and embarked on a campaign for
"world citizenship jmembership
cards,” receiving almost 1,000,000
requests from the wot’ld over for
such identification, ^(e attracted
the attention of such ^intellectuals
as Camus, Schweitzer ?and Einstein
and experienced imprisonment
several times for crossing fron¬
tiers sans "proper” passport but,
more often, achieved ?open sesame
and attendant acclaijna in many
countries. ?

Davis subsequently reassumed
his U.S. citizenship T and latterly
has been in the travel (appropri¬
ately enough) business.

Jessel's Latest

“Elegy in Manhattaji” is the title
of George Jessel’s i latest book
which Holt, Rineharj & Winston
will publish in April. |

There are 56 vignettes of show
biz personalities plus others such
as A1 Smith and Willie Vanderbilt,
sports figures such as? John L. Sul¬
livan and Babe Rutfcj. Among the
showfolk are Barnuiji and Todd,
Fanny Brice and Hel<jn Morgan, et

Wm. Loeb’s Profit-Sharing
“Other publishers think I’m
tetched in the head,” declared Wil¬
liam Loeb, publisher of the Man¬
chester Union-Leader and New
Hampshire Sunday News, when he
told the Nashua (N.H.) Industrial
Management Club, Feb. 14, how
his firm had distributed more than
$1,250,000 to slightly more than
200 employes durijng the past
j eight years. ?

I Loefc[ told the Nashua group
, that the purpose of profit-sharing
; is to aid the nation’s economic
system and give employes a sound
moral basis to continue happily at
work.

With strong unions ’ seeking to
get all they can out of management
and some managements striving to
get all they can from employes
with the lowest possible pay, the
Manchester publisher said profit- !
sharing works "toward a goal of ;
solving both problejns.”

Nate Gross Foundation
John L. Keeshin (s president of
the Nate Gross foundation, in
honor of the late Chicago’s Ameri¬
can columnist, w^io died last
May 12. C }

Target is $100,0u0 for nonsec¬
tarian philanthropies.

I CIIATTjER

j Professor Kan'do|ph Goodman’s
j "Drama On Stage*- will be pub-!
: lished in May by Ilplt, Rinehart & 1
'Winston which is a'^o bringing out I
•; a revised edition of J. Richard '
'Johnson's "P r a c t £c a 1 Television !
Servicing." Autho.'i is currently j
with Bell Labs. i j

Eleanor Bergsteiji appointed as¬
sistant to Harold Matson, succeed¬
ing Mrs. Marilyn Sellers, Miss
Bergstein comes to the Matson
literary agency filom Paramount
Pictures and Bentofi & Bowles.

Ex-Time dramaj critic Louis
Kronenberger's second novel, “A
j Month of Sundays,£ is on the Vik-
I ing list for April. Illis first fiction
; hook, among other prose volumes,

| was titled “Grand tight and Left.”

| Luther Nichols. < x-San Francisco
i Chronicle film a id theatre re-
I viewer, and latter y ex-Sp Exam¬

iner’* book editor, has joined
Doubleday as west coast editor.
For the past four years he operated
a weekly tv show sponsored by the
Northern California Booksellers
Assn., titled "Bjc>s and Authors,”
and is also a. veepee of the Actors'
Workshop, leading Frisco profes¬
sional group.

Henry Miller, the Paris ex¬
patriate author of "far-out” and
offbeat books, is working on a play.

David Delman of the Lavenson
ad agency (Philly) is the author of
"A Time to Marry”! (Doubleday).

Alan C. Collins, head of the Cur¬
tis Brown Ltd. authors’ agency, en
route to Naples on the Cristoforo
Colombo accompanied by his wife
and daughter.

Mrs. Harry Donenfeld, wife of
the president of National Comics
Inc., died at her Park Avenue (N.Y.)
apartment at 64 of heart ailment.

Ladies’ Home Journal will pub¬
lish a condensed version of "The
Things I Had To Learn,” by Lor-
ette Young (as told to Helen
Ferguson, Hollywood publicist),
which Bobbs-Merrill will publish
March 27.

N.Y. Times’ Gay Talese titles
subtitles his new Harper book,
“New York,” (due in May) as “A
Serendipiter’s Journey.” "Serendi¬
pity,” he explains, "means finding
something when you’ve been look¬
ing for something else (as so often
happens in Brooklyn J.” Talese'
closeup on Gotham characters
gives accent to the offbeat and the
unusual.

"The Business of Show Busi¬
ness,” aimed at amateurs and pro¬
fessionals, is the work of Gail
Plummer, manager of the Univer¬
sity of Utah Theatre. It’s a Harper
book, due May 24,

Elick Moll working on filmusical
version of his new tome, “Memoir
of Spring.” Casting problems have
delayed Broadway opening of
"Seidman and Son.”

Terrys (Render’s tome, “For The
Prosecution," will be published by
Chilton In March. Story is based on
her experiences as assistant D.A.
during Buron Fitts’ regime in Los
Angeles.

Mary McGarey, feature writer
for the Columbus Dispatch, is the
first woman to be elected president
of the Press Club of Ohio. She
succeeds Art Parks, of AP. John
Bohannon, Columbus Star, is the
new vice president; George Borel,
of WBNS-Radio, was renamed
treasurer, while Carl Johnson, an
attorney, was reelected secretary.

Unique bookstore, “Insomniac”
owned by Bob Hare, in Hermosa
Beach, Cal., Is combination art
gallery, record centre and coffee¬
house with highest attendance after
midnight. During first year of
operation, book sales totaled $140,-
000 with record sales averaging
$700 per month. Customers, who
hail from distant points, pass
through turnstiles, listen to albums
or scan books while sipping |
espresso and pay checker for i
purchases on way out, a la super- !
market. Beach resort with mere j
few hundred population is near j
Marineland on south coast. 1

Connie Soloyanis, for 15 years
aide to ihe late Danton Walker, i
N.Y. Daily News columnist, now
dittoing for Hy Gardner, both on
the Trib! and for the latter’s tv
! program.

in fact, hopes to divide hi* tim®
in both countries henceforth;
thanks to the jet age. His decision
to reside in England, he says, was
fortuitous and chie^y for the sake
of his three daughters, two of
i whom are enrolled in schools
: there. It stemmed from recogniz¬
ing his role, professionally, as that
of an American interpreting U. S.
plays authentically for the British
people. |

Wanamaker insists he didn’t
leave this country initially for po¬
litical reasons, as' has been inti¬
mated. It wasn’t to have been a
longterm move hk the beginning,
he says, only “a sprt of holiday,’ 1
a chance to work; jhere and see the
country.

After two films *ihowever, plus
a year’s run in “Winter's Journey”
(produced originally on Broadway
as "The Country Girl”), and a de¬
but as producer with “The Shrike”
for another six months, he was
caught in the snowball of opportu¬
nity and the attractive economics
of the West End. So he remained
in England.

He has been anxious to return
to the U. S. for several years,
however, and found a suitable op¬
portunity only recently, when th®
Goodman Theatre. Chicago, in¬
vited him to appear as guestar last
month.

New Encyclopedia

Continued from page 71 j

sic hall and variety, revue, show-
boat and tap dance.

Contributors from the entertain¬
ment rank making their debut in
the EB this year are director-critio
Harold Clurman, who authored th®
piece about the Group Theatre
piece, of which he was a co-foun¬
der; Robert Romain Edge, outdoor
editor for the ABC network, who
wrote the article on cockfighting;
William J. Tuttle, head of MGM's
makeup department, responsible
for the entry titled “Reard,” and
Neville Cardus, music critic for th®
Manchester Guardian, who wrot®
the bio on cricket player William.
Gilbert Grace?

Other new ' contribs, not show"
bizzers, are President John F.
Kennedy, who has bioed Oliver
Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of
the U.S., and ex-President Herbert
Hoover, with a piece about his
elder brother, Theodore Jess®
Hoover, engineer-naturalist-educa¬
tor.

Incidentally. George Bernard
Shaw wrote the Britannica’s origi¬
nal article on Socialism, which still
stands, except for updating each
edition.

Sam Wanamaker

Continued from page 71 ^

gry personal career in which the
artistic opportunities are few and
the roles too staggered to permit
real growth.”

But for a man in search of a'
permanent theatre, Wanamaker is
committed for the next two years
to the personal career. After
"Country,” for which he has
signed oply a six month contract,
he must, return to England to di¬
rect two low* budget theatrical
films and three teleshows for As¬
sociated-Rediffusion. He also has
picture deals pending here, which,
if they materialize, will probably
have to : be tabled for 1962.

Wanamaker has been commis¬
sioned to ’stage a new opera in
the spring of next year (his first
venture dn that medium) for pres¬
entation at Covent Garden. Lon¬
don, aft ?r its debut at the dedica¬
tion of the rebuilt Coventry Cathe¬
dral. The work is “King Priam.”
by British composer Michael Tip¬
pett.

Although he’s building a home
for his family in London, Wana¬
maker has no intention of giving
up his American citizenship and.

‘Adjustment’Profits

Continued from page 71

| year. Royalties have^been waived
j either fully or partially to reduce
j expenses during particularly rough
• stanzas.

I The presentation's $99,000 shar®
of the basic film coin indicates that
| the pre-production Sale of th®
. property to Metro involves a mini¬
mum payment of $275,000, plus an
escalator clause relating to addi¬
tional compensation on the weeks
the show' earns a profit. As usual,
the production’s cut of the film
income is 40 r o, less 10 % commis¬
sions.

Anent the paring of royalties,
W’illiams waived his 10 °c cut of the
; gross entirely two weeks during
; December and partially the last
week of that month. There w r as no
; reduction during that, period in the
of the gross paid director
i George Roy Hill and the office ex-
pense also held steady at $300.

! Scenic and lighting designer Jo
i ^ielziner also waived his of

the gross two of the December
\veeks.

The show’s share-of-new'spaper
expenditure was $15,061 and $11.-
202, respectively, for the second
and third weeks on Broadway.
"Period.” which had repaid 5Q%
of its $125,000 investment, as of
Dec. 31, costars James Daly, Bar¬
bara Baxley and Robert Webber.
The play, currently in its 16th week
at the Helen Hayes Theatre, N.Y.,
has reduced its top price from
$6.90 weeknights and $7.50 week¬
end eves to a straigm $3.50.

Even if the show picks up with
the lowered boxoffice scale it must
vacate the theatre March 4. as the
house is booked for the new r Jean
Kerr comedy. "Mary, Mary.” If
business warranted, however, "Ad¬
justment” could presumably move
to an Available other theatre,. ■

Wedneiday, February 22, 1961

CHATTER

Broadwaj

Dorothy (Vahikty) HIrsch back
in Medical Arts Hospital.

; Isidore Ostrer, chairman of
Premier Productions Ltd., in from
London last week on the Queen
Mary.

Songsmith Leo Edwards* 75th
birthday today (Wed.) also marks
63 years in the music business and
show biz.

Par ad-pub topper Martin Davis
joining the Philip Miles’ • Restau¬
rant Associates veep) in Acapulco
next week.

While the Barry Grays are visit¬
ing their daughter in school in
Switzerland, gpesters are pinch-
hitting for him bn his WMCA radio
stint.

The Dick Mareks made RCA
Victor v.p. and g.m. George R.
Marek (and Muriel) grand¬
parents. Young Marek is a McCall’s
staffer.

Nita Naldi, the silent screen
vamp 'who livfd on 46lh Street
for 30 years, was buried Tuesday
from St. Malgchy’s (the Actor’s
Chapel).

The Charles Lowes (Carol Chan-
ning) hosted a “cellar” party at
Leone’s Monday night »20) for
George Burns in the wine-cellar of
thfs midtown opsis.

Violette VeT^y, one of the neweF
’ballerinas with: the N.Y. City Bal¬
let, will wed in April. Groom is
Colin Clark, exec producer with
Granada tv in London.

Countess Ada-May Castegnaro
(the former Ada-May, Broadway
musicomedy star) returned to
Venice, Italy, with her husband, a
former Hollyvyood tv producer,
four years ago because of his fam¬
ily estate and has been resident in
the Italian resort since.

lane Torre, the syndicated tv
coiumnist of the N.Y. Herald-Trib¬
une. was named 1961 “Newspaper
Woman of the Year” by the Lambs
Club, which is going to fete her
Saturday <4). In the event’s 50-year
history, it's the first femme award
designated.

A cocktail party is slated for the
Asior, March 2, to tee off the cam¬
paign for the Jewish Theatrical
Guild's testimonial dinner to.Dan¬
ny Thomas, to be held April 30 in
the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-
Astoria. Eddie Cantor, Abe Last-
fogel and Harry E. Gould chairmen
of the event.

There’s a growing feeling around
the N. Y. Mirror shop that Time
may have pegged it right a couple
of weeks ago—that Walter Winchell
may decide not to return to active
columning and “just take it easy.”
He’s currently at his Scottsdale,
Ariz., winter home where June
<M’s. WW) is recuperating.

Jules Field, owner of the Sul¬
livan St. Playhouse, off-Broadway
lemter, and a packaging container
sales executive, appointed to the
board of directors of the Washing¬
ton. D.C., Gaslight Club by Burton
Browne, founder. Field is also
affiliated with: the N.Y. Gaslight
Club.

Ed Sullivan^ given the 15th an¬
nual brotherhood award by Con¬
gregation B’nai Jeshurun. Rabbi
Dr. William Berkowitz's sermon
at the inlerfaith sabbath service
observed “the revolution in com¬
munications was the most strik¬
ing development of the 20th cen¬
tury” and cited mass media, espe¬
cially. television, “a vast potential”
as a ’force for good.

Caesarian op has Marilyn (Mrs.
11." Garner bedded at Doctors’
Hospital another week following
butli of their Jeffrey last Wednes¬
day. Columnist’s son Ralph, 32, by
previous marriage, who has a six-
>car-Md daughter and three sons
'live, l four and three), wonders
how frcTl explain to his chi’dren
how-come the newest Gardner ad-
dilion is their “uncle.”

Col. Serge Obolensky due to
sever active association with Zeck-
endorf Hotels since the sale of the
f't. Regis to Mexican interests and
'•Mil only continue as a consultant.
Meantime Webb & Knapp, parent
of Zeekendorf Hotels, sold its
Sherman and Hotels Ambassador
F.::st and West to Chi realty devel¬
opers John J. Mack and Raymond
S. er for a reported $17,000,000,

I.ouis Vaudable. owner of the
Paris Maxim's, and Claude C.
Phillipe, executive veepee and
P m. of TSsch Hotels, mapping an
independent venture, a 200-room
plus hotel, the Mont Carlo in
Puerto Rico, with casino attached,
and also to house the only North
Ameriian branch of Maxim’s.
Vaudable Is due over soon, enroute
to Tahiti, on behalf of h ; s n :m
Anv n am* • s ; -rd '

Ha&y^s. Dube, trustee of the

Clem McCarthy Fund (875 5th
Ave.), in plea to friends of the rac¬
ing commentator who ha$_been in
the Dresden Madison Nursing
Home, 36 East 67 St., since Feb. 8,
1958, for much needed funds for
the indigent newspaperman-spurts-
castef. “Specter of McCarthy be¬
ing placed in N.Y. City Welfare
Dfept. charity ward is the alterna¬
tive,” if the McCarthy Fund is not
replenished.

Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest cock¬
tailing at her Sutton Place S. digs
I in preparation of the ' 10th anni
j April In Paris Ball, which will be
back at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Claude C. Philippe, ex-Hilton and
latterly ex-Zeckendorf, now help¬
ing the Tisches mastermind the
new Loew Hotels (Summit and
Americana), eventually will shift
the shindig into his bailiwick, as
he did last April into the Astor
(when he was with Zeekendorf),
but the Times Sq. hostelry’s Jjight
ballroom quarters caused/ | the
: shift back to Waldorf. r

i The 10th anniversary April In
1 Paris ball this jiear will be h^ld in
October, and bijek at the Waldorf-
Astoria, after fclaude C. Pl^ilEppe
last year snagged it west to the
! Astor Hotel when he was with the
' Zeekendorf s. Elsa Maxwell’s
[ absence abroad and lack of suffi-
j cient time makes the fa 1 ! innova-
! tion date necessary. The 1962
April In Paris Ball (for combined
Franco-American charities) - like¬
wise will be a fall event, the re¬
opening social gala for the mew
Americana (Loew’s-TIsch) Hotel,

' of which Philippe is now executive
v.p. and g.m. ;

Rome.

By Robert F. llawhlns

(Stampa Estera; Tel. 675906)
New Venice topper Domtjnico
; Meccoli to London for quickie
-visit. ‘

! Lea Danesi Tolnay, legit agent,
: to Paris to look over the theatre
| situation in French capital. {

J Lon Jones handling Dino) De-
1 Lauientiis’ foreign publicitv cljores
r on loanout from Charles Schfieer.
j Astor Pictures’ George Foley
and Mario DeVecchi back to U.S.
after o.o. of local product for Yank
market.

Keenan Wynn arrived to plqy an
American colonel in Dino DeLau-
rentiis’ “Black City.’’ Duilio Co-
letti directs.

Jerome Kilty’s “Dear Liar”
opens at Bologna Legit Festival
this month, with author directing
cast headed by Rina Morelli.,

Fay Spain and Reg Park signed
for “Hercules Conquers Atlantis,”
which Vittorio Cottafavi directs
here for SPA Cinematografiea.

Dino DeLaurentiis poured* for
Igor Moisse.ev, whose Russiar| bal¬
lets appear, in the producer’s up¬
coming “I Love, You Love.’* {Also
spotted ir. pic is Edith Piaf. j
Jean Negulesco prepping f Jes^
sica” for local shooting, with (Mau¬
rice Chevalier, Angie Dickjnson
and Italo star Sylva Koscina. Mho’ll
speak English lines for first Sime.

Leo (and Mrs.) Hochestettor in¬
troduced to Rome film colony at
cocktail party tendered by MPEA
veepee Griff Johnson. Hochstjetter
takes over Mediterranean pojst in
March. *

“Wonders of Aladdin” unit: (250
strong) back from Tunisian-loca¬
tions for the Joseph Levine produc¬
tion. Donald O’Connor, Vittorio
DeSiea and Noelle Adam are top-
lined in Henry Levin-dirfecied
vehicle. t

Robert and Harriet Aldrich en¬
tertained friends at -their Borne
apartment. Guests included Stew¬
art Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley
Baker. Anouk Airnee, Scilla cjabel,
Claudia Mori, and others Ifrom
“Sodom and Gomorrah” produc¬
tion, plus Jules Dassin, MelinaiMer-
couri, Yael Dayan and Miphael
Cacoyannis. j

In-and-out-of-Rome; T t omas
Milian from Paris; Katy Jurapo to
visit husband Ernest Bor&nine;
Martine Carol to Paris after*com¬
pleting “Vanina Vanini”; Sijuone
Signoret, in briefly for testis on
Vittorio DeSica’s “The Last judg¬
ment”; Leslie Caron and ^eter
Hall, from London; Bibi AndJrson,
from Sweden to dub her rcile in
“Square of Violence,” directed in
Yugoslavia by Leonardo Bercpvici;
David Niven due in for start <j>f his
“Two Enemies,” Guy Hamilton pic
for Dino DeLaurentiis which ex¬
teriors in Israel; Haya Haranjet to
Tel Aviv; Queen Fabiola’s brother
Don Jaime de Mora y Aragon
signed here for role in DeLijuren-
tiis’ “The Last Judgment”; Miche¬
langelo Antonioni, Monica iVitti.
and producer Emmanuele Cassuto
to Paris lor dubbing on “La Notte”
(The Night). *

London

(HYde Park 4561/2/3)

Jack Phillips, Butcher’s topper,
hospitalized but now recovering.

Sol Hurok in town to negotiate
a visit of the Old Vic company to
the States.

Alma Cogan, disk thrush, made
her West End cabaret debut at the
I Pigalle. Monday (20).
j Jean Bayless signed her contract
; liiis week to play the Mary Martin
; role in “Sound Of Music.”

Cantinflas in town for the Euro¬
pean preem of “Pepe,” which is
skedded for the Columbia Theatre
Feb. 27.

Associated-British hosted a sup¬
per dance at the Savoy, following
the Royal Film Performance on
Monday <20).

John Mills and James Mason
starred to co-star in a new British
film, “Tiara Tahiti,” from Geoffrey
Cotterell’s novel.

Pending the delayed start of
“Cleopatra,” Peter Finch, who
plays Caesar, has gone to the West
indies for a month’s vacation.

The Sportsman’s Aid Society
reaps the benefit of the opening
j performance of the new Cimerama
1 film, "Search For Paradise,” at the
! Casino March 7.

j Queen Mother, Princess

j Margaret, and Antony Armstron^-
; Jones-were at a Gala performance
1 of Royal Ballet at Covent Garden,
j in aid of the Royal Ballet’s Bene-
j volent Fund.

{ Sir Michael and Lady Baleon
missed the preem of Balcons film,
“Long And The Short And Tfye
Tall.” They left for Johannesburg,
where Lady Baton’s mother is
critically ill. )

Jaccy Cinemas and Gala Filin
Distributors are giving the open¬
ing of.. “The Jacey In The Strand
Cinenfa” the full treatment wiljh
a gala; preem of Michelle Marganfs
“Torment.” Evejnt is due tomorrow
(ThurisJ.

acted at eroaultant foe “Night in
Paris” party at the CR Club (20).

Phil Cappella, long an associate
of the late Jack Lynch, returns as
the new operator of Chancellor'
Room.

Cornelia Otis Skinner to be
guest of honor at annual Brother¬
hood Community Luncheon Feb.
23 at Bellevue Stratford.

Mo Wax named chairman of
amusements division for the mem¬
bership enrollment of the Phila¬
delphia Fellowship Commission.

The Philadelphia Orchestra
skedded for a transcontinental
tour, May and June, 1962. Eugene
Ormandy will conduct all 25 con¬
certs.

Vernon Hammond, of the Acad¬
emy of Vocal Arts, slated to be¬
come music director with the re¬
organized Philadelphia Grand Op¬
era Co.

Robert Merrill set for concert at
Academy of Music, April 26, spon- j
sored by the Overbrook School for;
the Blind, in tribute for the late j
blind tenor, Luigi Bocelli. j

Leopold Stokowski’s appearance
with the Philadelphia Orchestra, j
originally skedded for January j
and cancelled because of an in- {
jured hip, set for March 6, 10 and
11 . He will also return to Robin
Hood Dell this summer.

Hollywood

\ Brooklyn, U.S.A.

| By Nan Joseph

Heranione Gingold crossed the
bridgd and played the Kiwanis
j Club of Brooklyn.

| George Jessel, Molly. Picon and
, Juki - Arkin, Israel mime, head-
j lined Purim Salute to Israel at
J Brooklyn Academy of Music..

| Phil Chiapperini, grandson* «)i
i the founder of Felice’s Restaurant
j in the Village, teaching course a!
! entrees at City Community College
. here. j

Isador Kleinman’s symphonic
suite, “Minehat Zeiner,” had its
preem with the American Sym¬
phony Orchestra at Brooklyn Mu¬
seum.

Candy Jones signed as commen¬
tator of the Brooklyn Women’s'Di¬
vision of American Committee on
Italy Migration fashion show this
week.

Pix biz here hard hit as result of
snow which Sanitation Dept, hasn’t
removed. Residential areas, in
many instances, resemble the up¬
per regions of Annapurna.

Brooklyn Philharmonia played
its third concert of 1 the season with
Siegfried Landau’ conducting at
Academy of Music. Rudolf Fir-
kusny, pianist, guest soloist. :

Joint Veterans Council of Brook¬
lyn fighting state legislative move
to limit bingo. Bill would restrict
to three-a-week number of times
that bingo may be played in a hall.
Bingo, now legal for charity, snags
I $42,000,000 yearly in state. Brook¬
lyn's share is some $8,000,000.

Hot dog architecture undergoing
revolution here. Brooklyn wurst
atelier, the American Kosher Pro¬
visions Co., will introduce a cir¬
cular hot dog. Outdoor eomestifcile
vendors regard the weenie rede-
signing as more significant thjm
• atom bomb.

- Norwegian Sir.ging Society oi
j Brooklyn, branch of Norwegian
j Singers Assn, of America, obsei v-
j ing its 71st anni here. Local group
i prepping for its part in 3962 m-
! tionwide “sangerfest” at Mormon
j Tabernacle in ; Salt; Lake Cijv.

' Harry Sandstr ; om is featured
; ^nor soloist; Victor Halvor.se rr.
baritone and Gunnar Sande, ba«s.

Philadelphia

# i

Ey Jerry Gaghan ■

(319 .V. 18th St., Locust 4-<848)
The Don Cossacks Into Town
Nall, March 5. ■

Celebrity Rohm, which booked
top names, dropped its floor shows.

Mme. Agi : Jambor, concert
pianist, former wife of Claude
Re'*", ailing.

Mile. Fifi, retired hurley queen.

Paris

By Gene Moskowitz

(66 Ai?e Breteuil; SUF. 5920)

Betsy Blair back after a U. S.
sojourn. \

Sam Spiegel bought actress
Josette Day’s yacht. |

“Alanjo” iUA) has, drawn 160.118
patrons in six week^.

Vet director Marcel L’Herbier
back with a film j on composer
Claude Debussy. * *

In its fifth month at Gaumont-
Palace, “Ben-Hur” iM-G) has played
to over 500,000 people.

- Single Signoret 5 into French
sketch pic, “Famous Loves,” under
direction of Michel Boisrond.

Amalia Rodrigutjz, the fado
singer, due for a ;house appear¬
ance at the Olympia’ this spring. .

Jean-Luc Goddard will direct
the Raymond and iRobert Hakim
film production, "Evji,” with Jeanne
Moreau starred.

Israeli actress Dahlia Lavi hav¬
ing her name removed from titles
and posters of her French pix that
play the Arab countries.

British short pic director Lind¬
say Anderson In to work oh the
script of his firs£ feature pic,
“Sporting Life,” which he begins
in the spring.

Billy Wilder here lookseeing
preparations for two pix he will
make here and in W|est Germany in
the next two yearis, “One, Two,
Three” and “Irma -La Douce.”

Melina Mercouri-will star in a
legit comedy here next seasbn with
Julqs Dassin directing. It Is an
Italo piece called, “Well-Being,” by
Franco Busati and Franca Maury.
Arthur Lesser produces.

Pathe making g video series
“Treasure of the Houses” for
worldwide sales. There will be a
special Anglo version. Comedy-
thrillers will star clown Zavatta.
Thirteen 26-minute : entries will be
made. Jean Baque£ directs.

Lionel Rogosin’s Tank indie film,
“Come Back Africa 1 ? snaring a spe¬
cial pic prize for the most worthy
foreign pic of the year, the award
of the Chevalier De La Barre. Best
French pic was Norbert Carbon-
naux’s updating of Voltaire's satire
“Candide.”

John Raitt back from Aussd*
tour.

Molly Bee In Australia for p.a.
tour.

Plato Skouras returned from.
Athens.

Carleton Young returned from
European tour.

James A. FitzPatrick back from
six weeks in Honolulu.

Samuel Fuller skied to Manila to
start WB's “The Marauders.”

Fay Spain to Rome to star in
"Hercules Conques’s Atlantis.”

William , J. McDowell appointed
general manager of KI1J Radio.

Milton Sperling left for Philip¬
pine location of “The Maraudeis.”

Everett Freeman formed Reame
Productions for projected George
Gobel pilot.

Rose Mathias resigned as story
ed of Jack Wralher Productions*
"Lassie” series.

Michael Garrison and Paul
Gregory severed their producer
pacts at Metro.

Janet Blair named county chair¬
man of 1961 Easter Seal Campaign
in Los Angeles County.

Vivien Leigh will attend Metro’s
March 10 anni preem of “Gone
With W T ind” in Atlanta.

Bill Beaton resigned as general
manager of radio station KWKW,
Pasadena, after 16 years.

Herbert Baker will produce 13th
annual Scr- • i Writers' Awards
dinner March 24 at Bevhilton.

Kirk Doug 5 ;/; kudosed by Friars
of California with its Golden
Showmanship Aw’ard of 1960 for
“Spartacus.”

James Stewart will present
Screen Producers Guild’s ?Iile-
stone Award to; Adolph Zukor at
ninth annual banquet March 5.

John E. Lavery takes over as
supervisor of National Theatres &
Television’s operation at Pacific
Ocean Park during absence of Fred
GWs. re rt i’n p^ ; from illness.

Selma Herbert, who got the “This
Is Your Life” (Ralph Edwards)
treatment foe her war heroism as a
WAC officer, being handled by
agent Dan Winkler for her auto-
biog and filrti rights. Jerry Wald has
an option on, the 1 latter.

(DELaware 7-4984)

Erroll Gatner at Opera Hcusa .
Saturday «25 >.

■ Lyric Opera to audition solists
] next week for its *61 season.

! Mighty Panther and Gabor
Brothers at Danny’s Hideaway.

; Constance Bennett and Hugh
’ Marlowe doing “Marriage- Go-
Round” at Drury Lane,
i Busy week for RCA-Victor’s Stan
I Pat, first witjb Norman Luboff, and
| then the Linjeliters in to make the
| deejay rounds.

j Bob Howt* praisery separated
[from Mister Kelley’s and London
j House, with Janet Kaup leaving
j Howe’s office to tub-thump full-
; time for the two clubs.

! Amelia Lorence left Actors Equi¬
ty for Sabie Modelfe Agency. And
thesp Ray Gronwold has joined
the Equity office to reactivate its
industrial insurance, services.

Palm Springs

By A. P. Scully

(Tel: FAirvieto 423-1828)

Bob Newkirk moved his comedy
to the Hilltop. : ‘

Ole Olson and Les Lear in from
Chi for a found of; sun,

Jan Clayton driopped London
date for new tele series.

Andrews Sisters followed Crosby
Brothers into the Chi Chi.

Bud Abbott and new partner
working over the old Abbott-and-
Cofitello routines.

Don January, Dallas pro, who
collected $50,000 for a hole-in-one
• Lloyd’s insured) did "it on the
Desi Amaz course.

Milton F. Kreis, now owner of
four beaneries in desert area,
greeted guests personally , at
switchover of Romanoff-on-the-
Rocks to RimRockis. Jim Garner,
Gary Player and Hal WaWs
> among first-bit era.'

By Bob; Rees -

(4409 Xerxes Ave. So.; WA 6-5955)

Limeliters open week stay, at
Freddie’s nitery Monday <27 >.

The Voyagers, Columbia rccordr
ing artists, appearing at Padded
j Cell.

Radisson Hotel Flame Room ha*
1 songstress Carmel Quinn through
‘March 1. j

Forty-third annual Shrine circus
opens nine-drfy run Feb. 23 <at
Minneapolis Auditorium.

Franz Liszt-prizewinning pianist
Ivan Davis gave recital in Northrop
Auditorium Thursday * 16).

Old Log Theatre offering 32-
year-o?d Broadway play, “Velvet
Glove.” for two weeks through
Feb. 26.

Jimmy Driftwood appearing at
Flame nightclub through Saturday
(25). Hank Thompson follow* for
week stay.

Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Ft v da-
tion unveiled scale mociH 'A
planned Guthrie theatre at north¬
west preem of “Tunes of Glory’*
at St. Louis Park Theatre last
week. '

Modern Jazz Quartet, in guest
spot with Minneapolis SyniDhony
at Northrop Auditorium Friday
(17), first jazz artists ever to appear
ih a subscription concert in orch’*
history.' ' ' .

WecInfesHay, February 22, 1961

Communications Media

I Continued from pad# S ;

Usher, should ha foiled by society at the start of his boom, however

to defend his product, not leaving negligible. Among the spots he’s -■ -

the defense to the legs wealthy and played within the pajst year are the OltOWS AlirOM

those who have less interest jfinan- southside black-and-tan Roberts
; dally or otherwise | In defending Show Lounge, and a [near northside =5 Continued from pas# 7S ssas

rom pad# s 22 = 53 ========= the freedom of a particular film coffee house, the Fickle Pickle. • A _ w auvM

orthefreedo ..->^-—

Frmilv Flltclinn

SIS Axull «nd Mdistlc The tqnity election hart and initially guided Shelley The drama then develops the de-

ISfilS” l/not one of_, , 1 __ Berman’s fortunes. Coirtic already terioration of their friendships. ,

?IIt? The Question £ how ^ === ' " = has a press,gent, however, and al- Only the two women in the if-

should the dirty hands of Govern- tors influencing hls| being shifted most without saying. fair retain some decency, as

ment control ithe mini If man or. to the third v.p. spo , now held by All the drum-beating (Including

in this case niore precisely, should i Hiram Sherman, is 4at he’s living a Time profile) is making the job ‘he generally * d '?Si

of debate iniboth Houses, national censorship. Tpere Is no question or the freedom of j
A , oponit „ lo * but that all bf our mass media, 'J 1 ■ =

obscenity . especially the-press, capable of . ' _j m

In 1870, however, movies were tawdriness in< their reporting on FflUltlf ElalCtllllt

not in the contemplation of man. matters sexual and sadistic. The fcifwiif wwa#####

Even in 1915 after their sensa- question, however, is not one of continued froitr pag# 71

tional rise to nationwide popular-i ^aste.^ ^vern- tors influencing hiss being shifted

ity and influence, the U.S. Su- men t control ithe mind of man or, to the third v.p. spo|, now held by
preme Cour|. declared that movies in this case njore precisely, should«Hiram Sherman, Is |hat he’s living
were to be Analogized to traveling the Government be permitted cen- j Qn the Coast The Inomination of
vagabond pllayers or a flea circus. sora ip e or ® ls n u lon * a j O’Neal as first v.p. |>uts him back
Ac tho ’iiiHcnic caw it in these earlv In theiCase of Books I- xv,.? L tto

Gregory Is still sans a personal
manager,; but avidly interested in

relatively smooth for Associated, °f emotional crisis. The whole
per this hitery lineup: Surf Club, thing ■turns out to be‘a dream,

we v^udsi. xuB juutimiauuii «M Der this niterv lineup: ,Surf ciuD, luu *s wut lu uc » uieaw,

vagabond pllayers or a flea circus. •“““*> . I O’Neal as first v.p. tuts him back Cilcinnati. March 1416; Blue Am though a gimmick ending suggests

As the judges saw it in these early In theiCase of Books !j n the running as Jn officer. He gel N.Y., 10 days starting March 17; tbat ls about to unfold in real

days of the 'screen, movies had no I" the book Industry a form of, had been third v.pf prior to the a week at Freddie’s Oub. Min- ambivalence of ton.

is... end were not en. pre-censorehip. unfortunately from , lsst election ot offlefcrs three years neapolts, March 27; a four-week The play£ ambiralence of ton.

rp , aHnn to irfp a « and were not en-' P r e-censorship, unfortunately from j i as t election of officers three years neapolis, Ma
relation to ideas and were not en point Qf vieWf hag become ac , when he was nomi / at ing j Angel repris-

litled to freedom from censorship.; cepted and legalized. A book or.; committee’s unsuccessful candidate eight frames

The court unwisely thought it; a magazine may now be lawfully ! f or president. The treasurer post, I June 26.

could distinguish between educa- j suppressed nbt by a Government' f or which Beal hijs been noml- , —

... i^ntertafnment. not vet I board of censors before sale but by j na ted. has been Meld for many —

Angel reprise as of April 6; and makes it a chancey item for Broad-
eight frames at Friscols hungri i, way, but it has possible film or off-

Broadway. The show is also un¬
evenly acted, Mosk.

Les foehons d’Indie

(The Guinea Pigs)

Paris, Feb. 7.

Bern a rdr- Jenny, Andre Certes presenta¬
tion of a two-act (12 scenes) comedy by

x- j : x * , _ „x „„x board of censrors before sale but by , nated has been Held for many _. „ _

tion and eptertainment, not yet ; an injunctioa imme diately after ! y^by PauSllJlI, now In vir- M|#U A ToehoiiS d’lltdl®

realizing .that entertainment is the saie of a single copy. Such in-!tual retirement J fill IA tXDBBSBS (The Guinea Pigs)

educational? and good education junction restrains distribution and ■ Th _ nnrmnaHmS committee's _ : J Pj £ is * Feb - 7 \

. • , . . _ x. i nhvinuslv thw riffht to nuhlich ic- ? -*-“ e nominatinH committees Continued from pag# 63 a Bemardr-Jenny, Andre Certes presenta-

can be entertaining. In the early ° DV10 . US „^ pu - u* 1 - « choice for the council includes 10 ..... . .. ^ Uon of « two-irt t (12 scenes) comedy by

.. X 4 meaningless Without the right Of nrinoinaU for five vlar terms Four are $7,200 to the firm Of Eddie Yves Jamlaque. Staged by Robert Postec.

1920s the court made an important ma rketme T n the field of the Principals tor hve-y^*ar terms, r our * • _ liK _ tJamiaque; settings. Roger Harth. Fea-

V.-P 4 Sow held that m ^ r ^ e “ n S- Held of the of them Stephen i)ouglass, Earle Jaffe & Sam Gutwirtn, for pub- tures Michel Gaiabru. Yvette Etievant.

ita;POsition and held that printed^ worAthe injunction fol- Hymari Dorothy sajids and Michael licity; $1,000 for two tables at the uffmJK'K!!*

the First Amendment to the Con- lowed even |y a jury trial is far Tolan, are incumbents, The other A1 Ke llv Dinner last-year Also Coiombier. Paris; $3 top.

ctintion was not ontv a restraint short of the protections needed by .’ Tom Georee Ives A1 ^ eUy L,mner ia st; year, ai&u Matouffle i: . Michel Galabm

stiution wa> not ontj a rescramr free le jf trfal b jury not ^xareTom Bosl^. George ives „ t d on the rep0 rt, is the costs of Marie ... Yvette Rievant

on Congress in its endeavor to 0 u the weight of evidence but with ^d shellel' Pdndplls benefit show, in various cities

censor but aiso on the separate the necessary, decision that the *„thS.r ^1?^arTOun- *9,468. The assesa^t to the . . —TT h . ’ ,,

states. document must he obscene beyond ..-i tprrn ~ nn fho n‘iminaHiiff rnm- 4 . • * j * $ 7 ^ An earthy bricklayer, his wif*

Movies, however, were still in a reasonable doubt. i mittee's* S s]ate ar® M^delein? SheT- P ! re a nt Assodated a P d ^ree children are evicted from

i slate are Madeleine Sher-

limbo without any protection. For I have never understood why the : woo<T and“Lucia ^Victor’" res pec- of America was $1,607, and gifts their house under a lease that al-
this the leaders of the industry' motion picture industry even in the ! tively. amounted to $858, Th^ union also lows the owner to repossess his

were largely responsible. Appar- days of its greatest affluence failed j \TiVs Victor Is a A Incumbent as paid the funeral expenses of the Property if he wants to use it
ently they, were not offended by to conduct inquiry to see if | af ^obIrtFIarell|. JuHan Palric" late Mannie Tyler, a former nation-)— r h <^ ^als^fhe^ff!S

cls"s g in re thl market plara of the tween any picture and hulian bt- | ?£« e nlmiMM'ior&ie^ISMenns al board member who was organizer of their expulsion on friends and
T . h6 Ji m L“- a " d .^^ C .°* ar .^ ; Mrick »d M^O in in M . n to-’ *“ “J n S.t^ 0ia a ‘f h 2,V?0,S f hlS ‘ ItTZfnatured. hot without

have always been the easy vie- other industries and organizations j. } b j havim? succeeded re- aeaLn * 1I11S amou1 ' 1 w-«a
tims of those who sought to im- has been a source of enlighten- [ spec tiv e ly Leon jkayw'orth who The operation of the national ^ tp spar ^ n 5? d d f® pe 5x_I A ^fIji Vj

pose their philosophies, politics ment. From these we now know . res j gne d an d Weston ^hen he be- office in New York Amounted to

or ideas of morality upon others, that the daily newspaper repre- ‘Jaml second \]p^ {The nominating $277,800, which includes rents, ? nr nnShik^tnok- tThil l nAt

Even to this day, in spite of the sents reality and coming into the : m , oho ? U ^ candidate for a salaries, etc. The extraordinary ex- sSitaW^for Broadway’ ^ ^ *

ringing denunciations of censor- home as it does has a more acute ; f a *L u il ■ A rm ig orandall PCnses amounted to $234,527 for su lfK«w. *«

ship bv Eric Johnston, the indus- impact than the fictional material f total expenditures of l$512,327. In- t

tr>' has- never been wholly united contained iij movies, comicbooks ; * hv npti J nn ln ftnn ncitfnn come period ** from yeb * 1 of last bif? ha? onll? wSlS

in this battle Many interests and other forms of conveying ideas. Entered^ypetitjon year to the closeofihe year. In- SrtSiL

thl ^ » ««?««»«

: and Mayo Hre in on an in¬

death. This amount was $979.

It is gooijl natured, but without

for possible stock use, but is not

bdidUCO, CIU. 1UC CAWcgUlUUldl^ CA-

fota^exDenditures of ||l2327 TtIe sl,0 '' i ls brl S ht '> r P la Ved and

‘"•a* e JL P .f" H liS, i „/i«; staged and has pertinent comment,
come period is from i eb. 1 of last but b , sur f acp aDDea i Th«

is to be preferred to the risk of the movie .industry seriously ap- * arv

__ — ni.rte V..T caniinnol ntd nmanhpff the* HicnpimlnnHAn niininef ■. C * J,

’ ai recording come from a11 the branches was

Drincioals for ? 939 - 870 * Expenses in ; the branches
principals lor x_x o1Ta j, .

story could make film material.

I Mosk.

innumerable suits by sectional vig. proaches the discrimination against i fivA _ VM ;’ min - n ix V m c an d one totalled $497,702. Income .paid
ilante against theatre owners or it in the lefial practices of our na-. _! ri -_’ inal . foP J #hree-vear term directly to the national office came Le Comportement des

distributors after exhibitipn has tion, it will greatly reduce _th e ;rp be fl ve . year candidates include to $32,269. AGVA News defiicit Eponx Bt*edbllK*rv
taken place. length of time required to elimi- twQ i ncum b e nts, noddy McDowell was $9,786. i (The Behavior of the Bredburrys)

Only in recent years has the In- a Vh nS ‘i I ^ de f d ’ I an( J Gonrad Baba, appointed re- Among the items passed by the Paris, Feb. 8.

dustry, or at least some members ; *7 m *. ustry ! centlv as an interim replacement meeting is the quest fbr three year R. Harry Baur presentatioa orthm.

of it. shown a readiness to go into ™ thls<scl ? 1 ? ce i for David Wayne,) whose term was term for officers and^a convention * s c t e a n g e e ^ c b ^ e ^ au®r2#®3»

court to fight for freedom of ex- ^ QSltlon \ to have expired i| 1964. The four every three years. [For this the Pierre.Simonini: costumes March De¬
pression. These costly battles were w ^ctuS 1 for chn^e^ I 1 ot hers are Sidnef Blackmer, Lee constitution will have;to be amend- ^ Lon^e.^Jeak C r^ he^frt

mainly conducted bv Independent JrL p !f l 7L ea i„t.t 1® P Tracv, David Peiltins and Robert ed by referendum. Also $o be on Mag Avrii, Rober Fontanet. Serge Mar-
distributors of foreign films such p ° s f ed i Lenn. The three-*/ear candidate is referendum is the Elimination of S5vi?s Pe p2is?S3 top ' at

as Joseph Burstvn in “The Mira- ^ ^ st f r h ldl ^ s incumbent BibI bsterwald. the five year limit ofi the office of StS^Nadine Atari

cle” casl. Edward Kingsley in the ’ ^^3?^ Slve |o”nI! Effrat. Bain, B ackmer. McDow- president Ag a in the pnion is seek- ..................

“Lady Chatterley’s Lover” case hat thes? nrXibiti?ns m orec- : ^ Tmcy and Mi: 3 Osterwald were mg to have the Welfare Trust Fund Cookie .. Michel Lonsdai.

and now by Times Film In the on one petition, while Effrat consolidated with the You h Foun-

“Don Juan” case. In a steady sue- D0SsibIe ai lnroach to what i 3 for- i and Bain were al.«w named on other Nation, which incWentally was Joe ... . serge Marquand

cession of such cases the U.S. Su- Mdden an^ in so dolni stiSufite i Petitions, as w.*re Perkins and gjvem. another^ $25,j)00 appropri- ——- .

preme Court overturned specific ?hepreducUoS ?fthev!rrtypeof Le ™- \ a t i on, AndtheSick ^Relief Fund, This Is supposed-to take place in

decisions of the censors. It de- fiimJ ^ are regarded as un-' The incumbeni councillors not and thevAGVA Foundation Foun- the U.S, and its unusual premise,

dared that the statutes under jeTirableff dassEtion ls to be ' un for re-dedD include Charies 1 datlon< for ^ hlc ? approximately a wife offering her husband for

which they operated did not ade- successfully combatted by the in? Blackwell DonalV rook Eddie Foy $100,000 has already been collected sale, is said to be based on a true

quately define such words as “im- S^t^ uTi^m/o^nion u?e i Jr.^Ruth Ki^an^PatS

moral,” “harmful or a phrase t be affirmative rather than the ? McVev The election ls to be con- home at bo. Failsbrngn, N. Y.,-ana promising, but goes awry, ulto a
such as “prejudicial to the best in. negative approach. It must fern- : ducted' by mail;referendum with succession of talking interludes

lu rwianin r*c <> /.it*,»» . & . , , •— _, .^- . __ Dersoii pending. Adams asked the Wh^n t.h^ wirp Hicpiicipri with

ire Msurler
n Rochefort
• Marquand

terests of the people.of a city.” phasize that certain pictures are
More Daring Approach | suitable fj>r children rather than
In the Times case. ‘ however, a i whet publ,c appetite for the sensa-'
more courageous approach was un- imnal by saying that they are un¬
dertaken by the distributor who suitable for youthful patronage,
declined to submit his film. “Don The Paradox

Juan” for pre-release licensing by strangely enough we are faced
the Chicago Ponce Censor Board j with the ; imme diate paradox. The
The question which he thus raised | court say ^ that previewing and pre-

lie^ciLivtr giuprvaciu xu inusi . uucttru uy man ; reiertuuuiii wilii j* - a j a ■ .

phasize that certain pictures are . five weeks after ithe March 24 an- u narri ^n>rnh^rq t*i rppnmmpnri k wife, disgusted with

suitable fj»r children rather than nual elecUon. .1 n^nut f?r her husband’s dismterest, puts him

_ s __I people for admission to the home. UD for sale, there are a number of

Dick (fregory

; Continued jffom page 62
a numbfjr of segregation

people for admission to the home. U p f or sale, there are a number of
The meeting also voted penalties, complications. .After a strapping
up to revoking of the membership farm girl acquires him, he becomes
card, for any board member divulg- a vigorous male, arid the wife
ing business transpiring at a meet- comes to claim h?m, but stays on "
ing. They also passed a resolution when he decides to have two
amending the provision that nobody women. . ^

with a police record can work for Though the Idea h &5 Isome- psy-

w thihfr ?h. tional ^ the remed y Iiea onl 5' imtancMS^ aTavanf«ard^t an P l0 y men ‘ by AGVA with the ap- stage but might be the basU for

but whether the city s censorship a f teT a particular picture has been | a „ n proval of two-thirds of the board, a lively film. x Mosk.

ordinance was constitutional. By censored, j but the same movies ac-’• t - f p f a ”°x l des gna * Dick Bain, of Washington, was _ y

a vote of five-to-four the court up- q U i re a fast immunity when cir- 1 * r a . C0 funst f r ’ . , made an executive committee mem- _ X

held the constitutionality of cen- culated over the ether into tv sets. 1 ° ne Chi chitlchat columnist. In her, replacing Peter Chan who went fW Vf WI

sorship. Justice Clark in the ma- This is uhdeniably a silly position fact - has ta gge|l him the “Negro t0 work for AGVA. < Th ® SUruf'of Fire)--

jority opinion ruled that although and wp =’ d.^npratplv np*»d snmp Mort Sahl" (though their deliv- ' Paris, Feb. 2.

in the Burstyn case “we found leadership from the public to per- erie ^ bear no resemblance). Ac- — - . -- ae f a d q ram a ^v b Di2L p Fa*btef

motion pictures to be within the suade tile highest court of our cordingly the pr;me bookings im- # m Thierry M^cdnier *ajnd Costa * Du Reis,

guaranties of the First and Four- Republic'once more to shift its pending for Gregory will ma*e-for, |l3fQ FDV staged by MarceUe ;Tassencwrt: setting,

teenth Amendments-it does not Stance and adopHL posUion of latterdav show j,iz history-I.e., the Ua,W f a I > , SS

follow that the Constitution re- the four judges of the nine that first color ed pej-former in the mod- 5 = continued from page «2 55 = don Heath. Alain Mottet. Lucien Nat.
quires absolute freedom to exhibit all pre-censorship is unconstitu- i f™. comed Y or S lt to pIa y the pIush 0 ff He leaves the Holiday House H^bertot.^aris-M 1ft.. M ' he Theatr *

every motion picture of every kind Itional. I have never believed that 1 intirner V circui}. ; here Feb 2 6 and olanes 1 ^ to ’ the superietir .. ,Pierre Peiou*

at all times and all places” i aw was remote from the mores of | Paucity of Negro saloon comics i C o ast to do the pilo P for “Mickey Pedro .^PieSe^fbwd

Justice Warren in his dissent a culture and hence have always j ( outside of sepia rooms, that is) is and the contessa” for Desilu with ' .*•*’*••'

uidut; an cAcuuuve luiiiuiui^ mtiu* v 'v,

her, replacing Peter Chan who went WTWi

to work for AGVA. (The Slsrn s of Fire)-

' Paris, Feb. 2.

—P* Jacques Hebertot presentation, of two-

act drama by Diego- Fabbri. adapted by
Thierry Maulnier aind Costa.'Du Reis,
laftf A rflV Staged by MarceUe -Tasaencaurt: setting,

Jacques Marlllier. Features Pierre Peloux.
Dominique Rozan, Pierre Tabard, Gor-
1 1 " 1 Continued from page 62 — ■ don Heath. Alain Mottet, Lucien Nat.

Opened Dec. 12. -*£Q. at the Theatre

off. He leaves the Holiday House Hebertot. Paris; $3 top. ' ■

Ihere Feb. 26 and planes to’the i“e P ftn eUr ..'.'.’.'.'.’.'.'.'.‘.V:‘ Dominique Houn

: Coast to do the pilot for “Mickey Pedro ... Pierre Tabard

and the Contessa” for Desilu with p^liT 1 ' ‘’ ‘i: '/:’:::.^Auni 11 MottS

.Pierre Peloux t
Dominique Rozan f
.. Pierre Tabard jj
.. Gordon. Heath |
... Alain Mottet f

pointed out that “three decades welcomed dissenting opinions! of long-standing notice. Its true Eva Q abor £y Howard is writing mrecieur Lucien Nat

ago the Constitution’s abhorrence which a* we now know are often they haven’t Seen coming up in and pro( i uc i n g the Dllot. Voyager.

of licensing or censorship was first used byione generation as spring- droves, exactly] but the other side . Woman .. .*. ^

clearly articulated bv this court” boards to press our highest court of the coin is tjie unspoken barrier On May 1, he begins Pocketful “VppM D’Armi” (“The

and warned that “the decision pre- to make’changes at a later date, i to their employment m frontline of Miracles with-Glenn Ford for or einaL

sents a real danger of eventual When that day comes we wi n ; boites. Whether the latter engend- LA release Frank Capra produc- Armed ^ at ^J ls nrimarilTcath- ;

censorship for every form of com- still have, as all cultures mus t! f rs the fact °r is some wh a t mg. The picture will take about 12 fi a n V s P rimaril y Catn

munication be it newspapers, jour- ha ve. Innumerable problems. ! ^ the chick|m-or-the-egg riddle, weeks and during this period he’ll oh ^^^ W9St Berlin hotel

nals, books, magazines, television.” Without a courageous, alert public ! But lts de fac » 0 ’ ln an y case - be discussing a part in “Honey- The scene is a W^t Berlin hotel

It. h to be hope'd that these media that beliefs in f^eedJm and l pre-1 ‘Out-Comets’ Newhart moon Bridge” wUh producer Larrv where ’ £ «?

will realize the dangers to which pared tp fight for It, the censori- j Lea.ding the| stampede for Greg- We * ngarten , MGM. P fo : ^cuss means off

the majority decision exposes them 0 us wilt ride high, wide and hand- !ory, Windy Cit?/ scribes have shown His tv series, according to pres- • * „i ivp ;

and act promptly in conjunction some oii the film front Just as the j a virtual mifnia to “item” the ent plans, goes before the cameras p J> . . n vprtonps'

with the motion picture Industry honk aiid maoa7.in« fiold fa now 1 romio and thf» result has been a in September antf jevery week off taiKiest wun ovenuiies*

where Jesuits froflj|ithe U.S. andi
Spain meet secr^anenibers from|

I the U.S.S.R. to = S^cuss means of 1 .

auu. a \.l t’luiiit.i.ijr tu Luiijuiiuiuii some ou me nun ironi jusi as me | a vn iuai mama tu liem tue *•*“**•'» roiirfaot xuith SSSuciinal nvArtnnpi 1

with the motion picture Industry book ahd magazine field is now' comic, and tl& result has been a in September antf jevery week off la 'y- e *' „L p f:^ pn Vf

to protect free speech and free harassed by vigilantl who threaten; skyrocket th;|t has even blase will be spent inrTeastem cafes at an d an aaae^uspense eiemem,

press in the U.S. newspapers and book stores. May-! tradesters impressed. Consensus is the established^rate with-the sin- but remains uheven, veihose and |

Oddly enough, as films were; be the producer of a motion pic-I that, for the Comparable stage of cere hope that' ^everybotfv makes somewhat old nat. At s aououui ior,r
slowly creeping up to legal dignity ;ture or the publisher of a book or! development, |Gregory out-comets a buck.” He hasdjwo trailers going export, except tprspeciai use. f
by defeating specific decisions of r a magazine will eventually be ■ Bob Newhart,fanbther Chi product, for him now, one in “North to o Ee Signe due, Feu ( T“ e Sig! :

censors, books and magazines were 1 called upon to stand back of his; But unlike ;Newhart, Gregory at Alaska” and the other a lop part of Fire ) is more sermoq than play,

being pushed further toward pre-; imprint. He, as editor and pub-j least had previous nltery exposure in an “Untouchables” episoci*. mosk.

Wednesday, February 22, 1961

Obituaries

; Continued.from page 69;

P’fizKMEfY

over to Vitagraph in 1912 as chief
cutter. Later, he held similar
posts with Universal, Fox and
Metro. He was the late Irving
Thalberg’s personal editor, then
joined Mack Sennett.

Turning to writing, Ripley col-
labed on script of “Waterfront,”
turned again to direction and was
partnered with Rudolph Monter in
an indie firm bearing their names.
He co-produced “Voice in the
Wind,” "The Chase,” plus other
films, and in 1954 left to become
a faculty member in UCLA drama
dept.

A son survives.

ERNES'? W. JOHNSON
Ernest Wilfred Johnson, 71,
manager of the Toronto Prome¬
nade Symphony for 25 years,
died Feb. 14 in that city of; a
stroke. Beginning his study of the
violin at the age of seven at the
Toronto Conservatory of Music, he
later went t<j Europe at 15 to con¬
tinue his studies at Ghent, Bel¬
gium.

He was a member of the violin
section *;of the Pittsburgh Sym¬
phony before joining the Toronto
Symphony, where he played for
some 30 years before his retire¬
ment in 1959. He was also a board
member of the Musicians Union
for years besides managing the
summer concert series of* the
Toronto Promenade Symphony.

Survived by wife, son and two
daughters.

JO AO VILLARET \

Joao Viljaret, 47, Portuguese
legit and film star, died of cancer
Jan. 23 in Lisbon. He made his
stage debut in 1931 as a member
of the Teatro Nacional with which
he toured Brazil and Africa. Five
years later he appeared in his $rst
film and later acted on radi<? as
well as tv. r

Villaret left the Nacional in
1946 to become the best paid actor
in Portugal and Brazil. He ! was

Seen in some 15 pictures. But he
*was best kijiown for his interpreta¬
tions of pjays by O’Neill, ■ Shaw.
Tennessee j Williams and Arthur
Miller. Shortly before his death
;he planned a one-man show for
Brazil and 'Portuguese Africa.

Surviving is a brother, pianist
Carlos Villjaret.

E. jCARL WALLEN
E. Carl! Wallen, 71, pioneer
newsreel photographer, died?Feb.
12 in San .Rafael, .Cal. A native of
Santa Clara, Cal., he worked be¬
fore World War I for Frisco dailies
and in # 1914 turned to newsreel
photography for the old Mjutual
Co. When .’Pancho Villa broke [loose
along the. Mexican border Wallen
went inside his camp and gdt . ex¬
clusive nejwsreel shots. •

In the | 1920s he worked for
Hearst’s International Film Service
and coverjed the White House. In
the late l|930s he returned tp still
photography, eventually becoming
photographer for the California
State Fair, a post he held uijtil he
retired five years ago.

Wife and daughter survive.

DOUGLAS FURBER <
Douglas Furber, 75, sondwriter
best known for “Limehouseflues’*
and “Lambeth Walk,” died ip. Lon¬
don Feb. 19. Other well-known
tunes he authored include ‘“Bells
of St. Mary’s” and “God Serid You
Back to Me.”

Furber authored more than 70
musical plays and revues including
some of the songs for “Chariot’s
Revue” and was co-author of “Up
and Doing,” “Going Greek,” “Swing
Along,” iimong others. He also per¬
formed in many shows and .retired
from acting in 1917. •

He started his theatrical : career
as a. producer. Unable to find mate¬
rial to mieet his standard, he started
writing Irevues and soon received
calls from other producers.

LORD LONGFORD. >

Lord Longford. 58, legit impre¬
sario and playwright, died Feb. 4
in Dublin. He was- associated with
Hilton Edwards ai*d Michael Mac-
Liammoir at thef Gate Theatre,
Dublin. Later he. termed Lpngford
Productions. ■

Longford' wrote several plays,
notably “The Amulet Of Jade” and
“Yahoo,” which was played by the
Gate company at the Westminster
Theatre, London. He also \ranslat-
ed a great deal of Gaelic poetry
into English.

Survived by his wife, writer
Cbrlstime Trew...

CARL W. KOPPMAN
Carl W. tRed) Koppman, €4,
former bandleader and violinist in
the Cincinnati area and secretary
of Local 1, Musicians Union* died
Feb. 14 in Cincinnati. Irj the
1920s and early ’30s his Red ^opp-
man Ragamuffins combo played for
several seasons at Coney Island’s
dance pavillion and on its Island
Queen excursion boat, at thje old
Green Mill dansant, and for jseven
years at L. B. Wilson’s Liberty
Theatre, Covington, Ky. j
W’ife, a son and . two brothers
survive. j

RAY P. SPEER 5
Ray P. Speer, 75, publicity di¬
rector of the Minnesota Statje Fair
for 33 years, died Feb. 8 iq Mur-
physboro, Ill., of injuries suffered
in an automohile accident two
weeks ago. His wife, Grace, was
killed in the same accident.

Recognized nationally as an au¬
thority on fair publicity, Speer
also served as pressagent ijor the
Florida State Fair, the Minneapo¬
lis Aquatennial and the S£. Paul
Winter Carnival.

Two sons and three daughters
survive.

WILBUR C. JOHNSON
Wilbur C. Johnson, 59, hilled as
“The World’s Only Mellophone So¬
loist” in: the heyday of vaudeville,
died in San Francisco FeH. 8. A
: native of Minnesota, hie was
| brought to California when! he was
j six and began his musical career
;the next year.

I He played with Anson;Weeks
band In 1919, Eva Tanguavjln 1921,
i Paul Whiteman in 19.23 arid Rav-
! mond Fagan’s symphonic! dance
[band later in the 1920s:. f

Wife, son and daughter [survive.

JOHN FRANK j

John Frank, 72, radio and stage
actor long active in the! Kansas
Citv area, died Feb. 15 ih North
Hollywood, Cal., following} a heart
attack. After appearing |n legit,
he became the original j “Jimmy
Allen” in the radio seifial that
scored outstanding succesjs in the
! early days of radio. It yas P 1 * 0-
; duced in K. C.

i Frank was also familiar to lis-
: teners in K. C. for his -frequent
appearances with actress Loie
Bridge over WDAF. j

DAVID PALTENGfai

David Paltenghl, 41, ballet danc¬
er, died Feb. 4 at Windsor, Eng¬
land. He was a student /with An¬
thony Tudor and Marie • Rambert
and was with Sadler’s Wells Bal¬
let for seven years as ] principal
dancer. |

“La Fete Etrange.” “Jamlet.”
and “Miracle In The Gorfcjals” were
among his outstanding joles and
’ he choreographed “The F ? ve Of St
| Agnes” for Ballet Kam&ert. Lat-
jterly he had become a film direc¬
tor.

MRS. PAUL G. O’FRIEL"
Mrs. Paul G. O’Friel, 33, wife
of the general manager; of WBZ-
WBZA, Boston, died Fj»b, 16 in
Newton-Wellesley HospijaL, Mass,
where she gave birth to |ier fourth
child three days earlier. {The baby,
Mark Lawrence, was reported in
good condition at the hospital.

Mrs. O’Friel, the former Joan
MacEach:ern of New Rochelle, N.Y.,
was associated with thte DuMont
Network and Neptune Productions
before her marriage. \

- BOBBY PETERS
Bobby Peters, 48, vetefran tv per¬
former and orchestra leader, died
Feb. 13 in Fort Worth, [Tex.. after
a long illness. He began his ca¬
reer as an announcer for a Pitts¬
burgh radio station. j
With WBAP-TV, Ftirt Worth,
since 1948, Peters conducted a
daily variety show as: well as a
kiddie program on that station. He
also led his own band jfor a time.

- CHARLES Roks

Charles Ross, 86. former actor,
scenic artist and journalist, died
Jan. 22 in Weybridge, Ijlng. He was
the son of founder of the theatrical
paper “Ally Sloper,” pnd started
i his career as an actojr at Drury
Lane in “Cheer, Boys,] Cheer.”

I Subsequently Ross worked for
Bertram Montague, CLlrkson Rose,
Frank Fortescue and various stock
companies. [

FAUSTINO BRETANO
Faustino Bretano, 78. Spanish
comedian^, died Feb. 5 Ju a Madrid

hospital of a.ft^ayt embolism tv^o
hours after hibf adthis|ion. Various
actor friends #iad Keen worried
about his health arid fnsisted upon
his going to thl hospital. His only
surviving relative, :a daughter,
married to a Portuguese diplomat,
is in Angola, Africa.j j

, Between 1908 arid 1950 Bretaho
was one of thl beloved theatrical
figures of Spa^n. i >

PATRICIA MAULDIN
Mrs. Patricia Mauldin, 42, Wash¬
ington radio personality and pub¬
licity director of the Shorehjun
Hotel; died Fib. 19 in Washington
of a cerebral hemorrhage. Her
Saturday night interview program ]
on WMAL, Washington, was in its
third year.

Survivors include -her husband, j
daughter and her mother.

ADELA CARBONE |

Adela Carbone, 76, celebrated
legit actress who marked 60 years
on the stage 4n 1960, died recent-1
ly in Madrid, Born in Italy, she
came to Spairi as a child and made
her debut in the theatre at 15.

Miss Carbone, who last appeared I
in Anouilh’s “Colombe,” toijred
South America some 35 times.
There are no survivors. 1

RALPH A. OBERG I

Ralph A. Oberg, 61, former Head
of Republic Studios’ art depart¬
ment, died of cancer in Hollywood
Feb. 15. He vras a veteran of? the
industry, starting as a prop maker
With Mack Sennett
Surviving are his wife and two
sons, Eldon, set designer on “Perry
Mason” teleseries, and Raymond,
Warner Bros, prop maker. .

FRED KARNO JR. I
Fred Karno Jr., 69, ex-vaude
comedian, died Febt. 3 at Margate,

) England. His real liame was Fred¬
erick Westcott and he was the son
of Fred Karoo, the comedian^ who j
died in 1941 :j

Younger Karno retired from the ,
vaude stage over 10 years ag<j, fol-1
lowing a stage accident in which
lie broke a leg. •

ROSS HIMES

Ross Himes. 61, former Broad¬
way dancer; died of a heart, attack
Feb. 12 in'Arcadia., Cal. He ap¬
peared in “Ziegfeld Follies” of
1927, and in ’28 in “Here’s How.”,
Following the demise of vaude-j
ville, in which he toured for some i
years, he ; turned inventor, and.;
made his home in Arcadia.

His wife survives:

LOUIS P. CAFPELLANO
Louis P.i Cappellano, 77, leader
of an Albany band bearing his
name for 52 years, died Feb- 3 in
Clinton Heights, N. Y. A coijnetist,
he organized the band in 1908 and
directed it until his retirement last
year. A son now leads the {group.
He also composed many songs and
marches.

Surviving are his wife arid son.

DOROTHY E. FERRY
Dorothy; Elsie Ferry, 54, Wife of'
Hugh Charles Ferry, general man-i
ager of the Jack Hylton oijganiza-J
tiqn, died of cancer Feb.t 11 in
London. !

A sister of Jack Hylton, sfie used
to sing with ,his band and that of
Billy Cotton* under the name of
Dolly Elsie. I

HAROLD CHANT
Harold Chant. 56, cinema; execu¬
tive, died recently in Oxford, Eng.
He was manager of several cine¬
mas, then, became Associated-Brit-
ish Cinemas’ district manager for
South Midlands, and finally city
manager for Oxford.

Survived by wife, and daughter.
-

JOHN FRITH

John Leslie Frith, 77. actor and
playwright, died Feb. 2 in Lon¬
don. He first appeared on tpe stage
in 1913 at Drury Lane arid later
appeared at Stratford-on-Avon.

He was the translator of ^several
of Jean-Jacques Bernard plays and
was seen often on television.

tirement at St. Petersburg, Fla. He
once owned the Grant Theatre In
Cicero, Ill., and several theatres
in Chicago.

Surviving arc? his wife and
daughter.

BviRDONNA. ADAMS

Jirdonna Adamsi 73, vet vaude
actress and widow of Ernie S.
Adams, died in Hollywood Feb. 12.
She formerly toured, with her hus¬
band in an act knqwn as Adams &
Gilbert. .

Daughter survives.

DANIEL F* HAUF i

Daniel F. Hauf, 36, actor 1 - and
business manager :for Drury Lane
Theatre in Chicago, died in that
city Feb. 18 of hepatitis.

Mother, brother and sister sur¬
vive. ;

Herman J. TOhiUmann, 55, first
violinist, charter member and for-
rifer assistant concertmaster of the
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra,
died Jan. 30 in Dayton. His wife,
daughter, son, three sisters and
four brothers survive.

Richard Weymouth, cinema man¬
ager, died Feb. il in Orpington;
Eng. Onetime manager of the Carl¬
ton, Haymarket, he last managed
ihe Commodore, Orpington. Sur¬
vived by wife and son.

Marcelinb Lim$, 92, playwright,
author and songwyiter, died recent¬
ly in Lisbon. A native of ttffe
Azores, he wrote g number of plays
and was an authority of Azores
folklore and legends.

—i—

William M. Van Deren, 55, owner
of Van Deren Music Co., Berkeley,
Cal., died Feb. 15 in Kensington,
Cal. Before going into independent
record distribution, he had worked,
for RCA Victor.

: Ernest Six, 79, theatre impre¬
sario, died recently at Bridlington,
England. An uncle of actor-man¬
ager Brian Rix, be w-as a director
of Rix Productions.

Joceph Musroc, 88. former stage-
manager, died recently at Hudders¬
field, England. He worked at Regal
Theatre, Leeds, and Palace Theatre,
Huddersfield.

William Robson, 35, musicomedy
actor, committed suicide recently
in London. He had been appearing
in pantomime; at the Palace,
Manchester.

Henry Degner, 62, former gen¬
eral manager of KOCA, Kilgore,
Tex^ died Feb. ;l6 in Houston after
a long illness] He retired -last
September.

H. R. Bisby, 64, retired exhibitor
who operated 1;heatres in Garland,
Tex., for 15 ye^rs, died there Feb.
5. His wife survives.

MARRIAGES

: Consuelo Vaughan to Charles B.
Fitzsimons, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 14.
He’s a film;producer and brother
of actress Maureen O’Hara.

Mary Docnerty to George Payl-
ing, at Greenock. Scotland, Feb. 6.
-She’s a choiiine; he’s a member of
Four Kool Katz rhythm group.

Margaret jCooper to Barry Dud¬
ley, at Glasgow. Jan. 30. She’s a
chorine; heV. member of Four Kool
Katz rhythm group.

Lillian B^own to Michael .Land,
Leeds, Eng% Jan. 29. He ij£ the
son of the Leeds manager for Rank
! Film Distributors.

! Mary Edv/ards to Alan Dudding-
i ton, London, Jan, 28. He’s band-
| leader Nat Gonellats bass player,
i Dawn W?st to Desmond Scott,

; Wembley, Ipng., Feb. 3. Both are
| show biz ice-skaters; he. currently,
i is in “Snovi White and The Seven
^Dwarfs” at| lVerrtbley.

...Mary MuDonald to George Ma¬
honey, Chihuahua, Mexico, Jan. 30.
Both are KOB radio personalities
in Albuquerque.

Joan Young to Waller Maslow,
Rome, Feb.-14. Bride’s an actress;
he’s an actor. <

; Alice Harris to S. Ted Alcus III,
^ La$. Vegasj Feb. 15. Bride’s the
daughter Alice Faye and Phil
Harris.

Lyman Burt'Tobin, 74. onetime
I stage manager for Sam Harris and
: Archie Selwyn, died Feb. 4 in
Swanton, Vt

Wife, of Samuel Graham, Not¬
tingham exhibitor, died Jani31 in
London. Two daughters algp sur¬
vive.

i -

Miles J. O’Brien, 80, songwriter
and author, djed Feb. 8 in Troy,
N. Y. A daughter and sister sur-

FLORENCE VARLI^Y
Florence Varley, 58, vau^e come¬
dienne, was killed in an ayto crash i
Feb. 13 in Fulbourne, Eng. ~ She
| and her husband, who :survived
with minor injuries, wereV ? com¬
edy team, The Elliotts. :

They had been working! the U.S.
troops’ base at MildenhaljL j

CHARLES W. RUDE j

Charles W. Rude, 73, former Chi
theatre o\vner, died Feb. 13. in ye-

Coorad Graeves, theatqg'felectri-
cian. at Grapd Theatre/ Halifax,
England, died recently in that town.

Father 52, cf Dale Right, record¬
ing artist, died Feb. 6 in Middle-
town, O., of a heart attack, j

Ralph Senior, exhibitor, <2ted re¬
cently in St. Leonards-on-Sea, Eng.
Survived by his wife.

Wife of KNBC, San Francisco,
sportscaster Hal Wolf, died P^b. 13
in San Mateo. Cal. -

Mother, 67, of film editors ,Rob-
ert and Harry Eisen, died Feb. 14 \
in Hollywood.

Grandfather, 300. of actress Dor¬
othy Tutin, died Feb. 2 in York¬
shire, Eng. !

Mother, 76. of actor Keith Rich¬
ards, died Feb. 15 in od.

j Maurice Court, actor, died Jan. j
1 3Q .jp Lpnd^JL-.. •

i BIRTHS

Mr; and- Mrs. David Cant, son,
Dartford, ^ng., Jan. 22. Father is
an actor. ? -v

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cafson, son,
London, Feb. 4. Mother is Ste¬
phanie Voss, musicomedy and tv
actress.

Mr. and Mrs. John Boulting,
daughter, London, Jan. 27. Father
is the film producer-director.

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mahan, son,
Houston, :Jan. 27. Father is disk
jockey on| KNUZ there.

Mr. arid Mrs. A1 Ludington,

• daughter, I West Nyack, N.Y., Feb.
6. Mother] was formerly with NBC-
TV; father is an ABC-TV producer.

Mr. and* Mrs. Aaron Frosch,
daughter, New 7 York, Feb. 12.

■ Father is a partner in the theatri¬
cal , lawfirm of Weissberger &
Frosch.

Mr. an$ Mrs. Jim Freeman,, son.
South Bend. Inch, Feb. 9. Father is
fa WSBT radio-tv account exec.

1 Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones, daugh¬
ter. White Plains, N.Y., Feb. 10.
j Father is; a producer on “CBS Re-.

; ports.”

j Mi. arjd Mrs. Jerry Nathanson,
'son, Hollywood, Feb. 16. Mother is
j actress Patricia Owens.

I Mr. and Mrs* Richard Gehman,
{son, New York, Feb. 13. Mother is
;former .actress Betsy Holland;
father is-the mag writer. :

Mr. arid Mrs. William McCauley,
daughteri, Chicago, Feb. 12. Grand¬
father i;| E. H, Shomo, CBS veep
and general manager of WBBM
there. •>

Mr. ayd Mrs. Gerald Au.stenson,
d-ughtef, their third. Feb. 11.- Ny¬
ack, N.Yj. Father is Wilding indus¬
trial fiHn executive Jerry Austen
and forijaer legit singer; mother is
musical ^comedy singer-comedienne
Betty Jane Watson.

Mr. arid Mrs. Paul Leaf, daugh-
: ter, Feb. 14. New York. Mother is
Nydla iLeaf, secretary to ; play¬
wright |George Axelrod; iirth.er is
legit st^ge manager for “The Tenth
Man ” f

Mr. land Mrs. Marty.- Wei^s,
daughter. New York, Feb. 35.
Father is ad-promotion exec at
Everest Records.

Mr. ahd Mrs. Robert Rietty, twin
daughters. London, Feb. 8. Father
is an actor-writer.

Mr. 4nd Mrs. Reuben Noel, son,
Phoenii. Ariz., Feb. 1. Father is
a comefiian and singing guitarist.

Mr. ^nd Mrs. Red Jones, daugh¬
ter, Houston^recently. Father is
J a disk jockey on,KILT in that city.

Mr. [and Mrs. 'Hy Gardner, son,
Feb. 1$, New York. Mother ! M;.ri-
lynl is production aide and an¬
nouncer on the N.Y. Herald T ;b-
i une columnist’s “tv show.

J FRISCO OPERA'S 39TH YEAR

•Set To Open Sept. 15—Preems
Britten Work

l ‘ San Francisco, Feb
San^Francisco Opera’s 39th .m-
nual season will open Sept. Ip. run
throjegh Nov. 19 and include the
U. S*.premiere of Benjamin Brit¬
ten’s new “A Midsummer Night’s
Dredna," per general director Kurt
Herbert. Adler.

Opera company’s season will hip
through Oct. 26 in Frisco and iij-
.elude Northern California perform¬
ances at Sacramento and Be:knt >.
j Company will then* move to Los
j Angeles, and also perform at San
Diego*.

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